Retirees Club

Annual Retiree Luncheon

President Jennifer Cowley, PH.D cordially invites you and your guest to the Annual Retiree Luncheon in Recognition of 2025-2026 UTA Retirees.

Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Time:12:00 PM
Location: UC Bluebonnet Ballroom

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Art Installation - "If You Could See What I See: A New Generation Explores Texas Art"

Date: February 25th, 2025
Tour Time: 1pm to 2pm
Location: Gallery at UTA, 169 Fine Arts Building, 502 S. Cooper St. Arlington, TX

Reception to Follow

Maverick Speakers Series

Featuring Michael McFaul

Date: October 8th, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm

Theater Performance: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder

Date: October 19th, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm

 

Retirees Club Gameday

The UTA Retirees’ Club hosted the third of four UTA Retiree Club events on Saturday, February 17 at College Park Center, as they cheered on the UTA Lady Mavericks to victory over Texas Rio Grande Valley. UTA Retirees mixed and mingled in the hospitality suite where they enjoyed food and beverages from the dedicated seating just outside of the suite. It was an afternoon enjoyed by all!

Shirley Rodnitzky; Jean Hood; Earl Patrick; Jennifer Chapman; Holly Niemann; Eunice Currie
(Pictured from right to left: Shirley Rodnitzky; Jean Hood; Earl Patrick; Jennifer Chapman; Holly Niemann; Eunice Currie)

UTA Men’s Basketball with Suite Access

Date: February 13, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm

UTA Maverick Speakers Series

PLATON - Powerful Portraits
World-Renowned Photographer
Date: March 5, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Texas Hall

TICKET OPTIONS

General Admission: $5

Free tickets for students, faculty/staff, and retirees
UTA students, faculty/staff, and retirees have access to free general admission tickets for the Maverick Speakers Series.
In order to verify your status as a UTA employee, retiree, or student, you will need to log into your UTATickets.com account with your UTA email address before purchasing tickets.

For more information, visit uta.edu/maverick-speakers.

Theatre Arts Performance of “On The Town”

We are excited to invite you and a guest to join the UTA Retirees Club in enjoying a performance of "On the Town", by our own Theatre Arts department.

Date: November 9, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm
Location:The Mainstage Theatre in Fine Arts Building

In Recognition of the 2023-2024 UTA Retirees

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024
Time: 5:00 pm Reception / 5:30pm Dinner and Program
Location: Bluebonnet Ballroom, University Center, 300 W 1st St, Arlington

In 1985, Elwood Preiss, executive assistant to President Wendell Nedderman, called a group of people together to discuss the formation of an organization for UT Arlington retirees. The group included John Gardner, who was named chair of the Steering Committee; Joe Spradlin, who became vice chair/newsletter editor; and members Betty Hamilton, Fred Hunstable and Mary Smith.

Members of the Steering Committee formed several goals for the proposed Retirees Club:

• Provide retirees with a means to sustain their relationship with the University, renew old friendships and make new ones.
• Create fellowship opportunities for retirees to play games or gather for conversation.
• Bring in University administrators to keep retirees informed about new developments and goals of the University.
• Provide programs for enlightenment and entertainment.

The Steering Committee produced bylaws to govern the club. Officers included President, President-Elect, VP Membership, Secretary, Treasurer and Newsletter Editor. In 1988, the office of Games Coordinator was added. In 1989, the office of President-Elect became VP Programs.

In 1999, the Retirees Club formed a Retiree Roll of Honor to recognize the contributions of those club members who filled leadership positions in the club. Currently, 27 members have received this honor.

To further recognize the contributions of UT Arlington Retirees to the university and community, in 2007 the club awarded it's inaugural Distinguished Retiree Service Award to Elwood Preiss, proclaiming the award to now be called the Elwood Preiss Retiree Service Award. Subsequent awards have been issued to Joe Spradlin and Thurman Jasper.

Name and Location: 

The name of the organization shall be The UTA Retirees Club. Meetings shall be monthly on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington.

Organization Date:

These By-Laws shall become effective upon approval by a two-thirds majority vote of the members present on the date of consideration. The date of approval shall be added as the last item of these By-Laws.

Meeting Times and Places:

Meetings shall be held monthly at a time decided by the officers. Announcement of meetings shall be sent in advance to members to inform them of the date, time, location and program.

Purpose of the Organization:

 The purpose of the UTA Retirees’ Club is to provide social, recreational, and informational activities for faculty and staff members who have retired from UTA. Spouses of retirees are also included as members.

Officers, Duties, and Terms of Office:

• President - The President shall preside at meetings and direct the activities of the Club. They shall appoint committees as needed.
• Secretary - The Secretary shall record minutes of the meetings and prepare any correspondence that might be needed.
• Treasurer - The Treasurer shall be responsible for depositing and disbursing any monies that might become available to the Club.
• Vice President/Programs - The Vice President/Programs will chair a Programs Committee consisting of the VP and 3 additional members. This committee will be responsible for arranging programs for the meetings. The VP Programs shall be responsible for presiding at Club meetings when the President is absent.
• Vice President/Membership - The Vice President for Membership shall be responsible for maintaining a current list of active and inactive members. He/She shall also be responsible for maintaining name tags for the active members and for providing a list of members to be called by the Telephone Committee. He/She shall be responsible for maintaining attendance records.
• Newsletter Editor - The Newsletter editor shall be responsible for gathering news items, writing the copy, and preparing the Newsletter for publication.
• Terms of Office - All officers shall be elected for a term of one year to serve from July 1 to June 30 of the following year. Should any officer find himself or herself unable to serve, the office may be filled by appointment by the other officers.

Nominations and Elections:

The President shall appoint a committee to nominate officers no later than the March meeting. The committee shall report a slate of nominees at the April meeting with the election to follow in the May meeting. Installation of new officers will be conducted in the June meeting.

Dues:

Dues, if any, will be set by majority vote of the members present at a meeting following a one-month notice of the intent to set dues.

Changes to the By-Laws:

Changes to the By-Laws may be made by a two-thirds majority vote of the members present at a meeting following a one-month notice of intent to change the By-Laws.
Other elections and votes will be determined by a majority of members present.

Date of Adoption: 

These By-Laws were adopted by a unanimous vote of the members present on January 20, 1986.

Amendments:

• These By-Laws were changed in 1986 as follows: Membership was changed to anyone who had worked at the institution and was retired. (Spouse also a member)
• These By-Laws were changed in November of 2007 as follows: The time of day for the program was deleted to allow flexibility in scheduling programs. (It is expect that, in general, starting the programs at 11:00 am will be more convenient).
• The position of Vice President/Programs was replaced by a 4 member committee whose chair would be Vice President/Programs.
• These By-Laws were amended in 2010 to make time and location of meetings more flexible and to eliminate the obligation of the Vice President/Programs to accept nomination to be President.