and Seattle. UTA joined five other Texas schools in the conference—Abilene Christian, Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Tarleton, and UTRGV, though Sam Houston left the WAC for Conference USA in 2023.
== Notable people ==
=== University leaders (selection) ===
Presidents, deans, and other heads of UT Arlington and its predecessor institutions:
Henry Kirby Taylor, Arlington Training School, 1913–1916
Ernest H. Hereford, PhD, Dean, NTAC, 1946–1948, and President, Arlington State College (ASC), 1948–1958
Jack R. Woolf, PhD, President, ASC and UT Arlington (UTA), 1959–1968
Frank Harrison, PhD, President, UTA, 1968–1972
Wendell Nedderman, PhD, President, UTA, 1972–1992
Ryan C. Amacher, PhD, President, UTA, 1992–1995
Robert E. Witt, PhD, President, UTA, 1995–2003
Charles A. Sorber, PhD, Interim President, UTA, 2003–2004
James D. Spaniolo, M.P.A., J.D., President, UTA, 2004–2013
Vistasp Karbhari, PhD, President, UTA, 2013–2020
Jennifer Evans-Cowley, President, UTA, 2022–present
=== Alumni ===
Lanny Bassham, Olympic …
