Alumnus creates new $1 million UT Arlington endowment

ARLINGTON - Mike Greene had heard about a new engineering program at Arlington State College as a student at Saginaw’s Boswell High School in the early 1960s. He had always dreamed of becoming an engineer and Arlington was close to home. “It turned out to be a great experience,” he said. Greene earned his mechanical engineering degree from The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington State College’s successor, in 1969. He eventually rose to become vice chairman of Energy Future Holdings, formerly TXU. After holding various leadership positions within the company, including CEO