Bill Ledbetter (’69 M.S., ’72 Ph.D.), Gainesville :: He taught at Cooke County College beginning in 1970 and then practiced law before returning to the college in 2001. At UNT, he was a member of the President’s Council and the 1890 Society for his commitments to the Ledbetter Family Endowment, a scholarship for history students. The fund was established by Bill and his wife Pat (’70 M.A., ’75 Ph.D.) in memory of their daughter, Shay, who was killed by a drunk driver. Bill was a life member of the Alumni Association, and served on the advisory board of the history department, which named him Alumni of the Year in 1997.