Dr. George Yancey is a Professor of Sociology at Baylor University. He has a Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and was professor at UNT for 19 years. He has published on the topics of institutional racial diversity, racial identity, academic bias, progressive Christians and anti-Christian hostility.

Dr. Tamara Brown is Executive Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. She has a Ph.D. and M.A. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Masters of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary.

Congratulations to these 2021 Award Winners!
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men” Col 3:23 (ESV)

Research Leadership
Dr. Wonbong Choi
Materials Science and Engineering

University Distinguished Professorship
Dr. Renee Bryce
Computer Science and Engineering

President’s Council University Service
Dr. Christy Crutsinger
Merchandising and Digital Retailing

As the 2020-2021 academic year draws to a close there is a sense of loss. More than on an existential level, it is the loss of Bertina Combes that hits so many of us within the UNT community. Bertina was more than a skillful professor and administrator — she was someone whose care and faith always affected others.

Colleen Eddy (Teacher Education) said “Bertina, Dr. Combes, was a shining light. When she entered a space, she filled it with love, grace, peace, and intention. I will miss her as a friend, colleague, mentor, and sister in Christ.”

Nandika D’Souza (Mechanical Engineering) said “Bertina brought joy, hope, and passion to everything she did. For me personally, she brought Christ’s presence into the academic secular world to help reason through many things.
“There are leaders who work for advancing position titles to communicate power and capability and those that seek positions to ensure serving through their God-given capability. Bertina was very much the latter. She exemplified servant leadership, bringing humility, a quick happy laugh, sincerity through prayer, and the advancement of others at every occasion.”