Dr. Richard B. Henderson

Dr. Richard B. Henderson (1921–2003) was born in Washington, D.C. He received his BA degree from Southwest Texas State Teachers College in 1949, his MA from the University of Maryland in 1950, and his PhD from the University of Maryland in 1960. Henderson enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942 during World War II, serving in Pacific Theater and earning four battle stars.

Henderson served as chairman of the university's social science (1963–65) and political science departments (1965–69). He taught a number of political science courses, including those focused on the functions of American government, political theory, and public policy.

Henderson chaired the committee which wrote the constitution of the Faculty Senate and established the university's Faculty Senate in 1968. Along with serving ten years in the Faculty Senate, he participated in a number of university-wide committees including the Faculty Advisory Committee and the Faculty Hearing Committee. Henderson won several regional awards for his book Maury Maverick: A Political Biography (1970).

Henderson retired in 1984 and received the university's Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1987.