Class Notes

Photo of book cover of "Whole Child Alphabet"

Stacy McGahey Benge - Class of ’95, ’97 M.S.

Published: Friday, December 1, 2023 - 12:22pm

Stacy McGahey Benge, Coppell, wrote the book, The Whole Child Alphabet: How Children Actually Develop Literacy (Exchange Press), which aims to...

Book cover for "Under Your Scars"

Ariel N. Anderson - Class of '18

Published: Monday, October 16, 2023 - 1:12pm

Ariel N. Anderson, Denton, authored the book Under Your Scars, a dark romance novel. She currently works as a paralegal for a small law firm and...

Joseph T. Spaniola - Class of '00

Published: Monday, October 16, 2023 - 1:11pm

Joseph T. Spaniola (D.M.A., Music), Pensacola, Florida, received an honorable mention for his band composition, UPLIFTED: Answering the Call, for the...

Photo of Tim Burke in front of Transamerica Pyramid

Tim Burke - Class of ’19

Published: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - 10:33am

Tim Burke, Denton, got to see the nation — including the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco — while serving as swing lighting/audio technician for...

Photo of UNT Taiwan Alumni Association

Junnenan Lu - Class of '87

Published: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - 10:25am

Junnenan Lu, Taipei, Taiwan, is leading the UNT Taiwan Alumni Association. About 30 unt alumni attended the first meeting of in June in Taipei. The...

Lowell Brown - Class of '02

Published: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - 3:54pm

Lowell Brown (’09 M.S.), Austin, is the communications director for the State Bar of Texas and executive editor of the Texas Bar Journal. He was...

James Ford - Class of '97

Published: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - 3:53pm

James Ford III (M.M., ’07 D.M.A.), Los Angeles, is a professor of music in the College of Arts and Letters at California State University, Los...

Dawn Smith - Class of '99

Published: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - 3:44pm

Dawn Smith, Dallas, is a managing partner with Smith Clinesmith LLP, a national litigation firm in Dallas. A graduate of Whittier Law School, she is...

Curtis Clinesmith - Class of '88

Published: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - 3:39pm

Curtis Clinesmith (’93 M.S.), Dallas, is the founder and CEO of Smith Clinesmith LLP, a national litigation firm in Dallas. After earning his juris...

David Portillo - Class of '05

Published: Monday, August 28, 2023 - 1:56pm

David Portillo (M.M.), Hoboken, New Jersey, was awarded the Medal of Excellence by the nonprofit Sphinx Organization, which recognizes classical...

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