James M. “Cop”
Forsyth ’12
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Year Awarded: 1973
McKinney, TX
Forsyth received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering in 1912 and 1913. After two years of military service, he founded Forsyth Engineering Co., a heavy power plant company he owned until 1970.
He has worked tirelessly to repay what he considers to be his debt to Texas A&M. As a Class Agent for the Class of ’12, he was instrumental in leading his classmates to establish the first class-sponsored President’s Endowed Scholarship. Forsyth also served The Association of Former Students as a Vice President and he and his wife endowed three of the $25,000 President’s Scholarships. Perhaps the greatest contribution Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth have made to Texas A&M University is their $300,000 commitment toward construction of the new alumni center that was located in the expanded Memorial Student Center which is now the Forsyth Center Art Galleries.
"We receive more from A&M than we will ever give back. I just want to try and repay the school that has meant so much to me, and help young people receive as I have received."
Royce E.
Wisenbaker ’39
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Year Awarded: 1973
Mineola, TX
Wisenbaker received a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering in 1939 and a master’s degree in Municipal and Sanitary Engineering in 1940. Following service in WWII, Wisenbaker and Robert E. Fix ’38 formed the engineering firm Wisenbaker Fix and Associates. The company has been responsible for well over $100 million worth of construction projects.
Wisenbaker is considered to be the “father” of the Century Club and is credited with establishing the President’s Endowed Scholarship program. As president of The Association of Former Students in 1966, Wisenbaker clearly exhibited his devotion to his alma mater by initiating the study which resulted in a new organizational structure to more effectively serve Texas A&M University.
"Mr. Wisenbaker’s commitment to higher education was exemplary. He impacted a lot of young Texans’ lives by assisting them in their efforts to get a college education."
- Governor Rick Perry ’72
Hal N.
Carr ’43
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Year Awarded: 1972
Kansas City, KS
At the age of 33, Hal Carr became the nation's youngest president of a scheduled airline when he was named President of North Central Airlines in 1954. He was elected chairman of the board of directors in 1965, is a member of the executive committee of the Company’s board, and as been a director since 1952.
Carr’s expert management and leadership over the past 18 years have been responsible for developing a small local airline in poor financial conditions into a major scheduled air carrier serving 90 cities in 13 states and two Canadian provinces and showing one of the most outstanding profit records in the industry.
A 1943 graduate of Texas A&M with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics, Hal Carr continued graduate studies in industrial management and finance at American University, Washington, D.C. He is a councilor and former trustee of the Texas A&M Research Foundation and is a member of the Air Transport Panel Advisory Committee of the Texas Transportation Institute of the Texas A&M University System. He has assisted graduate students from Texas A&M and other universities through a program of summer employment at North Central.
In his business career, Carr has been an officer and director of over 20 corporations and has a record of 27 years of top-level management experience in the industry. He entered the airline business following service in World War II as assistant director of Route Development for Trans World Airlines, Inc. He also served as a consultant to the Secretary of the Navy, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of the Air Force; chairman of the board and president of the United Capital Investors Corporation; professional lecturer of management engineering in the graduate school of Business Administration, American University, Washington, D.C.; organizational and management consultant on foreign airline operations to the Agency for International Development; and as president of T.L. & C. Company – to name but a few of his varied positions.
Hal Carr has received many awards for his contributions to the development of commercial aviation. In 1955, he was nominated by the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce as a candidate for Ten Outstanding Young Men in America. Numerous magazine articles and several books have featured his outstanding business record and his career accomplishments. His biographical listing appears in “Who’s Who in America”, “World’s Who’s Who in Finance and Industry”, “Who’s Who in the Southwest”, “Who’s Who in the Midwest”, “Who’s Who in World Aviation”, and “Poor’s Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives.”
Harold J.
Haynes ’46
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Year Awarded: 1972
Fort Worth, TX
Haynes received a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in 1947. In 1969, he was elected President of Standard Oil Co., which later became Chevron Corp. He assumed the role of Board Chairman in 1974, a position he held until his retirement in 1981.
His other activities have included directorship of the Bay Area Council and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Haynes was presented the John Rogers Award at the 11th Annual Institute on Exploration and Economics of the Petroleum Industry in 1971.
"To revitalize the tremendous productive potential of this great nation, America will need the spirit symbolized by the tradition of the 12th Man—the willingness to participate if called upon."
Dr. Frank J.
Malina ’34
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Year Awarded: 1972
Brenham, TX
Dr. Frank Malina has literally reached the stars both as a scientist-administrator and as an artist. Malina’s pioneering work in the field of rocketry is part of the basis of rockets now going to other planets. His advancement in the field of kinetic art has won him fame in recent years.
Malina is a trustee in the International Academy of Astronautics; founder-editor of Leonardo, International Journal of the Contemporary Artist; and founder of Electre Lumidyne International Corporation.
Malina received a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1934, a master’s degree in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1936, and a Doctorate of Aeronautics from Cal Tech in 1940.
He is credited with forcing the start of rocket science and technology in the 1930’s with his thesis on the theory and practice of rocketry. Malina was instrumental in establishing NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In 1954, he brought a new vision to art when he introduced electric light and movement into painting. Malina’s mobile electro-paintings have been exhibited in Paris, Lyon, Rennes, France; Milan; Rome; Prague; Amsterdam; Washington, D.C.; New York; San Francisco; and the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M campus.
"Malina has played a leading role in the development of space technology and would worthy of recognition for that accomplishment alone. But in addition, he has been a leader in the development of the International Space Academy, which has effectively promoted the interchange of scientific information about the exploration of space."
- Daniel J. Boorstin, Director, Smithsonian Institution
Edward M.
Schiwetz ’21
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Year Awarded: 1972
Cuero, TX
Schiwetz received a bachelor’s degree in Architecture in 1921. He was a noted landscape artist with more than 40 years of experience in the field. Schiwetz was a Partner and Art Director in the advertising firm of Franke, Wilkinson & Schiwetz.
His works have been exhibited in Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Michigan, California, Washington, and many places in Texas including Texas A&M University. Schiwetz has received numerous artistic awards and has taught art in Mexico and at the University of Houston.
"I hope to leave behind me a collection of indigenous paintings which will faithfully portray Texas as it is. I don’t care how desolate, how threadbare, any part of Texas is, it’s beautiful to me."
Dr. Durward B.
Varner ’40
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Year Awarded: 1972
Cottonwood, TX
Varner received a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics in 1940 and honorary doctorate degrees from Oakland University, Utah State University, and the University of Nebraska. After a more than 30-year career in educational administration, he retired as President and Chancellor of the University of Nebraska System.
His professional career as an educator began in 1946 as assistant dean of students at Texas A&M. He joined the faculty of Michigan State University in 1949. In 1952, he came director if the Cooperative Extension Service at Michigan State, and in 1955 was named vice president of that University. From 1955-71, Varner served as chancellor of Oakland University in Michigan.
"Wherever we go or whatever we may be doing, this A&M college will be with us -a part of us- in our minds and in our hearts, and will serve as a guide in our lives."
LTG Robert W.
Colglazier ’25
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Year Awarded: 1971
St. Louis, MO
Colglazier received a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in 1925. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army after 40 years, he was considered one of the world’s foremost authorities in the field of logistics. He made special studies of logistical situations in Europe for NATO and logistical studies of world oil reserves.
"His career has been an inspiration to everyone, and certainly reflects great credit on Texas A&M."
- Richard Weirus ’42, Past Executive Director of The Association of Former Students
Rex B.
Grey ’41
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Year Awarded: 1971
El Paso, TX
Grey studied Mechanical Engineering while at A&M College of Texas and received a bachelor’s degree in Engineering at the University of Houston. He became owner and President of Texas Apparatus Co. in 1955. He later joined International Telephone and Telegraph Corp., and served as President in the Africa and Middle East Headquarters. There, he initiated coordinating functions of 30 to 40 ITT companies in Africa and the Middle East from one London headquarters and these activities tripled in size under his management.
Grey gave extensive guidance and advice to the planners of SCONA XV, Black Africa: The Challenge of Development. African leaders and students were suggested for invitations and much money was provided to support these invitations. Grey also has contributed a $25,000 President’s endowed Scholarship to Texas A&M.
"The honor you bring to Texas A&M University is a source of great pride to all of us."
- Dr. Jack K. Williams, Past President, Texas A&M University
Dr. Marion T.
Harrington ’22
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Year Awarded: 1971
Plano, TX
Harrington received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1922 and his master’s in chemical engineering in 1927. His record at Texas A&M included Distinguished Student, Captain of the Corps of Cadets, Tau Beta Pi Honor Society and member of the YMCA Cabinet. He received his Doctorate in inorganic chemistry from Iowa State University in 1947.
He spent his professional life at Texas A&M where he taught chemistry from 1924 until 1946, when he was named assistant to the Dean of the College. He was named Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences in 1948 and selected to be the 12th President of Texas A&M College in 1950. He loved teaching and in many ways continued to teach as he ascended all academic ranks to become the first former student to become President and then Chancellor of the University in 1953. In 1965, Harrington was named coordinator of A&M International Programs. He was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus of both Texas A&M and Iowa State.
"Although not a man in age, Tom is more than a man in brains… He had great success in college drama and would be a scream professionally, had not a higher calling seized him."
- The 1922 Longhorn