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A Song OfPraise

By Bill Dean, Executive Vice President and CEO, Texas Tech Ex-Srudents Association

exas Tech lost two giants in the latter half of 1997 when the legendary Dean Killion, director of bands from 1959 through 1980, and his successor, Jim Sudduth, both passed away.

I was fortunate to have developed friendships with both of these individuals. I remember very well my first meeting with Dean Killion. I was a member of the Student Government (then Student Council) Allocations Committee, and we were called into a special session early in the fall of 1959 to listen to a request by the new band director. Enter Killion with a demand instead of a request that additional money be allocated to the band for Garrison Caps with plumes.

The students on the committee were very skeptical of this request. Surely money could be spent more wisely than buying the band new caps with plumes. I think there were about 80 in the marching band at that time. Killion was short, feisty, confident - and dogmatic.

He explained he intended to change the entire image of the marching band.

It was going to be something out of this world - something none of us in Texas had seen before. He was going to do it right, and it was going to be first class. And first class included new caps with plumes.

We reluctantly agreed, but I remember discussing it with my fellow students. Who was this crazy guy anyway? He was almost too much to take.

The rest is history.

Today, the band is known as the Goin' Band from Raiderland, thanks to Dean Killion. When he retired, more than 5 50 applications to play and march in the band were received each year. He put Texas Tech on the map with his Goin' Band.

I got to know Dean very well because I coached his son, Jimmy, at the age of 15 and 16 in Colt League baseball. Dean loved sports, and he asked me a thousand questions about baseball. I must have convinced him

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that I knew what I was doing because he never interfered and was a great supporter. He told me once that he "respected people who knew what they were doing and worked hard at being the best." That pretty well described Dean.

I also remember the terrible night he underwent brain surgery in the spring of 1978 to remove a tumor. It was an act of God's mercy that enabled him to survive. He not only survived but came back to direct the band the following fall. I remember him hobbling into my office late in the summer because he wanted to discuss details of the Dean Killion Scholarship that had been established by the Ex-Students Association.

That surgery and years of kidney dialysis treatments took its toll. He had to step down in 1980, but his impact will last forever. My favorite quote is the one he gave a network person when asked to point out the weak parts of the band's 1973 Gator Bowl performance so they would know where to put the commercials (networks televised half-time shows in those days). Dean's reply was a classic: "There are no weak parts. Everything's a ripsnorter."

I first met Jim Sudduth when I became Student Activities Director at Lubbock's Coronado High School in 1966. He had moved from MacKenzie Junior High School to become Coronado's first band director. I joined the staff in April of that first year and was given the charge by then Principal Howard Price to have the student body choose a school song and a fight song.

My musical talents are limited to the shower, so I leaned heavily on Jim for support.

Jim was a "can do" person. No task was too difficult. The band director in any high school is a key person, as far as school spirit and attitude are concerned. He was wonderful. He was always there when he was needed and he never lacked enthusiasm. With that first Coronado band, Jim won awards

that no one thought possible for a firstyear band. He also made contributions to the school that had nothing to do with his band program. We didn't make a lot of money, but we had a lot of fun.

Jim left Lubbock in 1970 to become assistant director of bands and assistant professor of music in charge of the Wildcat Band at Northwestern. In 1974 he moved to Southwest Texas State as director of bands and associate professor of music.

We exchanged correspondence over the years, and I remember writing him when he was selected for the Tech position. A former Killion pupil, he was an ideal choice.

Jim did not have Killion's flashy personality, but he had the same instincts that make for greatness - a solid background, consistency and enthusiasm. He, like Killion, won numerous awards in his field. In 1982, he was named by Mortar Board and Omicron Delta Kappa as one of Tech's Outstanding Faculty members.

He wrote more than 300 arrangements, transcriptions and compositions for both marching and concert band, many of which are published by RBC Music Co. and Southern Music Co., both in San Antonio, Texas.

Jim was a tireless worker. He and current band director, Keith Bearden, continued the Goin' Band tradition started by their mentor, Dean Killion.

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ABOUT THE COVER "From Here to Where They Are Now." Since the first students graduated from Texas Tech they have proudly represented their alma mater, carrying the university's name to all parts of the earth - and back again.

Russia - A Techsan's New World View, page 44

THROUGH THE ARCHES Preparing for the Future of Texas Tech, compiled byJean Ann Cantore

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THE HORIZON CAMPAIGN The Frazier Alumni Pavilion, by Marsha Gustafson

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RETROSPECT Texas Tech's Architectural Heritage, by Stephen Bogener

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FEATURES From Here, To Where They Are Now, by Marsha Gustafson A university is judged by its alumm; and over the last 75 years, Texas Tech's have proved to be among the very best.

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The Best of Texas Tech, by Marsha Gustafson With thanks to Texas Monthly magazine for the idea, the Techsan presents the results of our readers' survey.

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Raiders Abroad, byJacque Segars Behrens International alumni bring diversity to, and become ambassadors for, Texas Tech.

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The World is His Castle, by David Mirmelli Assistant EditorJean Ann Cantore compiles Mirme//i's reports as he travels through Western Europe and beyond.

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A Recipe to Prevent Cancer, byJean Ann Cantore Cancer researcher Michael] mtrgovich, Ph.D., passes along knowledge about prevention.

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Russia - A Techsan's New World View, by Marisue Burleson Potts Tim Baker's work has given him a new perspective.

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EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Building on the Past to Make History, by Marsha Gustafson

DEPARTMENTS Letters 3 Sports Raiders Abroad, page 38

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MAGAZINE STAFF Publisher Bill Dean ' 61

Editor Marsha Gustafson '7 6

Assistant Editor Jean Ann Cantore '84, '87

Marketing I Advertising Director Curt Langford '90, '97

Freelance Writm Troy Ainsworth '93, '96, and Marisue Burleson Potts ' 54,

EXECUTIVE BOARD

President Margaret Wood Brannan ' 54, San Antonio

President-Elect Diane King Scovell ' 68, Dallas

Past President Richard G. Ligon '58, Plainview

Athletic Council Representative Dan Law '57, Lubbock

Executi'JJe Vice President and CEO Bill Dean '61 , Lubbock

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bob Brown ' 59, Lamesa Joe Dale Bryan ' 57, Lubbock Chino Chapa '82, Dallas John Conine '74, Granbury ) efT Copeland '81, Sterling City Carey Hobbs ' 58, Waco Lance R. Hughes '83, Austin Glenn January '75, Houston S. Lane Johnson Kotara '88, Amarillo Kalyn Laney '88, Austin Mike Marshall '90, Midland Peggy Adcox Ma xwell ' 76, Grapevine Roy Middleton ' 56, Lubbock Richard M. Portwood '75, Lubbock )<annie Johnson Ralston ' 77, Wichita Falls Paul Rider ' 67, Dallas Roger Scott '73, Richardson John C. Sims '65, Lubbock Dean Stalcup '7 I, San Diego, Calif.

Joan Carson Strawn '91 , Austin Bob "Heavycat" Thompson ' 67, Lubbock Mike Underwood '88, Evergreen, Colo.

Dan Webster '61 , '74, San Antonio

T EXAS T EC HSAN MAGAZINE is the official publication of the Texas Tech Ex-Students Associatio n and Texas Tech University. The Texas Techsan (ISSN 00404 72 1) is published quarterly and mailed to alumni of Texas Tech University, with additional issues published twice yearly for members of the Ex-Students Association. Annual membership is $25 for alumni, ex-students and friends of Texas Tech. Editorial and advertising offices: Merker Alumni Center, 17th and University I P.O. Box 4500 I, Lubbock, TX 794095001. Telephone (806) 742-364 1; fax (806) 7423604. Staff e-mail addresses: mgustafson@ ttu.edu; jeananncantore@ ttu.edu; curtlangford @ ttu.edu. Send address changes via e-mail or to Texas Techsan Magazine, P.O. Box 45001 , Lubbock, TX 79409-5001.

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LETTERS

BLOWN AWAY Thank you for the fine coverage of the Wind Engineering Research program in the recent Texas Techsan Magazine. The entire publication is of excellent quality and brings credit to Texas Tech. The article "Shelter from the Storm" by Janet Doggett is well done and adds significantly to our credibility and hence to our potential for advancing the Wind Engineering program.

Ernst W. Kiesling, Ph.D. Professor, Civil Engineering NAME CHANGE I have read with much interest the letters in the November/December issue dealing with the name of the organization for individuals who attended Texas Tech. I am the person responsible for the name Texas Tech Ex-Students Association. Years ago, I was active in the alumni and/ or ex-students association. There weren't many members.

So as not to exclude anyone who attended Tech, graduate or not, I offered a motion at a meeting to change the name from Texas Tech Alumni Association to Texas Tech ExStudents Association. The motion passed, but not unanimously.

Some of our ardent supporters did not graduate. I see no reason why we should not admit them.

Wayne C. Sellers '38 Palestine, Texas

Editor's Note: According to webster's Dictionary, the definition of "alumnus" is "one who has attended or graduated.from a particular school, college or university."

SHOCKLEY VALUE I was delighted to find the article on Texas Tech graduate and my favorite actor, William Shockley, in the September/ October issue of The Techsan! Ms. Cantore did an excellent job of capturing some of the essence of this very special artist and human being.

What William didn't mention in the interview was that he is also the talented lead vocalist of his band, Hippie Hollow, as well as their lyricist. A true artist in every sense of the word, William is writing and illustrating a

children's book, and he paints with oils and ink.

If any of his ex-classmates would like to learn more about William's career, we've put together a Web site, with his blessings and input, at www. williamshockley.simplenet.com.

Rhonda Lea Payne Watkinsville, Ga.

MORE ON SHOCKLEY Marsha, I must say you all are doing a magnificent job for us exes to keep us in touch with the activities of others. I didn't know that one of the stars of "Dr. ~inn, Medicine Woman" went to Tech! What a difference hair makes! I've been showing his pictures to others who are as shocked as I was.

Keep up the good work!

Margaret L. Piatt '36 Green Valley, Ariz.

SHOCKLEY AGAIN! I really enjoyed your story about William Shockley - I had no idea he was a Tech grad!

Carrie Sundstrom '9 5 Golden, Colo.

SPREADING THE SPIRIT We thought you would like to see this picture of our son, Jordan Phillips, wearing his Texas Tech jacket in front of Belvedere Palace in Vienna, Austria, this Thanksgiving. Jordan celebrated his 13th birthday on the trip and proudly displayed the Double-T all over Vienna!

Neil and Neta Mince Phillips '77 Newcastle, Texas

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Compiled by Jean Ann Cantore, Assistant Editor

AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL REsOURCES HONORS ALUMNI eb. 2 marked the 18th time the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources recognized the achievements of graduates with the Distinguished Agriculture Alumnus Awards Program.

This year, six alumni were honored at the event - J. Robert Anderson ' 73; Donald W. Ator ' 69; Dale Lynn Drawe '67; Curtis C. Griffith '73, '77; J. Pat Shepard '61; and Daniel Lee Taylor '64, '68.

Anderson graduated with a bachelor's degree in park administration. In 1983, he established his own landscape architecture firm in Austin, Texas, J. Robert Anderson, ASLA. He is the campus landscape architect for Baylor University and has designed an 8,000square-foot garden for the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Ator's bachelor's degree is in agronomy-crop science. He has been executive vice president of the Texas Seed Trade Association in Pflugerville, Texas, since 1986. A certified professional agronomist, he has been honored by government agencies, experiment stations, the seed industry and producer groups for his work in seed law administration.

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Drawe holds a master's degree in range management from Texas Tech.

Since 1974, he has been assistant director of the Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation in Sinton, Texas.

He earned a doctorate in rangeland ecology from Utah State University.

A Lubbock resident, Griffith earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics and a law degree from Texas Tech. He is chairman of the board for First State Bank of Morton, South Plains Bank of Levelland, West Texas Trust Co., City Bank of Lubbock and South Plains Financial Inc. Griffith is managing partner of JKC Farms in Cochran and Terry counties, Texas, and of Southwest Gin Ltd. He is president of Module Truck Systems Inc., which manufactures and sells cotton module-moving equipment.

Shepard has bachelor's and master's degrees in agricultural education from Texas Tech. He is managing partner of Shepard Cattle Co., Hale Center, Texas, one of the pioneer cattle feeding operations in the Texas Panhandle.

Since 1975, Taylor has been in a cotton farming business that has grown into an extensive 3, 100-acre operation located in Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn and Terry counties. He and his wife, Linda, also own and operate Buster's Gin Inc., Ropesville, Texas, a cotton gin with state-of-the-art equipment.

(From /ifi) Griffith, Ator, Anduson, Draw(, Sh(/Jard and Taylor. (Photo by Bill Gustafson)

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VIRTUALLY HIGH SCHOOL magine earning high school credit without ever sitting in a classroom.

Thousands of students do just that when they enroll in the Texas Tech University High School. As part of the Division of Extended Learning at Texas Tech, the high school offers students who cannot attend traditional classes the opportunity to learn and to earn class credit without ever leaving home.

"Most of our students already are enrolled in high schools across the state and are just taking one or more courses from the program," explains Principal Waylon Carroll '50, who has more than 40 years of experience in public education, including serving as principal at Lubbock's Monterey High School. "We have students who are using us because they want to graduate early, they need to make up credits lost or they have a scheduling conflict with their home school."

Other students choose to spend their entire high school careers with Texas Tech because they are being home-schooled, are ill and cannot attend classes or because they have careers such as modeling. Tennis players and Olympic hopefuls also are among the students who have attended the high school. Country music singer LeAnn Rimes is one of the school's current full-time students.

When Carroll came on board at Texas Tech, the high school diploma program had not yet been developed.

He was involved with the independent study program for a time, all the while working with others, including Chancellor John T. Montford, who was then a senator, to gain accreditation for the high school. The Texas Tech University High School officially began in 1993, and upon completion, students received a high school diploma.

Texas Tech University also offers distance learning for elementary school and middle school students. In keeping with current communication technology, course materials for all levels are available on the World Wide Web, COROMs and videotape or audiotape, as well as traditional printed format.

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Students can submit their lessons via mail, e-mail or fax. Textbooks and course materials are available through the Extended Learning Bookstore.

During the last year, more than 47,000 student enrollments from throughout the world were accepted for correspondence courses that provided students with credit toward a high school diploma. Five hundred full-time students are enrolled in the high school program, pursuing a high school diploma at this time.

ment of Academic Skills (TAAS) test, which they may take at a high school in the district where they reside. College-bound students with at least 10 credits can prepare to take the SAT or ACT tests.

For students who need to take a different path to complete their education, Texas Tech University High School may just fit the bill. "We were declared a school to meet the needs of many students," Carroll says. "We're not an alternative school - we work with students who have special needs."

For more information about Texas Tech University High School, Middle School or Elementary School, call 800MY-COURSE (800-692-6877) to order a catalog or to speak to one of the principals, counselors or student service representatives. The e-mail address is enroll@ttu.edu.

- jean Ann Cantore COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

onnecting with the Community was theme of the week-long College of Human Sciences celebration March 1-4. Honored at an awards luncheon March 2 were Kevin Ruhman '87, 1998 New Achiever award winner; Lo uAnn Morgan '76, 1998 Distinguished Alumna; Kathy Ford Montgomery '73, 1998 Distinguished Leader; and Gayle Wilson, 1998 Service Award Winner.

Ruhman holds a bachelor's degree in restaurant, hotel and institutional management. He is director of marketing and executive committee member at the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Morgan's bachelor's degree is in merchandising, and she is the Midland District Manager of Texas Utilities Electric Co. Montgomery, whose bachelor's degree is in interior design, served as president of the American Society of Interior Designers, a national organization with 32,000 members.

Wilson has served on the College of Human Sciences Dean's Advisory Council for Development and the Texas Tech Foundation.

March 3 was Design Day for the college, featuring an interior design council meeting, a reception and a presentation of senior interior design projects. Connie Jackson and Heather Valentine of Wilson and Associates of Dallas discussed "International Hospi-

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A variety of courses are offered at the high school. Students can study business education, career and technology education, English, economics, fine arts, health, health occupations, languages, mathematics, physical education, science, speech, and social studies and U.S. history. Eligible students also may enroll in freshman or sophomore college-level Texas Tech University Distance Learning courses. Grades from these courses are recorded both on the high school and Texas Tech transcripts.

The high school has proven to be a good recruiting tool for Texas Tech.

"Nearly everyday, I get phone calls from parents who say their children want to attend Texas Tech University and because they just heard about our high school, their children might complete high school with us," Carroll says.

As with traditional high schools, the Texas Tech University High School has certain requirements for graduation.

Students must pass the Texas Assess-

tality Design: Trends or the Future of Interior Design."

The 1998 Human Sciences Senior Reception for spring and fall graduating seniors was held March 4. Hosting the event were Texas Tech Human Sciences alumni. The American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences student organization hosted a research and creative design poster session on that day.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY GETS ELEMENTARY

any public school districts are experiencing rapid growth and changing demographics.

Because of increasing demands on school buildings to accommodate more students, the Architecture Research Center at Texas Tech has initiated a program to reinvent the elementary school from a systems standpoint for the year 2000.

The Texas Tech design team of Glenn Hill, associate professor; Huy Ngo, instructor; and David Driskill, associate professor in the College of Architecture is developing a series of sustainable and energy-responsive schools across the United States. The trio is investigating the building types and working to inform and educate school district administrators about energy-related opportunities.

The first step in this program is to evaluate the transportable classroom building, which has become a common site on elementary school campuses across the country. Because they have been in use for many years with little change to their design, these structures need to be reinvented to include use of renewable energy, sustainable building systems and material incorporating daylighting and passive heating and cooling strategies.

The current temporary building used in most schools is 28 by 32 feet in dimension and has a classroom area, two restrooms and an entry The walls are insulated with rigid bonded foam, sheathed with plywood and vinyl facing and finished with steel siding and a steel-trussed roo( The interior ceiling is hung acoustical tile, and the classroom is lit with inexpensive, low-efficiency fluorescent fixtures. Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning usually are provided by a roof-mounted unit.

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After evaluating these structures and how they are used, the design team has developed several strategies to make the buildings more energy-efficient.

One change is to use a higher-efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit with better environmental controls. Because most of the heating requirements for these buildings are in the evening, early morning or late afternoon hours, little, if any, heating is needed during the day.

Solar gain is to be controlled by increasing the shading coefficient of the glazing and shading the windows.

To introduce daylighting, additional windows can be added. The team also is in the process of experimenting with alternative forms of daylighting, including light tubes and skylights, as an alternative to conventional side lighting through windows.

The team plans to take what they have learned from their energy analysis of temporary, transportable buildings and to apply it on a larger scale to the whole school building. They are very excited about the direction this research has taken and look forward to being able to advise school district administrators about ways to optimize these buildings.

-SteveArnold SEARCHING FOR THEATRE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

he Texas Tech University Theatre and the Department of Theatre and Dance are launching an extensive search for former students who participated in campus theatrical productions at any time in the past.

"Although we send out an alumni newsletter to a list of fine arts graduates provided by the university, a lot of the people who participated in our productions over the years were not specifically theatre majors, or may not have graduated from Tech," said Tobyn Leigh, promotions director for the theatre and project coordinator. "They are still an important part of our history, and we want to find them."

Texas Tech began producing theatre in 1925, when the Department of Speech and the Sock and Buskin Club were among the largest and most active organizations on campus. Research shows that in the first year, about onetenth of the university student popula-

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In July 1967, the Tech Theatre began its popular "Summer Rep" program, performing three plays in traditional repertory style, on alternate nights. In its early days, Summer Rep was performed in a three-quarter or inthe-round setting, constructed with risers for the audience on the Mainstage of the theatre. Summer Rep moved to the Lubbock Civic Center in 1981 for a period before returning to campus, where it will mark its 31st year this summer in the Lab Theatre. The new Laboratory Theatre stage was constructed as an addition to the University Theatre in 1986.

The quest to contact former participants in University Theatre Mainstage, Lab and Summer Rep productions also involves a search for archive materials.

"At one period during the late '60s and early '70s, renowned photographer Gene Aker recorded Tech productions Former actors in Tech Theatre productions are being on black and white film under actual sought as an important part of history. performance circumstances, and the tion belonged to the club, performing results were breathtaking," Leigh said. plays almost every week.

"Unfortunately, some years after The first official major production that, whatever collections the theatre of the theatre was "The Youngest" by had of photographs, programs and Phillip Barry, performed May 4, 1928, other materials had largely disappeared. in the gym. Tickets cost 3 5 cents each.

We hope to restore as much historical According to The Toreador, the cast material as possible and create a permaincluded Brock Brandon, Alice nent archive that will be displayed in Chilton, Carroll Atchinson, Ameral the building and be made available to Payne, Mrs. E. E. White, H.Y. Price, students along with the libraries of forLillian Hopping, Virgie Johnson and mer professors of theatre."

Willie Pearl Dockery.

Former students who In the early days, have kept in touch with most plays were other old staged in the old colleagues Speech are Building, encouraged which stood north to forward those of the Library on a site names and now occupied by the new addresses to the Southwest Collection University TheBuilding. In April 1964, atre, as well as Ronald Schulz, long-time donate any mateTEXAS TECH theatre professor, debuted rials they may UNIVERSITY THEATRE Shakespeare's "Romeo and have from the Juliet" on the newly built Mainstage of theatre's production history. Names and what is today's University Theatre, materials can be sent to: southwest of the Library.

University Theatre Alumni and Student-directed lab theatre plays Archive Project, in care of Tobyn were held in the Speech Building until Leigh, Texas Tech University Theatre, 1983, when the structure was razed.

P.O. Box 42061, Lubbock, Texas Lab shows then occupied a number of 79409-2061. Information may be campus spaces including the Qyalia faxed to (806} 742-1338 ore-mailed Room in the Foreign Language Buildto tleigh@ttu.edu. • ing and the auditorium of the Agricultural Education and Mechanization Building.

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The campus office for The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) has moved to Reese Center, Lubbock.

Although TIEHH will continue to keep its campus mail stop of 1163, the physical address for the institute is The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Reese Center, 1207 Gilbert Dr., Bldg. #555, Lubbock, Texas 79416. The new telephone number is (806) 885-4567. Fax numbers are (806) 885-2132 (executive office) and (806) 885-4577 (faculty).

Keith Abbott '95, '97 has joined the Office of New Student Relations as the Houston regional recruitment coordinator. He has worked as a graduate assistant in the Dean of Students office, with duties focusing on new student orientation.

While a student at Texas Tech, Abbott was president of the Goin' Band Abbott from Raiderland.

He also was a member of the Homecoming Committee, Lubbock's Committee for Champions and the Texas Tech Leadership Committee.

The Texas Tech University Grad uate School announces a new $1 million endowment for graduate fellowships. An endowment gift of $500,000 has been given to the Graduate School and will be matched with an additional $500,000 from the Proctor Ranch Matching Gift Scholarship Fund.

The fellowships are available for students majoring in fields related to health and social services. Typical graduate majors will include clinical psychology, counseling psychology, health organization management, human development and family studies, marriage and family therapy and sociology.

Additional facts about these scholarships include the following: • Students receiving the fellowships may study at the master's or doctoral level.

• Fellowship recipients will have stated goals that include contributing to health and / or social services fields.

• A target group for the fellowships is bilingual students and those interested in working in rural areas.

• Awards may begin for the Summer 1998 semester and, as available, each semester thereafter.

Applications and further information are available from the Graduate School and at their Web site: www.ttu.edu./ gradschool. •

Loretta Bradley, Ed.D., professor and chair of the division of educational psychology and leadership, has been selected to attend the Salzburg Seminar in Salzburg, Austria, June 17-24. She is the first faculty member in the College of Education to attend the conference, which has been made possible through a Bradley $ 15,000 gift from Giles McCrary for the Giles McCrary International Development Faculty Seminar Fund.

Stefan K. Estreicher, Ph.D., professor of physics, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society, one of the highest honors that the society can bestow upon a member. The number of fellows elected each year is limited to one-half of one percent of the more than 40,000 society Estrtichu members. His name

and fellowship citation are published in the March 1998 issue of APS News and on the organization's home page: http: / I aps.org.

Lewis Hill, Ph.D., professor of economics and geography, was awarded the Veblen-Commons Award, the highest honor of the Association of Evolutionary Economics, at the group's annual meeting on Jan. 3 in Chicago.

He received the honor for his contributions to the discipline of ecoHill nomics. Hill has taught at Texas Tech since 1967.

Phillip J. Zwank, Ph.D., is the new chair of the Department of Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management. He has 1 7 years of administrative and supervisory experience as leader of Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research units in Louisiana.

Zwank was the New Mexico unit leader in 1989.

Since 1980, he has taught at Louisiana State, Oklahoma State and New Mexico State Universities.

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• ACHIEVEMENTS OF QyALITY As Texas Tech leaders take steps to position the university in a place of greater prominence in the future, "quality" is a word that comes up time and again. ~ality: something inherent and distinctive; first-clttss. A number of professional rankings published during the past year prove the description fits particularly well the people who are products of this university.

THE 200 BEST SMALL COMPANIES IN AMERICA, 1997 AS USTED IN FORBES MAGAZINE his listing is restricted to publicly traded, U.S.-based corporations with 12month sales of at least $5 million but no more than $350 million. Earnings must be at least $1 million for the 12-month period. Texas Tech alumni who made the Forbes 200 list are, in alpha order, Vance M. Hubbard '62, Tecnol Medical Products, Fort Worth (recently sold the company); Bobby Stevenson '64, CIBER Inc., Denver, Colo.; Cloyce A. Talbott '58, Patterson Energy, Snyder, Texas; and D. Les Ward '76, Source Services Inc., Dallas, Texas.

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Big 12 Conference Alumni CEOs in "200" Listing Texas Tech University .•.• • .•. • ••.•..•.... 4 University of Oklahoma .............. .. ...... 2 Oklahoma State University ...... .. .. . . .... . . .. 2 University of Texas.......................... 2 University of Nebraska ....................... 1 Kansas State University............ .. .. ... .... 1 University of Colorado ........ . .. . .... . ..... . 1 Baylor University .. . ... . ..... ... . ... .. . ..... 1 University of Kansas ................... ...... 0 University of Missouri ....................... 0 Iowa State University .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. ......... 0 Texas A&M University . .. . ..... . .... . .... .. .. 0

National Rankings Alumni CEOs in "200" Listing #1 #2 #3 #4

Harvard University ...................... .. 7 University of Minnesota .. . .............. . .. 6 Northwestern University . . ................. 5 Texas Tech University• • ••••.•.• • . . • • • • • 4 Cornell University ............ .. ......... . 4 University of Notre Dame ...... . ........... 4 New York University ...................... 4 Stanford University . ...... .. . . ........ . . .. 4

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CORPORATE AMERICA'S MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE AS LISTED BY FORBES ank is based on total compensation for latest fiscal R year. Texas Tech has three alumni in the Most Powerful People listing.

E.R. "Dick" Brooks '61, CEO of Central & South West Corp., is #22 among the other 53 executives in the Electric Utilities Industry and 5 58 among the 800 other executives in the survey.

He has been with the firm for 36 years, 6 as the CEO. Brooks, born in Slaton, Texas, is 59 years old and a graduate of the College of Engineering with an electrical engineering degree.

Edward E. Whitacre Jr. '64, CEO of SBC Communications, is # 21 among the other 9 5 executives in the Computers & Communications Industry and 107 among the 800 other executives in the survey.

Whitacre has been with the firm for 34 years, 7 as the CEO. The 55-year-old industrial engineering graduate was born in Ennis, Texas. He is head of the Texas Tech Board of Regents.

Robert B. Palmer '62, ' 65, CEO of Digital Equipment, is #63 among the other 95 executives in the Computers & Communications Industry and 512 among the 800 other executives in the survey.

He has been with the firm for 12 years, 5 as the CEO. Palmer, 56 years old, was born in Gorman, Texas. He majored in math and physics at Tech, and earned a master's degree and did doctoral work from 1965 to 1966. •

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THE HORIZON CAMPAIGN

The Frazier Alumni Pavilion

By Marsha Gustafson, Editor

acilities development is an aspect of the Horizon Campaign that already is making an exciting change in the Texas Tech campus. Visitors can see construction ongoing in two major areas: the United Spirit Arena and the Carpenter-Wells (student residence hall) Complex. In a few days, excavation will begin for the Ex-Students Association's newest project, the Frazier Alumni Pavilion.

On March 10, the Fraziers - restaurateurs David '7 3 of Dallas, Texas, and his father, George, of Aspermont, Texas - were on hand at the Merket Alumni Center for announcement of David's decision to donate $475,000 toward the cost of the pavilion.

"It occurred to me that this is the only alma mater I am ever going to have," David said.

"So I need to support it. I am grateful that Texas Tech University was here for me. It was my bridge from West Texas to Wall Street."

Frazier, who also paid tribute to his father, got his start in the restaurant business working in the family-owned cafe in Aspermont.

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David P. Frazier '73 and his father; Geor$e H. Frazier; show a rendering of the alumni pavilion that will bear their names. (Photo by Marsha Gustafion)

Recently, after selling the business, Frazier decided to make a generous donation to the Ex-Students Association in his name and his father's, which

'1t occurred to me that this is the only alma mater I am ever going to have. So I need to support it. I am grateful that Texas Tech University was here for me. It was my bridge from West Texas to Wall Street.~~ -David Frazier

After graduating from Tech in 1973, Frazier continued his interest in restaurant management by opening the first Harrigan's in Lubbock.

That was the beginning of a very successful career that resulted in the creation of DF&R Corp. and eventually more than 100 Harrigan's and Don Pablo's restaurants throughout the United States.

gave the pavilion project a jump start in fund-raising efforts.

The 10,000-square-foot, all-weather structure has a projected cost of $1.22 million. Frazier's gift represents 39 percent of the total cost. Additional funds for the project are being raised through the sale of engraved pavers, markers, cornerstones and other areas designated for benefactor recognition. Prices

range from $250 to more than $50,000, for those feeling generous.

The pavilion, designed in the campus' traditional Spanish Renaissance style, is being located southwest of Jones Stadium in the Raider Alley area.

It will be available for rental by alumni, student groups and the general public.

The facility will feature a catering kitchen with walk-in cooler, stone fireplace, stage area and restrooms.

Construction should be completed this fall, "hopefully by Homecoming on Oct. 10," said Jim Douglass, ExStudents Association staff representative on the Pavilion Committee. "The pavilion will be a great place for pregame and post-game receptions and parties, family reunions, picnics and meetings," Douglass added. •

A color brochure showing the pavilion and donor opportunities is available by contactingjim Douglass_ assistant director of the Texas Tech Ex-Students Association, at {806} 742-3641 or by faxing {806} 742-3604.

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RETROSPECT

Mor.e than Ston~ Bricks and Red Clay R.oofi Texas Techs Architectural Heritage Text and Photos by Stephen Bogener, Southwest Collection

or three-quarters of a century, thousands of Texas Tech students have walked across what is now Memorial Circle on their way to class.

But many have never noticed some of the unique architectural motifs on the high walls around them.

The first Texas Tech Board of Directors, 7 5 years ago, used architecture to create a symbolic and lasting identity for the university. To design and build the new campus, the board assembled a team consisting of William Ward Watkin, founder of the School of Architecture at The Rice Institute; Sanguinet, Staats, and Hedrick, one of the largest architectural firms in Texas; and L.W Robert and Company of Atlanta, Ga. A letter housed in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library indicates that Tech's first president, Paul Whitfield Horn, worked closely with architects in the design of the original campus. Based somewhat on California models like Stanford University, Tech's campus design owed much to Watkin's earlier work in designing the campus at Rice in Houston.

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The architectural style, an adaptation of Spanish Renaissance, ,1 utilized a rich combi- 1 nation of red clay roofs against a landscape of sand and buffcolored stone and brick known as Texas Tech Blend, which lent a sense of uniformity to the central campus.

Making up the core of the new college, the Administration, Chemistry, West Engineering (now Electrical Engineering), Textile Engineering and Home Economics Buildings created a northsouth, east-west axis. Without definitions of space in a land where natural landmarks seldom interrupt the horizon, Watkin's buildings served as significant features of the West Texas landscape.

Cupids and shidds abov~ the portal of the Electrical Engineering Building.

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The mysteriousfigur~ staringfrom the Electrical Engineering Building.

Beyond architectural style, the board's desire for academic excellence was symbolized in the original building fa«;ades. On the Administration Building's north side, skilled craftsmen fashioned busts of past heroes and statesmen, placing them near lofty sentiments about morality, democracy ancl achievement. The highest level of the northern fa«;ade indicates original areas of study at Tech - Agriculture, Science, Manufacturing, Homemaking and Literature. The word "Democracy" appears near the apex of the fa«;ade with the attendant institutions of home, state, church, school and industry emblazoned below. The products of these institutions - virtue, patriotism, religion, enlightenment, wealth and good citizenship appear lower.

The Administration Building's . south, or court, fa«;ade features the names of 15 distinguished historical figures carved in stone above the first level of the building. A caricature of architect William Ward Watkin and a head and mortarboard appear regularly on the southern exposure of the building.

Northwest of the Administration Building, the Chemistry Building is one of the most intricately decorated buildings on campus. Early alchemy

descriptions, 13th century metallic symbols and astrological signs, 18th and 19th century symbols for chemical compounds and elements, and miscellaneous depictions of laboratory equipment and molecular structures grace the upper reaches of the building.

Columns on either side of the eastern portal of the building feature a monogram symbol of Texas Technological College.

Further north, the Electrical Engineering Building (originally called the West Engineering Building) features some of the most interesting details found on any building. Above a central portal stand a series of cupids holding shields laced with symbolic items from each area of engineering study. One figure holds a shield displaying lightning bolts. At each end of the building are stone recessed discs. From inside each disc, a mysterious figure holding a cross stares down at students as they go to class. According to legend, President Horn requested that a bust of Jefferson Davis, a student of engineering, be placed on the building largely to counter-balance the controversy over

Caricature of architect William "Ward Watkin on the south side of the Administration Building.

Mortograrn symbol for Texas Technological College on the east portal of the Chemistry Building.

placing a bust of Abraham Lincoln on the Administration Building. This idea was dropped, and the true identity of the mystery figure remains unclear.

The Textile Engineering Building, situated due north of both the Administration Building and Memorial Circle, offers some of the finest embellishments on campus. The carved stone opening near the top of the structure recalls Spanish mission windows like the one at Mission San Jose in San Antonio, Texas.

Paying homage to the importance of agriculture in the local economy, cotton bales are located in niches traditionally reserved on mission fa~ades for patron saints.

Although not all of Watkin's plans were implemented, the central campus of Texas Tech stands as a monument to the dedication of the early board, administrators, architects and engineers. •

The symbol for Mars I Iron, one of many symbols found on the Chemistry Building.

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7 5 YEARS - FROM HERE, TO WHERE THEY ARE NOW

By Marsha Gustafson

The Techsan celebrates Texas Tech's 75 Years with a look at some of its successful and most interesting people. Photos, many from the past, are among our favorites from the magazine's files.

Infonnation for this article was compiled from the university's records.

Updates may be sent to: TEXAS TECHSAN MAGAZINE P.O. Box 45001, Lubbock, Texas 79409-5001

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A UNIVERSITY IS JUDGED BY THE Q1JALITY OF ITS ALUMNI

' If hen asked what Texas Tech is most YY known j01; traditionally the answer has been ''its people." In the very near future, the words ]aciliti~ " ((research" and even ((resources" will be added to the ((people" response. For now, on Techs 75th anniversary we7l use the traditional answer and acknowledge the event by profiling some of

the people who have helped the university to progress.from its beginning to what it is now: a people-oriented institution of the highest class and standards. The university and the Ex-Students Association are proud of those who call Texas Tech ((alma mater." VJie presentfor you here some of the most interesting among them.

C. TIM ALLEN ' 73 lives in Dallas, Texas, and Angel Fire, N.M., where he has been president of Eland Energy and Allen Oil Co. He is owner of the 139-room, 18suite Angel Fire Resort and Hotel, featu ring Texas Tech theater in the summer and 62 ski trails in the winter.

TERRY ALLEN '61 of Santa Fe, N.M., has executed several sculptures, one a life-size bronze for Sony Pictures' movie lot in California. He has written a play for New American Radio on NPR and recorded several albums of his songs, including the cast album of "Chippy" (1994), co-produced with Joe Ely, a Lubbock native like himself.

Terry Allen

MARK G. ARROWSMITH '78 owns Arrowsmith's Relics of the Old West in Santa Fe, N.M., located on the Old Santa Fe Trail. The business deals in museum-quality antiques of the cowboy, Native American and Spanish Colonial eras. He is a former dentist.

Donny Anderson (left) is presented with his retired jersey.

DONNY ANDERSON ' 65 is an independent businessman in Dallas, dealing in investments and insurance. Donny played with the Vince Lombardi-coached Green Bay Packers from 1966-71 including Super Bowls I and 11 and finis hed his pro career with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1975.

SCOTI G. ARBUCKLE '57 has retired as president, CEO and board director of the Dallasbased New York Stock Exchange company Eljer Industries, which has

enjoyed world-wide sales in excess of $400 million. He grew up in Masterson, Texas, a company town of 3 5 houses.

Mark Arrowsmith C. MICHAEL ATKINSON ' 74 is a prominent artist and sculptor. A former architect, he started with paintings then became fascinated with life-size human sculptures.

Michael moved his studio and gallery from Austin to Santa Fe.

Scott Arbuckle

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GEN. (RET.) ROSS AYERS '33 is a leader. In college, he was football captain in 19 32 and later a twostar general in the U.S. Army. A former Adjutant General for Texas, he and his wife are retired in Austin.

FRANK BASS ' 87 is a reporter in Houston for The wall Strut journal, Texas journal. He shared the 1988 Pulitzer Prize while working at The Alabamajournal. In 1994, he was Texas Headliners Foundation Reporter of the Year.

senting clients in countries across the globe.

EDDIE BEETHOVEN '79 (real name Donald E. Dykes) could have been a cultural anthropologist, but music was his passion. He has traveled the country writing, singing and playing "spirited and pure West Texas rock and roll," as he calls it.

Leading a Homecoming parade, G. W Bailey and his Tech daughter, Teri.

J. WAYLAND BENNETT '48, PH.D., is professor emeritus of the College of Agricultural Sciences.

He was one of only six directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas who were not bankers.

Wayland is retired from Tech in Lubbock.

G.W. BAILEY '66 has starred in stage and TV productions and movies. Originally from Port Arthur, Texas, he now lives in Tarzana, Calif. He is best known for his TV role as Sgt. Rizzo in "M·A·S·H" and as Captain Harris in the "Police Academy" movies.

CHARLIE BIGGURS '94 is a former four-year starter for the Red Raiders as an offensive tackle. In February 1997 he became assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Dallas Cowboys.

REAR ADMIRAL (RET.) FELIX P. BALLENGER '34 was a physician with the USN Medical Corps and commanding officer, National Naval Medical Center. Home is in Longwood, Fla.

Nancy Binford '43, a rancher in Wildorado, Texas, is founder of the Women's Pro Rodeo Association and the AllGirl Rodeos, popular in the 1940s and 1950s when men were away in World War II and the Korean conflict.

of Outdoor Recreation and president of the National Association of State Outdoor Recreation Liaison Officers. He is now director of Small Business and Financial Services, a government entity.

DAN BLACKWELL '77 was Wyoming Teacher of the Year in 1985. He now lives in Canon City, Colo.

j. Wayland Bennett

Ken Bastian KEN BASTIAN '95, Ed.D., who played professional basketball, is former headmaster of All Saints Episcopal School in Lubbock.

After earning his doctorate at Texas Tech, Ken moved downstate where he is a student at Austin Seminary.

Felix P. Ballenger ROBERT C. BANASIK '67, PH.D., was a partner and investor in the Central America Discovery Group, a private partnership formed in 1983 to look for the sunken ship S.S. Central America. He is president of Omni Life Systems Inc. in Columbus, Ohio.

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ROB ROY BLACKMORE '64 lives in Virginia, where he had been director of the State's Commission

EDWIN V. BONNEAU '52 owned the Dallas area-based, multi-million dollar Bonneau Companies, wholesale distributor of sunglasses and eyewear. Before selling in 1993, Bonneau acquired Pennsylvania Optical and Foster Grant Corp.

MARK BRANDENBURG '92 of Humble, Texas, is a pitcher with

TONY BATTlE '97 is a professional basketball player with the Denver Nuggets. Despite his team's lessthan-memorable season, Tony's own performance was stellar, particularly as an NBA newcomer.

JAN BECKNER '85 is head of the Chicago Tribunis Direct Marketing Division. She moved east from Boise, Idaho, where her previous job with Creative Sources Inc. had her flying for days at a time repre-

Tony Bauie

the Texas Rangers baseball team.

Mark holds the Texas Tech record for victories and complete games.

ANN WILLIAMS BROCK '57 of Burleson was the 1996 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year and the 1996 Texas State Teacher of the Year.

WILLIAM G. BURNETI ' 71 has been executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation in Austin since 1993. Under Texas Transportation Commission direction, he manages, directs and implements TxDOT policies, programs and operating strategies.

R.A. "ROB"

BROWN JR. ' 58 AND PEGGY DONNELL BROWN '59 of Throckmorton, Texas, own the R.A. Brown Ranch, 11 0,000 acres in five Texas counties and rwo Colorado counties, and the Brown & Bellah Canle Co. Rob was R.A. "Rob" BrownJr. and Pegrry Donnell Brown 1996 national president of the American Qyarter DON CALOWELL'68 of Lubbock Horse Association, an organization owns Caldwell Recording Studio his father founded in the 1940s. and was involved in the development and current operation of the MAURY BUFORD ' 82 of Southlake, Texas, was a punter for the Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears for 10 seasons. He was with Chicago for the making of the "Super Bowl Shuffie" recording and video.

Maury has been a district representative fo r Globe Glass Co.

William Burnm historic Cactus Theater in Lubbock's Depot District. Don is a professional musician and coordinates many of the city's special musical events.

Duward Campbell

OUWARO CAMPBEll '75 is a professional western artist with awards from the American Indian & Cowboy Artists Association and rwo back-to-back Heritage Awards. Duward also designs stage backdrops for theater productions starring Barry Corbin '64.

V. WAGGONER CARR '40 is a former Speaker of the House and Texas Attorney General. He was in office during the assassination of President John F Kennedy in Dallas and published a book, "Texas Politics in my Rearview Mirror," about his experiences.

Don Caldwell

Maury Buford ROBERT D. "BOB" BULLOCK '55 is retiring from a career in state politics that began in 19 57. A State Comptroller fo r 15 years, Bob has been 38th Lieutenant Governor of Texas since 1991. He was directly involved in Texas Tech be.ing named to the Big 12 Conference.

Bob Bullock

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TERRY L. COOK '79 majored in engineering, but transferred to music to study under John Gillas.

A talented singer, he has been with the New York Metropolitan Opera since his debut in 1982.

Terry has sung in the world's top operas and opera houses.

VICTOR COOPER '8 1 is cameraman/ editor for CBS News in Moscow. Fellow Tech graduate DENNIS COPELAND '77 is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and director of photography for the Miami Herald.

Lauro Cavazos LAURO F. CAVAZOS '49, Ph.D., started his education in a tworoom school house. He became dean of the Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, the I Oth president of Texas Tech and Secretary of Education under Presidents Reagan and Bush, the first Hispanic person to serve in the U.S. Cabinet. Home is now in Concord, Mass.

R. CHINO CHAPA '82 is vice president of Fleishman- Hillard in Dallas. He has been vice president for public affairs in the Washington, D.C., office of Manning, Selvage & Lee; press secretary to Tech graduate and U.S. Rep. Charles Stenholm (R-TX); and chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos.

BURNEY CHAPMAN '66 is an internationally called-upon farrier to top ranch and race horses. He is an expert at shoeing horses using the latest technology, some of which he has developed himself as owner of B. Chapman Horseshoeing in Lubbock.

DONALD R. CLARK '59 retired in I985 as executive vice president of Conoco Inc. He is owner of Twin Springs Exotic Game Ranch in Hunt, Texas. The ranch is restricted for maintenance and breeding of wild game and hunting by invitation.

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offices and educational organizations. She has been recognized for her involvement and philanthropy.

CAROLYN COCHRAN '73, '78 works with Dallas Nephrology Associates in nutritional counseling for patients who are post-kidney transplant or pre-dialysis. Her work has been recognized by the National Kidney Foundation Inc.

Barbara Culver BARBARA GREEN CULVER '47 of Midland retired as judge from the Texas Supreme Court.

COL. GOMER C. CUSTER '57 retired in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a full colonel with the Air Force. He was in the Directorate of Energy Management at Kelly AFB and regional manager and defense aerospace representative for a California-based aerospace firm.

BOB CONDRON '68 of Colorado Springs, Colo., served as press operations director for the U.S. Olympic Committee at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

He is managing editor of the Olympian, published by the USOC.

Bany Corbin

Chino Chapa

BARRY CORBIN '64 has acted in TV and movies, such as "Northern Exposure," "Thornbirds," "Urban Cowboy" and "Lonesome Dove."

On the stage, he assumes the demeanor of Col. Charlie Goodnight in the one-man play, about the life of Goodnight, written by Andy Wilkinson '72. Barry lives on a ranch in Fort Worth, Texas.

JAMES L. D' ACOSTA ' 50 of New Canaan, Conn., is vice president of the General Electric Foundation.

JOHN D. DAVIDSON ' 94 was the most-honored cartoonist in the history of the University Daily. He did graduate work at the University of Mississippi and continues to publish his editorial cartoons.

Amber Cree

Teny Cook

AMBER L. CREE '52 of Abilene is an active volunteer, serving on the boards of civic groups and in state

Lissa Davis

LISSA G. DAVIS '75 leads fishing trips on the South Plane River near Deckers, Colo., as an Orvis guide. She also owns her own interior design company, Footprints, providing a fu ll line of design services, including her own painted canvas rugs and murals.

EDDIE DIXON '73 is a sculptor and black historian. He earned national publicity for his 14-foot Buffalo Soldier erected in July 1992 at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Eddie's dramatic works in bronze are in parks, museums and federal installations. He is a resident of Lubbock.

from Stephen Spielberg and put them to use as a set designer for Warner Brothers.

ROSS DAVIS '93 is an Olympic athlete and wheelchair sports coordinator for Warm Springs Rehabilitation System in San Antonio, Texas. Born with cerebral palsy, Ross has competed in and won Paralympics events throughout the world.

G. MIKE DEGEURIN '72 is an arrorney in the (Percy) Foreman DeGeurin Law Offices in Houston.

Mike is considered one of the best defense attorneys in Texas. Two of the cases where he made a significant difference were publicized by "60 Minutes."

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Betty Parsons Dooley BEITY PARSONS DOOLEY '46 is president of the Women's Research & Education Institute in Washington, D.C. The WREI provides information and policy analysis on women's equality issues. She previously had led the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues.

CHARLES L DUNLAP '65, a former bank president, is director of the Teacher Retirement Systems of Texas, the largest in the United States. He resides in Austin.

Bill DeOre BILL DEORE '70 is an editorial cartoonist for the Dallas Morning News and a prize-winning syndicated journalist.

LANNY FIEL '83 founded the Ranch Dance Fidd le Band, which performs music fro m the days of

SCOIT DYER '94, since his graduation from Texas Tech, has been a highly successful stock trader with Cornerstone in Austin. Scorr became interested in stocks as a student in the family financial planning program and developed his personal system for trading.

TERRI EOFF '79 of New York was a regular on the TV series "Search for Tomorrow" and was co-host of "The Mickey Mouse Club"on the Disney Channel. Her real love is theater, and Terri has done considerable work to raise money for AIDS research and treatment.

cowboy and ranch dances in West Texas. He produced "The Ranch Dance Fiddle: Frankie McWhorter," sold in CD/ cassette at Tech's Ranching Heritage Center.

CHARLES H. FELTZ '40 is retired president of the space transportation system development and production division of Rockwell International Corp. His work had influence on the development of the space program and the shuttle missions. He lives in Temecula, Calif.

Lanny Fie/ BRUCE FORD ' 80 originally from Levelland, Texas, is one of opera's most talented new tenors. Bruce, who sings in the leading opera houses of Europe, made his American debut with the San Francisco Opera in 1994 and was immediately booked solid through 1997.

Charles H. Feltz

GEORGE EADS '90 has acted in TV's "Savannah," made two movies and appeared as a character in the TV series, "ER." He has made commercials and lives in Venice, Calif

Eddie Dixon

}ANN ENGEL '88 took her architecture degree to California and her inspiration

George Eads

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BRIAN GORDON '90 is production assistant at ABC Sports. Home is "on the road" most of the time, but New York City generally.

W. ROYAL FURGESON JR. ' 64 is U.S. District Judge located in Midland. Royal's district includes 400 miles of Texas-Mexico borders.

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J. CLINT FORMBY '49, president of Formby Group Radio Stations, is the only person to serve as president of the Texas Tech Student Association, Ex-Students Association and the Board of Regents.

Originally from McAdoo, Texas, home is now in Hereford.

LARRY D. FRANKLIN ' 65 is executive vice president, chief operating officer and director of HarteHanks Communications Inc. He earned accounting and MBA degrees at Texas Tech and resides in San Antonio.

Larry Franklin DAVID P. FRAZIER ' 73, president and CEO of DF&R Inc. in Dallas, expanded his original Harrigan 's restaurant on 50th Street in Lubbock to a national chain. He also started the Don Pablo's chains.

David recently sold the business and serves as an officer with that company.

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David Gaschm

W Royal Furgeson HECTOR GALAN '77 of Austin is a leader in documentary production. His company has produced several PBS shows, including "Frontline," "The American Experience" and the documentary "Chicano!

History of the Mexican-American C ivil Rights Movement."

RUBEN GARCIA JR. '73, a former pitcher fo r the Red Raiders, was signed by the Kansas City Royals and progressed to Class AAA before quitting in 1976 to go into drug investigation with the FBI. He has lived in San Diego, Calif.; Miami, Fla.; Arlington, Va.; and currently in San Antonio, Texas.

DAVlD GASCHEN '93 is bringing audiences in Germany to their feet, singing lead in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera."

The Lubbock native was a premier performer in Tech's Feb. 6 gala kickoff of the Horizon Campaign.

Brian Gordon RICHARD F. GRABISH '72, is a vice president in AG Edwards' corporate office in St. Louis, Mo. Rick earned his master's degree in theater from Texas Tech.

DAVID BERGEN GRACY II ' 7 1, Ph.D., was director of the Texas State Library and a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists. He is a professor and associate dean at the University of Texas in Austin.

Hector Galan RUDY ' 74 AND STEVE '73 GATLIN, plus brother Larry, from Odessa, Texas, are The Gatlin Brothers, countryI western recording artists of such songs as "All The Gold in California" and "Broken Lady." They own The Gatlin Brothers Theater in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Rudy and Steve Gatlin SUSAN GRAHAM '83, ' 85 is a highly touted mezzo soprano with the New York Metropolitan Opera. She resides in New York.

Ruben Garcia as a Tech pitcher

Susan Graham

WILLIAM L. GRAVES ' 60 started Trevino-Graves, a golf course design branch of his firm, William Graves Architects Inc. in Dallas.

BARBARA "BABS" GREYHOSKY ' 77 produced "The Great American Hero" and "Riptide" TV series and wrote for "The A-Team" and ''The Rousters." She is a writer living in Los Angeles.

ROY T. GRIMES ' 53 retired at the rank of captain after 42 years in active and reserve service in the U.S. Navy. Likewise, he retired from the Lubbock ISO after a career as an educator and principal. He has been re-elected to the school board since 1988.

EVERETT H. GROSECLOSE '61 is managing ed itor of Dowjones Emuging Market Reports. Home is in New Jersey. He had previously directed the Information Service Group, Dow Jones News Wires and Data Base, New York.

DARVIN HAM '97, known for slam dunking and rim shattering that got him a cover on Sports 11/usrrared and a slam dunk title in I 996, is playing for the Washington Wizards in the National Basketball Association.

medical school graduate, a physician, a NASA astronaut and a member of the Tech Board of Regents. In ...............

1993 he flew on the space shuttle Columbia and in I 995 on the space shuttle Discovery.

JACK H. HENRY '60, M.D., was a long-time orthopedic surgeon in San Antonio and team physician to the San Amonio Spu rs pro basketball team. He is now clinical professor of orthopedic surgeon at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City.

LYNN HANEY Bernard A. Harris Jr., M.D. '72, '76 designs the Lynn Haney Collection of hand-crafted Santa figures, sold in GORDON W. HANNA '40 is retired more than 1,200 stores and vice president and editorial director through 12 retail catalogs. Last of Scripps-Howard Newspapers. He year the Lubbock-based business was located in Panama City, Fla. produced 13,000 Santas in 32 new designs.

BRIAN HAWKINS '83 is a video photographer-producer of the award-winn ing TV show "Texas Country Reporter." He writes scripts, selects background music and edits his tape. Brian lives in Kerrville, Texas, and does contract work for corporations and the National Basketball Association.

jack !-lemy, M.D. HOWARD HOUSTON HINSON '34, '46, is retired vice president of Conoco and chairman, president and CEO of Texas Pacific Oil Co. Inc. Home is in Tyler, Texas.

WOODROW H. HITCHCOCK '66, '69, Ph.D., has been presidem of Parsons Brinckerhoff International Inc., a New York-based architectural and engineering firm.

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Lynn Haney 0AIN M. HANCOCK ' 64, '66 has been corporate VP of Lockheed Martin and president of Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems in Fort Worth, Texas, since March 1995, when stockholders of Lockheed and Martin Marietta Corp. voted on a merger.

Brian Hawkins Darvin Ham GINGER HARDAGE ' 77 is vice president, public relations and corporate communications for Southwest Airlines in Dallas.

BERNARD A. HARRIS JR. ' 82, M.D., is a Health Sciences Center

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BILL D. HELTON '64 was chairman of the board of Southwestern Public Service, listed in Forbes 800 as one of America's Most Powerful People. He now is chair and CEO of New Century Energies in Denver and resides in Englewood , Colo.

G. KENNETT HOBBS '5 I , '52, former Tech cheerleader, is general counsel for Bush Brothers & Co., Knoxville, Tenn. Kennett was a Lubbock attorney and is married to former Tech professor and chairwoman of the Depanment of Family Studies, Connie Steele.

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CLAUDE HOPE '29, Cartage, Costa Rica, is founder and president of Linda Vista Seed, S.A. Claude is internationally known for his hybrid flowe r seed production and development of the most popular lines of impatiens, the number-one bedding plant in the United States.

Karen S. Hogg KAREN S. HOGG ' 74, an engineering graduate, is vice president of information technology at Goldman Sachs Co., New York City investment banking firm.

DAVE HOPPER ' 55, '5 7 is president and part-owner of Champion Feeders in Hereford, Texas, after a 15-year career with the PRCA. He was National Collegiate Rodeo bareback riding champ in 1957 and member of Tech's national champion rodeo team in 1955.

DONNA HOWELL-SICKLES '72 is a professional artist known for her paintings of colorful, vibrant cowgirls. She is represented by several top ga lleries and is moving into sculpture. Home and studio are in Frisco, Texas.

Virgil johnson at Construction Engineering Research Lab, one of the federal government's major research facilities. He is director of the Army Environmental Policy Institute.

JEFF JOBE '75, M.D., left the Red Raider football field as a threeyear letter-winner and starter and went into medicine. Jeff is an Austin-based vascular surgeon.

JAMES L. "ROCKY" JOHNSON '49 is chairman emeritus of GTE Corp. in Dallas. He is a past chairman of the Tech Board of Regents and lives in Irving, Texas.

Ej. Holub E.J. HOLUB '57, a former pro football player and Oklahoma rancher, is a regional director based in Midland, Texas, for Tech's Horizon Campaign.

VIRGIL JOHNSON '74 of Lubbock was a member of The Velvets in the 1960s. Their music made the Top-20 Charts, and songs included "Tonight Could Be The Night," "Lana" and "That Lucky Old Sun." Virgil retired as principal of the same high school from which he had graduated in 1954.

ERNEST JOINER '40 of Carrizozo, N.M., is retired from a long newspaper career in Texas and New Mexico. In 1956, he was named as the Most Qyoted Weekly Editor in Texas. Ernest was regularly called on in the 1960s for his opinions and wit by CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite.

Donna Howell-Sickles JAG WALTER B. HUFFMAN '67, '68, '77, J.D., last year was named Judge Advocate General of the United States Army. He entered active duty in 1968.

J. MIKE IRISH '69, '72 of Lubbock is owner of Irish Ranch and attorney and owner of JM I Investments. Along with Tech grads JO BEN WHITTENBURG III '71 , '73 of Amarillo and DAVJO SEIDLER '76 of Fort Worth, he served as president of the Texas Young Lawyers Association.

JAG Waltu Huffinan

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RAVINOER JAIN ' 71 , PH.D., paved the way for other Tech graduates

Mary jane Rosejohnson MARY JANE ROSE JOHNSON '72, acclaimed soprano from Amarillo, is an artist-in-residence at the Texas Tech School of Music for the 1997-98 academic year. She is considered one of the foremost interpreters today of dramatic opera repertory.

Ernestjoiner

JEAN MCLAUGHLIN KAHLE '44 is a Fort Worth philanthropist and part-owner of Diamond M Ranch.

WILLIAM KERNS '75 may be the only newspaper entertainment editorI critic to graduate from Tech.

He has been with the Lubbock Avalanche-journal for 2 1 years, his fi rst day Sept. 7, 1976, the anniversary of the birthdate of Lubbock music legend Buddy Holly.

DAVID KNEUPPER '82, '88, PH.D., is a professional pianist and composer of original music for TV commercials and Disney productions. He moved from Orlando, Fla., to California, and performed in Tech's gala Feb. 6.

DEMETRJO B. "JIMMY" LAKAS '53 is former president of the Republic of Panama. He earned an engineering degree from Tech.

). CarlosJones J. CARLOS JONES '54 is an architect and board chair of Jones and Kell Inc. in San Antonio. Noteworthy joint ventures include Sea World, Opryland and Fiesta Texas.

LARRY L. KING '49 is a prominent writer and playwright living on the East Coast. Among his plays are the "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," "The Night Hank Williams Died" and "The Golden Shadows Oldest Museum." His work has been staged in New York, Texas and Washington, D.C.

Dmwrio B. ')rinmy" Lakas

David Kneupper

Jean McLaughlin Kahle Zoe Merriman Kirkparrick ZOE MERRIMAN KIRKPATRJCK '56 photographed and published the book "Wildflowers of the Western Plains," which contains pictures of 200 wildflowers. The Native Plant Sociery of Texas recognized Zoe with an award fo r enriching the public's understanding of native plants.

STEPHEN "TIO" KLEBERG '69 is head of the King Ranch, founded in 18 53 in South Texas. The multinational livestock corporation now has ranches in Texas, Florida, Kentucky, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Spain, Morocco and Australia. The King Ranches have more than 6 million acres of ranch and fa rm land, 200,000 cattle, and world-famous cutting horses.

J. PETE LANEY AND NELDA MCQyiEN LANEY '65 are residents of Hale Center and Austin, Texas, where Pete is a popular Speaker of the House. Nelda became involved in the Capitol Restoration Project and as a way to raise money for the building's upkeep in the future, worked to get a new brass Christmas orna-

JODI "THOMAS" PRJCE KOUMALATS ' 70, '74 of Amarillo is author of a dozen or so paperback romance novels. Two of her books have made the best-seller list, and twice she received the Rita award, highest honor bestowed upon romance novelists in the United States. She publishes under the name Jodi Jodi "Thomas" Price Koumalats Thomas.

ment manufactured each year with proceeds from sales supporting the Capitol project.

Stephen "Tio" Kleberg

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MARGARET MINTKENBAUGH LARSON '78 is a former news anchor on NBC's "Today Show." She moved to the Seattle area with her husband and works as a news correspondent. While on "Today," she was asked if she could sing her college fight song. She said she was a Texas Tech graduate, but unfortunately couldn't remember the words. Numerous Techsans faxed them in to her.

EDDIE M. LESOK '69 is former chairman and CEO of Color Tile Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas. He moved on as president and CEO of Sun Coast Industries Inc. in Dallas.

West Texas Walk of Fame located adjacent to the Buddy Holly statue in Lubbock. Steve works in the office of the Attorney General.

HERBERT A. MANG '74 is secretary-general of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and vice president and head of the Institute for Strength and Materials at the Technical University in Vienna, Austria.

Jack W McAninch Margaret Mintkenbaugh Larson JACK W. MCANINCH '58, M.D., is chief of urology at San Francisco General Hospital and vice chairman at the University of California. He earned his undergraduate degree in agriculture.

CHRISTOPHER LOCKETT '95 is vice president of marketing for the international computer software company Sycomex in Palo Alto, Calif. Since graduating with a financia l planning degree from Tech, Chris has done work in France, Italy, Poland, South America and Atlanta, Ga. STEVE MAINES ' 7 5 is a member of the Lubbock-based band The Maines Brothers, well known for their "aggressive country" music.

The band was inducted into the

De/ana "Deana" Marable DELANA "DEANA" MARABLE '81 was project manager of the Disney Stores, Walt Disney Co., and opened the first international Disney store. Home and work now are in Wichita Falls, Texas.

JUDGE AUSTIN MCCLOUD '51 of Eastland held a 24-year career as chief justice of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in New Orleans. His court heard all initial civil and criminal appeals for the 23-county Big Country.

Eddie M. Lesok R . LEE LEWIS '74 owns Lee

Lewis Construction, Lubbock, with commercial jobs locally and nation-wide.

Steve Maines

Wendell W MayesJr.

Lee Lewis (second.fi"om left)

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WENDELL W. MAYES JR. '49 of Austin is president of Wendell Mayes Stations, including both radio and television. He was honored by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) with the Wendell Mayes Jr. Award for Outstanding Service in the Cause of Diabetes Throughout the World. He has served in leadership capacities internationally with the ADA.

Austin McCloud WALTER MCDONALD '56, '57, PH.D., is a poet and author, Texas

Tech Horn Professor and ! 992 Texas Professor of the Year as designated by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education {CASE).

Michad Merriman

Walter McDonald KIM MCPHERSON '76 is an enologist, having been influenced by his father, Professor Clinton McPherson '46, who is one of a couple people responsible for grapes being grown on the Llano Estacado. Kim is wine maker for Cap.Rock Winery in Lubbock.

BETTY SAVAGE MILLS-fLACHE '41 was a captain in the Women's Army Corps during World War II and later served as a Museum of Texas Tech curator. She developed a set of paper doll books documenting historical clothing from 1838- 1890 using a young girl named Amanda as she moved west from Tennessee to Texas.

BOB MOORHOUSE '72 manages the 165,000acre Pitchfork Land & Carrie Co. in King and Dickens counties, Texas.

The ranch has been in existence since 1881.

Bob also is a professional photographer, his western subjects displayed in museums and galleries.

CATHERINE MORMILE ' 87 raises sled dogs in Alaska. She became fa mous in Alaska's Idirarod, the gruelling dog sled competition billed as the "Last Great Race on Earth." A fall from a 1,000-foot cliff into an icy creek during the race was televised on ABC's "Wide World of Sports" and is parr of "Gold and Glory," the Jdirarod movie. She earned a physical therapy degree from Tech's HSC. OLA BARTON NACHUNGER '62 was Teacher of the Year in 1979 and 1981 in Arkansas.

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Robert Montemayor

Kim McPhtrson

ROBERT MONTEMAYOR '75 is vice president of consumer marketing/circulation for Business Wtek Magazine in New York City. He had been with the Wall Strmjournal and the Los Angeles Times, where he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1984 as a reporter.

aka "Home With The Armadillo."

In his career, Gary has played with Michael Martin Murphey, Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker and was in the Lost Gonzo Band. His bookings cover every weekend of the year. Gary P was inducted into Lubbock's Walk of Fame in 1995 and lives in Hanna, Okla.

fRANCES NAIL '47 reads her original stories on National Public Radio out of Austin. She recently had her first book published, had a painting selected for reproduction as a Bluebonnet Bash poster, swims, does yoga, rakes Spanish lessons, and she's 78 years old.

George H. O'Brimjr.

GEORGE H. O'BRIEN JR. '50 of Midland is Texas Tech's only Congressional Medal of Honor winner.

It is the highest award for bravery that can be given to an individual serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The medal was presented by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington, D.C., for personal bravery during the Korean War.

WYMAN MEINZER '74 of Benjamin, Texas, is in the top-five of rhe nation's best wildlife photographers. His work has appeared on the covers of 200 magazines and books, on TV nature shows and in a series of books documenting playas, wildlife and Texas' parks.

MICHAEL MERRIMAN '74 was Country Music Television's 1995 Music Video Director of the Year.

At Pecos Film Co. in Nashville, Tenn., Michael has written and directed more than I 00 videos for Travis Tritt, Brooks & Dunn, Pam Tillis and other recording artists.

Bob Moorhouse

Gary P. Nunn

ltVyman Meinzer

GARY P. NUNN '65 is a major promoter of Texas music, recognized for TV's "Austin City Limits" theme song, "London Homesick Blues,"

PAUL STEVENSON OLES JR. '60 of Newton Lower Falls, Mass., owns his own business, Interface Architects. Among his work are the renderings for the glass pyramid addition to The Louvre in Paris for l.M. Pei.

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RANDALL ONSTEAD JR. '78 is owner and president of Randall's Supermarkets Inc. in Houston.

PORTER P. PARRIS '38 of Houston was president of the American Hotel and Motel Association, the world's largest lodging industry organization. He is retired senior vice president of the Hilton Hotels Corp. and managing director of the Palmer House in Chicago.

JERRY PARSONS '63, '64, Ed.D. , was 1986 Colorado Distinguished Principal. Home is in Palmer Lake, Colo.

RUSSELL PATE '69 '73 of Dallas is an author and professional freelance writer. He is a sports trivia expert, former vice president and general manager of Hill & Knowlton Dallas, international public relations firm, and editor of Adweek/Southwesr magazine.

Russ Pate

Helen verDuin Palit

ROBERT 8 . PALMER '62, '6 5 has been CEO of Digital Equipment Corp. in Massachusetts. Robert worked his way to success from living with friends as a high school student and wearing their cast-off clothes. He graduated as high school valedictorian then worked his way through Texas Tech graduating with high honors after majoring in math and physics. He joined DEC in 1985 and worked his way to CEO in 1992.

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GREG PHEA '84 owns and operates Rising Fast Motor Cars in Lubbock, selling upscale previously owned automobiles.

Porter P. Pam's

HELEN VERDUIN PALIT '78 was a social worker named as one of former President George Bush's thousand Points of light. She started America Harvest Inc. in New York, a program to help feed the homeless.

Robert B. Palmer

JIM R. PFLUGER '70 has been museum/ foundation director of the American Qyarter Horse Foundation in Amarillo, Texas.

ROBERT L. PFLUGER ' 51 is a San Angelo rancher.

Randall Onsteadjr.

JOHN OPPERMAN ' 76, '82 , '9 4, PH.D., formerly financial director, Texas Senate, is now vice chancellor for administration and finance at Texas Tech.

Scott Pelley

BILL PARSLEY '52 of Lubbock is one of two founding members of the Texas Film Commission. The other one is forme r Gov. Preston Smith '34. Bill was executive producer of the Texas horror cult film "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre."

He retired from Texas Tech as director of public affairs.

RAFAEL PAYAN '8 2 is chief of development for the Arizona State Parks System. His responsibilities include purchasing, planning and development of recreational, cultural and natural use areas. Rafael is a Native American, and he has his fath er's ceremonial feathers and artifacts related to the culture of the San Carlos Apaches.

Greg Phea MARGARET L. ANDERSON PIATT '36 was one of a million people in Washington, D.C., for ceremonies honoring the women, past and future, who serve in the Armed Forces, having done so herself.

Margaret recently moved from Oregon to Green Valley, Ariz.

Rafoel Payan

Bill Parsley

SCOTT PELLEY '78, formerly of Dallas, is Chief White House Correspondent for CBS News.

Margaret L. Anderson Piatt

JOHN W. PICKERING '5 7, his brother, Bill, and friend, Bob Lapham, were "The Picks," back-up singers on "Oh Boy!" and "Maybe Baby" with Buddy Holly on "The 'Chirping' Crickets" album. John runs Pickering Enterprises and Pick Records Inc. in Houston. john W Pickering (lift), Bill Pickering and Bob Lapham W.l. "BILL" PITIMAN JR. '59 is president of a unit of Xerox Corp. called Xerox Engineering Systems, headquartered in San Jose, Calif.

He is a corporate officer of the company.

WI. "Bill" Pittman Jr.

L.J. POWERS '39 taught mechanical engineering for more than 50 years at Tech and hasn't missed a home football game for 46 years.

He has taken his wife to most of them. They live in Lubbock.

LJ. Powers

ARATI PRABHAK.AR '79, PH.D. , is director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. She was the first woman to earn a doctorate in applied physics from the California Institute of Technology; and the first woman, first Asian-American, and the youngest person to head NIST. B. BYRON PRICE '77 is executive director of the Buffalo Bill Cultural Center in Cody, Wyo. Byron gained much acclaim for his work previously as head of the National Cowboy Hall of fame in Oklahoma City, Okla.

THOMAS M. ~A LIA ' 71 is owner of Val Verde Winery on Q!Ialia Drive in Del Rio, Texas. Val Verde is the oldest, continuously operating winery in Texas.

Phil Price PHIL PRICE '6 7 of Lubbock owns The Price Communications Group, among the region's largest advertising agencies. For fun he writes horror fiction. In Vietnam, Phil headed a mechanized infantry platoon and did not lose a single man who served under him.

DEBRA BUCHANAN REED ' 75, ' 80 is a nutrition specia list with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. In her previous work at Louisiana State, Debra developed clinical and community-based nutrition intervention programs in multi-ethnic populations.

David R. Reed DAVID R. REED '70 of Dallas is vice chairman and managing partner of the Southwest region of Ernst & Young, the largest CPA firm in the world . This is the highest position any Tech accounting graduate has reached with a national firm.

Arati Prabhakar

Byron Price (center)

ANGELINA REEVES '96 is a criminalist with the Department of Public Safety. She graduated from Tech with a degree in cell and molecular biology.

Angelina Reeves

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J. ANDY ROGERS '82, as d irector of the law firm of Kelly, Hart & Hallman in Fort Worth, has done much of the legal work for the Dallas Cowboys professional football game.

P. Michael Reininger

V. KEITH SAMPlES '77 of Santa Monica, Calif., is a film producer, writer and director. He is CEO and president of Rysher Entertainment, a company he started in I991.

Keith was Tech's sports information director in 1978-79. He wrote and directed a romantic comedy, "A Smile Like Yours," which is to be released this summer. He produced "Evening Star," sequel to "Terms of Endearment," and also co-produced "Private Parts."

at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. With Dr. Michael DeBakey and others, she authored "The Living Heart Diet" in 1984, which for some time was on the New York Times Best Seller List.

P. MICHAEl REININGER '84 of

Lubbock is a former architect with Walt Disney World, Disney Development Group, Kissimmee, Fla. Michael was director of hotel development for Euro Disney.

JAMES G. RENFRO '59 is chief engineer of the Strategic Systems Programs, U.S. Department of the Navy, Arlington, Va. James had been given the title of Distinguished Executive of the Submarine Launched Fleet Ballistic Missile Program at Northrop Corp. in Springfield, Va.

Hugh Rowland

ANDREW H. SANSOM '68 is executive director of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. He is a published author, professional conservationist and former head of the Texas Nature Conservancy, residing in Austin.

HUGH ROWlAND '45 has retired in Rio Rancho, N.M. He had been senior associate with Gensler Associates in Los Angeles, one of the largest architecture firms in the U.S., internationally known for work in high-rise office buildings, airport interiors and, particularly, for the sophisticated office interiors of Fornme 500 clients.

MARK SCIOLI '78, '82, M.D., overcame a disabling disease to earn a medical degree and become a surgeon. His practice is in the Center For Orthopedic Surgery in Lubbock. Mark was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

WALLACE SAAGE '74 is curator of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.

LYNN WYATT SCOTT '67 is director of the Diet Modificatio n Clinic

Andrew Sansom

James G. Ren.fro SUSAN RIKERT '88 is upholstery stylist and designer for Dan River Inc., in High Point, N.C. In her previous work, she had designed upholstery fabrics for WestPoint Pepperell, weaving all the fabric samples shown to American furniture manufacturers.

GABRIEl RIVERA ' 83, former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman, was seriously injured in an automobile crash while DWI. Gabe returned to San Antonio, Texas, where he used his own experience as an example to others in a Playing It Safe program for young people.

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Wallace Saage

Mark Scioli

Gabriel RiJJO'a, one of the Red Raidm' all-time great playm.

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JOHN SCOVELL '68, a former Red Raider quarterback, is president/ developer of Woodbine Development Corp. in Dallas, Texas, an affiliate of Hunt Oil Co. John has been involved in real estate projects from Phoenix, Ariz., to Atlanta, Ga. , among them the 50-acre Reunion development in downtown Dallas, including the landmark Hyatt Regency Dallas and Reunion Tower.

JAMES SHARPE '5 8 has designed 12 U.S. postage stamps. He won a coin design competition sponsored by the U.S. Mint for the 1992 Olympic gold $5 commemorative coin.

WILLIAM SHOCKLEY '82 of Los Angeles, Calif., is a professional actor enjoying the bad-boy role of Hank in the TV series "Doctor Qyinn, Medicine Woman." His movies and television work include "Robocop," "Howling V: The Rebirth," "Stolen Women, Captured Hearts," "Bagdad Cafe," "Good & Evil" and more. He coowns Cafe Josie in Austin.

Clyde Snow CLYDE SNOW ' 55, PH.D., is one of the nation's foremost fo rensic anthropologists. He has traveled the world working on cases and was primarily responsible for the former Nazi Joseph Mengele identification in Argentina . He is a professor of forensic anthropology at the University of Oklahoma.

john Scovell Jenniftr Smith JENNIFER SMITH '78 took her dancing shoes to Broadway and wound up in the lead of "La Cage Aux Folies." She also played a dual role in 1996 in the Broadway musical "Victor/Victoria," starring Julie Andrews. She resides in New York City.

judy Odom Sims JUDY ODOM SIMS '74 is chairwoman and CEO of Software Spectrum in Dallas, a supplier of microcomputer software and services to organizations. When the company bought the corporate, government and education divisions of Egghead Inc., Software Spectrum became the largest PC software reseller to organizations worldwide.

William Shockley

GOV. PRESTON SMITH '34 of Lubbock is the only Texas Tech alumnus to have served as Governor of the state of Texas. However, two other Techsans became governors: John H. Burroughs of New Mexico and Dan I.J. Thornton of Colorado. In the 1960s, Preston signed bills creating Tech's Schools of Law and Medicine.

Suzy SMITH STUBBLEFIELD '82 of South Fork, Colo., is one of the first designers of outdoor hunting and sporting attire for women. She owns Suzy Smith Outdoor SportSwear Inc. Cabela's, a national catalog featuring outdoor sporting equipment and clothing, has picked up her entire line.

Gov. Preston Smith

James L. Sny der JAMES L. SNYDER '41 of Baird, Texas, is a businessman, rancher, oilman and former member of the Texas Tech Board of Regents. His ranches spread over four counties.

This land and cattleman attended the Nava l Supply School :u Harvard Graduate Business School and earned the rank of lieutenant commander.

WILLIAM 8. SNYDER '55 is chairman and CEO of Southern Heritage Holdings Inc. of Chevy Chase, Md. He is retired chairman/ CEO of GEICO, one of Washington, D.C.'s, premier companies. He was listed in Forbes 800 as one of Corporate America 's Most Powerful People. He was named as CEO of the Year by securities ana lysts and his peers in the insurance industry in 199 1.

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BERL M. SPRJNGER '43 of Amarillo was with Southwestern Public Service Co. since 1946, when he began as a draftsman. In 197 6 he became president and chief operating officer. He retired as chairman and CEO and now is presidem of Springer Associates Inc.

Ricbard C. Song RICHARD C. SONG '91 as a Ist lieutenant was a member of the United Nations Honor Guard in Seoul, Korea. He holds the rank of captain.

STEPHEN R. SOUTER '7 1 is managing partner of Marmon Barclay Sourer Foster Hays in San Antonio, Texas, the city's largest architectural and engineering firm and design ream for the Alamodome project. Stephen, as partner-incharge of the city's airport development project, was responsible fo r the award-winning Terminal One design.

C.E. "GENE" STEEL '57 retired as vice president for administration and a member of the board of directors of Celanese Corp. and chairman and CEO of Hoechst Celanese Foundation. Home is in Tomball, Texas.

DOYLE ERWIN "D.J." STOUT JR. ' 81 is art director for Texas Mombly magazine published in Austin.

He has designed a book titled "25 Years of Photography" and was selected for inclusion in The I00 Most Important People in Photography, as selected by American Pboto magazine.

BEN R. STUART '57 is president/ CEO of Dresser-Rand Co. in Corning, N.Y. The company is a joint venture owned by Dresser and lngersol Rand Co., suppliers of products and services for the energy engineering and mining industries.

CAROLYN K. THOMPSON '85 is still Tech's all-time leading basketball scorer (men and women). She was the first female inducted in the Texas Tech Athletic Hall of Honor. Carolyn is a former coach and currently principal at Alderson Junior High School in Lubbock.

C. E. "Gene" Steel

DOUG SUPERNAW '80 has been a Top 40 coumry/western recording artist. His song, "! Don 't Call Him Daddy," made # I. Before making a hit as a singer, he was a songwriter in Nashville, Tenn. He lives in Houston, Texas.

Carolyn Tbompson

CLARK M. STRAW '69 of La Jolla, Calif., is general manager of marketing for Hewlett-Packard, the world's second-largest computer company, and manager of Worldwide Global Partners at HP's operations in San Diego. An offshore sailing emhusiast, in 1995, he was executive responsible for the sponsorship by Hewlett-Packard of the all-women's ream in the race for the America's Cup.

ZACH THOMAS '96 of Opa Locka, Fla., had a stellar first season with Tampa Bay, where he is in his second season with the Buccaneers.

Zach was a talented middle li nebacker for the Red Raiders.

Doug Supemaw

Stepben R. Sower JAMES E. SOWELL '70 is founder and CEO of Jim Sowell Construction Co., a Dallas-based real estate and corporate development firm.

He is a very active member of the Texas Tech Board of Regems, with particular interest in the new campus plan and high academic standards for the university.

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James E. Sowell

KAREN TANNER-HOLT '89 of Denton, Texas, won a national Certificate of Excellence for 1996 in imerior design. Her entry consisted of a compilation of various designs accompanied by color slides and drawings. Karen's major was psychology.

SHERYL SWOOPES-JACKSON '94 is playing basketball with the Houston Comets of the Women 's National Basketball Association.

She was the Associated Press Female Athlete of 1993, the first female honoree from a team sport in the 63-year history of the AP award. Sheryl was on the U.S. Olympic team that won gold in l 996. The former Lady Raider authored an inspirational book titled "Bounce Back," which says no one can be so far down they can 't bounce back.

GERALD WAYNE TIPPIT ' 53 of Van Nuys, Calif., is a professional actor, with a long list of movies and TV appearances to his credit.

He was considered one of the unforgettable student performers in Tech theater productions.

Sheryl Swoopes-jackson

AlLAN J. TOMliNSON JR. '54 of Dallas, Texas, is retired president and chief operating officer of Diamond Shamrock Corp.

LARRY T RENARY '39 has been mayor of Fort Walton Beach, Fla. A chemistry graduate, he retired from a career in research and development.

NOE VI l lARREAL '72 is deputy director of Field Operations for New Mexico Parks and Recreation Commission in Santa Fe. Customer service, that is, making tourists in the parks happy, is a top priority of his.

T ERRY D. TUBB '64, M.D., was the Midland, Texas, plastic surgeon who used a new procedure to help save "Baby Jessica" McClure after her nationally publicized rescue several years ago from an open well.

J. REX VARDEMAN ' 61 is founder of Harris Corp. Satellite Communications, a world-class manufacturer of satellites. He is president and chairman of Vertex Communications Corp. in Kilgore, Texas.

W.R. "TREY" WATT Ill '85 is a rancher-farmer and administrative assistant of the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth, Texas.

GARLAND WEEKS '67 of Mason, Texas, was selected to competitive membership in the prestigious National Academy of Western Art and the National Sculpture Society.

Weeks has served as president of the Texas Cowboy Artists Associa-

RAUL " ROY" VILLARONGA '73 was mayor of Killeen, Texas, in 1992. He was the first Puerto Rican and the first retired Army officer to be elected mayor of a Texas city. He moved on to the U.S. Attorney General's Office, from which he has retired.

COLE H. WELTER '89 is chairman of the art department at the Universi ty of Alaska in Anchorage.

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GilBERT L. VARNELL '63, PH.D., is senior vice president of the technology and research division of Nikon Precision Inc. in Saratoga, Calif. He is a former Red Raider basketball player.

IMELDA RODRIGUEZ WEGWERTH ' 87 has been a landscape architect and project supervisor for the Great Smokey Mountains in Tennessee.

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tion. Selection to memberships in all of these organizations is rare for an artist to achieve.

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ALFRED WHITE '79 is director of promotions for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) headquartered in Kansas City.

D. ANDY WILKINSON '72 is a poet, singer, songwriter and twotime Wrangler award winner. He has been recognized for his work on two Charlie Goodnight projects, one a stage musical and the other a one-man play starring Tech-ex Barry Corbin in the title role. Andy this month released a two-CO set of his recordings.

joe Waller JOE WAlTER '84 of Humble, Texas, has broken the record of continuous years a Tech athlete has played in the National Football League. Joe ended his career this past season after I 3 years with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Gilbtrt L. Varnell

EliZABETH M. WATSON '7 1 was the first fema le police chief in Houston, Texas, in 1990. From there she moved to chief of the Austin Police Department.

Elizabeth M. Watson

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LUTHER "CORKY" WILLIAMS '69 originally of Van Horn, Texas, now Dallas, is a TV and stage actor and well-known story-teller in Canada, where he resided for severa l years. Corky has appeared in the U.S. in such productions as "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "Mr. Roberts" and "Annie Get Your Gun." His brother is the industry's Jaston Williams.

DON WILSON '62 of Houston has shifted his career in architecture and construction from building custom 5,000-square-foot and larger homes, to building top-of-theline dollhouses.

Most of his dollhouses cost in the range of $ 10,000 to $12,000.

Jane Parsons Roberts Wood

JANE PARSONS ROBERTS WOOD '49 of Dallas is a 1992 National Endowment of the Arts Fellow. A novelist, Jane is best known for her trilogy set in West Texas titled "The Train To Estelline," "A Place Called Sweet Shrub" and "Dance A Little Longer."

purchase price to the Rock Art Foundation. The artist is represented by some of the Southwest's finest galleries. He resides in Art, Texas, outside of Mason.

KATHRYN ROBERTA " ROBIN" FUNNELL WOODS '65, '69 of Colorado Springs, Colo., designed the 1996 winner of the Award of Excellence for her famous dolls. It marked the fifth time she has won the award since entering into the doll business in 1983. Robin has won nine Doll of the Year Awards and has received more awards for her doll creations than any other designer working today.

Luther "Corky" Williams

GREG WISENER '85 is co-owner of Mark Justin Outdoor Store in Aspen, Colo. Greg is a fishing and hunting guide in Colorado and each year leads fishing trips in Alaska.

BILL WORRELL '59 is an artist and sculptor best known for his personal representations of shamans, ancient cave art paintings of what may have been religious leaders or healers. Worrell was commissioned by Rock Art Foundation board member Jeffrey Bronfman of Santa Fe, N.M., a member of the Canadian family that owns Seagram's Distillery, to create a sculpture based on the rock art of the area. Worrell titled his almost 20-foot statue "Maker of Peace." It was installed in a dramatic overlook in Seminole Canyon State Historical Park in Texas. He donated the $50,000

Stella Youngblood STELLA YOUNGBLOOD '85, J.D., of Los Angeles, Calif., is a civil rights analyst for the Commission on Civil Rights in the organization 's western regional office. Her work involves seeking compliance with statutory mandates and drafting correspondence to political leaders, including the U.S. Congress and the President.

CHRIS ZOOK '90 of the Zook Group in Houston is senior vice president in the private client division of Oppenheimer Mutual Funds. Chris, looking out for his own investments, owns 10 Subways, 10 Marble Slabs and two Pinocchio's Pizzas. •

Robin Funnell Woodr

Greg Wismer BILL R. WOMBLE '60 is a prominent Dallas, Texas, attorney with Thompson and Knight in the areas of corporate securities and health.

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FEATURES

By Marsha Gustafson, Editor

Readers of Texas Monthly magazine are familiar with an annual feature called ({The Best of Texas, n in which the magazine's staffselects the best of everything from seafood to big hair! The staff ofthe Texas Techsan Magazine likes the article, and we decided to poll a sample of our readers to bring you our version of ({The Best of Texas Tech. n Your responses and reactions are welcome.

BEST DOUBLE ~T ON CAMPUS The neon Double-T high on the west side of Jones Stadium. It is visible even from West loop 289. Flights coming into l ubbock can see the Double-T and Tech's name in lights from the air.

Great exposure for Texas Tech!

BEST TEXAS TECH SOUVENIR In I 988, a Red Raider baseball player from Philadelphia, Pa., took a huge tumbleweed home in the back of his van to his family and friends.

BEST SCENIC SPOT ON THE TEXAS TECH CAMPUS There are several: the tree-covered lawn area east of the Merker Alumni Center; the campus, looking southwest from the stands at Dan law Field; and, as only a few get the opportunity to see, "the campus from the east bell tower looking west during a sunset."

BEST ERA OR DECADE fOR TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY The '90s. "Everything's getting better in athletics and on the academic side. I suspect the next decade will start off even better once the Campus Caregivers' landscaping, Campus Plan and Horizon Campaign are well underway."

BEST TECH COACH OF AlL-TIME Lady Raiders coach Marsha Sharp.

BEST TABLE AT TECH corner table in the athletic dining hall.

Some of my favorite memories as an athlete actually came from right there." ~The

BEST TRADITION THAT SHOULD BE BROUGHT BACK let the Masked Rider and horse run all the way around the stadium after touchdowns. And "What happened to the Snake Dance with all the spirit groups participating?"

BEST TECH LEADER (A PLANNER, G OAL-ORIENTED INDIVIDUAL) Chancellor John T. Montford, a real visionary.

BEST TECH MANAGER (TENDING TO THINGS ON A DAILY BASIS) Jack North, director of University Food Service.

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BEST ALL-AROUND POPULAR STUDENT, NOW OR PAST Bill Dean, Ed.D., "Mr. Everything" at Tech as a student. He continues to be active in the sponsorship of several student organizations, as CEO of the Ex-Students Association, as a faculty member in the School of Mass Communications, as a Texas Tech sports fan and as financial supporter of the university.

BEST ALL-TIME RESIDENCE HALL Sneed. Built in 1939, it was viewed as a fan cy "hotel" by the young men who lived in it. "It contained steam heat, new carpets and soft chairs and sofas. There were water fountains in the halls and telephones with a switchboard. In the great dining hall, meals were served on linen-covered tables by waiters in white jackets and black bow ties. Room and board were $25 a month."

BEST CHANT "Go Tech!"

Tech fans also like to chant "Poor Aggies" after every victory over A&M.

BEST TECH PERSON ' S NERVOUS TICK Coach Marsha Sharp's nervous eye-blink and the HSC's "Jim Bob Jones's saying 'dadburn' in every other sentence, when he's emotional."

BEST MOVE BY AN ATHLETICS DIRECTOR When Bob Bockrath moved to Alabama "Roll Tide!"

BEST BUMPER STICKER ASSOCIATED WITH TECH ''Texas Tech: Where Men Are Men and Women Are Champions," following the 1993 Lady Raiders National Championship; also "Texas Tech: The University of Texas."

T EXAS TECH

{ifh.e University of T e : : ) BEST PLACE TO PULL AN ALL-NICHTER !HOP on 19th and University.

BEST DORM NICKNAME Murdough-Stangel called "Murder-Strangle"; Wells Hall called "The Zoo." BEST PRACTICAL JOKE ASSOCIATED WITH TEXAS TECH A few years ago, students turned the Tech Seal at the Broadway entrance into a giant, papier mache Oreo cookie.

BEST CAMPUS LANDMARK TO PUT IN YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS Will Rogers and Soapsuds.

BEST- KNOWN GRADUATE OF TEXAS TECH Bernard Harris, M.D., regent and NASA astronaut, graduated from the Tech Medical Center.

"He is courageous and intelligent, and he is interested in improving education for aU children. While walking in space, Dr. Harris showed the 'Guns Up' sign."

Also, Sheryl Swoopes-Jackson came in as the best-known graduate on the university side.

BEST ALL- TIME WOMAN ATHLETE Former Lady Raider Sheryl Swoopes '94 - she was a unanimous choice.

BEST RES IDENCE HALL Gordon Hall currently, and the soon-to-be-completed Carpenter-Wells complex. Located on the site of the recently razed dorm, the new Carpenter-Wells will have a Spanish courtyard, many amenities and a tall clock tower. Students this winter camped out over night to be in line for signups for the new residence hall, which is to open this fall.

BEST DORM FOOD Breakfast burritos at Sneed Snack Bar and "Steak Night" at any of the residence halls.

BEST EXAMPLE OF A BAD DECISION ASSOCIATED WITH TEXAS TECH Allowing what turned out to be ineligible athletes to play; and having an open admissions policy for too many years.

BEST PARADOX AT TECH From the past: When bricks were fa lling off of the Archluctu" Building. A fence and covered walkway had to be erected around the outside of the structure to keep people from getting hit by tumbling bricks. Currently: Architects and designers responsible for Texas Tech's fantastic new Campus Plan have offices in cubby holes in the basement of the Administration Building ... but they're too busy to notice.

BEST- KNOWN DROP- OUT The late John Denver, who cut his academic pursuits short to follow his musical talents. At Tech he was still Henry John Deutschendorf III.

BEST PAIR 0 ' DOCS AT TECH Dennis Harp, Ph.D., of the School of Mass Communications and his wife, Ellen Peffiey, Ph.D., of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Both are well liked by students and peers, and they are fun to be around (plus, they are excellent ballroom and C/ W dancers).

BEST UNOFFICIAL STUDENT GROUP Tech Hecklers, who add a lot of fun to Dan Law Field baseball games. The Hecklers, led by Tech grad Chris Snead, secured a sponsor so they can travel to the Red Raiders' out-of-town baseball games. Also, the staff of Tht Ctttll/yst, an underground newspaper at Texas Tech in the '60s.

BEST DORM TRADITION The lighting of only certain rooms in some of Tech's high-rise residence halls to form a 12story Double-T. BEST LEGEND ASSOCIATED WITH TEXAS TECH OR A BUILDING Will Rogers is still riding high, waiting to dismount from Soapsuds and tip his hat.

BEST OFFICIAL STUDENT GROUP OR ORGANIZATION The Student Alumni Board, Mortar Board and Saddle Tramps. (Student Alumni Board shown btlow.)

BEST EXAMPLE OF AN ORGANIZED CAMPUS EFFORT Students' work to raise money for the "Save the Barn" campaign several years ago.

BEST EXAMPLE OF AN UNO RGANIZED CAMPUS EFFORT When campus adversarial groups joined together to help police and citizens clean up after the May 1970 tornado ripped through the northeast part of campus and downtown Lubbock.

BEST STUDENT FOOD Legendary Spanky's for hamburgers and sandwiches, One Guy From Italy for pizza and calzone, and Mesquite's for chicken fried steak and biscuits and gravy for breakfast.

BEST SEAT IN THE COLISEUM NOT under the leaky pipes in the upper seats of the Coliseum. Best seats are behind the bench of the opposing team or any of the floor corners, according to respondents.

ALL-TIME BEST QYARTERBACK Rodney Allison, who played in the mid-to-late 1970s, and Billy Joe Tolliver, if you consider his pro career. In the 1997-98 season he was playing with the Kansas City Chiefs.

BEST ALL-TIME MALE ATHLETE . Donny Anderson '65 is not only the choice for all-time male athlete, he may also be the best allaround athlete. A two-time All-American in football, he lettered twice in baseball. He was approached by Coach Gene Gibson to play basketball, but there just wasn't time between seasons. Invited by four or five baseball teams to go pro, Donny opted instead for football and played for the Green Bay Packers. He participated in Super Bowls I and II and fin ished out his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He could have been in track, as well, according to many of those who knew him. "One day while watching the high jumpers, Donny decided to give it a try. He jumped 6' 5" in his Levis! It is certain that he could have placed in the 100-yard dash, too."

BEST DEAN Jane Winer, Ph.D., current dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, because she stands up for her principles instead of"falling in line" when it goes against her conscience to do so. From the past, the best dean selection was Mary Doak, dean of women. Male students preferred going to her than the Dean of Men, saying she was "more sympathetic."

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BEST RED RAIDER BASKETBALL TEAM OF ALL TIME For the women, the National Championship Team of 1992-93; for the men, 1995-96 when they went 30-2.

BEST CHEERLEADER STILL FULL OF SPIRIT Ed Broome, M.D., of Lubbock, who is still involved in a big way with Texas Tech, from hosting cheerleader reunions to sponsoring programming on the public television station KTXT.

BEST HOMETOWN FROM WHICH STUDENTS HAVE COME TO TECH The town of Rising Star, Texas. Its name is prophetic. At least two of Texas Tech's Distinguished Alumni were from Rising Star: Ray and Roy Butler; at least three Distinguished Engineers; a School of Mass Communications Hall of Farner, Wayne Sellers; and Gene Alford, who made Texas Tech's first-ever touchdown.

BEST NICKNAME OF A CAMPUS STRUCTURE The list couldn't be narrowed down- "The Radiator" for the library; ''The Hole" for Jones Stadium; ''The Law" for Dan Law Field; ''The Rec" for the Student Recreation Center; ''The ATLC" for the Advanced Technology Learning Center; "The Q!!ack Shack" for Thompson Hall; and ''The Pit" and ''The Brown Bubble" for the Municipal Coliseum.

BEST FAD OF THE PAST Streaking. In 1973, Texas Tech was recognized in Time magazine for having the longest streak in the country - students wearing ski masks and tennis shoes ran a 5-hour relay. For women, the fad most respondents are glad to be past is "bow heads."

BEST RED RAIDER FOOTBALL TEAM OF ALL TIME 1973 - the most successful year as a member of the SWC. The Red Raiders ended the season Ill and 6- 1 in the conference. Only loss was to Texas, which won the SWC title, Tech coming in second. The Raiders defeated Tennessee in the Gator Bowl, Tech's third bowl trip under head coach Jim Carlen. Other years noted were 1953, 1976 and 1994 (bqonthe Cotton Bowl game).

BEST RED RAIDER BASEBALL PLAYER OF ALL TIME Clint Bryant, who is playing minor league baseball with the Colorado Rockies organization.

Clint's Red Raider jersey has been retired.

BEST EFFORT BY A POLITICIAN ON TECH'S BEHALF Gov. Preston Smith, who signed the bills making possible Texas Tech's School of Law and the Health Sciences Center.

BEST ADMINISTRATOR AND WHY President Donald Haragan - "He came up through the ranks, knows the university and its people, and he cares about Texas Tech. He is friendly to everybody." Also, Liz Hall, Ph.D., "She has completely revamped the HPER program from its former 'easy major' status, hired top research faculty from across the nation with areas of varied and contemporary expertise. They don't teach 'The Philosophy of Basketball.' Dr. Hall is to become an assistant provost in June and the university will benefit from her service and leadership in this new role, as well."

BEST FACULTY MEMBER AND WHY Otto Nelson, Ph.D., associate professor of history, "because of his knowledge and cheerfulness.

Everybody likes Dr. Nelson."

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BEST STAFF MEMBER(S) Beverly Thompson in the Visitors Center, "often the only staff member visitors meet. She is in the worst possible place for an office - the salle port of the Administration Building. Despite the inconveniences with such an office, Beverly is always smiling." Other votes came in for the late coach Berl Huffman, who "would do anything for Texas Tech"; Margie Firenza in the College of Architecture, "who is a second mom to students, often making them sandwiches for those who pull all-nighters in architecture"; and Steve Cooper, formerly with the athletics department, now with the HSC. "Everywhere Coop goes, things run smoothly."

BEST EFFORT ON BEHALF OF TEXAS TECH The current Horizon Campaign, headed by Chancellor John T. Montford, J.D. His enthusiasm and "can do" philosophy will take the campaign over the top, benefiting Texas Tech forever into the future.

BEST ALL-TIME TEXAS TECH FAN(S) Todd Robison and Trent Hilliard, grandsons of former Athletics Director and Coach Polk Robison of Lubbock - he taught them a thing or two!

BEST PARTY HELD AT, OR ASSOCIATED WITH, TEXAS TECH Tech's 75th Anniversary Gala on Feb. 6, 1998.

BEST PERSONALITY AT TECH Judi Henry, Ed.D., senior women's administrator in the Athletics Department - "She has never been seen in a bad mood."

BEST-KEPT SECRET The weather. "A few hours of dust off and on in the spring are FAR outweighed by the cool summer evenings and the gorgeous fall days. I'm glad it's a secret - the stereorype that we're always dusry keeps the weak away."

BEST-DRESSED WOMEN ON CAMPUS Sue Crowson, wife of Depury Chancellor Jim Crowson - "No matter what the event, she is dressed perfectly suited for it. Sue looks beautiful in her clothes and dresses with great taste." Also, Human Sciences Dean Elizabeth G. Haley. Ph.D., about whom one respondent said, "She is knowledgeable, poised, a good role model and her personal appearance is impeccable."

BEST-DRESSED MALE ON CAMPUS Head men's basketball coach "James Dickey is a fine example, on and off the court, of a respectable, well-dressed man."

BEST SPIRIT ACTIVITY Midnight Raiders wrapping of the campus in streamers before big games.

BEST REGENT AND WHY There are several and all for different reasons. In the past, Field Scovell of Dallas, whose leadership was particularly important to Texas Tech in the athletic arena. Currently, Regents Chairman Edward Whitacre, CEO of SBC Communications, and a long-time, very generous, supporter of Texas Tech. Likewise, Regent Jim Sowell, owner, Jim Sowell Construction Co. Inc. He is a committed-to-Tech individual, putting his money where his mouth is on several projects - a very "hands on" regent.

BEST WEATHER The incredible evenings in September and October, and the early fall mornings.

BEST GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, STUDENT HANGOUTS WW Coyote on 14th Street east of Universiry; College Avenue Drug on 15th and Universiry; the White Pig. "which had the best Oreo shakes in the world - it served several generations of Red Raiders"; and Dallas Nights. In her survey.

Sheila Simmons said, "I met Garth Brooks at Dallas Nights about six months before he hit it big."

BEST EXAMPLE Of CIVIC SUPPORT FOR TEXAS TECH The $10 million donation &om United Supermarkets for the United Spirit Arena; also, the ciry placing banners and flags along the streets around Tech; and the Committee For Champions' support of Texas Tech and athletics.

BEST (AND WORST) BUILDINGS Best are International Cultural Center and Southwest Collection Building; worst is the soon-to-be demolished English Building. Additionally: 'The one that needs a major overhauling on the inside is the Architecture Building. Hey. it's architecture!

There's something wrong with this picture."

BEST NAME Of A CAMPUS-TOWN BAR, PAST OR PRESENT In the past, Fat Dawg's, definitely Fat Dawg's.

BEST TRADITION THAT DIED Aggie Grove BEST SLOGAN FOR LUBBOCK "Lubbock or Leave It"

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BEST CLASS GIFT (WHEN SENIO RS GAVE A GIFT AT GRADUATION)

The Victory Bells, given by the Class of 1933.

Other gifts, by the way, included the Double-T Bench behind the Administration Building, the neon Double-T east of Jones Stadium and the street lamps around Memorial Circle.

MOST MEMORABLE GAME OR GAME PLAY

In 199 5 when middle-linebacker Zach Thomas intercepted an A&M pass and ran it back in the final minutes for a touchdown and the game win.

BEST NEW HIRE AT TECH

Vice Chancellor Doug Mann, leading Tech into the next century with a new and impressive campus architectural and landscaping plan.

BEST Q_UOTE FROM SPIKE DYKES

"We haven't won there since Moby Dick was a minna."

BEST ELEMENT OF THE NEW CAMPUS PLAN

Making sure all campus buildings have red tile roofs, as they did in the past, and that they conform to the Spanish Renaissance architecture that sets Texas Tech apart from other campuses.

BEST MISSED OPPORTUNITY ASSOCIATED WITH TEXAS TECH

Never winning the SWC outright to play in and win the Cotton Bowl and establish a conference dynasty. Also, "The multi-purpose arena vote not passing in Lubbock. That was good, because now we're getting a better one."

BEST GIFT STORE ON/Off CAMPUS

Tech Traditions in the Merker Alumni Center, (where Texas Tech Ex-Students Association members get a I 0 percent discount with their membership card).

BEST CAMPUS ENHANCEMENT

The planting of 20,000 trees on campus in 1938; now the Campus Caregivers' work, under the direction of Debbie Montford, to create a well-designed landscaping plan.

BEST ANNUAL EVENT HELD AT TEXAS TECH

The Carol of Lights, without a doubt; then, Chancellor's Council Black Tie Dinner; and Candlelight at the Ranching Heritage Center.

BEST QYOTE FROM THE CHANCELLOR

"Show me the money." Oohn T. Montford in his efforts to raise funds for the Tech endowment).

BEST OPPORTUNITY TEXAS TECH HAS HAD IN ITS PAST OR PRESENT

Entering the Southwest Conference in 1960; entering the Big 12 in 1996-97; and hiring John T. Montford, "the right man at the right time."

BEST REASON(S) TO ATTEND TECH

High academic standards, outstanding leadership, friendly people, an exciting atmosphere associated with the current capital campaign and a beautiful, well-developed campus plan for the future.

BEST CAMPUS ANIMAL

After the Masked Rider's horse, the long-eared jackrabbits that live on the west side of campus near the KTXT television studio.

BEST ATTEMPT TO MAKE TE.CH LOOK BAD Doug looney's comments in Sports Illustrated

about Texas Tech being the ugliest campus in the U.S. (and he had never even seen it); and "Danny Robbins' absurd articles in the Houston Chronicle about the Red Raiders."

BEST EFFORT BY A COACH

Coach Marsha Sharp's $100,000 gift kicking off the fund drive for an academic services building for students and student-athletes. Also, Coach Spike Dykes' golf tournament last summer where he played golf with "regular folks" then turned the money over to the university for scholarships.

BEST MEMORY YOU HAVE OF TEXAS TE.CH

"All the great friends I made there." "Baseball practices - if only I'd have known it at the time."

And "Being a Saddle Tramp - it gave me more experiences than anything else at Texas Tech could have."

BEST SIGN OR PRINTED MESSAGE

"Got Milk" billboard featuring four Tech coaches following their Southwest Conference championship sweep in 1995; the "Texas Tech Home of

Champions" billboard in Dallas; the lady Raiders National Champions billboard in Austin; and a personal favorite, the "Blow Away Zone" sign photographed on campus one spring. •

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Raiders Abroad: Ambctssadorsfor Texcts Tech

By Jacque Segars Behrens, Director, International Education Programs

During 1997Jjacque Segars Behren~ director of the Division of International Education) Office of International Affair~ met with alumni of Texas Tech in Tegucigalpa) Honduras; San Salvado0 El Salvador; San jose) Costa Rica; Tokyo) japan; and Seoul) Korea. The following are some highlights of her recent visits. very time I have an opportunity to visit with Texas Tech alumni, I am overwhelmed to see their affection for the university, their hunger for news from the university and their pride in welcoming me and asking about certain faculty members, their host families and traditions. I am proud to tell alumni about the remarkable progress and happenings at Tech.

In Honduras, Wadi Farach, a 19 54 architecture graduate, wore his freshman beanie cap to greet me and asked if freshmen still wore them. He said he had a good class at Tech. His former classmates included Lauro Cavazos, former secretary of education; Jimmy Lakas, former president of Panama; George Buchea, who negotiated the Panama Canal scenario during the Carter administration; and Dudley Thompson, first dean of architecture at Tech.

Pedro Pineda '71 , an architecture/ civil engineering graduate, vividly remembers the debate in changing the name Texas Technological College to Texas Tech University. He and brother, Carlos, a 197 4 engineering graduate, hosted a dinner for Texas Tech alumni while I was in Honduras. I also met parents of current Texas Tech engineering student Ramon Rock there. In addition, I visited the American School in Tegucigalpa, where I had the wonderful opportunity to recruit other good students for Texas Tech.

On that same trip to Central America, I enjoyed a visit with the Samayoa family in San Salvador, El Salvador.

They are a true Texas Tech family, with four brothers and sisters who have graduated from Texas Tech- Ricardo '89, Jorge '93, Jaime '94 and Florence '95.

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In 1989, Donald Haragan, Ph.D., who was then vice president of academic affairs, and I accompanied a delegation from the Texas International Education Consortium to investigate the possibility of placing a Texas campus in Japan. When I contacted our alumni in the Tokyo area, Hozumi Saita '65 responded and invited us to his impressive 411-year old home, from which his family exported

are professors at universities, while others are bankers. Having known them only as students wearing jeans, I was in awe of their professionalism. There are active Texas Tech alumni groups in other countries, too. For example, more than 100 former students are living in the Republic of China in Taiwan.

Many international alumni return to their homelands after graduating from Texas Tech, but quite a few of them visit the campus again. Tech's first foreign graduate, Constantine "Lil Gus" Dallis ' 3 2 from Greece, came back to campus in 1993, after 56 years. His daughter and her three children all attended Texas Tech.

Foreign students bring diversity and a breadth of perspective to the university. Our international alumni are proud to be Texas Tech graduates, and I am

&hrcns (right} tttka pttrt in 11 trttditionttljttpttnm tea ceremony with Hozumi Sttittt and Nahoko Ebintt (lift)

Japanese tea. We did not start a campus in Japan, as the result of good advice from Saita's educational contact, Mr. Kobayashi. I had a chance to visit with Saita, who earned a business administration degree, again in 1997. He has become a good friend to Texas Tech.

We have more than 80 Texas Tech alumni in Korea who hold regular alumni meetings and network among themselves to keep up on happenings at the university. More than 30 of them

proud to tell them about events at the university, our dynamic leadership and the opening of the new International Cultural Center, located south of the Museum on Indiana Avenue.

It is important to establish and maintain contact with our alumni to share information about the university and their professional fields. They not only are ambassadors for Texas Tech overseas, but they may also recruit other good students for Texas Tech. •

The WOrld Is His

by David Mirmelli '89 Compiled by Jean Ann Cantore

hen the travel bug bites David office in Dallas, but instead, Mirmelli '89, it gets him good. During a three-week he decided to family vacation to Australia and New check out Zealand in late 1996, the economics other options. graduate realized he wanted to see He contacted more of the world and learn more Erin Hillaryabout his roots.

Cardano ' 89, "The trip made me see the trees who lives in through the forest as far as how fast Spain, where life goes by," Mirmelli explains. "I realshe manages ized you need to do things you want an office for before time passes." A highlight of that the Wall Street trip Down Under was running into Institute, to President Bill Clinton while hiking in enlist her help the Danetree rain forest in Northern in pursuing a Q!!eensland. job as an On a white-water rafting trip in English consulNew Zealand, David befriended Austant for a large Mirmelli in Prague, Cztch Republic. tralian software engineer Sean CauSpanish investment firm and bank. chois. "Sean had a great influence on J UN E 28-JULY 2 Before Mirmelli put down roots in me, as he was about to leave his job of From here I traveled alone and met Madrid, he decided to pack his bags up with people along the way as I five years to travel around the world for one memorable trip. The following before he started his own business," made a different path than Sean. I rode the night train (with no sleep) full of excerpts of e-mail messages he sent Mirmelli notes. This was the beginning while on his journey detail some of his of a great friendship the two would rowdy futbol (soccer) fans traveling keep up over e-mail and later as travel adventures on the road. from Barcelona for the Kings Futbol companions.

Cup in Madrid. They make American fans look tame!

After graduating from Texas Tech, J UN E 15-24 Met with a friend Anna, a law stuMirmelli worked for seven years as a Started my journey with Sean; his title officer - two years for Stewart girlfriend, Sara; and her sister, Theresa, dent in Madrid, to discuss good places and suggestions for living in Madrid. I Title offices in Houston and five for traveling throughout Italy, France and into Spain.

Commerce Land Title Inc. in San Antopounded the pavement gathering information about foreigners working in nio. He managed all Madrid for the fall. Very tiring. closings for new Centex homes in San Antonio and was JULY 3- 14 Took an early flight to Dublin, Ireawarded the Title land, where I stayed with my cousin Officer of the year Summit Award for Michelle from Chicago and her husband, Shane O'Doherty. Michelle is 1993, 1994, 1996 finishing her doctorate in medieval and 1997 by the English at Trinity College in Dublin, Greater San Antonio and Shane owns a computer systems Builders and Realtors and training company.

Association.

This time of year, Ireland gets At 28, Mirmelli almost 18 to 20 hours of daylight, and was offered a promoeven in the middle of the night, the far tion to a state mannorthern sky is still kind of duskager at the corporate Mirmt!li visits wtih Prtsidmt Bill Clinton in Northern O!!_ems/and.

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colored. We went to Glendalaugh, about an hour south of Dublin to see where part of the movie "Braveheart" was filmed.

One afternoon, Shane drove me to County Kildare to find the pub and farm my great-great grandmother Dowling and great-grandmother once owned.

It is now one of the highest-rated tradiMoont, County Kildare, Irtland, Dowlings Pub in 1946 (lift); Moont High Cross Inn Pub (formtrly Dowlings Pub) in 1997. tional Irish bed and because of intense flooding in SouthBecause the Hungarians did not reserve breakfast pubs. I showed the lady proper seats on our tickets, this put us ern Germany, we were forced to crissbehind the bar photos taken back in on different trains and a little off our cross on four trains to avoid bridges, it 1946 before the pub was sold. One nerves. took 12 hours! I sat next to Michele, picture showed my mother, who lived in Ireland for a short time as a child. same age, traveling alone, who lives AUGUST 1 about 5 miles from my old house in The lady remembered her as one of her Arrived in Lviv, Ukraine, via train, playmates! I was offered a free room San Antonio. She even went to a rival which was not where I wanted to be. I high school. What are the odds? and tab and later shown the gravesite where my great-times-four grandpartried to straighten out the situation by purchasing another ticket. I originally ents are buried. What an exciting disJULY25-27 covery!

After a shower and a nap, I headed requested only a 3-day visa for out with my new suitemates, Catherine, Ukraine because I wanted to get in and a young doctor from Australia, and out, and then my Russian visa directly JULY 14-TULY 20 After trekking around the Highlands Stuart, a young lawyer from Scotland. followed. Changing dates was not possible this late, so I had no time to of Scotland, I visited my sister-in-law This was their fifth visit to Prague, and waste. I looked at the buses and tried and her family near London. We had a lucky for me, they knew all the good dinner at the Texas Embassy restaurant to figure out their irregular schedule places to hit. Prague is like a fairytale.

It is a true medieval city that has not located in Trafalgar Square on the site with no avail. lost its charm. of the original and one of few At this point, I negotiated with a We visited Prague Castle, where you embassies when Texas was a republic local to drive me the 150 km to Rovno from 1836-1845. The restaurant has easily could spend a day exploring. We for $100 cash. Once we got to Rovno, Europe's best Tex-Mex food, and by also toured the home of writer Franz the driver dropped me off before I this time I was in Tex-Mex withdrawal! could get him to drive me 10 km more Kafka and the National Gallery of Bohemian Art. to Zdolbunov, where my father's family had lived at one time. As I headed to JULY 21-24 Had the longest cab ride ever in Note: One part ofMirmelli's journey the Rovno train station, a new man London traffic on the M50 loop to approached me who spoke very broken included a visit to Zdolbunov, Ukraine, the Heathrow Airport. Almost missed my village where his father's family lived at one English and asked if I needed a ride. I time. It was part of Poland before World showed him the map to Zdolbunov, British Airways Flight to Warsaw, Poland. Poland loves everything AmerJiVctr II. and then he got his 17 -year old son, ican more than any other country I viswho spoke better English, to communiited and wants to change at a dizzying cate with me. With these two, I was JULY 28-AUGUST 1 On the train to the Ukraine, I met pace. able to find the village. Unfortunately, Donna from New York working with I toured Auschwitz, where words no one from my father's family is still cannot describe the view of endless the UN in Croatia. Oddly enough, she there. But with their help in talking to rows of barracks, watchtowers, chimwas on her way to the Ukraine to do the local police and the fire chief I was neys, gas chambers and crematoria, the exact same thing about her family. able to find the site of a lumberyard where an estimated 1.5 million people Thanks to the not-so-brilliant ticketing and an adjacent gravesite in ruins that I were killed. Some here are worried that system, both of us were literally believe was owned by the family. our children will forget this happened thrown off the train at the HungarianOn the drive back to Rovno, my and history could repeat itself Let's Ukraine border crossing around 1 a.m., new friends, Nesteruk and his son and not speaking Russian or Ukraine, hope it doesn't.

Grigory, showed me a wonderful I caught a night train to Prague, we did not know what exactly was church being renovated back to life which is a normal 6-hour trip, but going on until later the next morning. after the communists turned it into a

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furniture store for 50 years. When I told them I planned next to jump on a train to Kiev and then Moscow, they drove me to the station and helped me with the details at a cheaper "locals" price. They then invited me to their home for dinner with the family. The Ukrainian government may not be too desirable

by Western stan- Ntw .frimds Nateruk and Grigory Ol!hsandrovich in Zdolbunov, Ukrain!. dards, but the peocruise ship with sleeping cabins, a bar, ple are made of gold. casino and nightclub, basically a party AUGUST 2-6 boat.

I began the longest train ride of my When we docked in Stockholm, I life (26 hours) to Moscow for $25 in a met up with Alan, an accountant from San Diego, Calif, and we went to the sleeper car. When I arrived in Moscow, Stockholm Water and Music Festival, I began looking around the city, which Scandinavia's largest week-long festiis in the middle of a massive redevelval. opment project. I spent a lot of time in Next stop was Oslo, the fifth most Red Square. expensive city in the world. Even the bums dress well! The next day, I went AUGUST7-8 Finnish border, crossing into anothto Lillehammer, site of the '94 Winter er planet] The architecture is ScandinaOlympics, where I did, among other vian, the streets are neat and clean and things, laundry, a necessary evil.

Western Europe starts here. The ecoAUGUST 18-31 nomic differences between Finland and I visited my sister-in-law's brother, Russia are far greater than the U.S. and Butch, a writer in Ystad, Sweden, a Mexico, hence a tough Finnish border control. I stayed in the Olympic Stadium Hostel, where the athletes stayed during the ' 52 Helsinki games.

After walking through the markets in central Helsinki, I sailed to Seurasai Island, a nature reserve with many historic Finnish homes. At this little cafe, I noticed a bag of "Texas Popcorn," claiming to be America's favorite. The bag had an American flag and something that looked like a Texas flag and a Chilean flag together. When I looked on the back, it said "Made in Russia." I gave the cafe owner a hard time about it, and he came out later in a Galveston Island t-shirt. Pretty funny.

small village near Copenhagen, Denmark. Then on to meet another Texan John Bibb in Amsterdam and to stop in Brussels before finishing up again in Ireland.

SEPTEMBER 1-0CTOBER 31 I met up with Sean, my friend from Australia, in New York City, where we started a cross-continent trip from coast to coast, Mexico to Canada. We'd be staying with a number of friends and family along the way. Next time I go Down Under, I will get the grand tour of Western Australia from Sean.

NOVEMBER 1997 Settled in Madrid. Started work and Spanish classes.

Mirmelli's international adventure didn't end in Spain. After securing a job with the Bank of Spain and a large Spanish investment firm in Madrid, he began planning the next leg of his worldwide journey.

In December 1997, for two weeks over Christmas, Mirmelli traveled to Egypt, where he visited Cairo, the pyramids, cruised down the Nile for three days in an ancient Fleucca sailboat, camped in the desert and climbed Mt. Sinai.

His next stop? He wants to travel throughout Asia, South America, and possibly, he will pursue an MBA at a university in the British Isles.

If you want to contact David via the internet, he can be reached at dmirm@mailcity.com. •

AUGUST 12-17 The next journey was on an evening boat across the Baltic Sea to Stockholm, Sweden. The boat was a mini

S!an Cauchois (lift) and Mirmflli visit th! Ex-Studmts Association in th! Muk!t Alumni Cmtu during thdr North Amuican tour. {Photo byjim Douglass)

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A Recipe to Prevent Cancer

By Jean Ann Cantore, Assistant Editor

omeday, preventing cancer may be as simple as adding spice to your food or driving to your neighborhood drugstore - literally. Michael J. Wargovich, Ph.D., '81, professor of medicine at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, has been conducting research on how simple remedies have potential for warding off cancer.

"I work on the positive side of things," he says. "We have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge about preventing cancer, and we also have had the good fortune to find that drugs developed for other uses, as well as some foods, help prevent cancer."

Wargovich emphasizes that the people least likely to develop colon cancer are those who eat a diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables. He explains that members of the onion and garlic families, citrus fruits and leafy vegetables contain particularly high amounts of antioxidants.

"These days, the research I conduct is more mainstream than it was when I started 15 years ago," he adds. "We're interested in learning why different populations develop different rates of cancer. People who eat fruits and vegetables tend to have a lower rate of cancer. People from Asian countries who come to this country and develop a taste for fattier food develop colon cancer more often than those who eat their native diets."

One of Wargovich's current projects is working with a researcher at Texas A&M University to develop what he calls a "designer" onion, which packs several times the anticarcinogenic potency of a garden-variety onion. "It's hard for people to eat the recommend-

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Warg01Jich, daughttr Mary and wiftjoan Cunningham whip up a healthy meal at home. {Photo byjoel DrautlHouston)

ed five to eight servings of fruits and vegetables each day, so we are trying to increase the amount of antioxidant chemicals in what they do eat," Wargovich says.

The researcher also is investigating various herbs and spices to see if they may play a role in preventing cancer.

Although touted as being hearthealthy, garlic also may reduce cancer

"We have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge about preventing cancer, and we also have had the good fortune to find that drugs developed for other uses, as well as some foods, help prevent cancer.,, - Michael J. Wargovich

risks in people who eat it regularly. Green tea, ginseng and gingko, promoted as stress-reducers and energyboosters, may help, he notes.

"Because I'm dealing with herbs, I am working in part in alternative medicine," he states. "However, about two-thirds of the patients at M.D. Anderson are on some type of alternative treatment."

But Wargovich's research goes beyond unraveling the connection between diet and cancer risk. He and his colleagues have discovered that some common medications, such as aspirin and calcium supplements, may do more than stop headaches or strengthen bones.

"A curious phenomenon is that aspirin consumption reduces one's risk for colon cancer by 50 percent," he explains. "Why do simple pain relievers do this? We're trying to find the biochemical pathways that make aspirin effective in this way."

He adds that they are studying why ingesting up to 1500 milligrams of calcium per day may prevent polyps in people who have had them before.

"People don't get enough calcium in their diets. When we study animals that are carnivores, we realize that they eat bones along with fat, meaning they are getting the calcium they need to digest fat. Too much undigested fat may irritate the lining of the colon."

Even before Wargovich came to Texas Tech to work on his doctorate, he was interested in cancer research.

After he completed his master's degree in biological sciences at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh,

Pa., he worked in a can"This past summer, we took a cer center, where he 6,000-mile camping trip to began studying colon '1:..~ ~ ~ Alberta, Canada, where we cancer. He then ~ ~ spent a week working on a Jjt,.,. cattle ranch." (He emphasizes came to Lubbock for his Ph.D. the ranch was NOT a dude ranch, Wargovich finished his but rather, a place where he and Joan doctorate in microbiology had a chance to help brand cattle and in less than three years. perform other cowhand feats.)

Th' uam of m'archm in Wtzrgovichs lab ar' (front, .from lifi) Ray H&n Williams. Madhu Purn~~al and Cindy Woods; (back, .from lifi) Rosa/ina Montoya,johnny Woods, Marco Jklasco and Wargovich.

A balanced lifestyle is as important as a balanced diet to Wargovich. When not working, the researcher is active in Houston organizations that help kids who abuse drugs, as well as groups that help men with problems. For fun, he and his wife, Joan, enjoy camping.

"We like to see as much of the country as we can," he says.

Wargovich is quick to point out his fondness for Texas Tech and his days as a doctoral student. "It was a good time for me. I really was able to focus on what I needed to do while I was there. There aren't many places where you can do that."

His career success, he notes, is partially a case of being in the right place at the right time, beginning when he was at Texas Tech. • MARCH/ APRIL 1998 43

A Techsans New World View

By Marisue Burleson Potts, Contributing Writer

n the fall of 1983, when Tim Baker '87, '89 enrolled at Texas Tech, the Soviet Union and the United States were engaged in negotiations involving the sale of pipeline equipment, grain deals and arms reduction. Jeopardized by the U.S.S.R.'s unprecedented military strike on Korean Air Lines Flight 007, an unarmed civilian plane downed with 269 aboard, including 61 U.S. citizens and a Congressman, the talks soon took a back seat to the explosive confrontations between the hostile super powers.

Yet, only 13 years later, after tumultuous international intrigue, political upheavals and economic reversals in the Soviet regime, the Texas Tech graduate and his family are living in Moscow. Baker works for Conoco in a venture to help develop Russia's vast untapped reserves of hydrocarbons.

Conoco, wholly owned by DuPont, was one of the first organizations to enter Russia with a significant investment beginning in 1991. Conoco currently is the largest investor in the oil and gas sector, which currently produces six million barrels of oil a day and has gas and oil reserves that rival those found in the Middle East. Naturally, the environment of political uncertainty surrounding the development of the giant reserve offers risk and reward. The more risk, the more potential reward, Baker contends.

Baker was hired off the Tech campus by Conoco in 1989, after receiving his bachelor's in business administration degree in 1987 and his master's degree in 1989. He worked in Corpus Christi with exploration production of North America, holding various jobs in planning and acquisition/ disposition of oil and gas property. In 1993, he joined the strategic planning group in

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Houston, helping manage the company's upstream portfolio and investment options for the future.

Transferring to Moscow in 1996, with his new assignment as director of accounting, treasury, tax and planning,

Baker saw an opportunity for personal growth and development by shifting into the international arena. In a society in which government policy had squelched all capitalistic initiatives for several generations, many common

Th( Bakers mjcry the sights. From lift are M(/issa, David, Madison and Tim. {Photo by Erin Powers)

business practices in the west - return on investment, for example - were introduced only recently in the Russian marketplace.

The Russians are making the transition with incredible speed, Baker discovered. They are open-minded, adaptable, with a strong appetite for new technology and knowledge, and eager to assume their place in the world of international commerce.

"Russia has a democracy," Baker explains, "but it is a young democracy The Western world should be tolerant of the hiccups along the way, remembering that short of an outright invasion or natural disaster, it is hard to find an analogy to the extreme and rapid change that has come about. The country has gone from one spectrum to the other in 10 short years."

Erin Powers, a friend who grew up with Baker in The Woodlands near Houston, visited the Bakers recently in Russia. He saw a country experiencing rapid change and growing pains. "Russia impressed me as a place of extremes, driven by diverse cultures, wealth and short-term objectives," Powers said. "There is a certain sense of danger, but also the sense of a great adventure and opportunity for Western companies, families like the Bakers, and for the Russians."

Besides Tim, the family includes wife Melissa and two children, David and Madison. Melissa, who attended Tech in 1983, interrupted her studies to travel to Europe before returning to Tech in 1986. Melissa's family is only two generations removed from Eastern Europe. The granddaughter of a Ukrainian who emigrated in the early 1900s to the Polish and Russian communities of the northeastern U.S., she often is told by the Russians, "You look like us."

Melissa manages the family 's busy schedule and the full-time responsibilities of maintaining a home away from home. The Bakers, who miss the spicy Mexican food of Texas, have adjusted their diet to include more seasonally available foods, whether Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish. When a specialty food item or household supply comes in, the tendency is to stockpile the item, but, put in perspective, the family faces more inconveniences than shortages. Despite the common misconception, Russians no longer stand in line

for food, preferring to push or crowd up to markets. "We're tired of standing in queues," one woman told Baker.

David and Madison attend the American School sponsored by the U.S. Embassy From the walled and protected confines of the company compound which once housed Communist Party leaders, they commute 45 minutes to school in a company van. According to Baker, living in a guarded housing compound is not unusual in the countryside, even for the Russian people, because certain occupations, such as bankers, investors and politicians, can be dangerous for political or professional reasons.

More than twice the size of Houston or Dallas, Moscow, with 8.5 mil-

complete respect for authority. The mere pointing of a white baton, the only weapon carried by a member of the foot patrol, brings speeding cars to a screeching halt for a traffic violation inspection of registration or a search under the hood.

Because she has more free time than Tim, Melissa has spent much time exploring, sightseeing and visiting places of historical and cultural significance. Although she has found many of the cathedrals and convents in disrepair, there is a focus on their restoration by the government. (An American friend has documented more than 290 cathedrals.) Despite the directives of the Communist Party, Baker believes that religious Russians practiced their

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bas a democracy~ but it is a young democracy. The Western world should be tolerant of the hiccups along the way~ remembering that short of an outright invasion or natural disaster, it is bard to find an analogy to the extreme and rapid change that bas come about. The country has gone from one spectrum to the other in 10 short years.

-Tim Baker ~~

lion people, appears even bigger than it is, Baker says. The majority of the population lives inside the city in huge apartment buildings. Centralized planning, metro-grid and mass transit means homes are intermingled with factories, and few people have access to cars. Remembering the traffic jams of Houston with one person to a car, Baker applauds the ability of mass transit to move people so effectively between point A and point B. But he also recognizes that such a system was not meant for the consumer society, which is used to impulse buying or simply popping into a store on a whim.

The Bakers have the freedom to travel, but are ever mindful that papers are required at all times, a remnant of the old system of keeping track of the movement of people. When staying in a hotel, they must register their passports to provide a record of the visit for the state. Traffic police, the GAl (pronounced guy-ee) are all powerful and ever present, and they command a

faith underground. Although some churches were completely destroyed by the government, many others, elaborately detailed with gold and icons, survived.

While wal king in Red Square, Baker often is struck by the unreality of it all.

The Red Square he remembers from television broadcasts that showed a generation of marching troops, missile trailers and Russian leaders such as Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko, is no more.

As the Bakers explore the Kremlin armory museum with generations of Romanov chariots, garments, ornamental weapons, thrones and breath-taking jewels, he sees a city celebrating 850 years of existence.

Baker, who expects to spend three to five years in the "land of soft summer rain," sums it up this way: "Rather than view Russia and its future in the context of the last 70 years, which was only a small span of time, we should see the country in its full depth and historical context." •

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TEXAS TECH SPORTS

Tech travels /on~ winding road ofsuccess to Big 12

By Don Williams, Sports Columnist for the Lubbock Ava/anchefoumal

erald Myers has been around Texas Tech for 40 years; Polk Robison, even longer. Both can remember the days when an ambitious athletic budget was $1 million, when the Municipal Coliseum was a fancy place to play basketball, when women never would think of putting on a uniform and when Jones Stadium was about half its current size.

Tech's baseball park used to be known as that place with the tree in the outfield.

The Southwest Conference was the place to be, not a place to die.

"In any area you look at, there have been drastic changes over the years," said Myers, the athletics director who manages the university's $13 .5 million budget for sports.

Myers marvels. By next fall, a giant video screen is expected to sit atop the Athletic Ticket Office at Jones Stadium.

It's a very different scenario from when Myers arrived at Tech in 19 55 as a crew-cut basketball player.

"In the ' 50s, a lot of people didn't have TV sets, let alone have one like that in your stadium," Myers said. "We had maybe six sports then compared to 17 now. We had 'The Barn' to play basketball in. Now we're looking forward to a 15,000-seat, state-of-the-art basketball arena."

It does, in fact, seem as though Tech is pushing toward the next century with momentum on its side. The aforementioned United Spirit Arena, under construction on campus, is scheduled to open next January.

That would be in the middle of the Raiders' third year of competition in the Big 12. The Big 12 is Tech's third, and many agree, best, conference.

"It spreads our influence even further over the nation," said Robison, who has been a Tech basketball player, long-time basketball coach and, from 1961-70, athletics director.

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Pttt Cawthon (lift), tbe "Tender Tyrant, • originally named bis players at Tech tbe "Red Devils,· but be never liked tbe name. Soon after; he noticed a phrase in a write-up by Collier Parris of the Lubbock MorningAvalanche staff In it, Parris labded the Texas Tech team the "Red Raiders. • To Pete, that was puftct. Texas Tech was admitted into the Southwest Conference during Cawthon's tenure.

Myers calls Tech's inclusion as a charter member of the Big 12 "probably the most important thing that's ever happened to Texas Tech athletics."

"Each of those conferences that we were in was important at the time," Myers said. "The Border Conference served its purpose in our developmental stages. All of those athletes and championships are important to our history and tradition.

"The Southwest Conference was a little higher level. We continued to grow and develop and improve. Now going into the Big 12, we're truly a national program in the sense that the Big 12 is one of the top-five conferences in the country. The top teams in any sport in the Big 12 are going to be competing for national championships.

"I think that's a little different philosophy and approach than we had

even in the Southwest Conference," Myers continued. "I think we thought more or less in terms of a conference team or regional-type team, but that's all changed with the Big 12."

Myers points out that recently, eight Tech teams qualified for post-season competition.

The school's first national championship of any athletic sort came five years ago when the Sheryl Swoopesled Lady Raiders took the women's basketball competition by storm.

"We've gone from scratch to an institution of national rank that we're all very proud of," Robison said.

But we're getting ahead of ourselves.

The Red Raiders, actually Tech teams were called the Matadors when they started in 1925, knocked around in the Border Conference during the early years. They had an identity even then.

Legendary Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne counted Tech coach Pete Cawthon among his closest friends.

Cawthon's 76 victories and .693 winning percentage, compiled from 193040, continue as the standards to beat for Tech football coaches.

Cawthon was one of the first coaches in America to load his teams onto a plane and pursue intersectional competition. Not that the Raiders suffered from jet lag. In 19 38, Cawthon coached the Raiders to their first and for 56 years, only Cotton Bowl appearance after a perfect regular season.

By 1940, Cawthon had put together a schedule completely devoid of Texas opposition. The Raiders visited, among others, Montana, Marquette, St. Louis and San Francisco.

Too bad Cawthon's ideas did not go over well with everyone. His go-everywhere scheduling pretty much ignored schools of the SWC, a factor that rankled members of the Tech Athletic Council. For his part, Cawthon said SWC schools brushed aside Tech's overtures. He resigned in January 1941 , citing fears that the university was de-emphasizing football.

No friend of Rockne could stand for that.

The tenure of Dell Morgan, who held the program together during and after the lean years of World War II, was highlighted by the opening of Jones Stadium in 1947.

Another seven years went by before the debut of something else synonymous with Tech sports in general and football in particular. DeWitt Weaver, who had succeeded Morgan in 19 51 and delivered Tech's first bowl victory in 1952, guided the Raiders to an unprecedented 11-1 mark in 19 53.

With second-team all-America halfback Bobby Cavazos scoring three touchdowns, Tech beat Auburn and its

place May 12, 19 56. Many longtime fans still are of the opinion that Tech sports scaled its steepest mountain that day. Word came that the SWC, nagged for more than 20 years about admitting Tech, was ready to comply.

"When that came about, it was a tremendous move fo r us," Robison said. "We were way out here where a lot of people in Texas didn't realize what we had, what we were."

"The Border Conference served its purpose in our developmental stages. All of those athletes and championships are important to our history and tradition. The Southwest Conference was a little higher level. We continued to grow and develop and improve. Now going into the Big 12~ we~re truly a national program in the sense that the Big 12 is one of the top-five conferences in the country."

- Athletics Director Gerald Myers soon-to-be-famous quarterback Vince The celebrating spilled into the streets. For years, Tech teams had been Dooley 35- 13. looked upon as second class by their Of more lasting significance, howplace in the old Border Conference. ever, was the appearance that day of the first Masked Rider.

Historians credit Bert Eads, a Hockley County Sheriff's Posse member, with the idea. Jim St. Clair offered the first horse, Blackie, and Joe Kirk Fulton took the reins initially to lead the team onto the field.

"It was something that was kind of kept from the team until we were ready to take the field," said Pete Harland, an end who went on to be all-Border Conference in 19 54. "It was something that we were quite impressed with ourselves."

The stirring stadium entries continue today.

Fulton said Weaver, who died in late January, approached him with the idea.

"I had no idea it would grow into the tradition that it did," Fulton said.

By this time, Tech was DeWitt Weaver coached the Red Raider football uamfrom 1951- 1960. building sports momenWeaver led four Red Raider squads to Border Conftrence championships. tum, although the biggest His 1953 squad posted an 11-1 record and deflated Auburn 35-13 in the Gator Bowl. He died in january in Daphne, Ala., at the age of 86. jolt by far would take

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The Raiders' entry into the league had been denied eight times. After the last rejection, in 19 52, angry Tech fans cut up their Neiman-Marcus charge

course, we took the wishbone and did a lot with it, but JT brought that team in here and had us totally dumbfound., ed.

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were fortunate in having the Coliseum. It enhanced our program, having it on campus. Its still to me, a pretty arena with the dome e.ffect. Of course, we've outgrown it in some ways. This new arena is certainly going to .further enhance our program, I think, in regard to recruiting and otherwise."

-Polk Robison cards and mailed them in to the Dallas-based retailer. The story goes that store chief Stanley Marcus put the arm on Southern Methodist to swing its vote in Tech's favor.

But Tech had to fulfill its part of the bargain, too. Meeting SWC seating requirements meant improving on a Jones Stadium that held 27,000 at the time.

"I remember they had this great engineering project of moving Jones Stadium (stands) back and making more room," said current Iowa coach Hayden Fry, who grew up in Odessa and coached at North Texas and Southern Methodist.

Using railroad tracks and steel rollers, engineers moved the estimated 10 million pounds of concrete and steel back 226 feet. The stadium floor was lowered 28 feet, a new lighting system went in, and capacity jumped to 41,500.

Two subsequent expansions would upgrade Jones Stadium capacity to its current 50,500.

The football teams grew as the stadium had. Innovative offensive coach JT King brought talents such as Donny Anderson and Dave Parks to Tech in the 1960s.

According to an esteemed football man in Austin, King's 44-45-3 record was more a reflection of the Raiders' difficult upbringing in a new league than of his coaching sense.

Upon King's death in 1993, legendary Texas coach Darrell Royal said Tech's 19-13 upset in Austin in 1967 was huge for both sides. After seeing King's handiwork, the Longhorns got serious about implementing the wishbone offense.

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Meanwhile, a contemporary of King's, J. William Davis, was revolutionizing how football coaches operated off the field. Davis, Tech's Athletics Council chairman from 1948-69,

devised the national letter of intent whose use continues today. The document brought some semblance of sanity to colleges' recruitment of high school players.

King's successes got the ball rolling.

The meteoric Jim Carlen followed up with a pair of eight-win teams in 1970 and 1972 and an 11-1 club in 1973 that went down with the best in Tech history. Under Steve Sloan, the Raiders climbed as high as No. 5 in the national rankings after winning their first eight games in 1976. A 27-19loss to Houston kept Tech from winning the SWC and going back to the Cotton Bowl, but the Raiders did firiish 10-2 after a 27-24 loss to Nebraska at the Bluebonnet Bowl.

What came next were mostly lean years under Rex Dockery and Jerry

Polk Robison began his career with the Red Raiders as a basketball player in 1934. He later coached at Texas Tech .from 1942-61, including Tech's inaugural year in the Southwest Conference in 1956. Robison ended his career with the university as athletics director.from 1960-70.

Moore, followed by the controversial In 1996, Tech men's basketball Luminaries such as Berl Huffman one-season tenure of David (1960-67) and Kal Segrist (1968-83) coach James Dickey took the Red McWilliams. He came to Tech from the compiled records of 80-87-1 and 3 19Raiders to the round of 16 in the Texas staff and promptly went back to NCAA Tournament. Like his predeces324-1, respectively, but didn't reap the sors Robison, Gene Gibson (1961-69), benefits of a plush park. In their day, Texas to be head coach, a move that outraged Red Raider supporters. the Tech Diamond was regarded more Bob Bass (1969-7 1) and Myers (1971Spike Dykes has coached Tech foot91) Dickey coaches at the Municipal as a curiosity that had a tree in fair terball ever since, taking the Raiders to Coliseum, a facility emblematic of the ritory. six bowls, four since 1993. program it serves.

And so, as Tech celebrates its 75th Now viewed as old and stuffy, the anniversary, the growth in sports goes His term has coincided with some of the glory days of Tech athletics. A coliseum was a fresh new showplace forward full bore.

40 years ago.

"Tech's come a long way and I think landmark moment in the university's "We were fortunate in having the sports annals was the Lady Raiders' laid a good, solid foundation," Myers Coliseum," said Robison, who coached said. "The philosophy here, I think, has basketball national championship five been pretty consistent that we've built years ago this spring. Tech's 84-82 vicTech basketball for all but one season from 1942-61 . "It enhanced our protory against Ohio State culminated a solid programs that are financially long climb. This was a program that gram, having it on campus. It's still, to sound.

"We've had support from the local little more than a decade before had me, a pretty arena with the dome community through all those years, and just hoped family and close friends effect. Of course, we've outgrown it in we've gradually grown from a budget some ways. This new arena is certainly would show up for its games at the onof well under a million dollars to budcampus women's gym. going to further enhance our program, The national title was a crowning achievement not only for Lady Raiders head coach Marsha Sharp, but also for her longtime colleague, Jeannine McHaney, who, as an administrator, had built the women's programs from scratch.

The event spurred interest in other Tech women's teams as well. The Red Raiders also have gained prominence in volleyball, golf and tennis and added soccer and softball to the women's spectrum in response to a Title IX complaint.

"I think that's been one of the biggest changes we've seen here at Tech," Myers said. "We have a women's program that is outstanding from the standpoint of being Former TexdS nch star btJSketba/1 player and coach Gerald Myers WdS named athletics director ldSt year. He wdS the school's head competitive and producing btJSketba/1 coach for 20 years {1971-91}. Myers is the winningesr coach in Tech men's btJSketba/1 history with an overall 326-26 1 some outstanding student-ath- record. letes academically. gets that will be 14 million to 15 milI think, in regard to recruiting and oth"I think our women's sports have . " lion dollars in the next year or two." erwtse. helped us to have a good, broad-based That's a reality about which RobiRobison, or anyone for that matter, program." son never would have dreamed when need only gaze toward Dan Law Field But few would dispute that the he walked into his first class as a Tech for justification. In the decade of the weekend when the Lady Raiders went freshman in 1929.

1990s, Dan Law Field has been to Atlanta and brought home a nation"It's been a wonderful experience expanded to hold more than 5,000 al title served as a turning point. with Texas Tech over these years," he people. Regarded as one of the nation's "That kind of started an era of probsaid. "I relished it greatly and have nicer college baseball facilities, it has ably the most successful period in appreciated the opportunity of being hosted NCAA regional tournaments Texas Tech sports," Myers said. "From connected in various ways with the the past two years.

1993 to 1996 or 1997, all of our institution. It's a great institution. The Tech coach Larry Hays routinely teams achieved a fairly high degree of best is yet to be, I would say." sends players on to pro careers. success."

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Lady Raiders Claim Big 12 Championships

By Ray Glass, Columnist for the Lubbock Ava/anche-joUTT/4/

ene Hanebutt and her Texas Tech team- · mates were just out to have fun during he championship game of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament, March 4-7.

So they went overboard a little, turning the title game into a celebration with their fans as the Lady Raiders romped past Kansas 71-53, capping a week that turned out exactly as they had hoped.

"This city has been good to us this week, ancf we'd like to come back and get a few more wins," said Hanebutt, whose five 3-pointers and 21 points helped Tech continue its season-long domination of the Big 12.

No. 6-ranked Tech won for the 25th time in 29 games- and 18th time in 19 games against league opponents. The Lady Raiders earned an No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament with the decisive victory over Kansas.

Although the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament will be held in Lubbock's Municipal Coliseum, the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City seemed like home to the Lady Raiders during the Big 12 Tournament. Tech pulled away to a 34-20 halftime lead and held off Kansas down the stretch, securing one of four top seeds from the NCAA. "I think we made a statement tonight with this win," Hanebutt said. ''We're a great basketball team."

And Hanebutt could bounce around, smiling Head coach Marsha Sharp seemed relieved and flashing the Guns-Up sign. It had been fun, after the Lady Raiders played up to their ranking following an off game in the semifinals. following a hard- fought, successful season. • Tech had been the Big 12 favorite since before the season and held up under that pressure throughout regular-season and post-season play.

"Hopefully. we set the stage for some things that are going to happen in the next couple of weeks," Sharp said.

Tech led by as many as 2 1 points in the second half and never by fewer than 13, and the game ended with Hanebutt dribbling away the clock in the backcoutt.

Forward Alicia Thompson could blow a kiss to her mom, Patricia, in the stands after being named tourney most valuable player. Post Angie Brazil could flash a wide smile after being Lacfy Raidm celebrate after their Big 12 regular season championship. Tech named to the all-tourney defeated Grambling in thefirst round of the NCAA Tournament, but fill to Notre Dame in second-round ach·on. {Photo by Wade Kmnecfy) team.

La4J Raider Alicia Thompson named to first team AP All-American oldsclaw. Sales. Penicheiro. Thompson. Reid. They're the best collegiate women's basketball players in the nation. That fourth one, Alicia Thompson from Texas Tech, was really pumped March 9 after learning she had been selected to The Associated Press Women's All-America basketball team.

"Oh man, that's exciting to hear," the Lady Raider senior said. "I thought it was possible if I came in and played hard. I knew if we did well as a team I would be a candidate. I wanted to come in and do a little better than I did last year."

The 6-foot-1 forward from Big Lake, Texas, has certainly done that.

She was averaging 22.9 points and Thompson 8.8 rebounds per game, shooting 54.7 percent from the field with 60 assists and 43 steals in 29 games. She was named Big 12 player of the

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year and helped Tech win the league's regular-season and tournament titles.

"It's well deserved, and obviously I'm thrilled for her," Tech head coach Marsha Sharp said. "It's a great choice.

She carried us through so many tough situations and has played like an All-American all season. I hope it's the first of many awards for her."

Thompson, in typical fashion for a player who downplays her accomplishments in favor of success by the Lady Raiders, shares the credit for the honor with her teammates.

"It has a lot to do with who you play with," she said. "I had a great team to play with and they helped get it done."

Thompson said she first realized All-America honors were out of the ordinary when she was around Tech standout Connie Robinson during her freshman season.

"I heard it and was around it more with Connie," she said. "Just hearing the words All-American, I knew it was something special." Lubbock Avalanche-journal

Pap, Makes Big Impact on Tech Athletics

By Jamie Harrison, Athletic Media Relations Intern

s a child, he dreamt of one day playing professional football and gracing the cover of a Wheaties box. Today, his aspirations have changed.

While the chance to appear on the front of a Wheaties box is not out of the question, it is a different sport that may elevate this young athlete to the status of professionalism. Who is this Red Raider great?

Josephus Howard.

Howard, known as "Pap" to his friends and family is, perhaps, the biggest name in Texas Tech athletics at this time. Pap, short for "papoose," is a nickname his father gave him before he was born. The term papoose refers to a pouch that Indian women used to carry their babies in many years ago.

"When my mother was pregnant my father began calling me Pap, short for papoose. Then when I was born it just stuck," Howard said.

Whether you choose to call him Pap or Josephus, the Red Raider track standout is quickly making his name known. The sophomore sprinter dashed into the record books earlier this season when he clocked an indoor time of 20.5 1 seconds in the 200 meters. His time, which was recorded on an oversized indoor track, gave Howard an automatic bid to the NCAA Indoor Championships, held March 13-14 in Indianapolis, Ind. His time of 20.51 seconds also gives him the best indoor time in the world so far this season.

The Texas native started running competitively as a sophomore in high school, only four years ago. Today, his name is commonly mentioned in the most highly esteemed track circuits of the world. Pap is currently listed as second on the all-time world record list, among collegians on any sized indoor track in the 200 meters. In the same event, he is also tied for 13th on the all-time world record list among all levels of runners.

Pap credits his parents for much of the success in his life. The son of a Baptist minister, he grew up in the church and learned many of life's lessons from his parents. Another influential person in his life, as well as one of the dominant reasons he chose to attend Tech, is his coach, Greg Sholars.

"I was recruited by a lot of schools," Howard said. "I didn't know where I was

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going to go. One day, Coach Sholars gave me a call. I had never thought about going to Texas Tech or Lubbock, but I think I made the right decision about coming out here. I can't imagine being coached under any other person."

Pap realizes that much of what Sholars emphasizes in practice is first-hand knowledge he has from his own glory days as a track star. Pap considers Sholars a friend he can talk to about anything, as well as a man with a vast array of wisdom in the area of track and field.

accomplish, like winning a national championship."

For Pap and the rest of the Red Raider track team, the season has just begun.

Outdoor season is fast approaching.

He has already been listed as fifth in the Top-1 0 list of eligible collegians in the 200 meters for the 1998 outdoor season

by The Source magazine. Aside from his projected success, Pap has his own times to beat. He is currently first in the nation and third in the world among juniors in the 200 meters with a time of 20.53 seconds. In the 100 meters, which is another event Pap competes in, his time of 10.31 seconds is the second best time in the nation.

Pap's personal motto is "Pass and Run Fast." His high level of intensity has made Sholars proud of the values Howard has brought to the program.

"He's incredible, he really is, but more than just his athleticism he has a very solid character and good morals," Sholars said.

"He is a silent leader who leads by example. Pap has strong values that bleed through to the whole team and everyone around him. He has given more to the program than just great numbers. Pap continues to mature as a man and is becoming a world-class person as well as a worldclass runner."

Howard is satisfied without a lot of hoopla surrounding him, but things may change in the next couple of years. If he

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- Greg Sholars Continued success for the young sprinter is, in part, dependent upon his ability to stay healthy and his persistence.

He set a pre-season goal of consistent improvement. So far, he is on his way.

"Some of the great things that have happened so far this year I didn't expect, but I did expect to improve because I am older and a little bit wiser than I was last year," Howard said. "But I'm not satisfied yet. I still have goals I would like to

continues to run in the company of premier athletes and put numbers on the board like he has been doing, an Olympic medal may very well be part of his future.

Currently, he is being touted as an Olympic hopeful for the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia.

His response to this is simple. "For now I am concentrating on this season, but I know that if the Olympics is what God has planned for me I will be there." •

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Compiled by Curt Langford, Sports Editor

TECH ATHLETES SCORE WELL

exas Tech student-athletes achieved · an average grade point average of T 2.78 for the fall1997 semester and over 45.4 percent of Red Raider athletes achieved over a 3.0, according to statistics released by athletic department officials in February.

Of the 390 student-athletes who attended the fall semester, over 88 percent achieved a 2.0 cumulative grade point average or better, which included 67 members of the Dean's and President's lists. Highlighting the list of student-athletes with a 4.0 grade point average for the fall were football players Keith Cockrum and Tony Rogers; baseball player Jose Alvarez; softball player Paula Workman; golfer Philip Tate; and volleyball players Ebony Smith and Kim Breitbach - three other spikers surpassed the 3.5 mark.

"I am very pleased with the academic performance of our student-athletes for the fall 1997 semester," said Associate Athletics Director Steve Uryasz, who joined the athletics department in July after holding similar positions at Nebraska and Oklahoma State. "We certainly have a long way to go to meet our long-term goals, but this is a step in the right direction."

Earlier this year, the conference announced its Big 12 academic teams for the fall sports, and Texas Tech was listed among the best in the conference.

"I am really pleased with the progress we have made in the academic support area for our student-athletes," · said Gerald Myers, athletics director.

"We made some significant changes in our student-services department last summer, and it appears obvious that those improvements are making an impact.

"We hired Steve Uryasz to head that department and he added some talented staff members. We renovated and enlarged the computer labs for the student-athletes and increased our tutorial staff to nearly 50. I think last fall's academic successes by our student-athletes are a positive indication of progress and a sign of things to come."

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• 18 student-athletes were named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) • 49 student-athletes were named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or better); • 67 of 390 student-athletes achieved a 3.5 GPA or better • 48 football players achieved a 3.0 or better GPA

• 177 of 390 student-athletes (45.4 percent) achieved a 3.0 or better grade point average for the fall semester • 343 of 390 student-athletes at Texas Tech (87.9 percent) maintained a 2.0 or better cumulative grade point average.

NCAA PRAISES TOURNAMENT espite Texas Tech's disappointing loss to Stanford in the Big 12/Pac-1 0 Challenge, representatives of the NCAA and ESPN praised the tournament, D which took place Feb. 1 in the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum.

Texas Tech sold 8,266 tickets as fans filled the Municipal Coliseum for not only the Lady Raider clash with the Cardinal but also the doubleheader's first game between Kansas and Arizona. The event was run smoothly by Tech athletic department personnel.

"They've got it rolling. It's an event; they make it look easy," said Dana Craft, a member of the NCAA women's basketball committee who was in town for a site review prior to the Midwest Regional March 21 and 23 in Lubbock.

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"We were very pleased," said Carol Stiff, ESPN programming planner for women's basketball.

"We thought the administration and community did an outstanding job of supporting it, not only when Tech and Stanford were playing but when Kansas and Arizona were playing.

"I thought it was a fantastic atmosphere. It felt like a regional final. The electricity was fabulous. The play was outstanding."

The doubleheader was a dry run not only for the Midwest Regional but also for the NCAA sub-regional which Tech had submitted a bid for in the second week of March.

Craft, the senior women's administrator at Southwest Texas State, praised Tech's crowd control, accommodation of TV, ticket procedures and attention to detail. She provided her report to other members of the NCAA women's basketball committee during a conference call Feb. 13.

PERSONAL SEAT LICENSES ore than 2,700 personal seat licenses (PSLs) were sold for the United Spirit Arena during the first phase of sales, which ended Jan. 31, said athletics director Gerald Myers. .

"The support of the PSL program in the first phase was tremendous," Myers said. "Because of that support, we are able to stay on schedule with our first arena bond payment in February. But there are still a lot of great PSL seats available in the second phase."

The second phase of sales began Feb. 2 and will continue until all seat licenses are sold. The breakdown of sales: women's games, 1,385; men's games, 1,339.

For more information on the PSL program, contact the Tech ticket office at 1-888-GO-BIG-12, or visit the athletic department's Web site at www. techsan.com.

District 9, as announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Carr, the Big 12's leading scorer with 23.4 points per game, joined TCU's Lee Nailon and Mike Jones, Baylor's Brian Skinner and Texas' Kris Clack on the first team.

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LADY RAIDERS SCHEDULE TOUGH OPPONENTS exas Tech had the nation's best schedule strength in women's RatT ings Per;centage Index (RPI) college basketball ratings determined by Collegiate Basketball News.

The schedule strength is one of three factors used in compiling the overall RPI. Division I winning percentage and opponent's schedule strength are also considered.

Tech's schedule strength was .6928.

Iowa was second at .6914.

Tech!s overall RPI rating was .6775, third behind Tennessee (.7095) and Old Dominion (.7069). Utah was fourth, and Hawaii fifth.

Other Big 12 teams ranked among the top 100 were Iowa State (17th), Kansas ( 19.th), Nebraska (37th), Oklahoma State (56th), Colorado (93rd), Baylor (98th) and Texas (100th).

CARR RECEIVES POST-SEASON HONORS AND RECOGNITION exas Tech senior g uard Cory Carr T has been named third-team AllAmerica by Basketball Times, the publication announced in March.

Carr averaged a league-high 23.4 points per game and led the Big 12 Conference in scoring again this sea-

TEXAS TECH BASEBALL DEFEATS AWMNI IN OPENER n its first game action of the 1998 I season, the Texas Tech Red Raider Smior Cory Carr ltd tht Big 12 in scoring and was ont of three finalists for the conference's player-of tht-year award, as stlected by league coaches.

son. The four-year Red Raider letterman, who returned for his senior campaign, has scored 20 or more points 19 times this season and 30 or more six times.

He scored a career-high 39 against Southwestern Louisiana and has had 30-plus twice against Baylor. He scored 33 againstOklahoma State.

Carr was one of three Big 12 Conference player-of-the-year finalists and was a unanimous selection to the allconference team by the Associated Press. He also was named to the NABC/ GMC All-District squad for

baseball team defeated the Texas Tech Alumni team 16-6 in the annual preseason Alumni Game Jan. 3 1 at Dan Law Field.

The Red Raiders took advantage of an 11-run second inning which included three home runs to take the lead. In all, Texas Tech banged out fo ur home runs on the day from designated hitter Keith Ginter, outfielder Jason Landreth, third baseman Jason Huth and shortstop Junior Rodriguez.

The victory avenged last year's loss to the Alumni Team which includes a majority of former Red Raiders playing in the Minor Leagues.

Matt Kastelic anchored the Alumni Team with a 3-3 performance which included a two-RBI single.

Ryan Brewer took the loss for the Alumni Team. continued on next page

ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL ACADEMIC TEAM DAI...LAS MORNING NEWS, NOV. 22, 1997 First team honorees are letter winners who have at least a 3.2 grade point average while those with GPAs of between 3.0 and 3. 19 are listed as honorable mention.

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Texas Tech entered the season ranked 9th nationally in the preseason

DYKES RECRUITS "SMALL, BUT O UTSTANDING" CLASS

USA Today Baseballl#ekry!ESPN coaches poll, the final poll in preseason.

Texas Tech was ranked 8th by Baseball America, 1Oth by The Sporting News and 17th by Collegiate Baseball in preseason polls.

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"We signed a small but outstanding class of football players this year," said Dykes, who is entering his schoolrecord-setting 12th season as Texas Tech's head football coach.

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vision show. It includes Texas Tech feature player profiles, highlights of game action and short fu ndamental tips for youth baseball players.

The show, 30 minutes in length, first aired on March 3 on Cox Cable Channel 14 in Lubbock. It will continue through May 19.

The show airs every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. and repeats every Thursday at 9 p.m.

SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICE KICKS O FF W ITH ANNUAL RED/BLACK GAME pring football practice for Texas S Tech culminated with an April 4 Red / Black Game that included several fan-oriented activities, including Raider Alley, Raider Red, the Masked Rider and members of the Goin' Band from Raiderland.

The game was broadcast live by All Sports Radio Network on KKAM 1340 AM. Members of the Red Raider football, volleyball and soccer teams visited with fans and signed autographs at Raider Alley after the game, which was followed by the Red Raider baseball game against Missouri.

"With all of the activities that surrounded the Red-Black Game this year, I think it was a lot more enjoyable for our fans," said Head Coach Spike Dykes.

"Folks were able to come out and see a preview of next year's team. And, they had a great time with all of the festivities that are associated with a regular-season game."

The Red / Black Game signifies the culmination of spring practice, which officially began March 3.

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Head football coach Spike Dykes will be entering into his 12th season with the Red Raiders next fall.

"We still have the philosophy in recruiting that we try hard to sign the outstanding players in this state. Consequently, we can't worry about the

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ones we don't get. We do try to make sure the ones we do get will fit in our program as productive student-athletes.

"With our scholarship limitations, we felt like we had to address our team needs w ith players that will make an immediate impact. I think this class will have as much impact as any we have had here in quite some time. We signed 15 players, almost all of whom w ill have a great chance to play and play well.

"Team speed has become a trademark of our football program and, I think, over the last two years we have added some of the best athletes Texas Tech has seen.

"Every year I talk about how excited I am about our signing class. I am just as excited about this class as any other because these 15 players will all have the chance to make their mark on the future of Texas Tech football."

Texas Tech originally had a total of 22 scholarships to allocate for the upcoming season. The athletic program self-sanctioned a maximum allocation of 17 football grants-in-aid this season as part of its response to the NCAA's official inquiry into its athletic program. Texas Tech has two additional scholarships to award.

Of the 27 players Texas Tech signed to its incoming class last year, including late signees Dee Jackson and Darrel Jones, 14 saw game action and five players started at least one contest.

Tailback Ricky Williams earned second-team Freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News and surpassed Byron Hanspard's fres hman rushing record

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Alumni Accept New Roles on Advisory Board

By Marsha Gustafson, Editor

welve successful, professional people are working in an advisory capacity to the Ex-Students Association's National Board of Directors, of which they all are former members. The new Advisory Board to the Ex-Students

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Education: B.B.A., marketing, 1983 Proftssional: Sales and Leasing and Sales Training, Sewell Lexus, Dallas Honors, Activities: Currently ranked first in the U.S. in retail sales fo r Lexus; from 1984-90, while working for Sewell Village Cadillac, Dallas, was ranked as one of top five sales associates in the U.S. ESA Board: President, 1996 Residence: Addison, Texas

R .G . ' W ICK' ALEXANDER Education: B.A., zoology, 1958; D.D.S., 1962; M.S.D., 1964, University of Texas Dental Branch Professional: Private practice in orthodontics; clinical professor of orthodontics, Baylor College of Dentistry; and adjunct clinical professor at UT Dental Branch in Houston, Texas.

Honors, Activities: Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics; Fellow, International College of Dentists; Fellow, American College of Dentists; and recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Tech.

ESA Board: President, 1978 Residence: Arlington, Texas

LARRY R . B YRD Education: B.S.I.E., industrial engineering, 1957

Professional: President and Partner, All Plastics Molding Inc.; Director, North Dallas Bank & Trust.

Honors, Activities: Registered Professional Engineer in Texas; recipient of the Distinguished Engineer Award from Texas Tech; member, Academy of Industrial Engineers; and College of Engineering Dean's Council.

ESA Board: President, 1982 Residence: Dallas, Texas

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Education: B.B.A., finance, 1956; CLU, American College in Bryn Mawr, Pa.; and graduate of the Life Insurance Management Research Association Schools in Agency and Company M;magement and the SMU Institute of Insurance Marketing.

Professional: President and CEO, Foster Financial Group, Dallas-based diversified j , financial service company; partner in the Foster-Cary Corp., Foster-Cary Agency Inc. and Foster Cary Financial Planners Inc.; and president of Planned Benefits Inc., an employee benefits and group insurance marketing company, and Foster Commercial Inc., a commercial real estate, business brokerage and mergers and acquisitions company.

Honors, Activities: Ninth recipient since 1848 of the Phi Delta Theta Legion of Honor and recipient of the Texas Tech Distinguished Alumnus Award.

ESA Board: President, 1976 Residence: Dallas, Texas

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Proftssional: Executive Vice President, American Bank ofTexas, $600 million banking organization with 14 locations; 20 years of diversified financial and commercial banking experience, including 13 years as a CEO. Honors, Activities: Leadership positions with Independent Bankers Association of Texas and America; and honorary board member, Dallas Services for Visually Impaired Children.

ESA Board: President, 1991 Residence: Dallas, Texas

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tion volunteer can receive; fo rmer di rector, Double T Association, Cotton Bowl Association, Foundation of Texas Tech, Southwest Conference Women's Basketball Tournament representing Tech, and the National Advisory Board of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.

ESA Board: President, 1989 - first woman to hold the position Residence: Dallas, Texas

Education: B.A., mathematics, 1970; J.D., University of Texas, 1973.

Professional: Partner, Law Offices of Dicky Grigg, Austin, Texas - concentration in civil trial law, personal injury trial law and products liability.

Honors, Activities: Director, Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation; American and National Boards of Trial Lawyers; and recipient of the Texas Tech Distinguished Alumnus Award.

ESA Board: President, 1994 Residence: Austin, Texas

JAMES R. 'JIM' RATLIFF Education: B.B.A., business; 1961 Professional: Chairman of the Board, Whis-

JAMES L. GULLEY JR. Education: B.S., nautical science, Kings Point, Long Island, N.Y., 1945; B.S., petroleum geology, Texas Tech, 1949.

Professional: Certified Petroleum Geologist, independent oil and gas; self-employed and president: Rotary Drilling Inc., Tyler, Texas; Brooks Well Service, Palestine, Texas; Bell Supply Co., Kilgore, Texas; and United Drilling Co., Tyler; co-owner, WR. Hughey Operating Co. Inc., Tyler; partner and director, Consolidated Foundry Inc., San Antonio, Texas; and interests in farming and ranching, Hardeman County, Texas.

Honors, Activities: Inducted into Athletic Hall of Honor at Texas Tech; Distinguished Alumnus of Texas Tech award recipient; Board of Regents of Tech and the HSC; and the Distinguished Service ·Award recipient from Texas Tech.

ESA Board: President, 1981 Residence: Tyler, Texas

JAMES W. LACY Education: B.S., petroleum engineering, 1949

Professional: Independent oil operator; former president and CEO, Hytech Energy Corp.; chairman and director, Lacy & Byrd Inc.; and director, Lacy Oil Corp.

Honors, Activities: Distinguished Engineer award recipient from Tech's College of Engineering, 1985; and received the 1990 Texas Tech Distinguished Alumnus Award.

ESA Board: Director Residence: Midland, Texas

ILAH COFFEE MERRIMAN Education: B.S., mathematics, 1957 Professional: Retired CEO and CFO, H&R Block in Houston, Texas; 3 5-year career with H&R Block.

Honors, Activities: 1992 Distinguished Alumna of Texas Tech; 199 3 National Ernest T. Steward Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, the highest honor a college alumni associa-

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Honors, Activities: Former member, board of directors, Security National Bank of Lubbock, Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, Lubbock Area Foundation and Texas Tech Foundation; Currently, St. Mary Hospital Foundation Board and Board of Directors, Lubbock Symphony Orchestra.

ESA Board: President, 199 2 Residence: Lubbock, Texas

KEN M. TALKINGTON Education: B.A., chemistry, 1961; M.D., University ofTexas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, 1965.

Professional: Obstetrics-Gynecology Physician, Arlington Womens Clinic Association.

Honors, Activities: Former member, Texas Tech Athletic Council; former Board Director, Wesley Foundation of Arlington, Cotton Bowl Association, Red Raider Club, also past chairman; and member, Texas Tech Ex-Lettermen's Association.

ESA Board: Director, 1977-85 Residence: Arlington, Texas

MARTHA CROW YORK Education: B.B.A., business management, 1961; Realtors Institute of Texas Graduate, Certified Residential Specialist.

Professional: Legacy Realtors Inc., dba WestMark Realtors, director and founding partner; holder of Texas Real Estate Broker License.

Honors, Activities: Former director, regional vice president and political action committee trustee, Texas Association of Realtors; Lubbock Association of Realtors 1990 Realtor of the Year; Lubbock Professional Chapter of Women in Communications Inc.'s 1992 Gold Medal Award; and former member, Texas Tech Athletics Council and LISD Board of Trustees; and numerous professional and civic memberships and board appointments.

ESA Board: President, 1995 Residence: Lubbock, Texas

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Getting to Know Our Board Members MICHAEL UNDERWOOD Name: Michael Underwood City where you reside: Evergreen, Colo.

Position on the Ex-Students Association Board: Member, Board of Directors; Chapter Development Committee; Membership Marketing Committee Degree, major and class year at Tech plus any other degrees you may have earned: B.A. degree in public relations in 1988 and an MBA degree from the University of Phoenix in 1992.

Where are you employed and what is your position? Vice PresidentUnderwood Agribusiness Associates Ltd.; Vice President, CFO and General Manager, Locken Farms Inc. Fa mily Members: Wife Sandy Major activities you were involved in as a student at Tech: Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, Saddle Tramps, Interfraternity Council What is one of your fondest memories from Tech days?

Texas Tech defeating the University of Texas in football in 1986. lt was the 50th anniversary of Saddle Tramps at Texas Tech University.

What would you like to see implemented, changed or improved at Texas Tech? Better suppon of all athletics by students as well as area fans.

What is your favorite book? "Golf in the Kingdom" by Michael Murphy What is your favorite movie? "Panon" What are your interests/hobbies? Golf, duck hunting, world travel, attending the World Champion Denver Broncos' home games and watching any game Tech is involved in, regardless of the spon.

What character trait do you value highly in an individual? Integrity If you could ask six people to your home for an evening, who would they be? Ben Hogan, George Bush, Margaret Thatcher, John Elway, John Wayne and Ganh Brooks

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THE TEXAS TECH EX-STUDENTS ASSOCIATION WISHES TO EXPRESS ITS APPRECIATION TO ITS NEWEST CENTURY CLUB MEMBERS Compiled by Gale Wells, Administrative Assistant

CENTIJRY CUJB Mr. & Mr~ David W. Abney, II '89 Jmniftr Palmtr '90 Mr. & Mr~ Kyle Abraham '88 Elizab<th Abraham Mr. & Mr~ Al•n Aguilar '9 3 Swan Cunningham '9J Mr. & Mrs. Sco11 Akins Shannon Moo" '94 Ms. Sh.,ecse A. Alison '97 Mr. Samuel E. Allen. Jr. '70 Mr. & Mrs. Terry Anderson '78 LoriAndmon Mr. Christopher J. Angerer '94 Mr. George L. Arcand Frimd if Trch Mr~ Toni Buckley Arnell '61 Mr. john K. Ashby '60 Mr. & Mrs. Cody R. Aufricht '81 Jmnif<r Drchamplain '82 Mr. & Mrs Jerry R. Avery '64 Swir Dav1s '64 Mr. & Mr~ Larry Baird '59 Pam·cia Riordan '59 Ms Brooke D. Bara '96 Mr. Cody C. Barnell. Jr. '53 Mr. & Mr~ Tommy Bartley Carolyn TubbJ '65 Mr. & Mr~ Charles Baughman '68 )ami Baut,hman M~

Juliana Baumgardner '78 Mr. & Mr~ Bill Bearden '68 Carolr Srrivn<r '68 Mr. & Mr~ Gary Beckmann Swan Wadd1i1gton '84 Mr. Joel A. Beesinger '82 Mr. Charles Bell & Mrs. Trrw Callaghtr-Bdl '76 Mr. & Mrs Gary Bellomy '74 Caroi Bdlorrry Mr. & Mrs 0. M•ck Bennett '57 MaryBnmm Dr. & Mrs Richard Bennett '7 3 Sharon Bomm

Mr. David W. Bernard '77 Mr. Christopher S. Berry '97 Ms Lisa M. Beville '86 Mr. Dw•ine I. Blanscet '76 Mr. & Mr~ Rich31d Bludworth, Jr. '70 Shrda Bludworth Mr. & Mrs Michael Bohn '65 ElinBohn Mr. & Mrs Marco A. Bolado Drbomh Dickson Studmt Mr. & Mrs Reece Boudreaux '88 Allison Boud"aux Mr. RussellS. Boyd '85 Dr. Thomas L. Boyle '83 & Dr. Ma11lda Rrrd<r-Boylr '8J Mr. & Mrs Scot Bredeson '9 3 Dianr Carlock '9J Mr. & Mr~ Jimmy Brendle '85 Hwhtr Brmdlr Mr. & Mr. Ovid Brock '57 Rur Brock Mr. & Mrs jackie Brown Drbomb Loran '7J Mr. & Mrs. William Brown, Jr. '79 JunrBroum Mr. & Mr~ William Bryan '91 Km"Bryan Mr. Denny B. Bullard '70 Mr. & Mrs Rodney Bunker Parricia Somm '90

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Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Bunnell '49 Jouphinr Strg<r '49 Mr. Bradley D. Burk '96 Mr. & Mrs Scott Burkhardt '87 Kimb<rlry Shollmbarg<r '88 Mr. Shane S. Calhoun '89 Mr. & Mrs. james Campbell '89 Brth Sm1ihmnan '85 Mr. & Mrs. James C•nrwell '61 Joan Can{W(/1 Mr. & Mrs. Dan Carroll '79 Joma McKinntrnry '78 Miss Lynn E. Carter '84 Mr. Christopher T. Carver '91 Mr. & Mr~ Wayne Chapin Bmy Chap1n '69 Mr. jan L. Chapman '67 Mr~ Kathryn Cheek-Bartholomew '97 Mr. Joseph W. Chenoweth, Ill '72 Mr. & Mr~ Shawn Claborn '90 Tarrya Duncan '92 Maj. Gen. & Mrs Robert Clork '70 Kam Chandl<r '71 Mr. & Mrs Robert Cochr:m '7 3 Cindy E'PY '7J Mr. & Mrs Kyle Coke '96 Jmniftr Toolry '94 Mrs Annette Torres Colon '95 Mr. Richard N. Cook '74 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cooksey '92 Jomif<r Erds '94 Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Cooper, Jr. '50 Mava Cooptr Mr. & Mrs James Courtney '81 J<tmn Courmry Mr. & Mrs Jerry ). Crawford '50 Martha Harvty '64 Mr. & Mrs Richard L. Creamer '90 ArrryBoyd '90 Mr. john Cullen '82 & Dr. Ousir Murphy-Cullrn '79 Mr. & Mrs. AI Cushman '69 Paula Cushman '69 Mr. & Mrs Robert N. Daniel '7 3 Kathy Rop<r '75 Mr. lee V. Darnold '9 3 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Davis, Jr. '96 Dtbra DdVis

Mr. Mike K. Dobbins '88 Mr. & Mrs. Clark Dowell '68 frances Sackrry '68 Mr. & Mrs Bill Drewell '74 Thtresa Bartos '76 Mr. Bobby W. Drum '89 Mr. Timothy E. Drummond '89 Mr. & Mrs. Tom Duren '72 Mrfissa McLran '72 Mr. Edison C. Dy '85 Ms Donna M. Ede '96 Dr. & Mrs Richard Edgin '76 Robma Edgin Mr. & Mr> Daniel A. Edwards, Jr. '82 Charla Harvry '80 Mr. Stanley W. Ellis '88 Mr. & Mrs William L. Ellis '60 Carol Stonr '59 Mr. & Mrs Lowell Elrod '50 Nanon Clrilr Moorr Mr. Wayne Eppler '64 Mr. & Mrs james Erwin Susan Hagood '92 Mr. & Mrs John EsparLa '97 Lrah Frrzza '95 Mrs. Mae Ethridge '97 Mr. & Mrs. joe D. Ev:~ns '88 Laun·< Owen '84

Mr. & Mr~ Charles Everson Ill '95 Shannon Woodworth '93 Mr. & Mrs. James D. Farmer '90 Dntt Davis '90

Dr. David R. Ficklen '91 Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Fitting, Ill M ina Brown '93 Mr. Anthony L. Fortner '89 Mr. & Mrs. Larry Fox '7 5 Kzin fox Ms Joanne L. Frantzen '9 2 Ms Marion Donaldson Furr '49 Ms Meg Garland '69 Mrs Rebecca Rankin Gates '92 Mrs Vicki Lafitte Gay '7 5 Mrs. Kelly Maxwell Goode '91 Dr. Addison E. Gradel '82 Mr. & Mr~ Chad L. Gray '96 Michdlr Scarborough '96 Mr. & Mrs. Charles Greef Holly Hubtr '72 Mr. Gregory j. Grimes '96 Mr. & Mrs Robert T. Groves '68 Linda Earlr '66 Miss Cindy G. Gruner '69 Mr. Brent L. Gustafson '96 Mr. LaneS. Haley '95 Mr. jerry D. Hall '91 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Hamel '93 K4rm McDuff'9J Mr. & Mrs. Brent B. Hamilton '93 Can"Haii '9J Mr. Tom Hamilton '60 & Dr. Jan Barton Hamilton '63 Mr. Donald R. Hanst '68 Mr~ Laura Reins Harkey '82 Mr. & Mrs. F. Allyn Harrison '67 Hdm Howard Mr. & Mrs. Tony Hartsfield '89 Lilhan Pimry '89 Mr. Richey G. Havenhill '86 Ms Cynthia L. Hayes Srudmt Mr. Doug Henderson '7 3 Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Henderson '94 ArrryHrndmon Mr. Kevin C. Henry '94 Mr. Ross W. Hester '45 Miss Serena L. Hill '85 Mr. James C. Hindman '69 Mr. Randal E. Hinds '7 3 Mr. & Mrs. Lamar Hodges '66 J('Wtll Hodges Mr. & Mrs Winfred D. Holley '38 Jrnnir Friton '39 Ms. Stephanie J. Holt '9 2 Mr. & Mrs. Cary Huff '75 Phyllis Holland '77 Mr. Hugh L. Huff '38 Mr. & Mrs. Gary Hughes '76 Drbby Hughes Dr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Hunon '68 Sarah Plunkrr Mr. & Mrs. David Jackson Jmniftr L<igh '89 Mr. RobertS. Jacobs, Jr. '82 Mr. Toby D. james '92 Mr. & Mrs. jarrell jenkins '70 L,ynnda Parktr '67 Mr. Charles E. Jilek '84 Mr. Chris J. johnson '91 Mr. Kevin R. Jones '81 Mr. Robert S. jones '68 Lt. Col. Ret & Mrs Karl Kautz, Jr. '56 Annr Kautz

Mrs. Christine B. Keeney frimd of Trch

Mr. john J. Keesey '62 Mr. Dan R. Kennedy '89 Mr. & Mrs. George Kiefer '87 Jsabrllr Kirf<r Mr. & Mrs. Fred Klapper '7 3 Pamda Klapptr Lt. Cmdr. Leo E. Knapp, Jr. '79 Mr. Kyle B. Knickerson '78 Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Line '70 Carolyn Lanr '70 Mr. & Mrs. William langston '73 Linda Langsron Mr. & Mrs Thomas Lavin '74 Lom Cringlr '7J Mr. ). Charles Liw '62 Mr. & Mrs Randall Lewis '93 Ca.ssi( Lrwis Dr. & Mrs. Robert QLewis '74 Susan Smith '74 Ms judy Bealmear Leyrer '63 Mr. Russell P. Lloyd '61 Mr. Winifred Aycock Lodal '38 Mr. & Mrs. Tal L. Logback '89 Supham( Witlktr '88 Mr. & Mrs. Roy Lowrey Haul Williaru '82 Miss Valerie j. Loza '94 Mr.). W. Lucken, Jr. '48 Ms Tanya R. Lujan '97 Mr. & Mrs. jeffrey luurull '94 Robzn Puryar '95 Mr. Christopher M. McClung '95 Mr. & Mrs R. Gary Mcfarlen '74 Suzann< Hilliard '74 Mr. & Mrs Tommy D. McMillan '76 Susan Kruzmsk '76 Mr. Robert B. McMurray '96 Dr. Linda McSpadden McNeil '66 Mr. Mark R. Mallory '88 Mr. & Mrs Ross Manley '93 Kmyann Kraloha '93 Mr. & Mrs Michael L. Marshall '90 Julit Gamtr '90 Miss Andrea V. Martin '9 2 Dr. & Mrs. Max R. Martin '7 I Dian< Dming '91 Mr. Steven L. Martin '76 Miss Erin Matthews '92 Mr. David 0. Mayo '68 Mr. Richard B. Mays '74 & Ms.Jm" Dupuis '82 Mr. Leslie B. Miles '76 Mr. & Mrs Dwayne Miller '80 Drbra Edwards '80 Mr. & Mrs William Miller '63 ShmilynMill<r Mr. & Mrs. S. Thomas Mitchell '74 Maryann< Norris '74 Mr. & Mrs Thomas Monks Supham( Hodgson '90 Dr. Albert F. Mora '82 Mr. Brei! H. Morgan '87 Miss Cynthia l. Morgan '90 Mr. & Mrs. Roy Morgan '57 Callir Morgan Mr. Larry N. Morrow '63 Mr. & Mrs. Ra ndy L. Morrow '79 Robin Hitr '77 Mrs. Lisa Gregory Mosley '90 Mr. & Mrs Gary Moss '82 Leslit Moss Capt. & Mrs Blake Motlong '85 Diana Motlong Dr. & Mrs john H. Murphy. II '68 Sur Brauman '69 Mr. Paul L. Murray '92 Mr. Rick Nelson '90

Mr. & Mrs. R. Randy Neugebauer '72 1)aru1 Collins '74 Mr. Stephen C. Nicholson '88 Mr. Benjamin S. Nickens '95 Mr. Wtlliam Nolan & Dr. Cdlh<rine RoMghan '86 Mr. & Mrs. Branden O'Brien '97 Kturie O!!flls '97 Lt. Derek C. Oden '94 Mr. Robert C. O'Neal '93 Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Osman '7 3 Mary Westmorr:land '77 Mr. & Mrs. David L. Parsons '72 Klly Warder '69 Mr. & Mrs. RaY..".'ond Patschke Jan Ludgrm 73 Mr. & Mrs. Bob Pearson Jac/yn Tidwell Friends ofTech Mr. Robert Perales '96 Mt & Mrs. Eric R. Peterson '83 Sharon Merrill '83 Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Pope '9 5 Jmniftr Durfte '94 Dr. & Mrs. William Pope '69 j0111iftr Pace '75 Mr. Brad P. Poteet '96 Mr. & Mrs. Randall L. Poteet '64 jimmie Bibb '64 Mr. & Mrs. Dallas Powell '61 Brtnda Suddtrth Mr. &: Mrs. J. B. Prewitt '35 Kath<rint johnston '3 7 Mr. &; Mrs. Tony M. Privett '73 judy Eblm '71 Mr. Denis W Qualls '88 Mr. &: Mrs. Dan Q!!igley HelmBTf!IVTI'54 Mt &; Mrs. James Radder, Jr. '74 Deborflh Tucl«r Dr. Charles H. Railsback '64 Mr. &; Mrs. Briten Ramsey '92 Ann<ttRamsty Mr. Benny H. Rawls '72 Mr. &: Mrs. james R. Reardon '70 Vi Wit/ton '60 Ms. Margaret A. Reilly '89 Mr. &: Mrs. Cam Reinhart '89 Tracey ll<inbort Mr. &: Mrs. Tom M. Richards '64 Polly Baber '64 Mr. &; Mrs. Paul Richter '69 Barbara Richter Mr. &: Mrs. Gary D. Rider '70 Tb<ma Pohlmriu '76 Mt &: Mrs. jim Risley '74 Linda Ri.rley '74 Mr. Charles C. Robinson '93 Mt Paul W Robinson '80 Dr. &; Mrs. Steve Robinson '94 Sharon Williams '93 Mr. john R. Rogers '7 5 Mr. &: Mrs. Ervin Rohde '80 Margie Rohde Mr. Roberto Cervantes Ruiz '83 Mrs. Michelle Durand Runyan '85 Mr. David H. Saindon '91 Mr. &: Mrs. john Sampish '67 i<Juie Sdmpi.rh Dr. &; Mrs. Philip Samuels '80 Elizabeth Samuels Mr. &: Mrs. Gary D. Sanders '90 AII!J Sttwart '87 Mr. Mike Sanders Frirnd of Tech Mr. Brent S. Schniers '9 5 Mr. &: Mrs. Robert D. Seymore '79 Sharon Locftbort '80 Mr. &: Mrs. Brooks E Sherman '82 Nancy Wilson '82 Mr. john Shinn, Jr. '52&: Mn. PaJJy Mtdari.r-Shinn '52 Mr. jason Sidlo '96 Mr. &: Mrs. Stan E Simms '84 Debbie Matthews '85 Mr. &; Mrs. Kurt Simons Chcyl Cbombm '77 Mr. Jake D. Sitters '56 Mr. &: Mrs. justin Smallwood '97 AII!J Bolton '94 Dr. V. C. Smart, Jr. '47 Mr. &: Mrs. Alan T. Smith '87 Janet Nelson '89 Mr. Glen A. Smith '90 Mr. john E. Smith, Jr. '89 Mt Malcolm B. Smith '90

Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen T. Smith '9 1 Carol Kubmlra '91 Mr. &: Mr.. Steven Smith '78 K4rron Smith Mr. &: Mrs. Shannon Smitherman '85 T<»rya Tyer '86 Mr. Zaven Soghoyan '77 Mr. &: Mrs. Darrell Sopchak '83 LiJa Sopchalc Mr. Sid F. Spear '40 Mr. Harry L. Spencer, Jr. '50 Mr. & Mrs. Donald Spoon '95 JmniftrSpoon Mr. &; Mrs. Marcus Steams '72 Mary Carol Sttarnr Mr. Mark F. Stegelman '84 Mr. Gary R. Strickland '6 5 Mr. Jerry R. Sttopes '80 Mr. Philip A. Sullins '69 Mr. & Mrs. Kelly D. Sutton '84 julie Krueger '82 Mr. &: Mrs. Russell Sutton '83 Carolyn Sutton Mr. &: Mrs. Rob T. Swanton, Jr. '81 Sheryl Stocftton '81 Ms. Holly L. Swisher '97 Mr. &: Mrs. Mark Synek '87 Angela Synelt Mr. RichardS. Talley '73 Mr. & Mrs. Eric Tanner '68 Helm Hamilton '68 Ms. Teresa N. Taylor '93 Mr. Tracey D. Thomas '94 Mr. &: Mrs. Roy Thompson '87 Melanie Thompson Mr. &: Mrs. Leonard Tibbets '68 Wmdy Tibbta Mr. &; Mrs. Jeff P. Tinnell '83 Nancy Louder '76 Mr. &: Mrs. Gregg Tocci '82 Ganell Tocci Mr. Michael A. Treiber Student Mrs. Mickey Williams Trimble '75 Mr. &: Mrs. Steve Tucker '69 Shirley Tucfter Mr. &: Mrs. Lane K. Turner '88 Kimberly Faullmu '90 Mr. &: Mrs. Karl Vancil '78 Linda Milam '76 Ms. Milynda Morris Walker '73 Mr. Drew G. Wallace '89 Mr. &; Mrs. Roy D. Ward '89 Elizabeth Cosper '88 Mrs. Kathryn Hauge Warner '57 Mr. &: Mrs. Steven P. Watkins '74 Sartlh Gilbtrt '77 Mr. &: Mrs. Brad Watson '89 Michal Watson Mr. &: Mrs. L. D. Weaver, Jr. '69 Caro[W..,.,.

Mr. &: Mrs. Stan Weaver '78 D'AunW..,.,.

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Weaver '96 AII!J Bmtley '95 Mr. &: Mrs. Ronald Webb '89 Cindy Snodgrass '97 Mrs. Mary Ruth Byrd West '52 Mr. & Mrs. S. Mike West '75 KatiJy Bibby '90 Mr. Roderic L. Wetzig '9 2 Mr. &: Mrs. Scott White '89 Christy Whit< Mr. Dick C. Wilkie '53 Mr. &: Mrs. David Williams Su!an Williams Frimds of Tech Ms. E. jeanene Williams '94 Mr. &: Mrs. M. J. Williams '38 HelmAIIm '38 Mr. &: Mrs. Randy E. Williams '80 Laura Williams '80 Dr. Thomas L. Williams, III '7 8 Mr. &: Mrs. j. C. Williamson '3 3 Loi.r Haskins '38 Mr.&: Mrs. Donald Wilson '64 Diann Wilson Mr. Gregory K. Wood '72 Mr. Albert E. Woodward, Jr. '42 Mr. William C. Wrenn '78 Mr. William P. Zela '88

BRONZE CENTIJRY CWB Mr. & Mrs. Mickey L. Andress '57 Orwinel/e Lambtrt '60 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Ausley '65 Robbie Holr '66 Mr. & Mrs. Ted G. Barron '77 DonM Casbttr '85 Mr. &; Mrs. Don W Bell '59 Betty Smith '59 Mr. &: Mr.. Lewis Blackburn '42 HaulHtalth Mr. &: Mrs. William H. Bolch, III '75 judith Parrish '77 Mr. &: Mrs. Cary Bounds Erin Avtrrtt '92 Mr. &; Mrs. Rodney Bucker '69 ]mint Bucker Mr. Billy B. Byrd '94 Mr. &; Mrs. Donald R. Champion '69 Robbit Brown '69 Mr. Nick Chase '80 Mr. &: Mrs. Burton Clifton '49 DorothyJohnson Mr. Richard L. Combs '70 Mr. &; Mrs. Durwood Corley '4 7 SueKmz '45 Mr. Edgardo V. Dejesus '87 Ms. Phyllis L. Dunn '87 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Enloe '89 Linda Enloe Mr. H. Scott Forbes '79 Mr. &: Mr.. Gerald R. Forrester '63 Hamate Neill '64 Mr.&: Mrs. Wendell Fowler '61 Marjorie Moser '95 Mr. &: Mrs. George Gandy, Jr. '7 1 DevoraGandy Mr. &: Mrs. john N. Goodpasture '70 Paula Memfith '70 Col. Ret. J. Y. Hammack '50 Mr. Max L. Herman, Jr. '60 Mr. &: Mrs. Chris C. Herrin '83 Cheryl G«rdts '82 Mr. Lance M. Hogle '93 Mr. James Hurt '73 &: Mrs. Bruy Trip/at-Hurt '73 Mr. & Mrs. Philip W johnson '65 CarlaN=m '62 Mr. &: Mrs. Gary Kimbley '71 AII!J Kimblry '90 Dr. Douglas Klepper '89 &: Mrs. Terry Hawkins '96 Ms. Lori M. Landry '96 Mr. &: Mrs. Ronald D. Larson '70 Betty Clark '66 Mr. &: Mrs. R. Mark Lee '89 Sheryl Meelt '88 Mr. 0. David Lewis, Jr. '72 Mr. &: Mrs. Dongming Liang '94 Jia Liang '95 Mr. &: Mrs. Mike j. Montgomery '76 Don114 Harrison '77 Mr. LukeN. Morrow '93 Mr. &; Mrs. Paul Morrow '91 I<aJherint Morrow Ms. Kimberley M. Parrish '97 Mr. &: Mrs. Mike Pettaitis '79 Martha Minter '8 1 Mr. J. Rick '70 &: Dr. Nancy Price '71 Mr. &: Mrs. Robert G. Rafferty '71 Maryjohnson '70 Mr.&; Mrs. Joe Rammage '81 Jmna Rammage Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen Ramsey '72 Diane Ramsey Mr. &; Mrs. Michael Randolph '95 Cannm Randolph Mr. Steve D. Reichmuth '72 Mr. William E. Rice '76 Mr. Glen A. Ries '78 Mr. G. Wilson Scaling. ll '61 Mrs. Diana Owens Schrom '78 Mr. &: Mr~ Jerry C. Scott '52 Maxi< Younger '52 Mr. &: Mr.. John J. Sharker '91 Shannon Goodman '91 Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Skaggs '57 Virginia Skaggs Dr. David '52&: Dr. Ewlyn King Smilry Mr. &: Mrs. EdwardS. Smith, Jr. '49 Betty Fortmbtrry '53

Col. Ret. &: Mrs. Dibrell Stowell '56 Dana Ogle '56 Mr. &: Mrs. Galan B. Thompson '69 Dmi.re Thompson Mr. &: Mrs. jay S. Turner '7 5 Elaine Camms '77 Mrs. Mary Ann Vinson '78 Mr. &; Mrs. Robert W. Weatherley '70 Swan Ground '70

OID RED Cf.NruRY CWB Mr. &: Mrs. Keith Arnold '78 Thema Arnold Mr. Charles P. Beasley. Jr. '96 Mr. &: Mrs. Larry Britton '69 judith Britton Mr. Billy T. Clemmer '82 Mr. &; Mr.. Charles Crocker '7 3 NancyBTfliVTI '73 Dr. &: Mrs. Karel Deleeuw '87 NancyDeluuw Mr.&; Mrs. Carl L. Eatherly '58 Sharon En!}ish '62 Mr. &: Mr~ David Hamilton Carrn Cbomberlin '84 Mr. & Mr~ John Henry '74 judith Henry Mr.&: Mrs. Carey Hobbs '58 Brrnda Hobbs Mr. Robert E. Iverson '88 Mr. &: Mrs. D. Leon Jeffcoat '66 Patricia Egger '66 Mr. &: Mrs. J. Mike Joplin '58 Barbara McKinney '58 Mrs. Lesey Bullock Kinsel '33 Mr. & Mrs. John W. McComb '66 Joan Blackstock '67 Mr. & Mrs. Charles Newsome '84 Sharon Rogers Mr. D. N. Peterson '55 Mr. &: Mrs. Steven Reinhart '88 Kri.rti114 Gretne '89 Mr. &: Mr~ Carl Thomas '79 Gail Thomas Mr. J. Carlisle Tubbs '67 Mr. &: Mrs. Andy Turnbow '78 Shari Turnbc1w Dr. &; Mrs. Geoff Willis '92 B<11<T'IyW11/is Mr. &: Mrs. Phil Worley '72 KatiJy Whittmhu~ '66 Miss Erin L. Yeary 84

GolDEN CENTIJRY CWB Dr. &: Mr~ Ed L. Broome '68 Jan Hood'68 Mr. &: Mrs. William Carlisle Linda Carli.ri< Fnmds of Tech Mr. H. Wayne Henry '7 5 Mr. &: Mrs. james Ragland '55 Trtva Ragland M~ judith jones Snyder '69 Mr. & Mrs. Dan Webster, lii '61 Molly Marley Mr. Douglas W Young '69

RuBY CENlURY CWB Mr. Enoch L. Dawkins '60 Miss Susan L. Menelaides '7 6 Mr. &: Mrs. Steven Pruetz '86 Kllley Terry '86 Dr. Nancy R. Ruff'69

DIAMOND CENlURY CWB Ms. Barbara Hom Benton FrimdofT<ch Mr.&; Mrs. James Parker '63 Billie MI1ton Mr. Christopher P. Trout '92

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ALUMNI NEWS

Compiled by Jean Ann Cantore, Assistant Editor

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Georgia Mae S. Ericson (BS Food and Nutrition) Lubbock, has established the Hank Smith Historic Retreat in Blanco Canyon, Crosbyton, Texas, site of the first settlers of the Llano Estacada.

wedding anniversary last year. Their three children, Debbie '72, Dianne '75 and Gary '82 are Texas Tech graduates. Medlin is retired from Southwestern Bell as division manager of engineering for northern Texas.

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Ericson

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James Hassler Strickland (BBA Accounting, MED '79 Education, EDD '81 Educational Psychology) Lubbock, married Ann Gregory on May 24, 1997.

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William Bratton (BS Mechanical Engineering) Fort Worth, Texas, retired after a 40-year career as project engineer with the Fort Worth division of General Dynamics. He headed the space program, including the Atlas and Centaur programs, and worked on the P-51 , B-24, B-36, B58, F-Ill and F-16 programs at North American Aviation and General Dynamics. He owns ranches in Oklahoma, a summer home in New Mexico and property in Texas. He and his wife, Locile, live in Fort Worth.

Sid F. Spear (BA Journalism) San Antonio, Texas, shot a 13 7 -yard hole-in-one at Gateway Hills Golf Course at Lackland AFB, Texas, on Dec. 3. Two days later, he shot another hole-in-one on the same hole from 146 yards. His shots were registered with the Hole-in-One Association in Dallas, and he was awarded certificates as a golf ace-maker. Spear spent 20 years in the Army and later as an Air Force officer. He then worked for Atlantic Research Corp., Marquadt Corp. and Martin Marietta Corp. for 15 years before retiring in 1981. He spent the next six years building homes in central Florida.

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Homer Medlin (BS Electrical Engineering) Dallas, Texas, and his wife, Dorothy, celebrated their 50th 62

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Ed Havran (BS Agricultural Education, MS '49 Agricultural Education) Colleyville, Texas, is a member of the Senior Issues Committee of the United Way of Northeast Tarrant Co. He also is an officer in the Grapevine Historical Committee and a member of the Colleyville Historical Committee.

He continues to collect historical documents for the Southwest Collection at Texas Tech. He retired from a leadership position with the AARP in 1997.

Jesse A. May Jr. (BS Civil Engineering) Farmington, N.M., has been honored by San Juan College, Farmington, N.M., as one of the college's first hall of fame inductees. He was key to the college's bid for autonomy from New Mexico State University, serving as chairman of the blue ribbon committee.

He and his wife, Anna, owned J.A. May Jewelers in Farmington for 3 5 years before retiring.

May

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C. Thomas Gann (BS Soil Science) Wichita Falls, Texas, is retired from the Federal Civil Service with the Department of Defense at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Upon his retirement, he was chief of the training plans branch, grade GM13, with the School of Health Care Sciences. He stays busy with his farm and ranch interests in Eastland County, Texas, and with his four grandchildren.

Cecil E. Roberts (BA Political Science) Arlington, Texas, married Dorothy L. Walsh on Jan. 16 1997.

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Mary Ann Goddard Regan (BA Spanish) Lancaster, Texas, has been

a sales associate for Bill's Hallmark in Lancaster, Texas, for 15 years. She and her husband, Curtis, have three daughters and six grandchildren.

Daniel H. Reid Jr., (BS Mechanical Engineering) Fort Worth, Texas is completing eight years with Carter and Burgess in Fort Worth as senior engineerI senior project manager.

He had his own consulting firm for 28 years.

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William D. Senter (BBA Marketing) Abilene, Texas, founder of Senter Realtors in Abilene, and his colleagues, recently were honored at the McMurry University Family Business Center Annual Awards for their excellence in management of family business, family values and community service. Other family members in the firm are B. Scott Senter (BBA '80 Management), Charles R. McKinney (BBA '80 Marketing) and Steven E. Senter (BBA '83 Management).

H.A. Tuck (BA Journalism) Midland, Texas, is co-author of "Midland College: The First Twenty-Five Years." He was Midland College's public relations/ sports information director for 19 years before retiring in 1994.

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William I. "Bill" Dorman (BBA Accounting) Lubbock, recently was awarded Lifetime Honorary Membership in the Texas Seed Trade Association. This award was made in recognition of his distinguished service to the Texas Seed Trade Association and American agriculture. During his lifelong career as a wholesale seedsman, Bill was an officer in several state and national seed associations.

Dorman Jimmie Mason (BBA, MBA Accounting '53) Lubbock, has been elected to a two-year term as directorat-large of the National Association of

State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), which coordinates the activities of the nation's state boards of accountancy.

The boards administer the Uniform CPA Examination, license certified public accountants and regulate the practice of accountancy in the United States.

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Allan G. Clayton (BS Chemistry) Austin, Texas, is retired as chief chemist for the Aluminum Company of American (ALCOA), Rockdale Operations, Rockdale, Texas. His wife is Nan Wiginton Clayton (BA ' 55 History).

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J.C. Chambers (BBA Marketing) Lubbock, was given the 1998 Distinguished Citizen Award by the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce at its 85th anniversary gala in January. He was recognized for his accomplishments and contributions to the community over the years. Chambers has been a sales agent with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.'s Chambers West Texas agency since 1957.

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Ovid E. Brock (BBA Accounting) Lubbock, is retired from the Lubbock County Auditor's Office and writes poetry frequently for the Caprock Sun newspaper in Lubbock. His wife is Rue.

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C. Robert Black (BS Petroleum Engineering) White Plains, N.Y., has been appointed to the new position of senior vice president in the office of the chairman for Texaco in White Plains, N.Y. His most recent assignment was president of Texaco's Worldwide Exploration and Production business unit.

Bob will be responsible for developing and managing Texaco's relationships with industry on a Black

worldwide basis, as well as building relationships in regions where Texaco is active.

Carl L. Eatherly (BA English) Plano, Texas, retired from Campbell Sales Co. on Aug. 1 after 3 7 years. He and his wife, Sharon English Eatherly (BSE '62 Elementary Education), are enjoying traveling around the world.

Bryan T. O'Connell (BS Mechanical Engineering, BS Petroleum Engineering) Lake Lavon, Texas, is retired from the Defense Supply Agency in Denver, Colo.

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Lynn A. Boatner (BS Physics, MS '61 Physics) Oak Ridge, Tenn., of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently was elected as a corresponding member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences and will collaborate with Mexican scientists for further development of science in Mexico. Lynn has a doctorate in physics and mathematics from Vanderbilt University.

Emory Cassell (BBA Management) Lubbock, owns Cassell Cotton Co.

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Helen Estlack (BA English, MA '7 6 English) Clarendon, Texas, has been named Secondary Teacher of the Year for Region XVI in Texas.

Wilbur Yates (BBA Management) Kilgore, Texas, is a financial consultant with Edward D. Jones and Co. in Kilgore, Texas. He previously had a 27-year career in banking, which included being a national banking examiner for eight years and chairman, president and CEO of two local banks for 17 years. He is married to Kay Jones (BSE Education), and they have two daughters and Yates two granddaughters.

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Jerry Davis (BBA Accounting) Houston, Texas, recently was elected treasurer of the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. He was appointed to the board

by Gov. George W Bush in 1995. His wife, Gail Clonts Davis (BS General Business), recently completed 25 years

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of service as a docent with the Harris County Heritage Society.

Kelly M. Harrison (BS Agriculture Economics) Washington, D.C., has an international business management consulting firm, Kelly Harrison Associates Inc., which has a major U.S. government contract to assist Egyptian businesses in developing horticultural product exports. Kelly lives in Cairo, Egypt, managing the project team of about 3 5 professionals.

Richard D. Phelps (BBA Marketing) Dallas, Texas, has joined IBM as a principal in the telecom and media group after 26 years with Southwestern Bell Telephone.

Bill Skeeters (BA Economics) Dallas, Texas, is president of Integrated Financial, a firm that manages funds for individual and company retirement plans. His wife is Cindy.

Wayne Underwood (BBA, MBA '64 Marketing) Evergreen, Colo., is owner and president of Underwood Agribusiness Associates Ltd., a company involved in the international licensing and marketing of United States agricultural planting seed.

John Walton (BBA Advertising) Lubbock, has been named 1998 Texas Association of Realtors' first vice president/ presidentelect. Texas Association of Realtors has nearly 45,000 members. John is a 23year veteran real estate licensee and owner/ broker of Century 21, John Walton, Realtors in Lubbock, where he specializes in residenWalton tial real estate.

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Kathleen Hagaman Carson (BS Home Economics Education) Dallas, Texas, became a Peace Corps volunteer in 1990 and served in Sierra Leone, West Africa, as a health and English teacher for two years. In April 1996, she joined the staff of the Southwest Peace Corps Office as a recruiter.

Judy Wells Carson Chisholm (BBA 64 MARCH/ APRIL 1998

Marketing) Lubbock, married R. Kevin Chisholm on April19, 1997. Judy is owner of Intimate Apparel in Lubbock.

Judy Jensen Rheder (BS Clothing, Textiles and Merchandising) Richardson, Texas, is a personal shopper and fashion consultant at Neiman · Marcus North Park Dallas in the design and couture area.

Roger E. Smith (BS Civil Engineering) Fort Collins, Colo., works at the Water Management Research Unit operated in Fort Collins by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service.

He teamed up with three scientists from the ARS Southwest Watershed Research Center in Tucson, Ariz., to develop a computer program called KINEROS, which is used to protect the environment and to design safe flood control structures. The researchers were honored for their work at a ceremony in Beltsville, Md., in December.

Mansel W. Williams (BS Mathematics) Irving, Texas, took early retirement from GTE on July 30, after 27 years. He now is self-employed as a telephone industry consultant. He and his wife, Judith Christian Williams (BS Home Economics Education) will move out of the Texas Metroplex area.

Judy plans to start a new business.

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Edward E. Whitacre (BS Industrial Engineering) San Antonio, Texas, was one of six honorees inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame in October. He is chairman and CEO of San Antonio, Texas-based SBC Communications Inc. and head of Texas Tech's.

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Arthur Coats (BBA Management) Canyon Lake, Texas, and his wife, Navis, recently built a retirement home, where they entertain their nine grandchildren.

James E. Jolly (BBA Management) Oklahoma City, Okla., owns and manages Oklahoma Shooting Sports Complex, an outdoor facility offering "golf with a shotgun"; archery, pistol and rifle ranges; and the Log Cabin Clubhouse.

Wayland Shurley (BS Mathematics) Stamford, Texas, was appointed

by President Bill Clinton to the position of state executive director of the Texas state office of the Farm Service Agency / USDA in College Station, Texas.

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Ronald Cantrell (BS Soil Science) Ames, Iowa, is president of the Crop Science Society of America.

Sharon Green Harmon (BS Human Development and Family Studies) Denton, Texas, has worked for more than six years in early childhood intervention, serving developmentally delayed infants in Denton County, Texas. She and her husband, Frank, recently celebrated their 30th anniversary.

Betty Jane Clark Larson (BS Human Development and Family Studies, MED '70 Elementary Education) San Antonio, Texas, is serving as interim dean of occupational and technical education for the second year at San Antonio College, where she enrolls 21,000 students each semester. Her husband, Ron (BS '70 Secondary Education), retired in 1996 from teaching in middle school for the San Antonio Independent School District and currently is sales support manager for Rosett Brokerage; a food brokerage firm.

N. David Moore (BBA Finance) Fort Worth, Texas, has been named president of Summit Community Bank N.A.'s Camp Bowie, Texas, location. Until this recent move, David had been senior vice president and senior Moore lender at Southwest Bank.

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Jobob Sneed Aanenson (BSE Elementary Education) Richardson, Texas, is a principal at Aiken Elementary. Her husband is Eric (BBS Marketing).

Joel S. Dennis (BS Range Management) Gail, Texas, ranches in Borden County, Texas, serves on the school board there and assists the athletic department at Borden High

School by videotaping athletic contests.

His wife, Betty LaBounty Dennis (BS '69 Clothing, Textiles and Merchandising), is a flight attendant with American Airlines in her 28th year. She serves on the library board in Garza County and recently received a Texas Comes First Award from American Airlines for her community service as a volunteer to Borden High School.

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Barry McFarland (BA Psychology, Ph.D. '71 Psychology) Houston, Texas, is associate dean of admissions and records at Rice University.

Stanley. T. Myles (BA History) Naples, Italy, retired in September from the U.S. Foreign Service after 25 years and received the Secretary of State's Career Achievement Award. He and his wife, Marianne, have one daughter.

Terral Ray Smith (BA History) Austin, Texas, a 10-year member of the Texas House of Representatives, is Gov. George Bush's legislative director.

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Sharlotte Howard Nordell (BS Home Economics Education) Bryson, Texas, is elementary computer lab director for Jacksboro Elementary, Jacksboro, Texas. Her husband, Kenneth (BS '75 Physical Education), became a school principal in Bryson, Texas in August.

Robert H. Shepherd (BBA Finance) Houston, Texas, is in his 29th year with Wrangler Jeans. He is account executive for the Houston area.

Robert and his wife, Donna, celebrate their 30th anniversary in June. They have three daughters.

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Maj. Gen. Robert T. Clark (BA History) Fort Monroe, Va., has been named commander of the U.S. Army's lOlst Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Ky. Robert was a platoon leader during the Vietnam War and commanded the 3rd Battalion 327th Infantry Regiment of the 10 1st Airborne Division during the Persian Gulf War. He and his wife, Karen Chandler Clark (BS '7 1 Secondary Education), have two children.

Dale R. Morris (BS Chemistry) Bartlett, Tenn., is the environmental manager at MAPCO's midsouth refinery in Memphis, Tenn., the state's only petroleum refinery.

Shirley Thomas (BS Physical Education, MED '73) Amarillo, Texas, is principal of Lawndale Elementary School in Amarillo.

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Alice Chavez (BSE Secondary Education, MED '77 Counselor Education) Lubbock, was one of 10 women recognized as Women of Distinction by the Caprock Girl Scout Council in November in Lubbock. A counselor at Lubbock High School, Alice has served on numerous civic boards, including the Chavez Caprock Council board.

Steve M. Hurt (BBA Finance) Lubbock, has been appointed to the board of directors of Plains National Bank in Lubbock.

He is a partner in Hurt & Stell Investments, a Lubbock real estate development firm that has investments in Amarillo, Andrews, Brownfield, Houston, Kermit, Lubbock, Hurt Midland, Odessa, Slaton and Snyder, Texas.

Luke Kahlich (BA Latin American Area Studies) Philadelphia, Pa., has joined Temple University in Philadelphia as chair of the dance department in the College of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Previously, Luke taught at Kansas State University and performed and choreographed throughout the United States, Kahlich including the American College Dance Festivals and the Kansas Dance Festivals. He earned his doctoral degree in dance from Temple.

Larry R. King (BBA Accounting) Dallas, Texas, is chief financial officer of Principal Oil Corp. in Dallas.

Richard L. Patrick (BS Civil Engineering) Houston, Texas, has joined the Houston-based firm of Klotz Associates Inc. as senior project manager specializing in municipal projects. He has 24 years of experience designing and managing projects for municipalities and other governmental entities. Richard has designed and managed projects for Houston, Harris County, the Texas Department of Transportation, the Harris County Toll Road Authority and Dallas County.

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James T. "Jim" Hall (BS Soil Science) Lubbock, and his wife, Linda E. Yantis (BSE Elementary Education), have moved back to West Texas after 18 years in the Rio Grande Valley. Jim works for Zeneca Ag Products, and Linda is a part-time faculty member at South Plains College.

Randall W. Holman (BBA General Business) is minister to adults and outreach at First Baptist Church in Lubbock. His wife is Pam. Stephen H. Ramsey (BBA Finance, JD '75 Law) Dallas, Texas, recently completed five years on the board of governors of Lakewood Country Club in Dallas. He is an exofficio member of the executive committee of the North Texas Soccer Association. His wife is Diane.

Connie J. Reimer-Cobb (BBA Marketing) Spring, Texas, teaches first and second grade math and writing in the Aldine Independent School District in Houston, Texas.

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Robert C. Hicks Jr. (BS, MS '77 Electrical Engineering) Alamogordo, N.M., is engineering test manager for the New Mexico division of Modern Technology Solutions Inc., an engineering firm specializing in stealth technology analysis, simulation and testing. He and his wife, Kelly Jean, have two children.

William Langston (BBA Accounting) Washington, D.C., works with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC).

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James G. Badgett (BS Civil Engineering) Houston, Texas, is engineering manager of a project in the Western Desert of Egypt. The location for detail design is in Cairo.

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Stanton Chapman (MS Civil Engineering) Sabinal, Texas, is a senior design and construction engineer for Chevron Overseas in Papau, New Guinea.

Gary McFarlen (BBA Accounting) Waco, Texas, has had his own computer consulting firm since 1995. His wife is the former Suzanne Hilliard (BS '74 Social Welfare).

James Synatzske (BS Agricultural Economics) Stephenville, Texas, has been appointed to the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board by Gov. George Bush. He is a real estate appraiser and developer.

Capt. Thomas N. Vaughn (BS Park Administration) is serving in the U.S. Navy in the Persian Gulf with Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW 9), embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, the lead ship of the USS Nimitz Battle Group.

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2nd Lt. Mario Avila Jr. (BA History, BS '85 Soil Science) San Antonio, Texas, is stationed at Fort Sam Houston, where he is an executive officer at the 232d Medical Battalion.

Chuck Donaldson (BA English) Dallas, Texas, was named coordinator of the undergraduate records of the Meadows School of the Arts of Southern Methodist University.

He supervises the advising and academic progress of students at Meadows.

Kerwin Stephens (BA Economics, BBA General Business, JD '78 Law) Graham, Texas, is practicing law in Graham, Texas.

also is responsible for marketing buildto-suit projects, leasing office products and expanding existing corporate relationships.

Roger Yandell (BA Chemistry) Galveston, Texas, is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He is chief of endoscopy in the gynecology division and is doing research in laser surgery. He and his wife, Marjorie, have three children.

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Bruce L. Connery (BBA Marketing) Birmingham, Ala., has been named vice president-investor relations of Sonat Services Inc. He began working at Sonat in 1989 as a strategic planning analyst for Southern Natural Gas Co. and has progressed through various positions. He became manager of Connery investor relations in 1992 and director of investor relations the next year.

Diane Brown Earl (BBA Management) Dallas, Texas; president of Harrigan's Grill and Bar, received the Woman of Distinction Award by i:he Roundtable for Women in FoodService Inc's Dallas chapter. She started at Harrigan's as a server while attending Texas Tech in 1977 and was general manager of the chain for six years and area manager for seven years. She was promoted to president in 1997.

Sheryl Boyd Mattison (MBA Management, EDD '77 Special Education) Lubbock, has been appointed as the state volunteer coordinator for the American Association of Retired Persons to help the Baby Boomer generation become more familiar with the resources and services of AARP. Don B. McBeath (BA Telecommunications) Lubbock, was honored on Oct. 22, 1997, by the Texas Conference of Urban Counties for his two years as chairman of the organization. Don McBeath was recognized dur-

Les Melcher (BBA Finance, MBA '78) Dallas, Texas, has joined Woodbine Development Corp. in Dallas as senior vice president with responsibility for expanding the company's land development division. He will lead the company's efforts to acquire new project sites and Melcher will manage Woodbine's involvement in existing master-planned projects. He

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Suzanne Voltz (BSE Elementary Education) Midland, Texas, is a pharmaceutical sales representative for Eli Lilly and Co. in Midland/ Odessa, Texas. She was awarded the Rookie of the Year award for outstanding sales success in 1997. She also is active in the Midland Community Theater.

Jeanine Vowell Wilder (BA Art Education) Maxwell, Texas, and Aaron Morgan Brown were married in October 1997 in San Marcos, Texas.

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Barry Orr (BBA General Business) Lubbock, is chairman and CEO of Outsource Capital Group Holdings, which operates First Bank and Trust Co., PrimeWest Mortgage Corp. and Outsource Lease Inc. His wife, Kathryn Dillard Orr (BS '80 Clothing, Textiles and Merchandising), is vice president of McLain Oil Co. and serves on the board of directors of Outsource Capital Group Holdings.

Alan Payne (BA Advertising) Austin, Texas, is president of Primeco .Retail Group in Austin.

Karen Thrash (BBA General Business) Houston, Texas, has joined the Austin office of the international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. She will focus her practice on health law matters. Prior to joining the firm, she was an attorney for the Texas Department of Insurance.

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Lynn Cowden (BS Agricultural Economics) Skellytown, Texas, is a rancher in Skellytown and Midland, Texas. He has four children.

Charla Harvey Edwards (BBA Management, JD '83 Law, MBA '83 Business Administration) San Angelo, Texas, is a partner in the law firm of Massey, Balentine, Edwards and Psencik in San Angelo. Her husband, Daniel UD '82 Law), is in private law practice in San Angelo.

Kay Hairgrove Krenek (BFA Commercial Art/ Advanced Art) Houston, Texas, is creative director on the Texaco account for BBDO-Houston, Texas.

Jerry R. Stropes (BLA Landscape Architecture) Naples, Fla., is

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Wayne L. Farley (BS Zoology, MS '83) Conroe, Texas, is an obstetrician/ gynecologist. He and his wife, Rochelle Evans, have three children.

Dale Vernon Travis II (BA Advertising, MA '82 Sociology) Cedar Hill, Texas, married Elizabeth Augusta Vedder on Jan. 24. He is employed by DDB Needham in Dallas.

Lucy Yates (BA Political Science) Dickinson, Texas, is in her third year with the International Space Station Program. In 1997, she was named manager of the business office. This program is managed from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

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Thomas A. Hodge (BBA Marketing) Dallas, Texas, was promoted to vice president of Credit Union Consulting Services and Sales. He is a 10-year employee of the Texas Credit Union League, a trade association representing the interests of 730 credit unions in the state of Texas.

Carla Beth Henderson Horton (BS Home Economics Education, MS '81) Watauga, Texas, is a third grade teacher and has been honored with the 1997 Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year Award for excellence in teaching. She also has been promoted to assistant principal at Watauga Elementary School.

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licensed as a landscape architect in Florida, having lived there since 1980.

Andy J. Wilson (BS, MS '83 Agricultural Economics) Omaha, Neb., and his wife, Carole Hoag Wilson (BS '82 Family Financial Planning), have lived in Omaha, Neb., for the last five years. Andy is regional account manager in refined oil sales for Ag Processing Inc. Carole is a full-time mom to their two sons.

chology, Ph.D. '82) Brentwood, Tenn., is professor of psychology and chair of behavioral sciences at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. His wife, Judy Stalnaker Yandell (BS '81 Human Development and Family Studies), is a special education teacher. They have two children.

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M. Cristie Tomlinson Carstens (BS Biology) Tulsa, Okla., is in radiology practice at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She and her husband, George, have three children.

Thomas F. "Bud" Hughes (BS Agricultural Education) Collierville, Tenn., is president of Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Co. in Memphis. Bud's wish to have the company represented in Texas has come true with the start of Stoneville Texas Inc., headquartered in Big Spring. He and his wife, Cheri, have three children.

R. Paul O'Brient (BS Agricultural Economics, JD '89 Law) Lubbock, has opened a law office in Lubbock. He is former executive vice president of West Texas Trust Co. and senior vice president and in-house counsel for City Bank of Lubbock. His wife is Brendell Baker O'Brient (MS '86 Accounting).

Ronda Stewart-Wilcox (BA History) Statesville, N.C., and her husband, Rodney Stewart-Wilcox, announce the birth of their son, Micah Joel, on August 10.

Dan Williams (BS Mechanical Engineering) Manitou Springs, Colo., owns and manages Pipeline Strategies Inc., an engineering and construction company in Colorado Springs, that supports the oil, gas and water pipeline industries.

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Larry C. Allen (BBB Finance) Lubbock, has been promoted to president of First United Bank's Lubbock branch operation. He joined the bank in 1996 and had served as senior vice president. Prior to that, he was with American Bank of Commerce for nine years. · Stephen M. Daniels (BBA Petroleum Land Management) Midland, Texas, and his wife, Amy Laffoon Daniels (BS '84 Physical Education), have relocated to Midland, where Steven is a petroleum Iandman with Marathon Oil Co., and Amy is a teacher I coach for Greenwood High School.

Lanny R. Fiel (BM Music Performance) Lubbock, hosts and produces a Fie! show called "Roots 68 MARCH/APRIL 1998

Music" on Sundays on radio station KOHM-FM in Lubbock. He also is working in close association with the Texas Tech Ranching Heritage Center to preserve West Texas ranch fiddle music.

Jerry D. "Bud" Holmes (BBA Finance) Lubbock, has been named senior vice president in the agribusiness department at Plains National Bank in Lubbock. Prior to joining PNB, he worked with American Bank of Commerce in Wolfforth, Texas, and Lubbock's First National Holmes Bank. He also was a staff consultant with Arthur Anderson and Co. in Fort Worth.

John H. Keho (BA Geography) Los Angeles, Calif., is a planner for the City of West Hollywood, Cali(

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Charles D. Alexander (BS Zoology) Montrose, Colo., and his wife, Keri McSpadden Alexander (BS Human Development and Family Studies), announce the birth of their third child, a daughter named Kellyn.

The couple has two sons.

Vernon B. Benton (BS ElectriAlexander cal Engineering) Keller, Texas, is an associate manager for Motorola, working in the Fort Worth cellular division. He and his wife, Allison, have one son.

Donna G. Boyd (BFA In~eri­ or Design) Jenks, Okla., her husband, William Bruce Boyd, and their son, John Patrick, recently have moved to Jenks.

Jerry Crausbay (BBA Marketing Management) Dallas, Texas, works with Reliance National as underwriting manager of the petrochemical and energy division in Dallas. Before accepting the job with Reliance, Crausbay had a 10-year career with the American International Group.

David McWilliams (BS Geology, MS '85) Midland, Texas, is a

geologist for Boyd and McWilliams.

He and his wife, Vicky Kjos McWilliams (BS '85 Speech and Hearing Science), have two children.

Mark Stegelman (BS Chemical Engineering) Atlanta, Ga., is vice president for medical affairs of Family Plus Health Plan of Georgia. He also is southwest consulting president for medical media and physician change management.

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James M. Becton (BS Agricultural Economics) Aurora, Neb., is vice president for sales and marketing for Aurora Cooperative Elevator Co. Mark W. Branyon (BBA Marketing) Phoenix, Ariz., is selfemployed and has his own company, Custom On-Hold Messages, in Phoenix. The company was in business five years as of January 1998.

JeffS. Pirtle (BS Human Development and Family Studies, MED '90 Educational Psychology) Temple, Texas, and his wife, Tiffany Walker Pirtle (BS '91 Elementary Education), announce the birth of their son, Jack Walker Pirtle, on Aug. 25. The couple also has one daughter. Jeff is a psychotherapist in private practice and is a partner with Schaffer and Associates Counseling Services with offices in Temple and Killeen, Texas. Jack is the grandson of Jack W. Pirtle (BS ' 54 Industrial Engineering) and Micca Chapman Pirtle (BS '60 Psychology) of Borger, Texas.

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Rebecca Jean "Becky" Boyd (BBA Marketing) Amarillo, Texas, and Donald Wayne Weeks were married Nov. 15 in Amarillo. Becky is employed by Kello~'s. .

Gary Luft (MS, Ph.D. '89 Human Development and Family Studies) Midland, Texas, teaches math and is sophomore boys basketball coach at Robert E. Lee High School in Midland.

Kara Patrice Cowan Sharbutt (BBA Accounting) Amarillo, Texas, is a certified public accountant.

Her husband, Albert C. Sharbutt Jr. (BS '88 Electrical Engineering, MS '90), has worked for Utility Engineering for seven years. He is a control system design engineer. They have two children.

Tanya Tyer Smitherman (BS Agricultural Education, JD '89

Law) Carrollton, Texas, recently joined the Dallas law ftrm of Gwinn and Roby as a partner. She is married to Shannon Smitherman (BS '85 Psychology, JD '89 Law).

David L. Teska (BA History) Lawrence, Kan., graduated with a master's degree in journalism from the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas in December and is a reporter on the city desk of the Topeka Capita/journal. His wife is Kristy.

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Lauri Wooten Buckley (BS Journalism) Fort Walton Beach, Fla., was named program director of WNCV-FM in Ft. Walton Beach, where she also hosts the morning program on LUV-100. Her husband, Donald R . Buckley (BS Electrical Engineering), is a pilot at Eglin Air Force Base.

Capt. Matthew D. Dwyer (BSE Elementary Education) Jacksonville, N.C., is with the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

John Scott Moore (BBA Accounting, MS '88) Dallas, Texas, married Laura Elizabeth Brown on Dec. 27. He works for Price Waterhouse L.L.P.

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Kimberly Babcock (BA Advertising) Tyler, Texas, works as a marketing associate for East Texas Regional Healthcare System in Tyler.

Kimberly and her husband, Travis, have one son.

Kenneth Calhoun (BS Civil Engineering) Hurst, Texas, and his wife, Brooke, announce the birth of their son, Colton Lynn, on May 24, 1997.

Blair T. Casey (BBA Marketing) San Antonio, Texas, and his wife, Diana Buschner Casey (BBA Marketing), announce the birth of their ftrst child in April 1997.

Lane Johnson (BS Recreation) and Tom Kotara (BBA '9 3 Management) Amarillo, Texas, were married April 19. Lane is director of marketjohnson Kotara ing for Core Data

Resources, and Tom is a programmer for Hastings Entertainment Inc. in Amarillo. Lane also volunteers as a board member with the Texas Tech Ex-Students Association.

Harry Rever (BBA Marketing, BBA '89 Management) Round Rock, Texas, and his wife, Lynne Laney Rever, announce the birth of their second son, Robert Thomas Rever, on Aug. 29.

Lane K. Turner (BBA Accounting, MS '90) Lubbock, has been named a partner in the Lubbock accounting ftrm of Howard, Cunningham and Houchin L.L.P. His wife, Kimberly Faulkner Turner (BBA '90 Accounting, MS '90), is the new assistant director of internal audit for Texas Tech University.

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Amy E. Casner (BS Biology, JD '92 Law) Austin, Texas, is an assistant district attorney in the Travis Co. District Attorney's Office in Austin. In her spare time, she skydives.

Dan Dowell (BA Psychology) Dallas, Texas, is a sales associate for Century 21. His wife is Sheree.

Teri Spinner Hamilton (BBA Marketing) Frisco, Texas, is vice president of marketing and her husband, Chad (BBA '90 Management), is vice president of ftnance at Spinner Printing Co. in Frisco.

Suzanne Swain Judkins (BBA Marketing) Dallas, Texas, and her husband, Blake (BA '88 Mass Communications), announce the birth of their

first child, Nolen "Logan" on July 17.

Suzanne works for Block Investments, a real estate investment company, and Blake is director of advertising/ marketing for Settlement Capital in Dallas.

They own the Willow Bay Group/ Judkins Ford Associates, an advertising/ publishing company.

Craig E. Kamradt (Mechanical Engineering) Crawford, Texas, married Shelly May Kamradt, on July 12.

He is employed at Raytheon E-Systems Waco, Texas, division as a logistics engineer.

Connie Adams Kelley (BS .

'89 Human Development and Family Studies, MED '93 Educational Psychology) Houston, Texas, recently was accepted into Leadership Texas, a program of the foundation for women's resources. She is a member of Leadership Houston, class XVI, and a graduate & /ley of Leadership Lubbock. Connie is married to R. Don Kelley '62.

Lauri Murray (BA English) Dallas, Texas, has joined Temerlin McClain Public Relations in Irving, Texas, as a direct marketing copywriter for the American Airlines Aadvantage account. Prior to this job, she was a copywriter for Rapp Collins Worldwide in Irving.

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Charles Shannon Boyd (BA Political Science) Los Angeles, Calif., recently married Kathryn Lee Crawford. He is employed by the Warner Group in Los Angeles.

John J. Cesare (BBA Management, BBA Management) Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Lizbeth Swaverly Cesare (BBA Management) recently relocated to Saratoga Springs, where John is an account manager for Kimberly Clark. They have one daughter.

Grayson Craft (BS Agricultural Economics) Canadian, Texas, married Kimberley Siracusano on Oct. 4 in Amarillo. He is employed in the ranching industry.

D. Andy Dobbins (BA Political Science) Paris, Texas, married his wife, Anissa, on June 14, 1997. He has been promoted to manager of McCoy's Building Supply Center #72.

Ginny Elliott (BSE Elementary Education) Lubbock, has been teaching in Slaton, Texas, for more than seven years. She teaches fourth and fifth grades as a math specialist.

Brett Douglas Russell (BBA Accounting, MBA '93 General Business) Dallas, Texas, married Kristen Michelle Love on Oct. 25 in Dallas. He is employed by Aerotek.

Brandee Wade (BBA Finance) Arlington, Texas, recently was promoted to vice president at Chase Bank of Texas in Arlington. She has one son.

Lara Creech Wakefield (BSE Secondary Education) Columbia, Mo., is a speech language pathologist at Grant and Ridgeway Elementary Schools in Columbia.

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Jeb Baum (BS Mechanical Engineering) Keller, Texas, works for Motorola in Fort Worth, Texas. His wife, Kellye Buchanan Baum (BSE Elementary Education), is a full-time mother to their son.

William B. Bryan (BS Agricultural Economics) Ballinger, Texas, works as a salesman for Mueller Inc. in Ballinger, selling metal buildings and components. His wife is Keri.

Melissa Jo Hubbard (BS Agricultural Economics) Lubbock, and William Edward McNamara III OD '93 Law) were married Oct. 18 in Lubbock. Melissa is assistant criminal district attorney for Lubbock County, and William is an attorney with the law offices of David Martinez.

Robert E. Lemons (BS Agricultural Economics) Stephenville,

Texas, is vice president of Lone Star Federal Land Bank in Stephenville, and his wife, Amber Grubbs Lemons (BBA '91 Marketing), teaches fifth grade science. They have one son.

Aimee Wilson Morris (BS Human Development and Family Studies) Tyler, Texas, and her husband, Greg, announce the birth of their daughter, Lauren Ashlee, on May 12.

Aimee works for ETMC as a part-time therapist, and Greg works for Conco Foodservice in Tyler.

Paul D. Morrow (BS Chemical Engineering, MBA '9 3 General Business) Midland, Texas, is vice president of South-Tex Treaters Inc. His wife is the former K.aty Mayberry (BA '92 Spanish, BA '92 English, MA '94 English).

Staci L. Salmon (BS Human Development and Family Studies) Las Colinas, Texas, recently was named an account representative for Oracle Corp.

She is responsible for higher education sales in Oklahoma, Arkansas and the community colleges of Texas.

Patrick Tarwater (BA Mathematics, MS '92) Houston, Texas, is the senior statistical engineer for Visual Numerics Inc. He is a Ph.D. candidate in biometry at the University of Texas

The Ranching Heritage Association presents the

·4th Annual Chuck Wagon Gathering May 22, 23 and 24 at the Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock Friday Wild West Day Saturday Cooking Workshop 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chuck Wagon Lunch Samplers Dinner and concert honoring early pioneers Sunday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Breakfast Circuit Rider Reenactment

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School of Public Health in the Texas Medical Center. His wife is Julie.

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Mark T. Ayersman (MED Higher Education) Austin, Texas, works for American Airlines Cargo, where he is an instructor in the cargo global sales training department.

Kelly M. Crull (BS Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management) San Antonio, Texas, is a territory manager for Alliant Foodservice.

Rebecca Rankin Gates (BBA Management) Ellicott City, Md., married Lee Gates on April 26, 1997.

Stephanie Holt (BS Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management) Lubbock, is area sales manager for La Qyinta Inns. Her territory is Lubbock and Amarillo, where she does marketing for four hotels.

M. Bradley Johnson OD Law) Las Vegas, Nev., has become a partner in the Las Vegas law firm of Kravitz, Schnitzer & Sloane.

Alison Kerwin Kohring (BA History) Los Angeles, Calif., and her husband, Steve Kohring (BBA '9 3 Finance), were transferred from Phoenix, Ariz., to Los Angeles, where Steve works for Unilever HPC, USA, and Alison is a full-time mother to their two children.

David Marches (BBA Management) Houston, Texas, and his wife, Brenda, announce the birth of their daughter, Kyndal Bayleigh, on Oct. 21.

Claudia Marie Mayer (BBA Management) San Antonio, Texas, and Matt Lane Stewart (BBA Speech Communications) were married Jan. 17.

Claudia is employed by Frito-Lay, and Matt works for Cintas Corp. in San Antonio.

John T. Moore (BA Telecommunications) Tulsa, Okla., is in his fifth season touring as lighting designer and director with "The Masterpiece, A Toymaker's Dream," a Broadway-style dance production that carries 130,000 watts of lighting. The production has toured nationally and internationally for 15 years.

Charles Puska (BBA Management) Georgetown, Texas, and his wife Jacquelyn Cook Puska (BS Human Development and Family Studies), announce the birth of their son, Cole, on Feb. 23 , 1997. Charles is credit manager and tool manager for Christianson Enterprises, and Jacquelyn

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is a teacher in Jarrell, Texas. She was honored in 1997 by Outstanding Young American Women.

Cindi L. Skalicky (MED Educational Administration) Ganado, Texas, and her husband own a business, Town and Country Appliances Inc. in Ganado. They serve a 12-county area with major appliance and lawnmower repair for more than 30 different brands.

Craig Wuensche (BLA Landscape Architecture) Lubbock, and his wife, Sheilz, announce the birth of their son, Cody James, on Nov. 15.

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Kerry Bratton Aalbers (BS Physical Education) Georgetown, Texas, is a science teacher at Holland High School in Georgetown. Her husband, Scott (BS Horticulture), is branch manager of Refreshment Systems of Austin, Texas.

J. Eric Bachmann (BA History) Middletown, Ohio, is the assistant to the director for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The center commemorates the heroism of the underground railroad movement.

Kristie Attebury Bottoni (BID Interior Design) Montgomery, Ala., works at the Business Council of Alabama in the communications department. Her husband is John Robert.

Tim Chavanne (BS Physical Education) Liberty, Texas, is in his third year as head athletic trainer at Dayton High School in Dayton, Texas.

He and his wife, Kelli, were married July 12, 1997.

Crystal Doyle (BS Clothing, Textile and Management) Irving, Texas, works for the Cole-Haan shoe company, and her husband, Randy DuRoss (BBA '96 Marketing, BBA '96 General Business), works for the Richards Group.

Robert A. Estlack (BGS General Studies, MA '9 5 Interdisciplinary Studies) Clarendon, Texas, is owner and editor of The Clarendon Enterprise newspaper.

Hollie Else Kercheville (BS Human Development and Family Studies) Round Rock, Texas, and Michael Chad Worley (BS '94 Recreation) were married Nov. 29. Hollie is employed by the Round Rock, Texas, School District, and Michael is 72

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Thomas O'Keefe (BS Electrical Engineering) Garland, Texas, is a design engineer with Medical Imaging Co. Kristi Head Siddons (BBA · Finance) Fort Worth, Texas, is a financial analyst for Bank One in Fort Worth, and her husband, Clint (BBA '94 Accounting), is a certified financial planner for Weaver and Tidwell L.L.P. Stephen Stewart (BBA Finance, JD '97 Law) Amarillo, Texas, has joined the law firm of Underwood, Wilson, Berry; Stein and Johnson.

Natalie Bueno Vasquez (BS Computer Science) Lubbock, has joined the staff of Computer Transition Services Inc. in Lubbock. She is a systems specialist in the technical services group and provides network support.

Charles K. Wilson (BGS General Business) Houston, Texas, is a financial officer with Mercury Finance and works with a family-owned advertising and printing franchise.

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Eileen L. Beeks (BA Advertising) Wichita Falls, Texas, is a computer technology facilitator for Wichita Falls Independent School District. She provides teacher's training for computer skills and maintains a Novell network providing e-mail and Internet access.

Angie Burkes (BS Animal Science) Lubbock, works for the Texas Workforce Commission.

Mary Elizabeth Rather Denmon (BS General Home Economics) Salisbury, Texas, and her husband, Brandon Allen Denmon (BS '96 Mechanical Engineering), announce the birth of their first child, Colton Edward, on Oct. 10. Mary Elizabeth is an account manager with Alltell Communications in Salisbury, Texas, and Brandon is an engineering manager for Boral Bricks.

Christine Ragsdale Glover (BS Exercise and Sports Sciences) Claude, Texas, and her husband, Randy, have leased part of the JA Ranch, 4 5 miles south of Amarillo.

They have one son.

Lisa Michelle Hamill (BA Communication Studies) Lubbock, married Jeffrey Paul Madry on Oct. 18 in Lubbock. She is employed by Charter Plains Hospital in Lubbock.

William Trenton Hanna (BFA Theatre Design) South Hadley, Mass., is assistant technical director for the theatre department at Mount Holyoke College.

Scott Johnson (BS Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management) Georgetown, Texas, and Melanie Cowan (BID '9 5 Interior Design) were married Dec. 20. Melanie works for John Williams Interiors in Austin, Texas, and Scott works for Golf Smith International in Austin.

Todd Leverett (BAR Architectural Design) Dallas, Texas. works for HLM Architects in Dallas.

Allison Burkeholder McGough (BA Art History) Lubbock, and Jon Patrick McGough (BA '9 5 History) were marLnJerat ried Jan. 3. Allison attends Texas Tech University, and Jon attends the Texas Tech School of Law. Mike Morrison (BBA Finance) Grapevine, Texas, is the new branch manager for Centaurus Financial Inc., a broker I dealer for securities, for the Texas/Louisiana/ Missouri area.

His wife is Janine.

Brian J. Pokluda (MPA Public Administration) Broward Co., Fla., is budget and management analyst for Broward Co. His wife is Maria.

Ramon Ramirez (BS Interdisciplinary Studies) Eagle Pass, Texas, is the agricultural science teacher at LaPryor Independent School District, La Pryor, Texas.

Kimberly Leigh Evans Sissen (BA English) McLean, Va., has been selected for inclusion in the 1997 edition of Outstanding Young Women of America.

Krista Weems Zimpel (BA English) Wichita Falls, Texas, is an independent insurance agent.

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Annette Colon (BA Spanish) Dallas, Texas, works as a technical recruiter for Source Service Corporation, the nation's oldest specialized staffing firm.

Tana Moore Frazier (BBA Marketing) The Woodlands, Texas, works for Houston Cellular, and her

husband, Shad Frazier (BS '96 Petroleum Engineering), works for ANADARKO Petroleum in Houston, Texas.

Stephany Huffman Gillan (BS Exercise and Sports Sciences) and her husband, Bryan, live in Okinawa, Japan, where he is a captain and F-15 pilot in the U.S. Air Force.

2nd Lt. Brian G. Heatherman (BBA Marketing) Albuquerque, N.M., was one of 19,000 participants in the 22nd annual Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, D.C. Tom Hilbun (BS Chemical Engineering) Dallas, Texas, and his wife, Stephanie Ward Hilbun (BS Chemical Engineering), both work as process engineers for Texas Instruments in Dallas.

G. Kyle Jones (BA Sociology) Acworth, Ga., works for AT&T and plans to attend New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary-North Georgia Branch in Decatur, Ga. He is a member of Gideons International.

Scott Patrick Killian (BS Horticulture) Lubbock, married Janet Elizabeth Robertson on Oct. 25. Scott works for Helena Chemical Co. Donald D. Marshall (BBA Management Information Systems) Grand Prairie, Texas, is a systems analyst for the Allstate Insurance Co.'s Southwest Data Center in Irving, Texas. He and his wife, Hope, have one son.

Susan McCarty (BS Sociology) Lubbock, and Brian Alger were married Oct. 11. Susan works for Office Depot.

Alexandra A. Rogers (BA Public Relations) Houston, Texas, teaches at Travis Elementary in Houston.

Melissa Anne Wiley (BM Music) Lubbock, is adjunct instructor of music education at Texas Tech and music specialist at Arnett Elementary in Lubbock.

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William Christopher Arnold (BA Psychology) Lubbock, is attending graduate school at Texas Tech.

Lt. Mario Avila (BS Multidisciplinary Studies) Lubbock, and Debra Jill Phenix were married Dec. 20.

Blake Bowman (BA Public Relations) Fort Worth, Texas, has been promoted to manager of marketing and

sales for the Fort Worth, Texas, system of Mesa Airlines. The system, based at Meacham International Airport, offers jet service to San Antonio, Houston and Austin, Texas, with continuing service to Colorado Springs, Colo., and Nashville, Tenn.

Brent Croley (MBA General Bowman Business) Golden, Colo., is a financial analyst with db Intellect, a division of EDS. Ryan Clinton Hamilton (BS Landscape Architecture) Lubbock, is studying in the ranch management program at Texas Christian University.

Becky Jarnagin (BA Dance) Pigeon Forge, Tenn., is pursuing a professional dance career and is performing in Tennessee for Dollywood Entertainment as a featured dancer. She is the dance captain for the production shows. She will begin performing on a cruise ship this year.

Joel H. Mallard (MPA Public Administration) Fort Worth, Texas, married Stacy L. Stroud Dec. 13. He is employed by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Angela Rethman Matthews (BS Recreation and Leisure) San Marcos, Texas, is parks and recreation director in Luling, Texas. Her husband is Guy. Matthew Lincoln Miller (Management) Lakeland, Fla., and Sara Anne McWilliams were married Oct. 4 in Duxbury, Mass. Matthew works for the Detroit Tigers baseball organization.

Robert Perales (BS Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management) Midland, Texas, is manager of his family's restaurant, Tampico Spanish Inn, in Midland.

Jason Richardson (BS Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management) Keller, Texas, works for the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas, Texas.

Chris Spalding (BBA Marketing) Hutto, Texas, and Amy Sadler (BS '97 Family Studies) were married Jan. 24. Chris works for Hutto Baptist Church.

Heather Stone (BBA General Business, BA Spanish, BBA Internation-

al Business) Houston, Texas, works as an administrative manager for Harken International.

Carrie L. Thornton (BS Human Development and Family Studies) Dallas, Texas, teaches kindergarten children in Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Texas.

Kim Wilke (BS Food and Nutrition, MS '97} Amarillo, Texas, is the in-patient clinical dietitian at the V.A. Medical Center in Amarillo.

Chris Wright UD '96 Law) Amarillo, Texas, has joined the law firm of Underwood, Wilson, Berry, Stein and Johnson.

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Karen Byers (BS Multidisciplinary Studies) Lubbock, and Chris Haley were married Dec. 20. She is employed by the Lubbock Independent School District.

Stephanie Jean Evitt (BS Agricultural Communications) Lubbock, married Michael Cole Criswell on Dec. 20. She works for Plains National Bank.

Clay Ashley Golden (BS Entomology) Lubbock, and Heather Leigh Fondy were married Nov. 22. He is self-employed.

Tiffany Gurkin Hildreth UD Law) Dallas, Texas, has joined the Dallas-based regional law firm of Strasburger & Price L.L.P., where she will practice general litigation.

Emily Ann Keener (BA Mathematics) Lubbock, married Stephen Darrel Crump on Nov. 22.

She works for the Lubbock Independent School District.

Stephanie McClain UD Law) Dallas, Texas, has joined the Dallasbased regional law firm of Strasburger & Price L.L.P. She practices business litigation.

Alfonso E. Olivas (MBA General Business) Lubbock, and Jeanine A. Adams were married Jan. 3.

Alfonso is employed by University Medical Center, and Jeanine attends Texas Tech.

Michael D. Stacy UD Law) Dallas, Texas, has joined the Dallasbased regional law firm of Strasburger & Price L.L.P. He practices in products liability.

Christian Ian Thomas (BBA Accounting, MBA '97) Dallas, Texas, married Kristin Sharla Couch on Dec. 22.

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• IN MEMORIAM Ruth Henry Arcand, 78, of Anchorage, Alaska, died Oct. 16. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Texas Tech in 1941. She worked as an aircraft instrument mechanic in New Mexico before joining the U.S. Navy, where she worked as a link trainer operator. She also worked as a link trainer operator for Pacific Northern Airlines. She earned a private pilot's license, worked as a real estate agent and was a substitute teacher in Anchorage, Alaska. She is survived by her husband, George.

John Carter Byers, 75, of Lubbock, died Nov. 19. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from Texas Tech in 1948.

He worked in Oklahoma and West Texas oil fields with his own consulting firm. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Survivors include one son and one daughter.

Patti Hall Carter, 72, of Midland, Texas, died Nov. 25 . She received a bachelor's degree in political science from Texas Tech in 1946. She also studied pre-law at the University of Texas. Survivors include her husband, William '43 , and one son.

Joe M. Christian, 85, of Eldorado, Texas, died Oct. 15. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Texas Tech in 1936. He worked for several years in textile plants in Tennessee and Georgia before returning to his hometown of Eldorado, where he built and ran West Texas Woolen Mills, the first woolen mill to be built in Texas. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and one son.

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Nathan H. Christopher, 84, of Laurel, Md., died Oct. 2. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1934. Nathan was a former engineer in the Technology and Systems Organization. Prior to his position there, he served with the U.S. Army Signal Corps. He retired in 1973 with 30 years of Federal service.

Survivors include his wife, Marjorie; a son and daughter; and two stepdaughters.

Earl Lee "Bud" Clower, 46, of Benjamin, Texas, died Nov. 14. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education from Texas Tech in 1975. He worked in the construction business, taught school in Roosevelt and Lubbock and was a former mayor of Benjamin. Survivors include his wife, Debbie; two sons; and three daughters.

Zelma Emmons, 7 6, of Irving, Texas, died Nov. 29. She earned her bachelor's degree in home economics education from Texas Tech in 1941. She taught high school for many years before joining the faculty at Harrison Lane Elementary in Hurst, Texas, and then at Otis Brown Elementary in Irving. Survivors include her husband, Claude; one daughter; and one son.

Edwin L. Forrest, 78, of Lubbock, died Oct. 1. He graduated from Texas Tech in 1940 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He was a rancher and co-owner of Forrest Lumber Co. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn, and two daughters.

Samuel Thel Garrison, 84, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, died Oct. 5.

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C .L. Girdner, 62, of Granbury, Texas, died Dec. 4. He graduated from Tech with a bachelor's degree in soil science in 19 57. He had worked for the Soil Conservation Service as a soil scientist for 3 7 years. Survivors include his wife, Patsy, and two sons.

Marie Harris, 81, of Tulia, Texas, died Oct. 16. She received a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1938 from Texas Tech University. She was regional editor of the Plairrview Daily Herald from 1968 to 1985 and was a correspondent for Tulia for the

Amarillo News, Lubbock Avalanchejoumal and Plairrview Herald and was news editor of the Tulia Herald and Olton Enterprise. Survivors include two daughters.

Leete Jackson III, 53, of Dallas, Texas, died Nov. 2. He graduated from Texas Tech in 1974 with a bachelor's degree in chemistry and earned his medical degree from the Texas Tech University School of Medicine. He was a consultant to the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas and clinical instructor of the department of surgery, division of oral surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.

He also was an attending associate at children's Medical Center in Dallas and was chair of the oral and maxillofacial surgery resident teaching service at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. Survivors include his wife, Jane; two sons; and one daughter.

Joe Bob Jones, 57, of Amarillo, Texas, died Oct. 29. He earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural education in 1962 from Texas Tech. He taught school in Colorado City, Texas, and farmed near Bovina and Muleshoe, Texas. In 1966, he became manager of Taylor Evans Farm Store in Happy, Texas, and later operated the seed business for Harmon-Toles Grain Elevator.

He managed Tule Creek Gin for 10 years. Survivors include his wife, Linda, and two daughters.

Noel Raymond Lamb, 83, of Artesia, N.M., died Aug. 28. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from Texas Tech in 19 3 7. He was vice president of Wilson Oil Co. and was the petroleum and geology engineer for the State of New Mexico for four years. He was a geologist consultant. He served as vice president of the IPAA. Survivors include his wife, Betty Ann '38, and four daughters.

T. L. Leach, 85, of Lubbock, died March 5. He was a longtime Texas Tech agriculture professor, teaching for more than 40 years and serving as department chairman. He earned his bachelor's degree in animal production in 1934 and his master's degree in agricultural education in 1939 from Texas Tech. He also served on the Texas Tech Athletic Council for 22 years and was a faculty representative for the Southwest Conference to the NCAA. He served as superintendent of the Beef Cattle Division at the Texas State Fair and as director of the Agricultural Workers Mutual Auto Insurance Co. and the National Farm Life Insurance Co. Survivors include one daughter.

Lloyd Lipscomb, 82, of Lubbock, died Nov. 4 . He received a bachelor's degree in general business in 1936 and one in economics in 1937 from Texas Tech. He worked for International Harvester in Amarillo, Texas, and Louthan Dowell Dodge. Survivors include his wife, Audre; one son; and one daughter.

Frances Urban Lyle, 88, of Lubbock, died Dec. 14. She earned a bachelor's degree in home economics at the University of Missouri and a master's degree from Iowa State University. She taught at Iowa State University, Texas Tech University and Ohio State University. Survivors include her husband, Thomas, and two daughters.

Dwight Mann, 68, of Dallas, Texas, died Oct. 21. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance in 1954 from Texas Tech. He was a U.S. veteran of the Korean War. He practiced law in Levelland for 11 years with Allison, Mann and Allison and then entered corporate law and became general counsel for Interfirst Bank Shares. He retired to private practice in 1984. Survivors include his wife, Alma, and one daughter.

Bernice Viola Doyle Martin, 80, of Lubbock, died Oct. 21. She received a bachelor's degree in English in 1938 and a master's degree in education in 1965 from Texas Tech. She taught high school for 20 years, fourth grade for eight years and special education for five years in Brownfield and Union, Texas, before retiring in 1980.

She and her husband owned Brownfield Locker Plant from 1953 to 1963.

Survivors include her daughter.

Sarah I. McDonald, 71, of Midland, Texas, died Nov. 12. She earned her bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering from Texas Tech in 1947. She worked for Exxon in Midland for 33 years until she retired and was assigned to employee relations and was responsible for media communications. Survivors include one sister and one brother.

Bruce Edward Moore, 34, of Manhattan, Kan., died Nov. 29. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering technology from Texas Tech in 1986. He worked at Eagle Picher Industries in Lubbock until moving to Jacksonville, Fla., where he worked for Balderson Industries. He also worked for Balderson in Wamego, Kan., as a product developer. Survivors include his wife, Lisa.

Esther E. Smith Odom, 83, of Plano, Texas, died Nov. I 0. She received a bachelor's degree in home economics in 1936 and a master's degree in elementary education in 1966 from Texas Tech. She taught at Graham Chapel School, Cooper Independent School District and Arnett Elementary School in Lubbock. Survivors include two sons and a daughter.

Bill Payne, 73, of Slaton, Texas, died Oct. 26. He graduated

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Mike Peterson, 45, of Loop, Texas, died Nov. 29. He received a bachelor's degree in telecommunications in 1975 from Texas Tech. He had worked for KKYN Radio in Plainview, Texas, and KKYR Radio in Marshall, Texas. He taught school in Loop, Texas, for 13 years, where he announced football games, operated the scoreboard for basketball games, published the high school annual, sponsored the junior high one-act play and was a class sponsor. He was music director fo r Southside Baptist Church in Lubbock and First Baptist Church in Loop. Survivors include his wife, Barbara, and one son.

R . Mark Probst, 43, of Lubbock, died Nov. 15. He earned his bachelor's degree in zoology from Texas Tech in 1977. He attended the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth and did his residency in family practice at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Probst Center in Amarillo.

He was a family physician in Stamford, Texas, before moving to Lubbock in 1990. He served as director of the Family Hospice of Lubbock and medical director for several local nursing homes. Survivors include his wife, Robbye; one son; and one daughter.

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Don Reynolds, 64, of Lewisville, Texas, died Oct. 2. He earned his bachelor's degree in management from Texas Tech in 1958.

Survivors include his wife, Jean, and one daughter.

Claude Hubert Ring of Lima, Ohio, died April 1, 1997. He earned a bachelor's degree in horticulture from Texas Tech in 19 56. He had been sales manager of British Petroleum Chemicals.

Ena Armstrong Roussel, 87, of Port Arthur, Texas, died O ct. 5.

She received her bachelor's degree in math in 19 32 and a master's degree in 19 3 7. En a was a student instructor in physics and also taught math and physics in the McCamey, Texas, independent school district for five years.

Survivors include her husband, William; one son; and one daughter.

Jane Gilmore Rushing, 71, of Lubbock, died July 4. She received a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1944, a master's degree in English in 1945 and a doctorate in English in 1957, all from Texas Tech.

She was a published author and teacher.

Survivors include her husband, James, and one son.

Rushing John Leslie Spikes, 71, of Lubbock, died Nov. 16.

He received his bachelor's degree in general business from Texas Tech in 1947. He owned Spikes Bros. Furniture in Lubbock for 50 years, before retiring in 1993. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Alura, and four daughters.

Weldon S. Street, 7 5, of Fort Worth, Texas, died July 30. He earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from Texas Tech in 1942.

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City, Okla.; Bloomington, Ill.; and Jackson, Miss. Survivors include one son and two daughters.

Roland Streit, 55, of Midland, Texas, died Oct. 23. He earned a doctorate in mathematics from Texas Tech in 1972. Streit worked as a teacher, mathematician and businessman. He also owned Caprock Title Co. in Midland. Survivors include his wife, Virginia.

Fred A. Stout of Odessa, Texas, died Sept. 27 . He received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1940. Survivors include his wife, Kathlene '39.

Gordon Thompson, 90, of Lubbock, died Oct. 15. He earned a master's deg ree in education from Texas Tech in 1940. He taught history and coached football and basketball in Canyon, Rule and Happy, Texas, as well as at Lubbock High School. After serving as a recruit trainer for the U.S. Navy in Great Lakes, Ill., during World War II, he returned to Lubbock to serve as bookkeeper at KFYO radio. He then was station manager for 3 3 years. Sur-

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Holmes Webb of Silver Creek Village, Texas, died Oct. 5; he was born in 1904. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science in 19 30 and a master's degree in political science in 193 5 from Texas Tech. He was Ex-Students Association president in 1936. He was a principal in Hamlin, Abilene, Gladewater and Tyler, Texas.

He was a professor of secondary school administration at Texas Tech University. Survivors include his wife and two daughters.

Ruthie Williams, 67, of Andrews, Texas, died Oct. 17. She earned a bachelor's degree in English from Texas Tech in 1966. She was a teacher in Andrews, and at the University of Texas at Permian Basin. Survivors include her husband, Billy, and two sons.

Frances Young, 79, ofTulsa, Okla., died Nov. 11. She earned a bachelor's degree in home economics education from Texas Tech in 1940. She worked for the Farmers Home Administration. Survivors include three sons. •

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Building On The Past To Make History

By Marsha Gustafson, Editor

{(Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." exas Tech was worlds and time away when Shakespeare put those thoughts into words. Despite the difference in time and geography, the words are profound m describing this university. "Tech was born great in the hearts and ideals of its founders and achieved greatness through the practicality and hard work of those who followed." (1947 La Ventana) To commemorate Texas Tech's 75th anniversary this year, much had to b e known about its past.

History revealed that Texas Tech's past was built upon hard work, determination, optimism and dreams - a solid founaation for a promising future. Those same words about the past describe the energetic leader of Tech's efforts for a better future, Chancellor John T. Montford, J.D. "The importance of the Horizon Campaign is that it will build on the first 7 5 years," he said. "It's time for Texas Tech to once again make history. We are going to be second to none."

Chancellor Montford is leading by example. He is committed to making Texas Tech the best it can be. In his shadow, there is no room for anything but or,timism among those who follow. 'Everything's getting better in athletics and on the acaaemic side," wrote one of the respondents to our Best of Texas Tech survey. A feeling of optimism and excitement is running through the campus these days, and I am only one who senses it. The work

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required of nearly everyone at Tech is more than it has been, but the goal we are working for is so encouraging, we just turn up the production 1evel (and sleep less).

In my years as editor of the Texas Techsan, I have seen and recall many changes. You see, we who have been around a long time have "institutional memo~" We are walking history books of this university. We remember a time when the saying was "Texas Tech - Second Choice of Students in Texas."

In other words, if you can't get your first choice of universities, you can always get in at Tech. How unflattering. You can understand why I and others of substantial tenure are proud to hear Chancellor Montford say Texas Tech will be "second to none." When we of institutional memory tell you to rest assured that the planners of the new university are sensitive to the feelings of its graduates and have as their highest goal maintaining the integrity of the original whi1e improvmg upon it, you can believe it. Texas Tech is in very good hands.

Despite efforts by the Houston Chronicle to pull Tech down, and despite even an NCAA investigation, a feeling of optimism persists in the people who are part of this university. After all, like a bad toothache, this brief discomfort will pass. We have entered a period of positive thinking. An exciting future is upon us, and major efforts are being made to position the university to meet the challenges coming with the New Millennium. Tech alumni and ex-students will be the big winners in this effort, as the vaiue of a Texas Tech University d egree will be enhanced many times over by the improved stature of your alma mater.

Where planners have spent much time looking back in preparation for the Ho rizon Campaign, it is now time to look forwara to the opportunities a successful capital campaign will provide Texas Tech being a Tier One research institution, having an endowment that will create and continually fund scholarships for top students and salaries for the best faculty, and a physical plant that will turn an already attractive campus into the most beautiful and well-planned university in the United States.

Loyal Techsans are proud of the past. But the time for the future is now. Texas Technological College was born great, and Texas Tech University will continue to achieve greatness. New advances will occur - and are occurring - through the hard work and determination of dreamers and believers. It's a great time to be a part of Texas Tech history. •

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