Background
Huey, Mary Evelyn Blagg was born on January 19, 1922 in Wills Point, Texas, United States.
Huey, Mary Evelyn Blagg was born on January 19, 1922 in Wills Point, Texas, United States.
Bachelor of Science in English and Music, Texas Woman's University, 1942. Master of Arts (graduate scholar) in English Lit, Texas Woman's University, 1943. Southern Regional Training Program in Public Administration fellow, University Alabama.
Southern Regional Training Program in Public Administration fellow, University Tennessee. Southern Regional Training Program in Public Administration fellow, University Kentucky, 1946. Master of Arts in Public Adminstrn, University Kentucky, 1947.
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Duke University, 1954. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1950. Postgraduate honorary doctorate, Baiko Jo Gakuin (Christian College for Women), Shimonoseki, Japan, 1981.
Instructor English department Texas Woman's University, Denton, 1943-1945. Assistant director Bureau Public Administration, University Mississippi, Oxford, 1946-1947. Instructor department government North Texas State University, Denton, 1947-1951, assistant professor, 1954-1963, associate professor, 1963-1966, professor, 1966-1971.
Professor government Texas Woman's University, 1971-1986. Dean Texas Woman's University (Graduate School), 1971-1976. President Texas Woman's University, 1976-1986, president emeritus, since 1986.
President United Way Denton County, 1979-1980. Member Board Adjustment Denton, 1962-1968, chairman, 1963-1968. Member City Charter Review Committee, 1976.
Parent-Teachers Association president TWU Demonstration School, 1970-1971. District president women's auxiliary Texas Dental Association, 1957-1958, state parliamentarian, 1958-1959. State Young Republican Club representative to National Convention, Chicago, 1952.
Charter president Denton County Republican Women's Club, 1955-1957. Member Denton County steering committee for Reagan and Bush, 1980. Church school teacher First Presbyterian Church, Denton, 1955-1956, 61, 64, 66, 69, 70-71, 75, 81-84, ruling elder, 1973-1975.
Member American Council Education, American Political Science Association, Council Graduate Schools United States (program committee 1975-1976), Association Texas Colleges and Universities (executive board 1977-1980), National Academy Public Administration, American Association State Colleges and Universities (participant educational mission to Israel 1980), Southwestern Political Science Association, Southwestern Social Science Association, American Association of University Women (Outstanding Woman of Texas award 1977, president Denton branch 1962-1963, state convention delegate 1963, 69), Texas Academy of Sciences, Texas Association College Teachers (secretary-treasurer chapter 1958-1959), National Home Fashions League (alternate national director 1980-1982), D.A.R., Daughters Republic of Texas, Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century, National Genealogical Society, Southern Political Science Association, Southern University Conference, Fine Arts Society Texas (president 1977-1979), North Central Texas Council Governments (executive board 1970-1971), Nature Conservancy of Texas (state board directors), Philosophical Society of Texas, Denton Chamber of Commerce (director 1976-1986), Pi Sigma Alpha, Sigma Alpha Iota (national award 1979), Delta Kappa Gamma (Outstanding Contributions to Education award 1978) Clubs: Ariel (chairman literature department 1971-1973, 1st. vice president 1971-1973), Soroptimist International.
Daughter of Henry H. and Melissa E. (Manning) Blagg. M. Griffin B. Huey, August 21, 1954. 1 son, Henry Griffin.