EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1895 as Arlington College. In 1917 it joined the Texas A & M system, then became part of the University of Texas on 23 April 1965. In 1967 the name was changed to University of Texas at Arlington.

Location:
Arlington, TX

Founding Date:
1895

Enrollment:
25,000

Official Website:
http://www.uta.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Howard Ahmanson, Jr.	Philanthropist	3-Feb-1950		Reclusive fundamentalist-Christian philanthropist
Pat Choate	Economist	27-Apr-1941		Ross Perot's running mate in 1996
Kathleen B. Cooper	Economist	c. 1948		Dean, UNT Business School
Tommy Franks	Military	17-Jun-1945		Former C-in-C, US Central Command
Trey Hillman	Baseball	4-Jan-1963		Manager, Kansas City Royals
Phillip R. Kevil	Business	c. 1951		VP at XTO Energy, 1987-97
Terry L. McElroy	Business	c. 1949		McLane Grocery Distribution
Frank H. Moeller	Business	c. 1945		VTEL Corporation
Lou Diamond Phillips	Actor	17-Feb-1962		Young Guns II
William Dean Singleton	Business	1951		Texan newspaper mogul
Kelcy L. Warren	Business	c. 1956		CEO of Energy Transfer Partners
Morgan Woodward	Actor	16-Sep-1925		Punk Anderson on Dallas

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gilbert Plass	Physicist	22-Mar-1922	1-Mar-2004	Climate change scientist
Donald W. Tang	Business	c. 1963		Vice Chairman of Bear Stearns

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert E. Witt	Educator	16-Sep-1940		President, University of Alabama

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