ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, hiː wʌz ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə tˈaʊ tʃˈæptɚɹ ʌvðə kˈæpə sˈɪɡmə fɹɐtˈɜːnᵻɾi æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tˈɛksəs æɾ ˈɔːstɪn ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪks.
In 1962, he was initiated as a member of the Tau chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at the University of Texas at Austin and in 1966, he graduated with a degree in mathematics.