Dr. Daniel Edward Farlow

Daniel Edward Farlow (1927–1998), a native of Wyoming, earned his BS and MA from Sam Houston State University and completed all but dissertation requirements for a PhD from The University of Texas at Austin. Farlow joined the university faculty in 1959, where he taught political science until his retirement in 1992. The university designated him as a professor emeritus in 1995.

Farlow received a number of awards and fellowships over his scholarly career. Along with earning a University of Texas fellowship in 1957–58, he was awarded Danforth Foundation scholarship for the 1962–63 school year. Farlow was named a Piper Professor in 1975 and the university's Honors Professor of the Year in 1986. Farlow received recognition from Pi Gamma Mu (International Honor Society in Social Science) in 1988 for his chapter leadership.