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Students First at Texas Tech One of the great pleasuri!s of serving as interim chancellor of the Texas Tech University System is the front row seat it provides for witnessing the momentum of this institution. Without a doubt, Texas Tech has put in place an infrastructure for continued growth academically and financially as well as in its visibility and prestige.

This academic year, Texas Tech reached several milestones. First, we reached the goal of our first major public fund-raising campaign. The Horizon Campaign ended having reached and exceeded its $500 million goal. The $5 10 million we raised will be used to build our endowment, create faculty chairs, meet the goals of our campus master plan and most importantly create scholarships for our students.

This year, Texas Tech's enrollment reached the highest level in its history.

For the first time, more than 25,000 students are enrolled at Texas Tech. The freshman class also achieved the highest average SAT scores, more than 1100 in the history of this great institution. Our student body is larger than before, and it is more academically accomplished.

Texas Tech has always wanted to be recognized as the undergraduate institution of choice for students in Texas and the Southwest. Today we can say we are accomplishing that goal.

We also met our goal of creating a new stand alone College of Visual and Performing Arts. This college, with new dean Garry Owens, will allow us to showcase the special talents of our students in those fields. It is our hope that in the future we can provide this college

with a state-of-the-art facility to educate and prepare its students for the future.

At the health sciences center, we are preparing to launch the Garrison Center and the Center for Healthy Aging. This center, which will allow us to be leaders in making life more comfortable and better for our aging population, is unique to Texas and much of the country. It represents Texas Tech's commitment to providing opportunity for our students and at the same time serving Texas and the Southwest. Additionally, the health sciences center witnessed its largest enrollment and is the fastest growing medical center in the state.

For the future, we want to emphasize that Texas Tech's goal at all levels of the system is to adopt a "students first" attitude. We want Texas Tech and all of its campuses to be recognized for its student friendly environment.

We are working with the Lubbock community and other communities where we have campuses to build on the town-gown relationship that we have cultivated. We want Texas Tech and our students to be part of the communities in which we live.

Our fund-raising goals will focus on creation of scholarships and fellowships.

There is no better investment than a uni-

versity degree, and there is no question that students today are better qualified and prepared to pursue a degree. The biggest impediment is not want or ability on the part of potential students; it is the price tag involved in attending a university. We want to make sure that students can attend Texas Tech and go on to the fulfilling lives that each of you have acquired in part because of the degree you earned from Texas Tech.

Texas Tech is a work in progress. We can never be satisfied with past accomplishments but strive to outdo ourselves on a daily basis. We have energy, we have momentum and we have a student body that is poised for greatness. I want to thank Texas Tech University and its board of regents for the honor of serving as interim chancellor.

I look forward to getting to know each of you in the future. Please come visit Texas Tech. There is no better place for our future leaders to be developed. You are always welcome here.

And, remember, Go Tech!

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THE CHANGING WORLD I enjoyed (if that's the proper word) the piece "The Day the World Changed" in my last issue of the Techsan. I thought I'd read, seen a11d heard all the personal accounts I could handle from those who experienced the events of that day. Until I read those of Red Raiders who were in New York and Washington, D.C., that is. They were some of the best written and most heartfelt; all did a fine job of capturing the horror, confusion, fear, frustration and steadfastness our country has gone through in the months since the attacks. There were new elements, as well. Tim Lust's image of the plane passing his window en route to the Pentagon is the first frrsthand recollection I've read from that incident. Thanks for putting this section together so quickly. It was good to read how the Raider spirit is alive and well.

David Tesla ' 86, BA History Lawrence, Kansas FIRST GRADUATES You did not identify the members of the Class. of 1927 pictured on p. 10 of the January/February Texas Techsan. I believe the third from left on back row to be H.Bailey Carroll. He was the son of my great-grandmother's sister. Can you confmn this identification?

The following was copied from an article about Bailey Carroll, Ph.D.: "Bailey was like his father, an awfully smart man. He was Professor of History and Director of Research in Texas History at the University of Texas. He was a distinguished writer, editor and educator and perhaps more than any other deserved to be called 'Mr. Texas History. ' For more than 20 years he was the director of the Texas State Historical Association, was the

editor of Southwestern Historical Quarterly and the Junior Historian, regional editor of American Heritage, associate editor of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Review, and has written, edited and directed research for many texts and papers dealing with history of Texas and New Mexico. Bailey traces his interest in ' things Texas' all the way back to his grandfather Jim Russell of Ater, Coryell County and to his father, J. Speed Carroll; both of them were interested in making Texas history more appealing to young people, and Bailey did more in this area than perhaps any other Texan. He pioneered the establishment of Junior Historian Clubs in the schools of Texas and edited and published the work of the Junior Historian, a scholarly journal devoted to research and historical writings by teenage historians. In collaboration with Mary Jane Gentry of Odessa and Frances Nesmith of Austin, he was the author of a 7th grade history of Texas, published and used in many junior high schools in Texas. The text, which is entitled "The Story of Texas" and published by Nobel and Nobel of Dallas and New York, bears the imprints of Bailey Carroll's vast store of knowledge of 'things Texas' on almost every page.

He was very proud of this book, and it is something to be proud of. This book, "The Story of Texas," has been selected for seventh grade use in several schools in Coryell County and was held second place in schools adoption for the whole state of Texas ...."

Amelia Forrest Bogard '61 Via E-mail NOTE: Yes, Bailey Carroll is the man you indicate. Thanks for telling us about him!

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CORRECTION: The caption of the photo of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 2001 Gerald W Thomas owstcmding Agriculturalists that ran in the JanuQiy/February 2002 issue of the Texas Techsan misidentified those in the photo. From left were: Ronnie Hopper '69; Reta Jones, who accepted the award on behalf of her husband, Rep. Delwin Jones '49; and Shirley L. Garrison '40.

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Lost and Found, page 23 THROUGHTHEARCHES Institute of Environmental and Human Health awarded $3.5 milli'on; new program at the School of Allied Health; Arabic language classes COVER STORY Texas Tech Alumni Association Celebrates 75th Anniversary

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FEATURES The Texas Tech Alumni Association-Part 2- 1943·1958 by Jean Ann Cantore As Texas Tech changed, so did the alumni association.

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Taming the Paper Tiger by Laura Gutschke Paper trails are less confusing, thanks to the innovation of Ahmad Mian '94 and his company.

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Lost and Found by Jennifer Ritz Who ya gonna call? When North Texas law enforcement officials need help finding a missing person, they call on Boudreaux the bloodhound and his master, David Daniel '63.

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Red Cross of Courage by James K. Green Victor C. Hackett, Jr. '76 leads a brave group of men and women in helping New York City to heal.

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Several Worlds, One World by William Kerns Francisco A. "Frank" Figueroa '67 combines his interests into endeavors that touch the lives of many.

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A Spiritual Journey by Jennifer Ritz Teresa Dittrich '63 weaves breathtaking tapestries with a paint brush and canvas.

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The School of Music presented the inaugural Distinguished School of Music Alumnae awards in October. Honored were William "Bill" Cormack (BME '59 Music Education); Daniel Kneupper (MM '82 Music Composition, Ph.D. '88 Fine Arts); and James Sudduth, who passed away in 1996. Pictured are, from left: Bill Cormack; Daniel Knuepper; Garry Owens, Director of the School of Music; and Linda and Tony Sudduth.

The Institute of Environmental and Human Health at Reese Center was awarded funding totaling $3.5 million by the 2002 Defense Appropriations Bill from the U.S. House of Representatives. A majority of the funding will be used in the National Program for Countermeasures to Biological and Chemical Threats program.

A new program at the TTUHSC School of Allied Health will begin training students in molecular pathology in Summer 2002. The program will teach students to diagnose and treat diseases at the molecular level and will conduct research in the field of bio-terrorism. The program is open to those who have graduated from an approved institution with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, biochemistry or microbiology.

Two Arabic language classes are now being offered. The Sept. 11 attacks and the FBI's need for translators prompted the move. The class will teach commonalities between all of the Romance languages, Latin and Arabic; study the fundamentals of the Muslim culture; and use examples fro m the Qu' ran, Islam's holy book.

The Texas Tech University Writing Center was one of five higher education programs to garner a Texas Higher Education Star Award. The Writing Center offers critiques and assistance in writing projects. The Texas Tech TECHniques

Center, which provides academic support for undergraduate students with documented learning disabilities, was also nominated for the award.

A $1 million donation was made to the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures to establish the Aldo Finco Endowment Chair. The donation, made by his daughter, Carla Finco Moran '88, and her husband, Brad '82, was in honor of Finco, a longtime professor of Italian at Texas Tech.

For the fourth consecutive year, the Texas Tech Wind Disaster Mitigation Research Program will receive funding from the federal government. The internationally recognized program will receive $2 million from the 2002 Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appropriations Committee to continue to study the damaging effects of high winds. After the 1970 tornado that destroyed much of Lubbock, the College of Engineering began studyi ng tornadoes, wind speeds and structural damage.

Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center received more than $4 million in funding as part of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Advance Research Program and Advance Technology Program. The board's program grants are a competitive, peerMARCH / APRIL 2002 5

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reviewed program to fund 28 different scientific and engineering research projects.

The Texas Tech Office of News and Publications' magazine, Vistas: Texas Tech Research, has been honored by the Council of the Advancement and Support of Education with the 200 I CASE Circle of Excellence Award for Visual Design in Print. The gold medal recognizes college and university publications throughout the nation that excel in areas of writing, design and photography.

Texas Tech was given the highest ranking possible, an accredited rating, for teacher preparations programs by the State Board for Educator Certification. Students earned 555 education certificates in 2000 and 568 in 2001. Texas Tech and the City of Lubbock in January entered into a $4 million research agreement. The contract, which is between the city and Texas Tech's museum, is effective until December 2006 and designates the museum as the city's archeological testing service provider. The city is required by state law to look for historically significant remnants, such as fossils and bones, before building new structures on public property.

The clinical psychology doctoral program at Texas Tech has been re-accredited for the maximum number of years possible by the American Psychological Association. The sevenyear accredi tation is reserved for programs of the highest quality. Another doctoral program in the psychology department, offering a doctorate in counseling, was also re-accredited for the maximum term in 1999.

PEOPLE Douglas "Pete" Peterson is the new chairman of the National Advisory Council of Texas Tech's Vietnam Center.

A former congressman and the first postwar ambassador to Vietnam, he was captured in Vietnam during the war and served six years in the POW camp nicknamed "Hanoi Hilton."

Garry Owens, Ph.D. was selected as the first dean of the newly formed College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Owens is currently the director of the School of Music.

The college will consist of the School of Music, the School of Art and the Department of Theatre.

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The Texas Tech Diabetes Center at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Southwest was presented the Education Recognition Award from the American Diabetes Association. The center teaches self-management techniques for patients with type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes.

Texas Tech's Vietnam Center archives, which consist of about 4 million pages of documents, will be available on the Internet thanks to a $500,000 federal grant. Completion of the Virtual Vietnam Archive at www.vietnam.ttu.edu, will take approximately four years. The center holds more than 250 collections, 33 of which are on the Web site already. The Vietnam Center houses the world's largest collection of material on the Vietnam War.

Ronald J. Kendall, Ph.D., director of the Institute of Environmental and Human Health, has been reappointed chairman of the Environmental Protection Agency 's Scientific Advisory Panel. He has served as chair of the panel for the last two years and wi ll continue in that role for another year.

Daniel Cooke, Ph.D., chair of the Texas Tech Department of Computer Science, completed a ISmonth assignment with NASA to develop the

Intelligent Systems Program, which will identify and fund hundreds of milli ons of dollars of computer science research inside and outside of NASA. Cooke will continue to function as a consultant to NASA and teac h at Texas Tech.

Kishor C. Mehta, Ph.D., director of the Wind Sciences and Engineering Research Center and Texas Tech professor, was inducted by the American Society of Civil Engineers as an honorary member. He received the award in recognition of his work in wind load research. Mehta is one of only 173 of 123,000 members to receive this award.

Donald R. Haragan, Ph.D., former Texas Tech President, was named a distinguished alumnus of the College of Engineering at The University of TexasAustin in November.

Ron Anderson, Ph.D., has been promoted to dean of the Graduate School, after serving two years as the senior associate dean. Anderson previously served Texas Tech as the chairman of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for 10 years before transferring to the Graduate School.

David Godfried, M.D., of the Children's Orthopaedic Center at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center was selected as the recipient of the Underwood Families Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. The Children's Orthopaedic Center provides a wide range of orthopaedic services to children in Lubbock and the surrounding communities of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.

Carolyn Rude, Ph.D., professor of English and technical communications director, was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Council for Programs in Technical Communication. Her selection was based on her contributions to the profession of technical and scientific communication at both national and local levels.

Miriam Mulsow, Ph.D., director of graduate programs and assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, was awarded the Meritorious Service Award by the Association Council Division of the National Council on Family Relations. Mulsow started the local affiliate of the NCFR, and earned the recognition for her work in building student involvement.

Don McBeath, director of Telemedicine and Rural Health for

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, has been elected president-elect of the Texas Rural Health Association.

TheTHRAis a non-profit organization developed to improve the health of rural Texans.

Two Texas Tech professors were honored at the 2001 annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy and the Crop Society of America. Vivien Allen, Ph.D., Thorton Distinguished Professor of Forages in the Department of Plant and Soil Science, became president of the Crop Science Society of America. Henry Nguyen, Ph.D., Horn professor of plant genetics, was elected chairman of the C-7 division of the CSSA. The division includes all member scientists in the field of crop biotechnology.

Marty Grassel, director of New Student Relations and director of Admissions and School Relations, retired after 20 years of service.

Dottie Bagwell, Ph.D., assistant professor of family financial planning at Texas Tech, has been awarded the Western Region Management and Family Economics Educators Ph.D. Research Award. Bagwell received the award for her study of people who have used credit counseling, measuring changes in personal financial variables; health status and work outcomes; and the extent to which they implemented positive financial behaviors following their participation in credit counseling.

The presidential scholars for geriatrics selected by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are: Laura Kyle Baker, M.D.; Valerie Jensen Knotts, M.S., O.T.R.; Tracey A. Woodward, R.N., M.S.N.; and Rebecca B. Sleeper, Pharm. D., B.C.P.S. The scholars' appointment will allow for one-half of their time to be devoted to expanding their knowledge base in geriatrics, such as participating in curricular, research or outreach projects involving aging and the elderly.

Warren B. Ballard, Ph.D., associate professor of predator/prey interactions in the Department of Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, has been appointed editor-in-chief of the international journal, Wildlife Society Bulletin, one of two journals published quarterly

by The Wildlife Society.

Linda Donahue, Ph.D., assistant professor of theatre and dance, was awarded the Molly Risso Outstanding University Drama Faculty of the Year award from the Southwest Theatre Association. The award is the highest given from the association. The Southwest Theatre Association is a regional conference comprised of members from Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

Carl Andersen, Ph.D., retired associate professor and director of the Center for the Study of Addiction, received the 200 l CARE Award presented by Hazelden, an organization providing high quality, affordable rehabilitation, education, prevention and professional services in chemical dependency and related disorders Kitty Harris, Ph.D., is the new director for the Center for Study of Addiction. Prior to being named director, she taught part-time at Texas Tech.

She is a licensed chemical dependency counselor and a marriage and family therapy counselor.

BRIEFLY This year's freshman class set a record for the largest enrollment ever at Tech. Students attending Texas Tech now total 25,572, an increase of 4.13 percent. • M ARCH / APR I L 2002 T

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A Hole in One for Texas Tech

By Jeff Whitley

What do Bandon, Ore., and Lubbock, Texas, have in common? Truth is, not much-except that the coastal tourist town and the Hub City will now boast championship golf courses designed by famed course designer Tom Doak.

It's hard to believe, says Texas Tech fund raiser Steve Locke, but the university has begun construction of a golf links facility that will be the envy of not only the Big 12, but of every golf enthusiast who normally has to travel to places like Scottsdale, Ariz., or Myrtle Beach, S.C., to "the best."

Locke, associate vice chancellor for special projects, is the authority on Texas Tech's quest to establish a new home for Red Raider Golf. In fact, Locke began working with former chancellor John T. Montford to find a way to underwrite the project. They didn't have to look far.

California entrepreneur and alumnus Jerry S. Rawls made Texas Tech history by making the largest single gift ever to the university in December 2000. Locke and senior Texas Tech leaders soon discovered that the Silicon Valley businessman not only liked to play golf, but he was keenly interested in putting his own mark on a masterpiece landscape design. Besides providing the multimillion seed money for the project, Rawls used his influence to help round up the best course designers in the business.

"It became evident that, in order to build the caliber of course we were talking about, it would require the services of one of the game's premier golf course architects," Locke recalls. "With the major gift from Mr. Rawls, and his contacts in the golf industry, the university had the footing it needed to enlist the services of Tom

The NCAA course will be one of the finest layouts in the country ...

Texas Tech University men's and women :s- golf coaches Greg Sands and Stacey Totman are pictured with Steve Locke, associate vice chance/Wr for special projects, at the site ofthe ]eny S. Rawls Red Raider GolfCourse offFourth Street in Lubbock. Created by famed course architect Tom Doak, the 18-ho/e has been billed as the in the XII.

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GolfCourse, projected opening 2003 Doak and his company, Renaissance Golf."

Considered a "minimalist," Doak planned for a minimal amount of change so that the course flows in its natural surroundings. As with all of his designs, Texas Tech's golf course will appear to be a part of the naturally occurring landscape of the South Plains.

Doak's most recent project was a course called Pacific Dunes in Bandon, Ore. When it opened July 1, 2001, the course enjoyed immediate ranking in Golf Magazine s "Top 100 Courses in the World." Pacific Dunes was ranked 26th in the world and 17th in the United States. The only previously unranked course listed in the top 100 world rankings in 2001 was Kings barns at St. Andrews, ranked 46th. With the creation of Pacific Dunes, Doak achieved what few course designers have--outperforming such renowned courses as Southern Hills in Tulsa, Okla., site of the 2001 U.S. Open, and Royal Lytham, site of the 2001 British Open.

It was logical that the course be located near the northern entrance to campus, considering it was one of the lesser attractive approaches, Locke says. With the adjacent health sciences center, USDA research center, International Cultural Center and new Garrison geriatric center in place, using Texas Tech's 300-acre site will provide for a stunning north

entrance to campus.

The course site is directly across Fourth Street from the health sciences center," Locke says. " In that area there is no Second Street, but the course would run from what might be Second Street and Indiana, north along Indiana to Erskine, and back west to where the new Texas Tech Boulevard will be routed between Loop 289 and North Quaker to 19th Street and Indiana. The construction of Texas Tech Boulevard, which will become the new north-south thoroughfare once the east-west freeway is constructed, will tie Quaker and North Loop 289 to Indiana and 18th Street."

The Jerry S. Rawls Red Raider Golf Course will be undivided and free of man-made structures that take away from the natural landscape. The absence of electric high wires, telephone poles and the like will make for a natural and aesthetically pleasing site, in addition to qualifying it as an Auduboncertified golf course.

Perhaps the most unique feature of the 18-hole, 7, I 00-yard layout is the 10 to 12-foot-high berm running along the entire parameter of the course. Plans also include taking the playing surface down some 20 feet below grade- ! 0 feet shy of the MARCH / APRIL 2002 8

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existing water table. That will mean that players will stand 30-plus feet below the top of the berm, a unique playing environment for any recreational golfer on the South Plains.

The job will include moving close to one million cubic yards of dirt-all of which will come from the site.

"This will be a completely isolated environment," Locke says. "You won't see any buildings or vehicles, you won't hear traffic, and it will be hard to believe that you are still in Lubbock, Texas."

The Doak design will feature various mounding and bunkers that facilitate a natural escarpment similar to what is found in the canyon areas of West Texas. There is one major water feature, located just below the clubhouse between the lOth tee and 18th green. Water will come into play along the lOth hole, back across the 17th hole and along the 18th.

"It will require unique shot-making on 17 and 18," Locke says. "Another unique characteristic of the course is the manmade lake near its center. Cutting across several holes, the attractive water feature will be used to irrigate the course."

The course layout calls for four par-threes, three par-fives and a long par-four second hole that could easily be converted to a par-five for the average player.

The NCAA course will be one of the finest layouts in the country, a 375-yard circular practice area with generous hitting bays for the general public as well as specialized practice areas for Texas Tech's men's and women's golf teams.

The team hitting areas include a short-game practice surface with both bent grass and Bermuda grass putting greens. Additional indoor hitting bays will enable golf teams to practice in inclement weather as they hit out into the exposed practice area from under the enclosed bays. The latest in video training techniques will also provide teaching aids for coaches and a resident golf professional.

A number of university departments, including plant science, agronomy, range and wild life management and horticulture will be able to take advantage of this "living lab," as students study the environmental dynamics of various plantings, turf grasses, erosion and wind and water aspects of the design.

Dick Auld, chairman of the plant and soil science department at Texas Tech, will administer a PGA-affiliated golf management program from the facility. Texas Tech is one of 11 universities in country that offer the degree program in agribusiness with a concentration in professional golf course management.

Offering special accommodations for faculty, staff, students and alumni, the daily fee course will be open to the public in the spring of 2003. Course developers estimate traffic flow of around 25,000 rounds per year for the course. The design is expected to promote easy access and availability. One big goal goal for Texas Tech athletics is to attract major NCAA and professional tournaments, including the Big 12 or NCAA regional or championship tournaments. Winning a bid to host a PGA or LPGA tournament is also not out of the question.

Both Greg Sands and Stacey Totman, Texas Tech men's and women's head golf coaches, respectively, have no doubts that

the facility will bolster both programs.

"We will now have an amazing recruiting tool-no question," Totman says. "We are already recruiting high caliber players, but the installation of this course will allow us to go after players ranked in top 25 in the nation."

"It will be a unique situation to have our own course just five minutes from the center of campus," Sands says."This accessibility gives us a tremendous recruiting advantage. We will recruit better players, and the course dynamics and practice facilities will make our teams more competitive."

Robert McKinney, former Texas Tech Southwest Conference golf champion, has been enlisted to construct the course's clubhouse facility. McKinney is considered among the premiere clubhouse experts in the country. Featuring all of the accommodations one would expect from a premium daily fee golf course, the clubhouse will house a pro shop, public lounge and grill, public locker rooms, team meeting rooms and coaches offices.

Projected costs for the new course currently run between $ 12 and 14 million. Ongoing construction expenses are being funded by the Rawls gift.

The issuance of construction bonds will be reimbursed through revenue from green and cart fees and food and beverage sales.

There will be a continued fund-raising effort to establish endowments for the golf course, Locke says. Named gift opportunities still exist for the clubhouse, team facilities, practice area, and for each of the 18 holes.

"I think when the public sees how incredibly nice this course is, and that it is also highly accessible and reasonably priced, they will be pleasantly surprised," Locke notes.

a golf links facility that will be the envy of not only the Big 12, but of every golf enthusiast who normally has to travel .. to "the best."

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For more information on the Jerry Rawls Red Raider Golf Course, contact Locke at (806)742-9750 or e-mail him at steve.locke@ttu.edu.

GOLF COURSE FACTS • Championship 18-Hole, 7100-yard course sits on a 300-acre site • Designed by renowned landscape architect Tom Doak • Features a circular practice area consisting of multiple target greens • Playing surface sits 20 feet below grade and is surrounded by a 10-12 foot berm • Course will be complemented by a full-service clubhouse and indoor/outdoor "hitting" bays • Estimated total cost is $12 to $14 million • Opening to the public slated for Spring 2003

The ChancellorS Counal Helping Make Texas Tech Great

By Jeff Whitley When David Smith, M.D., became interim chancellor of the Texas Tech University System on Sept. 3, 200 I, he brought the same enthusiasm and commitment to excellence that has epitomized the last five years of his office as president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. In the process of assuming both roles, Smith continues to champion the core values that distinguish Texas Tech as a university on the move.

Smith's student-first mind-set is affecting positive change in many areas system wide. And one of the most critical areas, he says, is broadening the revenue streams that fuel the system's faculty and student support programs.

"Our students and faculty are benefiting from the success of The Horizon Campaign with the addition of new endowed chairs and capital improvements, but there remains a great deal of work ahead for the next generation of Texas Tech leaders," Smith says. "This is particularly true in the area of scholarships and fellowships."

Texas higher education institutions are taking bold steps to close the gaps that exist in the areas of student participation, retention and graduation. This, Smith says, requires that Texas Tech build competitive scholarship programs in order to attract a more diverse student body to Texas Tech University and

C ha nce ll or's Co unc il ca n be he ld individua lly or jointly, or by a corporation. Me mbers part ic ip a te on one of s ix ann ua l givi ng levels, beg inning with a $125 stude nt mem bersh ip. A nnu al contr ibutions for t he Chancellor's Cabinet level begin at $5,000. The fol lowin g Texas Tec h C ha nce ll or's Cabinet members are listed by their hometowns. mem b £~rs hi p

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

"We must continue to recruit top honors scholars, graduate students, community college graduates, and first generation college students," Smith says. "To do this we need to create new endowments that generate larger awards for Tech students, and we need to increase existing scholarship funds in order to make them more competitive."

At Texas Tech, one of the most successful means of generating scholarship dollars has come through membership drives in giving organizations like the Chancellor's Council. It is Texas Tech's premier support association and has provided key leadership for the ad vancement of Texas Tech through the years.

Essentially, Chancellor's Council members contribute annually on a number of giving levels to assist programs and projects that are vital to the university system. Chancellor's Council funds support scholarship and faculty programs such as the Texas Tech Select Scholarship Program for National Merit semifinalists, Excellence in Teaching Awards-presented each year to exemplary fac ulty members-and the university's Distinguished Lecture Series and honors programs.

Each year the Chancellor's Counc il

Kailua, Hawaii Sally and Ed Crawford Austin Sally and J ohn Byram Colleyville Valerie and Van Hubbard Corpus Christi J orge Rangel Dallas Nesa and Larry Anders Jeannie and Noel Barrick

provides more than a half- million dollars for student and faculty s upport.

With a membership of more than I ,250, the association's goal is to rai se at least $ 1 million annually.

Becoming a member of the Chancellor 's Council comes with an assortment of tangible perks, including invitations to the association 's annual black-tie gala, ath letic and spec ial event receptions. However, it's the intang ible rewards members receive that are the most meaningful.

"When our alumni and friends give to Texas Tech through the Chancellor's Council they are directly impacting the lives of students and fac ulty alike," Smith says. "Members receive the most current information regarding activities within the Texas Tech System from The Chancellor's Letter." But the most rewarding aspect is knowing that, through your support, you are helping provide scholarships for our students, research funds for our excellent facu lty, and a way to a brighter future for your university."

For more information on becoming a member of the Chancellor's Council at Texas Tech, contact Marcie Johnston at (806) 742-0012 or by e-mail at marcie.johnston @ttu.edu.

Houston Carol and Bill Simmons Gena and Charles Sti ll Mike Stinson Lubbock Lisa a nd Gary Boren Virginia and J im Burrell Ill Mary Ann and Monte Hasie Cindy and Mark Nusbaum Priscil la and Brad Snodgrass

San Antonio Nelda and Ed Benninger Debbie a nd J ohn T. Montford Li nda and Ed Whitacre Spring Ingrid and Andrew Hoyle Tyler Pat and Bob Herd

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"We must continue to recruit top honors scholars, graduate students, community college graduates, and first generation college students," Smith says. "To do this we need to create new endowments that generate larger awards for Tech students, and we need to increase existing scholarship funds in order to make them more competitive."

Van and Valerie Hubbard of Colleyville, pictured with their 10-year-old daughter, Ashley, are members of the Chancellor's Council Cabinet. Van is a 1962 graduate ofthe College ofBusiness Administration. Van's son, Matt, and daughter, Courtney, earned bachelor's degrees from Texas Tech in 1988 and 1990, respectively.

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University PubltC Art Committee Creates New Excitement on Campus

By Margaret Lutherer, Ph.D., Office of the President, Texas Tech University

Professor ofArt Tina Fuentes (left) discusses plans for the art instaUation at the Flint Avenue Parking Garage with Cecilia Carter (center), manager ofthe Texas Tech Public Art Collection, and Margaret Lutherer, chair ofthe acquisitions and exhibitions subcommittee ofthe University Public Art Committee.

Although the campus community is anticipating the opening of Texas Tech's first parking garage at 18th Street and Flint Avenue next fall, few envisioned it as the futu re space for a major public art installation. Yet, the University Public Art Committee has commissioned an artwork that will wrap around the entire first floor exterior of the four-story garage.

Lubbock artist Steve Teeters submitted the winning proposal for the work in a national competition held during the fall. His creation will be ornamental ironwork made up of numerous large panels up to 27 feet in length that will

stretch around the entire ground floor on the exterior of the building. Each side of the building in Teeter's design represents

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one season or time. The passage of time is represented by the phases of the moon in bronze and steel on each side of the

building. The west side where cars enter shows the raw uncluttered land before planting. The south side shows crops growing, while the east side represents harvest. The north side shows the effect of the wind on our environment.

Explaining his winning design, Teeters said, "My design for this project revolves around the central idea that a university is a place for ideas to be planted, incubated, nurtured, allowed to grow, change, and to be seen to fruition.

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Charles Umlaufs sculpture ofPrometheus (shown in detail on left) will undergo a major restoration before finding new home in the Crosslyn Room ofthe Texas Tech University Library. The sculpture is a gift from Wells Fargo Bank, Lubbock. points us back to our environment."

Teeters will design and create all the panels in Lubbock working with a team of blacksmiths and welders. They will begin installing the work in May, anticipating an opening for the garage in time for the fall semester. The artwork will be fabricated from forged mild steel. Each panel will also contain brushed stainless steel and brushed sheet bronze.

The University Public Art Committee received nine proposals in the competition from around the country. Two of the three finalists were Texas artists, with the third from New Haven, Conn.

"We were very fortunate to be able to offer this beautiful Spanish Renaissance building as a pallet for the country's best ironwork artists," said Cecilia Carter, manager of the Public Art Collection for the Texas Tech University System. "I believe we have selected a design that will bring national attention and acclaim to this new structure."

In addition to selecting an artist for the Flint Avenue Parking Garage, the committee is also in the final stages of 1•

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selecting public art for the new English Philosophy and Education Complex, the renovated Student Union, the new Experimental Sciences Building, the expanded Jones SBC Stadium and the Marie Hall Synergistic Center at the health sciences center.

"The vision of the University Public Art Committee is to create the finest public art collection at any university in the Southwest within the next 20 years," Carter said.

Joining Carter in the oversight of the committee is new chair, Donna Bacchi, M.D. The committee is comprised of members from the campus, the community, and the nation. The committee plans other design competitions and the commission of work from a wide variety of artists. Artists from around the world have sent slides of their work to an artist slide registry located at Texas Tech.

Currently more than 200 artists have submitted slides to the registry in hope of having the opportunity to place work on the campus.

The committee is also involved in a

fund-raising drive to restore and preserve a massive sculpture of Prometheus by late Texas sculptor Charles Umlauf. The sculpture is a gift from Wells Fargo Bank, once known in Lubbock as First National Bank. The sculpture was cast in a foundry in Pietrasanta, Italy, in 1967 and installed in a fountain at the First National Bank in Lubbock in 1968. Over the years, the sculpture corroded in the fountain from exposure to water, and the University Public Art Committee has joined with the Texas Tech Foundation to restore the Umlauf piece. Upon restoration, Prometheus will find a new home in the Crosslyn Room , the lobby entrance to the Texas Tech University Library.

A $25,000 campaign to restore Prometheus began recently, co-chaired

by Texas Tech exes Grey Lewis and Jim Sexton. The campaign is accepting tax-deductible checks in any amount made payable to the Texas Tech Foundation and mailed to Texas Tech Foundation, P.O. Box 41081 , Lubbock, Texas 79409-108 1. •

RETROSPECT •

Benjamin Franklt'n and Nasreddin ofAsia Minor

By H.B. Paksoy, D. Phil.

Archivist, Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative, Southwest Collection/ Special Collections library; Adjunct Professor, Department of History, Texas Tech University The follo wing is an excerpt from the introduction of the book entitled "The Bald Boy and the Most Beautiful Girl in the World" currently being prepared by Paksoy for publication.

All folk archetypes are created by people from the intellectual wealth of their environment, and the process may be akin to crystals forming in nature.

Upon a seed character, structurally kindred layers may be deposited, over time, to enlarge the entity until it reaches the heights of international renown.

Two examples are Benjamin Franklin (d. 1790) of Philadelphia, and Nasreddin (d. 1261) of Asia Minor.

These archetypes transmit their teaching to future generations through didactic stories. One such story may serve us for instructional purposes: "Nasreddin and his son were traveling towards a market town, with an ass which they had to sell. The road was bad, and the old man therefore rode, but the son went afoot. The ftrst passenger they met asked Nasreddin if he was not ashamed to ride by himself and suffer the poor lad to wade along through the mire; this induced him to take up his son behind him. He had not trave led far when he met others, who said they were two unmerciful lubbers to get both on the back of that poor ass, in such a deep road. Upon this the old man gets off and let his son ride alone. The next they met called the lad a graceless, rascally young jacka-naphs to ride in that manner through the dirt while his aged father trudged along on foot. And they said, the old man was a fool for suffering it. He then bid his son come down and walk with him, and they traveled on leading the ass by the halter; till they met another company, who called them a couple of senseless blockheads for going both on foot in such a dirty way when they had an empty ass with them, which they might ride upon. The old

man could bear no longer. My son, it grieves me such that we cannot please all these people. Let us throw the ass over the next bridge, and be no further troubled with him."

This is the story I collected some years before sitting down to compose this introduction. Except the narration above belongs to Benjamin Franklin, and he does not use Nasreddin 's name (he calls the primary character, 'Old Man').

The story appears here as Franklin published it in his Pennsylvania Gazette (c.

1731). Now, how did Franklin know about this Nasreddin story?

Apparently, Franklin knew more than he disclosed. For example, on another occasion, when Franklin was working to establish the "New House" in Philadelphia for the purpose of taking care of disenfranchised, itinerant or newly arrived preachers, he is said to have stated: "If the mufti of Constantinople were to send a missionary to preach Mahometanism (sic) to us he would fi nd a pulpit at his service ... " (After recording this quotation, Brands adds: 'for all the uproar the Great Awakening caused among Protestants, they retained sufficient composure to band together against such irretrievably lost souls as Moslems, Cathol ics and Jews').

So, Franklin was acquainted with the lay of the land in Asia Minor. Did his stay in London, a city in close commercial and diplomatic relations with the Ottoman port cities, especially Istanbul and Izmir, help him acquire his information? Franklin must have either had amassed quite a bit of information, or had easy access to it, both from the books he personally owned, and through the Library Company he pioneered in Philadelphia. Franklin began

drawing on all that accumulated information when he began "Poor Richard's Almanack." Brands again observes: "Every Almanack offered pearls of wisdom on personal conduct and related matters of daily life, that the pearls had been retrieved from other oysters bothered no one except perhaps the owners of those other oysters, who in any event had no recourse in the absence of applicable copyright laws. The trick for writers like Franklin was to polish the pearls and set them distinctively." The reader may decide. Nasreddin's didactic messages, in the disguise of tales, moved far and wide over time and space. In fact, his name and teachings are familiar bright spots in many geographic and cultural terrains, stretching from the Mediterranean into the Eastern reaches of the Asian Continent. Even Mark Twain was moved to include an episode from Nasreddin in one of his volumes, which he encountered on one of his own peregrinations.

Perhaps we have much more to learn about the world and ourselves. •

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Texas Tech Alumni Association: Part 2, 1943-1958 By jean Ann Cantore

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Glenn T. Hackney '33 and his daughter, Glenna '50, pose with the silver punch bowl given to Texas Tech by the E.x-Students Association. The Hackneys' names are on one ofthe cups. (rexas Techsan Magazine, December 1950) After World War II ended, it was time to return to normal-at least as normal as a place could be after such a dramatic time in history. The student population of Texas Technological College suddenly included not only teenagers and people in their early 20s, but also a large group of veterans, either returning to school to complete their education or attending college for the first time.

In 1946, a group of three businessmen were having coffee together when they decided to re-establish the ExStudents Association, which had not been very active during World War ll. W.B. "dub" Rushing '3 1, owner of Lubbock Commercial Buildings Inc. and founder of Varsity Bookstore in Lubbock, was one of the group who established the "100 Club."

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that we needed to raise $10,000 to start it with; that's like $100,000 today," Rushing says. "The way we did it was there were three of us. We each put $100 in and pledged $100 for two more years. That's how the 100 Club came about-100 people give $100 for three years. The three of us went to call on somebody else. We'd already pledged and said, 'Would you do it?' As soon as he pledged, we said, 'Come on, go with us.' Soon, we had 10 or 12 go in, and how could you turn that down? That's how we built the organization."

As the association became more stable toward the end of the 1940s, the group hired as the first full-time executive secretary (director) D.M. McElroy '35. He was charged with overseeing the operations and finances of the organization.

"That was a lucky day," Rushing notes. '·We got D.M. McElroy to be the director of the ESA. We cou ld convince him to come with us because we had raised this $10,000. He was an ex-football player, and then he had a personality that everybody liked. He had done his football under Pete Cawthon, and he learned 'we' instead of ' l,' which is a hard thing to learn."

The year that Rushing served as president of the association, 1950, was significant for both the Ex-Students Association and for Texas Technological College. The year marked the 25th, or silver, anniversary of the college, and the association WB. "dub" Rushing, wanted to play a role in compresident ofthe Exmemorating .it. The gift comStudents Association mittee was made up of (le.ft) presents D1: D.M. Rushing, O.B. Ratliff, C.E. Wigginton and Bruce Zoms.

Wiggins, president of "We came up with the idea Texas Technological for the silver punch bowl that's College, with the silver over in the Ex-Students punch bowl given to the Association building," Rushing university by the Exrecalls. "We raised money by Students Association in selling cups for $25 each. We honor of the 25th got a good deal on the bowl anniversary oftbe because Mr. Jay Hassell, who school. was the manager of Hemphill Wells Co., on a buying trip to market in New York City, had that bowl made up for us at a price that we could afford. At the halftime at a footba ll game that year, I presented the bowl to Dr. Wiggins, the president of Texas Tech at the time."

In 1950, Texas Technological College had 50,000 exes.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the college, the homecoming parade included floats showing the history of Texas Tech. The winning float that year depicted the laying of the cornerstone for the Adminisu·ation Building.

Texas Techsan Magazine appeared for the fust time in 1950. Published eight times annually, the magazine focused not just on campus activities and people, but also on alumni activities. The fust staff of the new magazine was Byrdean Roberson '50, editor; Bob Rutland, managing editor; and H. A. Tuck '5 1, sports. In 1951, the magazine won one of tlu-ee honorable mentions for faculty news in the American Alumni Council magazine contest.

To keep in line with its purpose of supporting the college, the Ex-Students Association set a goal in 1951 of raising money for the new Student Union building that was planned. By the next year, the organization had raised $5,000 to give toward the $542,000 project.

D.M. McElroy resigned as executive secretary in 1951 , saying t11at he would stay on in the position until a suitable replacement was found. L.C. Walker was hired to take over at the end of 1952.

ln tl1e minutes of the Oct. 3 1, 1952, meeting of the Texas Tech Ex-Student Association Council, the last where he served as executive secretary, McElroy pointed out, ·'Loyalty of the Ex-Student to the As ociation and to Tech is based not on what the Ex-Students get in return for their contributions, but rather on what they have already received from their school. Their contributions are to help their school by providing some of the things that the State Legislature does not provide."

The association continued to flourish. By 1952, four employees worked for the organization, and there were 30 alumni chapters. That year, members set a goal of raising money toward the new Student Union.

Although McElroy resigned as executive secretary, he remained involved with the association and became president of the council the next year. In minutes of one of the meetings that year, he was quoted as saying, "There are a lot of things that we ought to do. There are a lot of things the Association is responsible for which cannot be exactly recognized, lobbyiJ1g, [being a] public relations body for the College. Great alumni associations go hand in hand with great colleges. They are synonymous ...."

As the organization continued to grow through t11e 1950s, it gained more visibility with alumn i, tl1anks to technology. In 1956, a 16 mm color film entitled "Letter to a Tech Grad" was made available to exes who wanted to view it or show it at chapter meetings. The film showed changes on campus. Shot by Rollin Herald and narrated by Rex Webster. the film was produced by the association and the Texas Tech public infonnation office.

Wayne James, a 1957 journalism graduate of Texas Tech, was hired as field secretary in 1957. Part of his duties included editing the Texas Techsan Magazine. James was promoted to assistant executive secretary in 1958.

The word was getting around that belonging to the Texas Tech Ex-Students Association was a good thing. •

Members of the Midland, Texas, chapter of the ExStudents Association prepare for their 4th annual Texas Tech Day Barbecue in 1957. The chapter was started in 1946. From le.ft, are jim lindsey, Clyde (Pete) Pederson, Ed McCullough cmd Dick Stotey. Pederson, McCullougb and Storey were original members of the chapter. McCullough served as president ofthe Ex-Students Association in 1949.

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he Texas Tech Ex-Students Association has been serving Texas Tech University and its alumni for 75 years.

During this anniversary year, the association's national board of directors officially unveils a new name and image for what is now called the Texas Tech Alumni Association.

A redefined mission and new logos were all introduced in February, alongside the culmination of the six-year Horizon Campaign, which successfully raised more than $510 million for Texas Tech. Past and present members of the Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board of Directors joined the university 's board of regents, development office rs, alumni and other campus administrators fo r an anniversary reception Feb. 8.

The highlight of the event was the unve iling of the association's new logo and redefined mission. The name change decision follows a year of evaluation for the organization. Gonser Tinker Gerber Stuhr LLP, a consulting firm in Chicago, was secured in the summer of 2000 to conduct a communications audit of all association operations. Although the results of the exhaustive audit were

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primarily positive, several recommendations were made to strengthen the association's service and image on campus and with alumni. The association 's management structure was reorganized with a much stronger emphasis on marketing.

A yearlong strategic planning process followed the audit, with broad participation including campus administrators, prominent alumni and association staff. A series of strategic planning focus group sessions coincided with spring, summer and fall national board meetings. The external portion of the strategic plan was completed by homecoming last year, setting the stage for the association 's banner year in 2002.

One of the primary recommendations that emerged from the audit was to restore the organization's original name, the Texas Tech Alumni Association. The recommendation came on the heels of growing pressure from alumni to change the name.

While the Ex-Students Association name had been around since 1935, association representatives routinely heard from members desiring a more understandable name. Before making the decision to change the name, the national board of directors invited alumni to submit their thoughts on the subject.

Presidents of alumni chapters throughout the country were asked to share their opinions, along with current students responding through focus groups. An online opinion poll remained on the association's Web site for three months, inviting alumni to submit their thoughts on the matter. It was evident by Homecoming 2001 that a clear majority of alumni preferred the original Texas Tech Alumni Association name. The national board then voted on Oct. 5, 2001 , to officially change the name in conjunction with the association's 75th anniversary year.

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alumni will take pride in," says Jim Douglass, associate vice president for the assoc iation. "Alumni and fans associate the statue with our organization , and it serves as an ideal symbol for us."

The logo will become a prominent fixture on all association printed pieces, including the window decals that are mailed to members.

"This is an image we feel our people will especially enjoy displaying on their vehicles," Douglass says.

While plenty of changes have already

invitations to alumni events in their areas and have access to the popular Frazier Alumni Pavilion on game days.

The decision to change the association 's name meant the opportunity to establish a more identifiable mark for the organization. Members of the association 's staff worked for months with a local advertising firm to develop an immediately recognizable symbol for the association. The board of directors approved the new line of logos for the association, which were not unveiled to the public until the anniversary weekend.

The logos are a clean, more contemporary look for the organization, featuring a spirited rendition of the Masked Rider. The design was based on the Masked Rider Monument that was installed south of the Frazier Alumni Pavilion in the fall of 2000. Sculpted by Grant Speed of Lindon, Utah, the oneand-a-quarter life-size Masked Rider bronze is popular with all those who've seen it firsthand. Situated in Frazier Alumni Plaza, the statue embodies the spirit of Texas Tech, and serves as a powerful image for alumni.

"The logo is one that we feel our

taken place, the Texas Tech Alumni Association is focusing on the future as well. The strategic planning process helped to establish five-year goals for the association. Roughly 23.65 percent of Texas Tech graduates have maintained membership in the associationan annual percentage that is above the national average. At the close of 200 I , more than 24,000 alumni were members of the association. Staffers and volunteers hope to grow this number to at least 30,000 members by 2007.

The alumni association operates independent of the university and therefore provides a considerable amount of additional support to academic initiatives on campus. In addition to academic scholarship assistance, the association also helps to fund other campus programs such as Red Raider Camp. Featured in the November/December 2001 issue of the Texas Techsan Magazine, Red Raider Camp helps freshmen in the transition to college life as Red Raiders.

Support for the camp fits well into one of the new stated objectives for the association-to promote and preserve the traditions of Texas Tech.

association has also re-es tablished a single ring program for class rings. Each semester, junior and seniors who qualify to purchase a ring, receive their rings in a special ceremony held at the Merkel Alumni Center.

In an effort to establish an even stronger presence on campus, the association also now presents every graduate with a commencement pin during graduation. The pin is fashioned after the recently restored official ring for the university, another project recently initiated by the association.

The new alumni association name now coincides smoothly with Student Alumni Board, the association's student support group. This select group of students plays an important role in alumni programming and also hosts the official ring ceremonies every semester at the Merket Alumni Center. These students also serve as a catalyst in growing the Student Alumni Association, the association's student membership program.

Initially established by the first graduating class in 1927, the Texas Tech Alumni Association has come a long way in 75 years. Because of the generous contributions of alumni and friends throughout the years, the association has demonstrated great service and support to both the university and its graduates.

Although adopting a new name and a new look, the association's commitment to Texas Tech remains unchanged.

Bill Dean has directed the alumni association for more than 20 years and has witnessed first hand the remarkable growth during this period.

"We are celebrating 75 years of service to Texas Tech and its graduates," Dean says. "We may have a fresh name and image, but our core values are constant in providing significant support for this university." • MARCH / APR I L 2002 18

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n a New York City high-rise office building, shuttling documents from the 34th floor to the I Oth floor is handled not by a mailroom clerk, but by FedEx. "It's amazing what one learns as you go into the real world," says Ahmad Mian '94, after relating the story.

"They had a special rate, and the guy said it was cheaper than hiring a full-time employee as a runner."

But, it certainly wasn't efficient in Mian's mind. He offers a better concept for document management that is capturing the attention of companies nationwide. He is the co-founder, president and chief technology officer of FileControl, the leading application service provider (ASP) of Web-based document management solutions. Mian first began work on FileControl in 1998. The next year, he and partner Edwin H. Frank III formed the Houston-based company.

Mian's journey from corporate player to business innovator is typical for entrepreneurs: find a problem and solve it better than anyone else. However, his e-based business is enjoying early success because of more than just his pioneering technology.

"Ahmad has a unique combination of personality traits that allow him to be successful. He is patient and responsive to individuals with limited technology backgrounds.

He is a good and methodical teacher as he explains technology or as he draws out important information from a potential customer. He is equally methodical about his technical design project and planning processes. Of the five or six product releases that he has managed in the past two years, each was delivered on time and under budget," says James Langford, FileControl CEO.

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After earning bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering, advanced mathematics and physics in his native

Pakistan, Mian worked for SoftTech Associates Inc. in London. He then decided to pursue a master's degree in business in 1992. He chose Texas Tech because friends spoke highly of its MBA program, and Lubbock's low cost of living and friendliness were appealing.

Mian can still recall many classes by both their name and catalog numbers. He found the professors to be knowledgeable, challenging and motivating, particularly Ralph Bravoco, associate professor of ISQS. "He brought so much experience to the classroom," Mian says. "He had unbelievable knowledge and skills.

That's what you're looking for in an MBA." The practical projects for non-profit agencies required by such professors as Surya Yadav, Ph.D., ISQS area coordinator, and Paul Randolph, Ph.D., professor of ISQS, also made Mian's studies relevant to his day-to-day activities later in his career, he says. ."He (Mian) worked very hard to learn the course topics.

He has a very good aptitude for learning," Yadav says.

Following graduation, Mian joined Underwriters Indemnity Group in Houston as an information systems (IS) manager. He later became director of the department and then a vice president and chief technology officer. In the paper-intensive insurance industry, access to documents became an IS challenge because the traditional centralized flle room was increasingly impractical in a global environment. What Mian needed was an electronic data management system (EDMS), but he found the available options unacceptable because of limited capabilities, expensive implementation or proprietary, inflexible software. So, Mian created and implemented his own software solution that was simple, cost-effective and easy to implement.

Soon after in 1998, Mian found himself at a crossroad: accept a job offer with a large corporation promising a six-figure income, or pursue his dream of starting a company with no guarantees of income or success. With the support of his wife, Ambreen, he began the "roller coaster" journey that led to FileControl. He initially invested $2,000 into the project, and partner Frank, who was previously chairman of Underwriters Indemnity Holdings Inc., provided additional financing as well as connections to other investors and business contacts.

The start-up required several hundred thousand dollars for research and development (R&D), and then eventually another $3.75 million investment for company development.

"For the first 11 months, I didn't have a life. I worked seven days a week. I often slept on the couch in my office," Mian says. He hates to admit it, but he even forgot his wedding anniversary. The sacrifices paid off.

"Into the sixth month, I could see the new technology on the horizon. Ed (Frank) and I realized then that we had something really special," Mian says.

During the early months, FileControl consisted of the cofounders and three or four additional people. But, Mian's R&D was supplemented by a partnership with a friend in Pakistan, Amin Ansari, CEO for a company of engineers initially called Infodesk. It later changed its name to IT24 to reflect how the company allows American clients virtually

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around-the-clock IT development because of the 11-hour time difference between the United States and Pakistan.

"We could get a good 20 hours of work out of each day," Mian says. The reason for the offshore partnership was simple: "Investors wanted extremely affordable, quick results," he explained.

They got what they wanted.

Patent-Pending Document Solutions The result is an EDMS that is scalable, secure, globally accessible and yet requires no additional hardware or software. FileControl technology is easy to implement and quick to learn because clients use standard scanning software to electronically file hard copies and Internet Explorer to retrieve them. E-mails, faxes and voice and word processing files can be stored electronically too on secure servers that can be maintained by the client or FileControl.

"I didn't want a solution just for the insurance industry, but one that worked for legal, oil and gas, health care and even government. A number of documents are always lost, and the cost of finding them is expensive," Mian says.

Patents currently are pending on three components of FileControl technology. o Paging on Demand. Users can search for documents by either file name or content with just a few keystrokes and clicks of the mouse. Documents retrieved by the content feature will have the searched word highlighted throughout the text. o Remote Scan Client. "We are the only vendor that guarantees your document will go from your computer to the server," Mian says. "If the technology breaks down during the upload, then the system automatically resyncs when the system is back up running." The process is based on MSMQ, a Microsoft Queing technology. Microsoft is conducting a case study of FileControl's unique usage of the application, he says. o Move-Copy Feature. Many documents "burned" onto an optical storage system cannot be changed. However, an easy interface allows FileControl clients to move or copy pages in a document on the fly, such as shifting a page 3 to page 10 in a several thousand-page document.

FileControl signed its first large-scale client in late 1999.

Today, its clients range from small businesses with only five users to corporations with thousands of users and billions of documents.

Expanding Business Horizons FileControl has achieved success by staying true to basic business practices: build value, develop business strategies and control costs. And FileControl is more than a document storage company, also helping clients rethink they way they handle documents, says Mian.

For example, one insurance industry client would each month generate 10 million pages of policies, which were printed, stuffed in envelopes and then mailed to insurance agencies that sold the policies. Using FileControl technology, the insurance company now notifies the agents electronically that the policies are available on a secure server, which the agent can access. The expenses of printing, handling and mailing the documents were eliminated.

"Our eventual goal is to replace paper," Mian says. He admits such a task is daunting, because older people generally like to read documents in hand, while younger people prefer to read online.

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A major boost to FileControl's credibility came in 2001 when it signed an agreement with American International Group, Inc. (AIG), allowing the global insurance and financial services holding company to imbed FileControl technology into its own products. As an entrepreneur, letting go of his technology was not easy, Mian admits, but, "at the end of the day, we wanted to maximize shareholders' investment."

The decision leverages FileControl's marketability. Early on, potential clients questioned FileControl's youthfulness and capability to handle large corporations. Now, "when we do a direct sale and say AIG is a partner, they listen to us," Mian says.

More Than Just a Technology Innovator The AIG partnership, as well as similar ones signed recently with Minolta and Insurity, a division of ChoicePoint, (NYSE: CPS), illustrates that Mian is transitioning from a "do-it-all'' entrepreneur to an administrator who knows when to relinquish some business facets. Such skill often eludes entrepreneurs. Langford joined the organization two years ago because of both its sophisticated, quality technology and Mian's technical and managerial capabilities. In his 15 years of experience in electronic commerce ventures, including serving as head of the marketing and development departments of Harbinger Corporation, Langford has worked with many entrepreneurs.

"He ranks in the top 5 percent because of his unique combination of 1) desiring to create and manage within a structured environment; 2) remaining flexible and responsive to new ideas and opportunities as they arise; 3) his skill set; 4) his intelligence; and 5) his willingness to do whatever task is necessary to deliver a high quality product on time," Langford explains.

To supplement his skills, Mian attended the Executive Education Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management. The studies focused on managing technical products, growth and business strategy and development. One sign of Mian's management savvy is that he has created an environment where FileControl's R&D staff turnover is minimal, a rarity in ecommerce ventures.

As FileControl continues to grow, Mian is downshifting his work schedule for the benefit of his family. His 14-hour workdays have been trimmed to 11, leaving him more time to spend with his wife and their two daughters, Ezza, 7, and Simal, 3. On Sundays, the man who configured Microsoft software in innovative ways often can be found at McDonalds with his youngsters, or at the computer, playing an educational game with them. He now remembers all the important family dates.

He also is sharing his business skills with a new generation of IT professionals through his involvement with the MIS Industrial Advisory Board of the Jerry S. Rawls School of Business Administration at Texas Tech. Along with vice presidents from Shell, Compaq and other major corporations, Mian advises the college on curriculum needs that will best prepare students for the IT demands of the business world.

Yadav considers Mian an important resource.

"I believe that he is successful because he is a great learner and a hard worker at the same time. His technical background is not the main reason for his success," Yadav says.

With Mian's advice, students hopefully will avoid inefficient processes such as the one in a high-rise office building in New York City. •

by jennifer ritz photos by david woo

t was a rare find. The coloring was extraordinarily beautiful and extremely uncommon-black and mahogany.

What's more, it was relatively new: only about eight months old. But why had this treasure been abandoned?

That's a question that has never been answered by David '63 and Sue Daniel, owners of Boudreaux, a search and rescue bloodhound. In 1996 they rescued the pup from the Fort Worth Humane Society, and he has returned the favor over and over again. The hound's persistent success at solving mysteries with his nose hasn't surprised Sue, who owned a bloodhound while growing up in Hereford, Texas. She knew bloodhounds

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were invaluable trailing dogs. Although David had never owned a bloodhound, he was a dog lover- he grew up hunting and has owned countless bird dogs throughout his lifetime.

Sue admits neither she nor David knew much about search and rescue when they adopted Boudreaux. She had read a book, "So Others May Live," about search and rescue dogs and knew it would be rewarding work. One day while grocery shopping, Sue spotted a vehicle with a Search One Rescue Team logo. Search One is a volunteer search and rescue organization that assists government agencies to locate missing people. It serves 83 North Texas police departments.

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David Daniel takes his hobby of search and rescue seriously; he has served as presi, dent of Search One for two years.

She waited for the vehicle's owner to return and approached the man about joining the team. In October 1997 the Daniels and Boudreaux became part of the Search One team. Sue planned to train and trail with Boudreaux, but she suffered a broken foot while rescuing a black Labrador retriever and the accident prevented her involvement initially.

"David said he didn't have time to devote to training Boudreaux," Sue says.

"But I had already signed him (Boudreaux) up for three seminars."

So David stepped forward to lead the charge.

"I started working the dog and I got hooked," he says. "So I put the guns and bird dogs up and I started hunting people."

The two went through more than 18 months of extensive training. By April 1999 the man and dog were deemed "mission ready." Boudreaux has since become one of the most recognized and successful search and rescue dogs in Texas.

Although Boudreaux is at the top of his game, David admits trailing is a constant learning process, for both him and the dog. But one thing he was sure of from the beginning was that he had a dog with razor sharp instincts. According to Sue, there were times while working that David didn't think Boudreaux had taken the scent, and he would pull Boudreaux closer to the scent article, telling him to check it. Boudreaux would grow frustrated and would tum and bark, as if to say, "You idiot, I've got it!"

The years of teamwork have David and Boudreaux working like well-oiled 2• TEXAS TECHSAN

machines. Boudreaux responds to David's commands, and in tum, David reads his dog's signals.

Boudreaux is a trailing dog, which differs from tracking dogs (tracking dogs, usually found only as part of Canada's Royal Mounted Police, follow a person's exact footsteps). Trailing is a system by which dogs follow a person's scent, which is "shown" to the dog through an article of clothing belonging to the missing person. Depending on variables such as temperature, wind speed and moisture, scent settles near where the person traveled.

"Where the person walked is not necessarily where the scent is," David explains. "The scent falls from the top area of the body. If you've got a 25 mileper-hour wind, for example, blowing across from the east to the west, and you're walking north, then the predominant amount of your scent is going to be 25 or 30 yards out from where you walked, and that's in the first hour.

Sixteen hours later, the predominant amount of scent is going to be where you walked. The canine, in all probability, will be out following his (the missing person's) trail where the scent is laying, which could be 25 yards out there, or it could be laying up against the curb, which is 50 yards away. So, the dog may be on trail, but he may not be where the person walked; but he's going in the right direction. That's trailing."

Hot weather is the worst for tracking because the scent rises. Snow is the best, because the scent sits right on top of the

snow. And unlike what most movies and television shows would have you believe, dogs can't be thrown off of a scent by a person's entering a body of water.

"If they enter the water, they have to come out somewhere," David says.

If a subject enters water, the trailing dog follows the shoreline until he picks up the scent again. The optimum conditions for trailing are cool weather with high humidity. However, in Texas, things rarely work out that way, which is where the rigorous training comes in to play.

Boudreaux took to the training like a duck to water. Nobody can accuse Boudreaux of not earning his keep. Last year, Boudreaux is credited with saving three lives: two Alzheimer's patients and one mentally challenged person. The length of time the people were missing ranged from 10 to 76 hours. But the dog doesn't just save lives, he also helps resolve cases.

"We had one case in East Texas a couple of weeks ago," David says. "A 63year-old man was missing since Saturday morning, and they called us on Sunday morning at three o'clock. They knew that he had made a phone call from a specific phone because he'd called for somebody to come pick him up. I was able to tell them that he didn't leave that area where the phone was. I trailed him from a barbershop over to the phone. It was about two blocks. I could tell them that he didn't leave, and the dog told me that. I could read him.

"By three o'clock that afternoon, we called it off and said, 'He's not here.' The whole team had searched a half-mile radius and we determined that he had to have been picked up by someone."

It was later discovered that while making the phone call requesting a ride home, the man was overheard by two people who offered him a ride. They took him to Dallas, about 60-70 miles away, and beat and robbed him. By 11 :00 p.m. that Sunday he was returned home.

"That's helping to resolve; it's almost like a find," David adds.

Boudreaux's repertoire isn't limited to trailing, though. He's also a certified therapy dog. He has his AKC Canine Good

When their noses are to the ground, a bloodhound's loose skin and long ears form a

sort of funnel , further increasing their acute sense of smell.

Citizen and Therapy Dog International designations. Boudreaux keeps his humans busy by visiting schools, Boy Scout and Girl Scout meetings, hospitals ... you name it, the hound has probably been there, helping people learn about search and rescue and therapy dogs.

It's not only his owners who recognize his amazing abilities. Boudreaux has received a number of prestigious awards.

In 2001 he received the Award for Canine Excellence (ACE) from the AKC as the top search and rescue dog of the year in the nation. He received an engraved silver collar and $1 ,000 cash prize David divided between the Search One Rescue Team and South Central Texas Bloodhound Rescue, an organization that saves lost or abandoned bloodhounds.

Boudreaux's name now appears on a permanent plaque at the AKC headquarters in New York City.

Boudreaux's vet, Gary Raiczyk, D.V.M., nominated Boudreaux for the Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation's Texas Animal Hall of Fame in the professional category. To the delight of the Daniels and Raiczyk, Boudreaux was selected and won a coveted spot in the Texas Animal Hall of Fame.

"Boudreaux was an excellent, excellent choice for that award," Raiczyk

says. "He has saved many lives through his trailing abilities. Despite having been treated for heart worms (which he suffered from when the Daniels adopted him from the shelter) and leptospirosis, he's always been a pleasure to work on and work with. He has a great personality and temperament.

"I can't say enough about the Daniels as owners, either. They've really stuck with him through thick and thin, from his beginnings being adopted from an animal shelter in Fort Worth to training him to winning awards. It's amazing what this canine has accomplished in six years."

Boudreaux isn't only a standout as a search and rescue and therapy dog. He is a black and mahogany bloodhound, which is unusual. Most bloodhounds are red or black and tan.

"He's undoubtedly the most beautiful bloodhound," David says. "We go to bloodhound seminars in Virginia, and there may be 35 or 40 other bloodhounds, and he stands out every time. You don't see his coloring very often."

OK, so maybe he's a little biased, but can you blame him? His award-winning pup is capable of amazing things, and he has proven that he has the brawn, brains and beauty to back it up. Not bad for a hound from the pound. •

Bloodhounds are scent hounds with a distinguished history. The breed originated in the Ardennes region of central Europe, on the border of Belgium and France. Today's bloodhounds are descended from a combination of hounds of St. Hubert and Talbot and the white Southern hound. (Hubert was a 7th-century French monk later designated the patron saint of hunters.) The resulting breed produced the Chien de St. Hubert, or what we know in America as the bloodhound.

According to the American Kennel Club, the breed name bloodhound and Chien de St. Hubert are still interchangeable in some countries.

People began putting bloodhounds' powerful noses to use tracking human beings as early as the 16th century. They weren't officially used by law enforcement agencies until 1805, in England, to root out poachers and thieves. Their noses are so reliable that results of the breed's mantrailing are acceptable in almost any court of law today.

Although affectionate and somewhat shy by nature, bloodhounds are not for everyone.

They have boundless energy and should never be allowed to roam free. Training takes a lot of time and patience, and they are large dogs. The AKC reports that females can weigh as much as 100, and males 110 pounds. However, Boudreaux, who is a healthy weight, weighs 130 pounds, which isn't uncommon either.

Bloodhounds are characterized by the AKC as noble, wise and powerful. No doubt bloodhound lovers have their own long list of loveable qualities.

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CROSS OF COURAGE

Victor C. Hackett, Jr. ' the American Red Cross County, N.Y., one of largest Red Cross chapters, served an instrumental role in the aftermath of the World Trade Center tragedy. His chapter is located immediately adja-

cent to New York City, and he oversaw its immense response to the worst disaster the American Red Cross has ever faced in its 120-year history.

"This terrible tragedy has touched all of us in a permanent way," Hackett says. "America's spirit, our liberty and national security have been attacked. Unfair and inexplicable, it has created an extraordinary imprint on the mind, the body and the spirit of a family, a community, and a nation."

Hackett learned of the World Trade Center attacks while on the way to his mother 's funeral. While he was wait-

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them from Nassau County.

Under Hackett 's leadership, the American Red Cross in Nassau County helped people from Long Island, New York City and even around the world, who had been affected directly or indirectly by attacks. He expects his chapter will continue to provide support for the long term- as much as 10 yearsbecause Long Island was so incredibly hard hit.

"As the tragic events unfolded on Sept. 11, we mobilized all our resources for this unprecedented disaster," Hackett says.

"Our dedicated and highly trained staff and volunteers met this extraordinary challenge and responded proactively as disaster-related needs changed during the passing hours, days, weeks and even months."

Two tho usand volunteers assisted Hackett's American Red Cross Chapter in the days following the terrorist attacks and another 4,000 offered to assist as further needs arose. T his number was in addition to the tens of thousands who volunteered for other American Red Cross chapters in the greater New York City area and nationally, as well as other community organizations involved with the disaster relief efforts.

"The resilience and dignity of New Yorkers and all Americans is renowned. In the midst of so much grief, America has pulled together," he says. "The

Red Cross is privileged to American people at this human need-and provides a concrete way for people to help themselves and help each other."

While Americans prayed and hoped for survivors, one of Hackett 's most pressing priorities was delivering urgently needed supplies to rescuers who worked long and hard hours digging through debris searching for signs of life.

"Thanks to the generosity of caring Long Islanders, our chapter quickly collected more than 70 tons of supplies, such as water, food, dust masks, hard hats, eye protection, flashlights, boots, t-shirts, socks, and more," Hackett says. "Red Cross staff, volunteers and I then traveled with a police escort from Long Island to the heart of Ground Zero and personally distributed supplies to rescue workers."

While at Ground Zero, Hackett and his team, as well as the many search and rescue workers, had to run for safety. The Millennium Hotel, which is directly across from where the World Trade Center stood , was in danger of collapsing. Laser beams aimed on the hotel sounded an alarm the moment the slightest shift was detected. The alarm sounded, and everyone ran for his or her life. Once it became clear the hotel was not in danger of imminent collapse, Hackett and everyone returned to their emergency work at Ground Zero. " It was one of the most frightening moments of my life," Hackett says when reflecting back on that day.

Meanwhi le, Hackett coordinated

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the opening of shelters to house stranded commuters who work on Long Island and could not return to their Manhattan residences on Sept.

11. The chapter also opened an additional shelter to house 300 stranded airline passengers from JFK Airport because the disaster grounded all airlines.

"During the ensuing hours, the tragic human toll grew alarmingly as thousands of lives were feared to have been lost and millions of people saw the images on television," Hackett says.

Under his direction, the chapter's volunteer mental health team consisting of licensed psychologists and certified social workers began crisis counseling for adults and children who were in any way affected, including survivors, grieving family members, pilots, flight attendants, and parents trying to explain the disaster to their children.

In the many days to follow, countless concerned individuals, businesses and organizations reached out to Hackett offering to begin fund-raising drives to support disaster relief, victims, and victims' families. All the money will go toward the American Red Cross Liberty Fund, which is being used for disaster relief efforts and to meet the immediate and longterm needs of the people affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

"We are helping with expenses such as mortgage, rent, food, utilities, healthcare, funerals and memorial services for families that lost loved ones on Sept. 11," he says.

Hackett also oversaw the opening of the Chapter's Family Service Center for families seeking financial assistance in the wake of the disaster.

Those who lost loved ones or their jobs because of the disaster can apply for tax-free grants through the American Red Cross's unprecedented Emergency Gift Program. This pro- · gram is helping families meet their financial obligations to lessen the burden during this most difficult year.

"Victor Hackett's leadership during this most trying time for our community and nation has been remark-

able," says Harriette P. Thayer, board chairperson of the American Red Cross in Nassau County. "He led this Chapter during the most challenging time for the American Red Cross nationally and made a tremendously positive impact on the services we continue to provide in our community which has been so incredibly affected by this tragedy."

Born in San Antonio, Texas, Hackett graduated from Texas Tech University in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in social welfare. He also received a master's of public administration degree from Texas Southern University in 1978.

Hackett was commissioned in May 1976 upon completion of Air Force R.O.T.C., at Texas Tech University. He was first assigned to K.l. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan, where he served as the executive support officer for the 41 Oth Organizational Maintenance Support Squadron and the 41 Oth Civil Engineering Squadron of the Strategic Air Command. In July 1980, Hackett was Chief Support Branch and NATO Emergency Actions Officer at Buchel German Air Force Base.

In August 1983, Hackett was assigned to McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. During this assignment, he held the positions of executive officer, deputy commander for operations, Headquarters 21st Air Force and then as commander, Headquarters Section, 438th Air Base Group. While stationed at McGuire, he played a major role in the Crisis Action Team that led the successful Grenada Rescue Operation.

During that assignment, he also assisted President Ronald Reagan during an official visit to the United Nations. In July 1986, Hackett transferred to Nellis Air Force, Nev., where he was assigned to the project that developed the F-117 Stealth Fighter. His positions included group executive officer, 4450th Tactical Group, and comman-

der of the Headquarters section for Base Civil Engineering.

In June 1993, Hackett assumed command of the Philadelphia Military Entrance Processing Station, where he oversaw the entrance processing for recruits from Southern New Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania and Northern Delaware for the U.S Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. His last assignment was at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, where he served as executive officer for the Office of Information Management, Headquarters Air Combat Command. Hackett retired from the military on Feb. 28, 1994, with the rank of major.

Hackett's military awards and decorations include the Defense Service Medal, Meritorious Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Force Commendation Medal and the Air Force Achievement Medal.

Within the National American Red Cross, Hackett serves on several committees related to Disaster Relief and Health and Safety education. He was selected in 1996 to be part of the American Red Cross "StarTrack" program, which prepares selected individuals for positions· of leadership in the National American Red Cross. Hackett is also a past member of the New Jersey State Service Council of the American Red Cross which oversees Red Cross operations within the state.

Hackett is married to the former Linda Joyce Spann of Dallas. They have two children, Rashaun Elaine Reid and Victor Carlyle III. In closing Hackett says, "This is a time for compassion. Religion, heritage, culture, language differences cannot divide us. The American Red Cross requests community members to express their feelings about this tragedy in ways that respect all humanity, regardless of how they look, speak or worship. We condemn all acts of violence, terror or discrimination and appeal to everyone in our country to join in our humanitarian efforts during this time of great national emergency. America will heal, and we will be stronger." •

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By William Kerns

I Photos by Walt Dickenman

at the resume of Francisco A. Figueroa '67-combeing called Frank- reveals more than one job that been the apex of another person's career. , as a freshman at Texas Tech, Figueroa was not sure of engineer he wanted to become. A rocket scientist United States Air Force, later chief financial officer for Martin Energy Systems and now managing business at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, Figueroa still recalls, " I guess for most of my life. I had not settled on what I wanted to do wi th the rest of my life."

When he fmds spare ti me, he's also been known to write short stories and verse.

He may be most enthus iastic about a current pet project, the National Hispanic Cu ltural Center, which opened in October 2000 in Albuquerque, N.M., to an enthusiastic response. Elected president of the Hispanic Culture Foundation, Figueroa also is challenged to raise funds for the completion of this important $65 million project.

Born in Del Rio and raised in San Angelo, Texas, Figueroa said there never was a question about whether he wou ld attend college. His home life, he says, included his parents' "deep abiding sense of expectation. There was no doubt, not a blink.

You (the chi ldren) wou ld go to high school and then to college."

His parents, he says, were "bright people who had to start working in the cotton fields and stores when they were young."

His father was born in Mexico, his mother in the United States from parents of Mexican descent. Both attended school only through the seventh grade and each was determined that al l three of their children would be college graduates.

Figueroa still has high praise for his math and science teachers at San Angelo Central High School. He opted to attend Texas Tech for purely unoriginal reasons. It was far enough away from home to al low independence, but close enough to home for the comfort of security. Plu , his three best friends were headed off to Texas Tech. (As it happened, these four San Angelo buddies roomed together all fo ur years at Tech.)

And, too, there was Texas Tech's stellar reputation as an engineering school.

But what sort of engineering would he study?

Here's where Figueroa admits to taking a d ifferent approach.

"I really wasn't sure what kind I wanted to study," he says, "but then somehow I came upon a pay scale for engineers. Right at the top of starting salaries was chemical engineer. No way was I head ing in that d irection. Number two on the list was electrical engineer. That became my focus.... The space program was also rising to an apex, and I thought it might be interesting to work in that industry."

The war in Vietnam also was raging when Figueroa enrolled 28 TEXAS TECHSAN

ON~ WO~LD at Texas Tech, and he joined ROTC. He became a member of Arnold Ai r Society, and made "wing commander" over all cadets in his fina l semester in college.

He accepted a commission in the Air Force when he grad uated from Texas Tech, in part, he said, "because they offered me an opportunity to go to graduate school, which I could not afford on my own. I actually earned two master's degrees whi le I was in the Air Force. And I was able to serve my country and ful fill my military obligations.''

And then some.

Figueroa stayed in the Air Force 20 years. His first master's degree was in astronautics, and he became a very important component of classified satellite launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base. He was booster, sate llite and launch controller for successful Titan boosters and U.S. Department of Defense satellite launches.

Figueroa was the fust Air Force officer to qualify and serve in this capacity.

Career wanderlust struck Figueroa after seven years in the Air Force, which offered a program allowing officers to leave the military if working in a non-critical area. Figueroa applied for release; he was turned down. Instead, he was promoted to a post at the Pentagon, sti ll working with the space program.

"I was a program staff officer for satellite programs. My job was to oversee them for headquarters, work with proposals for funding them , and deli ver those proposals to Congress.

Testifying before a Congressional hearing-that's something that opens your eyes. I'd always imagined al l of them (congressmen) being very intelligent people, but what I saw was a lot of staff members doi ng most of the work and some congressmen just saying things for the record.

"It took a lot of the gleam out of my eye."

Figueroa moved on to satellite operations before leaving the Air Force in 1987, completing a 20-year commitment. Asked how the Air Force smoothed his move into the private sector, he said, "I had a level of professional confidence. I already could understand the technology, the technical aspects of each program.

It was al so while I was in the Air Force that I became interested in finance. Of course, my math skills made aU the difference.

"But whether working in finance or engineering- and it really was rocket science I was doing-the Air Force also helped me mature as I tried to understand networking. I learned how to lead, how to influence people. I learned important leadership skills."

He also learned about fundraising, which he has had to use both in the business sector and as a volunteer. "Raising money is one of the hardest jobs I've ever had," he said. "I don 't consider myself a natural sales person. It's all about relationships.

You make the case that you are laboring fo r a noble cause, you

Lefl: Figueroa a/the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque. Right: Some ofthe artwork on display in the center galleries. target your audi ence ... and you become comfortable with the busines!>. Never get too upset when you're turned down. Just keep going. keep plugging away.''

Working for his communi ty always has been deemed important. no maller how many hours his job demands. That is an attribute he learned from hi s family.

Figueroa said. "My dad was the first Mexican-American to be elected a city commissioner in San Angelo. I remember him lirst getting involved when I was in high school. It definitely was an upset when he won. At that time. he was in his 50~ and already involved in many organit.ations. including the Lions Club. The Mex icanAmerican community was just sta.ting to asse1t itself into its own role. lie was not radical, but he was smatt and able to interact.

"As a resu lt, he was accepted in the com munity for what he did . My wife and I arc both very proud to be in vo lved in our communities:· Plu ~. being involved can smooth some feather . Note that Fig ueroa ove r~ces procurement for Sandia National Laboratorie~. lie oversees 900 e mployees and a $:!20 million budget per ann um. He said that he .. spends milli o n~ buying thing<· and animo~ity wa~ em:ountered at times from the ci ty's ~ ma ll b u \ines~e!-. . .. When I con nected with the (National Hispanic) Cullllral Center, people got to know me personally... he noted. ''They realized I am very ~ in ccre in everything I do. The animosity disappeared.''

Asked what he wa nted to know when first approached to bring the center to realit y and raise funds, Figueroa said. " I wanted to know how serious they were. That's why I didn't just di ve in. I started ou t as a board mem ber. then a treasurer and eve ntually became pres ident. I also needed to know if I personally could contribute to making this center happen .... A lot of fund ing dried up becau~e of 9-11 (200 I terro ri ~ t attack). On the other hand. because of 9- 11. people also grew more intere~ t ed in gelling clo~cr to thei r fa mili e~. and closer to their culture ...

He pointed out that the Hispanic Cultural Center has elements other than cultural recognition. notably galleries of visual a11. a performing arts center and another section dedicated to literal') arts. Other cultures also are welcome at the cen ter. which prov i de~ links to \ UCh places a~ the H ol oca u ~t Museum and the Nati ve Ameri can Mu~eum of Aw•.

Ultimately. though. Figueroa stated that the center ex ists "to give a sense of pride to Hispanic people. who one day will become the majorit y in thi s country (U nited States). Right now. we (Hispanics) have big problems. one being the hi gh school dropout rate. This center is a way to generate pride. It al so has a 30 TEXAS TECHSA N

genealogical center, where you can scan in pictures and information. Then you, as a person from Lubbock, can someday come to the center and type in the name of a relative. and that person is there for generations to remember. The genealogical research capability is exceptionally robust."

When climbing to the rank of lieutenant colone l in the ai r force. he was stationed in Tennessee. Colorado. California and Washington, D.C. He's never been stationed in. or lived in, Texas since graduating from Texas Tech. But he has fo nd memories. When questions about racism were raised, he first quoted Martin Luther King Jr. , saying, ''I 've never had anyone who knows me discriminate against me."

He elaborated later. "While I was growing up. ! never saw anything of a particularly onerous nature. I do have one memory: I am a little more light complected. and there was one time I was goi ng to the movies with friends and the theater would not let them in. So of course I didn't go in. either.... I think things have changed a lot. But then, I was brought up to make my own way. '·My parents said, ' Don't be a victim.' They meant: Don't focus all your energy into figuring out why it i ~ someone else's fault. I have a lot of family. My mom was one of II children, my dad was one of 12. And my famil y believed that. if you can contribute, th ings will come your way:· Anot her publication quoted Figueroa as being proud of his ability to .. assimilate.'' yet also remember his culture and take pride in bei ng a role model. Assim ilate, he pointed out a year later, meant that when he was a chi ld. hi s parents expected him to learn to speak English fi rst. .. It meant to work at becoming bilingua l. It meant to embrace the values of the Uni ted States of America and to wan t America to ach ieve its potenti al. But also to remember where I, and my family. came from.''

To this day. however. he say~ it's the liLLie things that make him happiest. ''There is a compendium of people !talked with, worked with. interacted with throughout my entire career. And so many times, no maller where you are in life, there comes a time when you just feel that what you do is not patticularly important. But at those times. thank goodness. ~o meone usually came up to me and said, ·Frank, I remember you told me thisor-that. and it real ly helped me.' Or, 'Frank. do you remember saying this') It's always stuck with me.' .. I feel so much for all the businesses and people I have worked with, and remarks like that are gratifying. LiLL ie things do make a huge difference. You ask about the highl ight of my career? It's knowing I made a mark, that I have been helpful to people." •

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rom the outside, she's an anist, a mother, a wife, and a friend.

From the inside. those with a deeper familiarity know she's a benevolent, thoughtful soul-a wise woman with supernatural energy and grace. What 's visible to all is her breathtaking talent. Teresa Dittrich '63 is one of the best portrait anists in the country.

"She is incredible at capturing the personal ity of the subject as well as their likeness,'' remarks her biggest admirer, husband Joe Dittrich '64. " Most parents of children she paints break into tears when they see the finished product."

Teresa has sharpened her Godgiven abilities through tireless practice and refusing to let go of her calling in life.

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er earliest recollection of her affinity for art occurred when she was a tiny girl. " My earliest memories go back to being about two-and-a-half, and my mother wou ld try to keep me quiet in church by si tting me in her lap and drawing pi ctu res of turtles and ducks. I would try to hold the pencil and draw turtles and ducks," she says. '' I can ' t remember a time when I was bored because there were always (art ) projects I thought of to do. Anything that had to do with design or drawing.''

Unfortunately for Teresa, the school in the tin y central Texas tow n of Cranfi lls Gap didn't offer formal art education.

'The population was about 400, and that included the farm animals,'' she jokes. " The high school I went to was so smal l, it did well j ust to offer Engl ish and algebra. There was no such thing as an art class. '' But during that time, in the back of magazines, they used to have contests. They would say, ·Draw me.'

And if you drew w hatever they had there. usuall y it was a profile of a young woman. and sent it in, then there was a possibility you would w i n a free correspondence art course. I entered the contest so many times .. . that they sent a representative out to Cranfills Gap, Texas. to talk to my parents about letting me take thi s correspondence art course.

"My dad was a school teacher and he didn 't make a lot of money. I

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don't know to this day w hy he decided to spend the $400 necessary to enroll me, but he did."

A t the age of 15, she enrolled in the intensive three-year program. l t was designed for adults who planned to pursue a career in commercial art, and so it was especially rigorous for a teenager. " I would not have had quality art traini ng in high school i f l hadn't studied through that correspondence course," she remarks.

Teresa planned to follow in her father 's footsteps by attending college at Baylor University, but Cupid had other plans. " M y husband is from the same little town," she says. "We were high school sweethearts. When Joe went off to Texas Tech the year before I graduated, it sort of changed things."

Joe. who works in the defense industry, says, " We never dated anyone else. She can' t complain about how I turned out, because she raised me. We dated throughout high school, and then she followed me to Texas Tech."

At the urging of her father, a physics and chemistry teacher, whom Teresa describes as practical , urged her to pursue a degree in something other than art. He suggested a degree i n mathematics because math teachers were al ways in demand. ' 'It was really not my first love," she says. ·'But was not difficult for me."

She settl ed for minoring in art.

Her father 's advice came in handy after she zoomed through Tech in th ree yea rs. Joe was complet ing a five-year engineering degree and she taught math at a Lubbock junior high while he fi nished school.

Since leaving L ubbock, the Dittrichs moved back and forth several times from Dall as to the D.C. area because of Joe's career. (They now live in Clifton, Va.). Art remained a part of Teresa's l ife. Even while raising three boys, she made it a point to continue her work. '' In the '70s when we were li ving in Dallas. I studied with an artist named Anne Cushi ng Gantz,'' she recall s. "Because our sons were littl e, the only time I could find to paint was w hile they were sleeping.

I 'd try to put th em to bed by 8:30 so that by 9:00, I could paint. And

I'd paint from 9:00 until one in the morning."

Her brand of art took different forms during those child-rearing years. She designed homes for family and friends, and while living in Virginia, she worked for a remodeling firm designing kitchens and baths.

In the late '80s, with their sons away at college in the southeast, the Dittrichs were once again moved back to Dallas. Being far away from her children was difficult, so Teresa began painting again.

"About 1990 I began to understand that I was really happiest painting the human face and figure," she explains. "I could do still life and landscapes for a while, and sometimes they were nice for a change of pace, but I couldn't stay away from the human face and figure for very long. That was when I decided, maybe portraiture was what I should go into."

Teresa describes this period in her life as a time when she was "struggling to find her artistic voice."

She says, "I think that every artist, if they paint long enough, has to start asking two questions: the first one is, 'What is the reason one paints?' And the second one is, 'How best can I express that reason?'

The answer to that first question?

Teresa paints to reveal herself.

However, she wants her work to be more than just self-expression. She wants it to show who she is and in what she believes.

"Painting has to be about self expression, that's true," she says.

"But it shouldn't be reduced to mere self expression. Unfortunately, I think there's a Jot of art that, that's what the artist has in mind, just 'Look at me, I'm different.' It can really become sort of a freak show."

Teresa found that the answer to the second question, expression, was to paint more personal work, aside from commissioned portraits.

With these paintings, such as her "Consider the Sunflower" series, she takes viewers on a spiritual journey. Her message being, don't just look at the talent that went into painting the sunflower, unwrap it.

Realize how much thought went into creating the flower. Look at the

work of art God created.

She asks, "Did you know that the center of this flower is composed of intersecting logarithmic spirals, 55 spirals turning in one direction and 34 turning the opposite way?"

However, if someone overlooks her message and buys one of her sunflower pamtmgs simply because she likes sunflowers, that's fine, too.

"That 's their prerogative," Teresa says, laughing. "They can enjoy it at whatever level they want to." eresa creates more than physical beauty on canvas.

She wouldn't tell this, but her husband did.

"Teresa is Mom to 20 to 30 young women who have struggled with life," Joe says. "I have often come home from a trip to find some new 'daughter' living with us. We now have two Brazilian girls occupying the upstairs of our home. Both are in college, but just live with us because it is the only way they can afford to continue school in the states.

"And she has another passion besides her family and art. She is my constant support in planting home churches wherever we live.

We have a church that meets in our home every Saturday where we eat together and have 'open church'; that means we all participate.

Teresa spends every Saturday cleaning house and preparing meals for 20 to 35 people. She has such a gift of hospitality."

Hospitality-and a spirit as beautiful as her paintings.

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Teresa has received numerous awards, including the $5,000 John Stevens Jones Award, presented by the Bosque County Conservatory of Fine Arts in 1990; the Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Portraiture at the National Portrait Seminar in Atlanta, Ga., in 1991 from artist John Howard Sanden of New York; and the Honor Award at the Portrait Arts Festival in Montgomery, Ala., in 1995. View more of Teresa's work at www.portraits.net. •

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Baseball Prevtew 2002

By Blayne Beal, Athletic Media Relations

There is plenty of excitement these days around Dan Law Field as the Red Raiders prepare for yet another season on the diamond. Of course, this year is no different than any other as expectations run high from the Red Raider faithful about just how good the "boys of summer" can be this season. There is talk of adding another Big 12 Championship to the trophy case, extending that NCAA post-season streak to eight seasons and of course earning that first trip to the hallowed grounds of Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha in late June (for the NCAA College World Series).

Texas Tech Head Coach Larry Hays knows all the talk and all the pressure that goes along with it. He hears it every year.

But even Larry Hays, currently the fourth winningest active head coach in Division I and the eighth winningest all-time, will admit that this year's team has the potential to be one of the finest teams to ever wear the Red & Black. Anchored by the return of the Big 12's best defensive infield in 200 I, the return of 16 lettermen and five starters and a talented group of newcomers, the Red Raiders are poised to wreak havoc in the Big 12 in 2002.

In the infield, the Red Raiders return First-Team All-Big 12 performer Nick Blankenship at third base and Second-Team All-Big 12 shortstop Gera Alvarez as well as second baseman Bryon Smith. These three players will be key to Tech's success this season and have the ability to be the best defensive team 3 4 TE X AS TECHSAN

in the Big 12 again in 2002. Nick Blankenship, a senior from Santa Rosa, Calif., is a pre-season All-America candidate and will also be a top pick for the pre-season Big 12 Player of the Year award. Blankenship, arguably one of the best third basemen in the country in 2001, hit .353 last season with I0 home runs and 61 RBI. Larry Hays and staff will, however, face a difficult task in replacing catcher Tony Arnerich who signed a professional contract with the Kansas City Royals after a successful summer season with the St. Cloud RiverBats. Arnerich started all 64 games behind the plate and hit .332 with 54 RBI in last year for the Red Raiders. The staff will also have to replace first baseman Chad Landry, who completed his eligibility last season.

The Red Raiders have several prime candidates to replace the voids at catcher and first base. At catcher, freshman Madison Edwards (Midland High School/Midland, Texas) and senior transfer Jake Valles (Northwestern State/E) Paso, Texas) are in a heated battle to take over the duties vacated by Arnerich. Edwards, a highly touted recruit, was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 25th round in the 2001 amateur draft after leading his high school team to the state championship last spring.

The only concern in the outfield is that there are too many talented players who are capable of starting and contributing

immediately. The Red Raiders will have to fill two spots that were vacated by the graduation of Jason Rainey and the drafting of Kerry Hodges to the professional ranks. One of those two spots may go to senior Austin Cranford who was a FirstTeam All-Big 12 selection as a utility player in 2001. Cranford played some in left field last season but spent most of his time as the designated hitter.

Senior Tyler Carson will take his place back in centerfield where he made 59 starts last season. Carson hit .309 last year and stole 22 bases, which was second most on the team.

Newcomers Kevin Jordan (Navarro Junior College/Dallas, Texas) and Jonathan Slack (Community College of Southern Nevada/Henderson, Nev.) will battle for the remaining outfield duties giving Texas Tech one of its most dynamic outfields both offensively and defensively in recent memory.

Leading the charge from the mound this season will be 2001 First-Team All-Big 12 (The Dallas Morning News) selection Chris Phillips. The right-hander Phillips went 11-5 last season for Texas Tech and led the nation in wins for three consecutive weeks. Behind Phillips will be the expertise of senior lefty Matt Harbin and senior right-hander Chad Ertel.

Harbin and Ertel played tremendously for Texas Tech at the end of last season showcasing then what positive things may come in 2002.

Texas Tech will also have the services of senior J.J. Newman who got a medical redshirt in 2001 after battling an arm injury at the end of the 2000 season and then again last year. Newcomers Steven Gooch (Howard J.C./Hewitt, Texas), Nathan Fouts (Community College of Southern Nevada,

Henderson, Nev.) and Matt Lair (Vernon Regional Junior College/Canyon, Texas) are three players who could make immediate impacts on the mound this year.

The Red Raiders will get another boost this season but it won't be from any highly touted newcomer; instead, it will come in the shape of a $1.3 million renovation to Dan Law Field. The university is adding a new clubhouse down the left field line that will include a major-league locker room, training room, equipment room, coaches offices and indoor hitting cages. The outfield fence will be dropped from 16 feet to 12 feet, and both the home and visiting bullpens will move out into left and right fields. The final part of the Phase One renovations at Dan Law Field will include and exterior fence around the ballpark and a brick fa~ade that will cover the interior walls of the stadium.

Phase Two of the renovations are projected to include a brick fa~ade around the exterior of the stadium, a roof awning over stands and a new press box and updated luxury suites.

On March 24 in Lincoln, Neb., Larry Hays will coach in his 2,000th-career game, an accomplishment most coaches never realize. So it's safe to say that Hays has seen his share of the best and brightest when it comes to college baseball players.

According to Hays, the 2002 schedule will test his team 's resolve as the Red Raiders will face eight teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season.

But, no matter the schedule and no matter the pre-season hype, the Red Raiders will be focused on success and will take it one game at a time. They just hope that their focus turns into a Big 12 Championship and a trip to Omaha. • MARCH/APRIL 2002 36

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Compiled by Jean Ann Cant ore

MEN'STRACK & FIELD RECRUITING CLASS EARNS NATIONAL RANKING Track & Field News has released its 2002 recruiting class rankings with the Texas Tech men's team ranking fourth in the nation and first in the Big 12.

Michigan earned the top ranking fol lowed by Indiana, Arkansas, Texas Tech and Tennessee. Track and Field News also released its top five women's classes headed up by South Carolina. UCLA ranked second followed by Stanford, University of Southern California and North Carolina.

TEXAS TECH BASEBALL SIGNS SEVEN ON FIRST DAY OF NATIONAL SIGNING PERIOD The 2003 Texas Tech baseball signing class grew to a total of 16 players Nov. 21 as the Red Raiders announced the signing of nine more student athletes

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who will come to Texas Tech this fall.

The Red Raiders got commitments from Christopher Hansen, Omar Bramasco, Christian Colonel, Corey Gerstner, Aaron Jones, Anthony Flores, Greg Attencio, Doug Beck and Juan Razzo. Of the nine new signees, five are pitchers and four are infielders.

With the addition of five pitchers in this group of signees, Texas Tech has raised it total number of pitchers to eight who will join the Texas Tech team in the fall. Aaron Jones (El Camino Community College), Anthony Flores (Lubbock High School/Clarendon College), Juan Razzo (San Diego City College), Corey Gerstner (North Central Junior College) and Greg Attencio (University of New Mexico/Lamar Junior College) will all compete on the mound for Texas Tech next season.

TEXAS TECH BASEBALL RANKED 26TH BY COLLEGIATE BASEBALL Senior Nick Blankenship earns pre-

season third-team All-America honors.

The Texas Tech baseball team earned its first preseason ranking of the season as Collegiate Baseball Magazine has ranked the Red Raiders at No. 26.

Texas Tech was one of five Big 12 schools ranked in the poll as Oklahoma State was a surprising pick at No. 10 while Nebraska was 13th, Texas 15th, Baylor 18th and Texas A&M rounded out the poll at No. 30.

Senior third baseman Nick Blankenship was placed on the preseason third-team All-America list joining Shane Komine of Nebraska (first-team pick), Steven White of Baylor (thirdteam), Nebasset Brown of Oklahoma State (third-team) and Omar Quintanilla of Texas (third-team).

The Red Raiders finished the 200 I season with an overall record of 4320-1 and a 19-10-1 mark in the Big 12. The Red Raiders were runnersup in the Big 12 last year and a lso finis hed second behind No. 1 seeded Cal State Fullerton in the NCAA Fullerton Reg ional.

VOLLEYBALL FINISHES 2001 SEASON WITH 18-14 OVERALL RECORD The Texas Tech volleyball team saw its 200 I campaign come to an end on Nov. 29 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as the No. 13 Utah Utes defeated the Red Raiders 30-24, 31-29 and 30-23 at Crimson Court in Salt Lake City.

Texas Tech finished the 200 I season with an overall record of 18- 14.

Texas Tech jumped out to an early 7-5 lead, but Utah went on a 5-0 run to take the lead I0-7. The Utes took over the fi rst-game thanks to key blocking and several defensive miscues by the Red Raiders and cru ised to a 30-24 win.

Texas Tech held a 29-26 lead in the second game and had a chance to tie the score at 1- 1 at the intermission. Utah, however, would not allow a Tech win as the Utes rolled off five straight points to edge the Red Raiders 31-29. At the intermission, Texas Tech was led by Kelly Johnson 's I 0 kills while Skydra Orzen led the defensive effort with eight digs.

Utah jumped out to an 8-2 lead early in the third game but Texas Tech fi nally awoke and rolled off five straight points to cut the Utah lead to 8-7. Texas Tech wasn't able to muster much more as the Utes broke a 15- 15 tie late in the game and won easily 30-23.

Kelly Johnson led the Red Raiders with 14 kills and nine digs.

BIG 12 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE BALLPARK IN ARLINGTON The Southwest Sports Group (Texas Rangers & Dallas Stars) will host the Big 12 Baseball Championship at The Ballpark in Arlington in May 22-26, 2002. Pricing and amenities are as follows: •VIP N/A Parking and Gold Club access •Premium Infield $125 Parking and Gold Club access •Lower Box $85 Parking •Club Infield $125 Parking and Gold Club access •Club Box $90 Parking These are the priority purchase ticket prices and they include eight unique session (13 games). Parking passes are one pass per two seats for each session.

Session Breakdown: May 22: 10 a.m., I p.m., 5 p.m., 8 p.m.

May 23: 10 a.m., I p.m., 5 p.m., 8 p.m.

May 24: 4 p.m., 7 p.m.

May 25: 10 a.m., I p.m., 5 p.m. (if necessary), 7 or 8 p.m., if necessary May 26: I p.m. Championship Game

LADY RAIDERS SIGN STUDENT ATHLETESTO NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT The Lady Raider basketball team has signed three standout high school basketball players to National Letters of Intent on the fi rst day of the signing period to attend Texas Tech University in the fall of 2002. They are Chesley Dabbs (Plano, Texas), LaToya Davis (Houston, Texas) and Erin Grant (Arlington, Texas).

Chesley Dabbs is a 6-0 forward who attends Plano High School. As a junior, she averaged 20.3 points per game while adding 9.5 rebounds, four steals and three assists. She also shot 8 1 percent from the free throw line. Last year she was the Offensive Most Valuable Player for District 9-SA and was named ftrst team all-state and first team all-region.

Dabbs was also named MVP at numer-

ous tournaments last season and has been nominated for the McDonald 's Women's All-Star game.

LaToya Dav is, a 6-1 forward/center, comes from South Houston High School. She averaged 24. 1 points, I I .3 rebounds, 5.5 stea ls, 4.5 blocks and 2.4 assists per game during her junior year.

Last year she was a first-team all-state selection, while being named first team all-region, first team All-Greater Houston and first team all-district. Davis was also selected MVP of District 22SA , as she was the leading scorer in the di strict and was selected as the MVP of the Lady Cougar Class ic. Davis was named preseason All-Greater Houston by the Houston Chronicle for this season and has been nominated for the

The DoubleT Association is the organization for Red Raider letterwinners.

We are currently looking for our past male and female letterwinners from aiiTexasTech varsity sports. Over the years, many of the contact records for our past athletes were not updated or were misplaced. Under new leadership, we are now committing to finding all of you and inviting you to join us as we host receptions, golf tournaments, reunions and other activities in the near future. Check for us on the Web at www.doubletassociation.org or contact us in any of the following ways: P.O. Box 43021, Lubbock, Texas 79409-3021, doubletassociation@hotmail.com or (806) 742-1196 ext. 223.

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McDonald's Women's All-Star game.

Erin Grant, a 5-7 guard, attends Mansfield High School where she averaged 12 points, eight assists, four steals and three rebounds in her junior season. She shot 60 percent from the field and 76 percent from the free throw line. Last season she was a Parade All-America third team selection and led the Lady Tigers to their third-consecutive Class 5A state championship, while being named the Dallas Morning News Player of the Year. Grant was also named first team all -state, first team all-district and was the MVP of the state tournament. In her three seasons at Mansfield, she has compiled a record of I I 0-3. She too has been nominated for the McDonald's Women 's All-Star game.

Attention all Texas Tech Alumni and Fans: Listen to Texas Tech Basketball live on the

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Stations in additional markets to be announced.

RED RAIDERS END REGULAR FOOTBALL SEASON PLAY 7-5 During the 7-5 2001 football season the Red Raiders defeated two ranked teams, Kansas State and Texas A&M. With five wins in its last seven games, Texas Tech earned a bowl game bid, to the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 29. Although the Red Raiders lost to Iowa, the bowl game marked the Red Raiders' 25th bowl appearance in school history. •

2002 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Aug. 24 Oh io State (Pigskin Cl assic on ABC TV) Columbus, Ohio Sept. 7 SMU, D allas, Texas Sept. 1 Mississippi Sept. 21 North Carolina State Sept. 28 New Mexico, Albuquerque, N .M. Oct. 5 Texas A&M College Station, Texas Oct. 12 Iowa State, Ames, Iowa Oct. 19 Missouri Oct. 26 Colorado, Boulder, Colo.

Nov. 2 Baylor Nov. 9 Oklahoma State Nov. 16 Texas Nov. 23 Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.

Home games in bold. Times to be announced. Information subject to change.

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HISTORY OF ORGANIZATION Immediately atier the first graduation on ;\lay W. 1')27. E.W. 'Ned'' Camp jr. helped organize the Texas Tech Alumni Associ:11io1i: he served as president. In April 193'5. the name of the organization \\as ch:mgcd to the Texas Tech Alumni and Ex-Students Association. From Septcmbn I 949 tn e:nly 2002. it w:1s the Trxas Tech Ex-Students Association. O n Feb. .S. it retu rned to its orginal name.

THE ASSOCIATION TODAY The Trxas Tech Alumni Association currently consists of more than 2 3.000 members such as you \\·ho support our m ission. The :1ssociation gcncr:llcs :1cadcmic scholarship support ti.)r the univnsity :md pn)\'ides a wide variety of snviccs to studcms. bculty. alumni and ti·iends.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! During our year-long 7'ilh Anniversary relcbr:llion in 2002. \\'( 'need Yl)IIJ' help. In pan icular. we arc oying to locate bad, issues of the l ix.rs l i<-hs.m ,\f,~~,r:cmc. hx t:rll:s newsletter. even! invit:llions. programs. ch:tpler adivity materials. clc. We especially need aniloKts d:11cd prr-1 ')~0. If you have any items such :1s these (<lr any1hing else 1ha1 lits this dcsnipli<ln) and would like Ill donalr Ihem. please pass 1hcm along to our oilier.

You may mail them to Iran Ann Cllll<'l'<' :11 TTAA. 1'.0. B"' ·l 'iOO I. l.ubb<lck. TX 7'1-l!N. Fm nl<'ll' inli>nn;lli!ln. C!llltaCI us ;II (~01>) 7"12- H>-l l .

Walch for addirional informalion abo ul 75rh Anniversary cvcnrs rhroughoul 2002.

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By Jim Douglass, Associate Vice President

CHAPTER SEASON UPON US We are about to embark on a new season of chapter parties and activity. Now is the time for local clubs to begin making plans for these events. All local presidents and their boards are encouraged to put together a year-long calendar and lock in dates in their calendars. The alumni association's field representatives need to be kept in close contact as these dates need to be coordinated with the association's overall calendar.

The alumni association is committed to providing the necessary materials for a successful event, including mailing invitations and providing items such as door prizes, name tags and registration forms that go into a successful Texas Tech party.

In addition, the association will do everything possible to provide an interesting and informative program. Campus speakers and the annual video newsletter are always popular with alumni across the country.

To find out more about how to make your event the most successful one ever, contact the alumni association on campus at (806) 742-364 1, or contact your field rep. Annual chapter events are one of the excellent ways to provide Texas Tech with a presence in your local community.

prior to each of the Tech men's and women's games. These events will begin two hours prior to each game and are open to the public. There is no admission charge and food and drink will be available for purchase.

The men's pre-game events will take place at the American Royal Complex, next to Kemper Arena. The women's pregame activity will be held at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown, 200 W. 12th St. (across the plaza from the Municipal Auditorium). For more information, contact Jim Douglass at the Texas Tech Alumni Association on campus at (806) 742-364 1.

ANNIVERSARY PARTIES One of the ways we want to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Texas Tech Alumni Association is through our local chapters. We want chapters to have an anniversary event in their own communities. This occasion can be in the form of a birthday party, a special event, or other creative way. The purpose is to bring local attention to Texas Tech, to the alumni association and the chapter.

If you have any ideas please pass them along to the association office or to your fie ld rep.

WELCOME ABOARD

Boston chapter president Jim Awrach (left) has his "game face" on at one of the group's game watching parties. Shown with him is Michael Hedlund (featured in the Texas Techsan Magazine, January/February 2002).

The alumni association is pleased to announce the addition of Derrick Morgan as associate vice president. He replaces Curt Langford, who left the association in December to take a position with Milestone Traditions. Morgan, a native of Childress, Texas, is a 1993 graduate of Texas Tech with a bachelor 's degree in marketing. Prior to joining the association staff, Morgan was an account executive with Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, Texas.

From January 1999 to February 2001, Morgan served the association as the North Texas field representative serving chapters in Oklahoma, East Texas and the DFW Metroplex area. Returning to the association, he will work on all marketing efforts, including corporate sponsorships and affinity programs.

BIG 12 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT All Texas Tech fans traveling to Kansas City for the Big 12 Basketball Tournament are invited to attend pre-game parties

Billy Tiongco (left), with Texas Tech's Admissions and School Relations office, visits with Randy Watson, president of the Pampa, Texas, Alumni Association chapter, at the Pampa National Honor Society Dinner last October.

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The Texas Tech Alumni Association Wishes to E.."Cpress Appreciation to Our Neu•est Centwy Club Members Compiled by Theresa Denney

Century Club Levels $2,000 or more annuall y Diamond Century $ 1,500 t o $1 ,999 annua ll y Ruby Century $ 1,000 to $1,499 annua ll y Golden Century $500 to $ 999 a nnua ll y Old Red Club $250 to $ 499 a nnua ll y Bronze Century $100 to $249 annually C entury Club $35 Loyalty Fund $25 New Alumni alumni who graduated in the last three years $25 Student Alumni Association current students

Century Club ($100 to $249 annually)

Mr. Jerry W. Adams '97 Mr. Rex A. Adams '83 Ms. Jennifer M. Ad ling '96 Mrs. Ashley K. Allen '91 Mr. & Mrs. C. Wayne Allison (JaneS. Allison) Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy D. A llred '82 (Peggy S. Popwell '83) Mr. Jerry R. Anderson Mr. Samuel Arkaifie Ms. Heather E. Bailey '00 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Bailey '91 (Michele A.Bailey) Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Baird (Kristin Baird '91) Mr. Rodney L. Ba11'99 Mr. Michael M. Barbour, Jr. '97 Mr. FrankS. Baumann, Ill '99 Mr. William D. Bayless '95 Mr. & Mrs. Ryan T. Beard '96 (Lilliam M. King '96) Ms. Jennifer D. Bell '97 Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Benson '81 (Jeanne A. Lanier '81) Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Bethel '68 (Lynda K. Danner '68) Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Blackwell '92 (Traci Ann Duenes '93) Mr. WilliamS. Blair '91 Mr. & Mrs. George Boynton (Sharon Seeliger '58) Mr. James R. Brehm '95 Mr. Kyle Brown '99 Mr. & Mrs. Barry L. Brown (Tina G. Yelvington '92) Mr. & Mrs. Steve Burdett

(Debbie Burdett '75) Mr. & Mrs. Byron P. Burkhard '80 (Ann E. Narro '77) Mr. & Mrs. Bill M. Burney (Loanne J. Russell '79) Mr. Craig D. Campbell '99 (Stephani C. Brown '93) Mr. & Mrs. Wiley D. Carmichael '66 (Beverly K. Diggs '65) Dr. Larry G. Carter '69 Mr. Wesley D. Citty '01 Mr. & Mrs. Jerry R. Clark '80 (Jeanne M. Clark) Mr. Bryan H. Collins Ill '87 Ms. Lynsey G. Cox '99 Mr. & Mrs. David Crabb '89 (Fay Eak) Mr. & Mrs. C.M. Cravy '66 (Sharon A. Smyers '68) Mr. & Mrs. Tyson L. Cremeens (Laurie M. Jones '98) Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Cullen (Margaret A. Ke ll ih er '80) Mr. & Mrs. David E. Dearmore '76 (Becky J. Roby '75) Mr. & Mrs. Richard A . Derr '89 (Stacey R. Kauffman '88) Mr. & Mrs. Bradley K. Drake '93 (Julie Drake) Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Duke '52 (Frances R. Thrailkill '52) Ms. Jacquelyn Durham '70 Mr. & Mrs. SammyW. Edwards '98 (Andee L. Salmans '98) Mr. C. C. Eley '88 Mr. Matthew L. Erhart '96 Mr. & Mrs. Doyle Erwin Mr. & Mrs. G. Steve Fillip '74 (Sarah Fillip) Mr. & Mrs. Scott E. Flathouse '92 (Kara A . Pottlitzer '95) Mr. & Mrs. George F. Fletcher

(Cynthia Curry-Fletcher) Mr. Michae l R. Flynn Mr. & Mrs. Cam Foreman (Lisa J. Logsdon '82) Mr. & Mrs. Aaron A. Formby '95 (Marcia Formby) Mr. Richard L. Galle '72 Mr. & Mrs. Philip Gaudreau (Patricia L. Jackson '78) Mr. Randy Gee '84 2LT & Mrs. DavidS. Gilliland '89 (Christye Gilliland) Ms. Lynn Gilmore '79 Mr. & Mrs. Gary H. Glassman '89 (M. Sue Van Meter '91) Mr. R. Kevin Gragg '88 Mr. & Mrs. J. Clint Gregory '48 (Dottie S. Horchem '58) Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell A. Gumpl '98 (Natalie A. North '98) Mr. Thomas F. Hagen '85 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew S. Hall '00 (Alicia M. Perdue '00) Mr. Brandon D. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Bobby E. Hammond '75 (Cynthia Hammond) Mr. Bryan R. Harper '72 Mr. Breck Harrison '98 Ms. Jennif er Hays '76 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. Heaton '91 (Shannon K. Erwin '91) Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Henson (Kathy Henson) Mr. Michael S. Herrin '99 Mr. Jerry L. Hill Jr. '95 Mr. & Mrs. Bill L. Hodges '71 (Ginger L. Cone '70) Mr. & Mrs. Bradley D. Howell '98 (Melissa A. Moeller '00) Mr. J eremy L. Hudgeons '96 Mr. Jay L. Hurt '95 Mr. Rowley N. Jones '81 Mr. & Mrs. Mark A . Jordan '89 (Tracey L. Hulme '87) Mr. Michael K. Kallas '94 Mr. & Mrs. Randal J. Kinnison '97 (Jane M. Rowley) Mr. & Mrs. AndrewS. Klement (Emily Klement) Mr. Jared E. Knott '69 Mr. Samuel R. Kotara '93 Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Kuehler '89 (April F. Polvado '87) Mr. & Mrs. Kyle W. LaMar '89 (Sherri LaMar) Mr. Jeffery D. Latham Mr. & Mrs. David Laughlin '86 (Julie Eubanks '79)

Mr. & Mrs. David E. Lawrence '95 (Carolyn J. Cogburn '97) Mr. Greg Lee Mr. & Mrs. John P. Locke '98 (Julie M. Fixsel '97) Mr. Bradley F. Lott '90 Mr. Peter A. Lucas '70 Mr. Thomas H. Lupo '91 Mr. & Mrs. Audry Maddox '96 ( Krista Maddox) Ms. Julie A. Manning '98 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. Marshall '97 ( Kathryn B. Terrell '96) Mr. & Mrs. Keith Martin (Judy Martin) Mr. & Mrs. Trenton L. McCann '95 (A manda McCann) Mr. Bil ly McCarty Mr. & Mrs. W. Bret McDougal '84 (Dianne T. McDougal) Mr. Carl McGee (l ucinda H. McGee '62) Mr. & Mrs. J ohn Mcl endon Mr. & Mrs. Bart McMeans '87 (Vivian McM eans) Mr. & Mrs. Steven McNamara (AmyV. Nartz '91) Mr. & Mrs. Brandon B. Mead '97 (Kara P. Lanford '96) Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm J. Miller '89 (Susan L. Rast '90) Mr. & Mrs. Greg A. Miller '84 (Nannette R. Miller) Mr. & Mrs. W. Eddie Mitchell '71 (Cresta J. Sipe '71) Mr. Danny F. Mohon '65 Brigadier Gen. & Mrs. Bill B. Morgan '60 (Irene W. Morgan) Mr. & Mrs. Clovis M. Morrison '94 (Jan ine Morrison) Mr. & Mrs. Bill Nahay (Mary Nahay) Mr. & Mrs. Shane Nance '91 (Stephanie D. Henry '92) Mr. Harold Ne lson '90 Mr. & Mrs. Gary Newburn (Camille A . Newburn) Mr. & Mrs. Darrell G. Newsom '79 (Karan K. Henington '79) Mr. & Mrs. Walter Norman '80 (Dorothy K. Norman '81) Mr. Keith A. Odom Mr. & Mrs. Rodney J. Page '87 (Carole A. Page '86) Mr. & Mrs. Ryon B. Parham (Jennifer L. Norman '95) Mr. Richard S. Parkinson '94 Mr. David R. Porterfield Mr. Charles M. Probandt '57 Mr. John M. Rankin '88 Mr. Charles R. Rapier '00 Ms. Tandy C. Reagan '98 Mr. Matthew E. Redding '93 Mrs. Lee Rhodes '71 Mr. & Mrs. Shaun Richardson '97 (Stephanie Robert s '97) Mr. & Mrs. Chad G. Riggins '97 (Mendy Riggins) Mr. Lewis B. Rix, Jr. '62 Mr. Johnny Ross, J r. '86 Mr. & Mrs. J. Kevin Rucker '82 (Donna K. Coplen '81) Mr. Brandon Sarchet Mr. Carlton C. Sayers '90

Mr. & Mrs. Dan Scheffel '73 (Cathy A. Workman '71) Mr. & Mrs. Alexander D. Schoeplein '94 (Amanda Palmer '94) Mr. Steven L. Scott '81 Mr. J ustin L. Seabolt '00 Mr. & Mrs. David L. Seale '72 (Jacque Seale) Mr. & Mrs. JerryW. Seay '72 (Maria Seay) Mr. & Mrs. Frank Self (Teresa Self) Mr. Stan A. Sell '87 Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Siddons '00 (Courtney Shelton '00) Mr. Gary B. Simmonds '77 Mr. & Mrs. James Slaybaugh '87 (Adrienne Slaybaugh) Mr. Aaron Smith '00 Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Smith '97 (Amy Ann Bet z '96) Ms. Paula Snoga Mr. & Mrs. Brady L. Snow '93 (Stephanie R. Snow) Mr. & Mrs. John R. Sparks '69 (Olga Ramirez '90) Mr. & Mrs. Tony P. Spruiell '68 (Suzanne T. Spruiell) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Stocking '90 (lynn Stocking) Mr. & Mrs. W. Don Stull '85 (Valessa L. Vowell '86) Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Stult s '81 (Melissa Stults) Mr. & Mrs. David Taylor (Camile S. Taylor) Mr. & Mrs. Terry Taylor (Marcy L. Taylor) Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Tippie '79 (Judie L. Clark '79) Mr. & Mrs. Mike G. Todd '76 (Zane Mitchell '76) Mr. & Mrs. A ndrew W. Tokarz '97 (Amy A. Lowery '98) Mr. Lanny M. Tucker '58 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Turner '94 (Julie Hill '93) Mr. & Mrs. David Underwood '81 (Renee M. Begenheier '78) Mr. Kirt Viii yard '94 Mr. Kevin K. Virdell '00 Mr. & Mrs. Zachary L. Volz '97 (Amanda N. Heimaster '96) Mr. Cody B. Waldrop '98 Mr. & Mrs. Max H. Walthall '49 (Pherba L. Jordan '47) Ms. Christie D. Ward '99 Mr. & Mrs. Jerry W. Warner '73 (Katherine War ner) Mr. & Mrs. Marvin D. Webb '95 (Carolyn A. Webb) Mr. & Mrs. James A . Wedding '97 (Melinda R. Maalouf '97) Mr. & Mrs. Billy K. West '81 ( Victoria West '87) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Whetstone '78 (TeriThompson '77) Mr. & Mrs. Clay F. Williams '95 (Monica Cr uz '99) Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Williams '91 (Kris Thompson '92) Dr. & Mrs. Pat rick J. W immer '87

(Judy E. W immer) Mr. & Mrs. Lewis C. Wright '75 (Constance T. Gabel '79) Mr. & Mrs. SteveR. Young '93 (Deana K. Brown '93) Mr. & Mrs. Jose Zaj ia '79 (Morel la Zajia) Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Zapata '86 (Monica Zapata) Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Ziegner '97 (Mitz i J. Hopper '95) Mr. Colin Zwickey '98

Bronze Century Club ($250 to $249 annually) Mr. Hershel! L. Barnes, Ill '97 Mr. Scott W. Baxter '80 Mr. & Mrs. Gene Chetty '51 (Iris J. Chetty) Mr. Curtis W. Clerk ley, Jr. '81 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Doyle '83 (Ginger D. Doyle) Mr. Albin B. Dvoracek, J r. '69 Mr. & Mrs. Mitchel l G. Ehr lich '74 (Kathy F. Hennigh '74) Mrs. Kathryn J. Heye-Dunbabin '65 Dr. & Mrs. Mi led A. Jabor (Les lie E. Eddins '87) Mr. Gary Louthan Ms. Regina B. Merri ll '92 Mr. & Mrs. Joe M. Moorhead '76 (Gail E. Moorhead) Mr. Will iam Patz ip '92 Mr. & Mrs. DeWayne V. Pierce (Marion D. Pierce) Mr. & Mrs. MarkW. Powell '93 (Amy M. Norton '93) Mr. & Mrs. A lan P. Price '82 (K ristin K. Bayer) Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Schuchart '87 (K ristie A. Schuchart) Mr. & Mrs. Charles Sellers '74 (Jan Sel lers) Mr. & Mrs. Mark C. Spear '80 (Mary Sue Bequette '80) Mr. & Mrs. Anthony D. Was '84 (Sharon L. Bagley '84) Ms. Holly B. Wi lliams '84

Old Red Century Club ($500 to $999 annually) Mr. Richard L. Combs '70 Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Ramsey '71 (Cathy J. Spenser '70) Mr. & Mrs. Bob B. Wal ker '79 (Sa lly L. Pe rkins '75) Mr. & Mrs. Ji m C. Weathers '72 (lavenia I. Wilson '70)

Golden Century Club ($1000 t o $1499 annual ly) Mr. & Mrs. Bobby L. Smith '80 (Sabri na T. Smith)

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Texas Tech sponsored a reunion offormer Swimming/Diving Team members during the fall Texas Tech/Texas A&M football game. Former coach Jim McNally (jront, center) is shown here with many of those who returned to campus. Former letter winners are encouraged to contact Dr. Gil Reeve (806) 742-3371 for future reunion details.

The alumni association sponsors several vacation trips each year featuring many exotic destinations. Tuscany was a popular choice for Texas Tech alumni.

Pictured here are (jront row, from left) Mick Plewman, Gena Brooks, Kristin Bayer; (middle row,from left) Sandy York, Noelle Lamb, Debbie Morgan, Nancy Lamb, Magda Browning, Robyn Browning, Kathy Wardell, Joan Trew, Sue Fischer; Debbie Sims, Shawn Brotherton; (back row, from left) Martha Maddux, Melissa Neves, Paul Price, Fred Browning, Bill Brooks, John Sims and Charles Browning.

Curt Langford, former associate vice president of the association, stands with his wife, Jill, and Bill Dean by a Clarence Kincaid print given to him by the association.

Langford was honored for his service to the association at a reception at the Merket Alumni Center Dec. 7.

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At a reception held in his honor on Dec. 7, Curt Langford (jar right), chats with Student Alumni Board officers. From left are Kari Markgraf, external vice president; Isaac Albarado, president; and Beth Adams, internal vice president.

ALUMNI NEWS • Complied by David Moore Send information for "Alumni ews" to Jennifer Ritz, assistant editor, Texas Techsan Magazine, P.O. Box 4500 I, Lubbock, Texas 79409-5001 or by e-mail to jenniferritz@tech- ' san.org. Please realize that because of space limitations and deadlines the information you send us may ~ot appear in the very next issue.

The Class of 1952 will celebrate its 50th reunion May 13, 2002. If you have not made reservations to attend, please call the Texas Tech Alumni Assoc iation at (806) 742-3641 .

'37 Ashley D. Loftin (BSE Education) Albuquerque, N.M. , retired in 1984.

He attends computer classes and computer group meetings and does genealogy research.

'39 Curtis Jarratt (BME Music Performance) San Angelo, Texas, is a retired musician. His wife is Mildred.

'42 Neal McCaskill (BS Petroleum Engineering) Midland, Texas, is retired after working in Pennsylvania, Venezuela, West Texas, New Mexico, Alaska and Lybia. He and his wife, Melba, have four ch ildren.

Billie Hightower Megahan (BS Food and Nutrition) Dallas, Texas, recently relocated to Dallas. Her husband is John.

'45 Flora Wallace Ezzell (BS English) Borger, Texas, is an American Association of Retired Persons volunteer, teaching 55 Alive Driver Safety Program, a course specifically designed for teaching driving safety for drivers over the age of 50.

'46 Mary Frances Bernard Snure (BS Physical Education) Midland, Texas, is retired. She has two children.

Ellen Artman Verner (BA English) Burton, Texas, divides her time between her rural home and the c ity of Houston, Texas.

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Wendell Mayes Jr. (BS Electrical Engineering) Austin , Texas, was honored with a scholarship in his name by the Texas Broadcast Education Foundation. Mayes, a former chairman of the Texas Tech Board of Regents, joins Lady Bird Johnson and Van Kennedy as only the th ird recipient of the honor from the foundation. He owned radio stations in Texas and Oklahoma, and was at one time president of KNOW in Austin. He is a Distinguished Alumnus and Distinguished Engineer of Texas Tech.

'50 C.G. Gray (BSE Education, M.Ed. '52, Ph.D. '65) Abilene, Texas, retired as vice president of Abilene Christian University. His wife is Barbara.

Hoyle G. Moss (Architectural Design) Lubbock, and his wife, Ruth "Boots" Jobe Moss (Business Administration), have retired.

' 52 Edward Dowd (BS Petroleum Engineering) Hide-A-Way Lake, Texas, is retired and recently celebrated 50 years of marriage. His wife is Virginia.

officer of Armstrong Mechanical. His wife is Bettye Armstrong Carpenter (Communication/Advertising Art).

'54 Dorothy Yates Cook (BS Food and Nutrition) Smyrna, Tenn., married Leon Portwood on March 24, 200 I . She retired in 1996 from E.D.S., and in March 2001 retired from her part-timejob with Ebby Halliday Realtors.

'55 Alfred Evans (BBA Accounting) Henderson, Nev., retired from the Department of Defense in 1986 and works for H&R Block during tax season. His wife is Frances.

'56 Jake Sitters (BA Speech) Castroville, Texas, is a cattle rancher and owns Ysleta Parking in El Paso, Texas.

'57 Charlene Williamson Parks (BSE Elementary Education) Clifton, Texas, married Walter Raynaud oh May 22, 1999.

Donald T. Pendleton (BS Range Management) Caddo, Texas, retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service in 1986. He now ranches with his wife, Bettejoe.

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Bobby Headen (BS Dairy Management) Livingston, Texas, retired after 41 years in the food processing business in Houston, Texas.

Wallace E. Smith (BBA Finance) Plano, Texas, owns an insurance business. His wife, one of the first band majorettes at Texas Tech, is Arlene Durkee Smith (BSE Elementary Education).

Pat Ridge (BA '52 Spanish) Houston, Texas, is retired. His wife, Erma Folley Ridge (BBA General Business) is a volunteer and consultant.

Mary Hannaford Wilder (BS Mathematics) Raleigh, N.C., is a retired statistician from the National Center for Health Statistics Research in Triangle Park, N.C. Her husband is Charles.

'53 George W. Carpenter (Mechanical Engineering) Lubbock, is chief financial

'59 M. Neal Pipkin (BS Mechanical M A R C H / A PR I L 2002 .&3

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Engineering) Mesa, Ariz., retired in Jan. 200 I after 19 years as a sales engineer for Reliance Electric/Rockwell International. His wife, Carol Foster Pipkin (BS Home Economics) is a retired elementary schoolteacher. They have two children.

'60 Gene F. Boyd (BS Soil Science)

Ardmore, Okla., is retired from ranching. His wife, Betty Meinecke Boyd ('63 English), is a retired teacher and librarian and is now a civic volunteer and plays organ for their church. They relocated to Ardmore in 2000.

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Products, in December 2000, which handles the same type of products but serves two states: North Carolina and Virginia.

Richard Clayton (BS Mechanical

Engineering) Round Rock, Texas, is general manager of the Honeywell Tensor Operation. He is active in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's "Race for the Cure" since his wife, Doris, lost a two-year battle with the disease in 2000. He has two children.

William B. Morris (BS Industrial Engineering) Temple, Texas, has been the postmaster for Temple for 15 years.

His wife is Patricia.

John M. O'Haugherty (BBA

David Wight (BS Petroleum

Marketing) Colleyville, Texas, is the chief operating officer for LodgeNet Entertainment Corp., where he's been employed for I 0 years. His wife is Deanna Austin O'Haugherty (BBA '59 Marketing).

Engineering) Anchorage, Alaska, is president and chief executive officer of Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, which is operates the Trans Alaska Pipeline for the six owner companies. He is a member of the Texas Tech Petroleum Advisory Council, the Board of Fellows for the University of Alaska, the Board of Nature Conservancy, United Way "Success by Six" Board, and the Alaska Oil and Gas Association Board. He and his wife, Carla, have four children.

'62 B.W. Aston (BSE Education, MA '64

History, Ph.D. '72 History) Abilene, Texas, retired in December after 35 years as a professor at Hardin-Simmons University. He was the director of the Rupert Richardson Research Center, director of the Abilene Photography Collection and a senior professor. He will be honored at the annual facultystaff appreciation dinner on April 19.

His wife is Lillie Mae.

'63 Wilbur F. Yates (BBA Management) Kilgore, Texas, recently won a second contested term as a Kilgore county commissioner. His wife is Karol "Kay" Jones ('6 1 Elementary Education).

'64 Robert H. Anderson (BS Civil

Engineering) Winterville, N.C., is semiretired from Contech Construction Products and is now a manufacturer's representative for the company. He formed his own company, R.H. "Bob" 44 TE X AS TECHSAN

'65 James E. "Jim" Jolly (BBA Management) Arcadia, Okla., is in his eighth year of ownership of Oklahoma Sporting Clays, an outdoor recreational shooting and fishing facility. His wife is Bobbie.

'66 Ronald Cantrell (BS Soil Science)

Manilla, Phillipines, is director of the International Rice Research Institute, and was honored with the International Service in Crop Science at the 2001 Annual Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy and the Crop Science Society of America in Charlotte, N.C. The award recognizes creativity and innovation in bringing about specific changes in practices, products and/or programs in the crops area at the international level. His wife is Pamela.

Steve H. Danbom (BS Mathematics,

MS '69 Geophysics) Houston, Texas, retired from Conoco in 2000 and began consulting as Danbom Geophysics. He is president-elect of the near surface geophysics section of the Society of Exploration Geophysics.

His wife, Susan Kimbrough Danbom (BA '67 Elementary Education, M.Ed. '68), is a third grade teacher at Grace School in Houston.

Sharon Green Harmon (BS Human

Development and Family Studies) Denton, Texas, retired in August after 16 years of teaching. Her husband is Frank.

Sandra Harris Eason (BBA General

Business) New Orleans, La., is an assistant dean of the graduate school of the University of New Orleans. Her husband, Bob Eason (BS '66 Physical Education), is an assistant to the chancellor of international relations at the University of New Orleans.

Billy M. Logsdon (BBA Accounting)

Spearman, Texas, farms in partnership with his son, Chad Logsdon (BBA '89 Finance). His wife is Kathy.

Sharon Hill Peebles (BS Applied Art)

Baytown, Texas, retired from Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District as a language arts/writing specialist.

Jack N. Waggoner (BA Political

Science, MBA '68 Business Administration) Rusk, Texas, retired as land manager from Williams Energy Co. He and his wife, Jan, now operate a cutting horse ranch in Rusk.

'67 James Black (BS Animal Production)

Kingfisher, Okla., is a loan specialist serving the Northwest Oklahoma with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency. His wife is Janell.

Phil C. Price (BBA Advertising) Lubbock, wrote "Heavenly Country," a musical comedy, and "Lone Star Rising," an outdoor musical drama.

Both drew record-setting crowds during their run in the summer of 2001 at the Cactus Theatre in Lubbock. Phil

owns T he Price Communications Group, an advertising and public relations agency. Hi s wife is Vicki Veazey Price (BS '7 1 Applied Art).

a trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. The NBTA is the only national board certification for trial attorneys. His wife is Brenda Kay.

Bill Matter (BA English, MA '68 English, Ph.D. '71 English) Richardson, Texas, was awarded Richland College's annual Excellence in Teaching Award for 2001-2002. He is also a Richardson police officer.

Larry A. Stapp (BBA Accounting) Midland, Texas, is a certified public accountant in private practice, Larry A. Stapp PC. His wife is Frances Newton Stapp (BSE Elementary Education) .

'68 James Alexander (BS Dairy Management) Surprise, Ariz., has retired and lives on a golf course in Arizona.

His wife is Pat. R.M. McAfee (BBA Accounting) Eagle, Idaho, is executive vice president and managing director for Aspen Marketing Technology Group in Boise, Idaho. His wife is Patricia "Pat" Eskridge McAfee (General Bus iness).

Leeann Moore (BS '68 Child Development and Family Relations) Mesquite, Texas, was named assistant dean to the College of Education and Human Services at Texas A&M University-Commerce. She oversees educator preparation and programs and certification. Leeann received her doctorate in educational leadership from Gonzaga University, in Spokane, Wash.

Her husband is James R. Reeves (BS Geology, MS '70).

Charles D. Morgan (BAR Architecture Design) Quitman, Texas, retired Sept. 1 as president of T he Morgan Group Inc. Architects/General Contractors. He is serving as chairman. His wife is Vicky.

Larry J. Rieber (BA P sychology) Austin, Texas, is a financial planner. His wife, Debbie Day Rieber (BSE '71 Elementary Education), teaches first grade reading for Round Rock Independent School D istrict. They have two children.

'69 Mark Laney (BBA Finance, JD Law) Hale Center, Texas, is board certified as

'70 Kenneth R. "Ken" Prlbyla (BS Agricultural Economics) Alexandria, Va., retired in March 2001 after 30 years in the U.S. Air Force. He is now an independent consultant in the defense industry. His wife is Carolyn.

Robert E. Stalnaker Jr. (BA Advertising) Richardson, Texas, is a regional underwriter for Zurich North America Financial Enterprises in Dallas, Texas. His wife is Susan Williams Stalnaker (BS '72 Physical Education).

They have two children.

'71 David N. Ammons (BA Political Science) Chapel Hill, N.C., is a professor of public administration at the University of North Carolina and director of the master of public administration program. He and his wife, Cindy, have three children.

Helen Streetman Jaquess (BBA Marketing) Mesquite, Texas, owns the Concealment Shop in Mesquite. Her business specializes in the custom Feminine Protection Handgun purses, concealment vests and concealment belts.

William E. "Bill" Miller (BA Psychology) Lubbock, was named president of MED Group. He has served on the board of directors of Lubbock National Bank and was the founder and chief executive officer of Transportation Credit Services. His wife is linda Rieck Miller (BSE ' 73 Secondary Education, MED '79 Reading Education).

John C. Murray (BBA Finance) Kress, Texas, is president and chief executive officer of Kress National Bank. Landa

Berry Murray (BSE '72 Elementary Education) teaches third grade at Kress Elementary. They have two children .

'72 Gary D. Allen (BS Industrial Engineering) Liberty, Utah, is the quality manager at Chromalox Precision Heat and Control, a manufacturer of industrial heating e le ments and systems, in Ogden, Utah. He is also president of Utah Salt Flats Racing Assoc. His wife is Kathy.

Patricia Foreman Reynolds (BSE Elementary Education) Lubbock, is in her 30th year of teaching elementary school. Her husband, Jerry D. Reynolds (BS '74 Physical Educat ion), is a teacher and coach for Frenship Independent School District.

Dianna M ims Wischkaemper (BS Home Economics Education) Lubbock, is a secretary for her husband, Jay, a Mass Mutual insurance agent, and also is involved in their church campus ministry, Christ in Action. They have two children.

'73 James Cox (BBA Marketing) Madison, Wis., works in the car business. His w ife is Arianna.

Jerry Warner (Ph.D. Zoology) Ft. Thomas, Ky., retired from the U.S. Army Reserves as a colonel in 1993. He is now the chair of the department of biological sciences at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights , Ky. His wife is Katherine.

Juanita Womack Wheeler (BBA Management) Fairfax, Va., is the quality of life program manager for Defense Contract Management Agency in A lexandria, Va. Her husband, Steven Wheeler (BA H istory), is a senior analyst with Science Applications International Corp. in McLean, Va.

'74 James G. "Greg" Badgett (BS Civil Engineering) Houston, Texas, accepted a promotion to department manager for project engineering at Oak Park with

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Halliburton. His wife is Barbara Zanzow Badgett ('70).

academic services at Oklahoma State University. She has also been promoted to professor of nutritional sciences.

John F. Bickley Ill (BS Mechanical

Engineering) Garland, Texas, is the manager for compliance policy and enforcement for the North American Electric Reliability Council. NERC is involved with the deregulation of the electric utility industry and sets the standards for transmission grid operations and planning. He has worked for NERC since December 2000. His wife is Sandi.

'75 Sheryl Behne Williams Brown (BBA

Finance) Glastonbury, Conn. , is vice president and chief financial officer of Cigna Healthcare Pharmacy Management. She recently relocated to Bloomfield, Conn., the home office of Cigna Healthcare. Her husband is Bill.

Beau A. Wendt (BBA Management) Houston, Texas, works for Davis-Lynch Inc., a manufacturer of downhole cementing equipment. He is also a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves assigned as an individual mobilization augmentee to headquarters, military traffic management command in Alexandria, Va. He and his wife, Daleta, have five children.

'76 Robert D. Klutlng Jr. (BBA Management) Hunt, Texas, is co-owner of Guadalupe Builders Inc., a builder of custom homes and light commercial in the Hill Country. His wife is Martie.

'77 Ben Leonard (BS Animal Science)

Denver, Colo., is the asset manager for a real estate investment trust.

George "Mike" O'Brien (BS Clothing,

Textile and Merchandising) Midland, Texas, is a petroleum Iandman and owns O'Brien Oil & Gas Inc. His wife is Susan.

'78 Margaret Owen Cooper (BA Interior

Design) Hereford, Texas, works for Bar G Feedyard. Her husband, Richard M~ "Rick" Cooper ( BBA '74 Management) works for Southwestern Bell Telephone. They have two children.

Mike K. Glenn (BS Agricultural Education) Garden City, Kan., has completed 20 years of service with Pioneer Hi-Bred International and recently accepted a promotion to area sales manager for Kansas.

Kosse K. Maykus (BBA Accounting)

Southlake, Texas, is president of Maykus Custom Homes and Hat Creek Development Co. He is also serving as the president of the Greater Fort Worth Homebuilder's Assoc.

Henry Reed (BS Electrical Electronics Technology) Keller, Texas, is the director of network integration for Verizon Communications in Irving, Texas, where he has worked for 23 years. He is also active in Boy Scouts and does humanitarian work in Hanoi, Vietnam. He and his wife, Deb, have two children.

Brenda Murray Weir (BA Advertising) Fort Worth, Texas, wrote and published "To Be As Brave-A World War II Veteran's Story." The book is based on her father 's experience in the European theater. Brenda's husband is Sam D. Weir (BBA Management).

'79 Susan Barnett Geldmeler (BSE

Elementary Education) is a physical education teacher in Mesquite. Her husband, Gary Geldmeier ('76) owns Geldmeier Fence & Deck. They have two sons.

Jim E. Himmel (BA Advertising) San

Gall Gates (BS Food and Nutrition, MS

'8 1 Food and Nutrition) Stillwater, Okla., is serving as interim associate dean for 48 TEXAS TECH SAN

Clemente, Calif., is regional advertising sales manager for Tim Warner Cable in San Diego, Calif. His wife is Elizabeth.

Glenn A. Smith (BA Social Welfare)

Temple, Texas, is a staff physician at Central Texas Veterans Health Care System in Temple. His wife is Catherine.

Julie Mapes Wilgen (Ph.D. Family Studies) Newark, Del., was awarded a $2500 "Excellence in Academic Advisement." She teaches foundations of family studies for the University of Delaware. She will take a sabbatical to study abroad at the Austrian Institute of Family Studies. She will also teach family studies in the U.D. study abroad , program in Paris, France, for the Spring 2002 semester. Her husband is Michael.

'80 Eileen Brockman Goggin (Ph.D. Psychology) Lubbock, and her husband, James, are co-authors of "Death of a Jewish Science: Psychoanalysis of the Third Reich," published by Purdue University Press in 2001.

Robert I. Hart (BS Microbiology) Baton Rouge, La., practices internal medicine and pediatrics with the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in Baton Rouge. He has also been chief of primary care since November 2000. His wife is Susan.

Eddy T. Nelson (BS Agricultural Education) Alpine, Texas, teaches junior high social studies in Marfa, Texas. His wife is Ann.

'81 Bobby "B.J." Bridges (BS Industrial Engineering) Hot Springs, Ark., is president of Hi-Tech Industrial Construction Inc. His wife is Jane.

Rahna Sharp Cutting (BSE Elementary Education) Denton, Texas, owns a counseling business providing divorce mediation, family counseling and substance abuse counseling.

Karen Piper McGraw (M. Ed.

Education, Ed.D. Education) Marietta, Ga., was appointed president and managing partner for Cognitive Technologies Group, a firm specializing in human performance improvement and e-learning.

Her husband is Bruce.

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have two daughters. The family lives on the Killiam Freer ranch.

Usa Patterson Smitherman (BBA

Finance) Lubbock, and her husband, T. Bryan Smitherman (BS '88 Animal Science) announce the birth of their son, Bryan Ross, on Sept. 6.

'83 Bruce Arrington (BS Mechanical Engineering) Bridgeport, Texas, was promoted to general manager of engineering, production and maintenance at Poco Graphite Inc. in Decatur, Texas. He and his wife, Shelly, have two children.

Alan Burke (BS Chemistry, MD '87 Medicine) The Woodlands, Texas, is an emergency room physician in The Woodlands.

'84 Shari Rogers Gomez (BS Home

Robert M . Bills (BS Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management) Lewisville, Texas, is a pilot for Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA Delta Connection).

Andrea Glenn Cavitt (BSE Elementary Education) Ropesville, Texas, and her husband, Steve D. Cavitt (BS '93 Horticulture), are involved in the cotton farming industry. They have two sons.

Keith M. Driggers (BBA Economics) Lake Mary, Fla., and his wife, Kim, announce the birth of their second child, a daughter, Maria Olivia, on Oct. 9.

Laura Jungen (BS Animal Business, MS '01 Physical Therapy) Lubbock,

works as a physical therapist in Levelland, Texas.

Gary W. Knight (BBA Marketing)

Economics Educators) Bedford, Texas, teaches English as a second language in elementary and junior high schools in . the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. Her husband is Mark.

Belton, Texas, is vice president of sales and marketing for Camatic Seating, an Australian-based company with marketing offices in Belton. He and his wife, Vicki, have three children.

Phillip Mak (MS Mathematics) Beijing,

Nina Locascio Mongraln (MA

China, is working with the Peking University Law School and its associated company focusing on delivering distance-learning based education in Chinese law and management.

'85 Larry W. Backus (BS Agricultural

Economics) Waxahachie, Texas, has moved his consulting practice to Alliance Tax Advisors. His wife is Julia Tredway Backus (BA '83 Speech).

Dudley Wlnn Jr. (BS Agricultural

Economics) Lubbock, is in his 22 nd year of hospital materials management as director.

'86 Bryan L. Allison (BS Mechanical Engineering) Freer, Texas, is the operations manager of Killiam Oil Co., an independent oil and gas operator, in Laredo, Texas. He and his wife, Chantel,

Museum Science) Guthrie, Texas, and her husband, Charles, operate a cow/calf operation east of Guthrie.

They have two daughters.

David Teska (BA History) Lawrence,

Kan., has been promoted to lieutenant commander in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. His wife is Kristy.

Rebecca "Becky" Boyd Weeks

(BBA Marketing) Amarillo, Texas, is a customer business manager for Kellogg's. She celebrated her 15th year with the company in August. Her hus band is Donald.

Monty Williams (BS Mechanized Agriculture) Benton, Ark., has worked for First Electric Cooperative in Benton for 14 years as the member services representative. He has one son.

'87 Charles Grayson (BS Electrical

Engineering Technology) Plano, Texas,

and his wife, Veronica, announce the birth of their son, Brian Charles, on Aug. 12.

Marla Springer Heinzman (BA English) Chicago, Ill. , married Bill Larson on Oct. 6. She is currently a consulting officer with TIAA-CREF in their Midwest Regional Office and formerly served as the president of the Chicago chapter of the alumni association.

Brad White (BBA Petroleum Land

Management) Lubbock, is the operations manager of Southwest Diagnostic Clinic.

His wife is Sheila Satterfield White (BBA '85 Management).

Kathryn Ode Wolf (BS Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management) Louisville, Colo., is employed by Rail Europe in human resources. Her husband is Matthew.

'88 David Abell (BBA Finance) Plano, Texas, is global director of sales training for EDS. He and his wife, Julie, have one daughter.

Ann Marie Christian (BAR Architecture Design) Albuquerque, N.M., was named a new associate with Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, an architectural design firm in Albuquerque.

She is a member of the American Institute of Architects.

Elizabeth Teska (BA Social Welfare)

Denver, Colo., is a medical social worker at the University of Colorado Hospital. She is also a social worker with the U.S. Army Reserves.

Nancy Robbins Wantuck (BLA Landscape Architecture) Midland, Texas, and her husband, David Wantuck (BS ' 87 Petroleum Engineering), announce the birth of their son, Travis David, on Aug. 19. Nancy is the director of development at the Petroleum Museum, and David is a senior drilling engineer with Burlington Resources.

Jana D. Johnson Waters (BBA

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Wealth Management. She provides personal financial planning to individuals and assists businesses with their retirement plans. She and her husband, Ron, have two sons.

'89 Trevor Beavan (BS Recreation) Piedras

Negras, Mexico, owns a ranch and manages two others in Northern Mexico.

Barry L. Ezra (BS Agricultural Economics) Lubbock, started his own business as a cotton buyer. He and his wife, Kari, have one child.

sixth- largest with a popu lation of I 06,000. S he chairs the budget and finance committee. lan M. Halperin (BA Telecommunications) Plano, Texas, and his wife, Beverly Cook Halperin (BA Telecommunications, BA '9 1 English) announce the birth of their first child, Ainsley Brooke, on Aug. 8. Ian is the coordinator of public information for the Mesquite Independent School District, and Beverly is vice president of the Plano Chamber of Commerce.

Troy Henlngton (BBA Management)

David Gilliland (BA Telecommunications) Denver, Colo., retired as a second lieutenant pilot in the United States Marine Corps. He is now flyi ng for United Airlines. His wife is Christye.

Robert W. Johnson (BS Engineering

Technology) Belton, Texas, and his wife, Katy, announce the birth of their second child, a son, Cody Gilbert, on Sept. 12.

Robert is a homebuilder in Temple, Texas.

Terl Spinner (BBA Marketing) Plano, Texas, is the vice president of marketing for Spinner Printing Co. in Carrolton, Texas.

Keith Ward (BS Mechanical Engineering) Spring, Texas, and his wife Penny, announce the birth of their second child, a son, Tyler Ryan, on May 24.

Keith is a project engineer for ChevronTexaco in The Woodlands, Texas. They also have a daughter.

Highlands Ranch, Colo., and his wife, Traci Gillen Henington (BSE

Elementary Education), announce the birth of their fourth son, Trevor, on Sept. 28.

Michelle Maimbourg (BA Psychology) Dallas, Texas, married Chris L. Pommerering (BBA '88 General Business) in November. Michelle is an administrative assistant at Corgan Associates Inc. Jeffrey W. Oliver (BS Microbiology,

MD '95 Medicine) Shallowater, Texas, is an assistant professor in the Department of Patho logy at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. His wife, Sherry Alwine Oliver (BSE ' 89 Elementary Education, M.Ed. '92 Elementary Education), is a stay-at-home mother.

T hey have two children.

Jeffery "Jeff" Snyder ( BS Industrial

'90 Leland Bearden (BSE Secondary Education) Lubbock, married Staci Sims Bearden (BS '94 Allied Health

and Communication Disorders, MS '97 Allied Health and Communication Disorders) in March 200 I. Leland is the athletic director and girls basketball coach in Smyer, Texas. Staci is a speech pathologist at Covenant Health System.

Engineering) Longview, Texas, and his wife Dana Frasier Snyder (BS '91 Family Financial Planning) announce the birth of their third son on Dec. 22, 2000.

Cliff Wilkerson (BS Microbiology)

Rockwall , Texas, is a physician in private practice at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He and his wife, Donna, have three children.

Kevin Buschmann (BBA Economics)

Betty Ann Michelbrook Habig (BA

Social Welfare) Centennial, Colo. was elected as a city co uncil member for Colorado 's newest c ity. Incorporated in 2000, Centennial is Colorado 's 411 TEXAS TECH SAN

Minneapolis, Minn., is the region results manager for AT&T Business ServicesCentral Region. His wife, LaDonna Craig Buschmann (BA '88 Advertising, MA '93 Mass Communications) is the

business development manager for Primedia Business. They have two sons.

'91 Patrick Cohoon (BBA Marketing) Houston, Texas, and two teammates won first place for best team at the National Health Law Moot Court Competition held at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. More than 30 teams entered the competition, which puts students in the role of attorney arguing a fictional legal case before actual j udges. He attends South Texas College of Law in Houston.

Eileen Barker Coonrod (BA

Psychology) Lubbock, and her husband, David, announce the birth of their second child, a son, Riley Mark, on July 24, 2001.

Sheila K. Simmons Gorgonio (BBA

Marketing, MA '94 Mass Communications) McMurray, Pa., has joined Carnegie Mellon University's advancement staff as a major gift officer covering New York City, N.Y., Connecticut, New Jersey and Texas. She was previously director of campaigns and major gifts at Washington and Jefferson College. Her husband is Joe. David Greenhill (BBA Management) Hillsboro, Texas, started a heating/airconditioning business with his wife, Jody.

Kendra Cook Lansdell (BS Home Economics Education, MS '93 Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management) Oklahoma City, Okla., and her husband, Jeff Lansdell (BS '91 Animal Production, MS '93 Meat Science) announce the birth of their daughter, Claire Elizabeth, on Sept. 25.

Paul Morrow (BS Chemical Engineering, MBA '93 General Business) Midland, Texas, and his wife, Katherine Mayberry Morrow (BA '92 English, BA Spanish, MA '94 Technical Communications) announce the birth of the second child, a son, James Paul on Nov. 28. Paul is the vice president South Texas Treaters Inc., and Katherine is a stay-at-home mother.

Usa Renae Bye Nunley (BS Food Technology, MS '93 Food Technology) Torrance, Calif., and her husband, Marc, announce the birth of their daughter, Catherine Ann on June 11.

Dan Williams (MBA General Business)

The Woodlands, Texas, is the managing director for KPMG Consulting. He and his wife, Kris Thompson Williams (MBA '92 General Business), have four children.

Engineering, Ph.D. '98 Civil Engineering) Austin, Texas, was promoted to managing engineer of the water resources and environmental department at Espey Consultants. His wife, Victoria Richards Harkins (BS Biochemistry, MS '95 Civil Engineering, Ph.D. '98), was promoted to team leader of the utility certification and rate analysis team of theTexas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.

Andrew Wilson Ill (BS Biology)

Midland, Texas, and his wife, Carla, announce the birth of their twin daughters, Laura and Lainey, on Feb. 23, 2001. Andrew is a family dentist in Midland. The couple also has a son.

Leslie Latuda Kitto (BS Physical Education) Midland, Texas, has been promoted to executive director for Region 5 of the American Cancer Society after six years of service. She and her husbanq, Kyle, have one daughter.

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Kim Graham Lahart (BBA Marketing)

Kellie LeBaume Childre (BS Home

Economics Education, MS '94 Agricultural Education) Allen, Texas, resigned from her position as public relations manager for Tom Thumb Food and Pharmacy stores in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to stay home with her two children. She is now offering free-lance public relations and also has a homebased embroidery business. Her husband is Charles Childre (MSIE '94 Industrial Engineering).

Krista Kirkland Gerlich (BS Physical

Education) Tahoka, Texas, and her husband, Bryan Gerlich (BS Physical Education), announce the birth of their second child, a son, Brayden Gage, on July 6.

John B. Glasgow (BS Electrical Engineering Technology) Hewitt, Texas, is with Healthcare Biomedical Services Inc. in Waco, Texas. His wife, Christina Cortez Glasgow (BA '96 Music), is a stay-at-home mother with their daughter and also cares for another baby part-time.

David K. Harkins (BS '92 Petroleum

'93 Kerry Bratton Aalbers (BS Physical

Education) Georgetown, Texas, and her husband, Scott P. Aalbers (BS Horticulture), announce the birth of their second child, a daughter, Sydney Paige, on Aug. 15. Kerry is a teacher at Georgetown High School, and Scott is the national sales manager for MyCoffeeSupply.com and area manager for Refreshment Systems.

Denton, Texas, and her husband, Brad, announce the birth of their daughter, Wellsley Ann, on Oct. 17.

Brett Asslter (BA Sociology) Lubbock, and his wife, Melissa, announce the birth of their daughter, Lindsay Faith, on Nov. 20, 2000. Brett is a firefighter for the City of Lubbock and vice president of Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park Inc.

Shaun Morgan (BA '92 Advertising)

Brad Buice (BS Computer Science)

Arlington, Texas, recently joined the law firm of Chamblee and Ryan PC in Dallas, specializing in insurance defense/medical malpractice. His wife, Michelle Hagy Morgan (BA Psychology), is a stay-at-home mother.

They have one son.

Euless, Texas, and his wife, Deanna, announce the birth of their first child, Taylor Ann, on Oct. 24.

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T. Kevin Nelson (BBA Accounting, JD

'96 Law) Amarillo, Texas, and his wife, Ginger Pearson Nelson (BA '92

Advertising/Spanish, JD '95 Law), announce the birth of their son, Thomas Pearson "Pearse," on Sept. 26. Kevin joined law firm of Mullin, Hoard and Brown LLP as a partner on Jan. 1.

Carolyn A. Gil (BS '92 Restaurant,

Hotel and Institutional Management) Dallas, Texas, graduated from Texas Wesleyan School of Law. She practices personal injury and juvenile law.

for Lowe's Home Improvement for the Victoria, Jackson, Wharton and Fort Bend Counties in Texas.

Tara lrbeck Buckingham (BS

Elementary Education) Wheeler, Texas, and her husband, Brett Buckingham (BS Agricultural Economics), announce the birth of their son, Brock Anthony, on Oct. 26.

Tara is a stay-at-home mother, and Brett is a farmer and rancher.

Brent Cornelius (BS Zoology) Fort Worth, Texas, recently opened a family and cosmetic dentistry practice in Keller, Texas. His wife is Amanda.

Chris P. Orr (BS Agricultural

Education) Hamilton, Texas, is a territory manager for Pfizer Animal Health.

His wife, Sunny Coody Orr (BS '93 Family Financial Planning), is assistant director of the Center for Financial Responsibility at Texas Tech University.

They have one son.

P. Cole Harmonson (BBA Finance)

Cindi Skalicky Russelburg (MED

Susan Cox Snead (BBA Accounting) Lubbock, and her husband, Chris Snead

Educational Administration) Ganado, Texas, and her husband, M. Carl Russelburg, own Mr. Appliance, an appliance repair company. The company covers delivery, installation and repair

Pflugerville, Texas, has been promoted to senior vice president and will also remain director of working capital finance for State Bank, a subsidiary of Texas United Bancshares. He and his wife, Becky, have two sons.

(BS '95 English), announce the birth of their second daughter, Shelby Elizabeth, on Dec. 8. Susan is the manager of accounting services for the Texas Tech

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University Health Sciences Center, and Chris is the director of chapter and member development for the Texas Tech Alumni Association.

coach at John Horn High School in Mesquite. She also teaches honors biology. Her husband is Terry.

Davis H. Maulding (BBA Marketing)

Scott A. Staggenborg (Ph.D.

Agronomy) Manhattan, Kan., was awarded the 2002 Syngenta Crop Protection Award at the 2001 Annual Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy and the Crop Science Society of America in Charlotte, N.C. His program focuses on row crop management and on the use of technology for sitespecific crop management. He is an associate professor at Kansas State University. His wife is Susan.

David Mark Tyler (BBA Management

Information Systems, BBA Management) Midland, Texas, and his wife, Darlene, announce the birth of their daughter, Jaycee Neil, on Sept. 8.

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Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the comptroller of the 388th Fighter Wing and a captain in the U.S. Air Force.

His wife is Deborah Holland Maulding (BA Psychology).

Nicole Divan (BS Human Development and Family Studies) Mt. Laurel, N.J., married Andrew "Drew" Nolan (BS '93 Psychology) on Sept. 1 in Dallas, Texas. Nicole is the East Coast account manager for Virtual Packing, and Drew is a sales representative in the commercial systems group for ADT Security Services.

Juaquin Rodriguez (BS Exercise and Sports Science) Lake Jackson, Texas, teaches and coaches at Brazoswood High School.

Korl Gartrell Anderson (BA Spanish)

Russell "Rusty" Thompson (BSME

Belleair Beach, Fla., and her husband, M. Scott Anderson, own a roofing and construction business. They have two daughters.

Chad A. Caddel (BBA Marketing)

Mechanical Engineering) Budapest, Hungary, is on international assignment with General Electric Power Systems division. He and his wife, Jennifer "Jennie" Bogan Thompson (BA Psychology), have three children.

Lubbock, is employed with LipoMed. His wife is Karen.

Tracy Vitters (BBA Management)

Mandy Carr (BS Food Technology, MS

Frisco, Texas, is direct sales manager for MCI WorldCom in Dallas, Texas, and is also self-employed.

'95 Food Technology, Ph.D. '99 Animal Science) San Angelo, Texas, is an assistant professor at Angelo State University.

Matthew Carson (BBA Marketing) Round Rock, Texas, and his wife, Michelle, announce the birth of their first child, a son, Jacob Matthew, on Sept. 4.

Kim Dalzell (MS Food and Nutrition)

Grayslake, Ill., has published "Challenge Cancer and Win!," a comprehensive cancer nutrition guide written from more than a decade of experience in the oncology field and thousands of counseling sessions with cancer patients and their loved ones.

Libby Ann Thomas Holley (BS

Biology) Mesquite, Texas, is the head track coach and the assistant basketball 50 TEXAS TECHSAN

Catherine Karl Wright (MA Mass

Communications) Yorktown, Va., is pursuing a doctorate in communication at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va. Her husband is John.

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April 13, 2001. Ashley is finishing her doctorate in science education at Texas Tech, and John is a design engineer with Baker Hughes Mining Tools in Grand Prairie, Texas. He is also pursuing a master 's degree in industrial engineering at Texas Tech.

Eve Clark (BS Food and Nutrition) Dallas, Texas, completed a master's degree in nutrition at Texas Woman's University. She is a registered dietitian and school specialist for The Lemmons Co., a food service sales and marketing company.

Jenny Ott Cushman (BGS General

Studies) Bellvue, Neb., and her husband, Paul Cushman (BS Agricultural Communication), announce the birth of their daughter, Allison Marie, on Feb. 27, 2001. Paul is a navigator for the U.S. Air Force.

Frank Griffin (BS Civil Engineering) Arlington, Texas, and his wife, Stephanie Wooten Griffin (BS '96 Civil Engineering), are both engineers for Freese & Nichols, Inc. in Fort Worth.

Frank is a structural engineer, and Stephanie is a civil engineer.They are both licensed professional engineers.

Allen T. Hurst (BBA Management) McKinney, Texas, and his wife, Holly Eldridge Hurst (BS Human Development and Family Studies), announce the birth of their son, Hayden Todd, on May 8. Alan is a corporate account manager for Fisher Safety, and Holly is a stay-at-home mother.

Tracye Thompson Kenney (BA

Psychology) Keller, Texas, is a marketing program manager with Cisco Systems Inc. Her husband is Timothy.

Denise Bergstrom Blake (BBS

Marketing) accepted a promotion to senior marketing manager of wireless bundles with Verizon. Her husband is Jason Blake (BA '94 Communication Studies).

Kurtis Kloiber (BA History, BS

Exercise and Sports Science) Denton, Texas, is teaching and coaching football at Denton High School. His wife, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Johnson Kloiber

Ashley McDowell Campbell (BS

Biology, MS '99) Arlington, Texas, and her husband, John Campbell (BS Mechanical Engineering), announce the birth of their son, Stephen Ansel, on

(BA History) is an assistant principal at Strickland Middle School in Denton.

Dan R. Kraemer (BBA Management

Information Systems) Allen, Texas, mar-

ried Karen Pollack on Aug. 25.

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John Mark Logan (BS Exercise Sports

Jennifer Aldinger Angerame (BS

Science) Sugar Land, Texas, and his wife, Sherri Lyn Coffman Logan (BSN ' 96 Nursing), announce the birth of their son, Peyton, on March 28, 2000.

Fashion Design) Stamford, Conn., and her husband, Brian, announce the birth of their son, Michael Thomas, on Aug. 29. They also own their own a business, www.southernyankeecards.com.

Amy Strawn Moore (BS Restaurant,

Hotel and Institutional Management) Dallas, Texas, and her husband, Brandon R. Moore (BA Advertising), announce the birth of their first child, Dylan Randolph, on Nov. 14. Amy is a state-at-home mother, and Brandon is the director of franchise development for Carlson Hospitality Worldwide.

Amy Shoults Odom (BS Agricultural Communications) Lubbock, is associate director of marketing for The MED Group. Her husband, Tracy W. Odom (BGS ' 96 General Studies), is a pharmaceutical sales representative with Innovex. They have one son.

Lisa David Rauschuber (BBA Management, MBA General Business) Cedar Park, Texas, and her husband, Eric Rauschuber (BS ' 96 C ivil Engineering), announce the birth of their second daughter, Shelby Marie, onJuly!l7.

Kelly Barron (BS Human Development

and Family Studies) Charlottesville, Va., married Kevin Bauer in March 200 I. Ell 0 . Columbus (BA Public

Relations, JD ' 00 Law) Dallas, Texas, married Amy Miller (JD '00 Law) in April 2001. Eli works for Winstead, Sechrest & Minick PC, and Amy is employed with the Dallas County Criminal District Courts.

Lesa Sllhan Hoyl (BS C lothing, Textile

and Merchandising) Plano, Texas, and her husband, Bradley Hoyl (BSME ' 95 Mechanical Engineering), announce the birth of their son, Samuel Tucker, on March 4, 200 I. Brad Korber (BBA Management

Honey Ellzbeth Rentz (BS Human

Development and Family Studies, MS '98 Family Financial Planning) Statesboro, Ga., is pursuing a master's degree in sports management at Georgia Southern University.

Christopher Revell (BA Psychology)

Bedford, Texas, is a project manager for Genuity Inc., managing the implementation of complex Web hosting environments for clients. He is pursuing both MBA and MS degrees from The University of Texas at Arlington. His wife, Jennifer Gordy Revell (BBA '97 Accounting), a certified public accountant, is a business system analyst supporting accounting operations at Archon Group LLP. Jason Richardson (BS Restaurant,

Hotel and Institutional Management) Irving, Texas, married Shannon Ferrel on Aug. 25. He is the director of housekeeping at the Omni Dallas Park West hotel.

Information Systems) Flower Mound, Texas, and his wife, Kristen Aker Korber (BA Anthropology), announce the birth of their son on July 18. Brad is employed by Sprint.

Jennifer Healy Sandidge (BSN

Misty Lynn Brown Rieber (BA History)

S. M'Lys Lloyd (Agricultural

Christopher "Chris" J. Schwab (BS

Lubbock, teaches social studies at Estacada High School. Her husband, Blake Allen Rieber (BA ' 98 Sociology), teaches math.

Communications) San Antonio, Texas, is in her fourth year as managing editor of the Beefma ster Cowman and Gulf Coast Cattleman magazines.

Holly Jacobs Rosenbower (BA

Steve Moore (BS International

Advertising) Dallas, Texas, and her husband, CJ, announce the birth of their first child, a son, Trace, on June 5. Holly is senior product manager at Fujitsu Network Communications.

Economics) Lubbock, and his wife, Traci, announce the birth of their daughter, Carli Layne, on Aug. 12. Brad is a manager for Wells Fargo Bank.

Microbiology) Albuquerque, N.M., defended his doctoral d issertation in medical microbiology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in December. He began a post-doctoral fellowship in asthma research at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in January. His wife is Karen Fortner Schwab (BA '97 Communication Studies).

Nyioaka "Ny Lynn" Nichols-Crowell M ichael R. Spradlin (BS Family

Financial Planning) Lubbock, is a support representative in the business accounts department with SEC/Southwestern Bell Telephone.

(BA Broadcast Journalism) Amarillo, Texas, was named main anchor at the NBC affiliate in Amarillo in April 2000, and was promoted to news director of the NBC/Fox affi liate in Amarillo in August. Her husband is Mike.

Brian Stahler (BBA Finance) Wichita

Falls, Texas, and his wife, Angela, announce the birth of their daughter, Addison Page, on Nov. 5. Brian is a financial consultant and the assistant branch manager for A. G. Edwards.

Nursing) Lubbock, and her husband, John M. Sandidge (BS ' 00 Electrical

Engineering), announce the birth of their son, Luke Daniel, on Nov. 28.

Heather Tradup (BS Human Development and Family Studies) Lubbock, received the 2001 Women of Distinction Award in December. The award was presented by the Girl Scouts of Caprock Council to recognize women that are outstanding role models for young women.

Robert Perales (BS Restaurant,

Hotel and Institutional Management) Midland, Texas, has hi s own business in Midland. He and his wife, Alice, have one child .

Shannon Wells (BA English) Dallas,

Texas, is the communications Web specialist for the Richardson Independent School District.

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'97 Mark Aguillard (BBA Finance)

Lubbock, is a pharmaceutical representati ve with Eli Lilly. His wife is Melissa Whit e Aguillard (BBA Marketing).

Leslie Bayouth (BA History) Burleson, Texas, married Brian Milford (BS ' 99 Animal Science) on June 23, 2001. ' Leslie teaches Texas history for Crowley Independent School District, and Brian is employed with Milford Engineering.

Jay F. Carson (BBA Marketing) Van

Alstyne, Texas, is part owner of Southwest Auction. His wife, Jennifer Moore Carson (BA '98 Communication Studies), is a recruiter for a staffing service in Dallas,Texas.

Shannon Blue Dunn (BA English)

Corsicana, Texas, teaches at Rice High School and at Navarro College. She recently received her master's degree from Texas A&M-Commerce. She and her husband, Lawson, have one son, Shelton.

Jamie M . Ferrini (BA

Telecommunications) The Woodlands, Texas, is a business analyst for Hewitt Associates. He has released a fulllength rock ' n roll CD entitled "Consume Me" with the band "The Googe." His wife, Aimee Keith Ferrini (BS Food and Nutrition), is membership director at April Sound Country Club at Lake Conroe.

Melissa Frlederlchs (BS Food and Nutrition) Houston, Texas, is a registered dietitian and nutrition coordinator at the Children's Nutrition Research Center in Houston. She recently completed her master's degree in public health.

Jason Hunt (BS Biology, MS ' 01 Allied

Physical Health Therapy) Longview, Texas, is a physical therapist at the Center of Rehab Excellence. His wife, Krlstl Lewis Hunt (BA '96 Sociology) is a first grade teacher for Longview Independent School District.

Leslie Adame Martinez (BBA

Management) Lowell, Ark., is a buyer for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Her husband, 5 2 TEXAS TECHSAN

Damon Martinez (BBA Management Information Systems), is a computer programmer for Wai-Mart Stores Inc. William M yers (BBA Finance/Real Estate) Breckenridge, Texas, is a real estate broker in Breckenridge. He and his wife, Kelly, have two children.

Terry Nemec (BS Chemistry) Summerville, S.C., received commission as a naval officer after completing Officer Candidate School at Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Fla. His wife is Shalia.

Joyce Self Parmenter (BBA

Management, MBA '98 General Business) Waco, Texas, is the practice manager with the University of Texas Medical Branch for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Hobby Unit in Marlin, Texas.

Erin Slaton (BA Psychology) Austin, Texas, married Jonathan Wilder on Nov. 10.

Blake E. Soechting (BS Integrated Pest Management) New Braunfels, Texas, works for Southwestern Bell.

Amy Howard Wente (BBA Finance) Houston, Texas, is employed with Wholesale branded marketing for Conoco, supplying gasoline to all the Conoco stations in the Gulf Coast area.

Her husband is Jeremy.

'98 Carrie Catherine "Cathy" Cooper

(BA Public Relations) Dallas, Texas, is a public relations account e xecutive at Publicis Dialog.

Mlchala "Bunny" Ordeneaux Denton

(BA Public Relations) Stafford, Texas, teaches in the Fort Bend Independent School District. Her husband is David.

Sharla Durham (BS Human

Development and Family Studies) Georgetown, Texas, married Wade Barefield on April 27, 2001. She is a kickboxing instructor.

degree in social work from the University of Texas-Arlington. She is a medical social worker at Baylor Medical Center in Irving, Texas.

Matthew McGuire (BS Exercise and Sports Science) Lubbock, married Kristine Elmore (BS Human Development and Family Studies) on Aug. 4 in Lubbock. Matt is employed with Covenant Health System and is a certified personal trainer. Kristine teaches second grade at Bayless Elementary School.

Jennifer "Jenny" Mitchell (BS Food and Nutrition) Lubbock, manied John Altman (BS ' 00 Psychology) on June 23. Jenny is the assistant general manager for Hampton Inn, and John serves as the assistant director of Operations for Digicom PCS. Richard Rapier (BA Anthropology) McKinney, Texas, working in Benin, Africa, as a Peace Corps volunteer.

Mindy Ritz Ryan (BBA

Management/General Business) Austin, Texas, is an account specialist with URS Corp., an environmental engineering firm. Her husband is Kelly.

Brian Shaffer (BSME Mechnical Engineering, ME '99 Engineering) Rochester, N.Y. , and his wife, Leah Machos Shaffer (BS '97 Animal Science), announce the birth of their son, Jack Allen, on Sept. 22. Brian is a project engineer at General Motors Global Alternative Propulsion Center.

Leah works as a product support specialist at Paycheck Inc. Justin B. Underwood (BA Political

Science, JD 'OJ Law) El Paso, Texas, is employed with the El Paso County District Attorney's Office. Justin passed the Texas Bar Exam in July 2001 and is currently a misdemeanor prosecutor.

Jeff Yarbrough (BS Human

Development and Family Studies) Roanoke, Texas, and his wife Lisa, announce the birth of their son, Zachary Ryan, on Oct. 3. Jeff is a senior representative with State Farm Insurance in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

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Jed C. Evans (BS Wildlife and

Wellington, Texas, received a master's

Fisheries) Cotulla, Texas, is a business

partner in J-RON, Brush and Wildlife Management Co. Brice Fulllng1m (BS Agricultural and Applied Economics) Kennewick, Wash., is the terminal plant manager with Westway Trading Company in Pasco, Wash.

role of attorney arguing a fictional legal case before actual judges. He attends South Texas College of Law. His wife is Sara Weiss Seely (BBA Finance).

Michael D. Shelton (BS Computer

Science) Arlington, Texas, is a software engineer with Raytheon in Garland, Texas.

Betsy Payne Green (BS Allied Health

Communications Disorders) Terrell, Texas, is teaching kindergarten at W.H. Burnett Elementary School. Her husband is Jason.

Jeff Hancock (BA Chemistry) San

Antonio, Texas, is in his third year of dental school at the University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio.

Jennifer Lambert Jordan (BS Human

Development) New Orleans, La., and her husband, Adaryll Jordan (BM Music) both are finishing graduate work at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

Ruben E. Loredo (BBA General

Business International, Marketing, Economics) Houston, Texas, is a project manager and statistician for Opinions Unlimited Inc. Tennille Meier Lyons (BBA

International Business) Addison, Texas, is a supervisor of sales for Blair Television. Her husband, Brent Lyons (BBA Management Information Systems), is a Web and software developer for First American.

Wayne Moore (Ph.D. Consumer

Economy and Enviromental Design) is the new South Central Region Director for University of Missouri Outreach and Extension, providing administrative and programmatic leadership for surrounding counties.

Kimberly Nicole "Nikl" Moyers (BA

Public Relations, MA ' OJ Mass Communications) Tomball, Texas, is employed in marketing communications for Cameron in Houston.

Chad Seely (BA Political Science)

Houston, Texas, and two teammates won first place for best team at the National Health Law Moot Court Competition held at Southern Il linois University in Carbondale. More than 30 teams entered the competition which puts students in the

Holly Hagar Soben (BS Family and Consumer Science) San Antonio, Texas, teaches culinary arts at O'Connor High School and was chosen Rookie Home Economics Teacher of the Year for the Northside Independent School District.

Her husband is Wesley.

Billy J. Tlongco (BBA Management)

Lubbock, is an admissions counselor at Texas Tech University.

'00 Kimberly Hayhurst (BA

Management) Round Rock, Texas, is employed with large corporate sales at Dell Computer Corp.

John Tom "J.T." Heatly (BS Agronomy)

Albany, Texas, is employed with U.S. Foodservice works in the Abilene, Texas, area.

Corby T. Jastrow (BA Public Relations)

Austin, Texas, works for Public Strategies Inc. Mary Kathryn Kenney (BA Public

Relations) Dallas, Texas, is employed with the Dallas sales office for Texas Monthly magazine.

Melissa Moeller (BS Merchandising) Denver City, Texas, married Bradley Howell (BS ' 98 Agronomy, MS '0 1

Crop Science) on Aug. 19, 2000.

Melissa is the executive vice president of the Denver City chamber of commerce. Bradley is the customer and technical service manager at DeLeon Peanut Co. Lenae Moore (BS Family Studies)

Denver, Colo., is attending Denver Seminary. She is completing her master's degree in counseling.

Jennifer Newman (BS Early Childhood Development) Mesquite, Texas, is teaching fi rst grade at Floyd Elementary in Mesquite.

Patrick O' Hara (BA Public Relations)

Austin, Texas, works in the marketing department of National Instruments.

His wife is Stacy Dafoe O' Hara (BS '00 Education).

Jose R. Qullantan Jr. (BS Integrated Pest

Management) Lubbock, is a biological science tech with the USDA-ARS Cropping Systems Lab. He conducts research on cotton, sorghum and peanuts.

Charles "Charlie" Rapier (BA Journalism) Dallas, Texas, is an account manager for Compuware.

Kelley Rieber (BA Dance) Austin, Texas, is the assistant director of the drill team and teaches dance at McNeil High School in Round Rock.

James P. Walker (BBA Finance) San

Angelo, Texas, is an accounts payable staff auditor for Business Strategy Inc. Xlaolln Zhang (BS Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management) New York City, N.Y., is currently working on her master of science degree at New York University.

'01 Adrian Cook (BS International Economics) Dallas, Texas, is an economist for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Shelby Isaacs (BS Early Chi ldhood

Development) Lamesa, Texas, is employed by Lamesa Independent School District.

In Memoriam Iris Lewis Abraham, '34, of Canadian,

Texas, died Nov. 4.

Louise Crawford Allen, of Lubbock, a

former professor of journalism at Texas Tech, died Nov. 22.

Richard B. Armandes, of Murphys, Calif., founding dean of the Texas Tech University School of Law, died Oct. 28.

James Earl Barr, '53, of Ballinger, Texas, died Nov. 26.

Hal M. Bateman, of Lubbock, and for-

mer professor of law at Texas Tech, died Nov. 15.

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Pauline Yeager Bean, '36, of Lubbock, died Oct. 28.

her husband, Randy N. Hooks Jr. '69.

Thaddeus E. Brown, '50, of Sweeny, Texas, died Nov. 28

William E. Larmer, '41 , of Lubbock, died Nov. 3. Survivors include his wife, Frances Gordon Larmer '43.

Van Edwin Carr, '66, of Lubbock, died Nov. 25.

Kendal Maree Lawrence, '00, of San Antonio, Texas, died Sept. 30.

Alfred P. Couch, '41, of Lubbock, died Dec. 12.

Cella Lucille Grant Lilley, '49, of Big Spring, Texas, died Nov. 28.

Wayne T. Ford, of Sallisaw, Okla., former professor of mathematics at Texas Tech, died Nov. 27.

Charles S. Hardwick, '52, of League City, Texas, and former chairman of the philosophy department and vice president for academic affairs at Texas Tech, died Nov. 21

Marvin Roy Shetlar, of Houston, Texas, former professor at the Texas Tech School of Medicine, died Nov. 14.

Michael Elliot Stanton Sr., '7 1, of Lubbock, died Nov. 20.

Edwin Doyle Stokes, '52, of Lubbock, died Nov. 16.

Eberardo "Eber" Suarez, '98, of Kerrville, Texas, died Dec. 14.

Charles Mahone, of Lubbock, former professor of psychology at Texas Tech, died Oct. 28.

William Timothy Terry, '01 , of Fort Worth, Texas, died Oct. 21.

Bernard Dennis McNamara, '56, of Georgetown, Texas, died Nov. 12.

William Pierce Tucker, of Lubbock, professor emeritus of political science and Latin-American government at Texas Tech, died Nov. 10.

Jeremiah Garret Mills, of Saginaw, Texas, a student at Texas Tech, died Oct. 25.

VIrginia Brown Hasselrneler, '57, '8 1, of Lubbock, died Nov. 13. Survivors include her husband, John Hassel meier '5 1.

Wendell M. "Ike" Moore, '55, of Lubbock, died Nov. 19.

Anna M. Heflin, '62, of Levelland, Texas, died Nov. 7.

Gayle Wolf Murrell, '70, of Horseshoe Bay, Texas, died Nov. 23.

Alfred R. Hicks, '54, of Lubbock, died Nov. 15.

William V. "Bill" Oakes, '47, of Hobbs, N.M., died Dec. 10.

Susan Jim Jackson Hooks, '75, of Lubbock, died Dec. 4. She is survived by

Kenneth T. Pharr, '54, of Midland, Texas, died Nov. 17.

Rachel Urnosky, '00, of Fort Worth, Texas, died Dec. 18.

Ellen Cecilia Wiese,'63, of Lubbock, died Nov. 6.

Laura Wiley, '74 , of Lubbock, died Nov. 24. She is survived by her husband, Teddy "Ted" G. Wiley ('72, ' 89).

Kenneth Wilson, '66, of Wimberly, Texas, died Dec. 15. •

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The first Hispanic Business Student Association has been established at Texas Tech University. Stephen Wegner, a senior marketing major, is the founding president of the group. The organization is a branch of the National Hispanic Business Association, which provides networking opportunities and workshops and seminars about business.

The Southwest Theatre Association honored Judd Vermillion, a graduate student and technical director for the University Theatre, was named the the Jia-Hua Chin Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year. Vermillion also received the Southwest Theatre Association/United States Institute of Theatre and Technology's first place award for hi s set design of the Texas Tech University Lab Theatre production of "Ellie and the Bear Man." He

received a cash award and registration expenses for the United States Institute for Theatre and Technology conference in New Orleans. The Southwest Theatre Association is a regional conference comprised of fi ve states including Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico and Arkansas.

The Marketing Association, a student organization at Texas Tech University, and the Department of History at Texas Tech University were recognized for their efforts in raising the most canned food for the Tech CAN Share Food Drive, held before the holiday season. Members of the group collected more than I ,300 pounds of canned goods. The Department of History gathered more than 3, I00 pounds of food. Students, faculty and staff members donated a total of 3 1,500 pounds of food to the South Plains Food Bank's U Can Share Food Drive, exceeding the goal of 25,000 pounds. This year was the second for The Marketing Association to donate the largest amount of cans as a campus organization. • n 0 c:

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Of the 66 teams competing, the Texas Tech team was the only team to solve seven of the eight computer science problems. Team members included Nathan Rogers, Joe Pollard and Ricardo Morales. They will compete in the World Finals in Hawaii in 2002.

Members of the Texas Tech University Minority Pre-Law Society and students from the law school hosted the Inaugural Minority Pre-Law Conference Nov. 10. Local high school students and students from area universities and colleges were invited to attend. During the conference, adminis-

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By Bill Dean, CEO and Executive Vice President, Texas Tech Alumni Association The name of the Ex-Students Association was formally changed to the Texas Tech Alumni Association on Oct. 4 when the board voted to change the bylaws of the association to reflect the new name.

This ends about five years of conversation, research and study as to what the name should be. As many of you know, we solicited opinions on our Web page and we had a large response. The poll, which was not scientific, came out in favor of "alumni association" by a 59-41 percent vote. We also polled all of our chapter presidents, and about 90 percent indicated they would favor this change.

What was really valuable in these polls we conducted were the written opinions. I would not describe these responses as dogmatic. Many said that they would support either name but had a preference and stated it.

This change officially took place on Jan. I, 2002, in conjunction with the celebration throughout that year of the association's 75th Anniversary. Obviously it will take longer than that for many of us to mentally make this change.

I was surprised to learn that the original name was the Texas Tech Alumni Association. On May 30, 1927, E. W. "Ned" Camp Jr. helped organize the Texas Tech Alumni Association and served as president. In April 1935, the name of the organization was change to the Texas Tech Alumni and Ex-Students Association. Since September 1949, it has been the Texas Tech Ex-Students Association.

I've had plenty of letter and phone calls from people who said they felt the name was a misnomer. Many felt it was cumbersome, confusing and negative in connotation because of the word "ex."

Many suggested that the term "ex-student" implies that one didn ' t graduate.

Let me say at this point that the membership of alumni associations all across this great land consists of many individuals who did not graduate. We are not 66 TEXAS TECHSAN

making this change to correct this problem. We will welcome those who attended Texas Tech and graduated along with those who attended and did not graduate, for whatever reason. We will also include in our number our "friends" who never even took one hour of course work on this campus.

There are many out there who feel the name "Ex-Students Association" is traditional and has been around for more than 50 years and should not be changed. The association certainly has made great progress over the years and has enjoyed dramatic growth in the last decade.

For those who live outside the state, the feeling is almost unanimous because the term "ex-students" is strictly a Texas term and is generally misunderstood in most other states. At The University of Texas, it is the Ex-Students Association.

At Texas A&M, it is The Association of Former Students, although they have recently made some major changes and all their literature and brochures now simply say "The Association."

An individual writes from Michigan: "Unfortunately, Tech is widely unknown in Michigan. Many people have heard of the name, but do not know anything about us. Often, people assume that Texas Tech is similar to Michigan Tech, which is simply a small engineering school.

"I often get asked why I studied Political Science at a Tech school.

Anyway, to add more misperception to our beloved University, my Texas Tech Ex-Students Association window sticker on my car, and my calendar in my office generate many interesting comments.

Let me preface this by saying that the use of 'ex' in the name is probably more familiar in Texas because UT's association also uses ' ex' in their name, whereas all of the universities in this region use the alumni association label.

"So, most people up here think that the Ex-Students Association name is humorous at best and odd at worst. It is perceived negatively and does not covey the high degree of quality associated with a Tech degree.

"I will proudly display my membership with either name, but I would urge

you to think about how the name plays on the national stage. It may make sense for folks in Texas, but it does not play well across the country."

In 2000 we hired Gonser Gerber Tinker Stuhr, a consulting firm in Naperville, Ill., to do an audit of our association. Mary A. Chicoine, who represented the firm, had this to say about the name: "An important issue to be addressed in the planning process is the name of the Association. In materials the terms ex-student and alumni are often interchanged. In addition, the term ex-student is a constant reminder of a similarity to the University of Texas and Texas A&M. Many people still perceive Texas Tech University as an inferior organization and stepchild.

It is time that the Association and the University look beyond these two rivals and secure their own image in the market place. The issue of the name will be discussed in further depth in the marketing area of the audit."

Additionally, Fellers and Company, an advertising agency we hired to help us plan our 75th Anniversary in 2002 recommended this name change.

The board wrestled with this for some time and finally decided by a 20-3 vote to make this change. The board has also adopted a new logo to accompany the name change. At the same time, we have completed a strategic plan that we hope will grow the association over the next five years.

Included in the plan are objectives to increase membership to 30,000, increase the average gift to $100 and maintain an 80 percent membership retention rate.

Our emphasis has been, and will continue to be, on numbers, not dollars. We want a larger percentage of our alumni to join the association. The minimum gift is $35. We obviously will attempt to upgrade those gifts over a period of time. We would really like to have everyone at the $100 level and above as the objective states. But the important thing is reaching more people and giving them a chance to support Texas Tech University. That is really what the Texas Tech Alumni Association is all about. •

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