Kandace Starlene Hull (’09), Argyle :: She worked at PhysAssist Inc. in Fort Worth as a medical scribe and had aspirations to attend medical school and become a doctor. She studied pre-medical biology in California before moving to the Dallas area. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biology at UNT.

Pouya Kohandani (’07), Brooklyn, N.Y. :: After graduating from UNT with a degree in biology, he earned his medical degree in Poland and had started his internship at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in New York.

Miles Groves (’78, ’80 M.S.), Washington, D.C. :: He went on to Rutgers for post-graduate work and for more than 20 years was a media economist in the newspaper industry, first at The New York Times and then at the Newspaper Association of America. For the past 15 years, he was a community leader and advocate for residents of downtown D.C., helping to create the Downtown Neighborhood Association and serving as its president. His mother and daughter also were North Texas graduates.

Laura Dansby (’74 M.L.S.), Houston :: She retired from the Houston ISD as a librarian and was a precinct judge in Houston for more than 20 years.

Donald Birmingham (’74 Ph.D.), Searcy, Ark. :: He served in Vietnam as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and retired as a colonel from the U.S. Army Reserve, having served in the Persian Gulf War. His military honors included the Army Commendation Medal for service as an instructor with the behavioral science department at the Army School of Health Services at Fort Sam Houston. He provided family and rehab counseling in Searcy for 32 years.

Paul Newton (’68 Ph.D.), Pulaski, Tenn. :: He earned his doctorate in musicology from North Texas and taught in higher education until his retirement in 1991. An accomplished musician and composer, he played in the Asheville Symphony in North Carolina.

Art Mack (’73), Portland :: He pursued a career in radio and television, working in Georgia, Florida and North Carolina before moving to Corpus Christi, where he was sports director for the CBS and NBC affiliates. He later worked with Coldwell-Banker Pacesetter Steel as a real estate agent and was a production director for advertising at Flint Hills Resources.

Margaret ‘Peggy’ O’Dell Smith (’64), Portland :: She was a registered nurse for 25 years and a haven for stray animals. At North Texas, she was a piano student of Stefan Bardas’.

J. Garland Warren, Martindale :: He attended North Texas on a football scholarship from 1954 to 1958 and continued his football career in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, coached by Bud Grant. In San Marcos, he built his first Sac N Pac convenience store, now a regional chain with 45 stores, followed by other businesses.

Don Faught (’55, ’65 M.Ed), Spring :: He was a writer and public relations practitioner for more than 40 years, half of which were spent in hospitals in Texas and Oklahoma. In 2002, he retired after 12 years as a public relations official for Houston Community College System.