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LETTERS TO THE EDITORS FAN MAIL FOR SPRING ISSUE … I live in Richardson and received UT Dallas Magazine, Spring 2011, at my home. The magazine was magnificent! The cover was genius, the design was awesome, and the topics and writing were excellent!! Can you tell I loved it? I brought it into the newsroom for my students to see. In addition to our News-Register, we design two magazines and a calendar every summer, so I wanted my students to see your exceptional work. Congratulations to all who worked on the magazine. I can appreciate the time and effort that was put into it. I am so proud of our affiliation with UTD, through scholarships, internships and advertising. Thank you for all you do for the students. Kathleen Stockmier Student Publications Manager North Lake College News-Register Thank you for your story on the Bolands. Stacey and Justin are really outstanding examples of the students who have started their education in our Physics Department. Marjorie D. Renfrow Graduate Counselor and Student Coordinator, Retired I just received my first copy of your new magazine. I am a proud Aggie and get TAMU’s alumni magazine, but I must say I am very impressed with the quality of this publication. I look forward to receiving future issues. Marc L. Delflache Partner Intellectual Property - Dallas Practice Head Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. 4 11 37 49 DEPARTMENTS On Campus 4 From the Lab 7 Arts and Culture 10 Athletics 13 Nice job on the newest UT Dallas Magazine, especially the cover! Mary S. Masal BS’82 I just read the new UT Dallas Magazine. Even if you had not put in a flattering, youthful photo of me, I would have to give you high praise for the issue. Well done! And I am sincerely grateful that my best years here at UTD are now a part of the recorded history. Dr. Scherry Johnson MMS’97 Director, Teacher Education, School of Interdisciplinary Studies Vice President for University Affairs, UT Dallas, 1988-1996 Alumni Notes 38 What a wonderful and beautiful magazine. I sent money in for a subscription to it. That is how much I am enjoying it. Joyce R. Johnson BGS’83 Recipient of the Green and Orange Award for Alumni Service Kudos to each of you for your hard work, but I want to express a little extra praise to LeeDon Moore and Darby O’Brien for the cover and to Sophia Dembling BA’04 for “Nothing Held Back History: How Freshmen Came to UT Dallas.” Both were extremely well done. Serenity King MA’06 Assistant Provost for Policy and Program Coordination Letters continued on page 46 In Memoriam 41 Hindsight 49 ON THE COVER Informing the cover design’s images are a Texas map depicting counties that surround the UT Dallas campus—Collin, Dallas Denton and Tarrant, and on the right, a nanotechnology paper published by Dr. Ray A Whoosh Heard 'round the World volumE 2 IssuE 1 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 1 UTDALLAS M A G A N M A G A ZZ I I N EE WINTER 2012 WINTER 2012 Corrections, Clarifications A caption on a photo on page 18 of the Spring 2011 issue incorrectly stated that Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Hobson Wildenthal was present on campus in 1989. Dr. Wildenthal joined the University in 1992. The date of the event shown in the photo is unknown. The name of contributing writer Sophia Dembling BA’04 was misspelled in the credits on the inside front cover. Baughman, the Robert A. Welch and the director of the Alan G. Have photos that show off your personal Comet connection? Send them to alumni@utdallas.edu to be considered for future issues. Distinguished Chair in Chemistry MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute at UT Dallas. Have photos that show off your personal Comet connection? Send them to alumni@utdallas.edu to be considered for future issues. Dariel Dato-On BS’11, Jinson Jose BS’11, senior accounting major Diane Henry and Jennifer Rauschuber BS’11 do the Comet Whoosh on New York City’s famed 5th Avenue. The four UT Dallas School of Management students took first place in the American Institute of CPAs Accounting Competition held in New York in January. In the last academic year, more than 40 percent of SOM undergrad and graduate students competing either as teams or as individuals captured first, second or third place in contests that ranged from creating marketing plans to mock live trading events. 42 Research T own & Gown is Teaching A Campus Transformed UT Dallas Magazine is published by the Office of Communications for the UT Dallas community. Opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily the position of the University or its administration. Copyright 2012 by The University of Texas at Dallas and The University of Texas System. Reproduction in whole or part without permission is prohibited. Send comments, letters to the editor or other communication regarding this publication to Editor, UT Dallas Magazine, 800 West Campbell Road, AD28, Richardson, TX 75080-3021; 972-883-4325; utdallasmagazine@utdallas.edu. 2 utdallas.edu http://www.utdallas.edu

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of UT Dallas Magazine - Winter 2012

UT Dallas Magazine - Winter 2012
Contents
On Campus
From the Lab
Arts and Culture
Courtside Success
Athletics
Research Is Teaching
Town and Gown
In Your Footsteps: An Alumni Perspective
Alumni Notes
In Memoriam
Hindsight

UT Dallas Magazine - Winter 2012