Suzanne VanStryland

Suzanne Schirrman McWhorter VanStryland, Denton, professor of business administration from 1958 to 1983, died Feb. 28. She was reported to be the first woman in the country to earn a doctorate in finance, from Ohio State University in 1957. While at North Texas, she also was a consulting technical editor for Holt Rinehart and Random House publishers. In 1970, she was appointed to the Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women in Texas and served on the subcommittee that wrote the women’s rights amendment to the Texas constitution. Her first husband was Paul McWhorter, Professor Emeritus of business administration, who died in 1997.

Suzanne Schirrman McWhorter VanStryland, Denton, professor of business administration from 1958 to 1983, died Feb. 28. She was reported to be the first woman in the country to earn a doctorate in finance, from Ohio State University in 1957. While at North Texas, she also was a consulting technical editor for Holt Rinehart and Random House publishers. In 1970, she was appointed to the Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women in Texas and served on the subcommittee that wrote the women’s rights amendment to the Texas constitution. Her first husband was Paul McWhorter, Professor Emeritus of business administration, who died in 1997.