Roy Simon VanHoove (’42), Electra :: He was the first college graduate in his family, who had sacrificed for him to attend North Texas. He remembered living in a boarding house and eating one meal a day while earning his degree in speech. After earning a master’s in speech pathology from the University of Texas, he did doctoral work at the University of Iowa. He was the director of special education for the Lubbock public schools for many years and eventually moved to Travis State School in Austin as director of in-service training. He was most proud of helping high school drop-outs attain their GEDs.
Submitted By meg0307 on Fri, 03/29/2013 - 3:19pm
Roy Simon VanHoove (’42), Electra :: He was the first college graduate in his family, who had sacrificed for him to attend North Texas. He remembered living in a boarding house and eating one meal a day while earning his degree in speech. After earning a master’s in speech pathology from the University of Texas, he did doctoral work at the University of Iowa. He was the director of special education for the Lubbock public schools for many years and eventually moved to Travis State School in Austin as director of in-service training. He was most proud of helping high school drop-outs attain their GEDs.
