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TECHSAN VOLUME 73, NUMBER 02 // THE MAGAZINE FOR TEXAS TECH ALUMNI

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Dramatic Expansion // A Design for Life // Student Alumni Board

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The J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts School of Theatre & Dance unveiled the first of a two-part expansion in late fall.

Diana Shay Greiner Evans ‘07 and her husband, Justin Evans, have founded Collected Eclectic Home, more commonly known as CEH, a company specializing in original furniture designs, antique furniture and lovingly refurbished high-end pieces.

This select group of student ambassadors represents the Texas Tech Alumni Association and Texas Tech University.

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DRAMATIC EXPANSION

DEPARTMENTS

A DESIGN FOR LIFE

STUDENT ALUMNI BOARD

THINKING BIG 6 // THROUGH THE ARCHES 8 // SPORTS 36 // ASSOCIATION NEWS 40 // ALUMNI NEWS 44 // STUDENT SPOTLIGHT 56

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Thank you, Marsha!

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Hello!

I’m Beverly Hamlett Perry, 1963 Tech graduate, Home Economics Education.

The story about the Old President’s Home in the November/December 2019 issue of the alumni magazine was marvelous.

When I was a senior (Fall 1962), living in the “house” was a requirement for Home Ec majors. I did my student teaching for the first half of the semester, and then lived in the home management house the second half of that semester. Miss Wood was our faculty supervisor. There were 12 of us who lived there. Only recently, at that time, had the President’s Home become the home management house. Being used by Home Ec students gave a purpose to the on-campus home since the president of Tech preferred to live in his own home in Lubbock.

We took care of the home, just as we would if we lived in our own homes.

We even had a toddler who came to be with us each day while his mom went to her classes on campus.It was definitely an enlightening, and usually, a pleasant experience.

The President’s Home was a lovely home, and we took good care of it.

The article by Marsha Gustafson Pfluger was well written, as were all her articles when she was part of the Techsan. Her descriptions brought to mind the way the “house” was when we lived there. Many thanks for writing the article.

Sincerely, Beverly Hamlett Perry Via email

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ALUMNI A SSOCIATION EX ECUTIVE BOA RD Bill Brown ’74, ’76 Austin (Chair) Barry Street ’79, Kress (Past Chair) Randy Golden ’77, Dallas (Chair Elect) Mike Gaylor ’81, Fort Worth (Endowment Trust Board & Alumni Finance Chair) Curt Langford Lubbock, ’90, ’97 (President and CEO) David Y. Low ’87,’03, Lubbock (CFO)

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Diners and Dives that Define Us as Techsans ON E BEN EF I T OF visiting colleges across the country in my previous role was experiencing many local diners and dives that provide nostalgic memories for those schools’ alumni. A friend once called me the Anthony Bourdain of college diners, as I often checked into and posted pictures of these places on social media, sharing the local feel and flavor for wherever I was. With the increased homogenization of American restaurant chains, I appreciate long-standing, legendary and locally-preferred establishments with a story to tell. Lubbock has its own collection of storied spots, some still standing and others only our more seasoned alumni can recall.

Among my favorite places as a student at Texas Tech was Gardski’s Loft, which closed several years ago but was recently re-imagined as Bier Haus, a German beer garden. Part of the charm of this place is the loft itself and the fact it was an old home.

While the restaurant offers a new trendy setting for students today, they don’t know what once was, and only we older grads can reminisce about this place. It’s nice to see the old sign still hanging in the stairwell, providing a glimpse of the past. As older alumni will recall, the house originally held the Brookshire Inn before it became Gardski’s. There’s no telling how many Red Raider dates transpired at this restaurant on Broadway that opened in 1976.

My high-school friend Lisa West opened Spanky’s while we were students in the late 1980s, expanding a very small Chinese food dive with three or four tables into the two-story landmark burger joint it is today. I wonder how many servings of fried cheese have ridden that dumbwaiter?

Another surviving standout is Jazz, the original on 19th Street. Locations later opened in Austin on Sixth Street for a while, in Kansas City and even in Omaha, popular with Red Raiders during the College World Series.

Caprock Cafe and Orlando’s are longstanding mainstays. The “Texas Tech Ex-Students Association” sticker I once put on the truck bumper inside Caprock Cafe is still there. Then there’s Mesquite’s, off the alley across from campus — though not the same as it was. Their onion rings were the best, and the roof leaked a little around the umbrella tables when it rained.

Thai food is as spicy as ever at Choo Chai with a hand-written sign still on the wall that states, “Our medium is hot, and we don’t make reorders!”

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Jerry Mazzamutto, one of the original owners, left, with Curt Langford.

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It had been a while since I been there, but for old time’s sake I recently returned. I’ll order the mild next time.

Tom and Bingo’s is on Texas Monthly’s Top 50 BBQ list, still serving their sliced BBQ sandwiches and selling out without ever having to expand seating. Lone Star Oyster Bar is still shucking nearby on 34th, where I tried my first — and last — oyster.

One Guy from Italy hasn’t stopped tossing pizzas and making calzones since moving to University Avenue from New York City’s warehouse district in the 1980s. I got reacquainted with Jerry Mazzamutto during my last visit when he boasted serving two generations of Techsans. He is as much a part of Texas Tech culture as anyone and as engaging as ever. You can’t spell MazzamuTTo without a Double T. These are but a few of the establishments that have survived, but we mustn’t forget other hangouts from our past. J. Pat O’Malley’s was popular with students and professors. I recall a few mass comm study sessions there. The Great Wall is gone, but the building still stands today as Savage Tavern. Sadly, the 50-Yard Line, a longtime media favorite dating back to the Southwest Conference era, closed last year. Conference Cafe is now home to Blue Sky but still has all those tabletop ads.

The Brittany served a lot of hickory burgers with a central fireplace and red buzzer phones that went off at your table when your order was ready. The live music and soft tacos at Chelsea Street Pub were always a hit.

These are a few places I remember, but our older readers will reflect on places even further back. The Texas Techsan once featured the Schleuses, owners of The White Pig, a walk-up burger shop that began in the 1950s — as much a part of the Texas Tech experience as Spanky’s is today, or even Chimy’s in more recent years. Char King was famous for its

TEXAS TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION STRONGER IN 2020

months since we established the $100 Century level as a new focus for membership. We are already experiencing the benefits of this action with revenue tracking well ahead of this time last year along with an emerging number of first-time Century-level givers.

However, as expected, there are previous $50 Loyalty level members who have yet to renew at the $100 level. I have conversed or corresponded with a number who have shared concerns — many of whom are unable to increase their annual gift because of fixed incomes.

As a membership-based organization, we do not want to lose ANY members.

We appreciate any and all contributions but having not changed our rates in two decades. It was time to make this adjustment to help cover the rising costs of the benefits and services we provide. To be clear, those contributing less than $100 are still among our membership but simply no longer receive the same tangible benefits as those Century and higher.

If you’re reading this Texas Techsan magazine that arrived in the mail, we are grateful for your Century-level or greater support. The “Brighten Our Future” campaign in concert with the Carol of Lights™, generated more than 1,200 new and renewed members to help maintain our membership at some 30,000 strong — with a better bottom line.

As we begin the new decade, TTAA is in a stronger position approaching the university’s centennial.

As always, thank you for your continued support of TTAA.

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pineapple burgers, and Broadway Drug across from campus on College Avenue dates back to even earlier grads when burgers could be bought for 50 cents.

And the Pancake House has served home cooking to thousands of students for almost 50 years.

I’m sure there are others I have forgotten. Send us a note about your favorite dives while you were a student, or even those you still frequent as a grad. These are the places that define and unite us as Techsans.

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MAHOMES LEADS KC CHIEFS TO SUPER BOWL WIN. This issue was about to go on press the day after Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to a comefrom-behind, 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the 100th Super Bowl, Feb. 2, in Miami. Mahomes was the first quarterback from a Texas university to start and win a Super Bowl, and he was also named the game’s MVP. Congratulations to Mahomes. It was Kansas City’s first Superbowl appearance in 50 years. Texas Tech’s E.J. Holub, who died last fall, played for the Chiefs in the 1969 Superbowl. They’re both #OneofUs.

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TEXAS TECH ASTROPHYSICIST ALESSANDRA CORSI, PH.D., AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES, HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR PIONEERING A NEW FIELD OF MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY. The Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas named Corsi the recipient of the 2020 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Science for her paradigm-shifting research on the merger of stars and black holes. TAMEST is the state’s premier scientific organization that brings together Texas’ best and brightest scientists and researchers.

The Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards annually recognize rising Texas researchers in science and technology. More than $1 million has been awarded to more than 50 recipients in the categories of medicine, engineering, science and technology innovation since 2006. Corsi uncovered a multisensory exploration process of the universe utilizing data form both gravitational waves and light to create a comprehensive picture of the cosmic collision that occurs between neutron stars from hundreds of millions of light years away. This discovery allows scientists to study previously unexplored functions of our universe. Through her contributions to gravitational-wave astrophysics, her discovery of the radio afterglow of GW 170817, and the first binary neutron star merger detected in both gravitational waves and light, she has established herself as one of the youngest and most promising leaders in the world in the emerging field of multi-messenger astronomy.

Corsi was honored at the O’Donnell Awards dinner and reception on Jan. 8 in Dallas.

TEXAS TECH HOSTED THE FOURTH ANNUAL VETERANS DAY CEREMONY TO HONOR A GOLD STAR FAMILY AND ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES. Texas Tech’s Army ROTC and Military & Veterans Programs organized the ceremony, providing an event that was free and open to the public. Army ROTC Cadet Battalion Cmdr. Kristopher MacDowell opened the ceremony with remarks. This was followed by the honoring of the Gold Star Family of Pfc. Corey Lee Winkle, of Lubbock, who was killed in action on Feb. 25, 1991, while serving in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. The primary military instructor for Texas Tech Army ROTC, Lt. Col. Adrian Jackson, delivered remarks, followed by guest speaker Nathan Hayes, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps and is now an instructor and doctoral candidate in the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business. The ceremony was concluded with a retreat by the U.S. Army and Air Force Color Guards, commanded by Cadet Ivonne Davila of the Army ROTC program.

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NEWS TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY’S SOWELL CENTER HAS BEEN AWARDED A $1.25 MILLION GRANT TO ADDRESS A SHORTAGE OF SPECIALISTS WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS. The Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Sensory Disabilities in the College of Education will use the grant to provide scholarships over the next five years for 30 scholars from Texas, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Students will be trained to work with students with visual impairments and complete a master’s degree in special education. Nora Griffin-Shirley, a professor and director of the Sowell Center, is joining the project as co-principal investigator. The focus of the project is preparing scholars to work primarily with students who have learning challenges because of neurological visual impairments, which are caused by an injury or disorder within the brain rather than the structure of the eye. During the 30-month program, scholars will receive specialized training to help children with the targeted disabilities to make improvements in learning, developmental outcomes and successful transition to post-secondary education and the workforce. The program will be delivered in a hybrid format that utilizes distance education along with face-to-face instruction, shared coursework, interdisciplinary enrichment activities and access to local resources during training.

Graduates will earn a master’s degree in special education with a concentration in visual impairment, qualifying them to become certified as a TVI in their respective states.

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY IS ONE OF ONLY TWO AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES TO BE ADMITTED INTO THE INTERNATIONAL THEATER INSTITUTE. The International Theater Institute, an initiative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is a prestigious performing arts network of more than 40 higher education and research institutions around the world. Being accepted into ITI, Texas Tech can now offer increased opportunities for faculty and students and broaden the perspective of theater and dance within the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts. Dean Noel Zahler; Mark Charney, director of the School of Theater & Dance; and Cory Norman, director of marketing and communication, pursued the opportunity to be a part of ITI and were recognized at a reception in Shanghai. The affiliation with ITI raises the visibility of Texas Tech and places the College of Visual & Performing Arts among the leading educational arts institutions.

THE CHANCELLOR’S COUNCIL CONTINUES TO CONTRIBUTE TO TOP SCHOLAR RECRUITMENT THROUGH THEIR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP GIFTS, HELPING DRIVE GROWING NUMBERS OF NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY. President Lawrence Schovanec’s efforts to recruit more National Merit Finalists to Texas Tech has resulted in record growth of enrollment of merit scholars. There are currently 57 finalists enrolled, including 26 freshman. Chancellor Tedd Mitchell, M.D., has strongly supported Schovanec’s desire to grow opportunities to support students, contributing more than $100,000 of Chancellor’s Council gifts to the scholarship initiative. The funds come from annual membership gifts to the Chancellor’s Council, a giving society that supports students through scholarships, recognizes faculty achievement and encourages excellence across all four system universities. Every October, high school juniors across the nation take the PSAT as part of the National Merit Scholarship Program, an academic competition for recognition and scholarships. Around 15,000 students are selected from their PSAT scores and high school academic performance to be National Merit Finalists, making them eligible for generous scholarships. Thanks in part to the Chancellor Council, Texas Tech offers a full ride to finalists, including four years of tuition and fees, room and board, meals, books, supplies and other expenses.

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TEXAS TECH HOSTED THE FALL 2019 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES ON DEC. 13 AND DEC. 14 AT THE UNITED SUPERMARKETS ARENA. Chris Snead, vice president of operations and engagement for the Texas Tech Alumni Association, served as the speaker for the Friday ceremonies.

Students from the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Education, J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts and Graduate School celebrated their commencement on Friday.

Tom Stone, head coach of the Texas Tech women’s soccer team, served as the speaker for the Saturday ceremonies. Students from the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering, College of Human Sciences, University Programs, Wind Energy, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration, College of Architecture, College of Media & Communication and College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources celebrated their commencement on Saturday.

Snead addresses graduates at December commencement.

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HAS ACQUIRED A NEW PERMIAN BASIN RESEARCH CENTER IN DOWNTOWN MIDLAND. The center will provide a collaborative location between Texas Tech, the Permian Basin oil and gas industry and partners throughout the region. The Permian Basin is the largest oil and gas-producing region in America and one of the largest in the entire world. ExxonMobil Corporation, one of the world’s leading oil and gas producers, has donated the core facility. The building, housing more than 230,000 boxes of rock cores and cuttings from oil wells, is used as a top-flight research tool for the university. The center serves as the regional hub for research, student training, outreach and industry collaboration for not only oil and gas, but also for the College of Arts & Sciences and the Department of Geosciences. The donation of the facility started from a conversation between ExxonMobil and Andrew Frost, a 2006 Texas Tech graduate who was a technical foreman for the company at the time. Frost suggested ExxonMobil donate the facility to Texas Tech to use in research. Texas Tech researchers now have complete access to all of the rock and core samples taken

by ExxonMobil during the 20th century. Laboratories within the facilities will allow researchers access to radiation scanning of newly acquired samples, visual examination, use of ultraviolet light to identify fluorescent minerals and organic material or the use of petrographic microscopes to determine mineral composition. It will also include a chemistry lab for experimentation on core samples to determine mineral composition and density and to discover any fossils or organic material separated by acids. There is also a core scanner lab for measurement, specifically for rock typing, plug selection and data collaboration for use in reservoir characterization.

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Dramatic EXPANSION

The J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts Boasts New School of Theatre & Dance Facilities

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n Friday, Oct. 4, university officials snipped a ribbon that officially marked the opening of the 50,728-square-foot, $23 million Phase I expansion of the School of Theatre & Dance. The new construction extends off of the north side of the existing Charles E. Maedgen Jr. Theatre.

The project, which began with a $10 million donation from the J.T. & Margaret Talkington Charitable Foundation, provides innovative technology and new study, rehearsal and performance spaces for School of Theatre & Dance students and faculty. Additional funding was provided in part by another lead donation from the Helen Jones Foundation and a capstone gift from The CH Foundation.

“This college works hard, and the work we do is measured in years, not hours, as evidenced by the incredible careers of our alumni,” says Noel Zahler, Ph.D., dean of the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts. “Our programs in the community are numerous and touch the lives of individuals throughout Lubbock and the surrounding counties. The theaters, design laboratories, lighting laboratories, rehearsal spaces, makeup labs, classrooms/studios and collaboration areas in this building hold the promise that is our

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The lobby was planned to be large enough to host performances and have seating for guests.

obligation to fulfill. We can’t do that alone. Some would say it takes a village. Here, it has taken this university and the generosity of Lubbock to make it a reality. We have involved our entire community in creating this facility to harbor our School of Theatre & Dance.”

The completed Phase I includes a 178-seat blackbox theater, lighting and computer-assisted design and drafting labs, makeup and dressing rooms and three 30-seat classrooms. In addition to the theatre and dance spaces, there are 24 offices: five staff and 19 faculty members. The project took 24 months to complete. This is the first time the School of Theatre & Dance has been housed under one roof.

One of the highlights of the new facility is the collaboration laboratory — the only one of its kind in the state. It is a lighting laboratory that houses a tension grid on one side and eight line sets (seven motorized and one manual) on the other, allowing students experiential learning with many different types of lighting right at their fingertips. Another notable feature is the enormous lobby, which features a soaring ceiling and open staircase.

Students can create their own music in the new facility.

Left: The state-of-the-art lighting laboratory is the only one of its kind in Texas.

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“Our programs in the community are numerous and touch the lives of individuals throughout Lubbock and the surrounding counties. The theaters, design laboratories, lighting laboratories, rehearsal spaces, makeup labs, classrooms/studios and collaboration areas in this building hold the promise that is our obligation to fulfill.�

These photos are courtesy of the School of Visual & Performing Arts.

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Three photos are on display to honor donors to the program. They are, from left: Jaston Williams: Acclaimed author, co-star, and director of the “Greater Tuna” plays.

Jaston is a past student of the School of Theatre & Dance. His commitment to the BurkTech Players has deepened the School’s work with students on the spectrum.

Suzanne Aker: Dancer, teacher, choreographer.

Suzanne has inspired generations of dancers as the founder of Ballet Lubbock and the Texas Tech Dance program.

Tim Crowley: Theatre & Dance alumnus.

Tim Crowley’s generous partnership has helped establish the Marfa Intensive Devised Theatre Program, providing invaluable artistic opportunities in the Theatre & Dance program.

The work of former students is showcased on a mural in one of the building’s hallways.

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“It was built to be a ‘performative’ space,” notes Cory Norman, director of marketing and communication for the School of Theatre & Dance. “It has a ‘stage’ underneath the video board, and we also use the stairs and the area above them for performance and musical theatre. We host events there often and have already used it for lunches and as part of the play DOCTOR LOVE.” Phase II will break ground in June and will bring the total costs for both phases to almost $50 million.

The plans include a costume shop and classroom with a dye sublimation printer and dye vat; a prop shop; a renovated/updated paint shop; a metal shop addition; a projection workroom addition and renovation of the Charles E. Maedgen Jr. Theatre that will also host an office suite for the college officers and the dean.

“I look at this building and it is sort of emblematic of collaboration and how art, music, theater and dance work together,” Mark Charney, Ph.D., director of the School of Theatre & Dance, says in regard to the new and planned expansion. “I look at it as a place where those at the university — even the administrators who are not artists like we are — work diligently to understand our art to facilitate what we do. If you look at how this building came about, it’s so representative of being in a place where education and administration work. I couldn’t be prouder to be at Texas Tech.”

As with all new facilities at Texas Tech, one percent of construction costs are set aside for a piece of art. The piece showcased at the School of Theatre & Dance is “All the World is a Stage” by RDG Studio (David Dahlquist & Matt Niebuhr).

“We are excited to introduce “All the World is a Stage” by David Dahlquist and Matt Niebuhr to the Texas Tech University campus,” says Emily Wilkinson, Texas Tech University System Public Art director. “This public art will set the tone that you are entering an impressive performance space before you even enter the building.”

Dahlquist’s and Niebuhr’s sculptural installation is reminiscent of the proscenium of a theatre stage that will frame the entryway to the building. The structure will function on many levels, as a pergola or passageway, and is suggestive of a gallery or stage left/stage right on either side of the entryway. Laser-cut panels on top suggest the opening of curtains, both in the shadows they cast on the ground and from the LED lighting, which give the piece a red glow at night.

Dahlquist is an artist, teacher, mentor, leader and principal with RDG Planning and Design. Niebuhr is an artist, designer, maker, leader and senior partner with RDG Planning and Design.

“All the World is a Stage”

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f anyone truly embraces the old saying, “One man’s trash is another’s treasure,” it would be Diana Shay Greiner Evans and her husband, Justin Evans. However, considering the lovely, polished furniture they offer, the word “trash” hardly fits in the same breath as their creations.

The Dallas-area based couple founded and owns CEH, Collected Eclectic Home, a design company specializing in beautifully refurbished furniture, antiques and creations from their custom-made CEH line. The company began simply—as an online business through posts on Facebook.

True to the company’s middle name, “eclectic,” the company’s goods are a clever mix of high-end refurbished furniture, antiques and brand-new custom items. Their style combines vintage and modern.

Their venture started out as a hobby that took off like a rocket about five years ago. Last year, the couple opened a showroom in Dallas, next to their workshop.

Both former schoolteachers, Diana and Justin are the parents of three little girls — Ivery, Eleanor and Lucy. You could say that their daughters provided the inspiration for the company — or at least the hobby that kicked off the company.

“We began redoing our oldest girl’s room on a budget,” Diana says. “We sourced from thrift stores, flea markets, etc. We wanted a special look and high-quality pieces. The theme was vintage Alice in Wonderland. It was a cute space and really special. We then began to redo our whole house after having so much fun. Some pieces did not work in the space, so we posted them on Facebook’s garage sales, and the demand for them was really high.”

The couple spent weekends, days off and evenings scanning flea markets, garage and estate sales, thrift stores and Craigslist listings for castoffs with potential. As their business thrived and their products became more in demand, they began sourcing items from the East Coast and Europe.

The duo first did all their promotion work on social media themselves. They redid their whole house on a shoestring and then sold items that did not work or great ones they found that needed a home. It was a new adventure. The first year, they found a waiting list of 20 people for some of the items they posted. The demand was both gratifying and overwhelming.

“We also offered furniture painting for a few years,” she says. “We had more demand than we could accept for that and a wait list nine months long for client-owned refinishing in Dallas, along with a workload of three months. We worked on the furniture when we weren’t teaching and delivered the pieces with the kids in tow. I was pregnant with my third baby when Justin and I were delivering things ourselves. I’m sure we looked ridiculous, but

Left: Diana Shay Greiner Evans at home with furry family member Red.

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hiring a mover was not possible for us at that time, and my doctor said it was OK.” It wasn’t long before teaching while trying to run the design business became too much. Although she loved her teaching job, Diana really wanted to be home with her kids more and not miss important moments in their lives. She and Justin, whom she describes as more of a risk-taker, took the jump into the company full-time with prayer and support of friends and family.

“Our business changed from a hobby rather quickly,” Justin says. “Diana and I both really enjoyed bringing well-made, impeccably crafted vintage and antiques into our first home. We loved the character they added to the otherwise plain cookie-cutter housing we lived in at that time. We were invigorated by the ‘hunt’ to find just the right ones that may otherwise be overlooked. We found more than we could use at home and began to sell them. Surprisingly, the demand was very high, and we soon were booked out a few months. We began selling vintage that we custom refinished and also painted clients’ personal pieces. Our business grew into building custom pieces and has been growing and evolving ever since.”

The couple set up a legal company, with Diana as CEO and Justin as president. Just like all their employees, the two wear many hats. Justin handles the workshop, showroom and shipping. Diana works with clients, the design process, front office, customer service, shipping booking, sourcing materials and sales. Diana compliments her husband, noting he has excellent taste and an “awesome eye” for their work.

“We have grown at a really fast pace,” Diana says. “The year of 2019 was very transitional for us, as we expanded our team by more than 300 percent. We have a carpentry, finish, and office department. Our carpenters and finish team are all very experienced and incredibly talented artisans, many of whom have been in their areas of expertise for over 30 years. Every day is different. With custom furniture, where each item is handmade one at a time,

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“Every day is different. With custom furniture, where each item is handmade one at a time, there are many moving parts.

No two pieces are ever alike.” there are many moving parts. No two pieces are ever alike. This is still all in progress, as 2020 will be a year that we fine-tune our systems.”

Most people learn about CEH and their beautiful offerings via word-ofmouth. However, they also have been the cover story for the September/ October 2019 issue of DHome: Dallas/Fort Worth’s Home and Garden Magazine and featured in Elle Décor, HGTV Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens and Architectural Digest Pro, among many other premier publications. Their clientele has been mostly local customers but now is expanding to nationwide and international sales.

“We were lucky to work with Dallas clients and designers from the start who had excellent taste,” Diana says. “It really helped us to gain attention of some high-profile clients who wanted to use the CEH in their homes.”

People from all walks of life enjoy CEH’s offerings. Diana says it was a “pinch-yourself moment” when former First Lady Laura Bush contacted them to make custom nightstands for her Dallas home. Another highlight? Working on the Hollywood home of Gray Malin, a native Texan fine art photographer.

“Delivering pieces to Mrs. Bush was the highlight of my many days on the road delivering pieces,” Justin says. “The Bushes are everything you hope they would be — warm, gracious, kind and completely Southern.

They had a new dog at the time I delivered, Freddie. He and President Bush were inseparable on most of my visits.”

Diana began her college career at another Texas university but soon realized the school was not a fit for her. She visited many other schools but fell in love instantly with Texas Tech. She loved the Lubbock community, the student body (which included many friends) and the wide selection of majors. Although she was from a family full of Aggies and Longhorns, she was destined to become a Red Raider.

“I came to Texas Tech as a sophomore and lived off campus with two girls from Kerrville, my hometown,” she says. “I lived off campus all of the three years, near the school. I was involved with Christian groups such as CRU, academic groups such as Phi Kappa Phi and Alpha Lambda Delta and attended events with friends in Sigma Phi Lambda (Christian group). I also was a regular with my church group, a great group of like-minded friends. I worked at Rockfish as a server.

“I was pretty studious, so I was not in as many organizations as some of my peers. Looking back, I wish I had pursued a few more, as Tech has so many

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great ones. I loved the beautiful campus and the familylike feel of the city. Even the snow was a fun new experience. It was far from home for me, but I really thrived there. I was very active at the Rec Center and would try to go in the off times to get the best treadmill.”

Once she found the right school, her next challenge was picking a major.

“I had interests in so many areas that I changed majors five times in my first two years,” she says. “The advisers were patient and wonderful in guiding me to explore and settle on the best fit. I looked into interior design, nutrition, public relations and health, among other programs. I loved the flexibility communications offered and that it would be useful in any area. I, Spring 2007, graduated from Texas Tech with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies.

“I was offered an academic scholarship to the business school for graduate school but instead got married.”

Diana met Justin Evans, an Aggie, through friends her junior year. He was a student at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, majoring in business with a minor in marketing. He had previously attended a university in California for basketball.

Much as their business has been a whirlwind, their relationship evolved quickly. She was at home in Kerrville, where they both grew up, during her junior year, when they became acquainted. Their first date was at a Fredericksburg winery, and as she says, “The rest is history.”

“Justin would drive to Lubbock from Corpus every weekend, and he fell in love with Texas Tech as well,” Diana says. “I can’t count the number of times he has said he wishes he had visited Tech before choosing a school — he would have gone there. He came to class with me a few times and said Tech was truly the perfect college experience in every way.”

They married the week after she graduated from college in Spring 2007.

She became a home economics and speech teacher, also teaching family consumer sciences at Plano High and Plano West. In addition, she taught interior design, child development, nutrition and other classes. All those times she changed majors enabled to her to amass a lot of knowledge about a variety of topics.

Meanwhile, Justin taught middle school in the Frisco Independent School and coached in high school and middle school there. For five years, the couple basically saw each other only on Sundays. Then Justin changed schools and taught entrepreneurship and sports marketing at Diana’s school in Plano.

When CEH really took off, Justin went full-time with their company, a year before Diana made the move to full-time.

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Justin and Diana Evans with, from left, Lucy, Eleanor and Ivery, at home.

“When I left teaching to do CEH full time, I was full of different emotions, but mostly I was thankful to have a small chance to grow a business that could be ours and one day, our children’s,” Justin says. “We both grew up with entrepreneurial parents who run small businesses. It has been a labor of love, with ups, downs and lots of learning as we go, but worth every bit.”

If there’s ever a question as to what CEH’s future holds, the answer may be evolving within their family. Diana says she sees sparks of interest in CEH from her daughters, especially from Ivery, their oldest. It’s something the girls’ parents dream of for the family.

“Ivery has taken an interest in the design side, helping when we choose colors, styles, etc.,” Diana explains. “She sketches furniture for fun and also helped a lot with staging the house well for the home tour article last summer. Ivery has an opinion and is a natural at understanding many design elements.

“Eleanor, the brainy middle one is already interested in learning about the customer service element, how hiring and firing works, scheduling and the backstory of how we work for ourselves. Our youngest, Lucy, has so far not really taken an interest yet other than coming to the shop to socialize and hug everyone she sees.”

It seems that the Evans family has found the best recipe for successfully owning a company — learn all aspects of the business, work hard, be true to yourselves and love what you do. By following these simple yet powerful guidelines, the couple ensures that CEH will be around for a long time.

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One of the most moving parts of the Texas Tech Official Ring Ceremony is at the end, when the Student Alumni Board leads participants and their guests in the singing of “The Matador Song.”

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Texas Tech University students don’t have to wait until they graduate to be active in the Texas Tech Alumni Association. Student Alumni Board members have an opportunity to display their Red Raider pride through activities that hone their leadership and communication skills.

Belonging to the SAB is prestigious. This select group of students currently has 41 members. To belong to the organization, students apply and go through an interview with the group’s adviser and executive committee members. Among the questions asked are “What does ‘Strive for Honor’ mean to you?” “What is your favorite Texas Tech tradition?” and “’Why did you choose Texas Tech?”

“SAB members serve as ambassadors for the Texas Tech Alumni Association and Texas Tech University,” says Britta Tye, adviser to Student Alumni Board. “They have the privilege of representing SAB and the Texas Tech Alumni Association by hosting dinners and luncheons, gameday at the Frazier Alumni Pavilion and Official Ring Ceremonies.”

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SAB members participated in the beam signing at the Frazier Alumni Pavilion Expansion April 29, 2019.

Former SAB presidents Savannah Buttler, left, and Savannah Shelby, in the Texas State Capitol on Texas Tech Systems Day in Austin 2019, prepare to deliver gifts to legislators.

The Student Alumni Board has played a big role in the Official Texas Tech Ring tradition since it was renewed in 1999, as they were in on the initial planning for the ring.

The Alumni Association has been holding Official Ring Ceremonies since the program began, and SAB members participate in the event. They hand rings to the university president who presents them to students, help greet participants and their guests and work to be sure the event goes smoothly.

The Grad Fair is another important event sponsored by the Alumni Association each year, created as a result of the Official Ring Program. At this event, students may customize and purchase Official Texas Tech Rings, order caps and gowns, as well as invitations and diploma frames. The three-day event is staffed largely by SAB members who are trained to sell the merchandise.

“I learned about SAB through my dad,” says Allison Sandefur, president of SAB for 2019-2020. “He was delivering two-way radios to the Frazier, and Britta told him about SAB. When he told me about the group, I looked into it and was very excited to see that it was a group of passionate Red Raiders and it looked like a really great opportunity. Both my parents (Brad Sandefur and Lori Penney Sandefur) are Tech Alumni and growing up, my sister, Britney, and I attended Alumni Association events. I was very eager to get involved, especially in the Alumni Association because growing up, it was such a fun atmosphere.

At the 2018 Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board retreat at Spirit Ranch In Lubbock, SAB members worked with the TTAA National Board. From left are then-board chair-elect Barry Street, former Alumni Association President & CEO Bill Dean, former board chair Kristina Butts, 2018 board chair John Redmon, SAB president Savannah Shelby, SAB executive commitee member Dylan Angel and SAB executive committee member and SAB current president Allison Sandefur.

“When I saw what SAB was about, I decided I wanted to apply. I applied my first semester, and I can honestly say it has probably been one of the best decisions I have made in my three years here.”

Members earn service hours for each activity in which they participate and each meeting they attend. All members who work Grad Fair receive a one-time $100 credit toward their Official Texas Tech Ring from Balfour.

By earning a certain number of hours members may earn each semester to be put toward payment for either an Official Texas Tech Ring or diploma frame. Members in good standing who have achieved the required number of service hours throughout their membership have the opportunity to purchase silver SAB honor cords to wear at graduation.

“Last fall, we had a total of 426 service hours among all of our members,” Sandefur says.

“SAB holds a food drive every semester for the Red Raider Food Pantry for students who need help throughout the school year. We do a mac ‘n cheese drive in the fall and a canned pasta drive in the spring—or for whatever the pantry needs during the year.”

Every other year, several SAB members travel downstate to the Texas State Capitol as delegates to Texas Tech Day in Austin. Alongside Red Raider volunteers and members of the Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board, the SAB students greet and hand out gifts to legislators

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Each year, the Texas Tech Alumni Association holds a Cookies with Santa party prior to the Carol of Lights™.

At Texas Tech Systems Day in Austin in 2019, SAB executive committee members Savannah Shelby, left, and Savannah Buttler, both standing, visit with Texas Tech Alumni Association members who participated in the event.

Bottom: At the beginning of the spring and fall semesters, SAB hosts a Welcome Week event for students. The Spring 2020 event was a Nacho Average Trivia Party with a nacho bar and Texas Tech trivia.

At the beginning of the fall and spring semesters, SAB hosts a Welcome Week event for returning students. The Spring 2020 event was a Nacho Average Trivia Party, featuring a nacho bar and Texas Tech trivia.

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and their staffs. A highlight of this trip is that SAB students connect with board members and other influential alumni.

Members also are entitled to participate in new traditions such as escorting Official Texas Tech Rings to the Bell Tower the day before the Official Ring Ceremonies are held. In 2019, the Alumni Association jointly started with SAB a tradition in which all the rings to be presented at the Ring Ceremony are placed in a special box and escorted to the Bell Tower on the Administration Building to stay overnight. A processional retrieves the rings later and returns them to the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center, where the ceremonies take place.

Aside from these tradition-based events, the organization holds regular monthly meetings and special ones. One popular event for members is the Alumni Success Panel, where past SAB members participate in a question-and-answer session about their careers. At the beginning of the fall and spring semesters, the SAB holds Welcome Week activities such as Nacho Average Trivia party.

“SAB members have a chance to meet and interact with Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board members as well as Texas Tech University administrators, something they might not ordinarily get to do,” Tye says. “In fact, some of these relationships have led to mentor relationships between students and Alumni Association board members, and a few have led to internships for SAB members. That’s not the goal, but it’s something that just occurs organically.”

Of course, one of the biggest perks of being a member of Student Alumni Board is the friendships you make with other members.

“The best part about SAB is it provides a solid foundation as a student, to not just get involved while enrolled at Texas Tech, but to get involved and look beyond our time here at Tech,” Sandefur says. “I have had the honor of getting to know some of my closest friends, while also getting to meet people I respect a great deal and would have never had the chance to meet otherwise.

“I love meeting people, and I love hearing people’s stories, and I especially admire meeting passionate Red Raiders who have attended here and are responsible for making it what it is. It is because of devoted Raiders before us who set the groundwork for the institution that we have today. If anything, that is encouraging to students because we have an obligation to uphold the values and traditions that were set before us to make this university what it is today. Which brings me back to the best part about SAB, we are the holders of tradition that get to serve alumni from the past and forge the spirit and tradition into the student body.”

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Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth excels at keeping things bright.

Visitors are greeted with lush landscaping dotted with large, mature trees. The building’s exteriors are a pristine white juxtaposed with blue roofs, a pattern that’s mimicked inside, where the floors, walls and décor are also bright white and blue. It’s sparkling and open and airy, with a lobby that soars several floors high. There’s even a playground outside where little ones can burn off energy.

All that aside, it’s still a hospital. No matter how cheery the trappings are, it’s a place that often conjures angst and worry — uncertainty rules the day, especially for the tiny patients.

Where do they come from? These dogs are all trained at Canine Assistants (canineassistants.org) in Milton, Georgia. While the facility breeds many of their own dogs, some are donated by trusted breeders. They’ve carefully selected gentle, intelligent dogs who fit perfectly into the lives of humans needing comfort. The dogs trained at Canine Assistants are dual-certified as therapy and service dogs, so they’re also able to assist people who have mobility difficulties, Type I diabetes, epilepsy and other medical needs. Canine Assistants does not charge for therapy dogs, they operate on donations.

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DOGS TO THE RESCUE About five years ago, Cook Children’s Medical Center implemented a program called Sit… Stay…PLAY! that incorporates dogs into patient care plans. This warm, furry pack currently consists of Golden Retrievers and Goldendoodles.

Each dog is assigned a full-time handler as well as a back-up handler. One of the dogs in this pack is Kitty, a Golden Retriever. Both of Kitty’s handlers are Red Raiders. Her full-time handler is Jamye Coffman, M.D., who completed her residency at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Kitty’s back-up is Stacy Starkes, who graduated with honors in 1994 with a bachelor of science in human development and family studies.

“In our case, Dr. Coffman keeps Kitty most of the time,” notes Starkes. “If she travels or needs me to take care of Kitty, I step in as her caregiver.”

Stationed in different departments throughout the hospital, the program currently has six therapy dogs: Kitty and Journey — who are cousins — and Neely and Chanel are Golden Retrievers; and Steve and Brienne, who are cousins and the newest additions as of September, are Goldendoodles.

Starkes and Coffman are part of the Child Advocacy Resource and Evaluation (CARE) team. Both women have been part of this department for 20 years. The CARE team is led by a pediatrician who is board certified in Child Abuse Pediatrics. Patients are provided with medical evaluations and psychosocial assessments. Parents and guardians may receive preventive education. Most CARE team examinations are conducted following a referral from Child Protective Services, a law enforcement agency or a medical provider.

So, their area is a tough one. Kitty’s assistance is immeasurable when it comes to soothing patients.

“It is so amazing,” emphasizes Coffman. “I became a handler because there wasn’t anybody in the clinic that could do it and met the qualifi-

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STACY STARKES Social worker and CARE Team member at Cook Children’s Hospital

One of the highlights of Starkes’ time with Cook Children’s was a trip she took to Milton, Georgia, about five years ago. She and Coffman spent a week at the facility where Kitty was raised and learned all about her new charge, Kitty the Golden.

“You go for a week and that’s where you meet your dog for the first time,” explains Starkes, who says it is an emotional experience.

“You don’t know ahead of time who it’s going to be, the gender, the name, the breed. And when you get there, they’re like, ‘Boom, that’s yours.’ And that’s after they’ve come and visited and seen your space and determined what it is you need in a dog.”

While Starkes only keeps Kitty at home now and then, she gets Starkes, who grew up in Lubbock and graduated from Coronado High School, owns a black and tan English to see her every day at work. Starkes has served as a social worker mastiff, Kimber, and recently added a new puppy to at Cook Children’s Medical Center on the CARE Team for almost 20 her life: Dublin, a Sheepadoodle. When Kitty visits, it’s nonstop playtime, which makes animal-loving Starkes’ years. After completing her undergrad at Tech, she moved to attend heart happy. graduate school at University of Texas-Arlington where she earned a master of science in social work. She first became interested in working with abused children as an undergrad.

“I did an internship for my undergrad at Child Protective Services and that’s kind of how I got introduced to the field,” Starkes says. “And I kind of stayed with it through grad school. One of my internships here was with the women’s center, which houses our rape crisis program.”

Her work during grad school introduced her to the CARE Team at Cook Children’s.

“I would respond to adult sexual assaults at the hospital and child sexual assault,” she says. “So I responded to the CARE Team as a volunteer before I started working here.”

She knew she wanted to be a permanent part of the CARE Team and kept her ear to the ground since turnover is low. When an opening finally presented itself, she applied and got the job. It’s a job that, for most people, seems like a challenge: dealing with abused and neglected kids every day. But she says it’s where she thrives, and there are many other areas of pediatric healthcare in which she couldn’t work, where the emotional fallout would be greater.

“Really, everybody has their niche,” she says. “I can divide this job into what I have control over and what I don’t. I don’t have control over what CPS does, what the police do, if they drop the case, if they pursue the case. I don’t have control over any of that, I don’t.

I only have control over a couple of hours that they’re in my office. When they’re here, they’re going to be as comfortable as possible and cared for and nurtured and then you kind of have to let it go.”

And Starkes makes no bones about the difference Kitty has made in her life, and also the lives of her patients.

“She’s amazing. They immediately walk in the door and you can just see their shoulders kind of relax, the stress kind of goes away when they see that we have a dog. All the dogs have different personalities. She’s just been like this since she was a puppy. She’s just very calming. She immediately lays down for them. They get on the ground, they lay with her, they lay on her.

“And so all that anxiety of not knowing what’s going to happen, it’s immediately alleviated. Even with the parents, our parents don’t want to be here. They don’t want to have a child that was abused. I mean, she knows who to go to and she just kind of wraps herself around their legs. She likes to lay down on their feet, almost like grounding.”

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‘YOU’RE RIGHT. IT DOESN’T HURT AS MUCH ANYMORE. IT IS KITTY MAGIC.’ AND I SAID, ‘YES, IT’S KITTY MAGIC.’

The Sit…Stay…PLAY! team, from left: Neely, Steve, Chanel, Journey, Kitty and Brienne. Dogs love recess just like kids do! The handlers take the dogs out several times a day for play and exercise. They usually try to coordinate some of the playtimes so the dogs get to socialize. The Sit…Stay…PLAY! dogs do not visit patients or family members who are allergic to or fearful of dogs.

cations. Initially, I wasn’t a firm believer. I was skeptical.

We’ve had her (Kitty) now for going on five years. We also have a foster care clinic within our same area. She sees foster care and abused children and their families.

They come in and when they see that there’s a dog, then there’s a smile.”

Both Coffman and Starkes note that the presence of the dogs makes the hospital seem less cold and clinical.

Coffman says she has one story about Kitty that sticks in her mind, and it’s one of many examples of the difference a dog makes.

Coffman recalls a patient, a little girl, who was anxious and very upset about having to receive quite a few shots – many of the patients the CARE Team sees are behind on vaccinations.

“I brought Kitty in afterward,” says Coffman. “The older siblings told the one who got all the shots, ‘Just sit here and pet Kitty, she’ll make you feel better. She makes it where it doesn’t hurt so much. It’s Kitty magic.’

“But this little girl who had been crying, got on the floor with Kitty, started petting her, and of course, Kitty’s just wonderful. She lays there and puts her paw on the child’s leg, while the child was petting her. After the little girl sat there for a minute, I asked, ‘Do you feel better?’

She said, ‘You’re right. It doesn’t hurt as much anymore.

It is Kitty magic.’ And I said, ‘Yes, it’s Kitty magic.’”

The dogs, who are calm by nature, are further trained to remain calm, which, says Coffman, brings emotions down a notch. These dogs reduce stress and anxiety.

They even help increase the longevity of staff, who benefit from the dogs as well.

“If any of us are having a bad day, it helps to spend time with Kitty,” says Starkes. “So, it benefits all of us.

The research that’s been done shows it lowers blood pressure to have a dog. It lowers blood pressure, lowers cortisol levels, the stress hormone. I read a study where researchers measured cortisol levels and blood pressure of staff in acute care facilities with and without dogs. It showed that with dogs around, all of that was lowered.

And then, of course, there’s anecdotal evidence of taking Kitty when a kid’s having a panic attack — she just lays across their lap. The medicine didn’t work, the affirmations didn’t work. Here comes Kitty and she lays across them and they just pet her until they can breathe again.”

A quick Internet search will yield articles and studies showing the positive effects therapy dogs have on humans. But really, everything we need to know is witnessed daily in places with therapy dogs like Kitty. As noted by Coffman: “She’s for everybody. Patients, their families, our staff…”

Because everyone can use a little magic now and then.

You can be a part of Sit…Stay…PLAY! It is 100 percent donor driven, so gifts of any size are appreciated. Visit https://tinyurl.com/cookssitstayplay to learn more.

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JAMYE COFFMAN, M.D. CARE Team – Medical Director, The Center for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect; Medical Director, CARE Team

Coffman was introduced to the world of medicine in high school as a volunteer at a local hospital in Wichita Falls. She decided to become a doctor for two reasons: her love of science and a desire for independence.

“Nobody in my family was a doctor, so I had no clue what I was getting into, and so I just went for it,” says Coffman.

Coffman has specialized in child abuse medicine for 20 years.

Prior to that she was a pediatrician in East Texas for 10 years. Most of her patients were either indigent or on Medicaid.

“I was always drawn to the underdog,” she explains. “And because of that, I ended up seeing most of the CPS cases because Coffman earned her undergrad from Midwestern State University and attended med school in San Antonio at they’re all Medicaid. This was when I was in East Texas, running a the University of Texas Health Sciences Center. She Medicaid and indigent clinic there. We later started a children’s completed her residency at the Texas Tech University advocacy center in Tyler, in Smith County.”

Health Sciences Center in Lubbock.

To prepare for seeing patients from the Children’s Advocacy Center in Tyler, she worked with a physician on the CARE Team at Cook Children’s.

“I actually came to Cook because I hadn’t done sexual assault work since I was in residency, so it’d been a while,” she says. “I wanted to be sure I was up to date. I came here (to Cook Children’s) and worked with my predecessor, who was the head of this department before me, and got additional training and started doing all the sexual abuse exams in Smith County. Then I started my own nonprofit Medicaid and indigent clinic in Longview.”

With her years of experience, Cook Children’s hired her as the medical director of the CARE Team in 2000. In all the years and through all the cases leading up to getting Kitty, Coffman couldn’t have imagined the effect a dog could have on her patients.

“Oh my God, it is so amazing,” she says. “I became the primary handler for Kitty because we needed somebody who was salaried. There are a lot of rules and regulations. You can’t be an hourly employee. You have to be salaried. We need to be sure it’s somebody who’s going to stay here for a while and not move to a different job. All that kind of stuff. So I ended up being the primary handler because I really wanted a dog here, because I love animals. I had not worked in a clinic where dogs had been in the facility, but I thought, ‘It’s got to be helpful.’ I wasn’t sure it was going to make a huge difference.”

But five years of having Kitty has made a believer out of Coffman.

“She makes a world of difference,” she says. “We also have a foster care clinic within our same area. So she sees the foster care kids, she sees the sexual abuse, she’ll see the families. I mean, not just the kids but the parents. They come in and say, ‘Oh there’s a dog,’ and then there’s a smile. When kids are having to get exams, they’re a little bit worried about it. So the dog’s there and it just makes it seem less cold and clinical. She makes it more homey.”

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CAPTAIN SCOTT HICKS PROUDLY DISPLAYED THE TEXAS TECH FLAG IN HIS LAST FLIGHT THROUGH THE MACH LOOP The Mach Loop, a series of valleys in Wales frequently used for pilot training, is one of the few places in the world where photographers can see aircraft flying beneath them and capture it. That’s where Capt. Scott Hicks chose to show his Red Raider pride.

“I’ve always been proud to be a Red Raider and wanted to showcase Texas Tech during my last flight in the F-15E. I wanted to have an image with the Texas Tech flag to remind me of every faculty member and student who helped me get to where I am today.”

Top Photo: Scott, Ashley, and son, Conner Hicks Courtesy of Scott and Ashley Hicks Bottom photo: Courtesy of Andrew Doggett

SCOTT HICKS United States Air Force, MBA in the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business

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T H E T E X A S T E C H Lady Raider basketball team won in historic fashion on Dec. 29, 2019, as it ran over the UTSA Roadrunners in its nonconference finale. The Lady Raiders defeated UTSA, 115-58, to finish off the nonconference schedule undefeated for the first time in eight seasons.

Texas Tech’s 115 points in the win were the most by a Lady Raider team in 39 years—when Tech scored 125 against Central State in 1980. The 57-point margin of victory was the most in four seasons.

Junior Lexi Gordon led all players in scoring with a career-high 31 points. She also posted career highs in rebounds (11) and assists (5). It marked Gordon›s first career double-double.

Gordon was one of three Texas Tech players with 20 points or more and five in double-figure scoring. Senior Brittany Brewer followed up her triple-double performance last week with 22 points, six rebounds and seven blocks, while Chrislyn Carr broke the 20-point mark for the first time this season with 21 points, six assists and three steals.

Freshman Alexis Tucker scored 13 points and added seven rebounds to get into double digits for the 10th time in 11 games this season. Jo’Nah Johnson added 11 points, six assists and four rebounds.

After trailing, 7-2, early on in the first quarter, the Lady Raiders caught fire, going on a 9-0 run midway through the quarter to seize control of the game. Tech would end up going on to take a 30-12 lead after the first period.

Texas Tech’s advantage only grew, as it outscored the Roadrunners, 24-20, in the second—thanks to eight points in the frame from Brewer and seven from Gordon.

Gordon had 15 points at the break.

The Lady Raiders went into the fourth with a 79-49 lead, and continued to explode offensively over the final 10 minutes of the game. Texas Tech shot 72.2 percent in the final period, and got 10 points from Gordon’s to outscore UTSA, 36-9, over the quarter.

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BY TOM HUTTON, M.D., PH.D., FORMER MEMBER TEXAS TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NATIONAL BOARD

Forging Futures Golf Classic is scheduled for April 26-27, 2020, on the exclusive Boot Ranch Golf Course in historic Fredericksburg, Texas. All Red Raiders and others wishing to have a great time while supporting higher education are welcome. The fun officially begins Sunday evening, April 26, with a Celebration Dinner at Vista Oaks, a new and spectacular venue in Fredericksburg.

In addition to a fabulous catered meal and professional entertainment that evening, an auction will be held that includes several exclusive experiences: a Josh Abbott private concert and catered steak dinner for 24 persons; a stay at a guest house in Pagosa Springs, Colorado; a stay at a condominium in Charlevoix, Michigan; and a week-long stay at a lake house on Lake Buchanan, Texas. Other opportunites are a golf experience and stay at the fabulous Boot Ranch, with private upscale dinner for 12, hunting experience, and wine tasting opportunities, among others.

The tournament begins Monday, April 27, with a full breakfast at the Boot Ranch Clubhouse overlooking the scenic property, followed by 18 holes of golf in a scramble format on this Top 10, private golf course. In addition to the golfing opportunity, activities will include skeet shooting, bow and arrow, many food and beverage samplings, three holein-one chances to win luxury automobiles, longest drive, nearest-to-the-pin prizes and many giveaways.

This wonderful day will conclude with a reception and awards ceremony.

Come early and stay late to take advantage of the many Hill Country activities. These include the 5k and 10k Wildflower Run and Walk, Willow City Loop wildflower driving trail, The “Art of Melody Art Show” at Fredericksburg Art Guild, the “Witness to the Holocaust” exhibit at the National Museum of the Pacific War, “Harvey” at the Fredericksburg Theater Company, dozens of venues with live music, a visit to Enchanted Rock State Park and, of course, the extensive Fredericksburg wine trail.

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The winning team for the 2019 event are, from left, Charles Oglesby, Steve Bertram, John Hever, John Muraglia and Mike Holbrook.

All proceeds from the Forging Futures events will support Texas Tech University/Fredericksburg and the Hill Country University campus and provide scholarships and the building of academic programs. Last year, more than $154,000 was raised to forge promising futures for students attending higher education in Fredericksburg.

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From the “View” section of the 1960 “La Ventana” yearbook, “Texas Tech students witnessed a record breaking dust storm on Feb. 9 of this year. Pictured on the cover are Carolyn Jenkins and Gordon Davidson as they ‘fight’ the high winds and blowing dust on the way to the library. The dust started blowing at 10:30 a.m. and continued at slashing speeds until 7 p.m. that night. Wind velocity reached 58 mph and visibility dropped to 1/16 of a mile at noon. Visibility remained below one mile from the start until the end of the vicious blow.”

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CECIL C. KUHNE, III (JD ’76 Law, MA ’78

Interdisciplinary Studies) Dallas, Texas, recently published Spies on Trial. The book describes a number of historical, law changing judicial cases and well-publicized criminal trials of those accused of treason against the United States, as well as lawsuits concerning other unusual matters, such as the governmental restrictions on bugging and other surveillance devices that cannot be sold to the general public. The author explores well known espionage cases, such as the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and Morton Sobell trial of 1951, as well as more recent cases where the courts have dealt with the activities of the National Security Administration (NSA) as they monitor telephone communications in their efforts to apprehend terrorist organizations. Spies on Trial brings the reader fast-paced stories of foreign spies engaged in daring deeds of sleuthing that undoubtedly have more than their fair share of intriguing moments. This novel travels inside the courtroom, where intense covert activities is fully unfurled, offering glimpses into this vast and nefarious underground world of international espionage. His wife is CHERIE GRANT KUHNE (BSE ’78 Education).

1960 (BS Geology) El Paso, Texas, has been recognized in the Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine for his contribution to the Franklin Mountains State Park. He is responsible for building more than 10 miles of trails within the park, providing visitors the opportunity to hike or bike through the country. The Franklin Mountains State Park is a 26,600-acre park that serves as the largest urban wilderness in the continental U.S. After earning his geology degree, Robert taught math and science in El Paso until retiring in 1993. He then became a patrol volunteer in 1998 for the state park, building trails through the rugged topography. Robert would

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first flag a route, then a park ranger would send the coordinates to Texas Parks & Wildlife’s regional natural resources and cultural resources specialists. The specialists would observe the proposed trail area to ensure there were no endangered species or archeological sites. Robert would spend several months on a design, considered the most important part of the trail-building process. When it came time to carve out the trails, most of the work was done by hand.

Robert’s trails are recognized as the some of the best out of the park’s 100 miles of trails. His wife is Juawanna.

1970 J.R. “RICK” PRICE (BBA Finance) Fort Worth, Texas, has been installed for

a two-year term as national president of the National Association of Retired Postal Inspectors at the 2019 National Reunion held in Nashville, Tennessee, in October. He has served the organization as the vice president for the past two years. He enjoyed a federal law enforcement career that extended over 31 years before retiring in 2002.

During his career, Rick worked on cases from San Diego to Boston, from Spokane to Miami, in Canada with Canada Post and in Mexico City with Mexican postal inspectors. After retiring from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, he was on the faculty in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Texas at Arlington for five years. Rick is now active in several mentoring programs for elementary students in Fort Worth and in the Prison Entrepreneurship Program at the Sanders Estes Unit at Venus, Texas.

His wife is NANCY L. PRICE (BA ’71 English).

1971 STEVE R. SOUTER, FAIA (BAR Architecture Design) San Antonio, Texas, has been honored with the American Institute of Architects San Antonio’s Legacy Award. The Legacy Award recognizes an AIA San Antonio member for a lifetime of distinguished leadership and dedication to architecture, the profession and the community. The award is the chapter’s highest honor. Steve graduated valedictorian from the College of Architecture. He went on to work for Marmon Mok and was named partner only five years after joining the firm. He was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2008 for his work in children’s special needs, nationally recognizing his professionalism and integrity. Steve

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Mr. Bryan ’80 & Mrs. Sheri Springston ’81

Mr. Brian Hawker ’97

Mr. Brett ’97 & Mrs. Jodi Miller ’97

Mr. Stephen ’74 & Mrs. Kathy Stallings

Mr. Daniel ’81 & Mrs. Nita Heinchon ’81

Mr. Jacob ’01 & Mrs. Erica Miller

Mr. David L. Stoneking ’77

Mr. Lloyd ’79 & Mrs. Cheryl Helms ’78

Mr. Lon ’71 & Mrs. Gertrude Miller ’65

Mr. Larry ’70 & Mrs. Linda Strickland

Mr. Brent & Dr. Bralie Hendon ’12

Mr. Steven ’74 & Mrs. Jan Miller

Mr. Lance ’99 & Mrs. Dawn Taylor ’00

Mr. Alan ’64 & Mrs. Cassandra Henry ’67

Mr. Robert ’78 & Mrs. Sara Moeck ’81

Ms. Jennifer L. Taylor ’99

Mr. Chad ’99 & Mrs. Heather Henthorn ’00

Mr. Dudley ’52 & Mrs. Patty Montgomery

Mr. David ’97 & Mrs. Carrie Teague ’98

Mr. Richard ’73 & Mrs. Emilee Hervey

Mr. Phillip ’14 & Mrs. Laura Moore ’13

Ms. Allison L. Thompson ’02

Mr. Steve ’69 & Mrs. Jorjanna Hipes ’70

Mr. Joshua ’04 & Mrs. Kristin Moose ’04

Mrs. Tracy Thrash

Mr. Robert W. Hodge, II

Mr. Dennis ’70 & Mrs. Diana Morris ’72

Mr. Fred ’68 & Mrs. Kay Timberlake

Mr. Gregory ’86 & Mrs. Lori Hoes

Mr. Thomas ’79 & Mrs. Laura Morris ’80

Mr. Ellis ’67 & Mrs. Marsha Todd ’65

Mr. Ted ’77 & Mrs. Joellen Hogan ’76

Mr. Kevin G. Morton ’83

Mr. David ’92 & Mrs. Charla Truett

Mr. Robert ’60 & Mrs. Kyle Hood

Mrs. Janet G. Moseley ’65

Mr. James ’65 & Mrs. Susan Turley

Mr. Stan ’86 & Mrs. Whitney Horton

Mr. Tommy ’75 & Mrs. Debra Mrazek ’81

Mr. Chance ’08 & Mrs. Kim Turner

Mr. James ’66 & Mrs. Clara Huckaby

Dr. Cynthia ’71 & Dr. Brett Mueller

Mr. Jerry ’68 & Mrs. Diane Turner ’68

Mr. Jimmie ’56 & Mrs. Betsy Hunt

Mr. Michael ’02 & Mrs. Carrie Nelson

Mr. Bobby G. Waddle ’55

Mr. Steve ’71 & Mrs. Debbie Hurt ’72

Mr. Jerry ’81 & Mrs. Shelli Nevans

Mr. Daniel ’79 & Mrs. Bredgitt Walker

Mr. Rex ’78 & Mrs. Nancy Isom ’80

Mr. Lyndel ’55 & Mrs. Billie Newsom

Mr. Ben ’76 & Mrs. Patricia Wallace

Dr. O. Wayne ’61 & Mrs. Pat Isom

Mr. Coby B. Nichols ’98 & Mr. Armando Pando

Mr. Corey ’95 & Mrs. Tracey Waller ’93

Mrs. Peggy W. James ’64

Mr. Benny ’74 & Mrs. Vicki Nixon ’73

The Honorable T. John ’64 & Mrs. Elizabeth Ward ’86

Mr. Kenneth ’97 & Mrs. Kendal Jastrow ’98

Mr. Michael ’85 & Mrs. Melanie Norton ’86

Mr. Stanley ’77 & Mrs. Teresa Waters

Mr. Steven ’96 & Mrs. Lesley Jeffcoat ’96

Mr. Kenneth ’74 & Mrs. Deborah Norvell

Mr. Jim ’72 & Mrs. Lavenia Weathers

Mr. Roger ’74 & Mrs. Deni Jeschke

Mr. David ’07 & Mrs. Odalis Ortiz

Mrs. Molly Webster

Mr. John ’90 & Mrs. AnnMarie Jeter

Mr. Gerald & Mrs. Kim Ostert ’88

Mr. James ’91 & Mrs. Cheryl Werner ’91

Mr. Jeremy ’00 & Mrs. Trina Johnson ’99

Mr. David & Mrs. Selena Overholt ’02

Mr. Michael ’93 & Mrs. Teresa West

Dr. Thomas ’73 & Dr. Susan Johnson

Mr. John ’71 & Mrs. Cynthia Owens ’73

Mr. William ’99 & Mrs. Jennifer Whitten ’00

Mr. Wilbur ’65 & Mrs. Patricia Johnson

Mr. Bob J. Paradiso ’79

Mr. David ’64 & Mrs. Carla Wight

Mr. H. David Jones ’69

Mr. Paul ’82 & Mrs. Crystal Parkinson

Mrs. Mary B. Wilkinson ’77

Mr. R. Hamlin ’96 & Mrs. Amy Jones ’95

Mr. Thomas ’95 & Mrs. Tonya Patterson ’95

Mr. D. Andy ’91 & Mrs. Camille Williams

Mr. Troy ’57 & Mrs. Lona Jones

Mr. Roberto ’93 & Mrs. Denise Pena

Mr. Billy ’79 & Mrs. Kelly Williams

Mr. Van J. Josselet ’74

Mr. Mike ’79 & Mrs. Martha Petraitis ’81

Mr. Bryant ’61 & Mrs. Brenda Williams

Mr. J. David ’86 & Mrs. Carrie Joyner

Mr. David & Mrs. Lugene Pickering ’77

Mr. Chris ’86 & Mrs. Lezlee Williams ’87

Dr. Pedro N. Juri ’79

The Honorable Daniel ’85 & Mrs. Denise Pope

Mrs. Jamelle Williams

Mr. Phillip ’09 & Mrs. Kara Danielle Kahlich

Mr. Kevin ’94 & Mrs. Patricia Powers

Mr. Tom ’85 & Mrs. Molly Williams ’84

Mr. R. Scott ’76 & Mrs. Marian Kellerman

Mr. Gregory ’96 & Mrs. Heather Prather

Ms. Mary Jane Williamson ’62

Mr. Michael & Mrs. Tracy Kiefer ’87

Mr. David ’91 & Mrs. Cindy Proctor ’90

Mr. W. Eric ’92 & Mrs. Jackie Wilson

Mr. Truitt ’00 & Mrs. Kay Kimbrough ’01

Mr. Scott ’80 & Mrs. Carroll Pullen

Mr. Donald ’82 & Dr. Tanya Wood ’99

Mr. M. Chris ’84 & Mrs. Betsy Kirksey ’83

Mr. Terry ’69 & Mrs. Mendy Putman ’81

Dr. Gary B. ’73 & Mrs. Sheryl Wood

Mr. Brandon ’01 & Mrs. Heather Lairsen ’01

Mr. Gil ’82 & Mrs. Ann Radtke

Mr. Tom & Mrs. Barbara Wood

Mr. Ronald Larson ’70

Mr. Sean ’05 & Mrs. Corrie Rae ’05

Mr. Lee ’87 & Mrs. Tammy Wright

Mr. Jon-Paul ’00 & Mrs. Melissa Lascalere

Mr. Samuel M. Ray, IV ’66 & Mrs. Sandra L. Ray

Mr. Randy ’68 & Mrs. Sharon Wright

Mr. Ryan ’01 & Mrs. Mindy Laudermill

Mr. Matthew ’96 & Mrs. Tracie Reiter ’97

Dr. Scott ’87 & Mrs. Lenore Wyrick

Dr. Robert & Mrs. Marcy Lawless ’93

Mr. Sam & Mrs. Jaque Rich ’72

Mr. Jeff Yarbrough ’82

Mr. Jeff ’89 & Mrs. Meghan Lawlis

Mr. David ’82 & Mrs. Jill Ricks

Mr. William ’95 & Mrs. Jennifer Young ’96

Ms. Shery Layne ’81

Mr. Walter ’60 & Mrs. Joyce Rinehart

Mr. W. Brad Youngblood ’74

Mr. Robert & Mrs. Kelly Leach ’78

Dr. T. ’89 & Mrs. Michelle Robinson

Mr. Alberto Zubia ’03

Mr. J. Michael ’72 & Mrs. Robin Lewis

Mr. Keith & Dr. Brooks Rogers ’87

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Mr. Geoffrey ’93 & Mrs. Caroline Lochausen

Ms. Terry L. Rolan ’85

Mr. Christopher ’93 & Stacy Loveless ’92

Mr. Robert & Mrs. Susan Rose ’76

Mr. Jeffrey ’93 & Mrs. Dacia Lowrey

Mr. John ’88 & Mrs. Elise Roueche

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is currently working as project director for University Health System’s new 12-story Women’s and Children’s Tower in the South Texas Medical Center, a facility that will provide world class care for women and children in South Texas. He served as the vice chairman for the Texas Tech Architecture Alumni Association and Dean’s Advisory Council from 19931995 and was recognized in 1996 as the Distinguished Alumni by the College of Architecture. Steve also served on the Alumni Association National Board of Directors from 2004-2009, serving as chair from 2010-2011. His wife is Jill.

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1976 STEVEN C. LAIRD (BBA Management) Fort Worth, Texas, was one of the first three attorneys in Texas to achieve Board Certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Texas by Thomas Reuters for 16 of the past 17 years.

His other three board certifications are in Personal Injury Trial Law, Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and Civil Trade Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Steve practices injury trial law representing families in Fort Worth and throughout Texas. His wife is Patricia.

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ROBERT “BOBBY” MOECK (BBA Management, Marketing) Duluth, Georgia, is the CEO and owner of Next Star Communication, in Atlanta, Georgia. Next Star is a Sprint preferred dealer founded in 2000 that takes pride in supporting the community, providing customer service and growing leaders within the company.

The company, now serving Georgia with 32 retail stores across the state, has been recognized as one of the top dealers in the U.S. throughout the past 20 years, and it has received many awards from Sprint for those achievements. Bobby’s wife is SARA HENDRYX MOECK (BS ’81 Cloth, Textile and Merchandising).

2007 (BBA Accounting) Aledo, Texas, has been named a partner of Whitley Penn, one of the region’s public account-

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He is involved with the Council of Petroleum Accountants Society and has served as their Technical chair.

His wife is Christen.

2011 URVISH S. TRIVEDI (BS Biochemistry) Copenhagen, Denmark, has been awarded his first independent research grant. He is one of 52 selected from 449 applicants to receive funding from the Velux Foundations’ Villum Experiment, which financially supports radical and innovative research ideas that are high-risk/high-gain and have potential to alter the approach to important topics in science and technology.

Urvish was given $226,831 over two years to study “Surveillance of microbial small talk using Trojan horses.”

Until recently, it was believed that microorganisms lived independent, unicellular lives; however, they rely on complex systems of social behaviors for survival. Urvish’s research focuses on the social lives of microbes and host-pathogen interactions, addressing the global concern of bacteria resistance. He is hopeful that

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Urvish is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark where he earned a Ph.D. in microbiology. He was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute undergraduate research scholar during his time at Texas Tech.

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In Memoriam ROYCE L. ACUFF ’57, Lubbock, died Nov.

10. He is survived by his wife, Frances.

DONNA KING ARMSTRONG ’63,

Lubbock, died Oct. 25. She is survived by her husband, MICHAEL K. ARMSTRONG, M.D. ’62.

WILLIAM JAMES “BILL” COLLIER ’74,

Lubbock, died Nov. 29.

KENNETH L. “KEN” CONDRAY ’84,

Lubbock, died Nov. 3. He is survived by his wife, Karinda.

SHERRY KNOX FEWIN ’83, ’94 Lubbock,

died Oct. 29. She is survived by her husband, Robert.

SANDRA K. BOONE GREGORY ’59, ’68,

Lubbock, died Nov. 12. She is survived by her husband, Garland.

BURNIS L. HENDERSON ’71, Granbury,

Texas, died Nov. 20.

JOHN WRIGHT HENSON ’04, Houston,

Texas, died Oct. 31. He is survived by his wife, Rebekah.

JAMES A. LINGNAU ’91, Andrews, Texas, died Nov. 6. He is survived by his wife, ANGELA K. LINGNAU ’91.

MIRIAM LOUISE LOCKHART ’06, Lubbock, died Nov. 6. She is survived by her wife,

Laura.

MICHAEL ROBERT MAHER ’68, Lubbock, died Nov. 20. He is survived by his wife, Nancy.

KADE AUSTIN MCGOVERN , a current student at Texas Tech from San Antonio, Texas,

died Nov. 18.

GENE WESLEY MEDLEY, ED.D., ’64, ’68, ’74, Lubbock, died Dec. 13. He began his

education career as choir director at Lubbock High School. In 1975, he began teaching at Texas Tech University and recruiting students to attend college there. He then served as director of admissions and records for the university until he retired in 1998. He is survived by his wife, Martha.

GLENDA L. JOHNSON SHAMBURGER ’65, Austin, Texas, died Nov. 21. She is survived by her husband, CARL SHAMBURGER ’65.

NANCY ANN G. TARDY ’57, Mansfield, Texas, died Nov. 16. She is survived by her husband, HARVERY “DALE” TARDY ’54.

D’AUN ROCHELLE TAVENNER ’56, ’67, Lubbock, died Nov. 17. She is survived by her

husband, Herb.

ROBERT DEAN “BOB” WHITE ’67, Lancaster, Texas, died Nov. 14. He is survived by his

wife, Suszette.

CHARLES RAY WOOD ’50, Fort Worth, Texas, died Oct. 30.

BOB L. HERD ’57, Tyler, Texas, died Dec.

12. He was the benefactor of the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering in the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering at Texas Tech University. Among his many honors were being named a Distinguished Alumnus of Texas Tech University by the Texas Tech Alumni Association and being named a Distinguished Engineer by the Whitacre College of Engineering.

VIRGINIA B. “GIN” HUTCHESON

’48, Lubbock, died Oct. 31. She is survived by her husband, C.R. “CHOC” HUTCHESON ’48.

DANIEL RYAN JENNINGS ’08, Lubbock,

died Nov. 24.

CARROL CLARK JOHNSON ’57, Lubbock,

died Nov. 28.

RICHARD G. LIGON ’58, ’60, Graham,

Texas, died Nov. 19. He served on the Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board for several years, culminating with serving as board chair in 1997. During his term as chair, the association planned and built the Frazier Alumni Pavilion.

Among his many Texas Tech, civic and professional honors, Ligon was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Texas Tech University by the Texas Tech Alumni Association and named a Distinguished Alumnus of the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources. He is survived by his wife, Bobbie.

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T H R E E T E X A S T E C H University student veterans were invited to attend the Student Veterans of America’s Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C., last September. The invitation was an honor extended to only a select number of student veterans who are SVA Chapter Leaders.

Three outstanding Red Raiders took part.

DAN REIF , who graduated with a STEM MBA in December 2019 from the Rawls College of Business, is a U.S. Army veteran and career development officer supporting the Veterans at Texas Tech student organization. KATHRYN JONES , a sophomore electrical engineering major, is a U.S. Navy veteran and president of VATT. KYLE RIEDENOUR , a senior natural resources management studies major in the College of Agricultural Science & Natural Resources, is a U.S. Army veteran and secretary of VATT.

From left are Reif, Jones and Riedenour THE K N I G HT RA I DERS chess team won first place at the 2019 Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championship in December in Charlotte, North Carolina. The team won all six of its matches. This victory marked the ninth in program history Texas Tech qualified for the Final Four. The win earned Texas Tech a place at the President’s Cup, also known as the Final Four of College Chess, in April in New York City.

Three Texas Tech teams competed: A Team: International Grandmaster ANDRII BARYSHPOLETS , FIDE Master ALEKSEY SOROKIN , International Master and World Junior Champion JACK SHTEMBULIAK , International Grand Master PAVEL VORONTSOV and International Grandmaster SERGEY MATSENKO . B Team: ANDRAS HORVATH , ESTEBAN RUIZ PROANO , National Master and Candidate Master JOHN ZAPATA HINCAPIE and National Master SHYAM GANDHI . Women’s Team: Women’s International Master IRYNA ANDRENKO , Woman Candidate Master CLAUDIA MUÑOZ , NADIA SALAKH and OPURICHE DURUOHA-IHEMEBIRI .

THE TEX A S TEC H Ranch Horse Team won both the Stock Horse of Texas Collegiate World Championship and the SHTX Collegiate Reserve Championship at the 2019 Stock Horse of Texas Collegiate World Championships in November in Abilene, Texas.

Junior SIDNEY DUNKEL finished as one of the most successful members in Texas Tech Ranch Horse Team history. She scored 54.5 points, making her the top collegiate non-pro rider in the competition. In the novice division, JENTRY WALL and SARITA SHORT took first and second place, respectively. They began their time on the team with no show experience. Other members of the ranch horse team who participated were COLTON BACA,

GRACE BLACKWELL, ABI BROGGER, ARIANNE COX, ADDISON FJELSTAD, TYLLOR LEDFORD, BEN MCCARTNEY, EVAN MEANS, ZACHARY O’NEAL, HANNAH PENNY, SHAYNA SMITH and GRACEN WALKER .

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The Texas Tech Meat Judging Team won the program’s 14th national championship at the 2019 American Meat Science Association International Meat Judging Contest in Dakota City, Nebraska, in November. A Texas Tech competitor earned the individual national crown for five straight years at this event, and 2019 marked the third time in five years Texas Tech had the top two individual finishers.

Texas Tech took the top three spots, led by SHERRI HALSTEAD , who finished first overall. She placed in the top 10 in seven of the eight judging categories and took the top spot in overall beef. BRITT DIXON placed second and finished in the top 10 in five categories, led by second-place finishes in lamb judging. GRANT KITTEN placed third, finishing first in specifications, while placing in the top 10 in five categories overall.

Other members of the Meat Judging Team were ANNA CARLOCK, WILSE CORLISS, NICOLE COX, DENISE GUEVARA, MALEEA HARPER, JACIE HENEFEY, NEWT KOEMEL, GREG MATOCHA, CONNER MCKINZIE, TAYLOR SCHERTZ, ANNA SCOTT, KEITH SHOEMAKE, TANNER THOMPSON, TY LARGENT, ZAIN WADE and PAIGE WILLIAMS . Coaches for this year’s

team were graduate students TOMMY FLETCHER and COLE PERKINS .

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You’re one of us and we want you to help us build on tradition as we expand the Frazier Alumni Pavilion. Leave your lasting legacy at the place thousands of Red Raiders call home for gameday.

A place where memories are made. A place where spirit and tradition live on campus.

With a gift as low as $300, you can have your name set in stone in one of the bricks that surround the pavilion. Bronze pavers, caststone walkway markers, column markers and other recognition pieces are also available.

To participate in this building campaign, visit www.texastechalumni.org/frazier-expansion.

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