C. Ray Gough (’40, ’41 M.A.), 95, Professor Emeritus of art, died April 12 in Denton. Gough, who worked at North Texas from 1950 to 1979, is considered the founder of the interior design program in the College of Visual Arts and Design. He led the program to receive accreditation in 1977 — making North Texas one of the first universities in the country to earn that distinction. He and his wife, Georgia Leach Gough (’46 M.F.A.), also a Professor Emeritus of Art, established the Georgia and Ray Gough Scholarship. He also started the annual Ray Gough Lecture in interior design. He maintained an architectural practice while teaching and was active in the community. He was honored by the Governor’s Conference of the Arts and received the UNT Green Glory Award. He earned his degrees in art at North Texas. After serving in World War II as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, he earned a second bachelor’s degree in architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, studying with Mies Van der Rohe. Memorials may be made to the Georgia and Ray Gough Scholarship.
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C. Ray Gough (’40, ’41 M.A.), 95, Professor Emeritus of art, died April 12 in Denton. Gough, who worked at North Texas from 1950 to 1979, is considered the founder of the interior design program in the College of Visual Arts and Design. He led the program to receive accreditation in 1977 — making North Texas one of the first universities in the country to earn that distinction. He and his wife, Georgia Leach Gough (’46 M.F.A.), also a Professor Emeritus of Art, established the Georgia and Ray Gough Scholarship. He also started the annual Ray Gough Lecture in interior design. He maintained an architectural practice while teaching and was active in the community. He was honored by the Governor’s Conference of the Arts and received the UNT Green Glory Award. He earned his degrees in art at North Texas. After serving in World War II as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, he earned a second bachelor’s degree in architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, studying with Mies Van der Rohe. Memorials may be made to the Georgia and Ray Gough Scholarship.
