Edwin Odom

Submitted By jev0010 on Wed, 12/09/2015 - 1:50pm
Edwin Dale Odom (’55, ’56 M.A.), 86, Professor Emeritus of history, died May 26 in Denton. Odom specialized in teaching U.S. economic history for 35 years. After retiring in 1994, he continued to teach every other semester at UNT until 2003. He also was an instructor at Victoria College, Tulane University and Carrollton High School. He received degrees in history from North Texas and a doctorate of history from Tulane University. He was a member and served as chair of the Denton County Historical Commission from 1971 to 1979 and was listed in Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, The Directory of Scholars and other directories of distinguished persons. He also was the author of many scholarly articles and book chapters. He wrote and published An Illustrated History of Denton County, Texas: From Peters Colony to Metroplex with his wife, LaVerne Masten Odom, who worked for the history department for several years and died earlier this year.

Edwin Dale Odom (’55, ’56 M.A.), 86, Professor Emeritus of history, died May 26 in Denton. Odom specialized in teaching U.S. economic history for 35 years. After retiring in 1994, he continued to teach every other semester at UNT until 2003. He also was an instructor at Victoria College, Tulane University and Carrollton High School. He received degrees in history from North Texas and a doctorate of history from Tulane University.

He was a member and served as chair of the Denton County Historical Commission from 1971 to 1979 and was listed in Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, The Directory of Scholars and other directories of distinguished persons. He also was the author of many scholarly articles and book chapters. He wrote and published An Illustrated History of Denton County, Texas: From Peters Colony to Metroplex with his wife, LaVerne Masten Odom, who worked for the history department for several years and died earlier this year.

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