The North Texan, Volume 20, Number 3, May 1969 Page: 12

                                
1920-40's
COL DUANE I FAW ('41) — re-
ceived the Legion of Merit Feb. J in
comptroller of Texas Bank & 1 rQst Co.
in Dallas. . «
five women composers honored with
presentations of their work at the Mu-
sicians Club of-New York's Concert of
Chamber Music Wurks in • February.
ERNEST 6. BICE (B.A. '3D — me-
teorologist in charge of the U.S. Weather
Bureau's Brownsville statjpn won a De-
partment of Commerce award in No-
vember 'I'or outstanding leadership of
the Brownsville" station under the extreme
emergency conditions caused by Hurri-
cane Beulah in September 1967. .;
Washington. D.C. His wife is LUCILE
'   A '48 •>
TRAVIS L. HAWK (B.S. r48, M.S.
*51 ) — died Dec. 9 of a heart, attack.
He had been professor of educational
psychology at the University of Tennes-
see for the past 10 years.
HAROLD L. DAVIS (M.S. "47) —
is the new president of Gamco Industries,
Inc. of Big Spring. His-wife is the former
MARY JANELL WOOD (B.A. '47,
M.A. '49).
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DURLF.Y B. DAVIS JR. (B.S. 787
— was presented an appreciation key in
■ December by F.B.I. Director-.!. Edgar
Hoover for 25 years of service. He is as-
signed to the bureau's headquarters in
Washington, D.C.
^ DR. BRYANT R. HOLLAND (B.A.
'36) — director of quality maintenance
for Rheingold Breweries. Inc. with re-
sponsibilities at the company's plants in
Brooklyn, N. Y„ Orange, N. J. and New
Bedford, Mass. ~
ROBERT H; McKAY (B.A. '30) —
of Dallas is currently serving as president
of the Texas Congress of Parents and
Teachers.
FLORA FULBRIGHT POCKRUS
(B.S. '33) — is the "teacher of the year"
for the Corpus Christi schools. Her 32
years in teaching range from principal'of
1950s
. EMORY C WALTQN (B B.A.
'55) —- was elected county-district at-
torney of Eastland Co. as a write-in- can-
didate -in the November elections. He
was formerTy assistant c ou n i >T<Ti strict at-
torney of Eastland 'Go. and first uib-
tant city attorney of Abilene.
CM DR. JACK B. WADDING ION
(BlAjr'53) — director of. public.relations
for the Supreme Allied Commander At-
lantic staff in Norfolk. the only
NATO military- - command on United
States soil. *
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JERRY D. JONES (B B.A. '58.) —
has joined Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. Inc.
of Dallas as an account executive. He
was formerly a sales engineer for Texas
Instruments;
SARA L. HITT HARRIS (B.S. '51)
- is director ot "news,information iind
publications for thp North East Inde-
pendent School District in San Antonio.
PAT MATTINGLY (.B.S. '57, M.Ed.
'61) — is an instructor of education at
Austin'College in Sherman. She formerjjL.
was a consultant at the Texas Education
Agency in Austin".  
HORA£ E TRIE fSCH ( U S, '57T~—
named «the outstanding industrial arts
teacher from "the North Texas Industrial
Arts Association at the state-wide indus-
trial arts meeting at I <^;is JAAM~lJnir
vei sily. in...tehcuai >:-head -ofthc
--industrial arts department in the Ixwis-
ville public schools.
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DR DAVID
'3*,M*tV'D. 'B7) -
SIR I K r M AN
chafrmnrmfi
1M.M.
department of York (PaCollege.
1960s
M ETHEREDGE
:il for Exceptional Children.
DR. E. LEIGH SECREST (B.S: '47,
M.S. '48) — named to the board of
directors of the Oak Ridge* Associated
Universities. He is dean of he graduate
school at Texas Christian University.
works for Inter-Continental Motors
of San Antonio.
BENNIL G. SNIDER (B.S. '50) —
new secretary and- treasurer of North'
Texas Savings and Loan Association in
Denton. He has been serving as assistant
I r G ER\LD
iW/jS ' ' w -
'.*k \f'
UjUsssex.
, i*
Erickson Trades Army Green
.. - For Mean QreenJn Viet Nam
KARL PROHL (B A. '63) — is super-
visor of youth and educational acivities
f<>r rhe American Oil Co. in Chicago.
CHAW I S K< )DQI I( Q (M.Ed; '68)
— appointed, test coordinator for the
Weslaco Public Schools.
SHEILA CARR TESAR (B.A '66)
— won the Miguel Jorrin book prize for
1968-69 at the University of New Mex-
ico..The award consists of books rece.nt-
-ly published on Inter-American affairs
and goes to the graduate student with
"'Mean Green' is- rolling on the
roads of Viet Nam," writes Lt. Brent
L. Erickson (B.B.A. *68), who in late
March requested some 100 bumper
stickers to decorate the vehicles of
the 9th Motor Transport Battalion's
"T" Company.
Erickson requested the ^Mean
Green" stickers in a letter to the uni-
versity's Office of Alumni Affairs, and
Sigma Nu fraternity quickly came to
his aid.
The fraternity, which had the first
stickers printed, donated some 100 de-
cals which were immediately air
mailed to Lt. Erickson by Dr. Wayne
Adams^coordinator of alumni affairs.
in his .first letter, the NTSU {trad
wrotg: "My trucks are-preen* my tent
is preen; I have preen Utilities. Every-
thing: over here is preen except -the
dust ..."
"We have 'Mean Green' in Denton,"
he added, "Why not in South Viet
Nam?"
"Why not?" was also the reaction
at NTSU and now "T" Company's
vehicles are not only preen, they are
"Mean Green.".
the best academic record in the first se-
mester. „
JAMES W THOMPSON (B.B.A. '66)
— received his master's degree from the
^-University of Arkansas and is psycholog-
ist at Wcsj Rivet Mental Health Clinic
in Rapid C ity. His wife, JUDY OGLE-
BAY- THOMPSON (B.A. '66), is em-
ployed by the New York Life Insurance
Co. in Rapid City. ''- •
BOB WELCH (B.S. '62) — was the
first prize winner of the television fea-
ture category of the 2^>th annual White
House News Photographers Association.