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IN MEMORIAM
MARY EVELYN BUICE ALDERSON
Dr. Mary Evelyn Buice Alderson, Retired
Associate Professsor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education,
died Saturday, December 25, 1993, at age 85. She was a resident of the
Retirement and Nursing Center in Austin and had suffered for several
years from Parkinson's Disease. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Dr. C.J. (Shorty) Alderson, Associate Professor Emeritus, who died August
31, 1970. They are buried in the Austin Memorial Park
Dr. Alderson was born January 30,
1908, in Hillsboro, Texas, to Joseph Baxter Buice and Emma Rogers Buice.
She attended public schools in Hillsboro and graduated as valedictorian
from Hillsboro Junior College. She received the bachelor's and master's
degrees from the University of North Texas in Denton and the Doctor
of Education Degree from The University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Alderson served for 44 years in
the teaching profession. She was teacher of Grades 3 to 7 at Mountain
Springs, Hill County, Texas, from 1927 to 1929; principal and teacher
of Grades 4 to 7 at Jessie Hill School in 1929-30; teacher at Hillsboro
High School and Hillsboro Junior College from 1931 to 1942; and teacher
of health and physical education at Mississippi State College for Women
from 1942 to 1946. She joined the faculty of the Department of Physical
and Health Education, as it was know then, at The University of Texas
and served until her retirement in 1973
Her primary responsibility during her 27 years on
the faculty was teaching courses for the women undergraduate majors
in physical education and supervising them in student teaching. While
she was effective in the classroom, her principal contribution to their
development was counseling them in individual conferences. Her students
have had successful careers as teachers and/or administrators in the
elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities to
include those in The University of Texas System. There have been few
teachers who were better liked and more highly respected. This is evidenced
by comments made by her former students in attendance at her funeral
and others earlier in December during the state convention in Galveston
of the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation,
and Dance, an organization for which she served as President.
> After her retirement she pursued a second career
in painting that she had begun earlier. She studied in Austin and at
various places in and outside the United States and became a highly
respected artist. Her paintings were exhibited at many trade shows,
and she was successful in selling them.
In addition to being an outstanding teacher, she
made significant contributions through professional associations at
the state, district, and national levels. She served as an officer and
on committees and participated on convention programs for the Texas
Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance; the
American Alliance and Southern District Association for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation, and Dance; and the National and Southern District
Associations for Physical Education of College Women. She was also affiliated
with the American School Health Association; National Recreation Association;
National Education Association; National Society for College Teachers
of Education; American Association of University Professors; American
Association for University Women; and Texas State Teachers Association.
She served in numerous capacities with the American Red Cross and the
Girl Scouts of America and was active in the Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Alderson received many honors in recognition for
her services. She was elected to membership in Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Lambda
Theta, and Delta Kappa Gamma. She was listed in Who's Who of American
Women and Who's Who in American Education. She was the recipient
of the Honor Awards from the Southern Association for Physical Education
of College Women; American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation, and Dance; Southern District Association for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation, and Dance; and Texas Association for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.
<signed>
Robert M. Berdahl,
President
The University of Texas at Austin
<signed>
H. Paul Kelley, Secretary
The General Faculty
This Memorial Resolution was prepared by a special
committee consisting of Professors Lynn W. McCraw (Chair), Mary Lou
A. LeCompte, and Waneen W. Spirduso.
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