His death on Sept. 4 at the age of 83 leaves UT Dallas without the steady hand and quiet wisdom that guided UT Dallas on its transformation into one of the nation’s premier institutions. Hobson Wildenthal’s name is synonymous with that of UT Dallas,” said UT Dallas President Richard C. Benson, the Eugene McDermott Distinguished University Chair of Leadership. In Memoriam: Dr. Hobson Wildenthal Due to COVID-19, memorial services will be deferred to a later date. Most recently, Dr. Kern and Marnie Wildenthal made a planned gift to help further endow in perpetuity the Hobson Wildenthal Honors College. Said Hobson Wildenthal on one occasion: “I was profoundly fortunate to come to UT Dallas.