Vera E. McCurdy Knight (’34), Bryan :: Attending North Texas on a full scholarship, she was a member of the Green Jackets and Pi Omega Pi and a reporter for the Campus Chat. She was the wife of the late Ulys Knight (’28), who was known as “Mr. North Texas” and is the namesake of UNT’s Ulys Knight Spirit Award. Vera worked as a church secretary for Floral Heights Methodist Church and for most of her career was an administrative assistant to the district superintendent of the North Texas Methodist Conference, both located in Wichita Falls. She also headed annual fund-raising campaigns for the church for many years. She played the organ and enjoyed music and traveling. She helped organize two alumni associations at UNT and remained interested in the activities and achievements of the university until her death. She was 98.
Vera E. McCurdy Knight (’34), Bryan :: Attending North Texas on a full scholarship, she was a member of the Green Jackets and Pi Omega Pi and a reporter for the Campus Chat. She was the wife of the late Ulys Knight (’28), who was known as “Mr. North Texas” and is the namesake of UNT’s Ulys Knight Spirit Award. Vera worked as a church secretary for Floral Heights Methodist Church and for most of her career was an administrative assistant to the district superintendent of the North Texas Methodist Conference, both located in Wichita Falls. She also headed annual fund-raising campaigns for the church for many years. She played the organ and enjoyed music and traveling. She helped organize two alumni associations at UNT and remained interested in the activities and achievements of the university until her death. She was 98.
