University of North Texas System
| University of North Texas System | |
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UNT headquarters in Dallas | |
| Established |
1890 (forerunner institution founded) 1980 (system created) 2003 (system formalized) |
| Type | Public university system |
| Chairman | Brint Ryan |
| Chancellor |
Lee F. Jackson (2002–present) |
| Vice-Chancellor |
Rosemary R. Haggett, PhD Academic Affairs & Student Success
Janet Waldron Finance
Allen Clemson Administration & Chief of Staff
T.J. "Jack" Morton, JD Governmental Relations
Nancy S. Footer, JD General Counsel
James Maguire Facilities Planning & Construction & Chief Architect |
| Students | 36,000 (as 2014) |
| Location |
1901 Main St. Dallas, Texas 75201 |
| Campus |
UNT System (Dallas) UNT (Denton) UNT Heath Science Center UNT Dallas UNT Dallas College of Law |
| Website |
www |
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The University of North Texas System is a public university system, headquartered in Downtown Dallas, in the former Titche-Goettinger Building.[1] It is the administrative overseer of four otherwise autonomous Texas institutions of higher learning: (i) the University of North Texas, a comprehensive research institution based in Denton, (ii) the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, (iii) the University of North Texas at Dallas in South Dallas, and (iv) the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law in Downtown Dallas.
History
The UNT Regents initially created the system in 1980 to optimize management with the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, which, 5 years earlier (September 1, 1975) became part of UNT by way of merger.[2] As a reflection of growth, the UNT System was formalized in 2003 by the 78th Texas Legislature.
Constituent institutions
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas, the System's flagship institution, a four-year general education university in Denton, Texas.
University of North Texas Health Science Center
The University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) is a graduate-level institution which includes the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM), the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Public Health, the School of Health Professions, and the UNT System College of Pharmacy.
University of North Texas at Dallas
The University of North Texas at Dallas (formerly known as the System Center and UNT Dallas Campus) is a university established as a branch campus of the University of North Texas in 2000. In April 2009, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board certified this enrollment and granted UNT Dallas status as an independent general academic institution. Now, the freestanding school is known as the University of North Texas at Dallas, the first public university within Dallas city limits. Freshmen and sophomores are being admitted for the first time in the fall of 2010.
University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law
The University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law is a new law school founded in the fall of 2014 as part of the University of North Texas at Dallas.
Board of Regents
The system is governed by the University of North Texas Board of Regents, whose members are appointed by the governor to serve six-year terms. The system added its first student regent — a one-year appointment that does not carry voting rights — in February 2006.
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- Current regents, Governor Rick Perry appointees
- Milton B. Lee: appointed May 2013 — expires May 2017
- B. Glen Whitley: appointed July 2013 — expires May 2019
- Rusty Reid: appointed July 2013 — expires in May 2019
- Gwyn Clarkston Shea (born 1937): appointed November 2007 — expired May 2013, re-appointed July 2013 — expires May 2019
- Gwyn Clarkston Shea (born 1937): appointed November 2007 — expired May 2013, re-appointed July 2013 — expires May 2019
- Donald Cullen Potts (born 1938): appointed September 2011 — expires May 2017
- Alfredo "Al" A. Silva, Jr. (born 1955): Reappointed September 2011 — expires May 2017
- Michael Roe Bradford (born 1946): appointed August 2009 — expires May 2015
- Stephen "Steve" Harris Mitchell (born 1962): appointed August 2009 — expires May 2015
- George Brinton "Brint" Ryan (born 1964): appointed August 2009 — expires May 2015
- Student member
- Christopher D. Vera (student regent): appointed June 2014 — expires May 2015
- Former regents
- Governor Rick Perry appointees
- Jack Arlan Wall (born 1940): November 2007 — May 2013; appointed chairman August 2011
- Donald "Don" Alden Buchholz (born 1929): November 2007 — May 2013
- Michael Ray Williams, D.O. (born 1954): appointed September 2011 — expires May 2017 (served until 2012; appointed President of UNT Health Science Center July 2014)
- Charles D. Mitchell, MD: appointed March 2006 — expired May 2011
- Charles "Chuck" Beatty (born 1946): appointed 2002 — expired 2006
- Claude Daniel Smith (born 1938) (former chairperson): appointed February 2002; reappointed March 2006 — May 2011
- Rice Matthews Tilley, Jr. (born 1936): appointed 2002 — expired May 2009
- Former student members
- Brittany Adams: appointed February 2006 — expired January 2007 (1st UNT student Regent)
- Diana Schulz: appointed February 2007 — expired January 2008
- Meghan Vittrup: appointed June 2008 — expired May 2009
- Jennifer Ozan: appointed June 2009 — expired May 2010
- Jonathan Gallegos: appointed June 2010 — expired May 2011
- Christian Dean: appointed June 2011 — expired May 2012
- Alexandria C. Perez: appointed June 2012 — expired May 2013
- Rudy Reynoso: appointed June 2013 — expired May 2014
- Gayle W. Strange (née Gayle Ann Weber; born 1945): reappointed 2002 — expired May 2009
- Robert A. Nickell: reappointed 2002 — expired May 2009
- Governor George W. Bush appointees
- John Robert "Bobby" Ray: appointed 1995; Reappointed May 2001 — expired November 2007
- Roy Gene Evans: Appointed July 1998 (fulling unexpired term of Wright); reappointed 1999 — resigned 2002
- Richard Knight, Jr.: Appointed June 1999 — resigned 2002
- Tom Lazo, Sr.: 1999 — 2005
- Marjorie Craft (née Bowens; born 1945): appointed June 2000 — May 2001 (filling unexpired term of Kirven)
- Robert A. Nickell: appointed 2000 — expired May 2002 (filling unexpired term of a board member)
- Gayle W. Strange (née Gayle Ann Weber; born 1945): appointed 1997 — expired May 2002
- Governor Ann Richards appointees
- Topsy Wright (née Topsy Eddie Mae Robertson; 1928–1998): appointed August 1993 — expired May 1998
- Jerry Farrington: appointed August 1993 — expired May 1999
- Lupe Murchison (née Lucille Hughes Gannon; 1925–2001): appointed August 1993 — expired May 1999
- Governor Bill Clements appointees
- Joe W. Kirven (born 1932): appointed 1989; reappointed 1995; resigned 2000
- Governor Dolph Bricoe appointees
- Edwin Bruce Street, Sr. (1912–2005): reappointed 1977
- William "Bill" Wallace Jamar, Jr (1924–2003): reappointed 1977
- A.M. Willis, Jr. (1916–2011): reappointed 1977
- Elton Edward Stuessy (1920–2010): 1973 — 1985, a general contractor, Stuessy headed the Buildings Committee
- Kenneth Alton May (born 1929): appointed 1973 to fill unexpired term (UNT BA Journalism, 1949)
- Vernon Frank (Doc) Neuhaus (1901–1983): appointed 1973 to fill unexpired term
- Governor Preston Smith appointees
- William "Bill" Wallace Jamar, Jr (1924–2003): appointed 1971
- Hugh Othella Wolfe (1912–2010): reappointed 1971
- Davie James Lawson (1927–2007): appointed 1969 (UNT alumnus) (succeeded Joe Nelson)
- Gus Sessions Wortham (1891-1976): appointed 1969 (succeeded Ben Wooten)
- Berl Edward Godfrey (1906–1992): appointed 1969 (to succeed David A. Kimbell); rejected by the Texas Senate March 1971[3]
- Governor John Connally appointees
- A.M. Willis, Jr. (1916–2011): 1965 — 1983 (chairman from 1969 to 1979)
- Edwin Caton Pannell (1900–1986): 1965 —
- Raymond Lee Tollett (1907–1969): 1965 —
- Governor Price Daniel appointees
- Carroll Fulton Sullivant (1902–1978): appointed in 1961 (1925 graduate of UNT)
- Berl Edward Godfrey (1906–1992): reappointed 1961
- Governor Allan Shivers appointees
- Charles Wayne Duke (1905–1991): 1951 — 1957
- Berl Edward Godfrey (1906–1992): 1951 — 1957
- Stephen Austin Kerr (1900–1967): 1951 — 1957
- Jack Sisco: 1953 — 1959
- Frank Joseph Storm, Jr. (1918–1963): 1953 — 1959
- Thomas Carlisle Rountree (1893–1962)): 1953 — 1959
- Governor Beauford Jester appointees (inaugural board)
- Six-year terms
- Benjamin Harrison Wooten (1894–1971): 1949 — 1969 (chairman from 1949 to 1969)
- James Henry Allison: 1949 — 1957
- Grace Cartwright (née Woodruff; 1908–2003): 1949 — 1957
- Four-year terms
- Charles I. Francis: 1949 — 1953
- Robert H. Montgomery: 1949 — 1953
- Edward D. Norment: 1949 — 1953
- Two-year terms
- George Eagle: 1949 — 1951
- Stephen Austin Kerr (1900–1967): 1949 — 1951
- Charles Robert McCrady: 1949 — 1951
- Unclassified former appointees
- George Whitfield Pepper (born 1941)
- Emory Burle Pettit (born 1934)
- Martha Fuller Turner (née Mary Martha Fuller; born 1940)
- George Whitfield Pepper (born 1941)
- Emory Burle Pettit (born 1934)
- Martha Fuller Turner (née Mary Martha Fuller; born 1940)
- 1891 Board of Regents[4]
- Hon. Joseph Weldon Bailey (1962–1929), Gainesville
- William Alonzo Squires (1839–1924), Henrietta
- Maj. Matthew Watson Deavenport (sometimes spelled "Davenport;" 1828–1911), Denton
- Col. Thomas Walter Abney (1831–1902), Denton
- Judge Finis Ewing Piner (1837–1900), Denton
- Hon. Alvin Clark Owsley (1855–1938), Denton
- John Allen Hann (1846–1920), Denton
- Joseph William Cook (1841–1916), Denton
- William A. Ponder (1848–1911), Denton — Ponder's daughter, Helen Ponder (1875–1954), married Alfred H. Belo, Jr., son of the founder of the Dallas Morning News
Chancellors
- 1980–1981: Frank Vandiver, PhD, was appointed President and Chancellor July 1980, making him UNT's eleventh president and first chancellor. He resigned August 27, 1981, to accept the presidency of Texas A&M University. The Chancellor's post, at that time, oversaw the University of North Texas and University of North Texas Health Science Center. The position for a Chancellor was created by the UNT Board of Regents in 1980 and the system was formalized in 2003 by the 78th Texas Legislature. Vandiver's thirteen-month tenure in the dual role as president and chancellor is the shortest of either in the one hundred and twenty-four-year history of UNT.
- 1982–2002: Alfred Hurley, PhD & Brig. Gen. USAF (Ret.), was appointed president and chancellor on February 1, 1982, making him UNT's twelfth president and second chancellor. He stepped down as president of UNT in October 2000 to become the system's first full-time chancellor.[5][6] Hurley stepped down as Chancellor on August 31, 2002. He is currently Emeritus Chancellor. Hurley had previously served 30 years in the U.S. Air Force, where, from 1966 to 1980, he headed the History Department at the Air Force Academy and served as chairman of its Humanities Division.[6]
- His tenures as president, eighteen years, and chancellor, twenty years, are the longest of either position in the histories of UNT and the UNT System. In August 2002, the Regents renamed UNT Administration Building — currently fifty-eight years old — in honor of Alfred F. and Johanna H. Hurley.
References
- ↑ "UNT System Offices" (Archive), University of North Texas System, "UNT System Building 1901 Main Street Dallas, Texas 75201" (retrieved January 3, 2014)
- ↑ "Board Okays NT, TCOM Final Merger," by Joyce Hopkins, Denton Record-Chronicle, December 8, 1974
- ↑ "3 Appointments Rejected by Senate," Dallas Morning News, March 26, 1971, Sec. A, pg 11
- ↑ "Texas Normal College Exercises," Dallas Morning News, June 19, 1891, pg. 6
- ↑ "Hurley Chosen NTSU President," by Chuck Cook, Dallas Morning News, February 2, 1982, pg. 12
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Regents rename UNT Administration Building in honor of Alfred F. and Johanna H. Hurley," UNT News Service, August 8, 2002
External links
- Official websites
- UNT System (Downtown Dallas)
- UNT (Denton)
- UNT Health Science Center (Fort Worth)
- UNT Dallas
- UNT Dallas College of Law (Downtown Dallas)
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Coordinates: 32°46′54″N 96°47′43″W / 32.781675°N 96.795247°W