Allan Saxe

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Allan Saxe is an American political scientist, author, lecturer, radio commentator, philanthropist, and professor. A emeritus of political science at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he has been a faculty member since 1965, Saxe has since retired, although he would air on WBAP occasionally.

Early life and education[]

Saxe was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and earned his Ph.D in political science at the University of Oklahoma in the year 1969.[1] As a child, he was diagnosed with polio and remained bedridden for several months. The case has since affected to where he is incapable of driving a car in his later years.

Publications[]

Saxe has published one book titled Politics of Arlington, Texas: An Era of Continuity and Growth[2] and co-authored one other titled American Government: A Core Approach.[3] He has also been published in several political journals and magazine articles.[4]

Philanthropy[]

Saxe's mother left him $500,000 upon her death which he gave away to charitable organizations.[5][6] He has funded the Christmas lights in downtown Arlington, Texas as well as paid for efforts to keep traffic flowing in the area for light viewing.[5]

Landmarks throughout Arlington, Texas are named after Saxe in honor of his generous giving. These include: Allan Saxe Park,[7] The Allan Saxe Dental Clinic,[8] The Allan Saxe Field,[9] and the Allan Saxe Parkway (the latter a "tongue-in-cheek" honor; the "Parkway" leads to the Arlington city landfill and was named after his critiques of city council actions).[10]

Grants, loans, and charities bear his name. The Allan Saxe NT Green Loan is a loan offered to students of the University of North Texas for unexpected expenses outside of tuition, fees, and books.[11] The Allan Saxe Disabled Student Scholarship is a scholarship for disabled students at the University of Texas at Arlington who excel academically.[12] Additionally, UNT lists The Ruth Brock and Allan Saxe Scholarship in Library Science as an available scholarship for students.[13] Saxe donated $100,000 to have a 50 foot tall sculpture erected between AT&T Stadium and Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.[14]

Honors and awards[]

Saxe has been given a rating of 4.5 out of 5 on Rate My Professors.[15] He has also received numerous awards for his teaching. In 1972, he was named to the UTA Chancellor's Council Award (formerly the AMOCO Award).[16] In 1986, 2007, and 2008 he was named to the Gertrude Golladay Memorial Award for Outstanding Teaching in the College of Liberal Arts.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ "Date of receiving Ph.D." University of Texas Arlington. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  2. ^ Saxe, Allan A. (2001). Politics of Arlington, Texas: An Era of Continuity and Growth: Allan Saxe: 9781571685421: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 1571685421.
  3. ^ Bottrell, Catherine; Agboaye, Ehi; Madani, Hamed; Giardino, Anthony; Jackson, Andrew Hudson; Saxe, Allan (December 2004). American Government: A Core Approach: Hamed Madani, Ehi Agboaye, Catherine Bottrell, Anthony Giardino, Andrew Hudson Jackson: 9780759349438: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 0759349436.
  4. ^ "Mentis". uta.edu. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Editorial: Santa, step up your game". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. ^ "FWWeekly: Feature: SAXE MANIAC". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2011-10-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Mission Arlington - Mission Metroplex » Allan Saxe Dental Clinic". missionarlington.org. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  9. ^ "UT Arlington Official Athletic Site - Facilities". utamavs.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Google Maps". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Student Money Management Center". unt.edu. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "College of Information". unt.edu. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2011-10-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ "Allan Saxe at University of Texas at Arlington - RateMyProfessors.com". RateMyProfessors.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  16. ^ "College of Liberal Arts at UT Arlington". uta.edu. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  17. ^ "College of Liberal Arts at UT Arlington". uta.edu. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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