Richard E. Johnston ('95), Professor Emeritus of political science, died Feb. 20. He was a prisoner of war in German camps during World War II, shot down on Valentine’s Day 1945 while piloting a P38 as a member of the U.S. Army Corps. He earned his bachelor’s degree at East Central State College, his master’s degree at the University of Chicago and his master’s degree at the University of Texas at Austin. He taught at Louisiana State University for five years before coming to North Texas in 1967. An expert on the Supreme Court and judicial system, he retired in 2003.

Richard E. Johnston ('95), Professor Emeritus of political science, died Feb. 20. He was a prisoner of war in German camps during World War II, shot down on Valentine’s Day 1945 while piloting a P38 as a member of the U.S. Army Corps. He earned his bachelor’s degree at East Central State College, his master’s degree at the University of Chicago and his master’s degree at the University of Texas at Austin. He taught at Louisiana State University for five years before coming to North Texas in 1967. An expert on the Supreme Court and judicial system, he retired in 2003.

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