Algene O’Daniel Barker (’51), Keller :: She earned her degree in home economics and was a member of Zeta Pi Gamma, the Green Jackets, the Senior Mary Ardens and the Panhandle Club on campus.

Betty Jo McConnell Lusk (’51), Fort Worth :: She taught fourth grade at D. McRae Elementary during the ’50s and was later involved in PTA at E. Handley Elementary where she served as president. At North Texas, she was a member of Alpha Chi and Kappa Delta Pi.

James N. Thompson Jr. (’51), Hudson, Fla. :: He served in World War II and the Korean War and taught in New Jersey schools for many years after earning his industrial arts degree. He also earned a master’s degree from Rowan University in New Jersey. After retiring, he and his wife moved to Florida.

Anne Louise Williamson-Bulls (’51 M.M.Ed.), Lubbock :: She studied music at North Texas and retired from South Plains College, where she was a founding faculty member. Her husband was the late Harley B. Bulls (’60 M.M.Ed.), who also was on the faculty there.

John Lynnwood Davis (’52), Lometa :: He was a rancher and a retired Texas teacher. At UNT, he was a member of the Student Senate and Sigma Phi Epsilon. He taught in the Carrollton ISD, worked in business in Dallas, and for 23 years taught high school history and geography in Lampasas.

Betty Mattiza Eubanks (’53), Fort Worth :: She taught third grade in the Fort Worth ISD, retiring after more than 40 years of teaching. She worked for Computer Curriculum Corp. and oversaw computer labs for the Fort Worth Catholic Diocese. She also served on the executive board of the Texas State Teachers Association. At North Texas, she was a member of Phi Gamma Kappa and the Green Jackets.

Louis W. Allgood (’56), Dallas :: He worked for 30 years as a social worker in the Texas Department of Human Resources and helped establish the Meals-on-Wheels program in Grand Prairie, delivering meals for 13 years in Grand Prairie and the Dallas area. As a student, he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity.

Emory Estes (’56 M.A.), Burleson :: He was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he taught for 51 years, including 12 years as chair of the English department. He also had taught at the University of Malaysia and the University of London. He headed the UTA athletic department for four years and served as Southland Conference president. He was a decorated veteran of World War II, serving in intelligence under Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

Mildred Hamby Lucas (’57), Baytown :: She earned her degree in education with speech and English as teaching fields and was a member of Alpha Delta Pi. She taught at Big Spring and in Baytown, was a substitute teacher and later worked with her husband in the family insurance company. She was a 51-year cancer survivor.

Thomas Ray Trietsch (’57, ’68 M.Ed.), Sanger :: He earned his degrees in industrial arts education and still displayed the homemade ruler and straightened bridge spike required to join the Industrial Arts Club. He was stationed in Germany while serving in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960. He taught at Gainesville ISD for 31 years, retiring in 1991, and received a Distinguished Educator award. He was a church youth director and photographer and was a charter member of the Texas Boys Choir. A lifetime farmer and rancher, he passed away while out watering his cows.