Alumni

Winford Craig Boyd

Winford Craig Boyd (’58), Tool :: He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and was named Who’s Who. He earned his medical degree from Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and served in the U.S. Air Force before starting his medical practice. He retired in 1999. He had completed seven marathons, was an avid bridge player and traveled with North Belize Medical Missions. He passed away while on a world cruise.

Harold Holloway

Harold D. Holloway (’49, ’50 M.S.), Professor Emeritus of psychology, died Aug. 11. He was a member of the psychology faculty from 1961 to 1995 and had served as department chair. Holloway was a member of the American Psychological Association, Sigma Xi, Psi Chi and the Society for Research in Child Development. He previously taught at the University of Tennessee and the University of Colorado. Holloway served in the U.S. Army Air Corps before earning his psychology degrees at North Texas, where he served as a teaching fellow and taught history and systems of psychology, general experimental psychology and the psychology of personality, primarily to undergraduates. He earned a doctorate in child psychology from the University of Iowa, where he was a research associate and completed postdoctoral research. Memorials may be made to the Department of Psychology scholarship funds at UNT.

Gail Wesley York

Gail Wesley York (’55), Brownwood :: He was registrar and director of admissions at North Texas in the 1960s and early ’70s. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a teacher and principal. He also worked at Midwestern State University and Tarleton State University. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Janet Hoyl Burch

Janet Hoyl Burch (’55), Italy :: She earned a bachelor’s degree in education at North Texas and was a member of Kappa Delta. She taught school for 10 years in Avelon prior to joining Ellis County Coop as an educational diagnostician. She also earned a master’s degree. She married her college sweetheart, the late Robert 'Bob' Burch (’58).

Gilbert Gorman

Gilbert Gorman (’50), Houston :: He graduated with a degree in journalism after serving in the Navy during World War II. He was a writer for the Houston Chronicle whose career included public relations and advertising. As a student, he was editor of the Campus Chat and was named Who’s Who.

Barbara M. Getts

Barbara M. Getts (’49, Fort Worth :: She served as an associate professor in the business education department at the Tarrant County Junior College South Campus until her retirement in 1983. She also was a member of BOHN Citizens on Patrol.

Dave Spencer

Dave Spencer (’47), Pittsburg :: He served in the Marine Corps during World War II in the South Pacific and returned to complete his degree. He was an independent dealer for the 3M Company before retiring to his farm in Pittsburg. He and his brothers — Ralph (’50), Richard (’52) and the late John Spencer (’47) — were all members of the Geezles fraternity.

Eva Lucille Rumsey Coleman

Eva Lucille Rumsey Coleman (’44), San Angelo :: She taught in West Texas towns including Eola, Eldorado, Menard, Miles and San Angelo for more than 40 years. She earned a master’s in elementary education in 1965 and, after retiring in 1985, remained an active education advocate and community volunteer. She encouraged her granddaughter Lara (’07) to attend UNT.

Mary Lynn Hicks McCulloch

Mary Lynn Hicks McCulloch (’42), Sherman :: She taught home economics at Putnam, Grand Prairie, Seagoville and Sherman high schools, retiring in 1983. She was a member of Grayson County Retired Teachers Association and a longtime member of Fairview Baptist Church in Sherman. Married for 67 years, she enjoyed cooking and sewing, and loved being with her daughters and their families.

Elizabeth 'Liz' Knox Rowe Wupperman

Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Knox Rowe Wupperman (’38), Cedar Park :: Her grandfather, John Allen Withers, was one of the early leaders of Denton. As a student, she was a member of the Current Literature Club. She taught in the Austin area and later traveled, taking trips with friends and family and visiting her children. She was a charter member of Cedar Park Methodist Church and also a member of St. Philip's Methodist Church.

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