Barry G. King, 86, Professor Emeritus of accounting who served as acting dean of what is now the G. Brint Ryan College of Business from 1971 to 1973, died Sept. 19 in Denton. He began teaching at UNT in 1970 and retired in 1995.

King, who also served as chair of the accounting department and as the director of graduate business programs at North Texas, conducted some of the university’s early oil and gas accounting research.

He graduated from Hardin Simmons University with a bachelor’s in accounting and a master’s degree in economics. He then taught at Ohio State University, where he earned his doctorate in accounting, and he later taught at Oklahoma State University and studied at the University of Houston.

Next to teaching, he enjoyed traveling and learning about different cultures. King took part in multiple overseas programs, which he also had his family join in, teaching courses in Europe and Asia as well as in Guam and Uruguay.

Memorial service plans will be announced soon.