Helen Small enrolled at Akron University in 1938. While in line to enroll, she was introduced by a mutual friend to a tall, dark and handsome football and basketball star. Neither of these two graduated college because of family finances and the war, but a beautiful romance was born. After her husband s death, Helen, determined to graduate from college, receiving her Associates Degree in 2004. She received her BA in clinical psychology in 2008. But Helen was not done yet. Helen received her Master s Degree in 2010, becoming the second oldest Master s recipient in UTD history. Opportunity came knocking again. UTD called and asked if she would consider working for the Center for Vital Longevity, a University of Texas sponsored research project investigating the aging brain. This book is the remarkable story of Helen Small."
