Don Graham (’62, ’64 M.A.), Austin :: A longtime professor of English at the University of Texas and a critic for Texas Monthly, he is credited for bringing national awareness of Texas literature. He began working as an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania before going to UT, where he had earned his doctorate, and taught the longstanding “Life and Literature of the Southwest” course. His books include Cowboys and Cadillacs: How Hollywood Looks at Texas, No Name on the Bullet and Lone Star Literature. He won several awards from UT for his teaching, and in 2006, he won first place from the City and Regional Magazine Association in the category of General Criticism. He was named a UNT Distinguished Alumnus in 1997 and a UNT Outstanding Centennial Alumnus in 1990.
Don Graham (’62, ’64 M.A.), Austin :: A longtime professor of English at the University of Texas and a critic for Texas Monthly, he is credited for bringing national awareness of Texas literature. He began working as an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania before going to UT, where he had earned his doctorate, and taught the longstanding “Life and Literature of the Southwest” course. His books include Cowboys and Cadillacs: How Hollywood Looks at Texas, No Name on the Bullet and Lone Star Literature. He won several awards from UT for his teaching, and in 2006, he won first place from the City and Regional Magazine Association in the category of General Criticism. He was named a UNT Distinguished Alumnus in 1997 and a UNT Outstanding Centennial Alumnus in 1990.
