Jack Woolf

Jack R. Woolf
2nd President of the University of Texas at Arlington
Preceded byErnest H. Hereford
Succeeded byWendell Nedderman
Personal details
Born(1924-06-10)10 June 1924
Trinidad, Texas, US
Died10 June 2014(2014-06-10) (aged 90)
Arlington, Texas, US
Alma mater
Known forPresident, University of Texas at Arlington,
  • Woolf Hall, University of Texas at Arlington
  • Distinguished Alumnus, College of Engineering, Purdue University
  • Academy of Distinguished Graduates of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University

Jack Royce Woolf (June 10, 1924 – June 10, 2014) was an American academic who arrived at Arlington State College in 1957 as dean of the college. After one year as dean, the Texas A&M Board appointed him acting president in 1958 and president in 1959. In 1967, upon the university leaving the Texas A&M System for the University of Texas System and with the accompanying name change, Woolf became president of The University of Texas at Arlington. Woolf resigned the presidency in 1968, but continued service to the university until 1989.

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