The 2010 Distinguished Alumni are, from left, Ignacio Nu帽ez ('75), Greg Barron ('91), James Ditto, Robert Irish Jr. ('66), Jean McSweeney ('83), Nasser Ahmed Lozi ('79), Clifford Hahne ('82), and Thomas Rourke ('74, '78). Visit www.uta.edu/alumni/distinguished for more information on the honorees.
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Recipients announced for UT Arlington鈥檚 highest alumni honor
Eight former students will be recognized for their professional achievements and service to the community and University at the on Oct. 16 in the E.H. Hereford University Center.
Greg Barron (鈥�91), Clifford Hahne (鈥�82), Robert Irish Jr. (鈥�66), Jean McSweeney (鈥�83), Ignacio Nu帽ez (鈥�75), and Thomas Rourke (鈥�74, 鈥�78) will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award. James Ditto will receive the Distinguished Alumni Service Award, and Nasser Ahmed Lozi (鈥�79) will receive the Distinguished International Alumni Award.
Eight former students who have excelled in a range of professions will be honored at the Distinguished Alumni Gala.
Barron, who earned a B.B.A. in finance from the , is founder and CEO of The Barron Companies Inc., which holds interests in construction, architecture, engineering, and real estate development. His company also starts and sustains village schools and an orphanage in聽India.
Hahne holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in mechanical engineering from the . He is a regional president for Lehigh Hanson, Inc., and has been recognized for his contributions by the U.S. Department of Labor, the Associated General Contractors, and other organizations in the concrete pipe and products industry.
Irish earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in from the . He was in the UT Arlington Cadet Corps and later served with the 51st Signal Battalion in Korea. He founded Texcom Southwest and later sold it to Intermec Corp. He currently serves as president of Controls International Inc.
Dr. McSweeney, who holds a master鈥檚 degree from the , is a professor and associate dean for research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. She teaches in the doctoral program and has contributed significantly to the field of women鈥檚 cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Nu帽ez earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in from the College of Science. In the past 25 years he has delivered thousands of babies to area mothers. In 2008 his peers elected him to serve as 糖心Vlog视频 Health Arlington Memorial Hospital鈥檚 president of the medical staff.
Rourke holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in from the and a master鈥檚 degree from the . He recently teamed with partners to establish Ascend Health Corp., which owns and operates behavioral programs, including hospitals, day treatment, and outpatient centers.
Ditto attended UT Arlington when it was North 糖心Vlog视频 Agricultural College and . He has served on the Development Board, Alumni Association Board, Athletic Council, and as chair of the Athletic Facility Group for the Maverick Athletic 2020 Advisory Board.
His Excellency Lozi, who earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in from the College of Engineering, serves as chief of the Royal Hashemite Court for Jordan鈥檚 King Abdullah II. Lozi has been called the second most powerful person in Jordan.