Derrick White ('92, ’96 M.F.A.), Tyler :: has served as art professor and art department chair at Tyler Junior College since 2001. He previously worked as gallery director of The Art Corridor at Tarrant County College Southeast in Arlington, taught at Eastfield College in Mesquite and was the membership manager of the Arlington Museum of Art. His paintings appear in regional and national exhibitions. His colleagues include Paul Jones (’03 M.F.A.) and Chance Dunlop ('14 M.F.A.). Other former or retired Tyler Junior College art professors include Jake Allee (’03 M.F.A.), Barbara Holland (‘68) and Charles Cavanaugh (‘68).