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2002 Distinguished Alumni Gala
October 26, 2002

	Left: Honoree Hoang Van Dang and interim architecture Dean Richard Dodge.

	Above: Honors Dean Carolyn Barros and honoree Sharon Neece.

College of Engineering honoree Robert C. Davis greets Tommy Franks. Franks, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Central Command, received the Distinguished Alumni Service Award.

Dwight Abelbeck, Phyllis Abelbeck, Kevin Abelbeck, Suzanne DuBarry and Morgan Proffer. Representing the School of Education, honoree Kevin Abelbeck, a 1989 UTA graduate, has invented and engineered several fitness and medical products. He is president of OptiPro, Inc., in Los Angeles.

Gen. Tommy Franks introduces himself to fellow Distinguished Alumni Gala honoree Robert G. Davis.

Alumni Association President Michael Burton, UTA President Robert E. Witt, School of Nursing honoree Remy Cabatu Tolentino and Nursing Dean Liz Poster.

Gen. Tommy Franks, Janie Hollingsworth, Lt. Gen. James Hollingsworth and Cathy Franks. Gen. Franks and Lt. Gen. Hollingsworth met more than 30 years ago at Fort Sill, Okla.