Anna Ricco, of Carrollton, a longtime supporter of UNT, died June 1. She served on UNT advisory boards for the College of Music, the Mayborn School of Journalism and the G. Brint Ryan College of Business alongside her husband, Nicholas Ricco Sr. ('61), whom she married in 1971. Anna and her husband provided scholarships and mentored hundreds of students through the years. They endowed the Ricco Ethics Scholarship competition to encourage and promote ethics among students and were members of the McConnell Society. In 2018, the Cmdr. Nicholas and Anna Ricco Music Dean’s Suite in the Music Building was named in their honor. In 2003, Anna and her husband were recognized by the Texas Legislature and in 2008 they were appointed admirals in the Texas Navy by Gov. Rick Perry for their civic and charitable contributions.
