University of Texas at Arlington. Office of the President

Dr. Jack Royce Woolf was affiliated with The University of Texas at Arlington from 1957, when he became Dean of Engineering, until his retirement in 1989. He served as acting president from November, 1958 until February, 1960 and as president of the university from February 27, 1960 until his resignation from that position on August 31, 1968. During his term as president of the college, the school became a four-year college, graduate degree programs were instituted, and the school joined the University of Texas System, changing its name from Arlington State College to The University of Texas at Arlington.

From the guide to the Jack R. Woolf Papers AR297., 1954-1972, (Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library)

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