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145 In Memoriam, Evan Anders (1946–2008) T his volume is dedicated to the memory of our colleague, Professor Evan (Buzz) Anders, who died on April , . Professor Anders, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, received his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin in December of . While at the University of Texas he won a Walter Prescott Webb Fellowship and worked with Lewis L. Gould in Progressive Era history. A month after receiving his PhD, he joined the history department at the University of Texas at Arlington as a visiting assistant professor and took a tenure-track job here in . For nearly thirty years he taught introductory courses in U.S. history, along with upper-division sections in the history of Populism, Progressivism, the s, the Great Depression and the New Deal, and the history of film. In addition he offered a graduate course titled Issues and Interpretations in U.S. History. Professor Anders took teaching very seriously and was good at it. He memorized his well-crafted lectures and poured an enormous amount of time into class preparation. He also had some impressive publications. In  the University of Texas Press published his Boss Rule in South Texas: The Progressive Era, a well-received book that went into paperback in . He also wrote an award-winning article in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly and published an important article on Thomas Watt Gregory as well as another on the treatment of Lyndon Johnson by his biographers. During much of his tenure in history at UT Arlington, Professor Anders was actively involved in departmental politics and service. This modest man had a keen mind and was widely read in a variety of topics and always willing to share his insights and opinions. He was passionate about his opinions, whether on his beloved Univer- 146 I N M E M O R I A M , E VA N A N D E R S sity of Texas Longhorn football team, the state of U.S. politics, or the shortcomings of the American Academy. Now he is gone, but in a department of historians he will not be forgotten. Bob Fairbanks ...

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