Robert Harry Bishop (‘53), Houston. He was a member of UNT’s Kendall Society, the establishing donor for The R. Harry Bishop Men's Basketball Scholarship and a major supporter of the G. Brint Ryan College of Business and the Kuehne Speaker Series. After working on the family farm during his youth, he briefly attended North Texas, but left to enlist in the U.S. Army. Following his service, he returned to North Texas and earned a bachelor’s in business administration. During his career, Harry worked for Sun Oil Company, Texaco and Samedan Oil Company. He married Barbara (‘52) in 1953 and the couple resided in several locations before settling in Houston in 1966. Harry founded Bishop Petroleum Inc. in the early 1970s, which he managed until his death.