MORGAN WOODWARD
84, Feb. 22, Paso Robles, California. The Arlington, Texas, native majored in music and theater at North Texas Agricultural College in 1946-48. He was named a Distinguished Alumnus of UTA in 1969. In 2010, he created an endowment benefiting the Film Studies program in the College of Liberal Arts. Woodward was best known for his recurring role as Marvin “Punk” Anderson on the television show Dallas and for his portrayal of Boss Godfrey, the sunglasses-wearing “man with no eyes” in the film Cool Hand Luke
ALUMNI
1940s
Eleanor Hawkins Coke (’42 AS, Science) 96, Feb. 28, Dallas, Texas.
Ray Lowry (’48 BS, Electrical Engineering) 90, March 30, New Smryna Beach, Florida.
1960s
Earl Milton Johnson (’61 BS, Engineering) 90, March 7, Arlington, Texas
James “Ottie” Cribbs (’62 BBA, Business) 86, March 10, Mansfield, Texas.
Heinz Joseph Christian Wichterich (’62 BS, Electrical Engineering) 84, July 17, Burleson, Texas.
Guy Thomas Strother (’65 BA, History) 75, May 28, Fort Worth, Texas.
Virginia Pearl Heise Carver (’66 BS, Biology) 76, June 8, Miami, Florida.
Clifton Abernathy (’68 BS, Chemistry) 73, March 5, Arlington, Texas.
Billy Michael Haga (’68 BFA, Advertising Design) 70, May 6, Grand Prairie, Texas.
Robert Earl Bates (’69 BA, History) 81, Feb. 10, Sulphur Springs, Texas.
Nancy Kay Fletcher (’69 BA, English) 74, Feb. 11, Norman, Oklahoma.
Gene Lunt (’69 BBA; ’72 MBA, Business Administration) 72, July 5, Fort Worth, Texas.
Ronald Smith (’69, BA, History) 75, Feb. 5, Dallas, Texas.
1970s
Sally Cole (’70 BFA, Art) 80, March 2, Arlington, Texas.
Joseph R. Ewen Jr. (’70 BBA, Business) 75, Feb. 27, Buda, Texas.
Jerry Rogers Fawcett (’70, BS, Architecture) 71, May 29, Dallas, Texas.
Gary Paul Thyfault (’70 BBA, Accounting) 76, May 2, Sunnyvale, Texas.
Helen Joan Biscan (’71 BA, Sociology) 72, Jan. 5, Louisville, Kentucky.
Michael Louis Potter (’71 BBA, Business) 70, May 4, Grand Prairie, Texas.
Betsy Jo Ann Kelly Lester (’72 MSSW, Social Work) 75, June 17, Grand Prairie, Texas.
Demmie Lee Mosley (’72 BS, Electrical Engineering) 71, April 21, Fort Worth, Texas.
Lelah Lou Ann Fuller (’73 BA, English) 85, March, Linden, Texas.
Shelby Hershel Blaydes Jr. (’75 MSSW, Social Work) 76, April 11, Fort Stockton, Texas.
Beverly Clare Dunbar Boggs (’75 BA, Speech) 66, Feb. 25, Niceville, Florida.
Richard “Dick” Wells (’75 BA, History) 70, April 7, Arlington, Texas.
Norman Noe Garza (’76 BS, Psychology) 65, March 16, McAllen, Texas.
Sharon Elaine Mauldin (’76 BBA, Accounting) 72, May 6, New Braunfels, Texas.
Bessie White Weed (’76 MSSW, Social Work) 89, Jan. 29, Dallas, Texas.
Donald R. “Ben” Benjamin (’77 BA, Journalism) 89, June 1, Sachse, Texas.
Sam Herrin (’77 BS, Mechanical Engineering) 64, Feb. 26, Arlington, Texas.
Jacqueline Louise James (’78 BA, Political Science) 62, Jan. 23, Arlington, Virginia.
Colleen Corbett Schumacher (’78 BSN, Nursing) 65, May 17, Fort Worth, Texas.
1980s
Pam Gilbert Brooks (’80 BA, Journalism) 63, March 22, Fort Worth, Texas.
Shaaron Salyer-Fulkerson (’80 MSSW, Social Work) 81, Feb. 17, Dallas, Texas.
Clydia Belle Taylor (’80 BSN, Nursing) 90, March 29, Stamford, Texas.
Paul Keith Denney (’81 MArch, Architecture) 63, July 18, Paris, Texas.
Mary Lou Kelly (’81 MSN, Nursing) 85, July 3, Fort Worth, Texas.
Gary Wayne Carpenter (’82 MBA, Business Administration) 73, March 24, Fort Worth, Texas.
Jeanne Marie Tighe Moran (’82 BA, Political Science) 89, June 21, Lavallette, New Jersey.
Terence Russell (’82 BS, Political Science) 63, Feb. 24, Hillsboro, Texas.
Mary Kelly Woodard (’82 MS, Political Science) 83, April 5, Hideaway, Texas.
Celeste M. Clark (’83 BSN, Nursing) 65, June 15, Aledo, Texas.
Wilma Faye Edwards (’83 MSSW, Social Work) 82, July 12, Lubbock, Texas.
Ron Manns (’84 MS, Psychology) 65, April 3, Georgetown, Texas.
Rhonda Kay Sims (’84 BBA, Business) 66, May 30, Abilene, Texas.
John Craig Threadgill (’85 BBA, Marketing) 65, March 5, Dallas, Texas.
Ann Reban Enos (’86 MSN, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner) 83, April 7, Denton, Texas.
Donnie Earl Uselton (’86 BBA, Business) 60, April 14, Arlington, Texas.
Richard Bullock Price (’87 MA, Urban Affairs) 64, Feb. 4, San Antonio, Texas.
Dan Van Cleve (’87 BA, Journalism) 72, June 8, Pflugerville, Texas.
1990s
Dana Sue Dunlap (’90 BBA, Real Estate/Finance) 55, April 24, Spring, Texas.
Phillip Harvey Kundes (’93 BSN, Nursing) 60, June 23, Lawton, Oklahoma.
Amy Keller (’94 BA, English) 53, April 8, Arlington, Texas.
Kenneth Wells (’96 BSN, Nursing) 67, Jan. 16, Denison, Texas.
Jerry Criddle (’99 BA, Art) 57, June 20, Fort Worth, Texas.
2000s
Stephen Lee Madison (’00 BS, Information Systems) 45, April 26, Grand Prairie, Texas.
Walter H. Delashmit Jr. (’03 PhD, Electrical Engineering) 74, Feb. 14, Justin, Texas.
2010s
Mary E. Eaton (’11 BFA, Art) 71, Feb. 23, Euless, Texas.
Rachel Diane Escamilla (’12 MSSW, Social Work) 32, March 11, Dallas, Texas.
Cassandra Ortenblad Kernstine (’12 BSN, Nursing) 60, March 3, Dallas, Texas.
Charlotte Natalie Hyde (’17 BS, Criminal Justice) 44, April 26, Manhattan, Kansas.
FACULTY & STAFF
Kim Carney 94, Feb. 11, Dallas, Texas. From 1967-97, she taught economics in the College of Business, twice serving as acting department chair.
Robert “Bob” Marland Johnson 80, April 4, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He taught in the Materials Science and Engineering Department for 35 years.
Karin Eriksson McCallum 82, Feb. 20, Arlington, Texas. A professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Communication, she was a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers and became UTA’s first female faculty representative to the NCAA.
Martha Ruth Patterson 89, Feb. 20, Fort Worth, Texas. A registered nurse, she taught nursing for more than 17 years.
Cecil Thompson 83, May 29, Arlington, Texas. Dr. Thompson helped create the University’s astronomy program. He was named professor emeritus after his 35-year tenure in the Physics Department ended.
Frederick B. “Lico” Reyes (’78 BS, Mathematics)73, Aug. 20, Arlington, Texas . An entertainer, DJ, and Arlington icon, Reyes worked with the Texas Public Workers Association and advocated for civil rights through the League of United Latin American Citizens.