ROBERT ‘BOB’ REED, 88, of Crestview, Florida, who developed and directed the first undergraduate resident emergency administration program in the country while at UNT, died April 23. He worked at UNT’s Emergency Administration and Planning Institute from 1986 to 1996. Before teaching at UNT, he was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force for 30 years, with more than 4,500 flying hours and 100 combat missions flying over North Vietnam in 1966. He was awarded the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star and others. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Butler University and his master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He and his wife, Kay, also gave donations to UNT through the years.
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ROBERT ‘BOB’ REED, 88, of Crestview, Florida, who developed and directed the first undergraduate resident emergency administration program in the country while at UNT, died April 23. He worked at UNT’s Emergency Administration and Planning Institute from 1986 to 1996. Before teaching at UNT, he was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force for 30 years, with more than 4,500 flying hours and 100 combat missions flying over North Vietnam in 1966. He was awarded the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star and others. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Butler University and his master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He and his wife, Kay, also gave donations to UNT through the years.
