Jack Adkisson

Jack Adkisson (’70 Ph.D.), Menifee, Calif. :: and his wife, Robbie, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in August with a special dinner. Jack, who was an education professor at UNT from 1970 to 1973, says he and his wife met when they were 13 during a Vacation Bible School in Dallas. “She’s been my inspiration and my helpmate during all these years,” he says. They are parents to two sons and have two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.