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MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Making a difference in your community has never been easier.

Alumna Cindy Sebek’s company, The Gracious Gift, donates money to local food banks from every bottle of wine sold.

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The Career Center at Texas Tech offers a multitude of ways to assist current students, as well as alumni, in procuring employment.

Eric Renteria tapped his creativity and launched his fashion business, Beaus and Ribbons, while attending Texas Tech.

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A CLOSER LOOK AT THE RAWLS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS The Rawls College starts off a new series of features about each college at Texas Tech University.

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VOLUME 67, NUMBER 06 MAGAZINE STAF F Publisher, Bill Dean ’61, ’65, ’71 Editor, Jean Ann Bowman Cantore ’84, ’87 Associate Editor, Jennifer Bell Ritz ’94, ’95 Intern, Aubrey Reinhardt

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Good Things on Campus Do you believe in miracles?

I do. I witnessed one this past spring.

I have missed very few Tech baseball games in the past 50 years. The last six or seven seasons have been difficult, as we have struggled badly. That began to change last year when Coach Tim Tadlock, a former Red Raider player, took over.

Coach Tadlock indeed performed a miracle this year. His team was picked to finish eighth or ninth in the Big 12. His starting lineup consisted of two seniors, three juniors, two sophomores and two freshmen. His starting pitching staff initially consisted of a junior, a senior and then an assortment of juniors, sophomores and freshmen. At the end of the year, his starting pitchers consisted of a junior and three freshmen, with a senior reliever.

This young and inexperienced team finished fourth in the Big 12 and then lost two games in the Big 12 tournament, but qualified for the NCAA regionals with a record of 40-18. They were sent to the Miami Regional, where they ultimately defeated host Miami for the regional title. Earlier they defeated Columbia and Miami, and then lost to Miami forcing the final game.

Two freshman pitchers won both games against Miami, and a third freshman had a no decision in the loss to Miami.

Because Florida lost to the College of Charleston and Miami lost to Tech, the Super Regional was awarded to the Red Raiders. Before two packed houses, Tech beat COC twice by scores of 1-0 to advance for the first time ever to the College World Series. It was an electric atmosphere at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.

At the CWS, Tech lost two one-runs games to TCU and Ole Miss and was eliminated.

Those losses did not diminish in any way this miracle season.

The Red Raiders (45-21) played a school record 66 games this season while winning 45 games—the fourth most in school history. The Red Raiders finished the season ranked 8th in the nation (Collegiate Baseball, National Collegiate Baseball Writers’ Association and USA Today Coaches’ Poll) which matches the highest in school history. The 1995 team was also ranked eighth.

Congratulations to Coach Tadlock, his outstanding staff and his over-achieving team. Thanks for the memories and the miracles. most impressive features about Texas Tech University to visitors and parents of students who bring their children here to visit is the campus itself. Most everyone who comes here for the first time remarks about the beauty of our campus and its buildings.

The author James Michener described the Texas Tech campus as “the most beautiful one in the entire United States west of the Mississippi River.”

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However, in a 1984 Sports Illustrated article titled “Inside Slant On The Colleges,” writer Douglas Looney described our campus as one the “ugliest” in the country. He went on to say that it ”Looks as if they should cancel classes and convert the school into a prison.”

I wrote Mr. Looney shortly thereafter to inquire if he had ever been on this campus. He hadn’t. Shortly thereafter, I sent a letter to our entire alumni database urging anyone who had a subscription to SI to drop it in protest. So many did that the Associated Press did a story on it.

I have never understood people like that—people who take cheap shots at individuals or institutions that are both unfair and unfounded. Recently some magazine labeled Lubbock as the “Most Boring City in the United States.”

The worst part about it is they called themselves journalists.

Journalists are charged with reporting the facts accurately and fairly.

Enough of this negative talk. Texas Tech has one of the most attractive campuses in the country, and there is a reason we do.

The unsung heroes here are the men and women who work for the Grounds Maintenance Department.

In 2007, the Professional Grounds Management Society recognized Texas Tech with an Honor Award in the Green Star Awards Competition in the University and College Grounds category. The next year the PGMS awarded Tech with a Grand Award in the society 2008 Green Star Awards Competition for “exceptional grounds maintenance.”

The Green Star Awards program brings national recognition to grounds maintained with a high degree of excellence, complementing other national landscape awards programs that recognize outstanding landscape design and construction. The pieces of public art along with flower gardens on our campus came in for special recognition. The society called the campus landscape “a work of art in itself.” MSNBC deemed Texas Tech one of the “Top Five Prettiest Campuses in the United States.”

In 2010, Texas Tech was recognized again with a merit award for its annual Arbor Day event in the Green Star Competition.

The Arbor Day tradition was revived on campus in 1999 by Debbie Montford, then-Chancellor John Montford’s wife and a current regent.

This tradition has evolved into an annual campus-wide event in which students first gather in Memorial Circle for free food and entertainment and then participating student organizations plant flowers and groundcover in plots marked for their group.

Our grounds maintenance staff does all the preparatory work.

Texas Tech’s ground maintenance department has 82 employees and cares for more than 2,261 square acres, including the main campus and 10 separate sites around the state. The department is responsible for the landscape of the university as well as all the brickwork, asphalt, tree care, irrigation installation and

From here, it’s possible.

DISCOVER maintenance, interior plant maintenance, sign manufacturing and installation, and a host of other duties.

The men and women who work for grounds maintenance can be seen on campus taking care of their responsibilities every day, rain or shine, hot or cold, calm or windy. They are especially visible in bad winter weather removing ice and snow and cleaning off sidewalks and entrances to campus buildings.

These are the unsung heroes who make our campus what it is. They probably never receive enough credit. Think about them the next time you are on campus and, if you happen to run into them, thank them.

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People professors received the Fulbright U.S. Scholars grant.

SANKAR CHATTERJEE, PH.D. , Horn Professor of Paleontology and curator of the Museum of Texas Tech University, RICH RICE, PH.D. , associate professor of English and CONRAD LYFORD, PH.D. , associate professor of agricultural and applied economics, all earned Fulbright grants based off of their academic and professional achievement and leadership demonstrated in their fields. Chatterjee will travel to India in the spring of 2015 to continue his research on the Shiva crater hypothesis, which, along with the Chicxulub crater of Mexico, has been linked to dinosaur extinction 65 million years ago. Rice will travel to Delhi University to teach and perform research in technical communication and rhetoric. He will also work on a project titled Shifting Programmatic Studies in U.S.India English/Communication and Study Abroad Programs, which will help him set up a study abroad exchange between India and Texas Tech. Lyford will travel to Hawassa University in Ethiopia to work with Ethiopian educators and researchers to facilitate agribusiness development and value chain rationalization.

an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been named the Texas Society of Professional Engineers 20132014 Outstanding Engineer of the Year. The award is the highest given to an individual TSPE member. The selection process considers education, licenses, professional and technical society activities, engineering and career achievements as well as civic, humanitarian and social activities.

Lawson earned his bachelor’s ’82, master’s ’84 and doctoral ’04 degrees in civil engineering from Texas Tech.

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News Phi Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, was named as Honor Chapter for its outstanding activities in 2013-14.

This is the 10th consecutive year Texas Tech has received this honor. Each May, nearly 600 chapters of Sigma Delta Pi across the United States are asked to submit an annual report detailing their numerous activities and projects from the academic year. Based on these reports, the National Executive Committee chooses between 10 and 15 Honor Chapters annually.

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T E X A S T E C H U N I V E R S I T Y Independent School District was ranked as one of The Best Online Schools in the country by TheBestSchools.org, a resource for campus and online education. At No. 18 overall and fourth among online programs affiliated with a public university, TTUISD was the highest-ranked program in Texas. TTUISD has served students since 1993 and is a kindergarten through high school education program that enables students to earn a diploma no matter where “here” is, including 56 countries internationally. The program has served more than 314,000 students since its inception.

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the Texas Techsan has published briefs about ongoing research conducted by the Texas Institute of Environmental and Human Health at Texas Tech University regarding the decline of the quail population on the Rolling Plains of Texas. In Aug. the TIEHH released their findings, which outlined the cause for the quail die-off: parasitic eyeworms. Thus far $4.3 million has been invested in Operation Idiopathic Decline, whose researchers necropsied hundreds of birds from a 19-million acre area. The necropsies showed large numbers of parasitic eyeworms in many of the birds. The eyeworm can range in size from an eighth of an inch to the diameter of a penny. Once inside the birds, they move freely from eye to eye through the sinus cavity, where they suck the blood of the birds, mate and release eggs. It’s believed the birds become infested with the eyeworms by consuming infected crickets.

The next step in the process is further research and development in hopes of finding a remedy.

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I N THE S EP TEMBE R /O C T OBE R issue of the Texas Techsan, we introduced readers to the new food truck, StrEat, that roves the Tech and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center campuses from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. weekdays, offering fresh vittles to hungry co-eds. Students can purchase fresh food, with new menu items added monthly. Photographer Jacob Copple captured the new truck in action during the second week of classes.

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The latest addition to the public art program, “Texas Rising,” was unveiled at a ceremony Aug. 29. Located outside the newest dorm, the West Village at the corner of 19th Street and Texas Tech Parkway, the stainless steel sculpture uses cutout symbols and colorful LED lights to depict images that relate to Texas Tech traditions and campus life. The artists are Joe O’Connell and Blessing Hancock of Tucson, Ariz.. West Village, a 234,501-square-foot facility, opened Aug. 19 to upperclassmen and graduate students.

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T HE 5 5TH A N N UA L Carol of Lights will be held Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. More than 25,000 colored lights will illuminate 13 buildings around Memorial Circle, The Engineering Key and the Broadway Entrance to the campus. The event kicks off with a Carillon Concert at 6:30, followed at 7:00 p.m. with a processional from the Broadway Entrance led by the Masked Rider. The Saddle Tramps Torch Light Processional and High Riders follow the Masked Rider along the luminaria-lighted route around Memorial Circle to the Science Quadrangle.

The Tech Trombone Choir, under the direction of Jim Decker, will accompany the Texas Tech University combined choirs, led

by Andrew Kreckmann.

The official hashtag is #TTUCOL

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from the president M. DUAN E N E LLIS, PH.D., PR ESI DE NT, TEXAS TECH U N IVE RSITY

Dear Alumni of Texas Tech University, Growth is something to which we all have become accustomed in the course of our lives. It represents key moments, such as tracking kids’ heights on a doorframe, obtaining a driver’s license, graduating from high school and college, and moving ahead in a career. Over the course of 90 years, Texas Tech University has experienced its share of growth, and we are in the middle of another exciting and dynamic growth period.

Earlier this fall semester, we broke ground on the Texas Tech University Research and Technology Park, a facility that will further our move toward innovation and entrepreneurship. The university has long contributed to the higher education sector through groundbreaking research and discoveries. The addition of the research park will promote and amplify the research conducted by our faculty and students, and enhance our imprint nationally and internationally. The park will offer opportunities for collaboration with industry partners and foster an environment conducive to supporting start-ups by faculty and students.

Additionally, the Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR) has established the Texas Tech Innovation Mentorship and Entrepreneurship (TTIME) student organization. TTIME is designed to provide innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities and foster a culture of collaboration for both undergraduate and graduate students across all academic colleges and disciplines.

The Research and Technology Park, coupled with TTIME, will serve as a catalyst for the future growth of our research enterprise, enhance collaborative opportunities through research and business, and increase the value of the college degree for our students.

An integral component to our research initiatives is funding.

While the funding for most universities today is flat or declining, Texas Tech is experiencing a surge in research capital. We experienced an 11 percent increase in federal funding last year and a 23 percent increase in overall awards. We have a wonderful opportunity to sustain and, possibly, improve upon these figures. This is a testament to the commitment and quality of our faculty, and support they received from the VPR, the provost’s office and deans.

As Texas Tech University continues to expand its reach in higher education research and positively brand itself through the efforts of our graduates and their contributions in their respective fields, the value of all degrees—past, present and future—will be enhanced continually through the growth of this great university.

You may have heard, but we made a significant jump in the 2015 U.S. News & World Report university rankings. Let me preface the following by saying when we conduct business at Texas Tech University, we do so with our faculty, staff and students in mind. We focus on fostering and enhancing an academic environment conducive to learning. Rankings are byproducts of our actions—and our actions are speaking loudly.

In the last two years, we have climbed nine spots in the overall rankings of public and private national research institutions, including five spots this year to No. 156. Among public national research universities, we moved up four spots to No. 84. These improvements reflect the most positive increases in the rankings among all state of Texas and Big 12 Conference public institutions, and 10th-best increase among all national public research institutions.

Many of our programs also appeared in the rankings, including seven engineering programs among the top 100, a No. 20 ranking for Best Online Engineering Graduate program and No. 82 for Best Undergraduate Engineering Program. The Rawls College of Business received a No. 93 ranking for Best Undergraduate Business Program. And, we are particularly proud of our No. 47 position for Best College for Veterans.

Other top 100 rankings include Best Business Schools (No. 87), Earth Sciences (No. 88) and Health Care Management (No. 41).

It’s a great time to be a Red Raider! As you can see from the snapshots above, this is a time of unprecedented growth.

More students than ever before are gracing our classrooms and diligently pursuing a degree from Texas Tech University. We couldn’t be more proud of the progress we’ve made and anxiously look forward to future advancements.

As always, thank you for your support. Every success, every achievement and every accomplishment is realized by following in your footsteps. The alumni who walked the campus and halls of our buildings, and studied in our classrooms make our successes possible.

Go Texas Tech, and Wreck ’em!

M. Duane Nellis, Ph.D. President

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Sebek’s “JOY” necklace, which she is wearing in the photo at left, was a gift from her grandmother. It’s not a Christmastime necklace, Sebek wears it year-round because of the letters’ message, a reminder of how to properly order your life: Jesus, Others, Yourself.

THE CUPBOARDS ARE BARE Maybe not in your home, but that’s the case for millions of Americans. Unemployment rates, depending on how they’re analyzed, range anywhere from 6.7 percent to more than 20 percent. For millions, where a steady job once provided financial stability, there’s now a gaping crater of uncertainty and abject fear. The simple truth: unemployment equals destitution.

More than 46.5 million Americans are living in poverty—that’s about 15 percent of our entire population. A record number of Americans—47 million—now receive food stamps. That’s an increase of 13 million recipients in the last five years.

Even more distressing is that 16.1 million, or 22 percent, of children under the age of 18 are living in poverty. That means more than one-fifth of American kids do not have enough to eat.

Regardless of political affiliation or moral philosophy, knowing that anyone, particularly children, goes hungry is a bitter pill to swallow.

But what if I told you I could turn a bottle of wine into food?

It’s true, I can. There’s no wizardry or sleight of hand involved. In fact, I can teach you how to do it, too.

It’s called The Gracious Gift, and it’s just about the simplest way to fight hunger right in your community.

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Sebek, who grew up in Kerrville, Texas, and received her bachelor’s in human development in 2001 and her executive MBA in 2014, is a petite blonde with boundless energy and a constant smile. Her determination drove her to establish The Gracious Gift Wine, which offers three wines: a chardonnay, a cabernet sauvignon and an old vine red. Each bottle costs about $15. The proceeds are donated to food banks in the community in which the wines are sold.

Although The Gracious Gift had a booming first year, Sebek has not quit her full-time job. She funneled much of her own money into The Gracious Gift to facilitate the rapid launch. She is a sales representative for Genzyme Biosurgery.

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GOODNESS GRAPE-CIOUS It was August 2012 and Cindy Sebek ’01, ’14, was attending a Sunday service for her church, Oak Hills Church, at San Antonio’s AT&T Center. The sermon’s subject was hunger, and as the pastor preached about the epidemic, shocking statistics flashed on the Jumbotron overhead.

“I remember sitting there, seeing the statistics and thinking, ‘OK, this is about a mission our church is going to fulfill in in some Third World country,’” recalls Sebek. “When our pastor said, ‘These numbers you’ve just seen represent the hungry in San Antonio,’ I was shocked. I was blown away that this was happening right here, in San Antonio.”

Church members were then asked to donate to the Children’s Hunger Fund.

“After the service was over, we were told there were boxes in the lobby we could take home to fill and return. Each box had a slip of paper with a list of food items, like grains or rice, pasta—basically items from every food group. Each full box fed a family of four for a week. Well, I got as many boxes as I could carry and filled them. I was amazed at the difference you could make with something so small.”

But the reality was, a few boxes of food were not a lasting contribution to her city’s hunger problem. The issue continued to eat at her.

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DAVID VAUGHN

It was a confluence of events that led Sebek to a revolutionary idea. At the same time she became aware of the hunger epidemic in America, she was also attending Texas Tech, where she was pursuing an executive MBA from the Rawls College of Business—she graduated from the program in August 2014.

For two years, she, along with her brother, commuted from San Antonio to Lubbock one weekend every month to complete their MBAs. It was while sitting in one of her executive business classes, “Social Value,” that she had her first spark of inspiration. The professor taught a segment on businesses centered on social responsibility.

“One of the business models we covered was TOMS,” explains Sebek. “If you don’t know what that is, TOMS is a shoe company that, for every pair of shoes you purchase, they donate one pair of shoes to someone in need. I was riveted during that class—the idea that you could form a company around the concept of social responsibility.

“The entire drive home to San Antonio I talked to my brother about the concept. I was energized and amazed by the 1-for-1 model of TOMS. I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to do this with a consumable product, so as soon as it’s gone, you replace it with another?’”

Sebek pointed out that, while TOMS is a fantastic company, even if you’re a shoe fanatic, you’ll only buy a finite number of shoes, whereas with a consumable item, purchasing opportunities are endless.

She learned another gem in one of her executive MBA classes: “During a depressed economy, the sales of three items don’t decline: alcohol, tobacco and cosmetics,” she said.

In late 2012, a couple months after the church service, Sebek was on a girls’ weekend, where she had enjoyed a wine sampling. Inspiration woke her in the middle of the night.

“I had an idea to use wine to do something, to make a difference,” she says. “The next morning I asked my girlfriends, ‘Would you buy a bottle of wine if you knew the proceeds would go toward feeding four people?’”

The answer was a resounding “yes.”

Sebek already knew that you could own a wine label without owning a winery, so she knew her plan was viable.

With her golden idea in hand— sell a bottle of wine, donate the proceeds to a food bank, feed the hungry—Sebek approached a friend who works for H-E-B grocery stores in San Antonio. He, in turn, introduced her to H-E-B’s head beverage director.

“In January of 2013, the beverage director and I met for dinner so I could run my idea by him,” she says. “After hearing my idea, he asked me if I had a name for my business. I told him, ‘I was thinking about The Gracious Gift.’ He told me, ‘I’m giving you 30 days. If you haven’t trademarked that name by then, I will.’

“I had so much respect for him and highly valued his opinion. Hearing him say that convinced me that I was onto something good.”

Within a month, she had met with a lawyer, developed a label and trademarked the name of the wine label.

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IT WAS A GOOD YEAR GRACE by the GLASS The Gracious Gift Wine founder Cindy Sebek provided me with a snapshot of her charity: • Gracious Gift hit H-E-B grocery store shelves on Nov. 24, 2013 • Total meals donated since wine label launch, Nov. 24, 2013: more than 63,000 • Total number of food banks that have received a donation: 21 • The Gracious Gift expanded to Illinois in Summer 2014 • The Gracious Gift is available in Texas at H-E-Bs & United Supermarkets, United Market Street locations and in the Chicago, Ill., area at Famous Liquors and Mariano’s • Sebek is aggressively looking to expand in states across the country in order to help fight hunger in America.

Consumers can expect a new look soon. A complete new-brand unveiling is slated for early 2015.

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The H-E-B beverage director estimated that launching The Gracious Gift would take roughly two years. Sebek informed him that she planned to have her wine in supermarkets before the year’s end.

“I had my wine on shelves the Monday before Thanksgiving, 2013,” she says with a big grin.

The year, though, was a whirlwind. She first had to find a winery to bottle her wine, locate a distributor and find grocery stores to carry her product. She wanted a wine that stayed around the $15-a-bottle mark. Sebek says she had always been a casual wine consumer, so the thought of identifying a winery made her nervous initially.

“Even now I wouldn’t consider myself a wine connoisseur,” she says. “I always take other people with me to taste wine I’ll be selling.”

When she was consulting with professionals about what type of wine would appeal to her target audience, she says she was advised, “Find a bottle of wine that you like, because you’re the type who will be buying this wine.”

The rep from her distributor, Glazer, directed her to several wineries in Napa Valley. The first on the list was 5TH-generation family-owned Oakridge Winery in Lodi, Calif. Oakridge Winery lies between the Sierra Nevada foothills and the San Francisco Bay. “I had met the family who owned Oakridge, and before we even had the tasting, I knew they were the ones,” Sebek says of her initial visit to Lodi in August of 2013.

By October, Sebek was back at Oakridge Winery watching them bottle the first 3,000 cases of wine with The Gracious Gift label.

H-E-B was the first store to carry her wines, and now United Supermarkets, United Market Street, Marianos and Famous Liquors (in the Chicago area) do as well.

A special thanks to Katherine and Nolan Bluntzer, who opened their property to us for the purpose of this photo shoot. These photos were taken in New Braunfels, Texas, at Gruene Estate, a 15-acre farm in the heart of New Braunfels and a stone’s throw from historic Gruene, Texas. A venue mostly for weddings, the property includes a main house, a cabin, a pavilion for dining and dancing and an open-air chapel. It was a perfect backdrop in which to photograph Cindy Sebek, a sweet pixie of a woman, who lives just down the road in San Antonio.

A GIFT THAT NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE

Sebek’s initial goal for The Gracious Gift Wine was to provide 10,000 meals by the end of 2014. By June, that number was surpassed—by Sept. 30 proceeds from the sale of The Gracious Gift have provided more than 63,000 meals in food banks in communities where the wine is sold.

“I never even dreamed it would be more than 10,000 meals,” she says. “It’s been really, really phenomenal.”

Sebek has begun tweaking her wines and hopes to offer some high-end wine selections as well as some varietals. But, regardless of any changes she makes to her wine list, she has a burgeoning business on her hands.

She notes that her idea was a pretty easy sell, “I think in the heart of everyone, they want to help and they want to do good—they want to make a difference.”

For more information about The Gracious Gift Wine, visit Cindy Sebek’s website: www.graciousgiftwine.com, or visit her Facebook page: The Gracious Gift Wine.

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Career Center When it’s time to look for a new job, any and all help is appreciated.

The Texas Tech Alumni Association is always happy to promote the University Career Center on the Tech campus because they do a phenomenal job preparing and placing job candidates via their daily operations and through career fairs.

At TTAA, our job is to support Texas Tech and to keep alumni informed about all things Texas Tech. Many alumni aren’t aware that the University Career Center is available not only to current students, but alumni as well. I visited with Jay Killough, Director of University Career Services, to find out more about how the University Career Center Operates.

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Who is eligible to use the University Career Center? Current students and alumni have full access to our services. Faculty, staff and families have limited services, and we have other employer-specific services for employers who may not be alumni.

Can I post job openings at the University Career Center if my company has openings? Yes, we support free online job postings.

Can my company come on campus to conduct interviews? Yes, we have a wonderful facility with 16 interview rooms, along with convenient parking for your on-campus interviewing needs.

My résumé is not very good, can you help with that? This is probably what we do most for our alumni. It’s uncommon for most people to have an up-to-date résumé ready to hand out on a whim. For many, it’s been years since they’ve dusted off the résumé. We’ll help get it up to date and provide feedback on both content and format. We also provide alumni with an online résumé service called OptimalRésumé. It’s a wonderful resource to reformat, or choose appropriate language in order to update that résumé.

I don’t live in Lubbock, how can the University Career Center help me? As an alumnus, you have access to our services either over the phone, through email or via Skype.

Do you have services to assist students who will be graduating soon? Yes, all of the services offered to alumni are also offered to soon-to-be graduates.

What other services are offered at the University Career Center? Since most alumni are at a distance, we have a comprehensive website they can access 24/7. Video tutorials on interviewing, résumé writing, salary negotiation, etiquette etc. can be found at www.careercenter.ttu.edu.

Does it cost anything to utilize the University Career Center? I think most alumni assume they have to pay for our services and this isn’t the case. Alumni can use our services free of charge to meet their job search needs.

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Call or email the Career Center to set up an appointment with your Career Representative: 806-742-2210, careercenter@ttu.edu or visit www.HireRedRaiders.ttu.edu.

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Veterans Service s We at University Career Center thank veterans for th eir service to ou r country. We ar e here to assist you with your tra nsition to civilian life and your education at Te xas Tech. We have created a spec ific program for m ilitary veterans to receive the assis tance they need to be successful in getting the mos t out of their time at Texas Tech in pr eparation for their future careers.

Classes IS 4100 is a on e-hour course credit available to juniors and seniors. Taught by a Career Center Repres entative, the course prepar es students fo finding their dr r eam job. Stud ents learn how write cover let to ter and résum és, as well as ho to interview an w d network.

HireRedRaiders University Caree r Center’s online job searc h tool is the perfect solut ion for all of your job searc h needs.

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You can upload your résumé, vie w postings and apply for position s with the click of a few buttons Visit www.HireR . edRaiders.ttu.ed u to set up your account.

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FASHION FORWAR

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From uniquely patterned tops and skirts to bright fit and flare dresses sure to be sought after by any girl, Eric Renteria’s clothing line, Beaus & Ribbons, has exploded over the past few years all thanks to one vintage scarlet sweater.

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COURTESY OF ERIC RENTERIA

Renteria’s designs have been seen on celebrities such as Zooey Deschanel and Kendall Jenner and have been featured in publications such as Playboy and Vogue Italia. Although his list of accomplishments as a designer goes on for miles, his career came about rather accidentally.

Renteria grew up a Texas Longhorn fan in Amarillo, Texas.

Once he graduated from high school, his plan was to attend Texas Tech for a year before transferring to the University of Texas. Although he kept true to his plan of transferring, he was surprised by how much he enjoyed the campus and Lubbock.

“When I left Tech I had a whole new idea of what it was like,” Renteria says. “I had so much fun while I was there, and it was nothing like what I had expected.”

He went on to perform various odd jobs in the Austin area after a few years of studying at UT. His jobs were mainly focused in the healthcare industry with a few other occupations thrown into the mix.

“I even worked for FedEx, which was a great job, but I was a horrible driver,” he says with a laugh.

While he was in Austin, Renteria became ill and spent time in a cardiac rehab facility. He really enjoyed seeing the work being done there and decided that he could see himself working there.

Curious, he spoke with some of the employees who told him he would need a degree in exercise and sport sciences.

In 2010, at 34-years-old, Renteria knew it was time to go to back to school to pursue this new career. When it came time for him to choose a school, the answer was clear; it was time to go back to Raiderland.

He was elated to be back on campus but was quickly faced with challenges as a student. Renteria suffers from ADHD and experienced difficulties when trying to study and focus on assignments. Thanks to guidance from the TECHniques Center on campus though, he was able to overcome this obstacle just as he has many others. He praises Brandi Schreiber, the current assistant director of the TECHniques Center for her constant support throughout the years and even still seeks her advice as a non-student.

Not only did he face challenges academically, but he also found it difficult to be on campus at such a different age than most of his peers.

“Students that I had classes with would always think I was the TA and they would try to turn their homework in to me,” Renteria says, “They would have a hard time believing I was their classmate.”

Renteria lived in Tech Terrace and would often stop at the locally famous J&B Coffee on his way to class. One morning while he was getting his caffeine fix, he noticed a man with similar clothing style as his and a vintage letterman Tech sweater. Little did he know that this sweater would spur an idea that would take him on an entirely different path.

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“I was immediately drawn to his sweater so I asked the man about it and he said it was actually his uncle’s and he had never seen any others around.

After I couldn’t stop thinking about it I just decided to make my own. I was in the library studying one day when I decided to take a break and look up old letterman sweaters on the internet and I found a man who had a sweater as well as vintage patches for sale so I purchased them and made my own,” Renteria says.

It wasn’t long before his sweater became a hot topic of discussion around campus. Students would stop him at the bus stop at 26th and Boston to ask him where they could get a similar one. Eventually, he got the idea that he could make some money from re-creating these vintage varsity classics.

“I started making them just to help pay the bills, and it quickly started to build steam,” he says. “I had no clue what I was doing, but I used social media to my advantage at the time.”

At the time, Pinterest had just come about and was being utilized by college girls everywhere. Thanks to some friends and a willing model, Renteria’s designs were soon pinned by girls all over campus. Social media quickly became his way of advertising and thanks to some help from his good friend Lin Humphrey (BBA 1993 Business Administration), his designs were being noticed by publications across the state.

“Study Breaks magazine contacted me in 2011 and wanted to do a photo shoot for their Aug. issue so we shot that and when it came out they were everywhere on Big XII campuses and I think that is what really helped launched us to where we are now,” he says.

Shortly after his appearance in Study Breaks, Renteria was asked to feature his designs on the runway at Austin Fashion Week. His show featured his retro-style dresses as well as his staple sweaters. After the event and the publicity that came with it, he faced the daunting realization that pursuing his fashion and retail dreams might not be possible while studying at the same time.

“I spoke with the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at the time and we talked a lot about my goals and what I wanted to do, and he encouraged me to go after my design career,” he says. “He told me that I could always come back when I was ready, but I needed to do what was right for me at the time. I can honestly say I would not be where I am today if it wasn’t for the support that I received at Texas Tech.”

Renteria’s path then led him to Arlington, Texas, where he was able to focus on his clothing line and business full-time. He says one of the hardest trials he faced during this time was the fact that he did not know how to sew on a professional level. Thanks to the help of his mom, Katie, though, he was able to learn how to create his own pieces.

“It was never my intention to do this, but when I saw him hand stitching some of his pieces I thought to myself, ‘That is really hard labor, he needs to make this easier on himself,’ Of course he knew nothing about sewing, but I had learned as a teenager so I took that knowledge and taught him. He didn’t even know how to thread a sewing machine needle,” Katie laughs. “I just wanted him to have quality products that he could be proud of.”

His opportunities have been endless these past few years. From showcasing his designs at Fashion Week New York to having his clothes appear in international magazines, his reach has gone far further than college campuses.

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Fashion Week New York is the World Series of the retail and fashion world. Designers from across the world come together to showcase the season’s newest looks and trends.

Celebrities can be found next to the runway in every audience and the press are scattered everywhere to report on the styles seen.

Renteria was overjoyed when he was presented with the opportunity to showcase his designs at fashion week in 2013. He knew this would be his moment to shine and it all meant that he had made it to the big leagues.

The event quickly turned into a nerve-racking frenzy, however, when a snowstorm hit, causing most of his models to have cancelled flights to New York. Since the designs he had were tailored to fit his models, he was not sure his show would be able to go on. After thinking on his feet and pulling people from the street

to wear his designs an hour before the show, Renteria was finally ready to debut his style.

Just when he thought he was out of the woods, the disc with the music for the show would not work when it was time to go. In a hurry, he gave the DJ his iPod with a few selected tracks to play. But, when the models started walking down the runway, the wrong song began to play. Once the music was fixed after the first model left the runway it was smooth sailing from there.

“Even with everything it turned out to be a great show,” Renteria says. “Our show was sandwiched between Lacoste and Custo Dalmau so we were able to show our designs to some high profile people. It was really cool to keep in contact with people we met there and to be able to share our small company with such large influences.”

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One of Renteria’s passions as an entrepreneur is giving back to the community and places that have helped him along the way. He hosts an annual fashion show during the summer to raise money for various charities. His efforts have raised money for the Scottish Rite Hospital as well as for the Techniques Center at Texas Tech that gave him the push he needed as a student.

Renteria also gives back to Texas Tech students as a mentor. Brenda Colunga, a senior apparel design and manufacturing major from Houston, Texas, interned for him this past summer.

“It has been a great experience to learn first-hand how to interact with photographers and models,” Colunga says. “It’s also been interesting to learn the business side of the industry and how to build a small business into something bigger.”

Renteria’s love for Texas Tech is evident from the moment you meet him. From his Texas Tech sweaters and shirts to the pride in his voice when he mentions the university, you can tell he is a Red Raider through and through. His designs are even often inspired by outfits sported by alumni in issues of the “La Ventana” from the ’40s and ’50s.

As for the future, he plans on expanding his fashion line by trying his hand at men’s clothing and accessories such as bowties and pocket squares. He is also working on a partnership with Uberpong, a ping-pong paddle company to help create a new image for the sport and their products.

Renteria truly strives for honor in everything he does and he gives all of the credit for his accomplishments to those who have helped him along the way. No matter how far his designs take him, he will always be found proudly sporting his scarlet sweater with a vintage Double T. For more information or to contact Eric Renteria, visit his website: http://www.beausandribbons.com/

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THIS STORY MARKS THE FIRST IN A SERIES ABOUT E A C H O F T H E C O L L E G E S A T T E X A S T E C H U N I V E R S I T Y.

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★ Established in 1942 ★ 4,800 current students, both undergraduate and graduate

★ 105 current faculty members ★ More than 42,000 alumni ★ Seven academic areas: Accounting; Energy, Economics and Law; Finance; Health Organization Management; Marketing; Management; Information Systems and Quantitative Sciences

The Rawls College of Business—which received its name after Texas Tech alumnus Jerry S. Rawls gave a $25 million gift to the college in 2000—educates Red Raiders who want to enter the job force prepared to lead and contribute to business and the world at large. The college is currently nationally ranked for its outstanding academic programs at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

“The Rawls College of Business is an exciting place where business knowledge is generated and shared in an environment focused on excellence. At the Rawls College, we care about our students and are dedicated to investing in their success. Through unique learning experiences, we create thought leaders who will be successful in today’s dynamic and global business environment by providing opportunities to actively participate in real-world business projects, service learning opportunities and undergraduate research. Students are taught by awardwinning faculty who are leaders in their respective fields of expertise. In addition to their commitment in the classroom, the Rawls faculty is dedicated outside of the classroom and serves as advocates for our students’ success. And we cannot overlook the generous support of our alumni and friends that enables the success of our students and faculty. Great things are happening at the Rawls College of Business. From here, not only is it possible, it’s expected!”

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BRIGHT SPOTS RAWLS BUSINESS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM In 2013, the Rawls College launched the Rawls Business Leadership Program, a dynamic learning experience designed to provide students with real-world knowledge and experiences to excel in leadership roles.

The highly selective program is designed to enhance a student’s learning experience at the college by providing the opportunity to participate in action-based leadership activities; develop a relationship with a professional mentor; and travel abroad to learn about international business and leadership practices.

SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING The Rawls College of Business Administration boasts the first separatelyaccredited School of Accounting in Texas.

STEM MBA As the first program of its kind in Texas and one of only a few in the U.S., this program is designed for students in either a Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or a related discipline to gain business acumen.

ENERGY COMMERCE The Rawls College offers the only business degree in energy in the state and is the only business school in the country with full-time faculty dedicated to teaching the business of energy. The college also offers a Certificate in Energy which allows non-energy majors to achieve the proper education to enter and succeed in the energy industry.

Rawls Day on Sept. 10 was a time for students, faculty and staff to celebrate the college.

NEW FACILITY Since 2012, the college has been housed in a 148,790-square-foot state-ofthe-art Gold LEED Certified building. LEED refers to the facility’s status as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

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ACCOLADES ★ The U.S. News & World Report ranked the Rawls College as a Top 100 graduate business school in 2014 and ranked the undergraduate program in the Top 100 for 2014 and 2015.

★ The Master of Science in Accounting Program was ranked as a Top 10 national program by TaxTalent in the following categories: MAcc Tax Program, MAcc Program overall, and MS Tax program.

★ The Rawls College of Business was ranked No. 13 in Military Times’ “Best for Vets: Business Schools 2014.” ★ The Rawls Career Management Center continues to boast placement stats that are well above the national average. In 2013-14, undergraduate students had an 89.6 percent placement rate, and graduate students had a 94.4 percent placement rate.

★ In 2013-14, the Rawls College had 108 students inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, an international honor society which recognizes business excellence.

★ The Rawls College accounts for the largest percentage of the 2014-2015 Mortar Board members, with 15 students (30 percent) honored. Mortar Board is a selective honor society for the top 50 seniors at the university.

★ Fifteen percent of Rawls students study abroad each year, compared to the national average which is less than one percent.

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Eleven Former Red Raiders Headed Into SWC Hall of Fame

BY MATT DOWDY, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, TEXAS TECH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

NORVELLE KENNEDY

New inductees into the Southwest Conferece Hall of Fame celebrated on the field at the Texas Tech football game Aug. 30 against Central Arkansas. From left are Michi Akins, Amanda Banks, Clint Bryant, Krista Kirkland-Gerlich, Bubba Jennings, Dub Malaise, Gerald Myers and Gabe Rivera. Polk Robison was honored posthumously. Not pictured are Andre Tillman and Zach Thomas.

GABE RI V ERA A N D Zach Thomas highlight a list of nine former Texas Tech student-athletes who were inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame this fall. Gerald Myers and Polk Robison, meanwhile, were inducted as student athletes, coaches and administrators.

Rivera and Thomas join fellow Red Raider greats Clint Bryant (baseball), Dub Malaise (men’s basketball), Bubba Jennings (men’s basketball), Krista Kirkland-Gerlich (women’s basketball), Michi Atkins (women’s basketball), Amanda Banks (track and field).

Andre Tillman, meanwhile, will be inducted Oct. 20 during a ceremony held at the Omni Hotel in downtown Fort Worth.

Tillman is one of nine former SWC student athletes or coaches to be inducted at that luncheon.

The SWC Hall of Fame is one of four separate halls of fame housed within the Texas Sports Hall of Fame which is located in Waco.

Members of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame are automatically included in the SWC Hall of Fame. Former men’s basketball standout Rick Bullock and Lady Raider basketball player Carolyn Thompson were previously inducted into the SWC Hall of Fame.

The group were inducted into the SWC Hall of Fame on Aug. 30 at a luncheon prior to the Red Raider football season opener against Central Arkansas.

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MICHI ATKINS was a member of the Texas Tech women’s

basketball program from 1992-96 and, as a freshman, was a key contributor off the bench for the 1993 national championship team. She was named All-Southwest Conference each of the next three seasons including Southwestern Conference Tournament MVP in 1995. Atkins averaged 20.9 points per game her senior season en route to Southwest Conference Player of the Year and first team All-American honors. Atkins was named a Kodak honorable mention All-American as both a junior and senior. She garnered first team All-American honors from Basketball Times and the United Press International as a senior.

Atkins finished her career as one of the Southwest Conference’s all-time leading scorer with 2,134 points, which ranks third on the school’s career scoring list. She is also among the Texas Tech all-time leaders for points per game, field goals made and rebounds. Atkins was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 2006.

AMANDA BANKS was a member of the Texas Tech track and

field team from 1987-90 and was one of the most dominant women’s triple jumpers in the Southwest Conference. She won the 1988 and 1989 SWC triple jump titles and still owns the four longest indoor and three longest outdoor jumps in school history. She earned indoor and outdoor All-American recognition as a senior, highlighted by a second-place finish in the 1989 NCAA

Outdoor Championships. Her outdoor school record jump of 42-11 3/4 is almost two feet longer than any other jump in Texas Tech history. Following her impressive collegiate career, Banks, a native of El Paso, Texas, jumped professionally for 10 years, rising as high as high as No. 4 nationally. She was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 2004. Banks was the first Lady Raider track and field student-athlete to enter the Texas Tech Hall of Fame, the highest honor for former athletes.

CLINT BRYANT played baseball for Texas Tech from 1993-96 and is the most decorated All-American in Texas Tech Baseball history. He was named All-Southwest Conference in three of his four seasons, won SWC Player of the Year twice (1995 & 1996), and was named SWC Male Athlete of the Year for the 1995-96 school year. During his junior and senior seasons, Bryant became the first Red Raider to ever earn first team All-America honors in back-to-back seasons. He remains Texas Tech’s career leader in nine offensive categories, including hits (341), home runs (44), doubles (73), RBI (271), and runs scored (271). Behind Bryant’s steady bat in the lineup, the Red Raiders went 171-64 overall during Bryant’s four seasons while collecting the SWC regular season and tournament championships in 1995. Texas Tech advanced to the postseason in each of Bryant’s final two seasons, falling a win shy of the College World Series in 1995 before falling to Southern Cal in the NCAA Central Regional a year later hosted in Lubbock. Off the field, he excelled in the classroom being named the Baseball Academic All-American of the Year in 1996. Bryant’s No. 23 jersey is one of four numbers retired at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park and one of just two retired for a former player. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1996 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies. Bryant was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 2006.

KRISTA KIRKLAND-GERLICH was the starting shooting guard on the 1993 Texas Tech National Championship team. During her stellar playing career from 1989-93, Gerlich was a three-time All-Southwest Conference selection as well as a member of the SWC All-Tournament team in 1993 and an honorable mention All-American that year. She helped lead the Lady Raiders to a pair of Southwest Conference titles in 1992 and 1993 as part of her playing career that included 96-consecutive games in the starting lineup. She played in a total of 126 games over four seasons, missing only two contests during her freshman season. She finished as the Texas Tech and Southwest Conference all-time leader in three-point field goals made (220) and three-pointers attempted (528). She still ranks among the Texas Tech all-time leaders in both scoring and assists. Gerlich dished out 553 assists during her career which was the most in school history at the conclusion of her career. Texas Tech retired Gerlich’s No. 21 jersey on Dec. 5, 1993. She is one of four teammates from the 1993 National Championship team that was part of the Lady Raider All-SWC Team that was announced prior to the conference’s closing in 1996. The Sudan, Texas, native has gone on to a successful coaching career, spending three seasons under Marsha Sharp on the Texas Tech bench before taking over as the head coach at West Texas A&M. Gerlich was named the head coach

at UT Arlington prior to the 2013-14 season. She was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 2003.

BUBBA JENNINGS played four seasons for the Texas Tech basketball team from 1980-85 and is one of the most decorated players in program history. Jennings led the Red Raiders to the Southwest Conference regular season and tournament championships during his final season in 1985 en route to earning SWC Player of the Year as well as honorable mention All-America honors. The Clovis, N.M., native was also named the SWC Tournament MVP, the SWC Athlete of the Year and the Francis Pomeroy Naismith Award which is presented annually to the nation’s top player under six feet tall. Jennings started all 117 games of his Texas Tech career, finishing with 1,760 points, which at the time, was the most in school history. He still ranks among the top 10 for several statistical categories, including scoring and free throws. Jennings was known for his accuracy from the charity strip as he totaled a .851 career free throw percentage that easily the highest in program history until Alan Voskuil broke the record in 2008. He was drafted with the 86th overall pick in the 1985 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks.

Jennings went on to a successful coaching career which included 12 seasons on the Texas Tech bench as either an assistant coach or video coordinator. Jennings was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 1995.

DUB MALAISE averaged over 20 points per game during his career as a member of the Texas Tech Basketball team (1964-66) and is known as one of the Red Raider’s most prolific scorers in program history. He earned first team All-Southwest Conference honors in each of his three seasons and was named the Southwest Conference Player of the Year as well as an AllAmerican in 1965 after averaging 23.8 points per game. Malaise still holds the school record for most points in a game with 50 against Texas in 1966. He holds the school record for most free throws in a season with 191 and is second in several school categories such as career free throws made (452), career scoring average (20.3), and single-season scoring average (23.7). Malaise helped the Red Raiders to their first SWC title in 1965. The conference title was later forfeited due to an ineligible player.

Malaise was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 1984.

GERALD MYERS is synonymous with Texas Tech and the Double

T after spending the majority of his life as a student athlete, coach or administrator. Myers earned three letters as a member of the Red Raider basketball team from 1957-59, the first three years of Texas Tech’s tenure in the Southwest Conference.

Myers became Texas Tech’s first All-SWC performer in any sport in 1958 when he helped lead the Red Raiders to a 15-8 record and third-place finish in the conference standings. He was also named a first team All-American by United Press International for players under six feet tall. Myers later went on to become the winningest men’s basketball coach in Texas Tech history after posting a 326-261 record during his 20 seasons leading the Red Raiders. Myers led Texas Tech to two SWC Championships, four NCAA Tournament appearances and one

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sports NIT appearance. He was named the SWC Coach of the Year five times during his career and was also recognized by his peers who elected him president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Myers later served as Texas Tech’s director of athletics from 1996-2011 where he helped the school transition from the SWC to its current home in the Big 12.

During his tenure as athletics director, Myers helped generate more than $250 million in new facility construction and renovations while significantly raising the yearly athletics budget as well. His guidance benefited each sports program as Texas Tech boasted several of the top athletics facilities in the country, including United Supermarkets Arena, which was built early in Myers’ tenure. The new athletics facilities built across campus is considered the largest facility upgrade in school history.

Myers’ success at Texas Tech also led to national recognition and responsibilities as he served on the NCAA Golf Committee and the Division I NCAA Men’s Basketball Selection Committee.

He also served two terms on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee. He received the Gen. R. Newland Outstanding Athletic Director Award and the NABC Metropolitan Award during his tenure. Myers was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Honor in 1969. He is also a member of the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame and the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame.

Myers continues to serve the university as athletics director emeritus.

GABE RIVERA “SEÑOR SACK” played for the Texas Tech Football program from 1979-82, finishing his four-year career with 321 tackles, 34 tackles-for-loss, 14 sacks, 11 pass deflections, and six fumble recoveries. Combining his incredible 300-pound frame with 4.8 speed, Rivera earned honorable mention All-American honors as a sophomore before being recognized as a consensus first team All-American and the Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. Rivera was the first Red Raider in program history to ever be named a consensus All-American. He would later be named to the Southwest Conference All-Decade team, the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. He was selected 21st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1983 NFL Draft. Rivera was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 1993. He will become the fourth Red Raider to be enshrined into the prestigious Texas Tech Football Ring of Honor on Sept. 13 when the Red Raiders host former SWC foe, Arkansas, at Jones AT&T Stadium.

POLK ROBISON spent 41 years at Texas Tech as a player, coach,

athletics director and later as its business manager. He was the head coach of the Texas Tech men’s basketball team from 1942-46 and again from 1947-61 before serving as the university’s athletics director from 1961-69. His success in the Border Conference, where he won three conference titles, played a pivotal role in Texas Tech’s admission into the Southwest Conference. He was named the Southwest Conference Coach of the Year in 1960 before leading the Red Raiders to their first SWC Championship a year later, his final season as head coach.

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coaching career with a 248-195 overall record and a .563 winning percentage that was boosted by 13 winning seasons. His 248 career victories were the most in Texas Tech history at the time of his retirement. Robison played a role in designing the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum, which was the home for the Red Raiders from 1956 until United Supermarkets Arena was built in 1999. He was honored by the naming of the Polk Robison Jeanne McHaney Hall of Champions in United Supermarkets Arena featuring a bronze bust pedestal of him as basketball coach. Robison was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 1976.

ZACH THOMAS became one of the most famous linebackers to

ever wear a Red Raider uniform from 1993-95 where he recorded 390 career tackles, including 131 during his senior season alone. Thomas, a Pampa, Texas, native, earned first team All-America honors during his junior season before becoming just the second Red Raider all-time to be named a consensus first team All-American a year later. Thomas, a two-time AllSouthwest Conference selection, was the SWC Defensive Player of the Year as a senior following one of the most impressive defensive campaigns in program history. Thomas became a household name that year for his game-winning interception against Texas A&M where he picked off Corey Pullig’s pass and darted 23 yards into the endzone in one of the most memorable plays in Texas Tech history. The interception, which came with just 30 seconds remaining in the game, pushed the Red Raiders to a 14-7 victory over the rival Aggies, a moment that is still replayed to this day. He would later be named a finalist for the Butkus Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top linebacker. Thomas’ 390 career tackles were third-most for a Red Raider during the Southwest Conference era. He still remains among the school’s all-time leaders for tackles, ranking fifth in the category heading into the 2014 season. Thomas was drafted in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. He went on to become one of the greatest players in Dolphins history as he was named to the All-Pro Team seven times in his 10 seasons in Miami, the most ever for a defensive player in franchise history. Thomas was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 2006.

ANDRE TILLMAN was an All-American tight end at Texas Tech from 1970 to 1973. He made the Southwest Conference AllFreshmen team and was the Sun Bowl’s top receiver as a junior.

The 6’ 5” force was an All-Southwest Conference selection who helped his team go 11-1 and win the Gator Bowl his senior year.

He led the team in pass receiving with 26 catches for 428 yards and 5 touchdowns. Tillman finished his college career by playing in the Hula and Senior Bowl before getting drafted into the NFL by Miami in the second round. He played for the Dolphins for five seasons.

Tillman will be inducted into the SWC Hall of Fame in a separate ceremony held Oct. 20 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Fort Worth.

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The newly established TTAA XIT Chapter held their first fundraiser in August with 120 golfers participated in the golf tournament.

The chapter raised just more than $25,000 through hole sponsors, auction, raffle, double-or-nothing hole and dinner, which brings their total amount raised in five months to $38,000.Â

About 40 Red Raiders attended the Durham Bulls game on Aug. 23.

Members of the London, England, chapter met to plan game-watching parties and other events for Red Raiders in the U.K.

A group of Red Raiders gathered in Philadelphia this summer for a dinner. In attendance were Peggy and Bill Dean, center.

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After the Philadelphia dinner, Victor Hackett Jr., ’76, of Marlton, N.J., took the group on a tour of Philly. Hackett serves on the Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board of Directors.

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Mr. Terry W. Howard ’04

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Walsh ’81 (Deanna R. Walsh)

Mr. Berkley K. Iden ’12

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Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Jennings ’97 (Farrah Jennings) Mr. & Mrs. Robert Johnston (Connie Johnston ’85)

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Acrey ’00 (Jody Acrey ’03)

Mr. John E. Kirchoff

Mrs. Kimberly K. Alexander ’80

Mr. & Mrs. Hunter Landers ’07 (Erin Landers)

Mr. & Mrs. John Allen (Heather H. Allen)

Ms. Lisa P. Lane ’85

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas V. Alvis ’61 (Geneva A. Alvis)

Mr. Eric R. Launer ’12 Ms. Rajean M. Laure ’91

Mr. & Mrs. Mickey L. Long (R. Renee Long)

Mr. & Mrs. Shayne Anderson ’99 (Stephanie Anderson ’98)

Mr. & Mrs. Joshua C. Moose ’04 (Kristin M. Moose ’04)

Mr. Kent Bacus ’03

Mr. Zane W. Marts ’09

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Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Barnhart ’13 (Marci Barnhart)

Mr. & Mrs. Tom McCrummen (Kristi McCrummen ’79)

Mr. & Mrs. William Bashton ’76 (Cynthia Bashton ’76)

Mr. Rick Menchaca ’88

Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Adkison ’89 (Rebecca Adkison)

Ms. Courtney C. Bell ’08

Mr. & Mrs. John Middleton ’72 (Cindy Middleton)

Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Barbles ’02 (Casey Barbles)

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Bell (Claudette Bell)

Ms. Stephanie J. Murdoch ’93

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Burleson ’88 (Gayle Burleson ’88)

Mr. Bobby R. Blackwell ’90

Mr. Bryce D. Newell ’11

Mrs. Wanda B. Driver ’65

Mr. Christopher M. Brownfield ’92

Mr. Timothy J. Noack ’79

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Foster ’80 (Anna R. Foster)

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Burns ’04 (Emily Burns ’05)

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Norton ’96 (Laura Norton ’95)

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Hicks ’06 (Emily Hicks ’05)

Mr. Vincent A. Cannella ’13

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. O’Kelley (Betty B. O’Kelley ’69)

Mr. & Mrs. John Kelly ’68 (Kathy S. Kelly)

Ms. Melissa H. Catenaci ’11

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Prater ’86 (Tracy Prater ’85)

Mr. Jarrett B. Lidell ’06

Mr. Willie Caudil ’07

Mr. & Mrs. John Raschke ’87 (Carol Raschke)

Mr. Scott A. Mauk ’95

Mr. & Mrs. Colton Clark ’13 (Kaznie Clark ’13)

Mrs. Frances W. Ratliff ’53

Mr. & Mrs. Michael McLeod ’82 (Pamela McLeod)

Mr. Jeffrey A. Connor ’11

Mr. & Mrs. Morris Reese ’67 (Anne Reese)

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Miller ’96 (Teri Ann Miller )

Ms. Maureen Corcoran ’71

Ms. Kayse B. Renfrom ’11

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Monaco ’80 (Martha Monaco ’81)

Iva R. Crowley-Raw, Ph.D. ’54

Dr. & Mrs. Kevin Reynolds ’04 (Leah Reynolds ’03)

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Moyers (Kristin Moyers ’07)

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Richardson ’84 (Carrie Richardson)

Mr. & Mrs. John Mulloy ’60 (Jane Mulloy)

Mr. & Mrs. Ross Cunningham ’06 (Dessie Cunningham ’07)

Dr. & Mrs. Brent Nall ’71 (Susan Nall ’71)

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dawodu ’10 (Carisha Dawodu)

Mr. & Mrs. Dustin Sandlin ’04 (Kristin Sandlin ’05)

Mr. Sammy Pedram ’02

Mr. James B. Dockery ’12

Mr. David F. Saunders ’79

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff A. Potter ’00

Mr. Zachary H. Dowell ’12

Mr. & Mrs. L. E. Sawyer (Carolyn B. Sawyer ’74)

Mr. & Mrs. Roy G. Rowland (Karen K. Rowland ’74)

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Duncan (Sharon Duncan)

Mr. Gary W. Scott ’66

Mr. Richard Scales ’60

Mr. & Mrs. James B. Dunn ’12 (Audrey Dunn ’11)

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Spain ’76 (Betty Spain ’77)

Dr. & Mrs. Zuhair Shihab (Eklas Shihab)

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Flowers (Taylor Flowers)

Mrs. Elizabeth P. Stewart ’37

Rev. & Mrs. Stephen Stine ’72 (Laurie M. Dowell ’71)

Mr. Timothy C. Foster ’12

Mrs. Carolyn B. Stone ’85

Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Wilkins ’82 (Barbara Wilkins ’83)

Ms. Kathleen French ’77

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Streit (Patrice Streit)

Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie Williams ’79 (Rebecca Williams)

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gaines ’11 (Tracy Gaines

Mrs. Jane Stuart

Ms. Deborah L. Willingham ’82

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Glenn (Gail Glenn ’68)

Mr. J. Bryon Tuck ’76

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Mr. & Mrs. Lane Goar ’63 (Lela Goar ’65)

Mr. Bronson S. Valencia ’10

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Gomez ’88 (Michele Gomez)

Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Warmke ’08

Mr. Coby S. Belew ’88

Mr. Matthew C. Hale ’12

Lt. Col. & Mrs. John Weaver (Ellen A. Weaver)

Mr. J. Phillip Bell ’78

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hallam ’98 (Monica Hallam)

Dr. & Mrs. Charles Whittmann ’01 (April Wittmann ’96)

Mr. & Mrs. John Bilodeau ’74 (Rose Bilodeau)

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Hall ’89 (Suzette Hall)

Ms. Stephanie A. Williams ’04

Mr. & Mrs. Neal Blanton, Jr. ’73 (Kathy L. Blanton ’73)

Ms. Linda M. Hancock ’76

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wise ’84 (Sylvia Wise)

Mr. & Mrs. Gene Bradley (Shari Bradley)

Mrs. Natalie Y. Harvill ’97

Mr. & Mrs. Blake Wood ’82 (Renee Wood)

Mrl. & Mrs. Jeff Hansard (Marta M. Hansard ’89)

Mr. Norman Herrera ’03

Mr. David R. Woolverton ’13

Ms. LeeAnn M. Hinkle ’00

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Holland (Rebecca Holland ’72)

Mr. Matthew J. Wright ’12

Mr. & Mrs. Dan R. Kennedy ’89 (Shannon M. Kennedy)

Mr. & Mrs. John Holmes ’81 (Becky Holmes)

Mr. George Wunder & Dr. Carol Mattes ’84

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Schurr ’08 (Meagan N. Schurr ’07)

Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Hooker ’71 (Susan Hooker)

Mr. & Mrs. D. Wayne Sweatt ’69 (Dianne Sweatt)

Mr. Jarod N. Howard ’07

Mr. Hal Brockett, Jr. ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Chris Galanos ’68 (Carla J. Galanos ’69) Mr. Thomas R. Green ’64 Mr. Michael A. Hull ’99

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Mr. & Mrs. Jason Lopez (Mona Lopez)

Ms. Brina I. Saldivar ’11

getting to know Texas Tech Alumni Association Board Members

Gary Shores

Vicki Vannoy Nixon

In what city do you reside?

Wichita Falls, Texas.

In what city do you reside? Lubbock.

What is your position on the Alumni Association Board? I am a member at large.

What is your position on the Alumni Association Board? Member of Finance, Legislative Affairs and Chapter Development Committees.

What was your major and class year at Tech, plus any other degrees you may have earned? B.S. in Animal Production ’63, MS in Agricultural Economics ’65.

Where are you employed and what is your position?

President of ALB, LP (ranching and oil investments).

What are the names of your family members? Two daughters, Amy and Kate; two grandchildren, Ainsley and Shon.

Major activities in which you were involved as a student at Tech: Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, Livestock Judging Team, Dorm Wing Adviser.

What is one of your fondest memories from your Tech days? The cohesion and friendliness of the student body.

What is one thing you’ve enjoyed seeing occur recently at Texas Tech? The growth of the university system and progress toward Tier 1 status.

What was your major and class year at Tech, plus any other degrees you may have earned? I received a B.A. in history, 1973.

Where are you employed and what is your position? I’m a volunteer; previously I worked on Congressional and State Senate staffs.

What are the names of your family members? Benny Nixon, husband; son Eliott Nixon; daughter-in-law, Laura Waldrep Nixon and their son, Asher Nixon; daughter Vanessa Nixon Mobley and husband James Mobley; daughter Candace Nixon.

Major activities in which you were involved as a student at Tech: Delta Gamma Sorority, Raider Recruiters and Freshman Council.

What is one of your fondest memories from your Tech days? It would definitely be anything involving rush and spending all that time with my sisters.

What is one thing you’ve enjoyed seeing occur recently at Texas Tech? The physical growth of the campus and the beauty that it has brought to Texas Tech.

What is your favorite book? “Lonesome Dove” and “Cimarron.”

What is your favorite book? The Bible.

What is your favorite movie? “Out of Africa.”

What is your favorite movie? “Camelot.”

What are your interests and hobbies? Ranching, hunting and fishing.

What are your interests and hobbies? Water sports, reading and politics.

What character trait do you value highly in an individual?

Honesty and loyalty.

What character trait do you value highly in an individual?

Truthfulness.

If you could ask five or six people to your home for an evening, who would they be? Sam D. Young, John S. Burns, Lloyd Noble, J.S. Bridwell and J.E. Hamilton.

If you could ask five or six people to your home for an evening, who would they be? Jesus Christ, John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Oprah Winfrey and Condoleezza Rice.

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From the 1954 “La Ventana” “Competing under a new coach, Warren Cantrell, Hillcrest Country Club Pro, the ‘green’ linksmen of Tech remained a question in conference competition as the yearbook went to press. The golfers, heavily laden with a group of untried freshmen, were unimpressive in the Southwestern Recreational Meet and in competition with Lubbock and Odessa High Schools.

“Prospects for next year, however, point toward an upswing in the Scotch sport, due to the number of freshmen on the squad this spring.

“Members of the team include Jerry Thornton, Walter McKean, Bob Lapham, and Jim Green.

Alternates include Charles Sanders, Jack Russell, Tommy Singleton, and George LeBus.”

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MILITARY FRANCISCO G. “PACO” HAMM (BA ’88 Telecommunications) retired from the U.S. Air

Force, Nov. 30, 2013. Paco, who was commissioned from Air Force ROTC Detachment 820 at Texas Tech University in May 1988, served 23 years in the Air Force, with his most recent assignment being the director of the Secretary of the Air Force Office of Public Affairs Entertainment Liaison office in Los Angeles, Calif. He was responsible for projecting a positive and accurate portrayal of the Air Force in film, television and other electronic and print entertainment media. Some of his work included films “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” and Iron Man 2 as well as TV shows “Hawaii Five-0” and “Army Wives.” Prior to his last assignment, he was the marketing director for the Pentagon Channel and the Deputy Director of New Media Directorate, Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, Alexandria, Va., where his creative team was recognized by PRSA in 2008 with a Silver Anvil Award and three Silver Anvil Award of Excellence awards for their innovative social media programs.

Earlier in his career he was a Combat Camera officer, where he planned and directed documentary coverage of worldwide military operations, exercises and humanitarian efforts for the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, one of the military’s busiest audiovisual agencies. As a field TV producer, he directed a joint-service military Combat Camera documentation team in 1989 covering the failed coup attempt of former President Manuel Noriega in Panama and in 1993 covering the humanitarian crisis in Somalia. He also served two tours in Iraq, in 2004 and 2009. Hamm served deployment tours to Panama in 1989, Somalia in 1993 and two to Iraq in 2004 and 2009. His military medals include Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Joint-Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Force Achievement Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Service Medal and the Global War on Terror Service Medal. Hamm is now pursuing a career in entertainment in Hollywood, Calif.

1947 MARY LOU MCNABB (BME Music

Education) Brownsboro, Ala., and her husband Robert Earl, are celebrating 30 years of operating their “u pick” blueberry farm in Brownsboro, Ala., which is a suburb of Huntsville, Ala. Robert Earl attended Texas Tech as an electrical engineering major until he joined the Army and served in Germany. The couple has been married 67 years.

1966 JAMES LEE “JIMMY” IRISH (BBA Finance)

Dallas, Texas, was recognized as a 2015 top lawyer by the peer-review publica-

tion, “The Best Lawyers in America.”

Together, he and his wife, Lee Ann,

Jimmy was honored in the area of

have five grown children.

corporate law. He practices law for the firm Thompson & Knight. His wife is Sue.

1975

1976 DAVID MARSH ROBIN (BBA General

Business) Houston, Texas, was recognized as a 2015 top lawyer by the peer-

DAVID H. MCCARLEY (BS Microbiology)

review publication, “The Best Lawyers

McKinney, Texas, a dentist, was

in America.” David was honored in the

elected president by the Texas Dental

area of real estate law. He practices law

Association House of Delegates dur-

for the firm Thompson & Knight.

ing its annual session in San Antonio.

McCarley will serve as president of

MICHAEL SHEEHAN (BA Psychology)

the 9,100-member association for the

Aledo, Texas, was recognized as a 2015

next year. David is a member of the

top lawyer by the peer-review publica-

Academy of General Dentistry, the

tion, “The Best Lawyers in America.”

L.D. Pankey Alumni Association, the

Michael was honored in the areas of

American College of Dentists and

commercial litigation, litigation-mergers

the International College of Dentists.

and acquisitions. He practices law for

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A special thank you to our top-level members for their continued support.

Diamond ($5,000 or more annually)

Mrs. Peggy B. LaFont ’61 Mr. & Mrs. George H. McMahan (Linda M. McMahan)

Mr. & Mrs. Barry C. Street ’79 (SuDeline Street ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Randall W. Vines ’84 (Dona E. Vines ’86)

Ms. Anita R. Smith ’63

Platinum ($2,500 to $4,999 annually) Mr. & Mrs. G. Barney Adams ’75 (Kandy Adams ’75)

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Mase (Liz Mase)

Mr. & Mrs. Grant Adamson ’81 (Nelda Adamson)

Mr. & Mrs. Justin Mason (Denise Mason)

Mr. & Mrs. Mike Baca (Jan W. Baca ’70)

Ms. Andrea E. Massey ’78

Ms. William B. Baker ’06 (Lori Baker ’04)

Mrs. Joan B. McComb-Dominey ’67

Mr. & Mrs. Bryant Bonner ’95 (Whitney Bonner ’96)

Mr. & Mrs. L. Brent McGavock ’95 (Amy McGavock ’94)

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Brawley ’95 (Sabrina Brawley ’94)

Mrs. & Mrs. Mark R. McGuire ’83 (Nancy Q. McGuire ’77)

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Breedlove ’70 (Lorrie Breedlove)

Mr. & Mrs. Michael McKenzie ’68 (Barbara McKenzie ’69)

Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Brown ’59 (Elena Brown)

Mr. Glenn D. Moor ’84

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Broyles ’51 (Helen P. Broyles)

Mrs. Joyce W. Perkins ’64

Lt. Col. Mark H. Bryant ’83

Mr. & Mrs. Joe H. Price (Mary Jo Price ’53)

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Burleson ’83 (Elizabeth Burleson ’84)

Mr. Michael R. Proctor ’90 (Julie Proctor)

Mr. Clay Cash ’97

Mr. & Mrs. Ben H. Ralston ’76 (Jeannie Ralston ’77)

Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Chenault ’82 (Vicki L. Chenault)

Dr. & Dr. George R. Raschbaum ’82 (Rene Raschbaum)

Dr. & Mrs. Todd K. Cowan ’81 (Veronica I. Cowan)

Mr. & Mrs. John W. Redmon ’71 (Ann R. Redmon ’71)

Mr. Lynn F. Cowden ’80

Dr. Nancy R. Ruff ’69

Mr. Richard R. Davila, II

Mr. & Mrs. John Scovell ’68 (Diane Scovell ’68)

Mr. & Mrs. Enoch L. Dawkins ’60 (Frances Dawkins)

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth H. Sheffield, Jr. (Catherine Sheffield ’79)

Mr. Joseph H. Dominey (Joan McComb-Dominey ’67)

Mr. James T. Simpson ’83

Mr. & Mrs. Gayle M. Earls ’59 (Dolores J. Earls)

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Smith ’65 (Gail Smith ’68)

Mr. Daniel F. Frye, III ’73

Mr. & Mrs. Marlis Smith ’54 (Shirley Smith ’54)

Mr. Ralph G. Goodlet, Jr. ’82

Mr. & Mrs. James H. Stone ’50 (Evelyn B. Stone ’48)

Mr. & Mrs. J. Todd Gregory ’85 (Nancy Gregory)

Mr. & Mrs. Dale V. Swinburn ’65 (Cheryl Swinburn)

Mr. & Mrs. B.R. “Rip” Griffin (Geneva Griffin ’51)

Mr. & Mrs. Max Swinburn ’67 (Doris Swinburn)

Mr. & Mrs. William B. Hagood ’69 (Karen G. Hagood ’71)

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond P. Swofford, Jr. ’47 (Sarah Swofford ’47)

Mrs. Julianna Hawn Holt ’69

Mr. David F. Thomas ’83

Mr. H. Wayne Henry ’75

Mr. & Mrs. Mickey D. Tucker ’77 (Schelley A. Tucker)

Mr. Bob L. Herd ’57

Mr. Tommy W. Velasquez ’93

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hix ’70 (Leslie Hix ’71)

Mr. & Mrs. John P. Wald ’80 (Karen M. Wald ’80)

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Holloman ’80 (Karlene Holloman)

Mr. & Mrs. John B. Walker ’68 (Lisa A. Walker)

Mr. Peter M. Holt

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Whitacre ’64 (Linda Whitacre ’65)

Mr. & Mrs. Don J. Howe ’71 (Vickie Howe)

Mr. Dan White ’79 (Debbie White)

Dr. & Mrs. O. Wayne Isom, M.D. ’61 (Pat Isom)

Mr. & Mrs. John W. Wilkins, Jr. ’88 (Karen Wilkins)

Mr. & Mrs. Tom W. Jacobs ’87 (Jerri L. Jacobs) Mr. & Mrs. Leon Jeffcoat ’66 (Patricia E. Jeffcoat ’66)

Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Josephs, Jr. (Kirsten Josephs) Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Malone ’87 (Darcy Malone ’87)

*As of September 23, 2014

Gold ($1,000 to $2,499 annually) Mr. & Mrs. Mike R. Abbott ’63 (Diane Abbott) Mr. & Mrs. Joe B. Abston ’60 (Nancy S. Abston) Mr. Darrell W. Adams ’81 Mr. & Mrs. Terry L. Adams ’75 ’78 (Deborah T. Adams) Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Adcox ’95 (Keeley K. Orman-Adcox ’95) Dr. & Mrs. Richard G. Alexander ’58 (Janna Alexander) Mr. Robert Allen (Janice Allen) Mr. & Mrs. Timothy M. Allen ’80 (Kandee L. Allen) Mr. & Mrs. Ronald G. Althof ’79 (Deirdra Althof) Mr. & Mrs. Bruce E. Anderson ’91 (Melissa Anderson) Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Anderson ’80 (Cynthia Anderson ’78) Mr. & Mrs. David Anderson ’84 (Susan Anderson ’85) Mr. & Mrs. Dennis W. Anthony ’75 (Loraine C. Anthony) Mr. & Mrs. J. Mart Armstrong ’79 (Tonya Armstrong) Mr. & Mrs. C Kevin Atkins ’81 (Gay Atkins) Mr. & Mrs. Chris Aulds ’84 (Terry Aulds) Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Baker ’73 (Leslie E. Baker) Mr. & Mrs. David E. Barber ’65 (Sandra R. Barber) Mr. & Mrs. Brad S. Barrett ’93 (Kimberly Barrett ’94) Mr. Richard Beach ’12 Mr. & Mrs. Carl A. Beard, Ph.D. (Robin Beard ’12) Mr. & Mrs. Joe Beaty ’69 (Patricia Beaty ’75) Mr. & Mrs. Edward Benninger ’65 (Nelda Benninger) Mr. Michael C. Bernatis ’00 Mr. & Mrs. Oran H. Berry, III ’71 (Linda L. Berry ’70) Mr. & Mrs. Brent C. Bertrand ’87 (Tonya H. Bertrand ’86) Mrs. Victoria M. Bezner Ms. Nancy L. Birdwell ’74 Mr. & Mrs. C. Bob Black ’58 (Billie Black) Mr. William C. Bomberger ’79 Mr. Greg Borum Mr. Jared W. Bradford ’11 Mr. & Mrs. Bennie R. Brigham ’65 ( Mary Brigham ’66) Mr. & Mrs. Larry R. Britton ’69 (Judith A. Britton) Mr. C.H. Brockett ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Randy L. Broiles ’79 (Cindy L. Broiles) Dr. & Mrs. Edward Broome ’68 (Jan L. Broome ’68) Mr. Alan D. Brown ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Eddie M. Brown ’60 (Billie G. Brown) Mr. & Mrs. Jon Brown ’90 (Elizabeth Brown ’90) Mr. & Mrs. Tommy R. Brown (Brenda Brown) Mr. & Mrs. William D. Brown ’74 (Karen E. Brown ’74) Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Bryant ’73 (Rebecca Bryant) Dr. J. Fred Bucy ’51 Mr. & Mrs. William G. Burnett, III ’70 (Carolyn Burnett) Mr. & Mrs. Jack L. Byrd ’56 (Marline C. Byrd) Mr. & Mrs. Larry Byrd ’57 (Patricia Byrd) Mr. & Mrs. Gary R. Cain (Melissa Cain) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Cameron (June C. Cameron ’64) Mr. & Mrs. Ben D. Campbell ’77 (Marsha B. Campbell) Mr. Howard R. Carlson, IV ’08 Mr. Louis C. Cartall ’03 Mr. David R. Carter ’87 Ms. Maria R. Carter ’87 Mr. & Mrs. R Don Cash ’66 (S. Kay Cash ’67) Mr. & Mrs. Eugene C. Chambers ’66 (Carole Chambers) Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Champion ’69 (Robbie Champion ’69) Ms. Nora Chang ’95 Mr. Mark A. Cina ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Dayle M. Clark ’55 (Betty Clark) Dr. David S. Cockrum ’94 Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Coppinger ’84 (Belinda Coppinger) Mr. & Mrs. Walter D. Cornelius ’59 (Waldeen Cornelius) Mr. & Mrs. John C. Covery ’77 (Teresa C. Covey) Mr. & Mrs. Holt Cowden ’00 (Kaye Cowden ’78) Col. Jimmy D. Cox ’6 Mr. & Mrs. Terry J. Crofoot (Kelly D. Crofoot) Mr. & Mrs. Brenton A. Croley ’96 (Carrie E. Croley ’95) Dr. & Mrs. Charles F. Cruser ’76 (Salty Cruser) Mr. & Mrs. Tim G. Culp ’81 (Annette L. Culp ’81) Mr. Charles Cummings ’59 Mr. & Mrs. Glen M. Curry ’87 (Julia Curry) Mr. & Mrs. Jim Daniel (Mary Daniel ’78) Ms. Nancy S. Cusack Ms. Catherine L. Daniel ’11 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Davis ’84 (Lisa G. Davis) Mr. & Mrs. Sean D. Davis ’86 (Donna Davis) Dr. & Dr. Miles R. Day (Audra R. Day ’99) Dr. & Mrs. Bill F. Dean ’61 (Peggy M. Dean ’66) Dr. Carrie E. DeMoor ’05 Mr. & Mrs. Richard A Derr, Jr. ’89 (Stacey R. Derr ’88) Mrs. Sue A. Derr ’50 Ms. Jane B. Dickson ’74 Dr. & Mrs. Michael A. Doherty ’73 (Ginger R. Doherty) Mrs. & Mrs. Stefan K. Dorman ’99 (Johnna Dorman) Mr. & Mrs. Jim A. Douglass ’70 (Patti Douglass ’85) Mr. & Mrs. MIchael S. Dowdey ’88 (Cynthia Dowdy ’88) Mr. & Mrs. John C. Downs ’66 (Edie Downs) Mr. & Mrs. Patrick N. Drennon ’78 (Tracie Drennon) Mr. Atlee R. DuBose ’96 Mr. & Mrs. Stan J. Edwards ’68 (Jane Edwards) Mr. & Mrs. Jason Elliott (Robin L Elliott ’95) Mr. & Mrs. C Robert Fabling, Jr. ’69 (Lee Fabling) Mr. Quinton A. Farley ’81 ’85 Ms. Cindi D. Faulkner ’91 Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Fitzgerald (Jeanette Fitzgerald ’86) Dr. W. T. Fogarty ’80

Ms. Marcia L. Foster ’05 Mr. Reynolds L. Foster ’67 Regent & Mrs. L. F. Francis ’78 (Ginger G. Francis ’79) Mr. & Mrs. Ricky Gaddis (Melinda Gaddis ’84) Mr. & Mrs. Chris S. Gelanos ’68 (Carla J. Gelanos ’69) Dr. Steven G. Gamble ’67 Mr. & Mrs. James L. Gaspard ’72 (Dinah A. Gaspard ’72) Mr. & Mrs. Bryan B. Gossett ’73 (Nancy K. Gossett) Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Graham ’73 (Jane Graham ’73) Hon. & Mrs. William Gray ’64 (Lanette Gray) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Green ’64 (Mary Ann Green ’64) Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Gunter ’86 (Karen Gunter) Mr. & Mrs. Dan Guy (Terri S. Guy ’73) Dr. & Mrs. Nadim G. Haddad ’88 (Christine Haddad) Mr. & Mrs. David H. Hadden ’78 (Pamela A. Hadden ’87) Mrs. Kathy E. Hager Roberts ’72 Mrs. Karen Hamel ’93 Mr. & Mrs. Bobby E. Hammond Jr. ’75 (Cynthia Hammond) Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie D. Hammonds ’68 (Nancy L. Hammonds) Chancellor & Mrs. Kent R. Hance ’65 (Susie Hance) Mr. Dane Hardy ’03 (Alexandra M. Hardy ’02) Mr. & Mrs. Owen Harrison ’73 (Lois Harrison) Dr. & Dr. Robert I. Hart ’80 (Susan E. Hart) Mr. & Mrs. Daniel D. Hart ’95 (April Hart) Mr. Terence J. Hart ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Tim A. Hatch ’51 (Tommie A. Hatch ’51) Mr. & Mrs. Daniel W. Heinchon ’81 (Nita C. Heinchon ’81) Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Henry ’64 (Cassandra L. Henry ’67) Mr. & Mrs. Christopher C. Herrin ’82 (Cheryl Herrin ’83) Dr. & Mrs. William W. Hinchey ’74 (Joann C. Hinchey) Mr. W. Embry Hines ’65 (Martha J. Hines ’89) Mr. Robert W. Hodge, II Mr. & Mrs. Gregory R. Hoes ’86 (Lori Hoes) Mr. & Mrs. Pete Holden ’65 (Marjorie G. Holden) Mr. & Mrs. Kevin P. Holleron ’94 (Mona Holleron) Ms. Jesse Holleron Mr. Stanley K. Horton ’86 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Howard ’02 (Katherine A. Howard) Mr. Thomas J. Howard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Huckabee ’91 (Robin Huckabee ’92) Mr. & Mrs. James E. Huckaby ’66 (Clara J. Huckaby) Mr. Michael A. Hull ’99 Mr. & Mrs. Ken Huseman ’75 (Jaye Huseman) Mr. Jerrod C. Imel ’96 Mr. & Mrs. Drew M. Ingram ’79 (Laura J. Ingram ’79) Mr. & Mrs. Rex Isom ’78 (Nancy Isom ’80) Mr. Jeremy W. Johnson ’00 Ms. Kathy G. Johnson ’77 Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur H. Johnson ’65 (Patricia J. Johnson) Mrs. Cindy R. Jones ’99 Mr. & Mrs. H. David Jones ’69 (Cindy R. Jones) Mr. & Mrs. Troy D. Jones ’57 (Lona F. Jones) Mr. Van Josselet ’74 Mr. & Mrs. J. David Joyner ’86 ( Carrie R. Joyner) Mr. Phillip S. Kahlich ’09 Mr. R. Scott Kellerman ’76 (Marian Kellerman) Major Anthony D. Killa ’95 Mr. & Mrs. M. Chris Kirksey ’84 (Betsy B. Kirksey ’83) Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Kitten ’89 (Janet Kitten ’91) Mr. & Mrs. Terry G. Knighton ’80 (Patricia Knighton) Mr. & Mrs. Brandon R. Lairsen ’01 (Heather Lairsen ’01) Mr. & Mrs. A. Lance Langford ’87 (Brenda L. Langford) Mr. Rowland C. Lawson ’84 Mr. & Mrs. Lanny G. Layman ’77 (Joni Layman ’79) Mr. Robert J. Lewis ’49 Mr. Jack C. Looney ’78 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Loveless ’93 (Stacy Loveless ’92) Mr. & Mrs. Wendell W. Mayes, Jr ’49 (Mary Jane Mayes) Mr. & Mrs. Bob Mayo ’69 (Jo C. Mayo ’71) Mr. & Mrs. John N. McAnulty ’96 (Michelle McAnulty ’98) Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. McCloy ’73 (Annette McCloy) Mr. & Mrs. Brian F. McCoy ’75 (Wetonnah L. McCoy) Mr. & Mrs. John L. McCoy ’70 (Lynnda McCoy ’68) Mr. & Mrs. Paul McDonald ’81 (Karen P. McDonald ’81) Mr. & Mrs. George G. McDuff ’58 (Beverly J. McDuff ’54) Mr. & Mrs. Don E. McInturff (Pauline L. McInturff ’48) Mr. & Mrs. Mike S. McKee ’85 (Cammye S. McKee ’85) Mr. & Mrs. Robert McNaughton ’84 (Anne McNaughton ’76) Mr. & Mrs. Phillip L. Meaders ’84 (Lamar Meaders ’83) Dr. John S. Menzies ’75 Mr. Jarret B. Meuth ’96 Ms. Patsy Middleton ’57 Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Miers ’82 (Sarah Miers) Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Mikolajczyk ’60 (Hilda Mikolajczyk) Mr. & Mrs. Lon E. Miller ’71 (Gertrude P. Miller ’65) Mr. & Mrs. Jacob A. Miller ’01 (Erica Miller) Mr. & Mrs. Tim G. Miller ’82 (Kyla Miller) Mr. Michael J. Montgomery ’76 Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Moore ’56 (Dorothy E. Moore) Mr. & Mrs. Joshua C. Moose ’04 (Kristin M. Moose ’04) Mr. Kevin G. Morton ’83 Mr. & Mrs. Fred H. Moseley ’67 (Janet Moseley ’65) Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Mrazek ’75 (Debra Mrazek ‘81) Mr. & Mrs. James A. Mueller ’80 (Kathleen M. Mueller) Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Munn ’61 (Janice Munn) Dr. Paul M. Muratta ’86 Mr. & Mrs. H Garth Nash ’63 (Zandra Nash)

Ms. Jennifer L. Neff ’91 Dr. Susan E. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Juan J. Nevarez ’95 (Iris R. Nevarez) Mr. & Mrs. Lyndel A. Newsom ’55 (Billie Newsom) Dr. James D. Norcross ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Norton ’85 ’90 (Melanie Norton ’86 ’93) Mrs. Keeley K. Orman-Adcox ’95 Mr. & Mrs. John C. Owens ’71 (Cynthia M. Owens ’73) Dr. & Mrs. Brian Papworth ’88 (Mardi Papworth) Mr. Paul E. Parkinson ’74 (Crystal Parkinson) Dr. & Mrs. Neal R. Patel (Carrie Patel ’96) Mr. & Mrs. Gary S. Payne (Debbie Payne) Mr. Franklin T. Perkins ’49 Mr. Gary R. Petersen ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Mike J. Petraitis ’79 (Martha M. Petraitis ’81) Mr. & Mrs. Steve Phillips ’93 (Stacey Phillips ’93) Mr. & Mrs. David R. Pickering (Lugene L. Pickering ’77) Mr. & Mrs Stephen S. Poore ’90 (Christina B. Poore) Mr. & Mrs. David E. Proctor ’91 (Cindy B. Proctor ’90) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Pubentz ’98 (Rebecca Pubentz ’99 Mr. & Mrs. Scott R. Pullen ’80 (Carroll A. Pullen) Mr. & Mrs. Terry H. Putman ’69 (Mendy W. Putman ’81) Mr. & Mrs. Gil H. Radtke ’82 (Ann G. Radtke) Mr. Jerry S. Rawls ’67 Mr. Samuel M. Ray, IV ’66 (Sandra L. Ray) Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery F. Rea (Michelle S. Rea) Mr. & Mrs. Steve D. Reichmuth ’72 (Barbara Reichmuth) Mr. Richard D. Rhodes ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Walter Rinehart ’60 (Joyce Rinehart) Mrs. Janet O. Rippy Mr. & Mrs. James S. Rivera (Dr. Cynthia D Rivera ’88) Mrs. Kathy Hager Roberts ’72 Mr. T.C. Robinson, IV, M.D. ’89 Mr. & Dr. Keith J. Rogers (Brooks Rogers, M.D. ’87) Mr. John S. Rogers, Jr. ’87 Ms. Terry L Rolan ’85 Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Rose (Susan Rose ’76) Mr. & Mrs. John E. Roueche, III ’88 (Elise W. Roueche) Mr. & Mrs. Brandon D. Rowland ’95 (Kelley Rowland) Mr. & Mrs. John Saenz ’96 (Suzanne Saenz ’95) Drs. Bolkar Sahinler, M.D. (Michelle Sahinler, M.D. ’99) Dr. & Mrs. Martin Salazar ’78 (Margie Salazar) Mr. & Mrs. Alan J. Sales ’75 (Kathy A. Sales ’74) Mr. & Mrs. David E. Salter ’72 (Lana L. Salter) Mr. & Mrs. W. Joseph Sammons ’78 (Susan Sammons ’78) Mr. & Mrs. Robbie R. Sartain ’79 (Kathleen Sartain ’79) Mrs. Sammie F. Saulsbury ’58 Dr. Alan C. Schauer ’77 (Regina Schauer) Mr. & Mrs. Ryan W. Schneider ’01 (Mindy B. Schneider ’02) Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Scorgie ’95 (Colleen Scorgie) Mr. & Mrs. Ricky C. Scott ’81 (Lori J. Scott ’80) Mr. & Mrs. Bill D. Senter ’51 (Lila L. Senter) Mr. Josh M. Shuster ’00 Ms. Jessica J. Siewert Ms. Sharon J. Simandl Mr. & Dr. Reagan W. Simpson (Nancy D. Simpson ’75) Mr. & Mrs. James E. Skinner ’74 (Alice B. Skinner) Mr. Kenneth L. Slack, Jr. ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Bobby L. Smith ’80 (Sabrina T. Smith) Mr. & Mrs. John P. Smith (Ashlee M. Smith ’07) Mr. & Mrs. Lucian Smith ’74 (Kristin Smith ’76) Mr. Robert D. Smith ’82 Mr. & Mrs. William B. Snyder ’55 (Sally M. Snyder) Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Souter ’71 (Jill H. Souter) Mr. & Mrs. Phil D. Staley ’70 (Sharon D. Staley ’71) Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Stark (Diane Stark) Mr. & Mrs. Robb Stewart ’87 (Melinda Melnar Stewart) Mr. & Mrs. Larry G. Stoerner ’71 ’78 (Nancy S. Cusack) Mr. & Mrs. David L. Stoneking (Jane B. Stoneking ’77) Mr. & Mrs. Larry G. Strickland ’70 (Linda F. Strickland) Mr. & Mrs. Lance L. Taylor ’99 (Dawn M. Taylor ’00) Mr. & Mrs. Tommy E. Taylor ’85 (Gwen Taylor) Mr. & Mrs. Fred Timberlake, Jr. ’68 (Kay G. Timberlake) Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Turner ’68 (Diane Turner ’68) Mr. & Mrs. Fred A. Underwood ’71 (Pam Underwood) Mr. & Mrs. Jidge Verity (Chris M. Verity ’71) Mr. & Mrs. Bobby G. Waddle ’55 Mr. & Mrs. David W. Walker ’51 (Virginia Walker) Mr. & Mrs. Ben B. Wallace ’76 (Patricia H. Wallace) Mr. James M. Watson ’58 Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Weber, III ’77 (Debra Weber) Mr. & Mrs. Dan G. Webster, III ’61 (Molly I. Webster) Mr. & Mrs. James S. Werner ’91 (Cheryl E. Werner ’91) Mr. & Dr. David R. White (Lynn White, Ph.D. ’69) Mr. Ted L. Wilkerson ’75) Mr. & Mrs. D. Andy Williams ’91 (Camille Williams) Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Williams ’57 (Jamelle Williams) Mr. & Mrs. L. E. Willis, III ’84 (Lorie L. Willis) Mr. William C. Winters ’08 Mr. & Mrs. Justin D. Wright ’01 (Sheri L Williams ’ 01) Mr. Lee Wright ’ 87 Dr. & Mrs. Scott W. Wyrick ’87 (Lenore P. Wyrick) Mr. Wesley B. Youngblood ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Greg M. Zielinski (Donna J. Zielinski) *As of September 23, 2014

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1980 BILL BANOWSKY (BBA Accounting)

Dallas, Texas, was recognized as a 2015 top lawyer by the peer-review publication, “The Best Lawyers in America.” Bill was honored in the areas of commercial litigation, corporate compliance litigation, corporate governance law, litigation-First Amendment, litigation-mergers and acquisitions, litigation-regulatory enforcement (SEC, telecom, energy), litigationsecurities. He practices law for the firm Thompson & Knight. His wife is Susan.

WILLIE SCHUERGER (BA English, ’83 JD

Law) Dallas, Texas, was recognized as a 2015 top lawyer by the peer-review publication, “The Best Lawyers in America.”

Willie was honored in the area of corporate law. He practices law for the firm Thompson & Knight.

1981 STACIE PIERCY GEORGE (BS Marketing)

Lubbock, Texas, announced her retirement from AT&T after more than 32 years of service. Stacie was executive director for Diversity & Inclusion in Human Resources. In that role for the past five years at AT&T headquarters, she oversaw company-wide diversity and inclusion initiatives including the formulation, implementation and direction of AT&T’s diversity and inclusion strategy. Prior to that, she moved up the organization managing sales teams in the business sales organization. Her husband, DAVID GEORGE (’86 BBA Management), retired from AT&T in 2007 as the Lubbock Regional Manager.

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CRAIG HAYNES (BA Political Science)

Garland, Texas, was recognized as a 2015 top lawyer by the peer-review publication, “The Best Lawyers in America.”

Haynes was honored in the areas of Betthe-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Oil and Gas Law. He practices law for the firm Thompson & Knight.

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2004 ASUSENA RESENDIZ (BA Spanish)

Irving, Texas, became the first Hispanic woman to be selected as a United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Master of Nonprofit Administration Fellow.

This fellowship will allow Asusena to study nonprofit administration at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.

The program is the only one in the nation to offer a graduate degree to established nonprofit leaders. Resendiz is currently the president and CEO of the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

2005 JACQUELYN SCRIVENER (BA French, BA

Photocommunications, ’12 MA Romance Languages, ’13 MA Applied Linguistics) Houston, Texas, became the French teacher at Kempner High School in Sugar Land, Texas.

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In Memoriam TUCKER BRANTLY ARNOLD , a student, Houston, Texas, died Aug. 19.

WANDA JOY LIVELY ’87, Lubbock, died Aug. 9.

KELLY LINN CASSITY , a student, Austin, Texas, died June 6.

MICHAEL MILLER ’87, Argyle, Texas, died Aug. 8.

ADAM MICHAEL COATES , a student, Peoria, Ariz., died Aug. 22.

THOMAS DALE REAGOR SR. , ’59, Frisco, Texas, died Aug. 18. He is survived by his wife, LINDA BETH CHAPPELL REAGOR ’60.

JOSHUA ALLEN COATES , a student, Peoria, Ariz., died Aug. 22.

GAYLAN GILLEAN COBB ’65, Lubbock, died Aug. 12. She is survived by her husband, C. DAVID COBB ’58, ’65.

ELLIOT RICHOUX , a student, Montgomery, Texas, died July 4.

BOBBY T. CROSS ’68, Norman, Okla., died June 17.

ANTHONY WILLIAM “TONY” SKEEN ’81, Austin, Texas, died July 9.

He is survived by his wife, JUDY KAY BRAGG SKEEN ’82.

WILLIAM LAWRENCE “BILLY” ELLIS ’59, Friona, Texas, died July 12.

JOHN MAC SANDERS ’58, Arlington, Texas, died Aug. 10.

PAUL GENE GRIFFITH ’54, Georgetown, Texas, died July 20. He is survived by his wife, JUDY GRAFIUS GRIFFITH ’62.

LAYLAN WADE STAPP ’00, Lubbock, died June 27.

VIRGINIA RAYE HARGROVE HOHERTZ ’73, ’77, Lubbock, died July 4.

CAROLINE “SUE” TURLEY VAN HOOREBEKE ’73, ’86, Lubbock,

BOB HURMENCE ’49, ’52, Lubbock, died Aug. 12.

WINNOLEE ELIZABETH SHARP JOHNSON ’40, Meadow, Texas,

died July 27.

MATTHEW AARON VALADEZ ’11, Slaton, Texas, died July 15.

died Aug. 3.

C. MICHAEL WARD ’76, Ralls, Texas, died July 30.

LEILA “GRANNY” WEAVER Lubbock, employee of Varsity Bookstore

JAMES WALTER JONES ’49, Dallas, Texas, died January 30.

WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER “CHRIS” KOUNTZ ’60, Lubbock, died July 4.

and Texas Tech Bookstore, died July 31.

JIM K. WIMAN ’38, Levelland, Texas, died June 29.

MORGAN AMANDA LEE , Abilene, Texas, a student, died Aug. 13.

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student spotlight COM PI LE D BY J EAN AN N CANTOR E

Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science has received for the fifth straight year the 2014 chapter role model awareness award for outstanding professional development. SACNAS is a society of scientists dedicated to fostering the success of Chicano and Native American students to attain advanced degrees, careers and positions of leadership. The organization serves more than 25,000 students and professionals each year with its conference and programs, and includes 110 individual chapters.

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HATTIE WEBB and JOSH ISON , doctoral students in the College of

Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, have an opportunity to conduct food safety research in France. They both earned the Chateaubriand Fellowship and will travel in January to Maisons-Alfort (near Paris) to work on research projects in a collaborative effort between Texas Tech and the French Food Safety Agency. Webb will spend nine months in France, while Ison will be there for six months.

The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) grant offered by the Office for Science and Technology and the embassy of France to the United States.

JOSEPH KMETZ , a senior energy commerce major, and JACOB FEDOSKY , a senior management information systems major in the Rawls College of Business, each have received a $10,000 scholarship from the Texas Business Hall of Fame. They are two of 31 students who attend Texas colleges and universities, and who received the “Future Business Legends” award.

Alpha Phi Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, has been named an Honor Chapter for its outstanding activities in 2013-14. This year is the 10th consecutive that Texas Tech has received this honor that is granted to only 12 chapters nationwide.

Each May, the nearly 600 chapters of Sigma Delta Pi across the United States are asked to submit an annual report detailing their numerous activities and projects from the academic year. Based on these reports, the National Executive Committee chooses approximately 10-15 Honor Chapters annually.

T E X A S T E C H UN I V E R S I T Y ’ S

SPENCER KEY , P RES I DE NT of Texas Tech

University’s Sigma Delta Pi, the national collegiate Hispanic honor society, has received the Gabriela Mistral Award. She is a doctoral student in bilingual education. This award is given nationally to a graduate or undergraduate student who excels in academics in Spanish and is actively involved in their Sigma Delta Pi chapter.

ADENIYI BELLO H A S been selected by the Public Relations Division of the Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication as one of three winners of the 2014 Inez Kaiser Graduate Students of Color Award.

Tech students placed in the National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow Critique and Contest. In the Public Relations Division, JACLYN ROBERTS and BAILEY HOGG placed first in Campaign.

MACKENZIE FLETCHER placed first in News Release. In the Publication Division, the student-produced publication The Agriculturist won second place; GARRETT COUTS is editor. In the Writing Division, LYNSEY MEHARG won second place in Research Related Writing and second place in Short Personality Feature Profile. Meharg also took second place for Photo Series in the Photography Division. The awards were presented at the Ag Media Summit in Indianapolis in July.

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Dr. Naima Moustaid-Moussa

Professor, Nutritional Sciences

Dr. Moustaid-Moussa is the Founding Director of the Obesity Research Cluster. Through collaborative research efforts, Dr. Moustaid-Moussa and her team are looking at the causes and complications of obesity; as well as what methods will help prevent and treat it along with its related complications.