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Academy awaits board completion, first meeting (open access)

Academy awaits board completion, first meeting

Newspaper clipping of an article by Jay Johnson, noting that the TAMS advisory board is more than half complete, and that Dr. Rogers Redding hopes to have it filled and meeting within a few weeks.
Date: October 2, 1987
Creator: Johnson, Jay
System: The UNT Digital Library
Academy faces battle for 1989-90 funding (open access)

Academy faces battle for 1989-90 funding

Newspaper article discussing the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science's struggle to gain funding for the 1989-90 school year from the Texas Legislature.
Date: January 20, 1989
Creator: Lusk, Melinda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Academy prepares for second class (open access)

Academy prepares for second class

Article discussing the requirements for admission to the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, and the geographic distribution of academy students.
Date: Summer 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Academy sharpens teens' math, science skills (open access)

Academy sharpens teens' math, science skills

Article discussing the students of the first class of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science.
Date: May 9, 1989
Creator: Pryzant, Connie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Addition displaces students from halls (open access)

Addition displaces students from halls

Article discussing the beginning of construction on an addition to McConnell Hall, and the students that will be displaced by the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science taking over the dormitory.
Date: March 3, 1989
Creator: Lusk, Melinda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biologist isolates receptor responsible for PMS effects (open access)

Biologist isolates receptor responsible for PMS effects

Newspaper article discussing the work of a member of the University of North Texas's biology faculty resulting in the isolating of a serotonin receptor.
Date: January 1989
Creator: Adler, Karen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Board OKs TAMS expansion (open access)

Board OKs TAMS expansion

Article discussing the approved expansion of McConnell Hall, and the number of college and academy students who require campus housing.
Date: July 20, 1989
Creator: Hemby, Julie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campus to open math, science academy (open access)

Campus to open math, science academy

Newspaper article by Nancy Mathis detailing the opening of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science in Denton, Texas.
Date: July 14, 1987
Creator: Mathis, Nancy
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: $289,000 in funds given for academy] (open access)

[Clipping: $289,000 in funds given for academy]

Article discussing donations from from various businesses, residents, and organizations to the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. It includes background information on the program and the first students who will attend when the school opens. Parts of articles and ads are on the back.
Date: 1988
Creator: Bennett-Cobb, Dawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Academy hopefuls tour campus: 500 students learn about UNT program] (open access)

[Clipping: Academy hopefuls tour campus: 500 students learn about UNT program]

Article about prospective students touring Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science and the University of North Texas campus. It discusses the success of the first semester and the funding situation for the Academy. Parts of other articles are on the reverse.
Date: January 15, 1989
Creator: Cobb, Dawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Academy reflects educational leadership] (open access)

[Clipping: Academy reflects educational leadership]

Guest column discussing the five "chief virtues" of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science program. Portions of other articles are on the back.
Date: 1989~
Creator: Stanely, Julian
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Academy students find place at college] (open access)

[Clipping: Academy students find place at college]

Article interviewing students at the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science about their first semester living on the University of North Texas campus. Parts of ads are on the reverse of the article.
Date: January 20, 1989
Creator: Cobb, Dawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: High school students to invade NT: Gifted juniors and seniors get head start at college] (open access)

[Clipping: High school students to invade NT: Gifted juniors and seniors get head start at college]

Article discussing the proposal to establish the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science including plans for the school and funding needs. Partial articles are on the back of the clipping.
Date: February 19, 1987
Creator: Longoria, Michele
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: It adds up -- shortage of mathematicians looms] (open access)

[Clipping: It adds up -- shortage of mathematicians looms]

Article discussing the lack of trained mathematicians in the United States and the declining number of people in the U.S. earning doctorates in math since 1972.
Date: December 13, 1987
Creator: Associated Press
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: NT academy gets $100,000 donation] (open access)

[Clipping: NT academy gets $100,000 donation]

Article discussing a donation from the Sid Richardson Foundation in Fort Worth, Texas to the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. It includes background information on the program and similar programs across the country. Part of an editorial and cartoon are on the back of the clipping.
Date: April 28, 1988
Creator: Kukis, Heidi
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: NT develops academy that is one of a kind] (open access)

[Clipping: NT develops academy that is one of a kind]

Article discussing the start of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science in fall 1988 including some background information on the program and plans for the next three years.
Date: September 18, 1987
Creator: Myers, Shyloa
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: NT gives special recognition awards] (open access)

[Clipping: NT gives special recognition awards]

Article discussing the recipients of the 1989 University of North Texas President's Award (Dr. James Miller) and the President's Special Recognition Award (Dr. Jim Berry Pearson and Rachel Mays). Portions of other articles are on the reverse.
Date: April 28, 1989
Creator: Moore, Kelly
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Students thrive on learning: Louisiana School challenges 400 of the best #1] (open access)

[Clipping: Students thrive on learning: Louisiana School challenges 400 of the best #1]

Photocopy of an article discussing the program at the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts on the Northwestern State University campus.
Date: 1987
Creator: Markley, Melanie; Westerfield, David & Fields, Gary
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Students thrive on learning: Louisiana School challenges 400 of the best #2] (open access)

[Clipping: Students thrive on learning: Louisiana School challenges 400 of the best #2]

Photocopy of an article discussing the program at the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts on the Northwestern State University campus.
Date: 1987
Creator: Markley, Melanie; Westerfield, David & Fields, Gary
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: TAMS closes first year with success] (open access)

[Clipping: TAMS closes first year with success]

Article interviewing students in the first class of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science program at the University of North Texas.
Date: 1989
Creator: Janos, Cathy
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Texas math and science academy deserves support] (open access)

[Clipping: Texas math and science academy deserves support]

Article submitted to the "My Word" column discussing the opening of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at UNT, and why the program deserves support from citizens in Texas. A partial article and ad are on the back of the clipping.
Date: 1988
Creator: Langley, E. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: The cream rises: Academy opens with brightest high school juniors] (open access)

[Clipping: The cream rises: Academy opens with brightest high school juniors]

Article discussing the first students who attended the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas. Parts of other articles and ads are also included.
Date: August 24, 1988
Creator: Gilberto, Julie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Director to resign from UNT academy (open access)

Director to resign from UNT academy

Newspaper article announcing Rogers Redding's decision to resign from the position of director of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science for a one-year term as a visiting faculty member at the U. S. Air Force Academy in Colorado.
Date: January 13, 1989
Creator: Cobb, Dawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Concerns Aiding Programs for Gifted (open access)

Economic Concerns Aiding Programs for Gifted

Article by Ellen Flax discussing the establishment of college-level programs for gifted and talented students in the United States.
Date: May 13, 1987
Creator: Flax, Ellen
System: The UNT Digital Library