Featured Alumni Allan Garonzik ‘67

Allan Garonzik '67 was in the first graduating class of The University of Texas at Arlington in 1967 following its name change from Arlington State College. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration. As a cadet in college, he was a member of the Sam Houston Rifles drill team, a cadet captain and battalion staff member, and was also a staff member on The Shorthorn newspaper and Reveille yearbook. Garonzik served as a captain in the military police of the Texas Guard and was recruited by LTV, where he purchased classified military parts for Navy fighters and bombers. In 1970 he opened Ready Print, a small printing and graphic arts company. During the next 10 years, he opened six additional print shops. In addition to the print shops, he invented and manufactured a piece of printing equipment, selling more than 1,000 units throughout the United States. He currently is a handgun instructor for the Texas Department of Public Safety and part owner of Red's Patio & Grill Restaurant. He helped form and served as president of the Sam Houston Rifles Alumni Association and is was recognized as a 2007 Military Science Hall of Honor Inductee. He and his wife, Sandra, live in Argyle, Texas. They have two children and four grandchildren. To read more about our featured alumni, click here.

Graduation Celebration  May 9, 2008

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Graduation Celebration
Maverick Stadium (corner of Mitchell and Davis)
8:00 pm
Keynote speaker: Bob Schieffer, CBS and Face the Nation icon
Free and no tickets required
For more info, click here.

UT Arlington Launches Diversity Website www.uta.edu/diversity

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The Committee on the Status of Women and Minorities is pleased to announce the launch of a new UT Arlington Diversity Website at www.uta.edu/diversity .  This site is designed to be the authoritative point of convergence for all diversity initiatives at the University.  Among many topics, the site features relevant course listings, faculty publications and feature stories, training resources, demographic information, and upcoming lectures and events.  In this week of university-wide diversity programming and month celebrating women’s history, we invite you to pay your first visit to the site. 

Alumni Calendar of Events www.uta.edu/alumni/events

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April 11, 2008
Young Alumni Happy Hour

April 12, 2008
THE BIG EVENT

April 26, 2008
Alumni Association Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting

April 30, 2008
UT Arlington Night at the Rangers