Alumni

Gail Wesley York

Posted on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 8:07pm
Graduation Year: 
1955

Gail Wesley York (’55), Brownwood :: He was registrar and director of admissions at North Texas in the 1960s and early ’70s. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a teacher and principal. He also worked at Midwestern State University and Tarleton State University. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Janet Hoyl Burch

Posted on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 8:05pm
Graduation Year: 
1955

Janet Hoyl Burch (’55), Italy :: She earned a bachelor’s degree in education at North Texas and was a member of Kappa Delta. She taught school for 10 years in Avelon prior to joining Ellis County Coop as an educational diagnostician. She also earned a master’s degree. She married her college sweetheart, the late Robert 'Bob' Burch (’58).

Gilbert Gorman

Posted on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 8:03pm
Graduation Year: 
1950

Gilbert Gorman (’50), Houston :: He graduated with a degree in journalism after serving in the Navy during World War II. He was a writer for the Houston Chronicle whose career included public relations and advertising. As a student, he was editor of the Campus Chat and was named Who’s Who.

Barbara M. Getts

Posted on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 8:01pm
Graduation Year: 
1949

Barbara M. Getts (’49, ’52 M.B.Ed.), Fort Worth :: She served as an associate professor in the business education department at the Tarrant County Junior College South Campus until her retirement in 1983. She also was a member of BOHN Citizens on Patrol.

Dave Spencer

Posted on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 7:59pm
Graduation Year: 
1947

Dave Spencer (’47), Pittsburg :: He served in the Marine Corps during World War II in the South Pacific and returned to complete his degree. He was an independent dealer for the 3M Company before retiring to his farm in Pittsburg. He and his brothers — Ralph (’50), Richard (’52) and the late John Spencer (’47) — were all members of the Geezles fraternity.

Eva Lucille Rumsey Coleman

Posted on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 7:58pm
Graduation Year: 
1944

Eva Lucille Rumsey Coleman (’44), San Angelo :: She taught in West Texas towns including Eola, Eldorado, Menard, Miles and San Angelo for more than 40 years. She earned a master’s in elementary education in 1965 and, after retiring in 1985, remained an active education advocate and community volunteer. She encouraged her granddaughter Lara (’07) to attend UNT.

Mary Lynn Hicks McCulloch

Posted on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 7:56pm
Graduation Year: 
1942

Mary Lynn Hicks McCulloch (’42), Sherman :: She taught home economics at Putnam, Grand Prairie, Seagoville and Sherman high schools, retiring in 1983. She was a member of Grayson County Retired Teachers Association and a longtime member of Fairview Baptist Church in Sherman. Married for 67 years, she enjoyed cooking and sewing, and loved being with her daughters and their families.

Elma Frances Roberts Miller

Posted on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 7:54pm

Elma Frances Roberts Miller, Athens :: She attended North Texas from 1938 to 1940. Her daughter Carol Hudson (’66) says that although Frances left to get married before graduation, her years at North Texas continued to be a highlight of her life. She talked about her good friends and many good times while in school. She was a florist by trade and also continued her love of music throughout her life. 

Elizabeth 'Liz' Knox Rowe Wupperman

Posted on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 7:49pm
Graduation Year: 
1938

Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Knox Rowe Wupperman (’38), Cedar Park :: Her grandfather, John Allen Withers, was one of the early leaders of Denton. As a student, she was a member of the Current Literature Club. She taught in the Austin area and later traveled, taking trips with friends and family and visiting her children. She was a charter member of Cedar Park Methodist Church and also a member of St. Philip's Methodist Church.

Tommie Phillips Harris

Posted on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 7:47pm
Graduation Year: 
1937

 

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