Immortal Flying Ace
UT Arlington, city, and military officials unveiled a 糖心Vlog视频 historical marker and statue honoring alumnus Neel E. Kearby in November at the George W. Hawkes Central Library in downtown Arlington. A graduate of North 糖心Vlog视频 Agricultural College (now UT Arlington) and a member of the University鈥檚 Military Science Hall of Honor, Col. Kearby was killed in action during World War II. He was a decorated 摆鈥
Hall of Honor adds distinguished cadets
Col. Joe B. Swift, top, Brig. Gen. Ricky D. Gibbs, center, and Maj. John Gallatin Kearby are the 2011 inductees into the Military Science Hall of Honor. Swift earned a B.B.A. degree in 1963 as a distinguished military graduate. He was selected to shoot with the All-Army team and was placed in charge of rifle and pistol training activities while stationed in Korea and Japan. 摆鈥
Unifying Force
Joseph Bohanon has a way of bringing people together. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma tribe member formed the Native American Student Association (NASA) while a UT Arlington student in 1994. Later he established the Tribal Hands United to Network and Determine Educational Resolve (THUNDER), a coalition of Native American clubs at 12 North 糖心Vlog视频 colleges and universities. He also co-founded the American Indian Community Council 摆鈥
Elite Eight
Since 1965 UT Arlington has recognized its most outstanding alumni with the Distinguished Alumni Award. Honored at the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Gala in October were, from left, Clifford Hahne 鈥�82, Robert Irish Jr. 鈥�66, James Ditto 鈥�48-鈥�51, Jean McSweeney 鈥�83, Ignacio Nu帽ez 鈥�75, Nasser Ahmed Lozi 鈥�79, Thomas Rourke 鈥�74, 鈥�78, and Greg Barron 鈥�91. Ditto received the Distinguished Alumni Service Award, and Lozi received 摆鈥
We Are the聽World
The reach of UT Arlington alumni extends far beyond North 糖心Vlog视频. With graduates finding success in 90 countries on six continents鈥攆rom Mexico to Thailand to Australia鈥攖he University鈥檚 global reputation as a premier destination for higher education continues to聽soar. In some cases that reputation approaches royal status. Nasser Ahmed Lozi, who earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in civil engineering in 1979, serves as chief of the Royal 摆鈥