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RIP: Luther Paden Neeley
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dentonrc/name/luther-neeley-obituary?id=55249904 Luther Paden Neeley, 88, of Denton, Texas went to be with his glorious Savior Jesus Christ on May 31, 2024. Paden was born to Hubert and Orthany Neely on September 1, 1935, in Hardy Arkansas. As an only child, he grew up as an active young boy in Hardy and then moved with his mom to Jonesboro, Arkansas, in his teenage years. This move - in God's great providence - set in motion an educational career and professional legacy that spanned six decades. Paden earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Arkansas State University and was a Distinguished Military Graduate of their ROTC program. Paden then served in the National Guard and active duty during the Berlin crisis. Paden went on to complete both a Masters and Ph.D. in Accounting at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Notably, Paden was both the first and youngest (age 25) awarded Ph.D. in accounting at the university. Paden came to Denton, Texas in 1960 and had an acclaimed career at the University of North Texas for over 40 years. He was recognized numerous times for his excellence as an educator. Paden authored numerous textbooks and materials in accounting, and was honored as a Faculty All-Star Teacher in 1967 and Outstanding Professor in the College of Business in 1975. To honor him, former students established a professorship at UNT in his name in 2006. While teaching at UNT, Paden was the visionary and founding director of the Professional Development Institute, known as PDI across Texas and the nation. With Paden as president, PDI was a non-profit center providing career development programs throughout the US and around the world. Before retiring, Paden was a Vice President at the AICPA. -
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North Texas to host expanded College Football Playoff semifinal game
The Texas Education Agency has placed the University of North Texas’ educator preparation program on probation for the second consecutive year. According to the TEA’s accountability system for teaching certification, a program can be put on probation “if the [program] accumulates less that 80% of the possible points in the Accountability System for Educator Preparation Index system” — that is, if too many students fail their exams. A program can also earn probation status by violating state certification rules or the Texas Education Code’s certification statutes. Ruthanne Thompson, the interim dean of the UNT College of Education, said the probation came as a result of candidate performance. “At this time, college and university officials are working with the TEA to resolve the matter,” Thompson said in a statement to the Denton Record-Chronicle. “The accreditation process is meant to improve the state’s education programs. They informed us of areas of needed improvement and have provided input on our plans and we are using this opportunity to improve teacher preparedness in support of the growing workforce needs of our region and state. We do expect to be back in compliance after this year’s review.” The TEA accreditation dashboard didn’t indicate if UNT was deficient in content areas, such as math or language arts, or if it had violated state education certification board rules or the Texas Education Code. Thompson and university communications officials didn’t reply to a question regarding what deficiencies caused the probation, or other questions regarding the number of candidates who graduated with certifications during the 2023-24 school year. Read more: https://www.ketr.org/2024-06-06/tea-places-unt-educator-preparation-program-on-probation-for-second-year-in-row -
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The fact that we kept Matt Caponi after last year has me at about a 1.5. -
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NBA Finals: Mavs vs. Boston
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NCAA OK's on-field sponsor logos for regular-season football games
Good to see that the NCAA is realizing the AD is the best place to process NIL ads and payments. That provides some guardrails.
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