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Woodrow Jones, Jr., 58,
professor of political science
and dean emeritus in the
College of Liberal Arts,
passed away Tuesday morn-
ing .November 22, 2005 in
College Station. He waa
born February
1947 in McKen2
TN.
Woodrow
came to Texas
A&M Universi-
ty in 1988. He
served as associ-
ate Dean in the
College of Liber-
al Arts in` 1989,
interim Dean fror
1993-1994 a
Dean from 1
2001. He was tiic ~~,~~
black dean appointed at
Texas A&M University. As
Dean, he placed great
emphasis on infusing the lib-
eral arts programs with as
emphasis on diversity and
internationalism.
Woodrow was a co-
founder of the Texas Associ-
ation of Deans of Liberal
Arts and Sciences (TAD-
LAS), serving as president
during the 1999-2000 aca-
demic year. He earned his
master's degree and his
Ph.D. in political science
from the University of Ore-
gon. He also held a master of
public health degree from
the University of Texas
School of Public health in
Houston, and a B.A. degree
in political science from the
University of New Mexico.
Woodrow was a member of
many professional organiza-
tions including the National
Conference of Black Politi-
cal Scientists, the Confer-
ence of Minority Public
Administrators, and the
National Forum of Black
Public Administrators.
"He was loving, true and
honest" his another Florence
crated "He was a giv-
person, always
.dy to help oth-
rs who couldn't
help them-
selves".
He is pre-
ceded in death
by his brother,
Ernest Jones.
Woodrow is
survived by his
rife, Mary
elf; two daugh-
Kamilah and
~,a„~~,ah; one grand-
son, Torrence Woodrow "Lit-
tle Woody"; his parents,
Woodrow Sr. and Florence
Jones; two brothers and sis-
ters-in-law, Leon and Mary
Jones and David Jones and
Sandy Stewart; his mother-
in-law, Joan Wolf; sisters-in-
law and brothers-in-law, Bob
and Doreen Wolf, Kathie and
Steve Herman, Joanne Otto-
son, Susan and Omar Bassey
and Kelly and Paul Wolf.
A memorial service will
be held at a later date on
campus.
In lieu of flowers memori-
als may be made to the
Woodrow Jones Jr. scholar-
ship fund, College of Liberal
Arts, 4223 TAMU, College
Station, TX. 77843-4223 or
American Heart Association,
P.O. Box 4358, Bryan, TX.
77805 or the Southwest ,
Transplant Alliance.
Memgrial Funeral Chapel
College Statlon, Texas
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