1970s David Flores
(’74 BA, History), 60, May 21 in Fort Worth. Mr. Flores was an attorney in Fort Worth. He held many civic offices in Tarrant County, including president of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Noted: November 4, 2011
1970s Billy Wade Barnes
(’73 BA, Political Science), 65, June 7 in Arlington. Mr. Barnes was a fleet manager in car sales in the Fort Worth-Dallas area since 1973. Noted: November 4, 2011
1970s Jerry Paul Doan
(’70 BA, Mathematics), 63, March 23 in Arlington. Mr. Doan spent his career in government service, retiring from the General Services Administration in 2003. Noted: November 4, 2011
1960s Charles R. Teneyck
(’64 BS, Civil Engineering), 73, April 7 in Attleboro, Mass. Mr. Teneyck was a civil engineer at I.C.O. Systems in Cambridge, Mass., until his retirement in 2001. Noted: November 4, 2011
1960s T. David Skinner
(’63 BBA, Business Administration), 70, April 1 in Arlington. Mr. Skinner was a member of the football team at Arlington State College (now UT Arlington). While in the real estate business, he developed numerous subdivisions in Arlington and Fort Worth. Noted: November 4, 2011
1960s James Edwin McDowell
(’61 BBA, Business Administration), 77, April 10 in Arlington. Mr. McDowell was a member of the first graduating class after Arlington State College (now UT Arlington) became a four-year school. He was an executive with ElectroCom in the industrial engineering field until his retirement in 1994. He joined ElectroCom (then LTV and E-Systems) in 1961. He served on the alumni board for UT Arlington in its early days as a four-year university. Noted: November 4, 2011
1950s Milton Ray Kelley
(’51 AS, General Studies), 79, March 26 in Mount Vernon, Texas. Mr. Kelley was a key developer of the residential care program in Texas, building facilities in Mount Pleasant, Harlingen, Corpus Christi, Lubbock, Tyler, and Mount Vernon. Noted: November 4, 2011
1940s William R. Anderson Jr.
(’48 AA, General Studies), 82, April 11 in Cleburne. Mr. Anderson was an attorney in Cleburne for 37 years. In 1993 he was elected the first judge of Johnson County Court at Law No. 2. He retired from the bench in 2006. He served as president of the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce and the Cleburne school board. Noted: November 4, 2011
1940s H.B. Wofford Jr.
(’47 AA, Engineering), 85, June 23 in Irving. Mr. Wofford worked as a registered professional engineer for 40 years, retiring in 1988. Noted: November 4, 2011
J. Roy Moses Jr.
83, May 5 in Kerrville. Mr. Moses taught speech and English from 1968-72 at UT Arlington and served as an adviser for The Shorthorn. Noted: November 4, 2011
Faculty and Staff Donald Dwight Seath
Longtime aerospace engineering Professor Don Seath died May 3 in Fort Worth. He was 79. Dr. Seath was a professor at UT Arlington for 45 years, serving as chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering for 11 years. He was an instructor at Iowa State University and worked for General Dynamics in Fort Worth before taking the faculty position at Arlington State College (now UT Arlington) in 1965. His research included low-speed aerodynamic analysis and wind tunnel testing, analysis of flight vehicles, and wind energy conversion systems rotor analysis and testing. Noted: November 4, 2011
Faculty and Staff James W. Callicutt
A 40-year faculty member, James Callicutt died Sept. 15 in Arlington. He was 83. Dr. Callicutt was a professor emeritus of the School of Social Work and a founding member of what was then the Graduate School of Social Work in 1968. He led efforts to win accreditation for the school in 1970. An assistant dean and associate dean, he served as interim dean three times before retiring in 2008. He was named a pioneer by the National Association of Social Workers and served on numerous committees and agency boards. Noted: November 4, 2011
Faculty and Staff Peggie Mazziotta
83, April 25 in Dallas. Ms. Mazziotta was a staff photographer at UT Arlington from 1973-92. She previously worked for the Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal, Star-Telegram, The Dallas Morning News, and the Dallas Times Herald. Noted: November 4, 2011
Faculty and Staff Irving Owen Dawson
83, May 8 in Arlington. Dr. Dawson taught in the Department of Political Science at UT Arlington from 1977-93, serving as chair for 12 years. He was named professor emeritus in 2001. He also taught at Lamar, Texas Wesleyan, and Texas Christian universities and was a consultant for the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Civil Service Commission in Washington, D.C., under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Noted: November 4, 2011
Faculty and Staff John Harold “Hal” Box
81, May 8 in Austin. Mr. Box’s career at UT Arlington began in 1970, when he was chosen to lead the new Department of Architecture. When the School of Architecture was approved two years later, he was named dean, serving until 1976. He left UT Arlington to become dean of architecture at UT Austin. Noted: November 4, 2011
2000s Robert F. Welch III
(’08 BA, Interdisciplinary Studies), 26, April 3 in Afghanistan. First Lt. Welch was an ordnance officer in Company B, 201st Brigade Support Battalion in the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division. Among his honors were the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, both awarded posthumously. Noted: November 4, 2011
2000s Debra Jean McNeill
(’04 MSN), 43, April 15 in Fort Worth. Ms. McNeill worked for Medical City in Dallas before joining the T&R Clinic in Haltom City. Noted: November 4, 2011
2000s Gene David Wheelbarger
(’03 BS, Computer Science Engineering), 29, June 21 in Crowley. Mr. Wheelbarger worked at XTO Energy, All Systems Inc., and PSC Motorsports. Noted: November 4, 2011
1990s Lisa Gilbert Cash
(’91 BA, Communication Speech/Elementary Education), 43, May 28 in White Oak, Texas. Ms. Cash taught 13 years in the Grand Prairie Independent School District and six years in the Gladewater ISD. She was a lifetime member of Tri Delta sorority. Noted: November 4, 2011
1980s Larry Dan Gossett
(’86 MBA, Business Administration), 63, March 28 in Arlington. Dr. Gossett was a senior lecturer of marketing in the College of Business at UT Arlington, joining the faculty in 2002. Previously, he was a visiting assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside and at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J., as well as a faculty associate at Arizona State University. Noted: November 4, 2011
1980s Jonathan McRaney
(’85 BS, Computer Science Engineering), 50, April 28 in Coppell. Mr. McRaney was a software engineer for various companies, including Eastman Kodak and most recently Accent on Integration. Noted: November 4, 2011
1980s Elise Connell Leahy
(’82 MA, English), 85, May 10 in Maplewood, N.J. Ms. Leahy worked in public libraries in Elk Grove Village, Ill., and Irving, Texas. Noted: November 4, 2011
1980s Dolores “Dee” Ann Keller
(’80 BSN), 86, April 21 in Arlington. Ms. Keller received her nursing degree at age 55. She worked as a school nurse and in psychiatric nursing. She helped in the 2005 fire disaster at the Texas City refinery and assisted with Food Pantry, Meals on Wheels, and Women’s Crisis Center. Noted: November 4, 2011
1970s Gary Wayne Ferguson
(’79 BBA, Management), 57, March 27 in Fort Worth. Mr. Ferguson worked at Texas Steel Foundry for 25 years before he purchased and operated C&L Aluminum Foundry in Fort Worth. Noted: November 4, 2011
1970s Scott Russell Davidson
(’78 BBA, Real Estate), 54, April 1 in Mansfield. Mr. Davidson owned Scott Davidson Realtors in Arlington. He rode with the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Posse, an ambassador group for the Sheriff’s Department, and sang with the Turtle Creek Chorale and Resounding Harmony. Noted: November 4, 2011
1970s Alfred W. Vincent Jr.
(’77 BBA, Business Administration), 79, Jan. 1 in Grapevine. Mr. Vincent returned to college to get his degree after retiring from the Air Force with the rank of major following 23 years of service. Noted: November 4, 2011
1970s Eugene Joe Yen
(’76 BBA, Accounting), 62, July 6 in Pleasanton, Calif. Mr. Yen worked for many years as an accountant for Safeway before spending his final working years at Kaiser Permanente. Noted: November 4, 2011
1970s Deborah Elam
(’75 BSN), 58, April 18 in Fort Worth. Ms. Elam was a certified critical care nurse. A neurospecialist, she worked at Arlington Memorial Hospital and at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Plaza Medical Center in Fort Worth. Noted: November 4, 2011
