John Lovett
Schoolmaster
Barbara Wood
Laurie Wood
The Butlers
You must have been an econ guy too. Lovett was quirky, but a great guy. My son's fascination with trains wil always remind me of his enthusiasm for the railroad. I never had Doug Butler, he started there my last year I think. But Mike Butler continues to be one of my favorite people ever. Excellent teacher of the econ and even better man. Dr. Rob Garnett is another of my favorites. I liked him so much I took 4 of his classes. History of Economic Thought is in the top 2-3 courses I took in college. Quinn's Financial History course may also be in that group. Drs. Meade and Zachariah in Supply Chain and Dr. Beata Jones in e-Business were also terrific people who invest in their students much the same way Mr. T is known for. I was blessed to have some outstanding professors who made it fun to learn.
Dr. Richard Enos may be the most important professor I ever had. I always got credit in high school for being a good writer, but the D- I got from him on my first paper in college was a real eye opener. He taught me how to write well and, had I not taken his course, I likely wouldn't have done as well in college. I didn't finish the honors program at TCU b/c back then there wasn't a practicable track for business students, but all the professors I had for honors courses were outstanding. Proctor, Enos, Garnett, and Butler really set a high bar.
Out of 175 hours at TCU I can only think of 3 professors that stand out as bad, though Van Jones and Shannon Shipp are near that group. Dr. Combrink for Discrete Mathematical Structures was, hands down, the very worst of the lot. Taught with his face 2 inches from the chalk board so everything he said was muffled, stood directly in front of his solutions as he was working them on the board so you couldn't follow him in real time taking notes, and wrote illegibly so you couldn't go back and get the notes after he moved to a new section of board. I made a C due to the curve, but my average in the course was a 47 after the final. Elliott in econ and Bridges in e-Business were the others that stand out as bad. I did well in their classes, but they weren't pleasant people like nearly everyone else I found on campus.