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Attorney Kori Kellison Green— owner of Kori Green Designs— is likely one of the smartest and most accomplished jewelry designers you’ll ever meet.
After months of construction, the Office of the Chancellor, along with numerous other offices, has a new home.
After 40 years of leading the TTAA, Bill Dean is retiring, effective Dec. 31. This article is the first of four about his life and career.
A snapshot of last year at the association.
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Dear Ms. Cantore, The March-April TECHSAN intrigued me on many levels. Thank you for the excellent article “A Musical Missionary.” A young Dr. Subbaraman performed surgery on my mother years ago in Big Spring, so the name of the subject in the article caught my eye. As I read the article, I became more and more captured by it. A story about someone who also grew up in Big Spring was intriguing. I was involved in music in Big Spring High School—and they still have good public school music. However, the town could not be described as a center of classical music! I was fascinated reading how Viswa grew into a professional musician who is having a real impact on the field of conducting and opera. I hope he has continued success. He is a prime example of the importance of parental interest and support. His family took a real chance, moving to a small west Texas town, and they did not let their child be constrained by the provincialism of the area. So, on many levels, I appreciated the article, and hope the name Viswa Subbaraman becomes more well-known in the future. Thank you so much for the excellent article. -Ms. Jimmie Bennett Wilson Via email
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Basketball is back at Texas Tech! The hard work and tireless efforts of Coach Chris Beard began to pay off this season as the Red Raiders, picked to finish seventh, challenged Kansas for the championship but finished second and then advanced all the way to the Elite Eight. Had it not been for an early injury to Zach Smith and two late season injuries to Keenan Evans and Justin Gray, I am convinced we would have dethroned the Jayhawks. Injuries are part of athletics, but to have three starters put on the sidelines is a little much. Coach Beard shared Coach of the Year honors with KU’s Bill Self. Self is obviously one of the great basketball coaches in the country, and his team was picked to finish in the top two, and they did. Beard’s team was picked to finish seventh, and they finished tied for second. Texas Tech fans and students provided a much different and much needed atmosphere this season at the United Supermarkets Arena. During Big 12 play, Tech averaged 10,740 fans per game. The enthusiasm of the crowds, especially the student crowd, made a big difference. Much has been said and written about the behavior of Tech students at the OU basketball game. Students launched paper airplanes onto the court to show displeasure with officiating calls and also aimed missiles at the OU team during a timeout. They were repeatedly warned by the PA announcer to stop, and finally Coach Beard waved his arms asking for restraint. Even more disturbing was the profanity aimed at OU freshman standout, Trae Young, whose father, Rayford, was a standout player here in the 1990s and was in attendance at the game. Signs appeared with the word “F--- Trae Young.” Later, when Beard learned of this, he issued an apology to OU and to the Youngs. He also strongly condemned the verbiage. It apparently did some good, because at the Kansas game, the crowd was boisterous and rowdy but did not give a repeat performance of the Young incident. Speaking of Trae Young, the young man is a great talent. Unfortunately for him, the talking heads on ESPN have gone overboard in their coverage of his play to the point that I think they have put entirely too much pressure on a 19-year-old freshman. Throughout January and February, that’s all these guys could talk about. During the Tech-TCU game in Fort Worth, the broadcasters spent at least four minutes talking about Young WHILE THE GAME WAS IN PROGRESS. This type coverage has not been beneficial to him or anyone else. This is certainly not the first time Tech students have used profanity at athletic events. We all know that they seem to think it is OK to add profanity to the end of our fight song.
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I constantly get complaints following most football games from alumni asking, “What are you (Texas Tech) going to do about this? It is embarrassing.” I am sure our administration gets these calls as well. None of this does much to enhance our image. “Strive for Honor” has become a meaningless phrase to many of these students. Earlier in the season, Tech was fined $25,000 (which City Bank paid) by the Big 12 after a narrow win over West Virginia when the students rushed the court and there was a confrontation between a Tech fan and a West Virginia player. Athletic officials indicated that the problem stemmed from security personnel not following a plan to protect visiting players when students rush the court. Students have rushed the court all over the Big 12 this year. The question is How do you stop the type of behavior exhibited at the OU game and at most home football games? Many efforts and appeals have been made in the past. They have fallen on deaf ears. Someone made the comment that their parents would be horrified if they heard their kids voicing profanity like this, both verbally or in print. I’m not so sure about that. You have to wonder what type of environment some of these students come from that permits using the F-word as if were common practice. My guess is that mob psychology takes over at times. Students are encouraged to attend games and to be “loud and proud.” Loud they are, and that is a good thing. We definitely want to create an intimidating atmosphere—but when and where does that cross the line? I think many students get caught up in the atmosphere of booing a bad call and one things leads to another in a highly-charged environment. Students are also great imitators. A group gets something started, and it snowballs. In some cases, it gets out of control, i.e., tortilla throwing and changing the words of the fight song. Neither of these actions is a Tech tradition. They are things that got started, and other students picked up on them. Next thing you know, everyone is doing it, and some even think they are traditions. THEY ARE NOT TRADITIONS. They simply show a decided lack of class. Most students don’t really consider or realize how their actions impact the university and its image. That statement could have been made about almost any group of students at any Big 12 school. As many of you know, I teach more than 1,500 students a year. I think we have some of the greatest students you will find any-
where. Oh sure, there are some knuckleheads, but they are few and far between. If you were to encounter these students individually, you would be impressed. But put them together at the United Supermarkets Arena in a highly contested basketball game, and you would be less impressed. Students are what make college athletics exciting. Their attendance and their enthusiasm have a huge impact on the players of both teams. It would be a pretty dull contest without them. I don’t have any magic solutions to this age-old problem. I have always believed that the place to start is with student leaders across the campus—a grass roots effort beginning with student leaders in the Greek community, the residence halls, student government, individual colleges, especially in beginning freshman classes. It will not be easy for student leaders to convince their fellow students not to do these things. You have to start somewhere, and a student-led effort might be more effective than directives from administrators telling students not to behave in this manner. It was certainly a season of ups and downs, but Tech basketball was highly competitive in the Big 12 for the first time in a long time. I think we will get even more competitive in the future. Someone asked me, “Why does the Big 12 give Kansas a home court advantage by playing the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City every year? What can be done about that?” Answer: Nothing until enough Big 12 schools get a bellyful of Rock Chalk Jayhawk. Perhaps that should be Walk Chalk Jayhawk since Big 12 officials seem to overlook walking violations or moving screens where KU is involved.
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ON FEB. 26, THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES & NATURAL RESOURCES RECOGNIZED SIX DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AND ONE YOUNG ALUMNUS. The 2018 Distinguished Alumni Awards and Outstanding Young Alumni Award honor graduates who have made significant contributions to society, and whose accomplishments and careers have brought distinction to the college and to the professions associated with agriculture and natural resources. The recipients of the awards were: CHRISTOPHER HOFFMAN, of Clinton, Mississippi, received a bachelor’s in landscape architecture in 1998, and is a licensed landscape architect in the state of Mississippi. In 1994, Hoffman established a Mississippi-based landscape architecture firm that provides site and master planning, grading and drainage, and construction detailing services with a focus on mixed used developments, commercial, healthcare, industrial, subdivision and educational projects. H. BRENT PEMBERTON, PH.D. , of Tyler, Texas, received a bachelor’s in horticultural sciences focusing on ornamental horticulture in 1978. A professor and fellow of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Pemberton has been a project leader for ornamental research at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton since 1982. His research specialties include bedding plant production and greenhouse and garden performance evaluations, field and nursery production of garden roses, field evaluation of roses for disease resistance and heat tolerance, effects of heat on flowering of poinsettia, postharvest performance and plant growth regulations. JAMES “JIM” RAY , of Canyon, Texas, received a bachelor’s in range management in 1987. After receiving his master’s degree in wildlife and fisheries sciences from South Dakota State
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University in 1990, he started a varied career in traditional wetland, waterfowl and wildlife management positions. He has been an advocate and partner for research graduate students and faculty at Texas Tech for more than two decades. Previously, Ray served as a migratory bird and wetlands biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and currently works as a wildlife biologist and scientist with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pantex Plant near Amarillo. LYNN SCHERLER , of Castle Pine, Colorado, received a bachelor’s in agricultural and applied economics in 1997. He has been in agricultural lending for more than two decades, and currently serves as chief lending officer for American AgCredit. He is responsible for ensuring an integrated, united and coordinated effort between the retail credit delivery teams inclusive of the customer hubs, express, appraisal and loan documentation functions. Scherler is a member of American AgCredit’s management executive committee, along with several other credit, risk and operational committees. In 2011, he was the first recipient of CASNR’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award. BOBBY WADDLE , of DeSoto, Texas, received a bachelor’s in agricultural education in 1955. Following graduation from Texas Tech, he began a career in the U.S. Air Force, serving as a flight instructor and fighter pilot. He flew more than 150 combat missions and has more than 5,000 hours of military flying time. He served as commander of the 40th Cadet Squadron at the U.S. Air Force Academy, as chief of the Air Force Academy Activities Group and as deputy chief of staff for education at Air Training Command. He received two Legion of Merit Awards, the Distinguished Flying Cross and 11 Air Medals. After retiring at the rank of colonel in 1985, he returned to Texas to work
and manage his family’s farming and ranching operations. After serving in several positions in DeSoto—including mayor—the DeSoto Chamber of Commerce created the “Bobby Waddle Citizen of the Year Award.” DALE WOERNER, PH.D. , of Greeley, Colorado, received a bachelor’s in 2003 and a master’s in 2005 in animal science. Woerner is currently an associate professor in Colorado State’s Department of Animal Sciences. While in Colorado, he has helped to secure more than $11 million in funding and coauthored more than 55 peer-reviewed articles. He is a member of the university’s Microbial Ecology Group, and a program research and scholarly excellence member for the university’s Center for Meat Safety and Quality. CASNR also recognized one outstanding young alumnus. ASHLEE VINYARD , of Arlington, Virginia, received a bachelor’s in agricultural education from Murray State University, and a master’s in agricultural education from Texas Tech in 2004. She has worked on Capitol Hill for more than 13 years and currently serves as the chief of staff for Congressman Lamar Smith. In this role, she oversees 17 congressional staff members in both Washington, D.C., and Texas, in addition to handling legislative, communication, constituent services and outreach functions.
KISHOR MEHTA, PH.D., A PAUL W. HORN PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING IN THE WHITACRE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A FELLOW OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF INVENTORS. The induction ceremony was held April 5 in Washington, D.C. He is the third Texas Tech faculty member to be named an NAI Fellow. Mehta is also the first member of the National Academy of Engineering at Tech and has worked with FEMA studying the impact of wind during tornadoes and providing technical expertise related to above-ground tornado shelters. DAVID KLEIN, PH.D., AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL, CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY IN THE INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN HEALTH, HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’S BOARD OF SCIENTIFIC COUNSELORS. The board is a federal advisory committee that provides advice, information and recommendations to the EPA’s Office of Research and Development on the research programs the office is completing. Klein has a long association with the EPA through his lab with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which provided data for the National Coastal Condition Assessment. He has also been trained by the EPA in quality assurance, data quality objectives and radioactivity. While serving on the board, he will provide advice, information and recommendations. Klein said his goal is to provide a clear and fair review of science and research.
NEWS THE TEXAS TECH BOARD OF REGENTS AND FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE APPROVED TUITION AND FEES FOR ITS FOUR INSTITUTIONS (Texas Tech University, Angelo State University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso) for the 2018-19 academic years. Tuition and fees at Texas Tech University will increase 2.4 to 2.7 percent—$110 per semester for 12 credit hours—for an undergraduate resident student, depending on the student’s degree path. While all fees are slightly increasing, Texas Tech’s institutions remain a great value in comparison to other schools within their respective conferences. Texas Tech holds the third lowest tuition and fees among the 10 institutions in the conference. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES WERE HELD DEC. 15 AND DEC. 16 AT THE UNITED SUPERMARKETS ARENA, WHERE 2,713 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS RECEIVED THEIR DIPLOMAS DURING FOUR SEPARATE CEREMONIES. Texas Tech alumnus and KCBD NewsChannel 11 anchor Abner Euresti delivered the keynote speech. Euresti, who received his bachelor’s in telecommunications in 1974, is an award-winning anchor who has been on the air for 43 years. THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY FALL 2017 SCHOOL OF LAW HOODING CEREMONY WAS HELD DEC. 16 AT LANIER AUDITORIUM. The featured speaker was Justice Judy Parker of the Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Texas. Parker is a Texas Tech School of Law alumna and has served as a judge for 23 years. The Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Texas is in Amarillo and has intermediate appellate jurisdiction of both civil and criminal case appeals from 46 counties in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains. FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, THE RAWLS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS HAS BEEN RANKED BY BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK AS HAVING ONE OF THE TOP MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SCHOOLS IN AMERICA. According to Bloomberg, the rankings are based on data compiled from surveys of recruiters, alumni and recent graduates’ success at finding jobs and earning high starting wages after college. Bloomberg also examines how well schools connect their students to good jobs and what graduates can expect from their careers. The Rawls College MBA programs provides students an in-depth understanding of the business world while preparing them for successful careers as leaders, managers, executives and innovators.
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TEXAS TECH HAS BEEN RATED ONE OF THE SAFEST CAMPUSES IN AMERICA BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HOME SAFETY AND SECURITY. Tech continues to take measures to ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff on campus, recently announcing a plan to install a series of security cameras at undisclosed locations across campus in an effort to assist authorities in ensuring the safety of students, faculty and staff. The effort is part of a larger security plan championed by President Schovanec in conjunction with the Texas Tech Police Department and the Student Government Association. It is part of an initiative to move toward automated campus safety, with future measures already under consideration.
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY’S CHRISTINE DEVITT AND HELEN DEVITT JONES CHILD DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER (CDRC), PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES, HAS EARNED ACCREDITATION FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN (NAEYC), the world’s largest organization working on behalf of young children. NAEYC accreditation is a rigorous and transformative quality-improvement system that uses a set of 10 research-based standards to collaborate with early education programs to recognize and drive quality improvement in high-quality early learning environments. TEXAS TECH’S COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM WAS RANKED NO. 2 IN THE NATION BY BEST COUNSELING DEGREES, based on accreditation, examination pass rate, licensure, completion time and tuition. Texas Tech’s program trains students in counseling psychology and health service psychology. Students receive clinical training on location at programs that partner with the university, as well as on site at the Psychology Department Clinic and at the Student Counseling Center. Students also receive training in research to support them in completing their dissertation and in instructing to support their experience teaching psychology courses while in the program.
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BRIEFLY THE COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND MUSEUM OF TEXAS TECH HOSTED THE OPENING RECEPTION FOR THE 2017 LAND ARTS EXHIBITION ON FEB. 16. The exhibition is a culmination of the semester-long transdisciplinary field program Land Arts of the American West. It features documents and constructions that examine a range of human-land interactions from the seven students who participated in the 2017 program. The exhibition closed April 29.
Lyza Baum working her back strap loom, Chiricahua Mountains, Oct. 28, 2017.
Glen Canyon Dam lunch stop, Page, Arizona, Sept. 26, 2017.
Visiting Jackpile Mine with geologist and Laguna Pueblo member Curtis Francisco and Texas Tech archeology professor Chris Witmore, Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, Sept. 6, 2017.
Camp at Cabinetlandia near Deming, New Mexico, Oct. 22, 2017.
Exploring the boundary between the Bonneville Salt Flats and the Newfoundland Evaporation Basin, Utah, Sept. 17, 2017. Ilia Reyes exploring the edge of the controlled area in the Newfoundland Evaporation Basin, Utah, Sept. 17, 2017.
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Attorney Kori Kellison Green’s curriculum vitae is impressive. After graduating cum laude from Texas Tech in 1997, she worked for Texas Speaker of the House James E. “Pete” Laney ’66. Initially, she worked out of his Hale Center office, performing research and traveling Speaker Laney’s district to meet with constituents. Then, during the 76th Legislative Session in 1999, she worked in Laney’s Austin office as a research assistant. She made the decision to attend law school, and since she was already living in Austin, she decided to attend the University of Texas School of Law, where she enrolled in 1999 and graduated from in 2002. While in law school, she clerked for Chief Justice Marilyn Aboussie of the Third Court of Appeals and interned for the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Education. Today she specializes in transactional law with the Fort Worth firm of Cotten, Schmidt & Abbott, L.L.P. While attending law school, in 2000, she married her college sweetheart, Grammy-nominated singer Pat Green ’97. Their early years of marriage were spent with each focusing on very hectic careers: completing law school for her, a successful singing career for him. According to the June 2002 issue of Texas Monthly, between the months of mid-February to mid-April of that year, Pat sold more than 180,000 tickets at various venues. He once sold out the 6,000-seat Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth in 35 minutes—a record bested only by Garth Brooks in 1991. Since 2000, Pat has sold out Billy Bob’s 15 times, most recently in 2015. During the early 2000s, he was performing sold-out shows all over Texas and beyond. “At the time, Pat traveled about 310-320 days a year,” says Kori. Pat’s busy travel schedule allowed Kori to focus fully on the challenge of law school—a grueling academic exercise. “I’ve never seen her not finish something she started,” comments husband Pat. “She’s tenacious, super-intelligent, I’d even say hyper-intelligent. I’m extremely proud of her and her accomplishments.” But there was more than practicing law on her horizon.
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Kori at her Fort Worth studio. KRISTEN KILPATRICK
While Kori was completing law school, a friend, Elizabeth Harris, approached her about learning to make jewelry. “Making jewelry was always something I wanted to do,” says Harris of her jewelry making venture with Kori. Kori was initially skeptical—she never envisioned herself as an artist. She tossed around the idea and decided that, once she finished law school, she’d try the jewelry business. In the beginning, Kori and Harris accepted help from a fellow jewelry-maker in Fort Worth. The two met with a jewelry-maker who showed them the basics. From there Kori got a wholesale license, went to market in Dallas and started buying beads and jewels. That initial Fort Worth trip was so inspiring, Kori says, that once arriving home, “I don’t think I got up from the table for days. Then, it was kind of unleash the beast.” The two women were wading into the world of jewelry when Kori and Pat relocated to Fort Worth. Shortly after that, Harris moved to Fredericksburg and the two eventually started their own individual lines. Kori kept at it, and in the years following law school, she learned more about the art of jewelry making and was able to hone her skills while also traveling with Pat.
She’s a rock star and always has been—she has always been the foundation to Pat and his career. There are not many people I From left, Pat, Kellis, Rainey and Kori Green. Kori comes from a long line of Red Raiders, including her entire immediate family—parents Rick Kellison ’72 and Kathy Thornton Kellison ’72 of Lockney, Texas; brother Corbin Kellison ’01, of Floydada, Texas; and sister Kristen Kellison Surles ’05, of Dilley, Texas.
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respect more—as a mother and a wife, but also as a business person.
How does a lawyer-turned-artist gather inspiration for the brilliant baubles she fashions? It’s an amalgamation of things. Kori says she never grew up thinking she had creativity in her genes. But looking back, it was there. “I always liked to draw, and I took art classes as a kid,” she says. “My grandmother was an excellent seamstress. She made all of my bridesmaids’ dresses without trying them on the girls. She made my grandfather’s suits. And my Mom can sew wonderfully. But, back then, I didn’t think of that as artistic talent.” Today, Kori recognizes her grandmother’s and mother’s talents as a form of artistic expression. Growing up in Lockney, Texas, on a cotton farm, she experienced a childhood that gave her both roots and wings. Her mother was a teacher and her father is still a farmer and businessman. She developed a strong work ethic and a drive to succeed. Both of her parents and many family members, including both of her younger siblings, attended Texas Tech, so she chose to attend Tech to continue the tradition. Her first three years at Texas Tech were spent as a physical therapy major. “I had completed all my volunteering (required for a physical therapy major) and I decided, ‘I don’t want to do this,’” she recalls. Friend J Pete Laney ’98 encouraged her to change majors to agricultural communications, which she did. Upon graduating, she was toying with the idea of attending law school, which she also did. She, in fact, did all the things she thought she was supposed to do. Upon marrying Pat, she had the opportunity and freedom to travel. She found she enjoyed fol-
lowing her heart with her designs. Hours spent gazing out a tour bus window that presented different towns, different cultures and different topography sparked her imagination. Pat agrees. “We’re both sort of self-made,” comments Pat. “I think, certainly, being around me while I was on the road, performing, without a doubt, helped foster her creative side.” For most artists, creativity is rooted in freedom and nonconformity, which is a lot of what has driven Kori and her designs. For years she had the freedom to dream, travel, go, move and explore while on the road. The extensive travel had diminished the allure of 10-and-12-hour workdays as an attorney. While she doesn’t travel as much today, owing to her business demands and the schedules of her two children, she still loves to travel. One of Kori’s biggest sources of inspiration is the annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, usually held in February. “People will come from all over the world to this show,” she explains. “It’s an easy place to see a lot of product in a small amount of time. And so, that usually starts my year off. So, I’ll see a stone and, I don’t know, it just kind of strikes me.” Kori recalls her first trip to Tucson when she brought only carryon suitcases. She had invested a significant amount of money and had purchased a lot of product, so she didn’t want to check her bags. She rolled her densely packed suitcases onto the plane and had to awkwardly maneuver them into the overhead bins with a small prayer the bins didn’t pop open and cause one of her overloaded suitcases to slide out onto a passenger. Another time, two years into displaying her wares at Dallas Market Center, Kori had an unanticipated problem. “I ended up receiving numerous orders and I had to create 600 pieces in one week,” Kori recalls. “At this same time, our house was getting re-roofed, so there was constant activity and noise outside. Inside, every available surface was covered in jewelry. My mother-in-law came to help, my assistant at the time, Ashley, was there helping. I was so fortunate to have so many offers for help.” Kori says a lot of building her business has been trial and error. In order to streamline business practices, she hired a full-time assistant and a bookkeeper, which allow her the freedom to spend more time focusing on the creation of brightness and brilliance.
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Were there people who thought she was a little crazy for eschewing a lucrative law career in favor of launching her own jewelry business? There were a few, including longtime friend Kendra Isom Burris ’01, who is now associate vice chancellor for development at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Burris and Kori became fast friends while undergrads at Texas Tech. They were crop consultants for the same chemical company and spent their summers together in the cotton fields in and around Lubbock. After their first summer working together, the two were inseparable. “I think I might have been one of her first customers,” says Burris. “But I remember when she told me she was making jewelry I said, ‘You just got a law degree at U.T.’ I think nobody knew it would be as successful as it is. “That being said, Kori has always been very driven. She’s highly intelligent. It’s very impressive, how she built this business up. She’s a rock star and always has been—she has always been the foundation to Pat and his career. There are not many people I respect more—as a mother and a wife, but also as a business person.” During the early years of Kori Green Designs, Kori and Pat welcomed their two children, son Kellis in 2003, and daughter Rainey in 2006. The four still spent a lot of time on the road with Pat. Eventually, in 2012, Kori began practicing law with Cotten, Schmidt & Abbott, L.L.P., in Fort Worth. She kept the jewelry business going and growing. Free hours were spent creating at home, with help from Rainey and sometimes from friends and family members when needed. “I don’t think there was ever a time I visited her house that almost every surface wasn’t covered with jewels and beads,” Burris says, laughing.
Kori Green Designs outgrew the Greens’ dining room table, and Kori decided she needed her own space. In October 2017, she joined forces with five other women to open a studio in Fort Worth at 3610 West Vickery—each woman has her own space. Now most of her jewels and gems are housed there, and she works there daily, along with an assistant, assembling jewelry of her own design, as well as custom pieces. Her studio is open to the public every Wednesday. In addition to her studio, she has space at the Dallas Market at Julie Hall and Kori Green Designs has boutique clients across the state of Texas, from Amarillo to McAllen and Longview to Lubbock. Her items can also be found at shops in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Colorado. While Kori is still Of Counsel with Cotten, Schmidt & Abbott, L.L.P., she admits Kori Green Designs has taken a front seat to the law—and she’s just fine with the view.
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The front entrance of the building, which faces southeast, features expansive windows frosted and detailed with a 35-footwide vinyl of the Texas Tech seal. There are 30 uses of the seal scattered throughout the building. There is no doubt those who work within the building are enjoying its sleek, modern design and countless amenities. Each separate office area has its own coffee bar and workroom area, most complete with a Keurig coffee machine. Centrally located on each of its three floors is a break room, fully equipped with reverse osmosis water, recycling bins, an ice machine, a fullsized refrigerator and a microwave and vending machines. The occupant of the largest office in the building is Chancellor Robert L. Duncan. His office is filled with Texas Tech memorabilia. The highlight of the office is Duncan’s very own donation to the office, a fireplace inspired by the Siguenza Cathedral, located in the Guadalajara Mountains of Spain. Other inspirations include the ironwork present in the decorative patios off of select offices on the third floor. Its design draws from the Monastery of Las Huelgas in Burgos. Another special touch (the building is filled with them) is the nine state-of-the-art conference spaces named for Texas Rivers: Pease, Brazos, Concho, Colorado, Red Llano, Canadian, Pecos, and Rio Grande. Each room contains all the technology necessary to conduct a productive meeting. Frosted glass on the entry door denotes the river it is named for. The addition of the building allowed for a new space for the Board of Regents to meet. Their boardroom is partly lined with panoramic windows. Small touches, like special Texas Tech coasters, desk pads and monogrammed chairs make the boardroom like no other. Regents also enjoy a hospitality room and covered parking. Just like other buildings across campus, special attention is paid to art. Upon entering the building, all eyes are drawn to Bruce Monroe’s “Viva Tree,” which begins at the ceiling of the second floor and descends to the first (more on this later). Throughout the building, various art and photographs are featured, all produced by students within the Texas Tech System. On the first and second floors, a rotating gallery is present and rotated every six months. The current installation includes photos depicting desert scenes from around the world. The building houses roughly 200 professionals and brings together numerous leadership teams invaluable to the university. Their coming together will allow for more creative and timely solutions and ideas to advance the institutions within the system. The transition into the new building is a true testament to the Texas Tech System’s dedication to improving the quality and efficiency of education.
Photos from top: Chancellor Robert L. Duncan's office is filled with Tech memorabilia, as well as personal photos and mementos. Chancellor Duncan donated a gorgeous and ornate gas fireplace (seen in the back left corner) to the Office of the Chancellor. The Board of Regents has the treat of meeting in the state-of-the-art and sharply designed board room, located on the first floor of the office building. This meeting space is complemented by an outdoor patio area, complete with outdoor furniture.
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Bruce Monroe’s “Viva Tree” is a light-based sculpture suspended from the ceiling of the second floor. Formed from a series of helix-type forms arranged around four circles, the sculpture was designed to enhance the texture and feel of the interior space, while maintaining its own unique and intricate structure and feel. The piece is part of Monroe’s “Light and Language” series, which incorporates messages through Morse code. On “Viva Tree,” the Morse code etchings convey a thought cohesive with Texas Tech’s “Strive for Honor” sentiment. The sky’s condition and the sun’s position determine how the sculpture is seen and perceived. Over 5,000 points of light shining through the acrylic rods sprinkle throughout the lobby area.
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After 40 years at the helm of the Texas Tech Alumni Association (formerly Texas Tech Ex-Students Association), Bill Dean, Ed.D., has announced this spring his retirement as president and CEO, effective Dec. 31, 2018. He plans to continue teaching in the College of Media & Communication. This story is the first in a series of four stories about Dean. Each story will highlight a different aspect of his life.
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n a West Texas evening in 1947, a young boy attended his very first baseball game. It would prove to be a life-changing event. Sitting alongside his dad on the bleachers, he absorbed the sound of the cheering crowd, the scent of hot dogs wafting through the air and the sight of uniformed players on the diamond. The entire experience was mesmerizing for him. It seemed the sport of baseball may have charmed a 10-year-old Bill Dean to become a lifelong devotee of the game known as America’s Sport.
Lubbock High School junior Bill Dean prepares for a game.
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COURTESY OF DEAN FAMILY
Young Bill Dean.
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Dean is a hard-core, dyed-in-the-wool baseball fan. Not only an avid spectator, he also was a skilled baseball player and outstanding coach. The discipline required to play the sport and the skills needed to impart Dean’s knowledge of the game to his players while coaching undoubtedly have laid the groundwork for the many leadership positions he has held, as well as his highly successful teaching career. “My dad and I spent many a night at Hubber Park,” Dean says. “The Lubbock Hubbers were Lubbock’s professional Class C baseball team from the late ’30s until the late ’50s. The park was located a little east of where Cavazos Junior High School is now located. The crowds were outstanding. Lubbock typically led the league in attendance every year. “They did not have Little League when I was growing up, so I played on a sandlot in my neighborhood. I also got on a bus at 20th Street and College Avenue (right by his house) every weekday and went to the Boys Club, where I played until my dad picked me up on his way home from work. I played at the Boys Club until I was selected to play American Legion baseball. Thanks to my American Legion experience, I was able to make the baseball team at Lubbock High as a sophomore.” Dean attended Roscoe Wilson Elementary School, J.T. Hutchinson Junior High School and Lubbock High School. When he was in sixth grade, his parents opted to send him to St. Elizabeth’s Catholic School. “In 2013, I was placed in the Roscoe Wilson Hall of Fame,” he says. “Thank God my teachers were all gone and didn’t have a vote. I remember exactly where Mrs. Ivy Savage’s (the principal’s) office was because I spent a lot of time there in first, second and third grade. “I was totally unprepared to go to J. T. Hutchinson in the seventh grade because the poor nun at the Catholic school had to teach all subjects in one room to students in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades,” he says. “I struggled in the seventh grade but got it together from then on. At LHS, I was an above average student (B+). “My favorite subject was PE.” From 1952 to 1955, at Hutchinson Junior High, he played American Legion baseball on the Lubbock Auto team. At the 1955 district championship game, he had a walk-off single that drove the winning run from Lubbock Auto, a highlight for him. Once he got to high school, Dean really hit his stride. He was a rightfielder and hit .432 as a junior and .340 as a senior. He earned All District honors both years and served as co-captain his senior year. “A big highlight was winning the district championship when I was a sophomore, although I did not contribute much to that effort,” he says. “As a sophomore, I played now and then. “At Lubbock High, we played most of our games at Chapman Field. Right field was very close to the football field, so there was a running track for that sport that ran right through it along with a high jump pit and a broad jump pit. In addition, there were a couple of light poles for the football field in the middle of right field. In one of the opening games of the 1956 season, we played first-year high school Monterey.
THE DISCIPLINE REQUIRED TO PLAY THE SPORT AND THE SKILLS NEEDED TO IMPART DEAN’S KNOWLEDGE OF THE GAME TO HIS PLAYERS WHILE COACHING UNDOUBTEDLY HAVE LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE MANY LEADERSHIP POSITIONS HE HAS HELD, AS WELL AS HIS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL TEACHING CAREER.
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“They had the bases loaded, and their batter hit a high fly ball to right field. I circled back to get in position to make the catch and throw home, but the ball struck one of the wires that ran from pole-to-pole. This made it drop in front of me. I managed to dive and caught the ball. The baserunners thought I had misjudged the ball (as did my coach, E. C. Leslie, Jr., Ed.D.) and they took off. Well, I did catch the ball, threw it in to the cut-off man, and the end result was a triple play. I don’t think I ever convinced Coach Leslie that I did not misjudge the ball.” Leslie, former Lubbock Independent School District superintendent, recalls that he coached Dean in 1956 at Lubbock High School. The coach had been part of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball organization and had been sent to Lubbock by the team. While there, he decided to pursue a career in education and earned all three degrees from Texas Tech. When he started teaching at Lubbock High, he taught American history and coached baseball.
Dean was leading hitter with a .529 batting average, as noted in the 1955 Lubbock High School yearbook. A junior rightfielder, he is pictured second from left with Neil McMullen, senior leftfielder; Robert Benton, junior centerfielder; and Gehrig Garrison, senior centerfielder and pitcher. These four players formed “the backbone of Westerner defense.”
“Bill really had baseball in his blood,” Leslie says. “His dad was a big fan, and he grew up on it. When he played for me at Lubbock High, it was hazardous because of the wires and poles in the outfield, as well as the nearby track; you had to keep looking up not to hit wires. He had a good eye and was a good hitter. He played well in right field.” “I just love the sport,” Dean says. “As a player, I loved hitting. As a coach, I loved working with young men. As a spectator, I enjoy the people I sit with at Tech games, and I certainly enjoy watching the program that Tim Tadlock has built.”
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The student body officers of Lubbock High School, 1956, are, from left, Mike Robinson, vice president and chair of the safety committee; Johanna Zournas, secretary and chair of the assembly committee; Linda Hufstedler, treasurer; Bill Dean, president and Beth Davidson, head cheerleader the chair of the courtesy committee.
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Bill Dean, junior class favorite at Lubbock High School.
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hile he was excelling on the diamond, Dean also was discovering his talent for being a leader. A favorite activity in high school was his involvement in student government. “Serving on student council was a new experience for me because I had not done that in junior high school,” he says. “It was dumb luck that I was elected to the student council and nominated for sophomore class president. No one was more surprised than I was that I won. It just seemed like a good fit, and I went on to be vice president of the student council my junior year and president my senior year.” Another Lubbock High memory? Buddy Holly was a year ahead of him in school. “We never dreamed he would achieve the fame he did in his short life,” he says. “He was a little on the shy side but a very nice guy who was totally devoted to music. He performed at every assembly we ever had.”
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eading to college, Dean planned to play baseball and become involved in student government. He was approached by SMU to play baseball, but his parents were not in favor of that opportunity. He was offered a books-and-tuition scholarship at Texas Tech and won the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s scholarship his freshman year. “During college at Texas Tech, I lived at home on 20th Street behind today’s Café J, so it was very inexpensive,” he says. “We paid $50 a year for tuition.” He adds that he chose to major in journalism, “much to my parents’ horror,” as they wanted him to major in business. “My favorite college memories are the friends I made in Phi Delta Theta, baseball, working on The Toreador and “La Ventana” and student government,” he says. “When I was student government president, Texas Tech’s basketball team won the Southwest Conference championship in 1962—a big highlight.” Being on a baseball team at Texas Tech was a given for Dean, who played freshman ball and earned a .400 average. He lettered three years on the varsity team, hitting .320. “When I played at Tech in 1957, they had just reintroduced the sport a couple of years earlier,” he says. “There were no fences in right field, and there were a couple of trees in left field. (Home plate was the position where the foul line runs in today’s right field against the fence.)”
WHILE HE WAS EXCELLING ON THE DIAMOND, DEAN ALSO WAS DISCOVERING HIS TALENT FOR BEING A LEADER.
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One year, the tree in left field was mysteriously poisoned and died. The football team worked out in far reaches of right field. If someone hit a fly or a ground ball that hit a football player during a game, it was ruled a double. College graduation didn’t mark the end of Dean’s baseball career. He played for the semi-professional leagues for a couple of summers. He also coached for 35 years in Colt League (15-16 year-olds), Pony League (1415 year- olds) and Little League (8-12 year-olds). In 1970, he coached the Brown-Griffin (Lubbock High) team, and the team won district and bidistrict. In 1972, he coached the Bell Red Checks (Monterey High), and the team won the American Legion State Championship. “I am fond of the use of ‘Mount Rushmore’ as a metaphor for describing the ‘most important four people to do something,’” says Mike Gustafson, Ed.D., president of the College Baseball Hall of Fame and a longtime friend who has played baseball for Dean, pledged Phi Delta Theta fraternity at his suggestion and worked for him at the Alumni Association. “The legacy of baseball in Lubbock is something that is important to me, and I’ve always thought the ‘Mount Rushmore of Lubbock baseball’ would include Bobby Moegle as the most successful high school coach, Larry Hays as the most successful college coach and Bill Dean as the biggest contributor to youth baseball. The fourth spot is up for debate and could include Kal Segrist, Tim Tadlock and any number of great players over the years.” To this day, Dean’s involvement in Phi Delta Theta fraternity remains important. He has been active in the organization nationally after college, serving as editor of national publication The Scroll, and advising the Texas Tech University Texas Epsilon chapter for 38 years. He also has served as adviser to the Saddle Tramps spirit organization for more than 20 years. “Bill Dean is the single most unifying person in the seven-decade history of the Texas Epsilon Chapter of Phi Delta Theta,” Gustafson says. “There are others who played pivotal roles at key times, but nobody has done more than he over the years. As he is to Texas Epsilon, Howard Schultz is to Starbucks and Mike Krzyzewski is to Duke basketball. While their organizations existed before them, it’s hard to imagine them without one another.” The Texas Epsilon Chapter has a reputation for having members who go on to have great success in life. Dean is no exception. “Everyone establishes priorities in their lives,” Dean says. “Phi Delta Theta has been an important part of my life, but it does not take the place of the God I worship, my great family or my positions at Texas Tech. In its proper place, Phi Delta Theta has given me more opportunities and opened more doors than anything I could ever have imagined.”
In the 1961 “La Ventana,” Donna Christopher, left, is recognized for her work on WRC and, second from left, Bill Dean, Pete Baker and Larry Campbell were praised for serving as president, vice president and business manager, respectively, of the Student Body.
Bill Dean and Mary Ann Lindley are recognized as Texas Tech Senior Class Favorites at Texas Tech in the 1960 “La Ventana” yearbook.
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from the president LAWR E NCE SCHOVAN EC PR ESI DE NT, TEXAS TECH U N IVE RSITY
Message from Texas Tech University President Lawrence Schovanec TEX A S TEC H U NI V E R SI T Y will present its annual strategic planning report to the Board of Regents at our May meeting. Our discussion will be built around the revised strategic plan that was released in January, A Foundation for the Next Century, A Pathway to 2025. I would invite you to review this plan at the following link: http://www. ttu.edu/stratplan/. As noted in the strategic plan, the occasion of Texas Tech University’s 100th birthday in 2023 and the anniversary of our first admitted class in 2025 provide special opportunities to celebrate the growth and evolution of Texas Tech and share the vision for even greater impact and prominence as we enter our second century. The new strategic plan builds on the foundation of past successes and traditions that distinguish the Texas Tech experience for our students and alumni. It also includes new benchmarks of productivity and accountability that will solidify our status as a Carnegie Tier One research institution and promote student success and innovative learning opportunities. During a recent trip to Washington, D.C., with Chancellor Robert Duncan and other members of the Texas Tech University System, we met with alumni, members of our Senate and Congressional delegations and federal agencies. But a highlight of that trip was the opportunity to visit with Texas Tech students serving as interns on Capitol Hill. The Washington, D.C., Internship Program is a great example of what we mean when we talk about signature learning experiences for our students and opportunities for professional and personal development that distinguish the Tech graduate in the workplace and the community. You can be very proud of the work these students are doing in D.C. and the way they represent our university in our government. In May, we will celebrate the ribbon cutting for our new Costa Rica campus as we anticipate our first enrolled class in Fall 2018. This major initiative is part of a broad range of international programs and activities that contribute to the global competencies of our students and the growing international reputation of Texas Tech. Texas Tech received significant recognition for these efforts in March when the university was named as one of five in the U.S. to receive the Senator Paul Simon Comprehensive Internationalization Award. The spring is a time when considerable effort is devoted to the recruitment of next fall’s class. Those efforts include the Red Raider Roadshows that take place in the state’s major metropolitan areas as well as the West Texas Tour that includes visits to several smaller rural schools. Whether these events involve 2,000 participants or 200, it is always a pleasure to meet prospective students and their families and friends as we share the message of Texas Tech. March Madness was a particularly meaningful and exciting experience for Red Raiders this year. There was a special atmosphere in Dallas when our men’s basketball team qualified for the Sweet 16 and then making the Elite Eight in Boston, which provided great positive exposure. It’s a great time for the Texas Tech community to celebrate not only what Coach Chris Beard and the team accomplished, but the pride and enthusiasm we share in our university. The Big 12 Championship won by our men’s indoor track team and the top 10 rankings of women’s tennis, men’s golf and baseball have added to the excitement. These are just a few of the many bragging points of our university. If you’d like to keep track of our success in academics as well as athletics, I hope you take advantage of a new website–http://www.ttu.edu/about/rankings/— that highlights the many successes at Texas Tech University.
Sincerely,
Lawrence Schovanec
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DEAR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEMBERS: Last year, your alumni association celebrated its 90th Anniversary, and it was a year of change. In the fall, we finished a yearlong rebranding project with The Richards Group in Dallas, and as a result, we revealed a new logo featuring the iconic Double T. We went through an extensive analysis and research process that involved interviewing hundreds of alumni and key stakeholders to identify the needs of our alumni and redefine our mission and vision. We launched the “You’re One of Us” campaign that features images of Texas Tech, our traditions and our alumni. Accompanying that, we launched a TTAA mobile app featuring the latest news and events, a mobile membership card and access to thousands of discounts nationwide.
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EST. 1927 Membership increased slightly to 30,355 members. Our staff worked hard on retaining recent graduates who received a free one-year membership upon graduation, courtesy of the Texas Tech Office of the President. Last year, our retention rate was 20.6 percent, which is far above the average of most alumni associations.
Since its creation in 1999, The Official Texas Tech Ring program has seen record growth and participation as students have embraced the single-ring tradition. The TTAA reached fifth in the nation with 2,059 rings sold. Approximately 80 percent of students who purchased rings participate in one of our eight ring ceremonies during the year.
We awarded $408,112 in scholarships to 395 students and three $10,000 Excellence Grants to programs and initiatives at Texas Tech.
All of the things I have mentioned, plus all the other services we provide to alumni, would not be possible without your support, and we thank you. You’re One of Us!
The Texas Tech Legacy Program celebrated its eighth year of existence with 4,824 legacies enrolled. The program continues to engage future Red Raiders through Texas Tech birthday cards, gifts and programming throughout the year.
Go Tech!
Bill Dean President and CEO TEXAS TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
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14 MEMBERS IN
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
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30,561 26,288 TOTAL ALUMNI IN TEXAS
51%
STUDENT & YOUNG ALUMNI The Texas Tech Alumni Association has partnered with the Office of the President to provide every undergraduate student with a complimentary membership in the TTAA. This program is designed to engage young alumni and foster a lifelong connection with their alma mater.
7,952 YOUNG ALUMNI MEMBERS
The Student Alumni Association (SAA) is sponsored by the TTAA and creates a lifelong connection to Texas Tech by strengthening the bond between students and alumni. Throughout the year, the TTAA provides student members with social, career-oriented and school-unifying events as well as opportunities to network with alumni.
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The Student Alumni Board is a student organization sponsored by the TTAA. Its members serve as ambassadors for the TTAA and the SAA and participate in service activities, help host student and alumni events on campus and participate in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Affiliated Student Advancement Programs (CASE ASAP). New board members are recruited each fall and spring.
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TOTAL SAB MEMBERS (FALL) 422 TOTAL SERVICE HOURS
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The Legacy Program provides children and grandchildren of TTAA members a fun way to start learning about Raiderland at an early age. Members receive Texas Tech birthday cards and gifts throughout their memberships.
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS
$2,098,520
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$3,845 OTHER
$642,071 LEGACY PROGRAM
$128,990 NATIONAL CHAPTERS
$4,513 MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGNS
$320,242 BOARD PRESIDENT LETTER
$265,354 MONTHLY RENEWAL LETTERS
$712,240 FOOTBALL PREGAME PARTIES
$21,265
SCHOLARSHIPS $408,112 395 STUDENTS
ADMINISTERED/CREATED BY TTAA & ITS CHAPTERS
$140,000 109 STUDENTS
FUNDED SOLELY BY CHAPTERS
GRANTS
1. RAWLS BUSINESS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
$10,000 each
2. PROGRAM FOR INITIAL MARKET RESEARCH & PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT FOR A NEW VENTURE 3. TECH GO — THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY’S MAP AUGMENTED WITH REALITY APP
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CHAPTERS No matter where you are, you can connect with fellow loud and proud Red Raiders through the TTAA chapter network. Our regional chapters provide opportunities to network, volunteer and socialize with fellow Red Raiders while also raising scholarship funds for students in your local areas.
NATIONAL CHAPTERS MILITARY & VETERANS NATIONAL ALUMNI CHAPTER RAIDERS ROJOS
. TECH HUB ENTREPRENEUR CHAPTER
In 2017, the TTAA added to its national chapter network by partnering with the Texas Tech Innovation HUB to offer a national chapter focused on entrepreneurship and innovation. The national chapter network provides interest-based groups for our alumni to connect and join in partnership with their TTAA memberships.
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RINGS SOLD
2,059 Of each Official Texas Tech Class Ring sold, 53 percent goes to First Generation Scholarships for Texas Tech. In 2017, the Official Texas Tech Class Ring was fifth in the nation for ring traditions based on rings sold.
STUDENTS ATTENDING RING CEREMONY
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AWARDS
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD Since 1967, the TTAA has presented the Distinguished Alumni Award to the most prestigious graduates of Texas Tech University for their professional achievements, contributions to society and support of the university.
COL. PAUL S. LOCKHART, USAF (ret.) ’78
TOP TECHSANS Recognized as individuals who exemplify team spirit and extraordinary work proficiency, four Texas Tech staff members were honored at the Texas Tech Alumni Association’s 2017 Top Techsan Luncheon.
Senior Vice President, QinetiQ North America
LT. GEN. WENDY MOTLONG MASIELLO, USAF ’80 Director, Defense Contract Management Agency
ARATI PRABHAKAR, PH.D. ’79 Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD The Distinguished Service Award was established in 1977 to recognize outstanding service to Texas Tech University or the TTAA. Alumni and friends of Texas Tech, as well as current and former employees of the university are eligible to receive the award or to submit a nomination.
WESLEY BURGETT West Texas Mesonet National Wind Institute AMY CRUMLEY, MBA, CFRE College of Arts & Sciences KIMBERLY SIMON Office of the President JESSICA SPOTT, M.A. STEM Center for Outreach Research & Education
WES KITTLEY, director of track and field and cross country at Texas Tech, was selected as the 2017 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award. Under his leadership, Texas Tech has produced 13 Olympic Qualifiers, eight Olympic Medalists, 21 national champions, over 200 All-Americans and 145 Big 12 Champions.
LAURO F. CAVAZOS AWARD The Lauro F. Cavazos Award is presented to individuals who have made a positive impact on the university through outstanding accomplishments, acts of service and/or financial support. The 2017 Lauro F. Cavazos Award was presented to the HONORABLE RANDY ’72 and MRS. DANA (COLLINS) NEUGEBAUER ’74, both West Texas natives who have a history of giving back to the community. Most recently, Randy represented the 19th Congressional District of Texas, which stretches across West Texas and the Big Country, including the cities of Abilene, Big Spring and Lubbock.
TEXAS TECH SYSTEM DAY
The TTAA hosted the 2017 Texas Tech System Day in Austin on March 1. The one-day event allowed administrators, alumni and supporters from Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Angelo State University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, to spend time with members of the Texas Legislature. The event is held every other year.
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NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
SPECIAL POSITIONS
NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIR Kristina Harris Butts ’01, ’04 Washington, DC
ACADEMIC RECRUITING REPRESENTATIVE Peggy Adcox Maxwell ’76 Grapevine
Ryan M. Barbles ’02 Houston
Lt. Col. Francisco “Paco” Hamm ’88 Redondo Beach
Vicki Vannoy Nixon ’73 Lubbock
CHAIR-ELECT John W. Redmon ’71 The Woodlands
ATHLETIC COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE Carey Hobbs ’58 Waco
Nancy Birdwell ’74 Albany
ReBecca Heidelberg ’00 Midland
Rebecca Ramirez ’01, ’05 Lubbock
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Linda Rutherford ’88 Carrollton
SECRETARY & LEGAL COUNSEL John C. Sims ’65 Lubbock
Michelle Bleiberg ’89 Dallas
Staci Hernandez, M.D. ’99, ’03 Georgetown
Gary Shores ’63 Wichita Falls
Tom Hutton, M.D., Ph.D. ’68 Fredericksburg
Jerry V. Smith ’65, ’67 Dallas
PRESIDENT & CEO Bill Dean, Ed. D. ’61, ’65, ’71 Lubbock
ENDOWMENT TRUST REPRESENTATIVE Willliam D. Brown ’74, ’76 Austin
Mandy A Carr-Johnson, Ph.D. ’94, ’95, ’99 Highlands Ranch
Mark Jones ’79 Brady
Barry C. Street ’79 Kress
Leah McCoy ’04 Washington
Bobby G. Waddle ’55 DeSoto
Amy Gunter McLane ’97 Salado
T. John Ward ’64 Longview
David A. Miller ’71 Horseshoe Bay
Morris Wilkes ’75 Lubbock
Nathan P. Nash ’05 Dallas
Bryant Willliams Jr. ’61 Kerrville
Heath Cheek ’03 Dallas
STUDENT ALUMNI BOARD REPRESENTATIVES Alex Arnold ’17 Lubbock Savannah Buttler ’18 Lubbock
Paul Foster ’80 San Antonio Mike Gayler ’81 Fort Worth Randy Golden ’77 Dallas
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY EX-OFFICIO REPRESENTATIVE Chris Cook ’12 Lubbock
TEXAS TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION & SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Statement of Activities For the years ended December 31, 2017, and 2016
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position For the years ended December 31, 2017, and 2016 Assets
Revenue
2017
2016
926,028
1,523,989
235,936 259,285 3,015 57,881 28,195 5,323,645 240,776 2,961,203
94,742 157,606 2,183 139,930 47,946 5,598,964 240,776 2,685,065
10,035,964
10,491,201
Liabilities Accounts Payable Retirement Payable Accrued Liabilities Payroll Liabilities Accrued Compensated Absences Ring Deposits Due to Affiliate(s) Deferred Revenues Notes Payable
130,186 12,610 29,639 203,121 23,238 120,152 171,666 25,000
140,348 109,862 134,728 23,238 355,843 164,009 -
Expenses
Total Liabilities
715,612
927,604
Net Assets Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Permanently Restricted
9,031,630 288,722
9,274,875 288,722
Total Net Assets
9,320,352
9,563,597
10,035,964
10,491,201
Cash and Cash Equivalents Receivables Accounts Receivables Contributions Receivables Employee Receivables Inventory Prepaid Expenses Restricted Cash and Receivables Property and Equipment Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance Policies Other Assets Total Assets Liabilities and Net Assets
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
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Sales and Commissions Contributions Unrestricted In-Kind Contributions University Support Restricted Sponsorships Rental Income Programs and Special Events Texas Techsan Magazine Revenues Royalty Income Investment Income Insurance Proceeds Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets Assets Released From Restriction Miscellaneous Income
2017
2016
230,335
189,099
1,900,257 110,000 23,794 52,140 334,047 470,712 126,119 322,126 311,785 7,753
2,024,613 75,000 34,646 41,495 370,737 527,199 138,263 340,875 30,294 4,183
Total Revenue
3,889,069
3,776,404
Total Revenues and Other Support
3,889,069
3,776,404
Program Expenses Fundraising Expenses Management & General Expenses
2,213,960 808,918 909,439
1,995,342 932,589 907,341
Total Expenses
3,932,317
3,835,272
(43,248)
(58,868)
Increase in Net Assets from Operations Contributions to Endowment Trust
(200,000)
(600,000)
Net Assets, Beginning of the Year
9,563,597
10,222,465
Net Assets, End of the Year
9,320,348
9,563,597
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION Financial Information provided by Texas Tech Alumni Association Accounting Department
DEGREES OF IMPACT William Cannings
Associate Professor, Sculpture School of Art
WILL CANNINGS IS A CREATOR, AN INNOVATOR, A DOER. He makes dense steel float. He likes to push boundaries by challenging the physical properties of steel. As a professor of sculpture, he encourages his students to do the same. He believes that is the best way to impact the art community and beyond.
getting to know Texas Tech Alumni Association Board Members
MISSI CURRIER, Ph.D.
Robert Duncan, College of Media & Communication Ad Team, AgriTechsans.
IN WHAT CITY DO YOU RESIDE?
Carlsbad, New Mexico.
WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR FONDEST MEMORIES FROM YOUR TECH DAYS? Finally defending my dissertation in front of my wonder-
WHAT IS YOUR POSITION ON THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD?
ful, supportive doctoral committee, dear family and friends and wonderful colleagues.
Marketing & Communications Committee, Legislative Affairs Committee and Membership Development Committee. WHAT WAS YOUR MAJOR AND CLASS YEAR AT TECH, PLUS ANY OTHER DEGREES YOU MAY HAVE EARNED? Agricultural
WHAT IS ONE THING YOU’VE ENJOYED SEEING OCCUR RECENTLY AT TEXAS TECH? Increased expansion and recognition of
TTU’s national brand in both academics and athletics. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott
Fitzgerald.
Communications ’08 Bachelor of Science; Agricultural Communications ’09 Master of Science; Agricultural Education & Communications ’16, Ph.D.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? Disney’s Lady & the Tramp will always endure as my all-time favorite.
WHERE ARE YOU EMPLOYED, AND WHAT IS YOUR POSITION?
and work out. The working out is mostly so I can focus on my first interest.
Nuclear Waste Partnership, LLC—Community & Government Affairs Coordinator. WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS? My dad,
Mike Currier; my grandfather, Bill Davis; the tubby hound dog, Maggie. MAJOR ACTIVITIES IN WHICH YOU WERE INVOLVED AS A STUDENT AT TECH: Kappa Alpha Theta, Fellow for State Senator
WHAT ARE YOUR INTERESTS AND HOBBIES? I love to eat, travel
WHAT CHARACTER TRAIT DO YOU VALUE HIGHLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL? Kindness. I believe there’s some of it in all of us, even if
you have to dig a little. IF YOU COULD ASK FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE TO YOUR HOME FOR AN EVENING, WHO WOULD THEY BE? My mom, dad, grandpar-
ents, a rotating seat for my very best girlfriends and Tim Tadlock.
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Red Raider Recap: #2 Villanova 71, #14 Tech 59
THE RED RAIDERS FINISH 2017-18 WITH A 27-10 RECORD AND THE PROGRAM’S FIRST NCAA ELITE 8 BERTH. BY MATT DOWDY, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, TEXAS TECH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS PHOTOS COURTESY OF TEXAS TECH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
Head coach Chris Beard and the Red Raiders made the program’s firstever NCAA Elite Eight appearance. Texas Tech won 27 games, secondmost in program history, in addition to a No. 6 final ranking in the USA Today Top 25 poll.
Jarrett Culver turned in a memorable freshman season for the Red Raiders where he posted 11.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. His 415 points was the second-highest in program history for a freshman only behind teammate Zhaire Smith.
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T H E NO. 14 Texas Tech men’s basketball team concluded one of its best seasons in program history and battled No. 2 Villanova to a 71-59 decision during Sunday’s NCAA East Regional Final on Sunday, March 25, at TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. Points were at a premium in the NCAA Elite 8 matchup as both teams were limited to a 33.3 percent shooting clip. The difference for Villanova (33-4) was a 51-33 rebounding advantage sparked by a season’s best 20 offense boards. The Wildcats also converted on 29-of-35 at the free throw line. The Red Raiders (27-10) were making the program’s first appearance in the NCAA Elite 8 round, and the 27 victories were the second-most for Texas Tech only behind the 1995-96 squad which finished 30-2 and earned a spot in the NCAA Sweet 16. The win enables Villanova (34-4) to advance to the program’s second NCAA Final Four in the last three seasons. The 2016 NCAA Champions will take on Kansas in Saturday’s (March 24) semifinal round. “Just want to congratulate Villanova on a tough, hard-fought game and wish them the best at the Final Four,” Texas Tech Head Coach Chris Beard said. “In preparation, we knew they were a great three-point shooting team and talented players, but we also knew how tough they were. We knew the identity of their team was the toughness and physicality, and that proved to be true. “I just want to recognize our team,” Beard continued. “I’m just so appreciative of our seniors during the coaching change and sticking with us. To almost get to that final weekend, I think, speaks a lot about those guys and their character. Proud of our five seniors. Then, I told our young guys that we’ll do everything we can in the next 364 days to be back here.” The Red Raiders will say to goodbye to five seniors which include Keenan Evans, Justin Gray and Zach Smith, who were a part of two NCAA Tournament teams and 77 victories over their four-year careers. Evans worked his way to 12 points, four assists and two steals. He piled up 1,571 career points which ranks 13th on Texas Tech’s all-time list and distributed 346 career assists which checks in at No. 8 in program history. Zach Smith capped his career with 1,033 career points, 697 career rebounds and 158 career blocks. The 158 rejections were
second in program history only behind Tony Battie whereas the 693 career rebounds were good enough for 11th place in the program record book. Gray hauled down a team-leading nine rebounds. He finished his career with 844 points, 468 rebounds and connected for 50.6 percent of his shots. Niem Stevenson and Tommy Hamilton IV also played major roles as part of Texas Tech’s five-member senior class. Hamilton IV went past 1,000 career points after he played his first three seasons at DePaul, while Stevenson picked up 535 points, 228 rebounds and 114 assists in his two seasons with the Red Raiders. Jarrett Culver and Zhaire Smith completed a pair of memorable freshmen seasons where they finished 1-2 in the program’s freshmen scoring list. Culver came away with 11 points followed by Zhaire Smith’s seven points and seven rebounds. As a team, Texas Tech was 20-of-60 from the floor which included a 5-of-20 clip from three-point territory. The Red Raiders 14-of-18 on free throws and held a 23-16 edge in bench points. Villanova turned in a 19-for-57 shooting performance and was limited to a 4-for-24 mark on treys. The Wildcats made the most of a 29-for-35 rate at the charity stripe. Five players notched double figures headed by Jalen Brunson’s 15 points, six rebounds and four assists. Eric Paschall pumped in 12 points and 14 rebounds, while Mikal Bridges and Donte DiVincenzo registered 12 points and eight rebounds. Texas Tech knocked down three of its first four shot attempts and fired out to a 9-1 advantage during the opening 3:03 off the clock. Zhaire Smith struck for the opening five points off on offensive putback and a triple at the top of the key. After Norense Odiase added two free throws, Evans connected with Tommy Hamilton IV for a layup. Villanova found its groove and responded with a 20-6 run over the next 6:52 to turn the eight-point deficit into a six-point edge. The Wildcats took a 21-15 edge on a Bridges slam with 9:41 to go. Villanova kept up its strong defense and forced the Red Raiders into a 3-for-14 shooting clip over the closing 10:48 of the opening stanza. The Wildcats also converted on 14-of-19 at the foul line and built a 36-23 lead into the locker room. The 23 points scored were the lowest point total for the Red Raiders in a half on the season whereas the 13-point intermission deficit matched Texas Tech’s largest of the season. The Red Raiders fought back and got the margin within five points on three occasions. At 52-47 with 6:06 remaining, Texas Tech got a defensive stop and had a chance to score. However, Zhaire Smith’s driving layup attempt was blocked and passed out to Villanova’s Phil Booth for a transition layup. Keenan Evans drained a pair of free throws to make it 54-49 with 4:58 left. On the ensuing possession, the Red Raiders were poised to get another defensive stop. The Wildcats crashed the glass, and DiVincenzo got loose for a twohanded dunk putback. Villanova was perfect down the stretch and hit on all 10 of its free throw attempts inside the last 2:57 off the clock to lock up the 12-point decision. “I just can’t state this enough as somebody that’s looked up to Coach (Wright) and watched Villanova basketball,” Beard said. “You think it’s their three-point shooting, their small ball, their athleticism, but by far, their identity is their toughness. It’s one of the toughest teams we played this year. They outrebounded us by 20. I thought they demanded fouls on their end, and we just didn’t get to the free throw line as much as we need to. Ultimately, we’re a no-excuse program. We’ll just have to go back and use this to help us coach better in the future. But the story of today’s game is Villanova and their toughness. I think that’s their identity.”
Zhaire Smith was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention and USBWA All-District 7 First-Team pick as a freshman. He averaged 11.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 1.1 steals per game. His 417 points was a Texas Tech freshman record.
POSTGAME NOTES • Texas Tech’s historic season came to an end as the Villanova Wildcats defeated Texas Tech, 71-59, in the NCAA Elite Eight. • With the loss, Texas Tech is now 11-17 alltime in NCAA Championship games. • Texas Tech is now 0-1 all-time against Villanova. This meeting was the first between the two schools. Tech is 2-14 against opponents from the Big East. • Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard now has a 4-2 career record in NCAA Championship games. This is the furthest Beard has led a team in the postseason. • The Red Raiders’ 27 wins are the most in school history. • With seven points today, Zhaire Smith recorded 417 points on the season which is the most points by a freshman in Texas Tech history. • Keenan Evans led the team with 12 points today (March 25), marking a teambest 31st game in double-figures. It also marked the seventh straight game in double digits for the senior.
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/ / / C E NTU RY Mr. & Mrs. Erin Atkinson ’01 (Gail Atkinson ’96) Mr. & Mrs. Randy Ausbern ’02 (Allison Ausbern) Mr. Sailendra Banda ’97 Ms. Aileen Botkin Mr. Jacob Lake ’12 & Ms. Krysten Casias Mr. & Mrs. Micah Ditmore ’05 (Irene Ditmore) Mr. & Mrs. Chad Elrod ’02 (Jennae Elrod) Mr. Spencer D. Fidel ’13 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Fields ’05 (Skye Fields) Gafford Pest Control Services, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Giardina ’08 (Amanda Giardina) Mr. & Mrs. David Guara ’03 (Natalie Guara) Mr. & Mrs. Lance Hays ’92 (Kristen Hays ’95) Mr.& Mrs. Joseph Heppert (Kathleen Heppert) Mr. & Mrs. J. Chace Hill ’07 (Elizabeth Hill ’12) Mr. & Mrs. Alan Hurst ’95 (Tami Hurst) Dr. & Mrs. V. Krishnan ’88 (Vanaja Krishnan) Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Lowrey ’93 (Dacia Lowrey) Ms. Angelica Mendoza Meagan C. Minzenmayer, DPT ’11 Dr. & Mrs. Randall Morris ’80 (Heather Morris) Mrs. Deborah A. Nash ’75 Pastor & Mrs. William Parks ’94 (Katherine Parks) Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Pate (Mary Pate ’69) Mr. Graham S. Peavey ’08 Mr. & Mrs. George Phillips (Ann Phillips) Mr. & Mrs. Jason Potts ’06 (Lauren Potts ’06)
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EMILY JONES MCCOY (BA ’98 Journalism)
Fort Worth, Texas, has published a children’s book, “A Place for Everyone,” about acceptance and inclusion. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Do It For Durrett Foundation, a non-profit organization honoring sports personality Richard Durrett, who died suddenly at age 38. Money raised for the foundation benefits families impacted by sudden loss. Emily is the dugout reporter for the Texas Rangers, a consultant for Rodan+Fields and is owner and co-founder of Posh Play—a company that makes and sells spillproof/wipeable mats and accessories for babies and toddlers. She was honored as a Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication Outstanding Alumna in 2012. She and her husband, Mike, have two children.
1968 DIANE SCOVELL (BS Clothing, Textile
and Merchandising) Dallas, Texas, was honored at The Senior Source’s Spirit of Generations Awards Luncheon on Oct. 31. Diane is a director of the Texas Country Banks Holding Co., an owner and operator of several banks and is general partner in Sand K Ranches. Additionally, she is an active volunteer, having chaired countless capital campaigns, served on city bond campaign efforts, and chaired fundraising events for numerous non-profit organizations. Among her activities were several mayoral appointments, including her role as co-chair of The Mayor’s Task Force on Race Relations. Her current civic initiatives include The Laura Bush Institute for Women, Texas Trees Foundation (which she founded), Goodwill Industries of Dallas, Friends of Fair Park, Dallas Summer Musicals, UT Southwestern Circle of Friends, and the Scovell Scholarship Foundation. She is a former chair of the Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board of Directors. JOHN SCOVELL (BBA Accounting) Dallas,
Texas, was honored, alongside his wife, Diane (above) at The Senior Source’s Spirit of Generations Awards Luncheon on Oct. 31. John has generously given his time to numerous organizations, including Children’s Medical Center; Southwestern
Medical Foundation; Salesmanship Club; Dallas Citizens Council; The Real Estate Council; JPMorgan Chase; SMU’s Cox School of Business; The Dallas Foundation; North Texas Commission; American Cancer Society; Downtown Dallas; Dallas Regional Chamber; Cotton Bowl Athletic Association; State Fair of Texas; and Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas. He is a former member of the Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board of Directors.
1976 JAN SPARKS (BS Human Development
& Family Sciences) Houston, Texas, has found much success in commercial real estate. She has negotiated billions of dollars in real estate debt throughout the country. Her dexterity for structuring complex debt and equity transactions has changed the skylines of several major cities. No other city reflects her work more than Houston, where she lives and works as executive managing director of structured finance at Transwestern. Beyond her career, she has been recognized for achievements by Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), International Council of Shopping Centers, the Rice Design Alliance and more. She has proven her dedication not only to furthering commercial real estate development, but also to mentoring and leading a new generation of women in the commercial real estate world.
WILLIAM M. GUNDERSON (BAR Architectural Design) Fort Worth, Texas, has been selected to be a part the panel discussion, “The Landscape Architecture of Lawrence Halprin,” part of an exhibit currently installed at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. William is an architect in private practice since 1985. He is a past president of both AIA Fort Worth and the Dallas Architectural Foundation, and is currently on the advisory board of the Dallas Architecture Forum, where he was Vice-President of Panels and Symposia for nine years. His wife is DAPHNE D. PERRY ’79 (BAR Architectural Design).
1984 W. MARK LANIER (JD Law) Houston,
Texas, was named president of the National Trial Lawyers, an organization that is invitation only and helps promote the highest ethical standards for lawyers. Mark has practiced cases in torts, commercial litigation, and class-action lawsuits. The Mark and Becky Lanier Professional Development Center at the Texas Tech School of Law is named after him and his wife, BECKY SMITH LANIER (BS International Trade, MA Spanish ‘86)
1986 LEE ANN C. LIEBST (M.Ed. Educational Psychology) Conroe, Texas, received the Faculty Excellence Award at Lone Star College Kingwood where she has worked as a counselor since 1991. This is the second time she has been chosen to receive this award. Her husband is Gary.
1990 JEROD J. BECTON (BS Restaurant, Hotel,
Institutional Management) Lubbock, won the United States Professional Tennis Association’s Small Facility Manager of
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Mr. & Mrs. Steven Pomerantz (Karen Tandy Pomerantz ’74)
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Mr. & Mrs. Jason Elliott (Robin Elliott ’95)
Mr. & Mrs. Barry C. Street ’79 (SuDeline Street ’79)
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Platinum ($2,500 to $4,999 annually) Mr. G. Barney Adams ’75 (Kandy Adams ’75) Mr. Grant F. Adamson ’81 Mr. & Mrs. Mike Baca (Jan W. Baca ’70) Mr. & Mrs. Bryant Bonner ’95 (Whitney Bonner ’96) Dr. & Mrs. Edward Broome ’68 (Jan L. Broome ’68) Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Brown ’59 (Elena R. Brown) Mr. Patrick C. Bryan ’06 Mr. & Mrs. Steve L. Burleson ’83 (Elizabeth Burleson ’84) Mr. & Mrs. Ralph G. Campbell ’59 (Kay B. Campbell) Ms. Maria R. Carter ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Clay Cash ’97 (Ashley B. Cash) Mr. & Mrs. Lynn F. Cowden ’80 (Lisa Cowden) Mr. & Mrs. Tim G. Culp ’81 (Annette L. Culp ’81) Mr. Richard R. Davila, II Mr. & Mrs. Enoch L. Dawkins ’60 (Frances S. Dawkins) Chancellor & Mrs. Robert L. Duncan ’76 (Terri G. Duncan) Mr. Daniel F. Frye, III ’73 Mr. Ralph G. Goodlet, Jr. ’82 Mr. & Mrs. J. Todd Gregory ’85 (Nancy Gregory) Mrs. Geneva Griffin ’51 Mr. & Mrs. Will B. Hagood ’69 (Karen Hagood ’71) Mr. H. Wayne Henry ’75 Mr. Bob L. Herd ’57 Mr. Michael Herd ’10 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hilbun ’95 (Stephanie Hilbun ’95) Dr. & Mrs. William W. Hinchey ’74 (Joann C. Hinchey) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hix ’70 (Leslie Hix ’71) Mr. Don J. Howe ’71 Regent & Mrs. Christopher Huckabee ’91 (Robin Huckabee ’92) Mr. & Mrs. Ken V. Huseman ’75 (Jaye M. Huseman) Mr. & Mrs. Tom W. Jacobs ’87 (Jerri L. Jacobs) Mr. & Mrs. Parker Johnson ’97 (Victoria Johnson) Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Key ’94 (Cynthia Key) Mr. & Mrs. David L. King ’74 (Janis L. King) Mr. & Mrs. Lanny G. Layman ’77 (Joni Layman ’79)
Mr. & Mrs. Michael McKenzie ’67 (Barbara McKenzie ’68) Mr. William R. Moler ’88 Mr. Glenn D. Moor ’84 Mr. T. Kevin ’92 & The Honorable Ginger P. Nelson ’92 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Poore ’90 (Christina B. Poore) Mr. & Mrs. Joe H. Price (Mary Jo Price ’53) Mr. & Mrs. Ben H. Ralston ’76 (Jeannie Ralston ’77) Mr. & Mrs. John W. Redmon ’71 (Ann R. Redmon ’71) Mr. & Mrs. Sam Rich (Jacque M. Rich ’72) Dr. Nancy R. Ruff ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Robbie R. Sartain ’79 (Kathleen M. Sartain ’79) Mr. & Mrs. John Scovell ’68 (Diane Scovell ’68) Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth H. Sheffield, Jr. (Catherine Sheffield ’79) Mr. & Mrs. James E. Skinner ’74 (Alice B. Skinner) Mr. Gary T. Skrehart ’79 Ms. Anita R. Smith ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Smith ’65 (Gail Smith ’68) Mr. Chase Street ’05 Mr. & Mrs. Dale V. Swinburn ’65 (Cheryl Swinburn) Mr. & Mrs. Max Swinburn ’67 (Doris Swinburn) Mr. David F. Thomas ’83 Ms. Allison L. Thompson ’02 Mr. & Mrs. Fred A. Underwood ’71 (Pam Underwood) Mr. Tommy W. Velasquez ’93 Mr. & Mrs. John P. Wald, Jr. ’80 (Karen M. Wald ’80) Mr. Geoffrey L. Wayne, Sr. ’97 & Leslie G. Wayne, M.D. ’02 Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Weber, III ’77 (Debra Weber) Mr. & Mrs. Edward Whitacre ’64 (Linda Whitacre ’65) Mr. Dan White ’79 (Debbie White) Mr. & Mrs. John W. Wilkins, Jr. ’88 (Karen Wilkins) Mr. & Mrs. L. E. Willis, III ’84 (Lorie L. Willis)
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Gold ($1,000 to $2,499 annually) Mr. & Mrs. Mike R. Abbott ’63 (Diane Abbott) Mr. James D. Abbott ’48 Mr. & Mrs. Joe B. Abston ’60 (Nancy S. Abston) Mr. Kevin L. Acosta Mr. Darrell W. Adams ’81 Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Adcox ’95 (Keeley K. Orman-Adcox ’95) Mr. & Mrs. David R. Akins ’01 (Amy R. Akins ’00) Dr. & Mrs. Richard G. Alexander ’58 (Janna Alexander) Mr. Robert Allen (Janice Allen) Mr. Ronald G. Althof ’79 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. Steve F. Armstrong ’70 (Barbara Armstrong ’69) Mr. & Mrs. C. Kevin Atkins ’81 (Gay Atkins) Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Baker ’73 (Leslie E. Baker) Mr. & Mrs. David E. Barber ’65 (Sandra R. Barber) Ms. Peri M. Barker Meyer ’81 Dr. & Mrs. Carl A. Beard (Robin Beard ’12) Mr. & Mrs. Joe Beaty ’69 (Patricia Beaty ’75) Mr. & Mrs. Weston Benoit ’12 (Cat Benoit ’11) Dr. Francille Bergquist ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Berner ’73 (Deborah Berner) Mr. & Mrs. Oran H. Berry, III ’71 (Linda L. Berry ’70) Mr. & Mrs. Brent C. Bertrand ’87 (Tonya H. Bertrand ’86) Mr. William C. Bomberger ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Samuel L. Boyd ’74 (DeLilah Boyd) Ms. Chree Boydstun ’87 Dr. & Mrs. Jason T. Bradley ’94 (Anne E. Bradley ’07) Mr. & Mrs. Bennie R. Brigham ’65 (Mary Brigham ’66) Mr. & Mrs. Larry R. Britton ’69 (Judith A. Britton) Mr. & Mrs. Randy L. Broiles ’79 (Cindy L. Broiles) Mr. Alan D. Brown ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Eddie M. Brown ’60 (Billie G. Brown) Mr. & Mrs. William D. Brown ’74 (Karen E. Brown ’74) Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Bryant ’73 (Rebecca Bryant) Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Buckalew ’72 (Shelley Buckalew) Dr. J. Fred Bucy ’51 Mr. & Mrs. Matt Bullard (Lacie L. Bullard ’04) Mr. & Mrs. Kevin W. Bunch (Cathy M. Bunch) Dr. James M. Burkhead ’84 Mr. & Mrs. Randy M. Butts (Kristina Butts ’01) Mr. & Mrs. Larry Byrd ’57 (Patricia Byrd) Mr. & Mrs. Ben D. Campbell ’77 (Marsha B. Campbell) Mr. & Mrs. Adan R. Cano ’02 (Carmen Cano) Mr. & Mrs. Joe Ed Canon ’64 (Jo Canon ’66) Mr. & Mrs. Howard R. Carlson, IV ’08 (Ali Carlson) Mr. David 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) Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Cina ’75 (Anne G. Cina) Mrs. Peggy Clark ’64 Mr. & Mrs. Bobby D. Clifton ’73 (Rhonda Clifton) Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Cobb ’87 (Margaret Cobb ’86) Ms. Deidra R. Conner Mr. & Mrs. David Copple ’91 (Marquel Copple) Col. Jimmy D. Cox ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Brenton A. Croley ’96 (Carrie E. Croley ’95) Dr. & Mrs. Charles F. Cruser ’76 (Salty Cruser) Mr. & Mrs. Charles Cummings ’59 (Barbara Cummings) Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Cummins ’75 (Barbara Cummins) Mr. & Mrs. Jim Daniel (Mary Daniel ’78) Mr. & Mrs. William Daniel ’72 (Ann C. Daniel) Mr. & Mrs. Cody W. Davis ’11 (Ashley N. Davis ’12) Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Davis ’84 (Lisa G. Davis) Mr. & Mrs. Sean D. Davis ’86 (Donna Davis) Dr. Miles R. Day & Dr. Audra R. Day ’99 Dr. & Mrs. Bill F. Dean ’61 (Peggy M. Dean ’66) Mr. & Mrs. Todd Denton ’86 (D’Aun Denton) Ms. Jane B. Dickson ’74 Dr. & Mrs. Michael A. Doherty ’73 (Ginger R. Doherty) Mr. & Mrs. Jim A. Douglass ’70 (Patti Douglass ’85) Mr. Michael Dowell Mr. & Mrs. John C. Downs ’66 (Edie Downs) Captain & Mrs. David A. Drake ’82 (Paige A. Drake) Mr. Scott Dueser ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Eakens ’72 (Bonny Eakens) Mr. Gayle M. Earls ’59 Mr. & Mrs. Stan J. Edwards ’68 (Jane Edwards) Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Erspamer ’73 (Patty Erspamer ’74) Mr. & Mrs. C. Robert Fabling ’69 (Lee Fabling) Mr. Quinton A. Farley ’81, ’85 Mr. Andrew Fickman ’88 Regent & Mrs. L. Frederick Francis ’78 (Ginger Francis ’79) Mr. & Mrs. Ricky Gaddis (Melinda Gaddis ’84) Dr. Steven G. Gamble ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Garrett ’10 (Audra L. Garrett ’10) Mr. & Mrs. James L. Gaspard ’72 (Dinah A. Gaspard ’72) Dr. Sandra B. Gee Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Gellner ’07 (Mary A. Gellner ’05) Mr. & Mrs. Bryan B. Gossett ’73 (Nancy K. Gossett) Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Gossett ’70 (Diane L. Gossett) Dr. Addison Gradel ’82 Mr. Robert Graves ’70 The Honorable & Mrs. William Gray ’64 (Lanette Gray) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Green ’64 (Mary Ann Green ’64) Dr. & Mrs. Dan Guy (Terri S. Guy ’73)
Dr. & Mrs. Nadim G. Haddad ’88 (Christine Haddad) Mr. & Mrs. Ricky D. Hale ’74 (Sherrie Hale) Chancellor Emeritus Kent Hance ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Keith R. Hansen ’68 (Glenda G. Hansen) Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Hardin ’78 (K’Aun Hardin) Mr. & Mrs. Owen Harrison ’73 (Lois Harrison) Dr. Robert I. Hart ’80 Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hart ’83 (Susan M. Hart ’83) Mr. Terence Hart ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Tim A. Hatch ’51 (Tommie A. Hatch ’51) Mr. & Mrs. Mark Havins (Karen A. Havins ’93) Mr. & Mrs. Bob D. Hayter ’72 (Nancy Hayter) Mr. & Mrs. Daniel W. Heinchon ’81 (Nita C. Heinchon ’81) Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Henry ’64 (Cassandra L. Henry ’67) Mr. & Mrs. Chad M. Henthorn ’99 (Heather Henthorn ’00) Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Hervey ’73 (Emilee G. Hervey) Mr. William H. Hervey ’49 Mr. & Mrs. Steve J. Hipes ’69 (Jorjanna B. Hipes ’70) Mr. Robert W. Hodge, II Mr. & Mrs. Greg R. Hoes ’86 (Lori C. Hoes) Mr. & Mrs. Ted Hogan, Jr. ’77 (Joellen Hogan ’76) Mr. & Mrs. Kevin P. Holleron ’94 (Mona K. Holleron) Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hood ’60 (Kyle T. Hood) Mr. & Mrs. Stanley K. Horton ’86 (Whitney Horton) Mr. & Mrs. James E. Huckaby ’66 (Clara J. Huckaby) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hughes (Pamela Hughes ’80) Mr. & Mrs. Jimmie B. Hunt ’56 (Betsy H. Hunt) Mr. & Mrs. Rex Isom ’78 (Nancy L. Isom ’80) Mr. & Mrs. Steven T. Jeffcoat ’96 (Lesley H. Jeffcoat ’96) Mr. & Mrs. Roger Jeschke ’74 (Deni Jeschke) Mr. & Mrs. John B. Jeter ’90 (Ann Marie Jeter) Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy W. Johnson ’00 (Trina D. Johnson ’99) Dr. Thomas L. Johnson ’73 & Dr. Susan E. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Todd Johnson (Mandy A. Carr-Johnson ’94) Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur H. Johnson ’65 (Patricia J. Johnson) Mr. H. David Jones ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Troy D. Jones ’57 (Lona F. Jones) Mr. Van Josselet ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Phillip S. Kahlich ’09 (Kara Kahlich ’09) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kiefer (Tracy G. Kiefer ’87) Major Anthony D. Killa ’95 Mr. & Mrs. Truitt J. Kimbrough ’00 (Kathy L. Kimbrough ’01) Mr. & Mrs. M. Chris Kirksey ’84 (Betsy B. Kirksey ’83) Mr. & Mrs. Gaylon Kornfuehrer ’57 (Barbara Kornfuehrer) Dr. & Mrs. John Kuczek ’00 (Emily Kuczek) Mr. & Mrs. Eric M. Kuefler (LeAnne Kuefler ’92) Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Lairsen ’01 (Heather Lairsen ’01) Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Lathem ’94 (Carol Lathem ’94) Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Laudermill ’01 (Mindy Laudermill) Mr. & Mrs. Dan C. Lewis ’73 (Debra A. Lewis) Mr. & Mrs. James R. Lindley ’60 (Bernice G. Lindley) Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Lochausen ’93 (Caroline Lochausen) Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Loveless ’93 (Stacy Loveless ’92) Dr. & Mrs. Julio F. Madrigal ’82 (Dolores Madrigal) Lt. Gen. Wendy M. Masiello ’80 Mr. & Mrs. Bob Mayo ’69 (Jo Mayo ’71) Mr. & Mrs. Jim McCarley ’87 (Myra L. McCarley ’86) Mr. & Mrs. George McCleskey, III (Royan McCleskey ’95) Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. McCloy ’73 (Annette McCloy) Mr. & Mrs. Brian F. McCoy ’75 (Wetonnah L. McCoy) Mr. & Mrs. Paul McDonald ’81 (Karen P. McDonald ’81) Mr. & Mrs. George G. McDuff ’58 (Beverly J. McDuff ’54) Mr. & Mrs. Ryan McKenzie ’98 (Kathleen McKenzie ’04) Mr. & Mrs. George H. McMahan (Linda M. McMahan) Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McMahon ’73 (Karen McMahon ’73) Mr. & Mrs. Tom W. McMorris ’67 (Carol M. McMorris ’67) Mr. & Mrs. Robert McNaughton ’84 (Anne McNaughton ’76) Mr. & Mrs. C. Aaron McNeece ’64 (Sherri McNeece) Mr. & Mrs. Philip L. Meaders ’84 (Lamar Meaders) Mr. & Mrs. Kyle J. Meismer ’03 (Jacklyn Meismer) Dr. John S. Menzies ’75 Ms. Patsy Middleton ’57 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. & Mrs. Dudley Montgomery ’52 (Patty Montgomery) Mr. & Mrs. Joshua C. Moose ’04 (Kristin M. Moose ’04) Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Morris ’99 (Leslie Morris) Mr. Kevin G. Morton ’83 Mrs. Janet Moseley ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Mrazek ’75 (Debra Mrazek ’81) Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Nail (Cheryl D. Nail ’99) Dr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Neal (Nancy R. Neal ’85) Dr. Susan E. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Jerry W. Nevans ’81 (Shelli Nevans) Mr. & Mrs. Lyndel A. Newsom ’55 (Billie Newsom) Mr. Coby B. Nichols ’98 Mr. & Mrs. John R. Nickens ’15 (Marye L. Nickens) Mr. & Mrs. Benny D. Nixon ’74 (Vicki Nixon ’73) Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Norton ’85 (Melanie T. Norton ’86) Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Norvell ’74 (Deborah Norvell) Mr. & Mrs. David Overholt (Selena Overholt ’02) Mr. & Mrs. John C. Owens ’71 (Cynthia Owens ’73) Mr. Bob J. Paradiso ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Pardaen ’05 (Rebecca Pardaen) Mr. & Mrs. Joe J. Parker, Jr. ’73 (Marjorie Parker ’73) Mr. Paul E. Parkinson ’74 (Crystal Parkinson) Mr. Andy Payne ’65 (Mary-Lees Payne)
Mr. & Mrs. Gary S. Payne (Debbie Payne) Mr. Gary R. Petersen ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Mike J. Petraitis ’79 (Martha M. Petraitis ’81) Mr. & Mrs. David R. Pickering (Lugene L. Pickering ’77) Mr. & Mrs. Gregory W. Prather ’96 (Heather Prather) Mr. & Mrs. David E. Proctor ’91 (Cindy B. Proctor ’90) Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Pruett ’78 (Debra Pruett) Mr. Mitch Pryor ’86 Mr. & Mrs. Scott R. Pullen ’80 (Carroll A. Pullen) Mr. & Mrs. Terry H. Putman ’69 (Mendy W. Putman ’81) Mr. & Mrs. Sean D. Rae ’05 (Corrie Rae ’05) Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. Ray, IV ’66 (Sandra Ray) Mr. Jerry S. Rawls ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery F. Rea (Michelle Rea) Mr. & Mrs. B. Jack Reed ’72 (Janet K. Reed ’71) Ms. Maria Ausena Resendiz ’04 Ms. Jennifer A. Respondek ’08 Mr. & Mrs. David D. Ricks ’82 (Jill Ricks) Mr. & Mrs. Walter Rinehart ’60 (Joyce Rinehart) Mrs. Kathy Hager Roberts ’72 Mr. Keith J. Rogers & Brooks Rogers, M.D. ’87 Ms. Terry L. Rolan ’85 Mr. & Mrs. Jim A. Rose ’87 (Rosalyn Rose) Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Rose (Susan Rose ’76) Mr. & Mrs. John E. Roueche, III ’88 (Elise W. Roueche) Mr. & Mrs. John H. Saenz ’96 (Suzanne Saenz ’95) Dr. & Mrs. Martin Salazar ’78 (Margie Salazar) Mr. & Mrs. Alan J. Sales ’75 (Kathy A. Sales ’74) Mr. & Mrs. W. Joseph Sammons ’78 (Susan Sammons ’78) Dr. & Mrs. Philip Samuels ’80 (Elizabeth B. Samuels) Mrs. Sammie Saulsbury ’58 Mr. Richard Scales ’60 Dr. & Mrs. Alan C. Schauer ’77 (Regina Schauer) Mr. & Mrs. Ryan W. Schneider ’01 (Mindy B. Schneider ’02) Mr. & Mrs. Ricky C. Scott ’81 (Lori J. Scott ’80) Mr. & Mrs. Jerry W. Selfridge ’60 (Sue Selfridge) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Sellers ’77 (Pamela Sellers ’77) Mr. & Mrs. Joe M. Shannon ’89 (Brooke M. Shannon ’88) Mr. & Mrs. David E. Sharbutt ’71 (Patsy Sharbutt) Dr. & Mrs. Kevin Sieck ’95 (Tisha Sieck) Ms. Sharon J. Simandl Mr. Reagan W. Simpson & Nancy Simpson, Ph.D ’75 Mrs. Tammy Skrehart Mr. Kenneth L. Slack, Jr. ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Bobby L. Smith ’80 (Sabrina T. Smith) Mr. & Mrs. Drue Smith ’93 (Jill A. Smith ’92) Dr. & Mrs. Wade C. Smith ’98 (Esther Smith) Mr. & Mrs. John P. Smith (Ashlee M. Smith ’07) Mr. & Mrs. Lesley K. Smith ’86 (Amy V. Smith) Mr. & Mrs. Lucian Smith ’74 (Kristin Smith ’76) Mr. Marlis Smith ’54 Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Smith ’82 (Tabitha Smith) Mr. & Mrs. Shane Smith (Kelly K. Smith) Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Smith ’77 (Debi Smith) Mr. & Mrs. William Snyder ’55 (Sally Snyder) Mr. & Mrs. Bryan A. Springston ’81 (Sheri E. Springston ’81) Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Stallings ’74 (Kathy P. Stallings) Regent & Mrs. John Steinmetz ’02 (Jaemie Steinmetz ’05) Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Stewart (Lynne Stewart ’78) Mr. & Mrs. James H. Stone ’50 (Evelyn Stone ’48) Mr. David L. Stoneking ’77 Mr. & Mrs. Larry G. Strickland ’70 (Linda F. Strickland) Mr. Clayton R. Sykes ’09 Mr. & Mrs. Cloyce A. Talbott ’58 (Anita P. Talbott ’91) Mr. & Mrs. Lance L. Taylor ’99 (Dawn M. Taylor ’00) Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Taylor ’85 (Gwen Taylor) Mrs.Tracy Thrash Mr. & Mrs. Fred Timberlake, Jr. ’68 (Kay G. Timberlake) Mr. & Mrs. Ellis H. Todd ’67 (Marsha Todd ’65) Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Turner ’68 (Diane Turner ’68) Mr. Bobby G. Waddle ’55 Mr. & Mrs. Clint D. Walker ’82 (Risa R. Walker ’91) Mr. & Mrs. Ben B. Wallace ’76 (Patricia H. Wallace) The Honorable & Mrs. T. John Ward ’64 (Elizabeth Ward ’86) Mr. & Mrs. Stanley K. Waters ’77 (Teresa A. Waters) Mr. James M. Watson ’58 Mr. & Mrs. Dan G. Webster, III ’61 (Molly I. Webster) Mr. & Mrs. James S. Werner ’91 (Cheryl E. Werner ’91) Mr. & Mrs. David G. Wight ’64 (Carla Wight) Mr. & Mrs. Gary B. Wilcox ’81 (Angie L. Wilcox) Mr. & Mrs. Andy Williams ’91 (Camille Williams) Mr. & Mrs. Bryant Williams ’98 (Alison E. Williams) Mr. & Mrs. L. Bryant Williams, Jr.’61 (Brenda Williams) Mr. & Mrs. Chris Williams ’86 (Lezlee Williams ’87) Mr. & Mrs. Tom W. Williams ’85 (Molly Williams ’84) Ms. Mary Jane Williamson ’62 Mr. & Mrs. W. Eric Wilson ’92 (Jackie L. Wilson) Dr. & Mrs. Gary B. Wood ’73 (Sheryl Wood) Mr. & Mrs. Lee Wright ’87 (Tammy L. Wright) Mr. Randy Wright ’68 Dr. & Mrs. Scott W. Wyrick ’87 (Lenore P. Wyrick) Mr. Wesley B. Youngblood ’74 Mr. & Mrs. John D. Zwiacher ’74 (Ann L. Zwiacher ’74)
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alumni news the Year award. The award recognizes the vast improvements he has implemented during his time as general manager of the Lubbock Country Club. His wife is Kala.
1991 MICHAEL S. MOLINA (BAR Architecture Design) Lubbock, has been named SMU’s associate vice president of facilities planning and management and chief architect. He began his new duties April 2. Michael is an architect and construction professional with more than 13 years of experience in university campus planning and design. He has served as the Texas Tech vice chancellor of facilities, planning & construction. During his tenure, he has established definitive guidelines for integrating Texas Tech University’s signature Spanish Renaissance architectural style into all new facility programming and planning. In addition, he administered to
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completion more than 70 projects at all four TTU System component universities for a total capital improvement portfolio exceeding $1.1 billion. His wife is ANGIE L. MOLINA ’90 (BA Advertising).
2003 R. HEATH CHEEK (BA Political Science)
Dallas, Texas, has been named to D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas” list. He is a partner at Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP, practicing in the firm’s Litigation group. He focuses on trials and disputes, representing Fortune 500 companies from start-up businesses and high-net-worth individuals in industries including private equity, financial services, energy and real estate. He is an active member of the Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board of Directors. His wife is ANDREA E. CHEEK ’07 (BA Public Relations).
DUSTIN R. O’BRIEN (MAR Architecture)
Richmond, Texas, has been promoted to principal at Dewberry, a leading, marketfacing firm. O’Brien is the business unit director of the firm’s Houston office and has more than 15 years of architecture experience, including planning and design of medical facilities, exterior and interior renovations, corporate offices, educational institutions and laboratories. His wife is Madeline.
2005 SCOTT J. GRYDER (BA Theatre Arts)
Chicago, Illinois, is performing in Lyric Opera’s production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” this spring in Chicago.
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2006 HOLLY RAMPY BAIRD (JD Law)
Richardson, Texas, has been selected to D Magazine’s annual listing of the “Best Lawyers Under 40.” Holly’s practice focuses on divorce and complex property division, modification actions, enforcement actions and child custody litigation and mediation. In addition, Holly, who is at Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, recently earned a place on the Texas Rising Stars list of the “Top 100 Up-and-Coming Lawyers” and the “Top 50 Up-and-Coming Woman Lawyers.” RYAN A. WILKENS (MAR Architecture)
Lubbock, was recently named a Top Young Professional in Texas and Louisiana for 2018 by Engineering News Record. Ryan is an associate at Parkhill Smith & Cooper and a licensed architect who has spent time working in the feder-
al sector, K-12 education sector, religious sector and the community practice sector. His recent projects include extensive work with the Department of Defense at Lackland AFB, Fort Sam Houston and Randolph AFB in San Antonio, Lucius D. Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany, and Kadena AB in Okinawa, Japan. Ryan manages projects across the U.S. for the USDA AMS Cotton and Tobacco Division. He also has experience managing projects at Trinity School of Midland, The City of Perryton and recently the Rawls College of Business Administration addition at Texas Tech University. His wife is BRITNI N. WILKENS ’05 (BID Interior Design).
ganizations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. She co-chaired the 2017 LEAD YP class, a program focused on leadership education and training of YP members who are seeking development opportunities in their careers. Angelica, who has relocated to Texas after working in marketing communication in New York City, serves as the public relations manager of the North Texas Tollway Authority. There, she oversees strategic public and community projects, initiatives and campaigns to promote its thought leadership and offerings to the communities it serves.
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Friendswood, Texas, has been promoted to partner of Studio RED Architects, a mid-size architectural firm in Houston. Micah joined Studio RED in 2012 and his penchant for leadership quickly became clear. His strengths in design development and project management, combined with more than 13 years of experience, have cemented his value to the firm.
ANGELICA SOLANO (BA Journalism, BA Public Relations) Plano, Texas, is serving as a board member of the Dallas Regional Chamber Youth professionals, one of the largest young professional or-
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ONE RESUME AT A TIME
Get to know the Texas Tech Startup helping students land jobs one resume at a time. The job-search process is a strenuous one. Many different aspects go into it, including finding a quality position, filling out the application, and writing a resume and cover letter that are unique for each job. With the help of one Texas Tech startup company, that process may become a little easier. ResuMakers, is a website that incorporates data and algorithms to create smart resumes unique to the goals, career, and industry of the individual using the service.
Resumakers was founded by Texas Tech alumnus and entrepreneur, Raphael Akinsipe. “ResuMakers is a passion turned business for our team,” he said. “After years of helping several of our fellow Red Raiders with their resumes, we set out to make a smart resume builder that could handle all variations of career goals and types.” The startup team includes several Texas Tech alumni, including the chief marketing officer, Victoria Banuelas. “Combined, we have helped
hundreds of students create and edit their resumes as well as provided individualized career guidance.” ResuMakers is one of the Texas Tech Innovation Hub's Accelerator companies that will graduate from their year-long course in June 2018. The startup has worked with the Innovation Hub receiving access to top mentors and leaders to guide the company during its early stages, as well as receiving a $25,000 seed grant generously provided by the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance.
“ResuMakers is a passion turned business for our team. After years of helping several of our fellow Red Raiders with their resumes, we set out to make a smart resume builder that could handle all variations of career goals and types.” The company’s mentor, Adrien Bennings, a Texas Tech alumnus and director of Texas Tech Northwest Small Business Development Center, said, “I was very impressed with the ResuMakers team from the start. The business concept is not only refreshing, but also innovative in that it reinvents the process of resume development and design. Through resources provided by the TTU Innovation Hub, the ResuMakers team will no doubt become an emerging leader in the market.” “It is extremely exciting to think of how this platform is changing the way people think about resume building, and it's even more exciting to be doing this in partnership with Texas Tech University,” Akinsipe said. “Not only has the university been integral in helping us reach students, but they have also been a growth catalyst for us, most notably through the mentorship, guidance, and resources of the Texas Tech Innovation Hub and Accelerator.”
As the company grows, the plan is to cover more than resumes. “We believe the company will grow into an all-encompassing career services platform,” Banuelas said. “We want this company to be a place where someone searching for a job can retrieve all the necessary skills, tools and guidance needed to successfully pursue any career.” If you are interested in learning more about the company or the Innovation Hub’s Accelerator program, please contact Kimberly.gramm@ttu.edu.
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alumni news Micah is a registered architect in the State of Texas and has lead teams on a variety of project types including worship facilities, healthcare, higher education, corporate interiors, renovation and new construction. Micah is also an active member of the American Institute of Architects, Texas Society of Architects and Society for Marketing Professional Services. His wife is MEGHAN B. SIMECEK ’08 (BID Interior Design) JACLYNN RENÉE VAN SANT (BA
Communication Studies) Healdsburg, California, started her own wine business in 2013. She won gold medals from the San Francisco Chronicle for her Pinot Noir for 2016 and 2017. She focuses on the finest quality Pinot Noir from one of the best growing regions in the world, the Russian River in Sonoma County, California, and is fortunate to source prestigious fruit from her friends at Bacigalupi Vineyards. Her objective is to make extraordinary, food-friendly wines from some of the best fruit in Sonoma Valley. Her wine is sold at a variety of vendors, including Lubbock’s own Wine Nest and West Table Kitchen and Bar.
2008 ANDREA BYRD BRYAN (BA Advertising)
Azle, Texas, is currently the Capture Team Lead at Bell Helicopter for Foreign Military Sales to the country of Romania. In this position, she is responsible for a campaign with a potential value of more than $2 billion, which provides Bell military helicopters to the Romanian Armed Forces. While there, Andrea has exemplified the height of organizational and administrative skills while continually seeking to expand her horizons. Her husband is BRADLEY C. BRYAN ’07 (BBA Finance). KALAH SPRABEARY (BA English)
Lubbock, has been appointed by Madison Capital, an equipment leasing and financing firm, to serve as vice president of business development to serve the south central United States. Kalah, based out of Lubbock, brings a wealth of experience as a client relation specialist in the equipment finance and fleet manage-
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alumni news ment industry. Her industry expertise includes the oil and gas, trucking, construction, medical and fleet management industries. She is actively involved in the Texas Tech Alumni Association. Her husband is JERRY J. SPRABEARY, JR. (BS ’09 International Agriculture).
2009 VANESSA E. BURGESS (JD Law) Austin,
Texas, has been promoted to the position of Assistant General Council & Ethics Officer for the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC). The RRC is the state agency with primary regulatory jurisdiction over the oil and natural gas industry, pipeline transporters, natural gas and hazardous liquid operations. Vanessa will manage legal matters within the Office of General Counsel’s General Law Section including contracts, open records, rulemaking, open meetings, employment and ethics and compliance issues.
ALLI CAUDLE (BA Public Relations) Los
Angeles, California, has begun offering life coaching services. Following graduation from Texas Tech, she moved to New York City to work for Christian Dior’s inhouse public relations team, creative media marketing, and BULLETT Magazine before she attended the Michael Howard Studios Professional Acting Conservatory in New York City. Alli completed the MentorPath New Life Story Coaching (R) program in February 2018. She is also an actress (SAG/Fi-Core), writer, yogi, designer, stylist and Reiki Level One certified practitioner. CARRIE DULLYE (BBA International
Business) Roanoke, Texas, is serving as a board member of the Dallas Regional Chamber Youth Professionals. She cochaired the 2017 LEAD YP class. Carrie is currently a manager for the Valuation Services Group of Grant Thornton, LLP in Dallas, Texas. Her experience includes engagements involving the valuation of businesses, intangible assets and financial
instruments for tax, financial reporting, litigation support and corporate planning purposes. She has served public and private clients that range from multinational corporations to start-up companies.
2010 KYLE BROOKS (BS Restaurant, Hotel,
Institutional Management) Dallas, Texas, started a small sandwich shop alongside his business partner and former college roommate, Hunter Pond. Located in Dallas, East Hampton Sandwich Co. has grown to eight locations in the DallasFort Worth area and is currently building two locations in Houston. East Hampton Sandwich Co. has won countless local and national awards, including being named to Thrillist.com’s list of 21 Best Sandwich Shops in America.
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DANIEL W. ALBUS (MENVE
Environmental Engineering) Lubbock, was named a Top Young Professional in Texas and Louisiana for 2018 by Engineering News Record. Daniel is an associate and licensed professional engineer at Parkhill Smith & Cooper and an expert in water and wastewater treatment for industries and municipalities. His experience includes the design of several reverse osmosis plants, arsenic treatment plants, facultative lagoons and activated sludge systems. His recent project experience includes an award-winning reverse osmosis plant in Wheeler, Texas, a new wastewater treatment plant in Anton, Texas, and a new headworks facility in Big Spring, Texas. Daniel desires to discover the optimal solution to a client’s current and future treatment needs. His wife is ALICIA M. ALBUS (BS ‘10 Human Development & Family Studies, M.Ed. ‘14 Counselor Education).
DAVID A. GREEN (BS Civil Engineering) Lubbock, has earned his Professional Engineer license from the state of Texas. David joined the transportation sector at Parkhill Smith & Cooper in 2012 after graduating from Texas Tech. He specializes in highways, roadways and railways. He has helped in the production of plans, specifications and estimates on both urban and rural roadways and has assisted in construction phase services. David has been involved in hydraulic and hydrologic analysis and culvert design, and has also been involved in the master planning of railway industrial parks.
2017 JACOB SHORES-ARGUELLO (Ph.D. English) Waco, Texas, recently became one of only five people selected for
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In Memoriam WILLIAM FREDERICK “BILL” BENNETT, SR., PH.D. ,
Professor Emeritus of Agronomy, Department of Plant and Soil Science, passed away Dec. 29 in Lubbock. He was born in Plainview, Arkansas, Jan. 23, 1927. After graduating as salutatorian from Wilburton High School in Oklahoma in 1945, he served in the U.S. Air Corps from 1945-46 with the Army of Occupation in Germany. He married Millicent Boughton on Sept. 15, 1950, and over the 30 years of their marriage, raised three children Linda, Fred and Jackie. After losing Millicent to cancer in 1980, Bill married Audrey Newell in 1984. He received his bachelor’s degree in soil science from Oklahoma State University in 1950, his master’s degree in 1952 and doctorate in 1958 from Iowa State University. His began his professional life as a soil chemist with Texas A&M University in College Station, then moving to a chief agronomist role with Western Ammonia Corp in Dimmit, Texas, and finally, a 30-year career with the Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources. He served as a professor, associate dean and lastly, development officer for the college, responsible for fundraising and alumni affairs. Throughout his career, he also worked closely with Texas plains farmers, assisting them with soils testing and crops fertility. He also traveled internationally, consulting with King Ranch of Argentina; assisting Geoponics International in Guyana; representing TTU in Mexico; and supporting a CID project in Sahelian Africanamely Niger. He was a member of several professional societies and served on many boards during his lifetime. Additionally, he authored or co-authored 18 research papers and eight scientific books in his career, highlighted by “Nutrient Deficiency and Toxicity Symptoms.” Three of his books were translated into Spanish, Arabic and Chinese. After his retirement, he wrote three non-scientific books. He has always considered his proudest achievements serving as a teacher and mentor to thousands of students who crossed through his office and classroom doors at Texas Tech, and of course, being a loving Dad, Pop and G-Pop to his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Bill is predeceased by his parents, his wife Millicent, wife Audrey, his daughter Linda and son Fred. He leaves to remember him fondly his three sisters, his daughter Jackie Webb and her husband, Robert, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. MAURICE “CECIL” MACKEY, JR., PH.D. , a former president of Texas Tech University,
died Feb. 8. After serving in the military and working with the U.S. federal government in Washington, D.C., during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, he pursued a career in university administration. In 1969, after a short stint as visiting professor at the University of Maryland, he was selected as executive vice president and professor of law at Florida State University. In 1971, he was chosen to be the second full-time president of the University of South Florida. In 1976, he moved to Lubbock to become president and professor of law at Texas Tech. From 1985 until the time of death, Mackey remained a full-time economics professor at Michigan State University. He was a confirmed Methodist, a member of The Peoples Church in East Lansing, Michigan, and an affiliate member of Community Presbyterian Church in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He was admitted to the Alabama Bar in 1958 and maintained his membership until his death. He was a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Order of Artus honor societies, as well as the Chi Alpha Phi service fraternity. He was also a long-time member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He is survived by his wife, Clare. BULA JEAN MOUDY ANDERSON , a friend of Texas Tech from Lubbock, died Feb. 9.
She is survived by her husband, Gordon. J. BRENT ARMSTRONG ’73, Anson, Texas, died Dec. 21. WILLIAM F. “PETE” BAKER ’61, Lubbock, died Dec. 20. Baker was a former national
president of the Texas Tech Alumni Association. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne. KENNETH B. BASS ’60, Seminole, Texas, died Jan. 15. He is survived by
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MIKE R. BILLINGSLEY ’75, Lubbock, died Jan. 9. He is survived by his wife, KERRY DRANE BILLINGSLEY ’74, ’86. THOMAS E. BLACKSTOCK ’64, Lubbock, died March 2. MARILYN DEAN DeRAMUS BLANTON , a friend of Texas Tech from Atlanta, Georgia, died Feb. 9. LAURA L. BOLING ’98, Lubbock, died Jan. 7. MARY RUTH STONEHAM (SHANNON) BOND ’52, Pinole,
California, died Feb. 15. ROBERT A. “BOB” BRASHEAR , a friend of Texas Tech
from Lubbock, died Jan. 27. He is survived by his wife, Paula. DONALD ALLEN BYERS , a friend of Texas Tech from Lubbock, died Jan. 24. He is survived by his wife, Nida. JOE L. CASH, PH.D. ’67, ’72, Idaho Falls, Idaho, died Feb 10. He is survived by his wife, Lydia. JANA R. MAHON COBB ’70, Fort Worth, Texas, died Dec. 23. LEE THOMPSON CONLEY ’56, Lubbock, died Jan. 21. CAM LUTHER FANNIN, JR. ’70, Lubbock, died Feb. 6. SANDRA RUTH GANDY ’71, Morton, Texas, died Jan. 27. JOHN E. GEORGE, PH.D. , ’60, Houston, Texas, died Jan. 3. He was a professor of biology at Texas Tech University for 11 years, where his favorite research trip was to Antarctica. He is survived by his wife, Jaye. ANN GRANDJEAN, ED.D. , ’66, Plano, Texas, died Jan. 6. JACK THOMAS GRANT , a student from Colleyville, Texas,
died Nov. 22. FORREST W. GRIMES ’13, Coppell, Texas, died Nov. 16. SIDNEY ROBERT “BUDDY” HAMPTON , a friend of Texas Tech from Lubbock, died Jan. 4. He is survived by his wife, LINDA K. HAMPTON ’71. KENNETH M. HANCOCK, JR. ’50, Tulsa, Oklahoma, died Jan. 6. He is survived by his wife, NORMA SMITH HANCOCK ’71. JIM C. HARWELL ’56, Lake Tawakoni, Texas, died Feb. 17. MONROE C. HENDERSON ’57, Jacksboro, Texas,
died Dec. 20, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Carol. SAM R. HERSHEY ’52, Sulphur Springs, Texas, died Aug. 4. JUDY GAY BENTON HIGGINBOTHAM ’91, Lubbock,
died Jan. 11. HYLO JEAN G. HUGHES ’66, Lubbock, died Jan. 18. DONALD M. HUNT , Lubbock, a former Texas Tech faculty member in the Texas Tech School of Law, died Jan. 11. ALLEN S. JOHNSON ’85, Lubbock, died Feb. 25.
He is survived by his wife, Lea. ALEC BRICE KOROL , a student from Arlington, Texas,
died Jan. 26. JOEL LEE LACKEY ’55, Pampa, Texas, died Jan. 2.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce. SMYTHIE DOUGLASS “SMITTY” OR “S.D.” LAWRENCE
his wife, Glenda.
’64, ’73, Lubbock, died March 1.
GABRIELLE MICHELLE BARAJAS , a student from Waco, Texas, died Dec. 19.
MARY “SUE” LOVETT ’49, ’53, Lubbock, died in December.
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TIFFANY LYNN MARSHALL ’96, Trinidad, Colorado,
died Dec. 15. LOUIS EDWARD MARTIN, II ’67, Fort Worth, Texas, died Feb. 12. He is survived by his wife, SHARON ALLISON MARTIN ’66. JOHN CARLTON MCLARTY , a friend of Texas Tech from Lubbock,
died Dec. 25. He is survived by his wife, Sara. REV. MICHAEL JOHN MELCHER ’76, Lubbock, died Dec. 31.
OUIDA MARIE DAUGHTRY SMITH ’62, Grand Prairie, Texas, died Feb. 13. GAYLE THOMAS “MARTHA” SMOTHERS ’75, Lubbock, died March 3. She is survived by her husband, JOHN CARROLL SMOTHERS , ’73. JOHN M. STARNES ’53, Cotton Center, Texas, died Jan. 17. EDDIE MACK TUBB ’63, Spring, Texas, died Jan. 15. He is survived by
his wife, Melissa. ALEXANDER ALLEN TURNER , a student from San Antonio, Texas, died
MYRTLE LOIS PEARSON MORAN ’41, Woodstock, Georgia, died Jan. 13.
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WEYLAND ROYCE MULLINS ’57, Seagraves, Texas, died March 4.
FANNIE “DALE” CHEEK UNDERWOOD , a friend and former student of
He is survived by his wife, Judy.
Texas Tech from Lubbock, died Jan. 27.
KATHRYN MILLSAP O’HAIR ’46, Lubbock, died Jan. 11. SCOTTY EASON PONDER ’69, ’77, Lubbock, died Jan. 17. CAROLYN R. PRUETT ’45, Celina, Texas, died Dec. 13. RUTH ANN TARPLEY RAMSEUR , a friend of Texas Tech from Brownfield,
Texas Dec. 24. PAMELA RUTH SHAFER ’92, Lubbock, died Dec. 31. MARY SUE LONDON SMITH ’56, Lubbock, died Jan. 1.
MYRNA DEAN GAIGNET VERNER , a friend of Texas Tech from Lubbock,
died Feb. 28. CHARLES R. WOMACK ’73, Dallas, Texas, died Nov. 11. He is survived
by his wife, Paula. BETTYE BENNETT WRIGHT ’62, ’65, Lubbock, died Feb. 24.
She is survived by her husband, Bill. BOBBY ALLEN YOUNG ’58, Lubbock, died Jan. 7. MELANIE ROSE ZURINSKI ’79, Lubbock, died Feb. 2.
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BACK TO LUBbOCK s he was doing manual labor on construction jobs in his early 20s, Rey Carrasco was taking note of engineers on the project site.
“Living in Lubbock has provided the chance for me to spend more time with my kids, not having to worry about what traffic is going to be like going or coming from work. My commute time went from 30-45 minutes one-way in Dallas to less than 10 minutes in Lubbock. It has provided a sense of relief.”
“I would see them walk up wearing white hard hats, carrying plans in hand,” Carrasco said. “They would take measurements, have a discussion or two, and then they’d be on their way. I always liked the construction environment, but I knew that one day I would like to be on that side of the table.” Growing up in a small West Texas town, Carrasco had developed a love of football, specifically Texas Tech football, and had dreamed of attending the university. After putting two years of junior college under his belt, he transferred to Texas Tech and received his degree in engineering. Upon graduation, Carrasco accepted a position with the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) and moved to the Dallas area. “We left Lubbock in 2002, and we were in McKinney for 12 years,” Carrasco said. “In that time, my wife and I had our first three children. Also in that time, I left TXDOT to take a job with Kimley-Horn, one of the nation’s premier planning, engineering and design firms.” Carrasco would work with KimleyHorn in Dallas for 10 years before deciding to continue work with the firm in their Lubbock office. “What made me want to come back to Lubbock was the chance to provide a better quality of life for myself and for my family,” Carrasco said.
While many things stayed true to what Carrasco knew about Lubbock, such as the low cost of living, great schools and the family-friendly atmosphere, he noted that the city had significantly changed in his absence. “What surprised me was how much Lubbock had grown,” Carrasco said. “From the Overton Park area near Texas Tech to the southwest side of town booming with development, and it’s still growing.” With that ongoing development, the “Hub City” continues to thrive.
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Now more than ever, Lubbock offers business professionals opportunities to work and live in a city that provides an outstanding quality of life.”
“Lubbock has been growing significantly over the past decade, but still offers that same friendly West Texas hospitality,” said John Osborne, president and CEO for the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA). “Lubbock has added more restaurants and retail stores. Local family attractions have expanded and more schools are being built.”
Rey Carrasco, civil engineer and project manager at Kimley-Horn
“Our downtown is also being revitalized with sizable investments, allowing for new businesses and residents to make downtown their home. Lubbock is a well-balanced city that people want to live and work in,” Osborne said.
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It’s something that Kerry Miller, practice builder at Kimley-Horn, acknowledges as well.
One way LEDA is accomplishing this task is through return2lbk.org, which features concentrated, valuable corporate job openings in a variety of industries along with information about life in Lubbock and video testimonials of former Texas Tech alumni and Lubbockites who have moved away and found an opportunity to return to the Lubbock community, just like Carrasco and Miller.
LEDA is trying to bring awareness about these higher paying positions, and we are assisting with the effort to recruit highly skilled, in-demand employees to our community.” “Business professionals who haven’t been to Lubbock in a few years would be surprised at how much Lubbock has changed,” Miller said. “Lubbock now offers greater opportunities for top-paying jobs, specifically in the engineering and technology professions. The economy is stable, the cost of living is low and the residential neighborhoods are safe and beautiful. Lubbock has everything you need and almost everything you can find in the larger metropolitan areas without the hassle and stress.” And with the growth of the city, the professional landscape in Lubbock continues to expand as well, from medical and health care to education to agriculture and even architecture and engineering.
Carrasco coaching his daughter’s soccer team
“I wanted to stay in Lubbock after I graduated from Texas Tech, but because of the lack of jobs in the engineering profession, I moved to Dallas to begin my career in civil engineering,” Miller said. “After 11 years in Dallas, I was able to move my family back to Lubbock. I have witnessed Lubbock making significant changes. Now more than ever, Lubbock offers business professionals opportunities to work and live in a city that provides an outstanding quality of life.” As for Carrasco and his family, they are firmly rooted. “Lubbock has offered a better quality of life for my family that has been noticeable since we’ve moved back,” he said. “If you’re thinking about it, what are you waiting for? Make the move. In 20 years, you’ll look back and be glad you did. I plan to stay here as long as Lubbock will have me and my family.”
“Lubbock’s corporate sector is very strong, and as these companies grow, they need skilled employees in a variety of occupations such as engineering, sales and financial services,” said Christine Allen, director of workforce development for LEDA. “LEDA is trying to raise awareness about these higher paying positions, and we are assisting with the effort to recruit highly skilled, in-demand employees to our community.” FOR MORE AVAILABLE CORPORATE POSITIONS AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN LUBBOCK, PLEASE VISIT
www.return2lbk.org or call 800.687.5330. Advertorial
The Carrasco family enjoying a night at 4ORE! Golf
student spotlight COM PI LE D BY J EAN AN N CANTOR E
T WO T E X A S T E C H cheerleaders, SABRINA GARCIA , a senior human sciences major, and T.J. OLLISON , a senior general studies major, placed second for the coed partner stunt competition at the 2018 College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship in Orlando, Florida, Jan. 12. They were named two of the 33 students selected to perform on the 2018 Coed U.S. National Team by the USA Federation for Sport Cheering. They also competed at the UCA and UDA championship in 2017 and placed second. The Universal Collegiate Association and the Universal Dance Association national championship is an invitational event in which 15 schools across the country received an invitation, including Texas Tech.
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From left are Bruce Bills, head cheer coach; T.J. Ollison; Sabrina Garcia; and David Lyons, assistant/skills coach.
students won one category and were finalists in three others at the Society of Professional Journalists Region 8 Conference, March 3, in San Antonio. NATE WELLS won the category with “Putin; Danger,” Press in Editorial Cartooning. In the Best All-Around Non Daily Student Newspaper, The Daily Toreador, was a finalist. CIARA PEROZZI , was a finalist with “Officer Floyd East Jr.’s Memorial” in the General News Photography (Large) 10,000-plus Students. JUSTIN REX was a finalist with “In Memory of Officer East” in the Best Use of Multimedia category. TE X A S TEC H U N I V ERS I TY
S TUDEN TS F ROM THE Texas Tech University Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering won the TEXO/Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 5 competition Feb. 19. ASC Region 5 included schools from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas. Teams from each school received front-end documents from the sponsoring company and had 16 hours to complete them and finalize their bidding estimate, which was worth 70 percent of their score. The teams traveled to Dallas for their presentations, which accounted for the remaining 30 percent of the score. NIJAT “NIKO” JABRAYILZADE , a senior construction engineering major, placed second for overall best presenter in the Heavy Civil category. Other Heavy Civil team members were TYLER BRINEY , sophomore construction management major; RYAN GADDY , junior construction management major; CHRISTIAN HERRERA , senior civil engineering major; KOMI KOKO , senior
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construction management major; JULIO OLVERA-LOPEZ , sophomore civil engineering major and ALEX VALLE , junior construction engineering major. KRISTIN ABRAHAMSON , a senior interior design/architecture major, placed third for overall best presenter in the Design/ Build category. Members of the Design/Build team included AUSTIN BAILLY , junior construction engineering major; DANIEL CARVAJAL , sophomore construction engineering major; KAITLIN CRAIG , senior landscape architecture major; ZACK MAFRICI, senior construction engineering major and EDUARDO RAMOS , senior construction engineering major. SHERI CAINE , a doctoral student in global stem education at
Texas Tech University, has received from Global PRiSE Cohort 5 the National Science Teachers Association’s Northrop Grumman Excellence in Engineering Education Award, presented to her in March at the NSTA national conference in Atlanta, Georgia. For 10 years, Caine has taught teaching all levels of chemistry and physics at H.L. Richards High School in Oak Forest, Illinois, and has been involved in volleyball, Science Club, home-bound tutoring, ACT prep, St. Baldrick’s and Class Officers She received her bachelor’s degree at North Central College, then left pure science to pursue a master’s degree in educational psychology from the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. She then received a Certificate of Advanced Study in Science from the University of LeVerne.
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