Leslie Rae Roberts

Submitted By jlk0041 on Thu, 05/09/2024 - 12:42am

Leslie RobertsLeslie Rae Roberts, 62, of McKinney, principal lecturer in the Department of Public Administration, died April 30.

After earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma and a juris doctorate from the University of Tulsa, she worked in Liechtenstein as an attorney for Hilti Group and then returned stateside to work for Mary Kay Inc. as an attorney and lobbyist. She practiced law for more than 20 years and had more than eight years’ experience working as a mediator in business, probate, employment, education and family disputes.

She joined UNT in 2006 as an adjunct to support and build the alternative dispute resolution program and then joined the faculty full time in 2011, continuing to use her law degree to teach dispute resolution courses while developing and teaching public administration courses in UNT's Coursera B.A.A.S. program. 

Named the UNT Foundation Outstanding Lecturer for 2021-22, she was known for meeting students where they were to help them succeed and excelled in advising graduating students on their next steps. 

A memorial service is scheduled at 10 a.m. May 10 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen.

Leslie RobertsLeslie Rae Roberts, 62, of McKinney, principal lecturer in the Department of Public Administration, died April 30.

After earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma and a juris doctorate from the University of Tulsa, she worked in Liechtenstein as an attorney for Hilti Group and then returned stateside to work for Mary Kay Inc. as an attorney and lobbyist. She practiced law for more than 20 years and had more than eight years’ experience working as a mediator in business, probate, employment, education and family disputes.

She joined UNT in 2006 as an adjunct to support and build the alternative dispute resolution program and then joined the faculty full time in 2011, continuing to use her law degree to teach dispute resolution courses while developing and teaching public administration courses in UNT's Coursera B.A.A.S. program. 

Named the UNT Foundation Outstanding Lecturer for 2021-22, she was known for meeting students where they were to help them succeed and excelled in advising graduating students on their next steps. 

A memorial service is scheduled at 10 a.m. May 10 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen.

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