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MARTHA FULLER TURNER BAUGUSS (’62), Houston. She was a businesswoman who served on UNT’s Board of Regents from 1997 to 2000. She worked as a teacher for 15 years, then opened Turner-Owens Real Estate in 1981 and grew the frm, later renamed Martha Turner Properties, into the largest independent brokerage in Houston. She sold it in 2014 and today it’s known as Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty. Martha was inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame in 2009 and received UNT’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2005.

PEARL BILGER, Denton. A member of the President’s Council, she and her husband, Harry Bilger, established the Dr. Marlys Lamar Scholarship to beneft students who want to pursue counseling psychology. They also have a planned gift that will support students in the Department of Psychology. She was a teacher.

EDRA BOGLE, Denton. She served on the English department faculty from 1970 to 2002, and became the frst coordinator of women’s studies. She held numerous elected positions for the Modern Language Association and the Science Fiction Research Association. She also was one of the early faculty members in Texas to come out publicly as an LGBTQ+ person and was active in numerous political organizations.

ALETHA ‘DARLENE’ BREED, Azle. She was an administrative assistant in the College of Education from 1991 to 1998. She also worked as a secretary, writer and editor, and teacher and principal at Outreach of Love Christian Academy.

BARBARA COE, Denton. The Professor Emeritus of business administration taught marketing at UNT from 1980 to

2005. She was the frst woman to teach in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, and she also taught at New York University before coming to UNT. She was a Regents Professor at UNT, won numerous teaching awards and consulted for Fortune 500 companies. She also was a generous contributor to UNT and a member of the Chilton Society, along with her husband, Teddy, Professor Emeritus of business administration who taught at UNT from 1980 to 2007. In their honor, the College of Music established the Ted and Barbara Coe Opera Scholarship in 2017.

CHRISTOPHER DEANE, Corinth. A professor of percussion who had taught at UNT since 2000, he earned the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Percussive Arts Society in 2019. He appeared in more than 70 performances as a concert soloist globally for symphonies and wind ensembles; performed on recordings as a timpanist, percussionist and Hungarian cimbalom soloist; and composed numerous works that were performed in international concerts and recitals worldwide. He directed the UNT Percussion Players.

JEROME ‘JERRY’ FARRINGTON (’55), Dallas. He served as chairman of UNT’s Board of Regents from 1988 to 1999. He created The Alfred and Johanna Hurley Military History Fund and The Farrington Fund for the Department of Information Science. He was a member of the President’s Council and a lifetime member of the UNT Alumni Association. He began his career as a customer service representative for Texas Utilities Company, eventually becoming chief executive ofcer and president of TXU in the 1980s. He also holds an honorary Doctor of Public Service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Young (’57).

KAREN DENISE GALUBENSKI, Denton. As an academic advisor in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business, she enjoyed helping students and seeing them succeed. She was instrumental in the naming of the academic advisor and counselor network on campus — “University Counselor Advising Network,” or UCAN. She worked at UNT for 33 years before retiring in 2017.

MIRIAM GLOCK, Davis, California. Her donations include the William Darby Richardson Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund, a grant created in honor of her nephew who graduated from the Mayborn School of Journalism in 1978 — earning her a spot on the President’s Council.

WOODROW ‘WAYNE’ HASSELL, Krum. He was a technical engineer and lecturer in the Department of Media Arts from 1988 through the 1990s who had worked at numerous Dallas-Fort Worth TV stations in production as well as at TWU as media services coordinator.

RICHARD KNIGHT JR., Dallas. A member of the UNT System Board of Regents from 1999 to 2002, he was Dallas’ frst Black city manager. Knight served as assistant city manager for Dallas from 1982 to 1986, then took the helm as city manager from 1986 to 1990, spearheading the expansion of the Cotton Bowl in Fair Park and the Dallas Convention Center. He founded several companies, including Knight Waste Services. He previously worked as city manager in Durham, North Carolina; Carrboro, North Carolina; and Gainesville, Florida.

GLENDA KYSER, Denton. She worked as a library production associate for 42 years at UNT. She enjoyed playing card games, reading, spending time with family and getting to know others.

PETER ‘PETE’ LANE, Denton. During his time at UNT from 1984 to 2009, he was a history professor and administrator who served in numerous roles, including executive assistant to the chancellor, special assistant for athletics and vice president of development. Before coming to UNT, he graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and served in the Air Force for 23 years. He won several medals as a Vietnam War fghter pilot. He commanded the emergency rescue team for the Space Shuttle, Columbia. He retired from military service in 1984 at the Pentagon as the chief of the Western Hemisphere Division air staf. Donations may be made to The Marjorie Murray Lane Audiology Endowment at UNT.

MYRTICE LARSON (’46, ’49 M.S.), Arlington. In the late 1940s, she served on the Demonstration School faculty at North Texas and then worked in education for four decades as a teacher, as well as an administrative supervisor of instruction for McKinney ISD and curriculum consultant for Arlington ISD. She retired in 1981. She and her husband established The Myrtice Nygaard Larson and Curtis Larson Scholarship for Education at UNT, and she left a planned gift benefting the College of Education. She was a member of the McConnell Society.

ALICE MILLER, Willow Park. She gave generously to UNT along with her husband, the late Jim Miller, Dean Emeritus in the College of Education. Alice was a nurse, a fashion designer and painter. Her fnal wish was to have memorial tributes made to the Dean Emeritus J.R. Miller Scholarship or the E. LaMar Hoke Memorial Scholarship at UNT.

LINDSAY MOORE FIELDS (’04, ’06 M.S., ’11 M.Ed.), Richardson. She played trombone for the Green Brigade her freshman year. In her 15 years working at UNT, she worked as an academic advisor and counselor; coordinator for academic initiatives and assessment; adjunct faculty; and assistant director for residence life. She was studying for her Ph.D. in higher education and was a teaching fellow. She worked for Collin College as an advisor for their early college program. Survivors include her husband, Matthew Fields, who works for UNT’s Data, Analytics and Institutional Research (DAIR) team.

JOHN MURPHY (’84, ’86 M.M.), Denton. The Professor Emeritus of jazz history and former chair of the Division of Jazz Studies taught at UNT from 2001 to 2020, serving as chair of jazz studies for 11 years. He designed the jazz major for the D.M.A. in performance and taught jazz history, research methods, styles and analysis. He was chair of the Division of Music History, Theory and Ethnomusicology from 2006 to 2008. An ethnomusicologist, he was an expert on Brazilian music and the author of Music in Brazil (Oxford University Press). He was awarded Fulbright and National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships for research in Brazil. As a student at UNT, he was a member of the One O’Clock Lab Band, and he continued to perform in the DFW area, playing jazz on tenor saxophone and Irish traditional music on button accordion. Survivors include his wife, Genene, retired UNT staf member. Memorials may be made to the John Murphy Scholarship Endowment for Jazz Studies.

FRED PATTERSON, Denton. The owner of the Denton-Record Chronicle until his retirement in 1999, he was a member of the College of Music Support Council and the Matthews Society. Fred and his late wife, Patsy, established three scholarships in the College of Music. He spearheaded fundraising eforts and served on search committees for UNT, and also was a member of the President’s Council and the North Texas Athletics Trustees. He received a UNT presidential citation in 1985.

FRED POLE, Denton. He served as vice president and vice chancellor for UNT for 22 years. His career started in the military when he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and he rose through the ranks, commanding operations worldwide and retiring as colonel in his 27-year military career. He oversaw countless construction projects on campus and was involved in master planning for the university. He and his wife, Barbara, were members of the Chilton Society, and Fred was named an Honorary Alumnus in 2004.

MARY ‘JANIE’ ROBINSON, Denton. As a fnancial aid counselor from 1990 to 2005, she is remembered for her positive attitude and smile as she helped many students secure their education through her work at UNT.

ALLEN WHEAR, New York City, New York. He taught baroque cello and viola da gamba as an adjunct instructor at UNT since 2010; performed as a soloist for multiple symphonies and orchestras; and appeared with many notable musical groups worldwide. He also was a prolifc writer of program notes. Survivors include his wife, violinist Cynthia Roberts, a principal lecturer in the College of Music.

Memorials

Send memorials to honor UNT alumni and friends, made payable to the UNT Foundation, to University of North Texas, Division of University Advancement, 1155 Union Circle #311250, Denton, Texas 76203-5017. Indicate on your check the fund or area you wish to support. Or make secure gifts online at one.unt.edu/giving. For more information, email giving@unt.edu or call 940-565-2900.