Emerson Kenney ‘Pete’ Blewett, Austin :: He attended North Texas from 1931 to 1934 and was a yell leader and a member of the Masters Chemical Society. He later graduated from the University of Texas medical school in Galveston and served as a physician in the Pacific during World War II. He was one of the founders of the Austin Blood Bank, now the Blood Center of Central Texas, and delivered more than 5,000 babies during his long medical practice as an obstetrician/gynecologist in Austin. After he retired from medicine, he and his wife operated Westlake Architectural Antiques, collecting their inventory from around the world.

Harriet Magruder Newgent, Live Oak :: She worked on her doctorate in music education at UNT from 1978 to 1988. She sang with the Dallas, New Orleans and Houston operas and taught voice at Southern Methodist University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Xavier University and Southwestern Assembly of God University. She earned a master’s from SMU and was an active member of the San Antonio Choral Society.

Jason N. Patton, Myrtle Beach, S.C. :: He was a political science major at UNT in 2003 and 2004 before continuing his education in South Carolina.

Joshua Ray Rake, Southlake :: He was a sophomore and a member of the football team. He played at Southlake Carroll before becoming a walk-on for the Mean Green.

Lindsey Lear, Irving :: She was a 2007 graduate of Irving High School and a development and family studies major at UNT.

Mireya Soto, Dallas. She was a senior majoring in Spanish and was the incoming president of Lambda Theta Nu sorority.