<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/obituaries/emmett-reese-baker.html" dsn="news"><item_date>09/23/2020 12:09:00 PM</item_date><category_header>Obituary</category_header><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><firstname>Emmett</firstname><middlename>Reese</middlename><maidenname/><lastname>Baker</lastname><suffix/><graduation-Year>'61, '63 M.Ed.</graduation-Year><relationship-to-university>Faculty</relationship-to-university><degree-program-completed/><position-held-at-the-university/><title>Emmett Reese Baker</title><author/><type>obituary</type><categories/><relationships><relationship>Faculty</relationship></relationships><main-content>
    
      Emmett Reese Baker (’61, ’63 M.Ed.), Denton. He had a 35-year career in Ponder ISD, going from teacher to superintendent before becoming an adjunct professor at UNT in 1996. He recruited and trained teachers for I-Teach Texas. As a basketball player at North Texas, his favorite memory was playing against future NBA legend Oscar Robertson.
    

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