Alumni

Stephen Schutze

Stephen ‘Ryan’ Schutze, Cedar Park :: He was a freshman English major pursuing a teaching career and served as the chaplain of his Alpha Tau Omega pledge class. He was an active member of Young Life.

Jermaine Laster

Jermaine K. Laster (’09), Lewisville :: He graduated with a degree in radio/television/film. While at UNT, he had his own talk show, The Germane Show, and most recently was a board operator and associate producer for KLIF and WBAP in Dallas.

Thomas Galyean 

Thomas Wayne Galyean II (’95, ’98 M.P.A.), Wise, Va. :: He was the director of corporate and foundation relations at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise and had previously worked in corporate development at the University of Texas, Stonybrook University of New York and Arizona University.

Larry Atwood

Larry Atwood (’86 Ph.D.), West Roxbury, Mass. :: He earned his doctorate in computer science at UNT. Most recently, he was a professor at Boston University and a senior geneticist on the Framingham Heart Study, which he joined in 2001. He was co-chair of the Framingham Genetics Steering Committee, director of the Framingham Genetics Data Management Group and director of the Framingham Genetics Laboratory. He also was co-director of SNP Health Association Resource, a large project to search the genome for variants that affect traits measured on the Framingham participants since 1948. His primary research interest was the genetics of complex diseases, especially obesity. He had previously worked at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio and the Division of Epidemiology and Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Sharon Frankenfield

Sharon Basden Frankenfield ((’77 M.Ed.), Fort Worth :: She received her master’s degree from UNT in business education and her doctorate from the University of Memphis. Her passion was teaching and she taught for 18 years at the All Saints Episcopal School.

Annette Guinsburg

Annette E. Guinsburg (’75), Dallas :: She was a resident assistant in Crumley Hall and Kerr Hall while completing her degree in history and German. After graduating, she traveled to Germany to care for her grandparents and returned later to work in the human resources field. Her friends say she was an avid gardener, a marvelous cook, a traveler and a collector of fine objects

James Caldwell

James L. Caldwell (’64, ’68 M.Ed.), Richardson :: He was a teacher, coach and administrator with the Richardson ISD and, after retiring, worked as a golf marshal at Brookhaven Country Club. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Sue Caldwell (’82 M.Ed.).

Bobby Haney

Bobby Neil Haney (’58), Imperial, Calif. :: He taught every elementary school grade and served for 18 years as principal of Ben Hulse Elementary School in Imperial, earning a master’s degree from Pepperdine University. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. At North Texas, he was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. His wife, Sue Chapman Haney (’59), also attended North Texas.

Jack Roach

Jack Gillean Roach (’57), Fort Worth :: He was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity and met his wife, Marilyn Rutschman (’57), at North Texas. He co-founded Skyline Industries Inc. and for 40 years was a board member of Goodwill Industries, where he served as president and chair of the building and grounds committee and was the first recipient of the Jack G. Roach Award for Outstanding Service. He also served on the boards of Meals on Wheels and the Fort Worth Air Power Council and was a supporter of the President’s Council at UNT. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth for 55 years, serving as deacon, elder and trustee.

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