Be A Maverick. The University of Texas at Arlington
Bright minds and distinctive personalities thrive at UT Arlington. Why? Because people here are free to be themselves — not just in name, but in their very nature. They’re inquisitive, creative, determined and innovative. They’re mavericks. Below are a few mavericks — students, alumni, faculty and staff — whose profiles have been featured on the UT Arlington home page.
Gloria Carr
Nursing Doctoral Student Wings it from Tennessee
Fretting over long commutes is a national pastime. But you won’t hear Nursing Ph.D. student Gloria Carr grumbling about her weekly 470-mile trek from Memphis, Tenn.
Myrtle Bell
Differences Enrich Organizations, Expert Says
Myrtle Bell’s particular research interests are under-studied aspects of diversity, including acceptance of persons with disabilities and relationships between age, obesity, appearance, and organizational outcomes. She has investigated the effects of battering and violence on women’s employment, merging diversity and human resource research.
Marisol Chang
Student's Award-winning Research Targets Allergies
In the summer of 2004, Marisol Chang was one of only 12 students nationwide to receive the Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship from the American Physiological Society for her research on how mast cells function when they are exposed to acidic pH.
Roy Williams
Top Scout
Roy Williams directs the administration of the Boy Scouts and oversees every phase of organizational operation, from risk management to “inspiring 1.2 million [Scoutmaster] volunteers to go to some place in the community every night and love and care for someone else's children.”ť
David Kunkle
From Beat to Chief
David Kunkle believes you can go home again. He did, when he became police chief in Dallas last year. In 1972, he began his career as a Dallas patrol officer. After earning his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from UT Arlington in 1976, he became the youngest captain in Dallas Police Department history.