Alumni

Ben Sage Jr.

Ben Sage Jr. (’51), Dallas :: A U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War, he had a long career in sales, retiring as national accounts manager for Ben E. Keith Foods. He was married for more than 58 years to his college sweetheart, Eva Farnsworth(’50). At North Texas, he was an active member of Pi Phi Pi fraternity.  

Ernestine Cox

Ernestine Martin Cox, Fort Worth :: “Ernie” attended North Texas from 1950 to 1952 and spent many hours in the journalism building, where she met her future husband of 57 years, Jere Cox (’53), as they worked on the Campus Chat.

Ronald Waranch

Ronald C. ‘Ron’ Waranch (’54), Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. :: He was a homebuilder who had owned Villa Pacific Building Co. in southern California. He was a lifetime member of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, sponsoring millions of dollars in scholarships for high school seniors. As a student at North Texas, he was a member of the Trojans fraternity (later Phi Kappa Sigma) and served on the InterFraternity Council. He left to serve with a military police unit in Korea and Japan before returning to complete his degree. He later established a UNT scholarship fund in his name and donated $1 million for the Waranch Tennis Complex. He received UNT’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2006.

Arthur Griffin Jr.

Arthur Dale ‘A.D.’ Griffin Jr., Plano :: He attended North Texas from 1952 to 1954 and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He served in the U.S. Army as an intelligence analyst and held executive positions with Mobil Chemical, Phillip Morris Industries and Dixico Inc. He retired as owner of Griffin Packaging.

Wayne Baldwin

Wayne Baldwin (’58), Conroe :: He earned his degree in personnel management and worked for the Sleep-n-aire Mattress Co. in Houston for 35 years. He worked his way through school at Acme Brick. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Gaskill Baldwin (’60), and his twin brother, Gwayne Baldwin (’58).

Marion Hardin Jr.

Marion F. Hardin Jr. (’59), Graford :: He served in the Air Force reserve and worked as an auditor for the Internal Revenue Service before taking a job with the Tandy Corp. in Fort Worth. He retired from Tandy in 1987 as a tax specialist. At North Texas, he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.

Richard Hartman

Richard L. ‘Dick’ Hartman (’59), Fort Worth :: He was in the U.S. Air Force and a Korean War veteran. He was in the real estate business for more than 50 years in the River Oaks area and established the Real Estate Training Institute in 1975 with his cousin. He also was a residential appraiser and property tax consultant. At North Texas, he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He lived on Eagle Mountain Lake and in Port Isabel.

JoAnn Bond

JoAnn Elliott Bond (’61), Dallas :: At North Texas, she pledged Alpha Phi, earned her degree in interior design and met her husband of 45 years, Charlie Bond (’59). She worked for Braniff and Elliott’s Hardware and, after her children were born, was a school volunteer, Blue Bird leader and tireless T-ball and soccer mom. She was a gifted artist and active for many years in the Civic League, where she originated the annual Holiday Home Tour. She also was the founding president of the Friends of the Farmers Branch Historical Park. Memorials may be made to the JoAnn Elliott Bond Scholarship fund at UNT.

Paul Randolph

Paul Richard Randolph (’74), Raleigh, N.C. :: He was a professional engineer who worked in the aerospace and utilities industries. After earning his North Texas degree to teach secondary math and physics, he taught in Ingleside and McKinney. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Loretta Smith (’74). After high school, he served four years of active duty in the U.S. Navy.

James Wood

James R. Wood (’79 Ed.D.), McKinney :: He was a teacher, coach and principal in Oklahoma before moving to the Irving ISD. After earning his doctorate, he served as a superintendent in Brownsboro and Laredo and in Many, La. He retired in 1997 and moved to McKinney.

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