Mary Elizabeth Godwin McEntee Beckham (’49, ’70 M.S.), Dallas. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree at the age of 18 -- majoring in industrial arts, a field that was rare for women at that time. She worked for Dallas ISD schools for 32 years, teaching drafting, photography and silkscreening and serving as department head for then-John B. Hood Junior High School, overseeing the shop classes and teachers. A lifelong learner, she often took on internships in the summer to learn new skills and technologies and she went back to earn her master’s degree in the late 1960s. In 2012, the Department of Engineering Technology recognized her for “paving the way” in the field by inviting her to the department’s 20th anniversary celebration. She served as president of the Dallas Retired Teachers Association. A breast cancer survivor, she was known for her generosity.
Mary Elizabeth Godwin McEntee Beckham (’49, ’70 M.S.), Dallas. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree at the age of 18 -- majoring in industrial arts, a field that was rare for women at that time. She worked for Dallas ISD schools for 32 years, teaching drafting, photography and silkscreening and serving as department head for then-John B. Hood Junior High School, overseeing the shop classes and teachers. A lifelong learner, she often took on internships in the summer to learn new skills and technologies and she went back to earn her master’s degree in the late 1960s. In 2012, the Department of Engineering Technology recognized her for “paving the way” in the field by inviting her to the department’s 20th anniversary celebration. She served as president of the Dallas Retired Teachers Association. A breast cancer survivor, she was known for her generosity.
