Bob Mong
President University of North Texas at Dallas
Bob Mong is in his third year as president of the University of North Texas at Dallas, leading a period of record enrollment, retention, and graduation growth for the school.
Mong arrived at UNT Dallas after nearly 40 years in journalism, most of it spent at The Dallas Morning News, where he served as both managing editor and editor-in-chief. During his time in news leadership, the paper won 9 Pulitzer Prizes and was a Pulitzer finalist another 16 times. In 2004, Mong was named the national Empathy Award winner by the Volunteers of America, a prize recognizing individuals whose work has improved the communities they serve.
Recently, the UNT System Board of Regents extended his contract as president for another three years.
He is married to Diane Reischel, a former reporter at the Los Angeles Times, and has a son in his third year of medical school and a daughter in divinity school.