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Farewell to Bill Dean The Craft // A Grand Entrance

Dean retires after 40 years at the helm of the Texas Tech Alumni Association

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A father-son Red Raider duo established a craft brewery in Georgetown, Texas.

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This fourth and final article about Bill Dean, Ed.D., celebrates his 40-year career with the Texas Tech Alumni Association.

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Three Great Men THE FORC ED RES I G N ATION of Chancellor Robert L. Duncan leaves a huge void in the Texas Tech University System.

I have known Bob Duncan since he was a student at Texas Tech. I was his fraternity adviser. I watched him grow and mature from a green freshman from Vernon, Texas, to become student government president. I followed his career in the Texas House of Representatives and then the Texas Senate.

He became one of the most respected and effective senators in the legislature because he understood the art of compromise—you can’t always get everything you want—you have to give and take. He was widely respected by both Republicans and Democrats, something that is rare in today’s politics.

His being named chancellor has been widely acclaimed. He has continued his common sense and low-key approach to challenges. During his tenure, the system’s endowment has grown to $1.3 billion, and degrees awarded, student enrollment and research expenditures have all reached record levels.

He has overseen Texas Tech’s efforts to build a new dental school in El Paso, and he had the “audacity” to suggest that Texas Tech build a veterinary school in Amarillo that would focus on training large-animal vets, which represents a critical need in this area.

I have the utmost respect for Bob. He is a person of high integrity and moral principles. Texas Tech University and its system are the big losers in his departure.

Lubbock lost a great community leader when J. David Nelson died in an accident on July 18.

I first met David Nelson when he was a flame-throwing lefthanded pitcher at the age of 15. He was a little on the wild side but just wild enough to be effective in the Lubbock Colt League summer baseball program.

Throughout his life, he was an avid baseball fan. He played baseball at Monterey High School and later coached Little League teams. He rarely missed a Texas Tech baseball game with his wife, Ainsley.

David recruited me in his efforts to bring a professional baseball team to Lubbock. We lost that effort, but it was not for lack of effort on his part.

He was what I would describe as a servant leader. He led by example his entire life, whether it was serving on the Lubbock City Council or the many volunteer roles to which he was devoted. You can read about his life at https://memorialdesigners. net/obituary/j-david-nelson/ I also remember David when he was the chapter adviser for the Sigma Chi Fraternity and I was in a similar role with Phi Delta Theta. We were rivals but always were able to keep that

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rivalry on a high plane. You could be a rival of David Nelson, but certainly you also respected and liked him because of what he stood for and the way he conducted himself.

David was also a devoted Christian, serving as a deacon at Lubbock’s First Christian Church. Once again, he demonstrated his faith, not by his words, but by his actions.

His untimely death stunned all of us, but it also reminded us that life is short and uncertain and that we need to make the most of each day. That is exactly how David Nelson lived his life.

God rest his soul. after David Nelson’s tragic death, The Honorable Delwin Jones passed away.

Delwin was first elected as a Democrat to the Texas House of Representatives in 1965 and served until 1972, when he was defeated in the primary by J. Pete Laney of Hale Center. Laney went on to a very distinguished career, which included being elected Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.

Delwin changed parties and was elected to serve District 83 in 1989 and served until he lost a primary election to Charles Perry.

Altogether, he served this area for 30 years.

During that time, Delwin authored Texas Tech related legislation that did the following: • Created Texas Tech Medical School • Created the Lubbock County Hospital District and Teaching Hospital • Changed the name of the Tech Board of Directors to Board of Regents • Changed the name of Texas Technological College to Texas Tech University • Created the Western Information Network, the Texas Tech TV educational system • Secured funding for the creation of the Texas Tech Law School He leaves a wonderful legacy, and Texas Tech University owes him a huge debt of gratitude.

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Thanks for the memories!

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PEOPLE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM CHANCELLOR ROBERT DUNCAN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

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TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM CHANCELLOR ROBERT DUNCAN ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT IN AN EMAIL TO SYSTEM EMPLOYEES AUG. 13. His effective date of retirement was Aug. 31.

In the message, Duncan spoke of the growth in the system, its component universities and how their work is impacting the state, region and nation.

“The relationships Terri and I have built with board members, system and university leadership, donors, students, faculty and staff during this time means so much to us. We look forward to maintaining these friendships and watching the system continue to flourish in the years ahead,” he said.

Some remarkable achievements during the four-year tenure of Chancellor Robert Duncan are: • The Texas Tech University System raised more than $585 million in philanthropic support, more than any previous system administration through the first four years.

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The Texas Tech University System endowment has grown $150 million to a total value of $1.3 billion.

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Degrees awarded, student enrollment and research expenditures have reached record levels.

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The Texas Tech University System and its component institutions have built significant momentum and support for new major initiatives benefiting our universities and the State of Texas.

TEDD L. MITCHELL, M.D., PRESIDENT OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, WAS SELECTED OCT. 4 BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS TO SERVE AS CHANCELLOR. The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents named Mitchell as sole finalist for the position of chancellor of the TTU System on Oct. 4.

State law requires a 21-day waiting period before the board will officially named Mitchell as chancellor on Oct. 26. Mitchell will serve dual roles as chancellor and president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Mitchell served as interim chancellor since Sept. 1.

Mitchell became the eighth president of TTUHSC on May 17, 2010, and is TTUHSC’s longest-tenured president. He has led TTUHSC to record enrollment growth, with TTUHSC now graduating more health care professionals than any other health related institution in Texas. Under his leadership, TTUHSC has experienced the largest facility expansion since its inception and successfully established the system’s fourth university, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso.

Prior to coming to TTUHSC, Mitchell served as president and chief executive officer of the Cooper Clinic in Dallas, an internationally-recognized center of excellence in preventive and sports medicine.

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GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT KRISTEN HEATH FROM TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY’S DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES & NATURAL RESOURCES, IS RESEARCHING ONE OF THE REGION’S BIRDS, THE SNOWY PLOVER, AND ITS MIGRATION PATTERNS RELATED TO AQUIFER DEPLETION. The bird’s breeding season runs from March through September, which is when it can be seen on and around now-declining saline lakes and salt flats in Eastern New Mexico and the Texas High Plains, including Lynn, Terry and Bailey Counties. The regional saline lakes, which are filled from artesian springs fed by the Ogallala Aquifer, have provided fresh water for millennia to humans, birds and wildlife. As the levels in the Ogallala Aquifer fall due to drought, human consumption and agricultural irrigation, the lakes are drying up, which means reduced habitat and less pure water for the snowy plover. Her research focuses on the movement and connectivity of snowy plovers throughout the High Plains region during the breeding season to locations on the Gulf Coast and Mexico during migration and winter. The study includes the National Wildlife Refuges in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico, as well as privately owned saline lakes in Texas.

From top left, clockwise: Three Color-banded Snowy Plover Chicks Snowy Plover nest Regional Saline Lake, which provides habitat for the Snowy Plover.

Kristen Heath collects data in the field for her research on snowy plover habitat.

An adult Snowy Plover.

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O’J AY R. BARBEE

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THE BRI G HTES T EV EN T on the Texas Tech campus is just around the corner. Mark your calendars for Friday, Nov. 30, which is the 60th anniversary of the Carol of Lights. Texas Tech grounds maintenance crews spend weeks hanging lights on 18 buildings around Memorial Circle, the Engineering Key and the Broadway Entrance to campus. In the blink of an eye, during the ceremony, 25,000 colored lights come to life, illuminating the Texas Tech University campus.

The Carillon Concert begins at 6:30 p.m. and the Carol of Lights ceremony kicks off at 7 p.m. The Masked Rider, Saddle Tramps Torch Light Processional and High Riders signal the start of the event at the University Seal on Broadway by following the luminaria lighted route around Memorial Circle to the Science Quadrangle. The Texas Tech University Combined Choirs, along with the Tech Trombone Choir, under the direction of Jim Decker, will perform for the crowd. The lights will be turned on every night from dusk (approximately 6:30 p.m.) until midnight from Nov. 30, 2018, through Jan. 1, 2019.

For more information, visit: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/housing/caroloflights/

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for extra Christmas cheer, look no further than the National Ranching Heritage Center’s 40th Annual Candlelight at the Ranch, scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 8. The NRHC is a 27-acre museum and historical park with 49 historical ranch structures, from the 18th century to the mid 20th century. The event includes more than 4,000 luminaries lining the paths of the park as volunteer Ranch Hosts, dressed in period clothing, recreate holiday scenes from another era. The event is free, however a minimum $5-per-family donation is suggested.

For more information, visit: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/nrhc/events/ Candlelight/index.php

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It has been reported that beer is one of the world'’s oldest recipes. Older, even, than wine and whiskey. Beer was so revered in ancient Mesopotamia, that about 5,000 years ago, the Sumerians created a goddess of brewing and beer: Ninkasi.

From the Middle East thousands of years ago, beer made its way to Europe, where it was often consumed as a safer alternative to water.

Abundant barley crops provided one of the staple ingredients required for brewing. About 1,300 years ago, the European tradition of brewing beer in monasteries came alive, and today, monks are credited with many brewing improvements.

That’s Europe—but what about beer in America? There are reports of brewing efforts in the 1500s and early 1600s, prior to the Pilgrims arriving at Plymouth Rock. History buffs know that the first permanent structure erected at Plymouth Rock was a brewery. The story goes that travelers on the Mayflower were running low on beer—the only safe, clean beverage aboard ship—and docked their ship at the first sight of land in order to brew more.

And so it was that beer arrived on America’s shores. This small batch production of darker ales continued through to the 1800s, until large numbers of Germans and Czechs began immigrating to America, bringing along a different type of beer. This new beer was a lighter variety known as a pilsner lager, and it became the favored brew of the immigrant class and beyond. Through the last of the 1800s and into the early 1900s, beer production in the United States was at an all-time high.

Then Prohibition rolled in, from 1920 to 1933, and consuming alcohol in the U.S. became illegal. This obviously destroyed almost all of the 2000 small breweries that had operated prior to 1920. The decades following prohibition ushered in an era of mass-produced commercial beers, and the microbrewery was largely a thing of the past in the U.S. That trend began to change in 1965 when Fritz Maytag purchased Anchor Brewing Company, which maintained many old-world beer-making traditions.

Maytag’s dedication to the craft of brewing led to a slow rise in the development of American microbreweries. Craft brew establishments in America have been steadily climbing in the last couple decades—you could say America is experiencing a sort of beer renaissance.

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InDEPENDENT BREWING It was the culmination of two major life events that launched Rentsch brewery in Georgetown, Texas, in 2013. Founded and owned by father-son duo David and Andrew Rentschler, David was considering retirement from Hewlett Packard in 2014, and Andrew would soon complete his studies at Texas Tech as an international economics major.

David was looking forward to a new chapter in his life, and he knew that retirement from one career would not mean idleness. He was toying with the idea of two different businesses to build: beer or boats.

“I love boating,” says David, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering in 1981 and 1988, respectively. “I love being out on the water.

Lately, most of the fun I’ve had boating has been in the Pacific Northwest, getting around to the different islands.”

His thinking was to create classic wood boats. But a visit to Andrew and their similar thinking led both men toward the establishment of a brewery.

While Andrew was an undergrad attending Texas Tech, he studied abroad in Salzburg, Austria, and Berlin, Germany.

“As an international economics major I was able to study abroad at the University of Salzburg in Austria—this was going into my senior year,” Andrew says. “I studied there for six weeks. My focus was German and Austrian culture and government. It was summer classes, so it wasn’t overly intense because I was only taking two classes… they only hold class four days a week.”

While Andrew studied German and Austrian culture in class, outside of class he was also familiarizing himself with the local customs.

“It was a great experience,” he says. “There are a lot of breweries there, and so that’s kind of the national pastime, is hanging out in beer gardens. We did that a lot for fun because it’s really cheap there to sit in a beer garden. The food’s cheap there versus restaurants.”

These beer gardens—biergartens in German—often have long picnic-type tables, customarily pretty close together, with patrons who sit and drink beer and enjoy one another’s company for hours. They’re often outside and usually surrounded by trees.

A traditional biergarten provides a close-knit community feel.

It also provides “bier,” which is meticulously small-batch-crafted.

“And the beer is cheap there,” Andrew explains. “So, it’s really where all the young people hang out over there. Because you can sit there for hours and eat for just a few euros, where restaurants are very expensive there. And, so, we did a lot of that and I really fell in love with the different beer they have there. It’s a whole other level of quality that they have there. Craft breweries here (in America) have that quality as well. But it’s just something you don’t get with the national brands.”

Andrew and his parents planned to meet while he was still in Europe.

“After I studied in Salzburg I had three weeks free,” Andrew recalls. “My parents came and met me there. We hung out in Switzerland and Germany for about two weeks. We drank a lot of beer and talked about my dad’s possible retirement. He was interested in something that didn’t involve a cubicle.”

David and Andrew began to hash out a plan.

“Dad said, ‘We can start a company,’ And we talked about a brewery. We were actually sitting at a little café, overlooking the Eiger,” Andrew says, while showing a postcard-quality photo his mother, Leslie, took at that same biergarten, which shows in

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The Rentschlers come from a long line of proud Red Raiders and count more than 20 in their extended family. David, Leslie and all three of their children attended Tech: Andrew, Kaitlin and Lauren. David, originally from Belton, and Leslie, originally from Duncanville, met at the Texas Tech swimming pool while they were undergrads. From left: David, Leslie, Kelsey (Andrew’s wife) and Andrew.

the background the 13,015-foot Eiger mountain, part of Switzerland’s snow-capped Bernese Alps in the background.

Andrew and David began planning how they could make a brewery work back home in Texas.

“We said, ‘Let’s do it. Let’s open a brewery,’” David says. “I said, ‘I think we can do it. I think it’d be great.’ In America, at the time, which was about 2012, the craft beer industry was growing.”

Andrew completed his summer in Berlin, where he studied at Humboldt University of Berlin for the second summer session. He again studied German culture and took courses in German to learn the language.

Andrew returned to Tech for his senior year, convinced that his future involved the brew industry.

“I started buying textbooks on making beer, and started reading them,” Andrew says. “I started teaching myself. After graduation, I moved home and I cleaned out my parents’ garage and we built a pilot system.”

Andrew was referring to a small pilot system that is now in Rentsch Brewery’s tank room, dwarfed by the massive brewing tanks.

“It’s really cool because it’s temperature controlled, so we were able to be precise and scientific about the home brewing,” he says. “And we dialed in some recipes, started perfecting things. Then, about a year later, we got half of this building, and we put in a pub and some small tanks. When we opened, our grand opening was in 2015, we actually sold out of all of our beer.”

The brewery had to close down for two weeks to brew more beer.

From there, things took off. They have grown from the original building and now utilize space in the neighboring building as well. They started out in 2015 distributing only kegs to local restaurants. In 2017 they expanded, adding more square footage to their operation, including a bigger brew house and fermenter, and a canning line as well as a tap room and beer garden.

The canning line allowed expansion into the grocery market, and today their product can be found in more than 100 stores in and around Central Texas, Corpus Christi and in West Texas. One of the largest grocers that carries their product is H-E-B—today, more than 40 H-E-Bs carry Rentsch Brewery’s beer. It can also be found in Whole Foods, Spec’s, Twin Liquor, Total Wine, Randall’s and an assortment of independent grocery stores. Their keg beer is served in more than 100 restaurants.

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Benefits v Craft Beer Beer is tasty. Beer makes you feel warm and fuzzy (in moderation).

But, can beer also be good for you? I—'m referring, of course, to craft beer— lovingly made in small batches.

Let—'s take a peek at some of the good stuff craft beers have to offer: It contains soluble fiber, which improves heart health, helps to even out blood sugar and can aid in weight loss.

It contains B vitamins, which can prevent heart disease, lower cholesterol and improve sleep.

It is rich in silicon, which is good for battling osteoporosis.

It contains polyphenols, a type of phytochemical, which help to lower cholesterol, battle viruses and ward off types of cancer.

It often contains a higher alcohol content. Studies have shown craft connoisseurs consume fewer beverages than commercial beer drinkers.

Being independently owned, the product is very closely monitored. I liken it to patronizing independent restaurants where owners are always, or at least often, on the premises-—the attention to detail can—'t be matched.

Finally, and maybe most notably, it imbues cheerfulness. Founding father and third President of the United States Thomas Jefferson is credited with saying, —''Beer, if drunk in moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit and promotes health.''

Researched and written by Jennifer Ritz

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Rentsch custom creates beverages for outside entities—one of those is LaLa’s lemonade.

Andrew Rentschler (left) was inspired to open his own craft brewery and biergarten when he studied abroad in Germany and Austria and when he visited Switzerland.

He wanted to bring some of that culture to his home town of Georgetown. He recognized biergartens brought together friends and families and provided a place for fun and fellowship. Today, that’s what Rentsch Brewery does, in a Hill Country setting perfect for relaxing and enjoying a perfectly brewed pint.

keeping it clean One thing the Rentschlers wanted was to create a business that was as environmentally friendly as possible. Their electricity is derived from wind energy captured on a wind farm near Amarillo and solar power from a Fort Stockton solar farm.

Their spent grains are held in an outdoor hopper and ranchers are invited to swing by Rentsch Brewery to load up and take the grain home to feed to their cattle.

Their recipes contain simple ingredients.

“The main ingredients are water, malted barley and wheat, and hops and yeast,” explains Andrew. “The water is all from here in Georgetown, so it’s drawn from wells in the city. We filter it. We do only minor adjustments. We have really hard water here and it’s great. It’s very similar to the water in Southern Germany.

“And it’s great for brewing. We don’t have to make a lot of adjustments. In many other places, they have to make a lot of adjustments to their water to make it suitable for brewing. Thankfully, that’s not the case here. As for the malted barley and wheat, a vast majority of it is American sourced and malted in Minnesota by Rahr Malting Company and they actually use fossil free malting, as well. So they have a bio-gas plant and a lot of their waste gets burned there to make energy. We also get malt from Germany, England and Belgium.”

Andrew and David have exhaustively researched beers.

Andrew possesses a wealth of knowledge about craft beers.

They have their standard beers, and they mix it up depending on the seasons.

“We wanted a wide breadth of beers that appeal to a variety of people,” Andrew says. “So the Hefeweizen, I used my mom as the main taste tester for that. Because, I figured if she liked it, then anyone would like it. We came to a really agreeable recipe and people love it. It’s our No. 1 beer.

Then we figured we needed a lighter beer. We started with

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a blonde and now the lager that’s even lighter. We have the Weizenbock, which is kind of unique, not a lot of people make a beer like that. And that kind of falls into the amber category.

And then we have an IPA (India pale ale). And now we have three IPAs, but they’re all a little bit different, just to appeal to different types of drinkers. And then we have the porter and the stout, and those are our darker beers and right now those are kind of our main beers. But we also do other stuff. We have the Oktoberfest, Double Rumtoberfest and Red Poppy Red—an Irish red ale and that’s really popular, as well.”

The Red Poppy Red is a Georgetown favorite. Georgetown is the Red Poppy Capital of Texas because, in spring, the flowers grow all around the historic areas of town, usually volunteer, and have since being brought home after World War I by a solider, who gave the seeds to his mother. They are now a permanent part of the Georgetown landscape.

“It’s a spring seasonal. It helps celebrate the Red Poppy Festival here in Georgetown,” says David. “It’s held on the last weekend in April.”

Visitors to the Rentsch tap room can sample beers they won’t find anywhere else and they can make an afternoon out of the visit. David and Andrew have created a Texas-style biergarten, something Georgetown didn’t have. The outdoor area is shaded with live oaks and full of picnic tables, reminiscent of Germany.

And, according to Leslie Rentschler, David’s wife and Andrew’s mom, the tables are authentic.

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“Originally, we built a lot of the furniture ourselves,” says Leslie—a 1982 elementary education graduate—who has been involved with Rentsch Brewery from the beginning and helps anywhere she can, from in-store tasting events to office help, even handling the maintenance of the outdoor plants. “Then we went to Round Top and found tables that are actually from Germany. They’re biergarten and café tables.”

Andrew says there is really only about one month a year where sitting outdoors is limited due to weather, so the biergarten is well-used.

The interior features reclaimed wood and tin walls, providing a well-worn and inviting quality. Andrew noted that the brewing room, visible to the interior seating area through floorto-ceiling glass walls, is a cleaner and colder look, owing to the stainless-steel brewing vats. He wanted to juxtapose that with a warmer-feeling tasting room. Adding to the comfort factor is the subtle invitation to stick around and enjoy oneself—there are lots of board games available for patrons to play while enjoying their favorite variety.

“Games are really popular,” Andrew notes. “Young couples, old couples, families, everyone plays them. So, it’s just really a fun place to be. Obviously, it keeps people here a little bit longer…it gives people something to do. We also have TVs, and I think it’s fun because people can enjoy watching games. We mostly have sports, so it’s a relaxing, laid back experience.”

On weekends, the Rentschlers schedule food trucks to park outside. Patrons can enjoy a variety of cuisines and beers in the shade of a German-style Texas beer garden.

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It’s the first thing you spy upon entering Texas Tech’s main entrance at University and Broadway: the 12-foot red granite monument boasting the official university seal. The seal is a familiar sight to Red Raiders today, but its use isn’t as old as you might think.

William Ward Watkin, the campus master planner, is credited with the design of the seal. He created the seal between 1923 and 1925, when he was also working on the campus style and layout (aka, the “Master Plan”). Those years are significant because that’s when Tech was established—Texas Governor Pat M. Neff signed Senate Bill No. 103 to establish Texas Technological College on Feb. 10, 1923. Classes started a little more than a year and a half later, on Oct. 1, 1925.

Even though Watkins designed a seal specifically for Texas Tech, different versions floated around in the 1920s. (See photos at right.) By 1948, university officials began printing the seal on diplomas. However, it wasn’t adopted as the official seal until 1953—just 65 years ago.

And it was almost 20 years after that when the granite seal was carved and placed at the campus entrance. (See photo at top.) In 1972, the 37,500-pound structure was placed east of the fountain in what is called the Amon G. Carter Plaza. Carter (1879-1955) was chairman of Texas Technological College’s first board of directors and was the creator and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

We love the seal, and it’s one of the most-photographed icons on campus, along with the Will Rogers statue “Riding Into the Sunset.” But what do the images on the seal mean?

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The 37,000-pound granite seal was placed at the front entrance of campus in 1972.

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enlightened The top of the seal displays an eagle, which symbolizes “country,” or patriotism.

The 10 cotton bolls in the middle of the seal represent the region’s cotton industry as well as the area’s 10 cottonproducing counties. Many people mistake the cotton bolls for acorns. They’re not acorns, they’re cotton bolls.

The book denotes “church,” most likely the Bible.

The star symbolizes “state,” as in the Lone Star State.

The lamp represents “school,” or more appropriately, intellectual illumination.

The emblem is often called, “The Lamp of Knowledge,” and denotes higher education.

The key stands for “home.”

And, this place was once home to every Red Raider.

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Farewell to Bill Dean

Well, if you haven’t figured it out by now, Bill Dean, Ed.D., is retiring Dec. 31, 2018, as president and CEO of the Texas Tech Alumni Association, after 40 years at the helm. Along with his esteemed service leading the Alumni Association, he also has served as a valued and much-loved faculty member, adviser and associate dean in the Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication (formerly known as the College of Mass Communications and before that, the School of Mass Communications) the entire time he has led the Alumni Association, NEVER missing a beat in either position. After retiring from the association, he will continue teaching in the College of Media & Communication.

For those who have known Dean for many years, it’s difficult to imagine an Alumni Association without him. Here are some thoughts submitted by people who know him well and want to honor him with their words.

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R.G. 'Wick' Alexander, D.D.S.

Former Chair, Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board, 1978 As board chair, Alexander was tasked with finding a new leader for the Texas Tech Alumni Association, known then as the Ex-Students Association.

“One evening in Arlington, I was going through our Texas Tech yearbook, and I came upon a page showing my fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, and one person’s face just 'popped out' to me. I went to the telephone and called him. ‘Bill Dean, this is Wick, and this phone call is going to change your life!’ Eventually, he was approved. Of all my efforts and activities for alma mater, over the years, hiring Bill to be the Ex-Students director was my greatest contribution. He has been an incredible leader as Texas Tech has grown into a world-class university.”

—From Alexander’s memoir “Wick…From West Texas to the World— An Ordinary Man Going Beyond His Dreams”

Bill says the spoken word is not what you say, but how you say it.

Jim Douglass

Vice President for Development, Texas Tech Alumni Association Bill Dean asked me to join the Alumni Association team not too long after he was hired. Since that time, we have seen the TTAA grow, prosper and positively affect Red Raiders in many ways. Thanks mainly to his efforts, the association has provided thousands of scholarships to deserving students, engaged former students with campus activities and events and cemented the bond of alumni across the country with their alma mater.

Bill added greatly to the association’s quality, prestige, connection and service to our university and to our individual alumni nationwide. Thanks to Bill Dean’s efforts, Texas Tech University is a much better place.

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Chancellor Kent R. Hance

Texas Tech University System Chancellor, 2006-2014 It’s impossible to say something new or original to honor Dr. Bill Dean, but it makes me proud to say he has been my dear friend for many years. Bill has devoted so much of himself to Texas Tech University and to the Texas Tech Alumni Association, it would be difficult to adequately say thank you. This gentleman has exhibited the highest level of dedication and commitment to his career at Texas Tech, having pledged not only his time but also having contributed monetarily to the betterment of the Alumni Association and the university. While he will be missed greatly at TTU in many ways, his legacy will continue. Bill Dean is truly a stalwart and champion, and he will be a hard act to follow. We all will miss him but wish him the best of everything in the new chapter of his life.

Carey Hobbs

Ex-Officio Member (Athletics Representative) Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board Former Chair, Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board Former Texas Tech Regent I am sad that Bill will no longer be the leader of the Texas Tech Alumni Association. I know things change, and the Alumni Association will continue to grow and prosper as a result of Bill’s steadfast leadership through the years. I am confident that we will continue to benefit from his ability to hire and train quality and productive staff.

One of Bill’s admirable traits is his ability to work so well with a newly elected Alumni Association president each year. Through 40 years and 40 new presidents, Bill has consistently demonstrated his ability to incorporate various ideas and visions to enhance the goals and mission of the TTAA. Being from Waco, I am aware that not all alumni associations share common goals and aspirations with their university administrations, board of regents, athletic departments and various alumni. Yet, under Bill’s selfless leadership, TTAA has enjoyed outstanding working relationships with every area of the Texas Tech University family.

Kirby Hocutt

Texas Tech University Athletic Director It is difficult to put into words the impact Bill Dean has made at Texas Tech. He is a giant…his legacy will continue to be felt for generations. In my time here, I’ve heard from thousands of former students and alums who have spoken about the influence he has had on their lives. It is a true measure of the man that he is held in such high regard by so many. Since the first day he stepped on campus, Bill has made Texas Tech a better place, and we wish him nothing but the best.

Bill is always focused on making things better, not bigger.

Rex and Nancy Isom When I think of Dr. (Bill) Dean, I think of someone who always seems to practice “Biblical” discernment. Being the chapter adviser of Phi Delta Theta, Dr. Dean’s advice to me as a pledge was “Keep your head down and your mouth shut!” The years went by and after being asked to serve on the Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board of Directors, Dr. Dean’s advice to me, once again, was to “Keep your mouth shut and just listen” (for the first year)!

After serving as president of both organizations, I realized it was apparent his “discerning” advice was very valuable.

Additionally, my serving as chairman of the Merket Alumni Center expansion committee and Nancy’s service on the board meant we were actively involved for 17 years. It was very obvious to both of us that the rock and glue that held everything together was Dr. Dean.

In our opinion, throughout Dr. Dean’s many years of service, his secret to success was that he practiced “Biblical” discernment. In other words, his “yes” was simply “yes” and his “no” was simply “no.” To sum it up (and then I will “shut up” as Dr. Dean would advise) Nancy and I simply love Bill and Peggy Dean!!

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Barbara and Mickey McKenzie

Barbara is former chair of the Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board The McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center is named in their honor.

Bill is a team player as evidenced by his opinion that success is never an orphan.

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This is a big challenge, but we are so grateful to have a chance to put some thoughts together and tell you just how much you mean to us. ONE thing is for sure—there are more exclamation points among the periods that punctuate your story!

As chapter adviser for Phi Delta Theta fraternity for 38 years, you sacrificed thousands of hours for rush, chapter meetings and special events. We know that you unselfishly used your God-given gifts to faithfully serve where you could make the most impact—in the hearts and minds of young men entering college. Your quiet demeanor and unique charisma made PDT (Mickey said that’s Pretty Damn Tough) feel like family, not only for Mickey, but many years later, for our son, Ryan. Mickey said you demonstrated great strength, determination and encouragement so that each member could be the best he could be not only as a student, but also as an adult. You reinforced strong values with grimness and fairness. Mickey also believes you and John Harding were the backbone of the fraternity and put Texas Epsilon on the map nationwide. Ryan adds that you were a steady force the members could count on and made it very clear that “If it’s worthwhile, it’s worth working for,” a lesson he has used in all aspects of his life, both personally and professionally.

Another gift you’ve shared is your love of teaching. Your dedication has impacted lives of countless students who will say your class was one of their favorites. Your numerous awards speak for themselves, but it’s your one-onone accessibility that makes you a wise and trusted teacher and will remain a large part of your lasting legacy.

Through my years on the Texas Tech National Alumni Board and my last year serving as chair, you illumined for me, your deep love for all things Texas Tech! You were encouraging, sharing your astute observations and oversaw numerous projects, proposals and initiatives, not to mention a few “harebrained ideas.” You were my experienced and trusted adviser, and your knowledge and endearing dry wit were exactly what I needed.

Finally, we truly admire you for being such a Godly man…a true “prayer warrior” we’ve called on many times for difficult circumstances. You continue to witness to our family “with gladness and singleness of heart.”

You, Bill, are a true inspiration in so many ways. You deserve all God can provide for you and your precious family in your retirement years! We love you!

All the best!

Chancellor John T. Montford

Texas Tech University System Chancellor, 1996-2001 Bill Dean is an extraordinary leader. He was extremely helpful to me during my term as chancellor at Texas Tech. Though I never attended Tech as a student, he welcomed me into the Tech family. His encyclopedic knowledge of Texas Tech, its history, its graduates and its operations is unparalleled! His positive attitude and upbeat persona are contagious! I am pleased to have had the opportunity to work with him and call him a friend. His legacy at Tech, with the evolution of the Texas Tech Ex-Students Association under his guidance, has truly been an important contributor to Texas Tech’s elevation to a university of the first class!

Bill coaches you to keep your eye on the ball, not the scoreboard.

Dan Pope

Mayor, City of Lubbock With the exception of my father and father-in-law, I can’t think of anyone who has had a bigger impact on my life in the past four decades than Bill Dean. Dr. Dean was first a teacher and an adviser to me, but he has become much more. I consider him an encourager, a straight shooter, at times a doubter (always with a solid reason why), a loyal supporter, a fellow baseball lover and a confidant. The many meetings in his office are etched in my memory…many of those occurred when I was an undergrad. Most of the ones in the last 25 years have been more pleasant.

His love of the Lord; his wife, Peggy, and their family; Lubbock and the Red Raiders is unquestionable.

He’s a role model and one of my heroes.

Amy Button Renz

President & CEO of the K-State Alumni Association Bill Dean truly is a legendary icon at Texas Tech and has been the face of the Alumni Association for more than 40 years. His passionate commitment to the university he loves has built the roadmap that will lead to continued growth and success for the association and through his leadership, the staff has developed programs that will continue to touch future generations of students, alumni and friends. He will always, modestly, credit the team for this success, but effective leaders instill a culture of dedication that inspires. Bill Dean is such a leader.

For me personally, I have gratefully benefited from his mentorship as a treasured and trusted colleague. We first met during a conference in 1994. Bill openly welcomed me as a newly appointed president and CEO, and we very quickly made a connection that through the years has grown into a lifelong friendship. I have learned so much from him about the alumni relations profession and deeply admire his thoughtful and compassionate leadership style. He is highly respected among our peers. Bill has truly earned the admiration of all. He is an inspiration for the type of professional we all aspire to be.

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from the president LAWR E NCE SCHOVAN EC PR ESI DE NT, TEXAS TECH U N IVE RSITY

Dear Texas Tech Alumni, With the start this new academic year, our attention naturally turns to enrollment. Texas Tech University set an enrollment record for the 10th-consecutive fall semester. This freshman class of more than 6,100 is the largest ever to enroll at Tech. But more than size distinguishes this new cohort of Red Raiders. The average SAT for this class increased over the previous year. The number of Presidential Scholarships awarded exceeded 2,900, the most ever and more than twice the number awarded just two years ago. This class also includes a record 26 National Merit Finalists.

But the growth at Texas Tech is also due to the fact we are doing a better job of retaining our students once they enroll. This fall, we have achieved record retention levels for the second consecutive year. Nothing is more important than the success of our students, and one of the most significant measures of that success is reflected in the retention of our students and their eventual graduation.

The growth and quality of our student body speaks to the increasing reputation of Texas Tech and the strength of our brand. The competition for students is intense and our recruitment success is a testament to the efforts of many staff and faculty. But the role and impact of our alumni cannot be overstated. The numerous personal recommendations of a potential student you provide are welcomed and appreciated. Your presence at statewide recruiting events, such as the Top Scholars Receptions we hold in the fall or the spring Raider Roadshows, makes a positive impression on potential students. I often tell prospective students that the resources available to them at Texas Tech are not restricted to the confines of our campus. They will benefit from the reputation and success of those who preceded them. You give credibility to the Texas Tech slogan that “From here, it’s possible.”

Value and return on investment are increasingly important considerations for students and their families in choosing a school. In this regard, Texas Tech performs very well. In the most recent Forbes Best Value College Rankings, Tech improved 160 positions over the previous year and was ranked No. 138 in the nation. To put this ranking in perspective, it’s helpful to know there are more than 3,000 four-year degree-granting institutions in the United States. But rankings, or enrollment merely for the sake of growth, are not our primary motivations. At Texas Tech, we are driven by the commitment to affordable access to a world-class educational experience that prepares students to be productive members of society with an unmatched work ethic and character.

At this time, all presidents of the component institutions of the Texas Tech University System are working with Dr. Tedd Mitchell, recently announced as the sole finalist for the position of Chancellor, in preparing for the upcoming legislative session. We recently testified in Austin before the Legislative Budget Board, at which time I requested support that would fund the Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine during the coming biennium. We will spare no effort as we work together in advocating for the Texas Tech Vet School, the Dental School in El Paso, and the mental health initiative that is a collaboration between Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Following Robert Duncan’s announcement that he would be leaving his role as Chancellor, there has been a great deal of disappointment and concern among the Texas Tech community and an outpouring of appreciation and support for his contributions to Texas Tech, West Texas and our state. But our Board of Regents made an excellent decision in selecting Dr. Mitchell as our next Chancellor. At this time, we are faced with opportunities of historical significance. I am confident and optimistic of what can be achieved as we work together as Red Raiders.

Sincerely,

Lawrence Schovanec President

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Coach Marlene Stollings, New Lady Raiders Leader

BY JESSIKA MCKERNAN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, TEXAS TECH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS PHOTOS BY TEXAS TECH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

2018, Texas Tech Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt announced the hiring of Marlene Stollings as the seventh head coach of Lady Raider Basketball.

“We’re extremely excited to welcome Coach Stollings to the Texas Tech Athletic Family,” Hocutt said. “As a head coach, she has experienced tremendous success and has a proven process to return our Lady Raider program back to great heights.”

Stollings comes to Lubbock after four seasons at the University of Minnesota. Stollings guided the Gophers to an 82-47 (.636) record, three 20-win seasons and three postseason berths, including a second round NCAA appearance during the 2017-18 season.

“I am very proud and honored to be named the head coach at Texas Tech and to be a part of the Big 12 Conference,” Stollings said. “I want to thank President Lawrence Schovanec and Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt for this incredible opportunity.

“Texas Tech has a storied tradition of success and I am eager to return this program to national prominence. We will play a fun, up-tempo style of basketball that student athletes will enjoy and the fans will find exciting to watch. This is a thrilling day for me and my family, and I cannot wait to coach and recruit ‘Fearless Champions’.”

Stollings has a history of turnaround success having transformed three programs in her head-coaching career. Most recently, she led the Gophers to remarkable success, some of which had not been seen in over a decade. This past season, Stollings’ team tied a school record with four wins over Top25 programs and engineered the best season the Gophers had experienced in 13 years finishing with 24 wins. She led the

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Gophers to the NCAA second round, which was a first for the program in nine years.

Stollings is known as one of the best offensive minds in women’s college basketball, she set records at Minnesota that had never before been reached in the program’s 47-year history. Most notably, points in a season (2,803), points per game (84.9 ranking third nationally), field goals made (997), and fewest turnovers (412) in a season. Additionally, the school record 297 3-pointers made were the second most in Big Ten Conference history.

Recently, Stollings joined an elite group of coaches, as she is one of 10 coaches in the country to have four WNBA draftees in the last four seasons. Other coaches on that list include Geno Auriemma (UConn), Dawn Staley (South Carolina) and Kim Mulkey (Baylor).

Prior to taking over the reins at Minnesota, Stollings was the head coach at VCU for two seasons. While there, she led the Rams to a 33-29 record. During the 2013-14 season, the team posted a 22-10 overall record and earned a berth in the 2014 WNIT. VCU’s 22 wins were the third-most in program history and gave the Rams just their sixth 20-win season in school history.

Before VCU, Stollings led a one-year resurgence at Winthrop University in 2011-12, where the Eagles posted just their second winning season (18-13) in the last 26 years of the program. She was selected 2012 Big South Conference Coach of the Year in her first year as a collegiate head coach.

Stollings served as an assistant at Ole Miss from 2007-10 before being promoted to associate head coach in 2010-11. Her illustrious coaching career includes stops at Saint Louis (2005-07), Wright State (2003-04) and New Mexico State (2001-03). Stollings began her collegiate coaching career at Jacksonville as an assistant coach (2000-01).

A native of Beaver, Ohio, Stollings is considered one of the finest scorers to ever play in the basketball-rich state of Ohio (Beaver-Eastern HS). She was named Ohio’s Miss Basketball in 1993 and was a two-time Division III High School Player of the Year and four-time conference Player of the Year. She garnered Kodak All-America recognition her senior season and her name currently appears more than 30 times in the OHSAA (Ohio High School Athletic Association) record books.

Stollings still holds the state high school basketball scoring record (boys and girls) with 3,514 points, ahead of LeBron James’ 2,657. She was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in May 2015.

Stollings played one season professionally for Club ABB Baden in Switzerland. While playing professionally in Europe, Stollings coached a men’s club team to an undefeated season.

She was later invited to the WNBA’s Utah Starzz training camp in 1999.

Stollings began her collegiate playing career at Ohio State University. She was a two-time scholar-athlete for the Buckeyes.

Stollings then moved to Ohio University where she earned

first-team All-Mid-American Conference honors after finishing eighth in the nation and leading the league in scoring at 22.9 points per game her senior year.

Stollings graduated in 1998 from Ohio University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Marketing and a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Industry.

With the new era of Lady Raider Basketball beginning this season, Texas Tech released its women’s basketball schedule earlier this summer.

The Lady Raiders’ non-conference portion of the schedule features nine home games.

The schedule includes five teams that reached the postseason last year. The Lady Raiders open the season against Jacksonville State on Friday, Nov. 9, and Louisiana-Monroe on Sunday, Nov. 11.

The following weekend, the Lady Raiders host Idaho on Saturday, Nov. 17, for the first time since 2015. The Vandals finished the 2017-18 season with a 19-14 record and a trip to the WNIT. Texas Tech continues its homestand with a midweek tilt against Texas A&MCorpus Christi on Tuesday, Nov. 20.

This marks the first meeting between the two programs.

Houston Baptist comes to Lubbock for a matchup on Saturday, Nov. 24, following Thanksgiving. The two last met during the 2014-15 season. Texas Tech holds a 2-0 record over the Huskies.

The Lady Raiders close out their sixgame homestand with Stephen F. Austin on Wednesday, Nov. 28. This is the first meeting since 2002. Texas Tech has won the last seven meetings. The Lady Jacks posted a 25-7 record last season and made it to the first round of the WNIT. Texas Tech meets Florida on Sunday, Dec. 2, for the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

The Gators are coming off an 11-19 season with a first-year head coach. This meeting will be the first between the two programs.

The Lady Raiders head to Reno, Nevada, for a game against Nevada on Saturday, Dec. 15. This meeting will be the first for the two programs. Last season, the Wolfpack posted a 19-17 record and fell to Boise State in the Mountain West Championship game. Nevada

earned a bid to the Women’s Basketball Invitational and advanced to the semifinals before falling to Central Arkansas.

Texas Tech wraps the non-conference slate with a three-game homestand, taking on Southern (Dec. 18), Texas Southern (Dec. 22) and Abilene Christian (Dec. 29). The game against Southern on Tuesday, Dec. 18, will mark Education Day. Southern and Texas Southern both earned bids to the WNIT. The Big 12 Conference slate features a double round-robin format for the eighth straight year consisting of 18 games with squads playing each other home and away.

Tech opens Big 12 play on the road at Oklahoma on Wednesday, Jan. 2. The Lady Raiders will open the conference slate at home on Sunday, Jan. 6, with 2018 Big 12 champion Baylor followed by a game against Kansas on Wednesday, Jan. 9.

The second half of the season starts on Feb. 2 when the Lady Raiders travel to Baylor. The Lady Raiders are at home for three straight games including TCU (Feb. 6), Oklahoma State (Feb. 9) and West Virginia (Feb. 13).

The Lady Raiders travel to Kansas on Feb. 17 before the ‘bye week’. Tech then travels to Austin, Texas, on Feb. 23 to close out the matchup against Texas.

Texas Tech returns home to host Iowa State (Feb. 26) before hitting the road to Kansas State for the final road test of the season.

The Lady Raiders wrap the 2018-19 regular season at home against Oklahoma on March 5.

Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena will host the 2019 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship for the seventh time. The tournament begins Friday, March 8 with the championship game set for Monday, March 11.

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Texas Tech Alumni Association Announces New President and CEO TEXAS TECH ALUMNUS CURT LANGFORD SET TO LEAD THE ORGANIZATION

BY KRISTINA W. BUTLER, VICE PRESIDENT FOR MARKETING, TEXAS TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PHOTO BY KATIE FULLEN, COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR, TEXAS TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

KATIE FULLEN

Bill Dean, Ed.D., left, president and CEO of the Texas Tech Alumni Association, congratulates Curt Langford immediately after announcing Langford is his successor to lead the association. The news conference revealing the news was held Sept. 7 at the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center.

THE TEX A S TEC H Alumni Association National Board of Directors Search Committee has selected Curt Langford as the new president and CEO of the organization, effective Oct. 1, 2018. Langford will replace current Texas Tech Alumni Association President and CEO Bill Dean, Ed.D., who announced his retirement from the Alumni Association in March 2018.

Langford graduated from Texas Tech University in 1990, with a bachelor of arts in public relations, and in 1997, he received a master of arts in interdisciplinary studies with emphasis in higher education/mass communications. He has a long history with the Alumni Association, serving 11 years on staff from 1989-2000, where he held various positions including assistant editor of the Texas Techsan magazine, director of membership and marketing and ultimately, associate vice president.

“I first hired Curt to assist with our magazine and later named him as our first vice president for marketing because of the initiative and creativity he exhibited,” Dean said. “He started our ring program and was promptly hired by Milestone Traditions (which later merged with Balfour). He is extremely well-thought-of by alumni directors around the country, and I think he is an outstanding choice to lead our alumni association.”

For the past 18 years, Langford worked with the American Achievement Corporation (Balfour), where he served as vice president for collegiate market development. The position, which focused on grad products and programs, including the college ring business, provided Langford an opportunity to work closely with campus professionals while strengthening his grasp of the alumni relations field. Through his position at Balfour, Langford has remained connected to the alumni network, pre-

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senting at various national conferences for alumni professionals, Big 12 Alumni, and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), among others.

“I am humbled and honored to have been selected to lead the Texas Tech Alumni Association,” Langford said. “It’s the opportunity of a lifetime at the right time in my life. Through Bill Dean’s longtime leadership and many talented team members through the years, our organization is one of the most successful and respected alumni associations nationally. I am eager to take the reins to build on our past success to better serve Texas Tech and our alumni. My passion for this university is genuine and genetic. I am thrilled to return to campus to serve in this role.”

During his tenure at the Texas Tech Alumni Association, Langford was integral in establishing the Official Texas Tech Ring Program and ceremony, which continues to grow as a Texas Tech tradition each year. He also served as an adviser for the Student Alumni Board and was named Outstanding Adviser

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Langford’s dedication to Texas Tech also stretches to the university, where he served eight years as an instructor of public relations in the College of Media & Communication and was recognized as Outstanding University Employee by former Texas Tech University President Robert W. Lawless.

“Texas Tech University has enjoyed a long and prosperous partnership with the Alumni Association under Bill Dean’s leadership, and I look forward to continuing that relationship with Curt Langford,” Texas Tech University President Lawrence Schovanec said. “Curt is a proud Red Raider and a wonderful choice to carry on Bill’s legacy.”

Langford was selected by a search committee, comprised of members from the Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board of Directors, as well as Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University System representatives. The nationwide search began in April, following the announcement of Dean’s retirement.

“The committee conducted a search for a little more than three months and received more than 20 excellent applications from both graduates of Texas Tech and of other institutions,” John Redmon, Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board chair, said. “At the end of the day, we felt it best to stay with a Texas Tech University graduate, and Curt fit the bill. His familiarity with our association, his working knowledge of more than 100 alumni associations throughout the country and his enthusiasm for the position helped us make the decision.”

Dean, who has led the organization for 40 years, will retire Dec. 31, 2018, but will continue teaching as an associate professor in the College of Media & Communication, as he has for the past 51 years.

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The Wellington Chapter Scholarship Dinner was Aug. 9 at Foxtales by Janise Langford’s Designs venue in Wellington. The Masked Rider, Lyndi Starr, attended the event and described her experience as the mascot. Matt Williams, development officer for the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, discussed recent college successes and several projects, including renovations at the rodeo arena and the historic Dairy Barn as well as a new animal science building. Bill Dean, Ed.D., gave an update on Texas Tech University and the Alumni Association; he also shared his news about retiring at the end of the year. The chapter’s goal is to award a scholarship to every senior from Wellington going to Texas Tech.

Red Raiders in the New York City Chapter gathered for an event in July 2018. Special guests were Bill and Peggy Dean.

Fifty Red Raiders attended the Inaugural Red Raider Weekend at the Ruidoso Downs Race Track June 1 and 2. The weekend included a reception Friday evening, races Saturday and a Flatland Cavalry concert Saturday evening. All Red Raiders were invited to be part of this photo.

Red Raiders enjoyed an Alaskan Cruise aboard Oceania Cruise’s Regatta in July.

Hosts were Texas Tech University President Lawrence Schovanec and Patty Schovanec.

Special celebrity guest was CBS sportscaster Verne Lundquist. The trip was part of the Traveling Techsans program sponsored by the Texas Tech Alumni Association.

The Texas Tech Alumni Association held its annual scholarship reception Aug. 6 at the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center. About 150 scholarship recipients attended the event. Speakers included Texas Tech University President Lawrence Schovanec, Ph.D.; Bill Dean, Ed.D., president and CEO of the Alumni Association; and Carol A. Sumner, Ed.D. vice president of the Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Texas Tech University and Chris Snead, vice president of operations for the Alumni Association, who oversees the scholarship program.

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BOOKS HOLLIS DAVIS (BS ’53 Chemistry) Fort Worth, Texas, recently published a book of his own poetry, “In Common and Uncommon Thoughts—Poems About Thoughts of Being and Seeing.” Hollis explores life through his poems.

This is his sixth published book of poetry in his 93 years.

Some poems are congenial and others share the emotions of past experiences. His poetry follows phases of life and the people who become a part of what and who we are.

The author says his evolutionary path was like climbing a ladder with many rungs. Starting on a farm was a good start, although he was anxious to get away. Playing football for an education was sometimes difficult. Working in the aerospace industry gave him chances to be creative and write. Yet his schooling has been through all decades because he continues by writing poetry and songs. His book may be purchased on Amazon.com. His wife is Pansy.

T. M. “ROE” PATTERSON (BS ’95 Biology) Fort Worth,

Texas, has published a novel that shares the compelling story of his well-known father. “Crude Blessings: The Amazing Life Story of Glenn Patterson American Oilman” is a rags-to-riches story that reveals the struggles of the American businessman who not only shaped Roe as a father and businessman, but impacted numerous leaders within the oil and gas industry over the years. Roe exemplifies the values that he was raised on and praises his father’s integrity, faith and trust. “Always doing the right thing” was the foundation in which Glenn built his business and family. While striving to carry on his father’s legacy of embedding strong family values in a small business, Roe is one of the youngest CEOs in the oil and gas industry and was named Top Public Company CEO by the Fort Worth Business Press in 2014 for his leadership in the family company, Basic Energy. His wife is TONYA Y. PATTERSON (BS ’95 Multidisciplinary Studies/TEACH ’96). His book may be purchased on Amazon.com.

1965 THE HONORABLE PHILIP W. “PHIL” JOHNSON (BA Mathematics, JD Law ’75)

Austin, Texas, received the 2018 Samuel Pessarra Outstanding Jurist Award from the Texas Bar Foundation. This award honors an active Federal or State Judge who exhibits an exceptionally outstanding reputation for competency, efficiency and integrity. Texas Tech University School of Law will receive a $1,000 scholarship donation in honor of Justice Johnson. He graduated with honors from the School of Law and was named a distinguished alumnus of the School of

Law and the College of Arts & Sciences.

Justice Johnson has served on the Texas Supreme Court since 2005. Prior to this position, he served on the Seventh Court of Appeals in Amarillo (1999-2005) and was elected Chief Justice of that court in 2002. He also practiced law with the Lubbock law firm Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam from 1975 until 1998. Justice Johnson was awarded several honors during his service in the U.S. Air Force.

The Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, multiple Air Medals and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry were issued to Phil’s sacrifice as a fighter pilot in Vietnam. His wife is CARLA N. JOHNSON (BME '62 Music Education).

KENNETH D. “KEN” PIRTLE (BFA

Communicating Art/Advertising Art) Amarillo, Texas, has been named professor emeritus at Amarillo College. He has taught at AC from 1975 to 2008 and has served as a department chair for 32 of the 33 years. Ken was a professor of photography, chair of the Visual Arts Department, a representative of AC on the Texas Higher Education Coordination Board’s Formula Funding Committee and a member on the AC Faculty Funding Committee. His areas of expertise in which he shared to his students include traditional and digital photography, Adobe Photoshop, the history of photography and alternative photographic processes. He is also a member of The Palo Duro Corral where he serves on the executive board and edits the newsletter, Buckskin Bulletin. His wife is Tarrie.

1983 DAVID S. WOMACK (BS Chemistry) Grand

Prairie, Texas, has worked in the education field since 1983, where he has taught at Lubbock High School (1984-1986), Cedar Hill High School (1986-1995) and Duncanville High School (1995-present).

He has also served as the Student Council Advisor at Duncanville High School since 1996 and was named Duncanville Secondary Teacher of the Year in 2014.

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1992 MINDY M. BRASHEARS , Ph.D. (BS Food

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A RED RAIDER’S JOURNEY BACK TO LUBBOCK Marlin Jones likes to be in the middle of everything. It’s always

miles away from office in Atlanta, and it would take me anywhere from 45 minutes to two hours to get there, depending on traffic,” Jones said. “I knew coming back would eliminate the long drive.

Also, I had been an avid online shopper in Atlanta just for the fact

been who she is, she says, her nature from birth. And it’s what

that if I needed something just as simple as a shirt, it would take

brought her into project management. But before she was a

me a good hour just to get to the mall and find a parking space.

successful professional project manager, wife and mother, she

Here, I can run four or five errands and be back home in less than

was a kid from Seminole, Texas, who moved to Lubbock to attend

an hour.”

Texas Tech University. But after obtaining her degree, Jones was presented with an opportunity to leave the Lone Star State.

The move back to Lubbock wasn’t just a quality of life shift for the betterment of Jones and her husband, but for their children

“I moved away from Lubbock to work for a company in Atlanta,”

as well. “My daughter’s school in Atlanta had over 1,500 students

Jones said. “I was in my early twenties, and when I took the job,

from kindergarten to fifth grade alone,” Jones said. “In Lubbock,

it was only going to be three to six months of consulting, but

her school has 500 students. Now she gets to know people and

22 years later I was still in Atlanta.” While there, Jones started a

know the teachers. In Atlanta, we didn’t get the opportunity to

family and continued to advance in her career but something was

do that. Both my kids are full-blown Lubbock folk now. They fit in

missing and she found herself, along with her husband, craving a

very well. My son is part of the high-school drumline. My daughter

change of pace.

is into gymnastics and basketball. It used to be such a daunting task to figure out how to get them to all of their extra-curricular

“We wanted to get away from the hustle and bustle of the big

activities. Now we can sign up for everything, get to everything

city. We wanted our children to be in a smaller school and to get

we need to and still make it home before dark. I see my children

more of our day back, to be closer to family,” she said. “I lived nine

getting to grow up the same way I grew up.”

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Though her kids are experiencing many of the things about Lubbock that Jones did as a kid, the city has been transformed in the two decades since she has been away. “The city has totally changed since we were younger,” Jones said. “The amount of retail stores and restaurants that have been built is surprising. I have everything I need out here in this area.” As development continues, Lubbock continues to thrive, rooted in the qualities that have always made it great.

“Lubbock has grown 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 added more restaurants and retail stores. Local family attractions expanded and more schools are being built. Our downtown is also being revitalized with sizable investments, allowing for new businesses and residents to make downtown their home. Lubbock is a wellbalanced city where people want to live and work.” And with the growth of the city, its workforce has diversified and grown as well,

skilled, in-demand employees to our community.” 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 videos about life in Lubbock and testimonials of former Texas Tech alumni and Lubbockites

something Jones experienced firsthand.

who have moved away and found an opportunity to return to the

“I THINK LUBBOCK OFFERS A SENSE OF HOME. LIVING IN THE BIG CITY, YOU DON’T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SLOW DOWN, SAY HELLO OR STOP AND WAVE.”

started with a new company, found new house, new school, but it

Lubbock community, just like Jones and her family.

“I think Lubbock offers a sense of home,” Jones reflected. “We feels like we’ve been here forever. Living in the big city, you don’t have the opportunity to slow down, say hello or stop and wave.

You just scurry along and get in front of the other person just so

“The professional landscape is greater than what I thought it would be. [Whether I could take a larger role] was a concern at first moving to a place smaller than Atlanta,” she said. “Would I have the opportunity?”

you can get to where you’re going first. Here you don’t have to rush. And I’m so excited to be at a company I can spend many years with. I think coming back to Lubbock, you’re not losing the big city life or big city lights. You are just gaining that sense of home everywhere you go.”

Now a product owner at Tyler Technologies, the largest company in the country solely dedicated to providing software and services to the public sector, the answer to that is a resounding “yes.” “Lubbock has afforded me the opportunity to move up,” she noted. “I was doing fairly well in Atlanta but came to Tyler

For available corporate positions and other employment opportunities in Lubbock, please visit www.return2lbk.org or call 800.687.5330.

Technologies and did not have to take a pay cut or lose any perks.

I actually gained perks because my commute is shorter – less wear and tear on my vehicle, less time in the car, more time with my family. My wages increased and so did my personal life.”

Couple opportunity with the quality of life in Lubbock, and it’s no wonder Lubbock’s professional community continues to expand, from software solutions to technology to health care and even to architecture and engineering. “Lubbock’s corporate sector is very strong, and as these companies grow, they need skilled employees in a variety of occupations,” said Christine Allen, director of workforce development for LEDA. “LEDA is trying to bring awareness of these higher paying positions, and we are assisting with the effort to recruit highly

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This research has resulted in the commercialization of pre-harvest feed additives that reduce E. coli and Salmonella in cattle. Her husband is TODD BRASHEARS , Ed.D (BS ’92 Agricultural Education, Ed.D. ’04). Todd is a professor of agricultural leadership at Texas Tech within the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources Department in the Department of Agricultural Education & Communications.

1994 KEFALARI L. MASON (BBA Accounting, MSA Accounting) Albany, New York, has been named the new chief financial officer of EYP, Inc., a leading architecture and engineering firm renowned for

globally providing high-performance building designs, research and consulting services for higher education, government, healthcare, science, technology, and energy clients. Kefalari enters this position with more than two decades of global experience in senior financial roles and is a proven expert in all aspects of accounting, auditing, M&A and financial management. She has led multiple highperforming teams in the construction, architecture and engineering industries to achieve significant growth. Her role as the new CFO will consist of serving as the principal financial adviser and a key member of the senior management team for the firm’s 15 offices across the U.S. and Europe. Prior to her commitment to EYP, Inc., Kefalari served as CFO for Ventech Engineers International and senior leader at AECOM, Inc. CLINT L. SIDDONS (BBA Accounting)

partner-in-charge for the North Texas region of Weaver, the largest independent accounting firm based in the Southwest.

Clint began his career with Weaver in 1994 as a staff accountant, was named partner in 2005 and served as the chief operating officer of Weaver’s tax and strategic business services practice prior to his new position. As partner-in-charge, Clint is responsible for developing the firm’s North Texas growth strategy and infrastructure for the tax practice, as well as relationship development on key accounts. He also provides consulting services for clients in the construction and investment fund sectors, providing strategic solutions along with valuable industry and technical insights. Clint is an active local member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. His wife is KRISTI G. SIDDONS (BBA ’93 Finance).

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1996 ERIC L. WEST (BSCE Civil Engineering,

MSCE Civil Engineering ’98) Midland, Texas, has been honored as the 2018 Engineer of the Year by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. Eric is the principal and director of site development and planning for Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, a multidisciplinary firm that provides comprehensive architectural and engineering design services for a multitude of projects in government, commercial and institutional sectors.

As a site development expert, he has directed engineering services for more than 4,000 acres of commercial and residential land and master-planned more than 11,000 acres in the Permian Basin.

Eric has served in many leadership roles, including president of the local American Society of Civil Engineers and Texas Society of Professional Engineers chapters. He was honored with the TSPE

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alumni news Young Engineer of the Year award in 2009, was recognized as the Young Engineer of the Year at the chapter, state and national levels, and was named a Fellow of the National Society of Professional Engineers in 2015. His wife is April.

1999 SCOTT C. WILLIS (BBA Marketing)

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2003 JUSTIN S. GILMORE (BS Architecture)

Mansfield, Texas, is the founder of LEVEL 5, a design group that provides architectural design and planning services on many building types with an emphasis on the commercial, educational and municipal fields. Made up of 10 full-time architectural and design professionals, LEVEL 5 places an emphasis on producing the highest quality design solutions at the most reasonable cost. Justin’s latest projects included transforming and revitalizing Historic Downtown Mansfield and Downtown Arlington. The LEVEL 5 team was chosen for the tasks because

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EMBRYOTICS, LLC prepares scientists to extend their focus beyond Cara Wessels, an alumna of the Texas Tech the research lab and assists projects that are University Department of Animal and Food ready to move toward commercialization. In Sciences, conducted research under renowned response, Wessels took the bull by its horns embryologist Samuel D. Prien, Ph.D., a and quickly formed an I-Corps team including professor with dual appointments in the Prien as PI, Gramm as Industry Mentor, Robert TTUHSC School of Medicine and Texas Tech Rangel as CEO, and Wessels as the CSO. They College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural were accepted in the National I-Corps program, Resources. Her dreams of a career in veterinary and then they were off to the races! medicine quickly changed as she became “The I-Corps cohort was out of Atlanta, fascinated with embryo research at and the team was given $50,000 to travel TTUHSC. With Prien’s mentorship, ...boost ranchers’ all over the country to perform customer a bulky, expensive microscope and a livestock discovery,” Wessels said. The team traveled stopwatch, Wessels discovered a new pregnancy rates far and wide throughout the United States and innovative method of determining and getting it out interviewing industry experts in California, embryo viability. there with a price Colorado, and even the Houston Livestock On a flight to Lubbock, Wessels they can afford.

Show and Rodeo! met Kimberly Gramm, senior managing director of the Texas Tech “Cattle producers have informed us that they haven’t had any technologies that really Innovation Hub, and the two discussed her boosted their pregnancy rates in over a decade, research. Kimberly enthusiastically stated, “You and they would adopt a new technology if need to commercialize this,” Wessels said. “I it offered just a one percent improvement,” didn’t take her too seriously at the time, but after we kept talking I realized it was something Wessels said. “This offers the ability to select the best embryos to transfer, which in return we could commercialize.” should boost ranchers’ livestock pregnancy rates Gramm told Wessels about the National and getting it out there with a price they can Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps afford. This really has the potential to make a (I-Corps) Program. The NSF I-Corps program

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remarkable impact to the livestock industry.”

The NSF I-Corps validated their commercialization proposition and launched their cash cow!

Following the I-Corps program, Embrytoics quickly went from a research team to a limited liability company. They continued in their entrepreneurial journey by participating in several competitive business programs.

They placed eighth in the Rice Business Plan competition and continued on to the Innovation Hub’s Spark Conference.

“The Spark Conference and iLaunch Competition were powerful catalysts which gave my research life. The programs in the Innovation Hub are a fundamental link to getting research out of the lab and into the world,” Wessels said.

Embryotics placed first in the iLaunch Business Plan Competition and received the People’s Choice award, increasing its total winnings to $11,000.

“For years, I have believed my scientific research had potential to revolutionize assisted reproductive technologies in livestock,” Wessels said. “After the Spark Conference, it was apparent members of the community believe in

the research we do at Texas Tech and are willing to support our further success.

“Our story is crazy. TTUHSC, the Department of Animal and Food Sciences and the Texas Tech Innovation Hub came together to make an unlikely team, but the bottom line is – it was a really great team that fell into the right place at the right time.” iLaunch Competition Deadlines: Application Open: Open Now Applications Close: March 1, 2019 Join Us! The Tech Entrepreneur Alumni Chapter Texastechalumni.org/HUB

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alumni news of their expertise in giving new life to industrial spaces. Justin was responsible for the renovations of the Live Outdoor Theater Downtown (LOT Downtown), The Backyard and Urban Alchemy Coffee + Wine Bar. He believes in investing in his hometown in order to provide a place where the community can gather and enjoy historic areas. His wife is ALLISON R. GILMORE (BS Early Childhood, TEACH).

2006 ROBERT “ROB” MYATT , CPA (BBA

Accounting, MSA Accounting) Plano, Texas, has been named partner-in-charge of energy services at Weaver, a top 40 U.S. accounting firm with offices across the country. Rob began his career with this firm in 2006 and has extensive experience in the areas of energy (oil & gas upstream/midstream), manufacturing, service professionals, multi-state issues and high-net-worth individuals. In his

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new position, Rob leads an energy industry team that focuses primarily on the oil and gas industry. He is an active member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Dallas Petroleum Club. He is also greatly involved in the Council of Petroleum Accountants, the Independent Petroleum Association of Accountants and the Young Professionals in Energy of Dallas.

Worth Metroplex. Josh will be handcrafting their cider on-site at their Deep Ellum location and will utilize local ingredients to create a unique product that appeals to the community. His focus is innovation, edge and imaginative new flavor profiles.

2010

Sciences) Lubbock, has joined Cantey Hanger LLP as an associate in the firm’s business, tax and estates section. Cantey Hanger LLP is a full-service firm based in Texas whose footprint has expanded nationally and internationally through its membership in a premier global alliance of law firms. His practice focuses on estate planning, probate, entity formation and business transactions.

JOSHUA “JOSH” PRICE (BS Horticulture)

Deep Ellum, Texas, is a founding partner and head cider maker for Trinity Cider, only the second cidery to open in all of Dallas. The company is opening a space and launched their Kickstarter in hopes of bringing dry, refreshing and sophisticated hard apple cider to the people of North Texas. Local craft cider is still very difficult to find around the Dallas-Fort

2012 MICHAEL D. DURAN (BS Exercise & Sports

alumni news

In Memoriam BETH O’NEIL ATKINS , a friend of Texas Tech from Lubbock,

died July 19. She started and endowed the Jeannine McHaney Administrative Intern Endowment at Texas Tech.

CLYDA U. “URSULA” BAUM ’93 , Lubbock, died Aug. 4. She is

survived by her husband, Terry.

ROBERTO ANDRES BRAVO-VILLARROELL, PH.D. , retired

associate professor of Romance languages, died Aug. 11. He taught Spanish from 1971 to 2005 at Texas Tech. He served as assistant director and director of the Mexico Field Course study-abroad program based in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, for many years. He is survived by his wife, ORALIA R. BRAVOVILLARROELL ’74, ’80.

ANNESE T. DARTER ’59, Wellington, Texas, died June 27.

MARGIE R. GERBER DILLON ’45, ’67, Lubbock, died July 29.

TEDDY “TED” L. DOCKERY ’63 ’73, Lubbock, died July 24.

ULRICH LEWIS EGGENBERGER, ED.D. , a former faculty

member of Texas Tech from Houston, Texas, died Aug. 1. He was a professor in the department of Agricultural Education and Communications. He is survived by his wife, Florence.

NANCY HILL FEHLEISON ’54, Lubbock, died July 15.

DOROTHY FAYE TERRELL GLOVER ’53, Lake Kiowa, Texas,

died June 26.

FREDERICK NORMAN “FRED” HAGEDORN, M.D. , a friend of

Texas Tech from Spokane, Washington, died Aug. 5. He served as an associate professor in the department of surgery with the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine. He is survived by his wife, Elaine.

FRANK A. HUDSON, PH.D. , a former faculty member of Texas

Tech from Amarillo, Texas, died July 3. He was a professor in the Department of Animal & Food Sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources and served as the faculty sponsor of the Texas Tech Student Rodeo Association.

THE HONORABLE DELWIN L. JONES ’49, Lubbock, died

July 25. He spent 30 years in public service as a Texas State Representative for Lubbock and the South Plains area of the Texas Panhandle. He secured the authority and funding to build the Texas Tech School of Law, the Museum at Texas Tech University, Texas Tech Swine Research Center and the Texas Tech Cotton, Wool and Mohair Research Center.

RANDAL M. “RANDY” JONES , a friend of Texas Tech from Lubbock, died Aug. 11. He is survived by his wife, JANE E. JONES ’73, ’76.

CHARLES ARBIE JOPLIN, JR. ’53, Lubbock, died Aug. 10.

He is survived by his wife, MARY TUCKER JOPLIN ’66.

LOIS M. THOMPSON LAWRENCE ’70, ’77, Bedford, Texas,

died Aug. 1.

ARTHUR MILLER , a former student, Lubbock, died July 31.

DONNA WYNELLE KEY MOATS ’57, ’66, Lubbock, died July 28.

EDWARD L. “LEE” MOSS ’73, Levelland, Texas, died Aug. 5. He

is survived by his wife, Linnie.

JOHN DAVID NELSON ’73, ’76, Lubbock, died July 18. He was

the Republican party candidate for Lubbock’s County Court Law No. 3 for the November 2018 election. He served as a Lubbock City Councilman from 1997 to 2002. He is survived by his wife, Ainsley.

JAMES MACK “JAY” NOBLE III ’57, Tyler, Texas, died March 22.

JIMMY ALLEN POWE ’66, Lubbock, died July 16.

THOMAS CLAUDE POWELL ’54, Arlington, Texas, died July 24.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce.

CLARENCE HOWARD PRIESTLY , a friend of Texas Tech from

Lubbock, died July 7. He is survived by his wife, Ruth.

GABE RIVERA , a former student, San Antonio, Texas, died July

16. He was a former football player for Texas Tech and No. 1 draft pick of the professional Steelers football team. Also known as “Señor Sack,” he was a standout during his college football career. He is survived by his wife, Nancy.

KENNETH MICHAEL “MIKE” ROMERO ’91, Lubbock,

died July 31. He is survived by his wife, Mandy.

JORDAN ALICIA SMITH ’18, Lubbock, died July 18.

ROBERT DEAN “BOB” SMITH ’66, Lubbock, died June 27.

E. RICHARD STANDEFER, JR. , a friend of Texas Tech from Lubbock, died July 23. He is survived by his wife, MALINDA CLAWSON STANDEFER ’74, ’81.

JIMMY JOE STANFORD, SR. ‘58, Lubbock, died April 1. He is survived by his wife, BARBARA STANFORD ’66, ’85.

GEORGE TERESHKOVICH, PH.D. , a former faculty member

of Texas Tech from Austin, Texas, died July 7. He served as a professor for 27 years at Texas Tech in the Department of Plant & Soil Sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources.

LOIS SHEEHAN THOMPSON ’40, Pierre, South Dakota,

died June 5.

DAVID L. VAN DE VEN, JR. ’69, Arlington, Texas, died June 23.

HERMALEIGH “HERBIE” ROBERTS VANNOY , a friend of

Texas Tech from Lubbock, died July 24.

WILFORD D. “WILLIE” WATSON ’56, Lubbock, died June 28.

He is survived by his wife, Lou Ann. STEPHEN L. WILLIAMS, PH.D. ’70, ’73, Waco, Texas, died July 31. He is survived by his wife, KATHLEEN DOBBS WILLIAMS ’70.

THERESA FAY “DUCK” MARTIN ’66, Lubbock, died July 5.

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prestigious 2018 Congressional Award Gold Medal. She was recognized with her peers at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June 21.

She is the first student from District 19 to win the award since 2005.To qualify for the Gold Medal, a student must complete 400 hours of voluntary service, 200 hours of personal development, 200 hours of physical fitness and a five-day, four-night “expedition or exploration” component.

Mortar Board was recently recognized with the Ruth Weimer Mount Chapter Excellence Award, the highest honor in chapter achievement, by the National Mortar Board. Criteria include camaraderie among chapter members, a current chapter website, a significant all-campus project that involves at least 75 percent of members, an alumni event or newsletter, an excellent selection process, active adviser(s), visibility on campus, meaningful and established traditions and at least one Project Excellence application. The chapter held their annual Bark in the Park, which allows individuals to bring their dog to a Texas Tech baseball game.

The money from the event was used to buy Christmas presents for children at Children’s Home of Lubbock. The Texas Tech chapter also oversaw a complete redesign of the reading corner at Bayless Elementary School.

TEX A S TEC H U N I V E RSI T Y ’ S

T H E T E X A S T E C H University School of Law placed second in the recently completed American Bar Association Competitions Championship. The first-time ranking, compiled by the ABA, ranked overall performance for law schools across the U.S. in four practical skills competition categories—appellate advocacy, arbitration, negotiation and client counseling.

Texas Tech finished second in the regional negotiation competition and third at the national competition while winning the regional appellate advocacy competition for the 10th straight year and making it to the final eight at nationals.

ERIKA SPARKMAN and BENJAMIN FALK comprised the negotiation team while KRISTEN GAVIGAN, RACHEL HOLLAND-HADJJIS and DAVINDER JASSAL made up the appellate advocacy team.

the Texas Tech University Twirlers earned two team and 24 individual awards after competing at the America’s Youth on Parade National Baton Twirling Championships, July 24-28 at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.

EMILY SMITH , a sophomore; SHAE WILLINGHAM , a junior; and seniors MEGAN BASS, KAILIN GEORGE, ALLYSON PADRON and ALYSSA WOMBLE placed second in the National Collegiate Halftime Twirl Show team competition and eighth place in the National Collegiate Dance Twirl team competition.

Texas Tech swept the National-International Championship Flag Twirling Swinging Contest for intermediate competitors, with Padron winning first, Willingham second, Smith third, George fourth and Bass fifth.

Bass took first in the beginner categories of solo-baton twirling and three-baton twirling, second in two-baton twirling in the novice category and third in women’s world open strutting.

Competing as a beginner, George placed second in women’s world open strutting, sixth in solo-baton twirling and eighth in two- and three-baton twirling. Padron won second place as a beginner in two-baton twirling and fifth in three-baton twirling.

Smith won first competing as a novice in women’s world open strutting, second in solo-baton twirling, sixth in two-baton twirling championship and ninth in three-baton twirling. Willingham won first in women’s world open strutting and sixth in solobaton twirling intermediate categories. She also won third in two- and three-baton twirling, competing as a beginner.

This marks the eighth year the Texas Tech twirling team has competed at the national twirling championships. The team won 19 team and individual awards in 2017 and back-to-back national titles in 2014 and 2015.

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Tech University’s chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society was awarded the Key Chapter Award, the organization’s highest honor. Of the more than 400 chapters worldwide, Texas Tech was one of just 33 chapters to receive the award, and the only chapter among those in the Big 12 Conference to receive the honor and a gold-standing ranking.

Established in 1985, the chapter at Texas Tech has received gold standing each year since 2009. This is the first time since 2011 that it has received Key Chapter. The honor includes a $500 cash award, a plaque and recognition at the organization’s Leadership Summit in New Orleans this summer.

Golden Key chapters are ranked each year on several criteria, including achievements, member involvement (current students and alumni) and community engagement. A chapter can earn a good-, bronze-, silver- or gold-standing ranking, but only those who achieve gold status are considered for Key Chapter. The application for the Key Chapter Award focuses on five components or events that distinguish a chapter from others, and a sixth spotlight component or event that exemplifies the chapter’s involvement or community impact.

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ELIZABETH WALKER , a freshman in the Honors College majoring in Human Development, is one of 29 Texans to win the 2018 Congressional Award Gold Medal. Walker, who plans to attend nursing school, is one of only 442 high school students from around the United States and 29 from Texas to earn the

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DEGREES OF IMPACT Dr. Herrera-Estrella, the President’s Distinguished Professor of Plant Genomics, will serve as the director of the Center for Functional Genomic of Abiotic Stress, which will examine how plants adapt to thrive in the presence of environmental stresses such as extreme heat and cold, drought and in the presence of brackish water sources. Known and respected worldwide for his work in cotton genomics, Dr. Herrera-Estrella was named one of the 100 most influential people in biotechnology by Scientific American in 2015. His arrival at Texas Tech was made possible by a $5 million grant from the State of Texas Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI) and matched by the university.

Luis Rafael Herrera-Estrella

National Academy of Sciences, Member College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources Department of Plant and Soil Science

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