<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/issues/winning-lottery.html" dsn="news"><item_date>03/30/2017 12:00:00 AM</item_date><category_header/><title>Winning the Lottery</title><subheader/><description/><author/><photographer> </photographer><image><img src="" width="900" height="676" alt=""/></image><taxonomy-story-type/><taxonomy-cultural-story-category/><taxonomy-news-sections/><taxonomy-college-department/><taxonomy-tags/><type>story</type><categories/><relationships/><main-content>Fifty years ago, I won the lottery when I received my degree from North Texas.
Over the years many good things have happened to me and they were all made possible by or were connected to receiving my degree.
I have many fond memories of my time in Denton and cherish the many friends and acquaintances I made during that time.
I remember the lab bands, the beginning of the Mean Green, the coffeecake at the Union and the wonderful town that I hope Denton resembles today. Thank you for everything.
Dean Curry ('66)
Union City, California</main-content></item>