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All in the Maverick Family
How one UT Arlington degree can launch a multigenerational legacy
Winter 2012 · Comment ·
Some families hand down heirlooms from generation to generation. Others keep recipes, stories, traditions.
Still others create legacies.
Beginning with George Arthur Hendricks, Class of 1942 at North 糖心Vlog视频 Agricultural College, the Hendricks family has claimed four multigenerational UT Arlington graduates.
鈥淐ontinuous learning is encouraged. It鈥檚 why I鈥檝e always been proud to be associated with this university.鈥�
鈥�My parents were from Fort Worth, and I was familiar with the school from frequent visits from my childhood,鈥� says Randoll 鈥淩andy鈥� Dean Hendricks 鈥�72, George鈥檚 son. After hearing about his brother Barry鈥檚 鈥�65 experience at Arlington State College, Randy knew UT Arlington was the school for him. 鈥淚 got an excellent education there,鈥� he says. 鈥淚 enjoyed the classes and became quite comfortable in the 蝉肠丑辞辞濒.鈥�
When son Eric 鈥�02 transferred from Baylor to UT Arlington, he not only carried on the Hendricks family鈥檚 Maverick tradition, he added to it. Eric met his future wife, Alicia Rodriguez Hendricks 鈥�01, on campus. Alicia herself is a second-generation UT Arlington graduate; her father, Armando H. Rodriguez, earned a degree in from the University in听1970.
Alicia and Eric hope their two young children continue the family legacy.
鈥�UT Arlington has so much to offer, and it has become a top-tier institution in the state,鈥� Alicia says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 far from the commuter campus it used to be, and I know it will give the kids the foundation they need in order to become successful in whatever ventures they choose.鈥�
Distinguished Alumnus David Hunn 鈥�78, 鈥�80, 鈥�92, chief scientist and director of the technical staff at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, can attest to the foundation that UT Arlington provides. Dr. Hunn is a second-generation UT Arlington graduate, and his son and daughter have both enrolled in the University鈥檚 joint degree and honors programs.
鈥�It鈥檚 great to see them on this campus,鈥� he says. 鈥淭hey have definitely flourished here.鈥�
As an adjunct professor in the , Hunn not only has kept tabs on the University鈥檚 growth, he has seen firsthand how students develop into leaders.
鈥�UT Arlington does more than just stuff facts into your head,鈥� he says. 鈥溙切腣log视频 are prepared for life through the building of leadership skills and self-confidence. Continuous learning is encouraged. It鈥檚 why I鈥檝e always been proud to be associated with this university.鈥�