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Wildenthal Brothers to Receive Sul Ross Distinguished Alumni Awards 10/27/09
Sul Ross State University News Release
October 27, 2009
Alpine, Texas - Brothers Kern and Hobson Wildenthal, whose impressive higher education careers began in Alpine, will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards during Sul Ross State University’s Homecoming Nov. 7.
Dr. Hobson Wildenthal, Garland, a 1958 Sul Ross graduate, has served 17 years as the chief academic officer – Executive Vice President and Provost – for the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Kern Wildenthal, Dallas, who graduated in 1960, retired in 2008 after 22 years as President of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. They are the sons of the late Bryan Wildenthal, Sul Ross’ fifth President (1952-65).
R. Keith Martin, executive director and chief executive officer of the San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Inc. (SALE), will receive the Slingin’ Sammy Baugh Award for Outstanding Service.
Martin, San Antonio, has been a major supporter of Sul Ross and its agricultural programs as the SALE CEO for the past nine years. Through the years SALE has donated over $87 million to agricultural education, including more than $1 million to Sul Ross through improvements, grants and scholarships. SALE remains the largest single contributor to Sul Ross in scholarships, more than $850,000.
Hobson Wildenthal
After graduating from Alpine High School in 1955, Hobson Wildenthal enrolled at Sul Ross, receiving a B.A. in 1958 in English and Mathematics. He received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Kansas in 1964 and specialized in experimental and theoretical nuclear structure physics.
Wildenthal’s research was supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation for 20 years. His teaching career included stops at Rice University, a postdoctoral fellowship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Texas A&M University, Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Drexel University, where he was head of the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science.
In 1987, Wildenthal became Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New Mexico. In 1992, he was named chief academic officer at the University of Texas at Dallas.
He has served as a consultant and visiting professor/scientist at the University of Munich; Institute for Heavy-ion Research, Darmstadt, Germany; University of Paris, Nuclear Science Advisory Committee, National Science Foundation; Oxford University; University of Pennsylvania; University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Wildenthal has 180 refereed journal publications, 18 review articles and two edited books to his credit.
Among his numerous awards and honors are Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Kansas; Senior U.S. Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany; Chairman of the Gordon Research Conference, Nuclear Structure Physics; and a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship.
Wildenthal and his wife, Adele, have five children, Rebecca, Bryan, Lora, Kerry and Andrea; and five grandchildren, James, Justin, Vera, Sophie and Walter.
Kern Wildenthal
Younger brother Kern graduated from Alpine High School in 1958, completed his B.A. in English at Sul Ross in two years (1960) and was accepted at U.T. Southwestern Medical Center at the age of 18, receiving his M.D. in 1964. He earned a Ph.D. in Medicine from the University of Cambridge (England) in 1970.
He returned to UT Southwestern Medical Center as an assistant professor in 1970, and was later promoted to associate and full professorships. He was named Dean in 1976 and President in 1986. He retired in 2008, but continues to serve as President of the Southwestern Medical Foundation.
During his presidential tenure, UT Southwestern’s endowment increased from $40 million to $1.3 billion; the physical size of the medical center more than tripled, to 8 million square feet; and the campus expanded from 65 acres to 231 acres. UT Southwestern’s faculty include four active Nobel laureates, 17 members of the National Academy of Sciences and 19 members of the Institute of Medicine of the NAS, including Wildenthal.
Awards and honors include selection as a Guggenheim Fellow, Institute of Medicine and membership in the Texas Business Hall of Fame. Wildenthal is active in professional organizations and volunteer groups, including the Dallas Opera, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Citizens Council, Dallas Center for the Performing Arts and the Dallas Opera, where he serves as president.
He and his wife, Marnie, have two daughters, three granddaughters and two grandsons.
R. Keith Martin
Martin, the SALE CEO for the past nine years, began his relationship with the San Antonio Livestock Exposition in 1969 as a volunteer. His support of agriculture is extensive, and he also serves as chairman of the board of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and interim CEO and commissioner. He is a member of the board of trustees for the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy.
A recipient of the Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Award from Texas Tech University, Martin also serves on the boards of the Happy Hill Farm Academy and Home; Texas FFA Foundation; Texas Wildlife Association; San Antonio Police Training Advisory Board; Lytle State Bank; and is a member of the Texas Rangers Association Foundation.
