John Ed Allen, 85, Professor Emeritus whose service at UNT from 1963 to 2017 included chairing the Department of Mathematics for 23 years, died Sept. 22 in San Antonio. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Louisiana Tech University and a master’s and Ph.D. at Oklahoma State University. From 1972 to 1973, he taught at Purdue University prior to returning to UNT. In 1996, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Section of the Mathematical Association of America and, in 2001, the John Ed Allen Scholarship was established. He had taught students in the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at UNT since the academy opened in 1988, and he went on to serve as an assistant dean for TAMS from 2002 to 2011. He was named Professor Emeritus and continued to teach as an adjunct professor until 2017. He enjoyed gardening, going to the gym and symphony and operatic performances. A tree was planted in his honor outside UNT’s General Academic Building. A memorial service to be held in 2024 is being planned. Memorials may be made through UNT Advancement to the John Ed Allen Scholarship.