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TECHSAN VOLUME 70, NUMBER 01 // THE MAGAZINE FOR TEXAS TECH ALUMNI

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The Burkhart Center for Autism Education & Research // Glenna Goodacre’s Legacy // A Cut Above // Homecoming 2016

What You Love

Texas Tech University Head Baseball Coach Tim Tadlock

GROUNDBREAKING | COSTA RICA Expanding a global presence University officials break ground on the Texas Tech University Costa Rica

campus, the university’s first international campus that will allow students to earn degrees from an accredited U.S. university.

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Possibilities for Life

An inside look at Texas Tech’s Head Baseball Coach Tim Tadlock and his family.

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The renowned sculptor’s works at the Lubbock campus

A retail meat sales program on campus offers ore than good eats.

Red Raiders Assemble: Heroes vs. Villains

GLENNA GOODACRE’S LEGACY AT TEXAS TECH

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION 6 // THROUGH THE ARCHES 8 // ASSOCIATION NEWS 38 // ALUMNI NEWS 42 // STUDENT SPOTLIGHT 56

HOMECOMING 2016

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VOLUME 70, NUMBER 01 MAGAZINE STAF F Publisher, Bill Dean, Ed.D., ’61, ’65, ’71 Editor, Jean Ann Bowman Cantore ’84, ’87 Associate Editor, Jennifer Bell Ritz ’94, ’95 Intern, Stefanie Wolf

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Due Process MOST OF US remember Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as a law that provided women equal opportunity in sports. Actually, the law prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs and activities.

In the 1990s, bureaucrats transformed Title IX as it pertained to athletics.

Offering e ual opportunities for women in athletics was changed to require that colleges and universities prove that the same number of females were on the playing fie ds as men. This mandate led to the elimination of men’s sports in some schools.

In 2011, the U.S. Department of Education wrote “Dear Colleague” letters to schools. The letter required schools to respond promptly to sexual violence against students “in accordance with the requirements of Title IX.” One important aspect was the way schools should determine guilt against the accuser. The standard became “the preponderance of the evidence.”

This action is in direct contrast to the criminal justice system that required “a reasonable doubt.”

Jennifer D. Jasper, an attorney-at-law with West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry, P.C., discusses this change in the latest Texas Association of College Teachers Quarterly eBulletin: “A ‘preponderance of the evidence’ standards is commonly described as 51 percent. That is, if the evidence tends to favor one position, even slightly, that is suffi ent to fi d wrong-doing,” she writes.

Sexual assault is a serious problem in this country and especially on college campuses. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center reports the following: One in fi e women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted while • in college.

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More than 90 percent of sexual assault victims on college campuses do not report the assault.

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63.3 percent of men at one university who self-reported acts qualifying as rape or attempted rape admitted to committing repeat rapes.

Following the “Dear Colleague” letter, campuses across the country have seen a series of accusations of sexual assault and harassment. Colleges and universities are under great pressure to “respond promptly.” If they are not aggressive in following this “Dear Colleague” letter, they run the risk of losing federal funding.

The question is, What is a proper reaction and what is overreaction?

ESPN recently aired a 30-30 story about an alleged rape by soccer players at Duke. The story makes one sick at how these young men were accused by a district attorney and the campus community without a fabric of due process. That DA has now been disbarred for his conduct. They were quickly found guilty in the media and the arena of public opinion. Justice finall prevailed in the court system, but much damage was done in the meantime.

In 2014, Rolling Stone writer Sabrina Rubin Erdely printed a story about

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an alleged gang rape by members of University of Virginia’s Phi Kappa Psi fraternity in the fraternity house. The source for the story was a UVA student who would be known in the story as “Jackie.”

Phi Kappa Psi voluntarily suspended chapter activities at UVA for the duration of the investigation.

A few days later, the university president Sullivan suspended all Greek organizations until Jan. 9, 2015.

A few days later, hundreds of people participated in a protest and march organized by UVA faculty as part of a series of responses to the recently published Rolling Stone article.

“A Rape on Campus” immediately raised flags a ong other reporters and editors, including the Washington Post. Four months later, the Charlottesville, Virginia, police department said that it had “exhausted all investigative leads” and had concluded, “There is no substantive basis to support the account alleged in the article.”

Rolling Stone has since retracted the story and apologized. They asked the Columbia Journalism School to investigate. In its 13,000-word report, the school concluded the entire narrative was “a story of journalistic failure that was avoidable.”

“The failure encompassed reporting, editing, editorial supervision and fact-checking.”

Many feel that Erdely was willing to believe the worst about the fraternity boys because it was a story she was predisposed to believe because it dovetailed with her purposes and assumptions.

Phi Kappa Psi has fi ed a $25 million dollar lawsuit against Rolling Stone.

The Fifth and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution each contain a due process clause.

Due process deals with the administration of justice and thus the due process clause acts as a safeguard from arbitrary denial of life, liberty or property by the government outside the sanction of law.

Sexual assault and sexual harassment are serious problems that need thorough investigations and decisive action, but they also require due process for those accused.

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From left: College of Media & Communication Dean David Perlmutter, Bill Marcy, Donna Huerta, Sheri Mudd and Joel West.

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY’S COLLEGE OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION HONORED FOUR DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI SEPT. 16 AT THE COLLEGE’S ANNUAL OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AND HALL OF FAME DINNER. The Hall of Fame honoree was Bill Marcy, Ph.D. Distinguished Alumni were Donna Huerta, Sheri Mudd and Joel West. Marcy earned three engineering degrees from Texas Tech and served as the university’s provost and senior vice president of academic affairs rom 2003 to 2008. Huerta earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Texas Tech in 1984 and has spent her career working in communications for various municipalities and transportation entities in Texas. Mudd earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Texas Tech in 2001 and a master’s degree in mass communications in 2002. She began her broadcast career as an account executive for KLBK-TV and KAMC-TV in 2007; in 2012, she became the KAMC local sales manager. West earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations in 1989 and a master’s degree in mass communications in 1993 from Texas Tech. Upon graduating, he began a career in commercial printing and now serves as the national sales manager for KAMC-TV and KLBK-TV in Lubbock.

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TANJA KARP, PH.D., AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN THE EDWARD E. WHITACRE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, WAS CHOSEN AS A FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR. Karp is in South Africa as part of the Fulbright teaching and research project, where she facilitates learning in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fie d with Lego Robotics. Karp is developing a project curriculum that can be made available for future use by educators who want to teach Lego Robotics.

LIAM MCGUIRE, PH.D., AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES, IS WORKING WITH FIVE OTHER RESEARCHERS FROM THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND NEW ZEALAND AS PART OF A $2.5 MILLION DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECT LOOKING AT A NEW DISEASE THAT IS RAPIDLY KILLING BATS. The team is researching the spread of white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that has killed millions of bats in North America. Bats are vital to insect control, especially in agrarian regions. The disease is believed to have spread to the United States from Europe, where bats have evolved to live with the disease. North American bats have not adapted, and infection with the disease has proved disastrous to bat populations. The researchers will create a model that helps them understand which bat species may survive the disease and in what environments, which will allow for targeted potential interventions at the critical points. The four-year award is from the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), the Department of Defense’s environmental science and technology program executed in partnership with the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency.

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ON SEPT. 16, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY UNVEILED THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE EDWARD E. WHITACRE JR. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING WITH THE GRAND OPENING OF THE MADDOX ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER, a cutting-edge facility made possible by a $7.5 million gift from the J.F Maddox Foundation. This center will house research facilities for two National Academy of Engineering faculty, and will enable the college to continue addressing global research challenges and collaborate with colleagues around the world.

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY’S DEPARTMENT OF PLANT & SOIL SCIENCE HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF FOUR NATIONAL NATIVE POLLINATOR PLANTING LOCATIONS FOR THE FALL SEASON. The initiative is a collaboration between the Bayer CropScience’s “Feed a Bee” program and the Wildlife Society, which seeks to provide forage for pollinators. The project will highlight the importance of conservation actions aimed at improving foraging and other habitat resources for native bees, as well as managed honeybees. The project will involve a fall planting of fi e acres of pollinator habitat, with emphasis on regional education and outreach. In Tech’s case, the site will likely include some part of the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources’ Quaker Research Farm at 200 N. Quaker Ave. in Lubbock. The other locations are in Kansas, Illinois and Florida.

THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM RECEIVED A $10 MILLION GIFT FROM THE J.T. & MARGARET TALKINGTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION THAT WILL SUPPORT ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH ADVANCEMENTS IN THE COLLEGE OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS. The gift will also provide critical funding for the expansion and renovation of research and academic facilities at the Charles E. Maedgen Jr. Theater.

The gift also will be eligible for matching funds and incentives, strengthening its impact on the college, university and the Lubbock arts community.

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HOSTED TWO SUMMER COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES ON AUG. 13 AT UNITED SUPERMARKETS ARENA. There were 987 undergraduates and 620 graduate students who received diplomas. Texas Tech alumnus Andres Alcantar, chairman for the Texas Workforce Commission, and public administrator, spoke at both ceremonies. Lubbock’s Covenant Medical Center’s Chief of Staff, Lar y A. Warmoth, M.D. ’92, spoke at the Military and Veteran’s Program’s stole ceremony Aug. 13. Warmoth is an alumnus of Texas Tech University Health Sciences center, a veteran and a physician. The ceremony recognized graduating veterans with a special camoufla e Texas Tech stole and recognized family members with certificates before com encement.

TECHTEACH, A PROGRAM WITHIN TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY’S COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, WAS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS FOCUS ON QUALITY OF TEACHING AND TEACHER PREPARATION SATISFACTION. TechTeach received this recognition from the Texas Education Agency prior to the State Board for Educator Certification eeting on Aug. 4 in Austin. TEA official said TechTeach has exceeded the SBEC minimum standards to provide outstanding preparation for teacher candidates and highlighted national achievements, such as being identified as a national odel by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.

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BRIEFLY On Oct. 3, the Texas Tech School of Law hosted the 7th Court of Appeals, which usually presides in Amarillo. The court consisted of Chief Justice Brian Quinn ’81 and Justices James T. Campbell, Mackey K. Hancock ’74, and Patrick A. Pirtle ’77. Oral arguments were heard in four cases over two sessions. Three cases arise out of Lubbock County and the fourth from Bailey County. This year is the fifth in a r w for the 7th Court of Appeals to hear cases at the Texas Tech School of Law.

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY IS EXPANDING ITS GLOBAL PRESENCE IN THE FORM OF AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY COSTA RICA. The new campus will offer st dents in Central America an opportunity to earn credits necessary for undergraduate or graduate degrees. Texas Tech University Costa Rica will be completely self-sustaining and selfsupported through revenue generated by student enrollment and revenues collected from Promerica group, a highly reputable multinational conglomerate of companies operating throughout Central and Latin America.

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Texas Tech University’s Rawls College of Business hosted a ribbon-cutting Sept. 13 to open its new west wing expansion. This expansion was a $15 million project that added 38,421-square feet of office, classroom and study space to the existing structure.

“Illuminated Arboreal Data Codes” by Koryn Rolstad, is located on the west side of the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University. It was installed in August.

Possibilities for Life The Burkhart Center for Autism Education & Research

By Jean Ann Cantore Photos by John Weast

A unique program for college students and individuals who have been diagnosed with autism is making life easier for some Texas Tech University students and clients of the Burkhart Center for Autism Education & Research at Texas Tech University. The Center officially op ed in 2005 as a result of a generous gift from Jim and Jere Lynn Burkhart and in 2013 moved into a free-standing building on the Texas Tech campus.

The Burkhart Center has a three-fold mission: PROVIDE services that will improve the quality of life for individuals with autism and their families across the lifespan PROVIDE training and professional development for teachers, therapists, researchers, and families working with individuals with autism CONDUCT cutting-edge research aimed at identifying causes and most effecti e treatments for autism spectrum disorders and its core symptoms “Autism is a neuro-spectrum disorder that is defi ed by difficulty uilding social relationships and a defic ency in pragmatic language,” says Wesley H. “Wes” Dotson, Ph.D., BCBA, co-director and director of outpatient services for the center.

“People who are on the autism spectrum tend to have narrow fixed inte ests that include repetitive behavior. However, this trait can be used to their advantage. For jobs that require repetitive actions, such as organizing surgical tools on a tray, someone with this type of focus is perfect.”

There are many degrees and types of autism, so the term commonly used today is “autism spectrum disorder (ASD).”

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Project CASE professionals develop partnerships with campus and community resources to build individualized Wraparound teams that support college students with autism to navigate the academic and social complexities of college.

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Other hallmarks of autism include not being able to express feelings well or to read others’ emotions. Many people with autism cannot differentiate bet een others’ anger or sadness, for example. In addition, they miss subtle social cues, such as when it is time to stop talking about a topic or time to leave a party.

Dotson notes that according to Centers for Disease Control statistics, there are roughly one in 100 children with an autism spectrum disorder. There are likely several hundred students with ASD enrolled at Texas Tech, and students with ASD represent the fastest growing population in colleges today.

Project CASE, which stands for Connections for Academic Success and Employment, is one of the three major programs of the Burkhart Center and is designed to assist students with autism who enter college with the goal of earning an academic degree or technical certificate that will ead to competitive employment.

Texas Tech students involved in the Burkhart Center through Project CASE have a college experience that includes not only learning and earning a degree, but also provides job skill training and social skills.

“We recruit students for Project CASE from all over the state, eventually nationally as well,” says DeAnn Lechtenberger, Ph.D., director of community outreach. “These students learn and communicate differently. We want to i vest in them so that they go on to have good, meaningful, productive lives.

“Texas Tech is now the destination campus for students with autism who want to be successful in college. This program is the most comprehensive for students with autism spectrum disorders in the state who want to go to college.

“We have what we call a ‘Wraparound’ planning process for them. We assess the students, identifying their strengths, what their most productive environment is and what their stress

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behaviors are. We use a strengths-based model to build a team around each student. They can meet with advisers individually or in groups to learn social skills and manage issues. Our program partners with academic departments on campus; we have students studying in all colleges across campus—agriculture, theatre, engineering, everywhere.

“Our goal is to help students identify their goals and offer ur support to help them be successful.”

Lechtenberger tells the story of one young man who entered the program and was almost too shy to communicate with anyone. Fast forward a few years, and that same young man not only graduated from college, but he also gives public presentations about his experiences at the Burkhart Center and even mentoring other students in the program.

Confi entiality is of utmost importance in the Burkhart Center; therefore, students’ privacy is protected if they participate in Project CASE or any other services. While some students do not mind coming to the center for meetings, for example, others do not want anyone to know they have autism. The center staff accom odates these students by meeting with them away from the building in places such as the library, the Student Disability Services Office or ven a coffee shop.

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Corinne Ulmann 2013 Inspired by the calming power and healing potential of nature, Ulmann created this hand-painted, double-sided window to foster a soothing, supportive atmosphere in the Burkhart Center. The exterior pane depicts an autumnal scene in golds and oranges, while the interior pane portrays a lush, green treetop scene.

The overlay of these two “seasons” with a middle mirror layer creates moments of transparency and reflectivit . As lighting conditions change throughout the day, the artwork displays either one season or both seasons simultaneously.

This shift between interior/exterior, autumn/summer refers to the subtle distinctions between internal and external worlds common to many individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

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From left are Maggie Vasquez, job coach/teacher; Magness and Katherine Green, job coach/teacher.

Observing people performing tasks through a one-way window.

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As students prepare for high school graduation— and even after they graduate—they may need help with transitioning into the next phase of their lives.

Janice Magness, co-director of The Burkhart Center and director of the Burkhart Transition Academy, leads a team of educators who work closely with students to be sure they are successful in gaining independence and developing skills to become contributing members of the community.

“We work with students who have graduated high school and have a diagnosis of autism,” Magness says. “The age range we serve in the Transition Academy is 18 to 30 years old.

“The goal and the emphasis of the Transition Academy is three-fold: to teach life, social and job skills such as learning to drive or ride public transportation, preparing meals, making appointments and learning household chores. The Transition Academy emphasizes the development of social skills such as making friends and interacting appropriately in social settings as well as preparing students with strong job skills in the work place. A goal of the Transition Academy is to graduate each student from our three-year program with a job. We have a 90 percent rate of accomplishing that goal.”

Tawny Mills, a teacher and job coach with the academy, explains that many of the people they assist have no idea how to get or hold down a job.

Through special classes, she adds that the students are oriented to everything in the job place.

“We provide classes with job coaches who teach them why we work, how to prepare a resume and basic employment skills,” Mills says.

“We offer internships onday through Thursday where these people can learn vocational skills and apply what they have learned about employment.

“One of us works alongside the person until he or she learns the job, and then we fade out. The internships provide a way for students to learn first-ha d about commerce. Students have internships in locations such as the Texas Tech Recreational Center, The Tech Club,

Artwork by Burkhart students.

Magness says they intend for their students to be well-rounded, so the students participate in enrichment classes in art, music appreciation, sign language as well as other subjects that would enrich their lives.

United Supermarkets and many other locations both on campus and in the community.

“On Friday each week, we celebrate the end of our work week by teaching classes in nutrition, fit ess, sex education, personal safety as well as social outings and how to get around in and live in a community. Fridays are also reserved for classes in money management, an area we fi d our students are lacking in experience.

“Another work opportunity is located inside the Burkhart Center where we house a Quiznos sandwich shop. Texas Tech Hospitality Services manages the operation, and several of the employees are students from the Transition Academy. Quiznos is an opportunity for the students to receive paid employment in a competitive work environment.”

Magness says they intend for their students to be well-rounded, so the students participate in enrichment classes in art, music appreciation, sign language as well as other subjects that would enrich their lives.

The Transition Academy teaches students to function so that society as a whole will accept them and they can truly see their “Possibilities for Life.”

The Focused Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Services is an early intervention program using ABA to help children ages 3-15 with autism. These services address specific beh vior concerns and goals through individual treatment, parent training, social opportunities and treatment transition training.

The center has play areas and observation rooms for assessing children as they play and perform various tasks.

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Burkhart Center Gym.

People on the autism spectrum can live meaningful livesthey just look at the world a little differently.

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The Burkhart Center for Autism Education & Research Building is unlike any other on the Texas Tech University campus. This selfcontained structure at 2902 18th St. opened in Fall 2013. It is a 25,800-square-foot facility with clinical, training and classroom areas, as well as recreation and exercise facilities.

The Burkhart Center originally was housed in the College of Education Building. It remains part of the College of Education.

Dotson proudly points out the many special features of the center. He indicates the Burkhart team was allowed to design the building, enabling them to incorporate features important and helpful to people on the spectrum.

For example, in the clinic area, the floors have a curved pattern with several colors and coordinating textured walls of the same color designed to guide people with disabilities who are visiting the clinic.

Although assisting students on the spectrum is a priority for the Burkhart Center, it also is a facility that trains professionals to work with people with autism. Cameras and one-way mirrors enable students and staff to watch and record interactions and training sessions in the all-purpose room and labs designated for observation and evaluation.

The spacious all-purpose room serves as a place for meetings and classes, playtime and training. The room also has two model kitchens—one for adults and one for children— where people can learn kitchen safety and simple food preparation.

The Burkhart Center Clinic Staff gather in the center playground. Top center is Dotson, director. Center row, from left, are Becca Beights, graduate research assistant; Kelsey Miller, clinic supervisor; Ashley Richardson, senior behavior therapist; Erin Poppenger, behavior therapist. Bottom row, from left, are Nikki Chandler, graduate research assistant and Allison Sheats, graduate research assistant.

Playtime is important for all children, and Burkhart youngsters are no exception. They can enjoy fun time in a well-equipped, safe outside area, as well as inside in the gym.

The gym also is a place where students learn the value of physical fit ess. As they grow older, people on the spectrum tend to neglect their physical fi ness. Dotson notes that diabetes and other weightrelated issues are common among this population.

While they are in school, students remain active because of class requirements, so it is a built-in part of their lives at that point. Once they leave the structured school environment, physical fit ess no longer may be a priority. The center offers a ell-equipped gym where students can make a habit of regular exercise and learn ways to stay in shape.

A fully-furnished model apartment also is part of the center. Students learn life skills such as preparing and serving meals and socializing in the apartment.

Grooming also is taught. Dotson says that the space also provides a good environment for student meetings and counseling sessions.

Upstairs, in the main conference room, is the centerpiece of the building, a large stained glass window in the front of the building. “Summer Tree Autumn Tree” is a two-sided stained glass window by artist Corinne Ulmann (2013). The inspiration is the soothing value of nature. In addition, the symbolic meaning of two views of the same thing reflects t e struggle many people on the autism spectrum experience—their reality is different from that of other people.

The window is part of the Texas Tech University System Public Art Collection.

People on the autism spectrum can live meaningful lives—they just look at the world a little differently. T e faculty and staff of t e Burkhart Center make sure, everyday, that they help these people to live their lives to the fullest.

For more information about our services and how you can help, please contact Elizabeth Denton, director of development, at 806.834.7525 or elizabeth.denton@ttu.edu.

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Editor’s note: When Jean Ann Cantore and I select the subjects of our feature stories, other than someone else’s word, we often don’t know what we’re going to get. We are almost always pleased with what we find—and we are fortunate to have such a fun job: getting to know our alumni!

But I always face stories like this one with trepidation. I mean, this guy is a big-time coach—what if our request for a story annoys him? What if he thinks it’s a waste of time? What if he’s not nice? Well, wrong, wrong, wrong. Coach Tadlock and his wife Kelly are so nice. I’m not saying this just to say it—truly, so nice. I had so much fun getting to know Coach Tadlock, Kelly, Chloe and Ben throughout several meetings, lunch, photo shoots, phone calls and texts. My photographer for this story, John Weast, went above and beyond to capture all these great images of the family to give alumni an inside glimpse into the Tadlock’s lives. So I hope, Techsan readers, that y’all enjoy getting to know Coach Tadlock and his family as much as I did. Guns Up! 18

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LOVE As a kid growing up in the North Texas town of Denton, Texas Tech Head Baseball Coach Tim Tadlock says he spent precious little time inside. It could have been to escape listening to his mom’s piano students struggle through their chords or because he simply wanted to be out in the fresh air—or a little of both.

Regardless, all that sunshine and vitamin D shaped Tadlock into a young man who learned to love fishin , golf and, especially, baseball—he’s carried these activities with him through his adulthood.

“I started playing baseball at a young enough age; I can’t remember when I started,” he remarks with a chuckle. “I guess I was about fi e or six years old when I started playing.

I was outside a lot; the neighborhood I grew up in had a lot of kids.”

As the youngest of three kids, he definitely has attri utes of a youngest child: a great sense of humor (very dry though!), an obvious ability to make friends quickly and a desire to succeed while also having a great time doing it. And he’ll tell you he had so much fun playing baseball, he wasn’t ready for it to end.

He was a standout baseball player—he also played golf—at Denton High School, was a twotime all-district player (second baseman) and was recruited to play for Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas. He transferred to Texas Tech from Hill, where he played in the ‘90 and ‘91 seasons.

His coach Gary Benton from Hill College beckoned him back into the game, this time as a coach.

At the suggestion of his new boss, Benton, Tadlock followed up his bachelor’s degree from Tech with a master’s degree from University of Texas—Tyler in 1994.

Coaching can be a tough job, especially if you’re not all-in. When you’re winning, fans love you like Santa loves cookies, and when you’re not winning, that admiration often dries up faster than a raindrop on a Pecos, Texas, highway in July. For coaches like Tadlock, who are devoted to the game completely, the bumps are easier to handle. It doesn’t hurt that most of his career has been smooth sailing.

“Once I started coaching, I believe that everywhere I’ve been is where I wanted and needed to be at that time,” he remarks.

And Tadlock readily admits that coaching is more than just the game, because coaches are, at different ti es, a mixture of a coach, parent, counselor and sometimes friend.

“As the coach (of the Texas Tech Baseball Team) you’re dealing with 35 individuals who are in different laces in their lives, even in their days,” he says, of how he stays tuned in to his players. “We (Tadlock and his staff) try to keep our ear to the ground, there are things we try to do daily to stay in touch…I’m fortunate to have a lot of great people around me who help make us successful.”

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Tadlock carries the 2016 Big 12 Championship trophy. Tadlock has brought a winning record to Texas Tech’s baseball program, and he has done it in a way that has won him fans among the university’s administration: “Coach Tadlock represents the work ethic and spirit for which West Texans are known and it reflects in our baseball program,” exas Tech University President Schovanec says. “Because of his high standards of expectation, on the field and in the classroom, he is instilling in our student athletes qualities that will benefit their futures beyond baseball. Coach Tadlock has brought more than success to our baseball program, but a great sense of pride to all of Texas Tech University.”

COACH TADLOCK TRIVIA His first car was a used Toyota Corolla, which, he says, he wrecked.

“Then I drove a Toyota pickup, and I drove that from ’85 until my second year of coaching at Hill (Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas) in about ’93-’94.

My payment was $152.50. I went and knocked on many doors the day before that payment was due, asking people if they needed their lawns mowed.”

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He was friends with the children of former Texas Tech Head Football Coach Jerry Moore and came to Lubbock when he was about eight years old to watch the Red Raiders play. “Somewhere I have a photo of me from that trip in front of the Student Union building.” He also had an aunt and uncle who lived off of 19th Street, east of University Avenue.

After meeting Kelly for the fi st time he turned to his friend and said, “That’s the girl I’m going to marry.” Kelly didn’t know this until the friend told her years after the fact.

He says that from his assistants all the way up to Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt, he receives the support he needs, when he needs it. He referred to the fantastic 2016 season and says that Hocutt approved the team’s travel to Tallahassee, which was an unscheduled trip to a baseball tournament that marked the beginning of their meteoric rise last season.

“Coach Tadlock doesn’t make these kinds of requests (the post-season trip to Tallahassee) without great reasoning,” says Hocutt. “He felt, and accurately so, that the games would help boost our RPI and that’s exactly what happened. Coach Tadlock always uses sound reasoning and judgment and this is just another great example.”

Hocutt’s faith in Tadlock’s talent in all areas of baseball is what cemented his being named head coach at Texas Tech.

“When we hired Coach Tadlock he fit all t e criteria we were looking for,” Hocutt explains. “He has tremendous baseball acumen and he had success as a head coach on the junior college level and as a top assistant at Oklahoma.

Also, he is probably one of the best recruiters in the game and I knew he would bring that energy and passion to our program.”

College baseball fans already knew what Hocutt pointed out, which is that Coach Tadlock is a phenomenal recruiter—he’s had many Top 25 recruiting classes. Part of his success, he says, is his honesty.

“We like to get in front of people and teach them about the value of the education they’ll receive at Texas Tech,” says Tadlock. “We tell prospective players, ‘Come compete and work hard, and we’ll have a spot for you.’ In

a lot of ways we continue the work the players’ parents have done.”

He also says everything he and his staff o in recruiting is on an individual basis and says there’s no one perfect answer to recruiting, because every kid is different.

And as for post-college success, he’s sent countless kids into the big leagues, and that of course, pleases him—but that’s never his goal. Part of his job as a coach has less to do with what happens during four years of college, and more to do with building character for application post-college.

“But, you know, coast-to-coast, wherever we go, we’ll have former players show up to watch us play,” he says. “It’s so neat to see these guys and how they’re carrying on in their careers and starting to have their own families. It makes me proud, whether they go pro or not.”

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Kelly Tadlock stays in touch with many of her husband’s former players via Facebook—as far back as 1993 and his first full year of coaching. “I think it’s important to stay in touch with past players, and it’s a lot of fun. Getting to see the great lives these guys have made for themselves, it’s amazing to look back on more than 20 years of Tim’s coaching and see where those players are now.”

His favorite meal is either a steak grilled in his backyard, alongside a baked potato or home-cut fries, or his wife Kelly’s Shiner Bock chicken fried steak. He mentioned he often purchases his steaks from Raider Red Meats in the Cowamongus store on campus inside the Department of Animal & Food Sciences Building.

If given the choice between salty and sweet, he’ll usually pick salty, with chips and salsa being his No. 1 choice. When asked if he could handle super hot salsa, he replied with a grin, “I don’t know if I can handle super hot, but I know I sweat when I eat it…is that hot enough?”

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BEST JOB EVER Coach Tadlock will tell you that if he could still fi d a way to play baseball and make a living, even at 48 years of age, he would. So, yeah, there’s been the obvious almost life-long love of baseball, but he’ll also tell you, aside from baseball, his No. 1 love is his family.

He makes it clear that being a father and husband really is his favorite job. Yes, his life is hectic and he’s on the road a lot. He credits his wife Kelly for making the family’s home life a great one.

“My job isn’t the only place I have a lot of great help,” he says.

“I’ve got good help at home, too.”

That’s in reference to Kelly Williford Tadlock ’92, who holds down the fort for all the time Tadlock is on the road or busy preparing for or playing games. She is very petite, very fun and very easy going— the easy-going part has been a factor in the success of their marriage.

The couple met while they were both undergrads at Tech.

“Tim was a fifth- ear senior at Tech when we met,” says Kelly, who grew up in Arlington and received her bachelor’s degree in human development and family studies. “We met at a restaurant where the baseball team was having a get-together. I was with a friend who knew some players. We walked in, and there was this big table of baseball players.”

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All-time favorite book: “STAUBACH First Down, Lifetime to Go.” “You probably know how important Little League is to the kids who play it, especially if they’re selected for the All Star Team. I was about 10 or 11 and had made the All Star Team, but my mom had leased a lake house in Granbury on the same weekend as the game. She insisted I miss my game, and when we arrived at the lake house, she handed me that book. I was disappointed I missed the game, but at the same time, that book made a big impression on me.”

That was their first intro uction. The second time they met was at Kalf Fry, the concert and calf fry event the Kappa Alpha and Phi Delta Theta fraternities host annually.

“Tim saw me there and asked me to dance,” she says.

A few days later he called and asked her on a date, and they decided on shooting skeet, a sport Kelly had participated in since childhood.

“I wasn’t very good,” says Tadlock, laughing. “I suggested our next date be golf, something I knew I could play.”

Kelly says she’s never been a big sports aficion do, and didn’t plays sports as a kid.

“I didn’t know much about baseball, which is probably a good thing,” she says.

Kelly is a middle child, the one known for being lowmaintenance, and she says she is a typical middle child in that respect. She and Tadlock were engaged for three years and married in 1994 at Tate Springs Baptist Church in Arlington.

While he was pursuing his master’s degree, she earned her teacher certification at exas Woman’s University.

If given a few free hours, you’ll likely find him with either a fishing pole or golf club in his hands.

He and his kids fish for bass off a homemade skiff at a family place near Hico, Texas.

Tadlock’s son Ben and daughter Chloe show off their catches at the family lake in Hico, Texas Chloe and Ben Tadlock

When asked, “What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?” he replied with a big grin, “Well, my kids!”

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The Tadlocks, from left: Chloe, Coach Tadlock, Kelly and Ben.

Coach Tadlock’s career:

His first coaching job at Hill College paid $600 a month. “I remember my mom asking, ‘Tim, you don’t really want to coach, do you? There’s no money in that.’”

Coach Tadlock and his wife Kelly were born in the same hospital, Fort Worth Harris Methodist, just 10 days apart— she was born first

HILL COLLEGE REBELS: 1993-1996, assistant GRAYSON VIKINGS: 1997-2005, head coach and athletic director—his team won the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I World Series titles in 1999 and 2000.

OKLAHOMA SOONERS: 2006-2011, assistant TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS: 2012-present. He was hired by Tech in 2012 as an assistant, then promoted to head coach in 2013. In 2016, in addition to leading his team to the College World Series, he was selected Big 12 Coach of the Year, with player Eric Gutierrez being selected Big 12 Player of the Year. The 2016 team won the Big 12 Conference Championship.

Both the 2014 and 2016 teams had appearances in the College World Series, with the 2014 appearance being Tech’s first-eve .

HEAD COACHING RECORD: 577-216

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KELLY TADLOCK ON FORMER PLAYERS, FACEBOOK AND BEING A COACH’S WIFE “When I married Tim, I had no idea what I was getting into,” says Kelly, who confided that she’s never known much about baseball.

“I thought we would live in one town our entire lives. Even after I realized that the nature of a career in college baseball coaching meant living with a certain level of constant uncertainty, I still felt like every move would be our last, and I honestly believed we would have a forever home. I learned to embrace the ever-changing world of players coming and going, and I eventually learned to not live in fear of having to leave a place that we have grown to love. I learned that the only thing that stays the same is everything changes. I've learned that home is where ever we are together, and when the players leave, or the job changes, the relationships do not have to end.

“Our life together has never been about baseball for me, but about relationships. Over the years, we have had the great fortune of crossing paths with some remarkable young men and their families. Tim cares so deeply about each kid, and remembers everything about them, starting with when he recruited them. When Facebook came along, former players would send me a friend request since Tim is not on Facebook. They’d leave comments on something I posted about Tim, and after a few minutes, a dozen or more former players were sharing memories, stories and expressing what Tim meant to them all those years ago, and what he means to them now.

“When that happens, I get the iPad out and we sit on the couch and I share all these Facebook exchanges with Tim, and we laugh, and cry and remember together. Because of Tim, and all those former players, and Facebook, we have something constant now, we share some pretty special seasons in life with these kids, and it is nice to know that no matter where life takes us, and no matter how many miles and years separate us, we are still only a Facebook message away.

“So when you asked me why I keep up with these guys, the answer can either be a simple one, or more complicated one. These guys are how we mark time, some teams were with us when we lost our dog, or had our kids, or lived in the dorm, or built our first house.

So while baseball is what brought us together, our relationship and memories are what keeps us bonded and Facebook makes it easy.”

“While Tim coached at Hill, I taught middle school and high school, seventh through 12th grade, at Maypearl, Texas,” Kelly says.

“I was there three years, then Tim accepted the job at Grayson College and I taught fourth grade at Van Alstyne for fi e years. At that time we lived in Sherman.”

When the couple left Texas for Tadlock’s job at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Kelly quit teaching to focus on being a mom to Chloe and Ben. During her husband’s career, she’s gone from being the young assistant coach’s wife, to the more seasoned head coach’s wife. All throughout, though, she says every coaching staff t ey’ve been part of has been like family—which is a necessity when moving frequently because often coaches and their families end up far from home.

The move from Norman back to their alma mater was exciting for the couple.

Kelly says the kids miss the friends they made in Oklahoma, but quickly settled back into life in Texas. The former player-turnedhead-coach has been warmly welcomed in Lubbock and is often recognized when the couple is in public, for example, at lunch.

“We enjoy meeting fans,” says Kelly, but as for special treatment of her quasi-celebrity spouse, she gives a good-natured laugh and says, “Oh, there’s no special treatment!”

Coach Tadlock will tell you that if he could still find a way to play baseball and make a living, even at 48 years of age, he would. So, yeah, there’s been the obvious almost life-long love of baseball, but he’ll also tell you, aside from baseball, his No. 1 love is his family.

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Chloe and her horse, Chico.

Ben recently completed his 8th grade football season at Irons Junior High in Lubbock.

The Tadlocks have two children: Chloe, 15, and Ben, 13.

“I really like being a dad,” he says. “I enjoy any time I get to spend with them, whether it’s early mornings before school or in the evenings. I love being with my family.”

He has proudly watched Chloe’s horsemanship skills improve over the last few years—she just got her first orse this past summer, a palomino gelding named Chico. Chloe spends as much of her free time with Chico as she can.

As a sophomore at Lubbock’s Coronado High School, Chloe also plays golf and is active in FFA on several judging teams and in public speaking events. Aside from those activities, she says she loves to fish a d recently caught the Texas Grand Slam on a family trip to Port O’Connor, Texas: a fl under, a redfish a d a speckled trout.

And Ben, who’s an 8th grader, has a strong affinity for sports playing baseball, football and basketball—just like his dad. When asked what his favorite sport is, he replied, “Baseball.” Did I need to ask that?

In reference to his son’s rapidly increasing height, Coach Tadlock shakes his head and says, “He’s 13 and already taller than I am.”

Kelly notes Ben’s sports schedule tent-poles from season to season, and Chloe’s varied activities are constant, which keeps her and the kids hopping. One of the family’s favorite ways to spend downtime is at Kelly’s mother’s place in Hico, Texas.

There’s a small private lake surrounded by oak and pecan trees where Coach Tadlock, Chloe and Ben never tire of catching bass. If Tadlock has a recruiting trip that is within a few hours of Hico, he’ll often bring his family along so they can enjoy some time out on the water.

Fortunately for Texas Tech baseball fans, Tadlock is one of those rare folks who embodies, both at work and at home, the saying: “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.”

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“Park Place,” 1997.

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“Preston Smith,” 1985.

“CEO,” 1985 (created), 2016 (installed).

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“Irish Madonna,” 2001.

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eople who retire typically are on the receiving end of gifts.

Not so with renowned sculptor Glenna Goodacre.

Goodacre announced her pending retirement from sculpting with a gift to the Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business Administration. “CEO,” a six-foot, four-inch bronze sculpture of a businesswoman, now graces the courtyard area between the two buildings of the college.

“CEO” joins fi e other Goodacre works in Lubbock at Texas Tech University.

Jill Goodacre Connick, her daughter, modeled for the sculpture in 1985.

A Lubbock native, Goodacre grew up in The Hub City. Her parents, Homer G. Maxey and Melba Tatom Maxey, both graduated from Texas Tech, in 1931 and 1933, respectively. Her father was a well-known Lubbock businessman.

The sculptor graduated from Colorado College and studied at the Art Students League in New York.

Goodacre was awarded an honorary doctorate from Texas Tech University in 1996. Eighth Street in Lubbock, near campus, was renamed Glenna Goodacre Boulevard in 2005.

The artist’s 50-year career has included a long-standing working relationship with Texas Tech.

Goodacre’s ability to capture and depict a wide range of human emotions is partly what makes her works so engaging. Her works at Texas Tech reflect oy, love, sadness, pride and other feelings.

“We are very fortunate to have six of Glenna Goodacre’s sculptures in the University Public Art Collection,” says Emily Wilkinson, director of public art for the Texas Tech University System. “Not only is she a world-

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Her works at Texas Tech reflect j y, love, sadness, pride and other feelings.

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“William Curry Holden,” 1972.

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“Tug O’ War,” 1988.

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renowned sculptor, she is also a Lubbock native and a wonderful representative of this place.”

Her first p ece to appear on campus is the bust she created of William Curry Holden, Ph.D., an anthropology professor and the first director of t e Texas Tech Museum.

The likeness is in the rotunda of Holden Hall, which served as the original museum.

Another tribute piece is “Preston Smith,” installed south of the Administration Building sallyport in 1985. The imposing nine-foot, three-inch tall bronze portrait depicts the former Texas governor from Lubbock who also was a Texas Tech alumnus. He was responsible for the establishment of the Texas Tech School of Medicine.

A favorite piece of hers greets visitors to the Museum of Texas Tech University. “Tug O’ War,” a bronze that shows fi e children playing tug of war. The life-size artwork was installed in 1988. It was funded by the Clifford B. ones Trust and the West Texas Museum Association.

“Park Place,” a popular piece located southwest of the College of Human Sciences, is made up of eight figures, i cluding a dog, at different sta es of life. The people are a bit larger than lifesize. The winding design has places for people to sit among the figures. Si ce it was installed in 1997, “Park Place” has been a location for many photos.

Not all of Goodacre’s pieces at Texas Tech are in Lubbock. The School of Medicine/School of Allied Health Building in Amarillo is home to “Crossing the Prairie,” installed in 2001. The large-scale bronze recalls the difficul es pioneer women endured.

Although not technically part of the Public Art Collection, “Irish Madonna,” 2001, also resides on campus, near Doak Hall and the College of Human Sciences. The portrait honors survivors of the Irish Potato Famine, a theme found in other pieces by Goodacre, such as “The Irish Memorial” in Philadelphia, which honors the many Irish immigrants who left their homeland in search of a better life.

Goodacre’s work is known worldwide. She is best known for her work in bronze, which includes more than 40 bronze busts of prominent individuals. She also is known for her large-scale installations.

One of her most popular pieces is the “Vietnam Women’s Memorial” located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The installation is a tribute to the more than 250,000 women volunteers who served during the Vietnam War. She also is the designer of the 2000 Sacajawea U.S. Dollar gold coin, depicting the Native American woman who helped with the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase.

Texas Tech is fortunate to be home to some of the stellar works by Goodacre.

BY JENNIFER RITZ AS ENROLLMENT AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING HAS INCREASED, SO HAVE THE ACROSSTHE-BOARD FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS OF UNIVERSITIES. There’s not always enough funding to fulfill every need, so discovering innovative ways to raise additional funds is often a necessity.

Faced with the reality of increased expenses, dwindling dollars and the real possibility of having to eliminate the meat lab at Texas Tech, Mark Miller, Ph.D., San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Endowed Chair, and professor of meat and muscle biology in the Department of Animal & Food Sciences, began investigating ways for the meats program to become self-suffi ent, or at least less dependent on the whims of the government for the program’s needs.

“Since coming back to Texas Tech in 1990, I’ve watched higher education funding be cut over and over again,” says Miller.

His answer was a novel approach to raising private dollars as a way to keep a facility open that is used for hands-on learning by students and a practice venue for students and the meats judging team. It was also a golden opportunity for him to pass along the importance of giving back to younger generations.

“We were looking at having to use much less effecti e means of teaching, like slides and videos,” he says of the possibility of losing the meat lab. “And, you know, I couldn’t help but think there was another way. We had

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our God-given abilities, a lot of talent and we were able to work hard.”

Miller envisioned turning Raider Red Meats, in existence on a small scale since 1968, into something that could bridge the gap between what tax dollars provided and what his meat science program needed.

“I think you could go to any major university with a meat lab and see that it is a huge drain,” Miller says. “It almost always operates at a deficit.”

And the reality is college programs were never designed to make money—rather, the original purpose of any university and its moving parts, was educating students, not making profits.

For agricultural science students and members of meat judging teams, a state-of the-art meat lab is a necessity.

For a major university such as Texas Tech, not having a meat lab would be a colossal failure from an education standpoint.

Further, Miller knew expanding Raider Red Meats could provide two additional opportunities for students: handson experience preparing meat for sale and providing service and outreach. His vision was to see Raider Red Meats fina cially support the meat science program, provide scholarships through an endowment and offer earning opportunities for students as well as provide services, such as meat donations and meal service, in the Lubbock community. The concept predicted an all-around winner, as long as he could put the right people in the right places.

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The success of any endeavor depends on the people involved and their level of commitment. You can have the fi est product, but if the people producing and selling that product don’t have their hearts in it, your business will fail.

So, from the top down, a successful enterprise will have folks who believe wholeheartedly in what they’re doing; Raider Red Meats at Texas Tech is a prime example of building success from within.

Raider Red Meats officially was establi ed in 1968, but back then it didn’t resemble what it is today. The program didn’t realize large profits until 2008 when the current business model was created that allowed for mass-market sales of meat, seasonings and sauces with the Raider Red Meats logo. Most of these items are processed and prepared by hand by Texas Tech students.

Raider Red Meats has had exceptional success for a number of reasons: the people, their product and their mission. Most of those involved at the top are alumni, so they have a natural affinity for exas Tech. Miller ’82, ’84— who has stepped back from most of his involvement with Raider Red Meats, was key in helping launch the concept that a university entity could raise its own money—is a Tech alumnus who also judged meat for Texas Tech while he was an undergrad. He coached the Texas Tech Meat Judging Team, and his teams won many national championships. He isn’t the sole coach anymore but is still involved with the coaches and travels with the teams to competitions.

“Raider Red Meats was created to help develop the ability of students, staff a d faculty to Strive for Honor in the Pursuit of Excellence and to serve unselfishly,” says Mil er. “By creating an environment for students to learn and develop skills while developing them for work later in the industry, the students develop experiential learning outcomes to touch tomorrow.”

The public always has been welcome to visit the retail room of the Gordon W. Davis Meat Lab to purchase house-made sausage, jerky, bacon and hand-cut steaks—a variety of retail cuts of beef, pork, lamb and goat are also part of the line-up. In the past, the retail room was in a difficult-t fi d location in the back of the meat lab. In 2005, when the Department of Animal & Food Sciences Building was completed, it included Cowamongus, a restaurant that serves fresh burgers and chicken strips as well as custard made on site—customers of Cowamongus can also purchase, from in-store coolers, retail meats cut and prepared at the Texas Tech Gordon W. Davis Meat Lab. Meat has always been available for shipment as well.

In 2006, Miller was approached by The Bellator Group with a plan to expand Raider Red Meats.

“They wanted to license Raider Red Meats’ name and brand,” Miller explains. “I developed the business plan…we had all of the documents completed through the Texas Tech University legal (department) and the Bellator legal team, and we had already signed the agreement when the primary investor passed away just before signing. So we were left holding the bag, so to speak.”

Miller was extremely disappointed, but six months later, as he was traveling to the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo to serve in his annual capacity as superintendent of the heifer show, he had an epiphany. He decided he’d create the business plan and set about hiring the right person to launch Raider Red Meats. It was another year before he was able to put his plan in place. He wanted to hire a former student and member of his 1997 meat judging team, Bradley Price, to launch the new Raider Red Meats.

“Bradley was a very successful Cargill employee who was making much more money than Texas Tech would allow me to pay,” says Miller. “I said, ‘OK, God, you are in control,’ and I made the phone call to Bradley, telling him the entire story.”

After much consideration by Price, he accepted Miller’s offer a d returned to Lubbock with the agreement he’d stay fi e years, then return to the private sector. Price and his wife, Kaci, moved to Lubbock in 2008. Price started

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Bradley Price established the Raider Red Meats Cookoff in 2011 as a way to promote and raise money for Raider Red Meats’ endowment. In 2015, with the help of barbecue partners in the Lubbock community, the cook off was officially branded the “Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship,” which is now sanctioned by the world-renowned Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioning body. The Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship, held in late August of each year, is now a Texas State Championship cookoff. In 2016, Texas Tech’s Raider Red Meats hosted more than 125 teams from 13 states and raised more than $10,000 for the Raider Red Meats scholarship endowment.

Second photo from left: Bradley Price still participates in the annual Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship, here he samples his ribs prior to submitting them to the judges. Last photo on right: Judges sample the submissions during the Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship. Many of the judges are from the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS).

his job Sept. 1, 2008, and he stayed with Raider Red Meats until Sept. 1, 2013, when he returned to private industry.

“Making the decision to return to Texas Tech was, at the time, a pretty significant chan e,” says Price, who now works for Zoetis Animal Health and lives in Shallowater, outside Lubbock.

“I promised fi e years to the program, because I felt like, if I couldn’t get it done within that time frame, I needed to leave.

“The biggest thing for me is the purpose of Raider Red Meats—it’s not the money or the business plan. I wanted to be a part of ingraining in current students that servant mentality. The students who were there in the late ’80s and through the ’90s did so much for others with nothing being given back to them. It was so gratifying to see our first r und of students receive scholarships (via the Raider Red Meats Endowment) this past year.”

Price also noted that when he took on the role of director in 2008, he had 13 paid student employees. Today that number has grown to 32 paid student employees, which, he points out, means almost triple the number of students are impacted by Raider Red Meats’ success—they’re earning money and experience while they attend college.

Part of ensuring the success of Raider Red Meats was convincing retailers to carry Raider Red Meats, which, in addition to the retail sales at the on-campus Cowamongus store, would provide an outside revenue stream.

“We first focused on United Supermar ets to sell our bacon and sausages in their stores,” says Miller. “They put them into

most of their 50 stores. We also developed additional business with more than 25 area units. This was a great blessing as we had just made history in getting our products into a major retail store and this gave us some important needed base business. In addition, we were able to secure the protein business of more than 20 local restaurants. The ability to capture this secondary base business was a very important milestone for Raider Red Meats.”

The success of Raider Red Meats has been gratifying for alumni of the program. Alumna Kristina Harris Butts received her bachelor’s degree in 2001 in agricultural communications from the Department of Agricultural Education & Communications and her master’s degree in 2004 in animal science. She is a former member of the Texas Tech Meat Judging Team, was executive director of legislative affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in Washington, D.C., and is now serving as director of strategic initiatives at Texas Tech University System under Texas Tech University System Chancellor Duncan. She is also the 2017 chair of the Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board of Directors. She, like many alumni of the meats program, is a proud supporter of Red Raider Meats what it has accomplished.

“What Raider Red Meats has been able to achieve by providing students with such a unique experiential learning opportunity is quite impressive,” Butts says. “They have built a great reputation with their high-quality meat products while remaining true to their goal of supporting students and the university community.”

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The people who keep Raider Red Meats smoking, from left: Ashley Kanaman, office assistant; ate Corliss; Ben Weatherly, Raider Red Meat sales manager; Moriah Beyers and Mark Miller, Ph.D.

CONTINUING THE TRADITION Moriah Jennings Beyers, who received her master’s degree in agricultural education in 2006, is the coordinator of the meat science programs, and has worked for Texas Tech since 2008. She assists with the marketing, branding and public relations for Raider Red Meats. Her job duties also encompass all parts of the meat science program, including judging, teaching, research and Raider Red Meats.

Beyers is one of the people behind the scenes who makes Raider Red Meats a success, working tirelessly for causes she believes in: education, outreach and alumni involvement.

“Raider Red Meats is a valuable tool we use in the education of our current students, and it serves as a way for alumni of Texas Tech to stay connected to the university,” notes Beyers.

“I think it’s important to emphasize that Raider Red Meats has a big impact in the Lubbock community through service.”

The list of organizations that benefit rom Raider Red Meats donations and service is long. Corliss listed some: Ag in the Bag, Communities in Schools, Make-A-Wish—North Texas, Buckner Foundation, Volunteer Center of Lubbock, Boy Scouts of America, South Plains Food Bank, Refuge Services and Services Honor Flight

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One of the recipients of Raider Red Meats generosity is the founder of Refuge Services, Patti Mandrell ’96, ’98, who received her bachelor’s degree in human development & family studies and her master’s degree in counselor education.

Refuge Services, based in Lubbock, provides equine therapy services to children with disabilities, at-risk youth and veterans. Refuge Services’ mission is to provide a therapeutic setting for physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language therapists, or licensed mental health professionals to come together to incorporate horses into their treatment plan. It’s an expensive but worthy endeavor.

“Many families depend on our services,” says Mandrell. “Refuge Services is looking for organizations, like Raider Red Meats, that want to partner with us to help raise the funds for handicapped children to experience the freedom and joy of walking for the first ti e with the help of their horse friend. Without the generosity of our benefactors, we couldn’t fulfill ur mission.”

What can I buy from Raider Red Meats?

Whether you live in Lubbock, Texas, or Laramie, Wyoming, you can enjoy Raider Red Meats products, because they ship nationwide. Their bacon, both regular and jalapeño, as well as barbecue sauces and seasonings and rubs, are sold in Lubbock-area United Supermarkets and United Market Street stores.

The following is a list of products currently sold.

Please note some products may change from time to time due to availability.

• Whole cuts of beef, pork, lamb and goat, which includes but isn’t limited to steaks, chops, ribs and ground meat.

• Wet-aged USDA prime beef steaks: aged a minimum of 30 days for enhanced beef flavor and tenderness. Wet aged beef remains sealed in a Cryovac bag and stored in a 36°—38° environment during the aging process.

Processed meats such as: • Hickory smoked bacon, uncooked • Peppered bacon, uncooked • Jalapeño bacon, uncooked • Smoked German sausage • Jalapeño smoked sausage • Jalapeño cheese German sausage • Beef jerky • Breakfast sausage • Blueberry breakfast sausage—yes it sounds… different…but it’s one of the most popular items sold by Raider Red Meats.

• Smoked brisket • Raider Red’s beef franks 2 Sauces • BBQ sauce • Sweet BBQ sauce Seasonings—a proprietary blend of seasonings created to enhance the flavor of any cut of meat • Raider Red’s steak seasoning, large and small sizes available • Raider Red’s brisket rub • Raider Red’s prime rib rub

A portion of proceeds from Raider Red Meats’ sales funds scholarships for students in the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources. It has a collegewide impact even though it’s housed within the Department of Animal & Food Sciences.

To order your own box of deliciousness, visit www.raiderredmeats.com, call 806-742-2804 or email ben.weatherly@ttu.edu.

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CHANGE OF HANDS, SAME HEART When he accepted the position in 2008 with a promise of fi e years of service, Price agreed to train his replacement. Price had an employee, Tate Corliss ’10, ’12, he knew would be a perfect fit.

Corliss began working for Raider Red Meats in 2011. He was named Price’s replacement in 2012, and the two trained together until Price’s departure—Corliss was officially e new director of Raider Red Meats in 2013. Corliss was a member of the 2009 National Championship Meats Judging Team. He received his bachelor’s degree in animal science and a master’s degree in agricultural leadership from the Department of Agricultural Education & Communications in 2012.

Choosing Corliss for the new directorship was a wise choice. He believes fully in the mission of Raider Red Meats.

“Raider Red Meats’ motto is to ‘fund scholarships and serve others,’” says Corliss. “We are proud that we not only teach our students about meat science and business, but we work to promote servant-hood and selfless ess.”

Corliss’ entire career has been spent in the meat industry and in the role of service as a coach for collegiate meats teams (an unpaid position). As director he is responsible for the production, marketing and sales of all RRM products. He also works with staff a d students to ensure that the best hands-on experience possible is being provided for students while also producing the highest-quality products to market to customers.

“I feel Raider Red Meats is a unique one-of-a-kind way for us to give our students great hands-on exposure to the meat and livestock industry while connecting to our community with the marketing of our products,” says Corliss. “We also give CASNR (College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources) and Texas Tech positive exposure with the different vents that we host throughout the year, such as our BBQ Cook Off a d Holiday Sale.”

Corliss has been able to watch students depart Texas Tech and succeed in industry because of the experience gained under his watchful eye. Corliss notes that he has employers call to request more students from his program, because they enter the job force fully prepared. One of his current student employees is senior meat business major Jessica Humphrey.

“This job has allowed me to gain experience in all sectors of the meat industry,” Humphrey says. “I’ve gained the ability to communicate with customers and become a better salesperson, while at the same time being involved in the fabrication of product.

Students like me will leave Tech with well-rounded experience of the meat industry as a whole.”

Humphrey notes that student employees at Raider Red Meats are involved in fabrication in the meat lab such as cutting wholesale product into specifications. St dents produce numerous processed products created for the store (in Cowamongus), such as sausage, prime rib and smoked brisket. On the marketing and sales side, students can help with making monthly sales fl ers, putting together specific or ers and delivering product to local customers and communicating with customers in the retail store. Then there’s the benefit recei ed through scholarships.

“Raider Red Meats scholarships have allowed me to continue my education,” she says. “With steadily increasing tuition prices, especially for out-of-state students, the scholarship has kept me from acquiring large student loan debts. The scholarship has also

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Raider Red Meats 2016 scholarship recipients; from left are Delaina Pearson, Plant & Soil Science; Kiersten Scott, Animal Science; Cole Perkins, Animal Science; Jessica Humphrey, Animal Science and Delaney Hanagan, Animal Science.

allowed me to continue my passion for meat judging, and Raider Red Meats employees have unselfishly provided multiple meals and support not only for my team but other collegiate teams and department organizations.”

An example of a recent graduate who worked for Raider Red meats and is succeeding in industry is Dan Crownover ’13, ’16, who received his bachelor’s degree in agricultural education from the Department of Agricultural Education & Communications and his master’s degree in animal science from the Department of Animal & Food Sciences. He’s now a brand production and quality specialist for Certifie Angus Beef, LLC. Crownover worked for Raider Red Meats while attending Texas Tech.

“Raider Red Meats helped prepare me for this job in more ways than one,” Crownover explains.

“I think the first thing was, it flat elped me get this job. Raider Red Meats played a big role for me fina cially to get through my undergrad and then again for my master’s. Without the Raider Red Meats scholarship help I received, who knows if I’d be here (working for CAB).

“Beyond that, Raider Red Meats taught me the business side of the meat industry and also the relationship side of the meat industry. Businesswise, I learned through Raider Red Meats the value of high quality meats and how important it is to properly handle the product. From food safety to proper cut techniques to even packaging…all of these can affect t e value of the product. Through this, Raider Red Meats has helped me go into the real world with real experience.

“Finally, Raider Red Meats taught me about relationships and how important they are in the meat industry. People…associated with or who have been helped by Raider Red Meats almost enter this brotherhood or common family. We all share a common bond because we realize how fortunate we were to be involved with Raider Red Meats and, because of that, we respect one another. Well, in the meat industry it’s all about the relationships you develop and sustain. At the end of the day, I believe relationships trump dollars and Raider Red Meats is responsible for first s owing me that.”

The experience gained working for Red Raider Meats, along with a college degree, is what the industry wants when hiring new talent. And Texas Tech’s program is the nation’s best.

“We keep our ear to the ground when it comes to the industry stakeholders,” says Corliss. “We are proud that we are turning out the most experienced, sought-after graduates in the country who go represent Tech in a positive manner. We’re also proud that they leave Texas Tech with the heart of a servant, as someone who sees value in giving back…making a differe ce.”

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Texas Tech University

Red Raiders Assemble: Heroes vs. Villains

By Jean Ann Cantore Homecoming 2016 was nothing less than spectacular. The lights and sounds, the action and that indomitable Red Raider spirit all made this traditional fall celebration unforgettable. The week included something for everyone—contests and events that appealed to Red Raiders young and old, including a Friday night parade and bonfire.

Texas Tech Alumni Association held festivities to gather and honor alumni and people who make the university great. Thursday evening was a reception for Alumni Association board members at the Frazier Alumni Pavilion, where guests enjoyed a presentation about plans to expand the pavilion.

Friday noon, the organization honored four outstanding full-time, non-faculty Texas Tech University employees at the annual Top Techsan Luncheon.

This year’s honorees were Dustin Delano, Office of e Vice President for Research; Kelly Fox, Ph.D., Higher Education Teaching Sites at Fredericksburg and Highland Lakes; Zaida M. Gracia, Whitacre College of Engineering and Janelle Zamora, University Career Center.

That evening, at “A Matador Evening” reception and dinner, the Alumni Association honored graduates John and Diane King Scovell with the Lauro F. Cavazos Award “to recognize and honor individuals or couples who have made significant contri utions to Texas Tech and the Alumni Association through individual efforts, ublic recognition and/or fina cial support.”

Texas Tech Spirit Program Director Stephanie Rhode received the Distinguished Service Award, to recognize her “outstanding service to Texas Tech University or the Alumni Association.”

Peggy Pearce, who was special events director at the Texas Tech Alumni Association and passed away in April 2016, was recognized at the dinner. She worked for the association for 42 years. A portrait and a plaque were shown and will be placed by her former offic During half-time of the Homecoming football game versus West Virginia University, students Holt Lamberson of Lubbock and Payton Cassidy of Gainesville were crowned Texas Tech University’s 2016 Homecoming king and queen. Lamberson represented Beta Upsilon Chi, and Cassidy represented Chi Omega.

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1. No Homecoming is complete without a bonfire.

2. Texas Tech Alumni Association Board Member reception at the Frazier Alumni Pavilion Thursday evening.

3. The Top Techsan luncheon honors outstanding university employees at noon Friday. From left, are Fox, Zamora, Delano and Gracia.

4. Lauro F. Cavazos Award winners John and Diane King Scovell.

5. Distinguished Service Award winner Stephanie Rhode.

6. A full house at the annual “A Matador Evening” reception and dinner Friday night.

7. The 2016 Texas Tech University Homecoming Royalty: King Holt Lamberson and Queen Payton Cassidy.

8. Texas Tech University President Lawrence Schovanec and First Lady Patty Schovanec enjoyed a prime spot in the Homecoming parade. They crowned the Homecoming king and queen at the game the next day.

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Celebrating the one-year anniversary of the North Houston Chapter in September at Kirby’s in The Woodlands are, from left, Jim Douglass, associate vice president of Texas Tech Alumni Association; Jeannie Ortiz, president of the North Houston Chapter and Megan Crowl, vice president of the chapter.

At the North Houston Chapter’s one-year anniversary celebration are Natalie Saikowski Goertz, North Houston Chapter board member, and her father, Ron Saikowski.

The Hill Country Chapter prepares to participate in the 127th Gillespie County Fair in Fredericksburg, Texas, in September.

Ginger Kerrick, who holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics, in 1991 and 1993, respectively, from Texas Tech University, was inducted into the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame in Denton, Texas, in October.

She is a 25-year employee of NASA who became the space agency’s first female Hispanic flight directo .

Kerrick is a former member of the Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board of Directors. She also is a Distinguished Alumna of Texas Tech.

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Wellington Chapter leadership Kendra Hedrick; Joe Baumgardner, chapter president; Landey Waters; Drew Taylor; Brooklyn Montgomery, scholarship recipient; Chad Kane and Alison Strickland celebrate with the Masked Rider at their annual scholarship dinner in August.

The Double T Varsity Club presented Bill Dean, Ed.D., left, with its Heritage Award during the Texas Tech Hall of Fame Banquet Nov. 4 in Lubbock.

Visiting with him is Robert Giovannetti, senior associate athletics director at Texas Tech.

The Heritage Award is bestowed by the Texas Tech Athletics Department to a former letterwinner who has been exemplary in their chosen field while displaying qualities of sportsmanship, character and integrity. Dean, president and CEO of the Texas Tech Alumni Association, was one of the first baseball student athletes after the spo t regained intercollegiate status in 1954; he was a baseball letterwinner from 1956-60. He has since then served Texas Tech University in his role with the alumni association as well as a communications professor.

getting to know Texas Tech Alumni Association Board Members

NANCY LEECH BIRDWELL

MAJOR ACTIVITIES IN WHICH YOU WERE INVOLVED AS A STUDENT AT TECH: Some

IN WHAT CITY DO YOU RESIDE? I just moved from Salado, Texas, back to my hometown, Albany, Texas.

of the activities that I enjoyed while at Tech included serving as vice president and pledge trainer for Pi Beta Phi sorority, President’s Hostess, Advertising Society, Rodeo Club and intramural sports.

WHAT IS YOUR POSITION ON THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD? Committee member of marketing/communications,

membership and the Frazier Task Force (overseeing the expansion of the Frazier Alumni Pavilion).

WHAT WAS YOUR MAJOR AND CLASS YEAR AT TECH, PLUS ANY OTHER DEGREES YOU MAY HAVE EARNED? I graduated in 1974 with bachelor of arts in

advertising/public relations from the College of Communication with a minor in English.

WHERE ARE YOU EMPLOYED AND WHAT IS YOUR POSITION? I just retired from Baylor

Scott & White Healthcare as chief development officer d executive vice president and CEO of Scott & White Healthcare Foundation. I’m now focusing on managing my ranching interests in Albany and Eldorado, Texas.

WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS? I have two daughters, Megan Birdwell and Lucy Birdwell Carter, and her husband Fowler Carter. My three grandchildren are Laura, 6; Thomas, 4 and Elizabeth, 1. My brother Jim and family are also Tech graduates.

WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR FONDEST MEMORIES FROM YOUR TECH DAYS? One of

my fondest memories is the first ti e I watched the Red Raider Masked Rider run at my first fo tball game. It still gives me goose bumps each time.

WHAT IS ONE THING YOU’VE ENJOYED SEEING OCCUR RECENTLY AT TEXAS TECH? The incredible growth in all ar-

eas, enrollment, facilities, research and expansion.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? I love to read, I am now reading “All the Light We Cannot See.” WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES? “Gone With the Wind,”

“Secretariat,” “Under the Tuscan Sun,” “Love Actually,” and on and on. I love movies!

WHAT ARE YOUR INTERESTS AND HOBBIES? I grew up on a ranch and have

always had a connection with animals. I have horses, dogs and a donkey. Love to travel, shoot skeet, fish, art a d history.

WHAT CHARACTER TRAIT DO YOU VALUE HIGHLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL? Honesty and

integrity IF YOU COULD ASK FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE TO YOUR HOME FOR AN EVENING, WHO WOULD THEY BE? My family and closest

friends.

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///GOLD Mr. and Mrs. Weston Benoit ’12 (Cat Benoit ’11) Dr. John Kuczek ’00 Dr. Carolina Moctezuma ’99 Mr. Clayton Sykes ’09

/ / / S I LV E R Mr. Talmage Hood ’73 Mr. Donald Wood ’82 and Dr. Tanya Wood ’99

///BRONZE Dr. Cody Beaver ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Holcomb ’80 (Deann Holcomb ’83)

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Rucker ’97 (Robin Rucker ’91)

Dr. Carolyn Jackson ’05

Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Rumold (Lindsay Rumold ’07)

Mr. and Mrs. Dustin Jones ’02 (Traci Jones ’03)

Ms. Hayley Sanders ’13

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Keffer ’05 (Ashley Keffer ’05)

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Semler ’89 (Melody Semler ’91)

Mr. Jonathan Kemp ’08

Mr. and Mrs. Luke Shoemaker ’04 (Misti Shoemaker ’05)

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Knox (Ashley Knox ’06)

Mr. and Mrs. Justin Steinhauer ’86 (Dana Steinhauer ’86)

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lauer ’99 (Heather Lauer ’99)

Mr. Lance Sumrall ’14

Mr. Clayton Lawrence ’12

Mr. Scott Tautfest ’06

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lindebak (Sydney Lindebak ’83)

Mr. Adam Valenzuela ’11 and Mrs. Maricruz Mecalco

Mr. and Mrs. Erbey Molinar ’03 (Renata Molinar ’04)

Ms. Erica Valles ’13

Dr. Jeremy Nelms ’07 and Dr. Stephanie Nelms ’08

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Vaughn ’03 (Laquita Vaughn ’08)

Mr. and Mrs. Lane Odom ’96 (Amber Odom ’97)

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Weinette ’95 (Brandi Weinette ’95)

Mr. James Patterson ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Justin Pinkston ’10 (Lauren Leavell Pinkston ’07)

Mr. Collin Weiland ’13

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Smith ’84 (Donna Smith ’91) Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Sweeney ’04 (Brandi Sweeney ’02)

Ms. Kristi Pippin ’06

Mr. Christopher Wood ’07

Dr. John Rayfield ’ 6

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ybarbo (Samantha Ybarbo ’13)

Ms. Lori Romero ’03

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Young ’76 (Katy Young)

Ms. Tonya Trepinski ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wofford ’67 (Jane Wofford)

/ / / C E NTU RY Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Anderson (Colby Anderson ’09) Mrs. Ashley Archer ’09 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Arrieta ’09 (Caitlin Gravella Arrieta ’09) Lt. Col. and Mrs. James Bailey ’94 (Heather Bailey ’94) Mrs. Jennifer Baldwin ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Barbour ’12 (Megan Barbour) Mr. Jonathan Barton ’09 Ms. Karen Bostick ’85 Mr. Jason Broussard, ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Justin Bryan ’98 (Marcella Bryan ’96) Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Byrne ’10 (Caitlin Hogge Byrne ’11) Mr. Tony Mancil ’03 and Ms. Mimi Coffey ’94 Mr. Stephen Cross and Dr. Brenda Fields Cross ’03 Mr. Andrew Crum ’12 Mr. Obren Djordjevic ’81 Mr. Jason Durbin ’09 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Floeck ’96 (Amy Floeck ’97) Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Gatlin ’86 (Becca Gatlin ’82) Dr. Lavoyger Gies ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Grabow ’03 (Nichole Grabow ’01) Mr. and Mrs. Weslee Green ’96 (Wendy Green ’94) Mr. Jesus Guerra ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hill (Jametra Hill ’04) Ms. Debbie Hooker ’73

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Ms. Tasha Wells ’04

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A G LI M PS E AT TE XAS TEC H’S H E R ITAG E

A Texas Tech icon rides high in the 1957 “La Ventana.”

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1974

DEL RAY MOUNTS (BBA Management)

BILL MCDONALD (BBA Accounting)

Garden City, Kansas, was inducted in the Texas Sports Hall of Fame Sept. 26, 2016, at the Hilton Fort Worth Downtown Hotel. Mounts played basketball at Texas Tech from 1960-62 under Polk Robinson.

Houston, Texas, an attorney with the firm of Thompson & Knight LLP, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2017. Bill’s fie d is corporate law.

1966 JIMMY IRISH (BBA Finance) Dallas, Texas,

an attorney with the firm of T ompson & Knight LLP, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2017. Jimmy’s fie d is corporate law.

1968 GARY SEAT (BS Physical Education) Palestine, Texas, and his wife, Phyllis, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 18. They celebrated with an Alaskan cruise. Gary played football under JT King from 1963-1967.

1973 MIKE HAYNES (BA Journalism MA ’91

Mass Communications) Amarillo, Texas, retired in August 2016 after 25 years as an Amarillo College faculty member.

He was an AC student media adviser and taught journalism and advertising. Mike was editorial adviser of The University Daily and “La Ventana” from 1983 to 1990 and was named a College Media Association Honor Roll Adviser in 1986. He has worked at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal and the Amarillo Globe-News and was publisher of The McLean News. He was inducted into the Panhandle Press Association Hall of Fame in 2009. He and his sister, Sheri Haynes, are co-publishers of Panhandle-Plains Basketball Magazine. His wife is Kathy.

1976 MICHAEL SHEEHAN (BA Psychology) Aledo, Texas, an attorney with the firm of Thompson & Knight LLP, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2017. Michael specializes in business and commercial litigation, health care law and litigation-mergers and acquisitions. He was also selected by Thomson Reuters for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers 2016.

This list reflects only t e top fi e percent of lawyers in Texas. His wife is Carol.

1980 WILLIAM L. “BILL” BANOWSKY (BBA

Accounting) Dallas, Texas, an attorney with the firm of T ompson & Knight LLP, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2017. Bill specializes in commercial litigation, corporate compliance law, corporate governance law, litigationFirst Amendment, litigation-mergers and acquisitions, litigation-regulatory enforcement (SEC, telecom, energy), litigationsecurities. He was also selected by Thomson Reuters for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers 2016. This list reflects only the top fi e percent of lawyers in Texas.

His wife is SUSAN LANGE BANOWSKY (BBA Accounting).

KEITH NOVICK (BBA Accounting, MS ’84 Accounting, JD ’84 Law) Dallas, Texas, an attorney with the law firm of Gar ere Wynne Sewell LLP, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2017. Keith specializes in trusts and estates. He was also selected by Thomson Reuters for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers 2016.

This list reflects only t e top fi e percent of lawyers in Texas.

WILLIAM J. “WILLIE” SCHUERGER (BA English, JD ’83 Law) Dallas, Texas, an attorney with the firm of T ompson & Knight LLP, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2017. Willie specializes in corporate law. His wife is Susan.

1981 CRAIG HAYNES (BA Political Science) Garland, Texas, an attorney with the firm of Thompson & Knight LLP, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2017. Craig specializes in bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, energy law, and oil and gas law. He was also selected by Thomson Reuters for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers 2016.

This list reflects only t e top fi e percent of lawyers in Texas.

1982 RICHARD WAGGONER (JD Law) Dallas,

Texas, an attorney with the law firm of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2017. Richard specializes in corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. He was also selected for the inclusion of Texas Super Lawyers 2016 by Thomson Reuters.

This list reflects only t e top fi e percent of lawyers in Texas. His wife is Melissa.

1983 DANESH K. TAFTI (MS Mechanical

Engineering) Blacksburg, Virginia, professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was reappointed as the William S. Cross Jr. Professor of Engineering. Danesh has been instrumental in integrating computational flu d dynamics techniques into the College of Engineering curriculum through mentoring senior capstone design projects and student research projects. He has received more than $19 million in external grants, has published 102 peer-reviewed journal publications

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A special thank you to our top-level members for their continued support.

Diamond ($5,000 or more annually) Mr. & Mrs. Bryant Bonner ’95 (Whitney Bonner ’96)

Mrs. Peggy B. LaFont ’61

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Breedlove ’70 (Lorrie Breedlove)

Mr. Rowland Lawson ’84

Lt. Col. Mark H. Bryant ’83

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Perkins (Joyce W. Perkins ’64)

Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Chenault ’82 (Vicki L. Chenault)

Mr. & Mrs. John Scovell ’68 (Diane Scovell ’68)

Mr. & Mrs. Jason Elliott (Robin Elliott ’95)

Mr. & Mrs. Barry C. Street ’79 (SuDeline Street ’79)

Mrs. Helen J. Geick ’61

Mr. & Mrs. Randall W. Vines ’84 (Dona E. Vines ’86)

Platinum ($2,500 to $4,999 annually) Mr. & Mrs. Grant F. Adamson ’81 (Nelda S. Adamson) Mr. & Mrs. Mike Baca (Jan W. Baca ’70) Mr. & Mrs. James P. Bennett ’02 (Christi Bennett) Mr. Greg Borum Dr. & Mrs. Edward Broome ’68 (Jan L. Broome ’68) Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Brown ’59 (Elena R. Brown) Mr. & Mrs. Steve L. Burleson ’83 (Elizabeth Burleson ’84) Ms. Maria R. Carter ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Clay Cash ’97 (Ashley B. Cash) Ms. Nora Chang ’95 Mr. Michael Conley ’13 Mr. Floyd E. Cotham, Jr. ’83 Mr. & Mrs. Lynn F. Cowden ’80 (Lisa Cowden) Mr. Richard R. Davila, II Mr. & Mrs. Enoch L. Dawkins ’60 (Frances Dawkins) Mr. Daniel F. Frye, III ’73 Mr. Ralph G. Goodlet, Jr. ’82 Mr. & Mrs. J. Todd Gregory ’85 (Nancy Gregory) Mr. & Mrs. B.R. “Rip” Griffin (Geneva Griffin ’51) Mr. & Mrs. Will B. Hagood ’69 (Karen Hagood ’71) Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie D. Hammonds ’68 (Nancy L. Hammonds) Mrs. Julianna Hawn Holt ’69 Mr. H. Wayne Henry ’75 Mr. Bob L. Herd ’57 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hix ’70 (Leslie Hix ’71) Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Holloman ’80 (Karlene Holloman) Mr. Peter M. Holt Mr. & Mrs. Don J. Howe ’71 (Vickie Howe) Mr. & Mrs. Ken V. Huseman ’75 (Jaye M. Huseman) Mr. & Mrs. Tom W. Jacobs ’87 (Jerri L. Jacobs) Mr. & Mrs. Parker Johnson ’97 (Victoria Johnson) Mr. & Mrs. Lanny G. Layman ’77 (Joni Layman ’79)

Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Malone ’87 (Darcy Malone ’87) Mr. & Mrs. Michael K. McKenzie ’67 (Barbara L. McKenzie ’68) Mr. & Mrs. Justin Mason (Denise Mason) Mrs. & Mrs. Mark R. McGuire ’83 (Nancy Q. McGuire ’77) Mr. & Mrs. Michael McKenzie ’68 (Barbara McKenzie ’69) Mr. Glenn D. Moor ’84 Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Nash ’05 (Rachel Nash) Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Poore ’90 (Christina B. Poore) Mr. & Mrs. Joe H. Price (Mary Jo Price ’53) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Pubentz ’98 (Rebecca Pubentz ’99) Mr. & Mrs. Ben H. Ralston ’76 (Jeannie Ralston ’77) Mr. & Mrs. John W. Redmon ’71 (Ann R. Redmon ’71) Dr. Nancy R. Ruff ’69 Mr. & Mrs. W. Joseph Sammons ’78 (Susan Sammons ’78) Mr. Robbie R. Sartain ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth H. Sheffield, Jr. (Catherine Sheffield ’79) Mr. & Mrs. James E. Skinner ’74 (Alice B. Skinner) Ms. Anita R. Smith ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Smith ’65 (Gail Smith ’68) Mr. & Mrs. Tom S. Stacy ’75 (Melinda Stacy) Mr. & Mrs. Phil D. Staley ’70 (Sharon Staley ’71) Mr. & Mrs. Dale V. Swinburn ’65 (Cheryl Swinburn) Mr. & Mrs. Max Swinburn ’67 (Doris Swinburn) Mr. David F. Thomas ’83 Mr. & Mrs. Fred A. Underwood ’71 (Pam Underwood) Mr. Tommy W. Velasquez ’93 Mr. & Mrs. John B. Walker ’68 (Lisa A. Walker) Mr. & Mrs. Edward Whitacre ’64 (Linda Whitacre ’65) Mr. Dan White ’79 (Debbie White) Mr. & Mrs. John W. Wilkins, Jr. ’88 (Karen Wilkins)

*As of November 17, 2016

Gold ($1,000 to $2,499 annually) Mr. & Mrs. Mike R. Abbott ’63 (Diane Abbott) Mr. & Mrs. Kevin L. Acosta (Arcilia C. Acosta ’89) Mr. Darrell W. Adams ’81 Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Adcox ’95 (Keeley K. Orman-Adcox ’95) Mr. & Mrs. David R. Akins ’01 (Amy R. Akins ’00) Dr. & Mrs. Richard G. Alexander ’58 (Janna Alexander) Mr. Robert Allen (Janice Allen) Mr. & Mrs. Bruce E. Anderson ’91 (Melissa Anderson) Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Anderson ’80 (Cynthia Anderson ’78) Mr. & Mrs. David Anderson ’84 (Susan Anderson ’85) Mr. & Mrs. Dennis W. Anthony ’75 (Loraine C. Anthony) Mr. & Mrs. C Kevin Atkins ’81 (Gay Atkins) Mr. & Mrs. William Bailey ’82 (Michelle Bailey) Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Baker ’73 (Leslie E. Baker) Mr. & Mrs. David E. Barber ’65 (Sandra R. Barber) Dr. & Mrs. Carl A. Beard (Robin Beard ’12) Mr. & Mrs. Joe Beaty ’69 (Patricia Beaty ’75) Mr. & Mrs. Weston Benoit ’12 (Cat Benoit ’11) Dr. Francille Bergquist ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Oran H. Berry, III ’71 (Linda L. Berry ’70) Mr. & Mrs. Brent C. Bertrand ’87 (Tonya H. Bertrand ’86) Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Billstone (Stephanie Billstone ’95) Mr. & Mrs. Colin R. Blair ’96 (Carolyn D. Blair ’95) Mr. William C. Bomberger ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Boutwell ’97 (Kasi Boutwell ’99) Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Boyd ’74 (DeLilah Boyd) Mr. & Mrs. Bennie R. Brigham ’65 ( Mary Brigham ’66) Mr. & Mrs. Larry R. Britton ’69 (Judith A. Britton) Mr. C.H. Brockett ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Randy L. Broiles ’79 (Cindy L. Broiles) Mr. Alan D. Brown ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Eddie M. Brown ’60 (Billie G. Brown) Mr. & Mrs. William D. Brown ’74 (Karen E. Brown ’74) Mr. Patrick C. Bryan ’06 Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Bryant ’73 (Rebecca Bryant) Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Buckalew ’72 (Shelley Buckalew) Dr. J. Fred Bucy ’51 Mr. & Mrs. Pete Buniva (Sabrina Buniva ’87) Mr. Guy P. Burdett ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Randy Butts (Kristina Butts ’01 ’04) Mr. & Mrs. Jack L. Byrd ’56 (Marline C. Byrd) Mr. & Mrs. Larry Byrd ’57 (Patricia Byrd) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Cameron (June C. Cameron ’64) Mr. & Mrs. Ben D. Campbell ’77 (Marsha B. Campbell) Mr. John Brady Campbell ’07 Mr. & Mrs. Howard R. Carlson, IV ’08 (Ali Carlson) Mr. David R. Carter ’87 Mr. & Mrs. R. Don Cash ’66 (S. Kay Cash ’67) Mr. & Mrs. Eugene C. Chambers ’66 (Carole Chambers) Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Champion ’69 (Robbie Champion ’69) Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Cina ’75 (Anne G. Cina) Mrs. Peggy Clark ’64 Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Copeland ’91 (Kristy S. Copeland ’90) Mr. & Mrs. David Copple ’91 (Marquel Copple) Mr. James D. Cox ’04 Col. Jimmy D. Cox ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Brenton A. Croley ’96 (Carrie E. Croley ’95) Dr. & Mrs. Charles F. Cruser ’76 (Salty Cruser) Mr. & Mrs. Tim G. Culp ’81 (Annette L. Culp ’81) Mr. & Mrs. Charles Cummings ’59 (Barbara Cummings) Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Cummins ’75 (Barbara Cummins) Mr. & Mrs. Jim Daniel (Mary Daniel ’78) Mr. & Mrs. Cody W. Davis ’11 (Ashley N. Davis ’12) Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Davis ’84 (Lisa G. Davis) Mr. & Mrs. Sean D. Davis ’86 (Donna Davis) Dr. & Dr. Miles R. Day (Audra R. Day ’99) Dr. & Mrs. Bill F. Dean ’61 (Peggy M. Dean ’66) Ms. Jane B. Dickson ’74 Dr. & Mrs. Michael A. Doherty ’73 (Ginger R. Doherty) Mr. & Mrs. Jim A. Douglass ’70 (Patti Douglass ’85) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dowdey ’88 (Cynthia Dowdey ’88) Ms. Laurie Dowel ’71 Mr. & Mrs. John C. Downs ’66 (Edie Downs) Captain & Mrs. David A. Drake ’82 (Paige A. Drake) Mr. Atlee R. DuBose ’96 Chancellor & Mrs. Robert L. Duncan ’76 (Terri G. Duncan) Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Eakens ’72 (Bonny Eakens) Mr. & Mrs. Gayle M. Earls ’59 Mr. & Mrs. Stan J. Edwards ’68 (Jane Edwards) Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Erspamer ’73 (Patty Erspamer ’74) Mr. & Mrs. C. Robert Fabling ’69 (Lee Fabling) Mr. Quinton A. Farley ’81 ’85 Regent & Mrs. L. F. Francis ’78 (Ginger G. Francis ’79) Mr. & Mrs. Ricky Gaddis (Melinda Gaddis ’84) Dr. Steven G. Gamble ’67 Mr. & Mrs. James L. Gaspard ’72 (Dinah A. Gaspard ’72) Mr. & Mrs. S. Todd Gibson ’97 (Rebecca Gibson ’96) Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Gillilan ’97 (Melonie Gillilan) Dr. & Mrs. John Gonzalez ’94 (Linda Gonzalez) Mr. & Mrs. Bryan B. Gossett ’73 (Nancy K. Gossett) Dr. Addison Gradel ’82 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Graves ’70 (Susan Graves) Mrs. Andrea Gray ’98 Hon. & Mrs. William Gray ’64 (Lanette Gray) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Green ’64 (Mary Ann Green ’64) Dr. & Mrs. Dan Guy (Terri S. Guy ’73) Dr. & Mrs. Nadim G. Haddad ’88 (Christine Haddad) Mr. & Mrs. Jon C. Hale, Jr. ’80 (Gaye R. Hale)

Chancellor Emeritus Kent Hance ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Keith R. Hansen ’68 (Glenda G. Hansen) Mr. & Mrs. Owen Harrison ’73 (Lois Harrison) Dr. Robert I. Hart ’80 Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hart ’83 (Susan M. Hart ’83) Mr. & Mrs. Tim A. Hatch ’51 (Tommie A. Hatch ’51) Mrs. Karen A. Havins ’93 Mr. & Mrs. Bob D. Hayter ’72 (Nancy Hayter) Mr. Mark Hazelwood ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel W. Heinchon ’81 (Nita C. Heinchon ’81) Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Henry ’64 (Cassandra L. Henry ’67) Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Hervey ’73 (Emilee G. Hervey) Mr. William H. Hervey ’49 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hilbun ’95 (Stephanie Hilbun ’95) Dr. & Mrs. William W. Hinchey ’74 (Joann C. Hinchey) Mr. W. Embry Hines ’65 (Martha J. Hines ’89) Mr. Robert W. Hodge, II Mr. & Mrs. Gregory R. Hoes ’86 (Lori Hoes) Mr. & Mrs. Ted Hogan Jr. ’77 (Joellen Hogan ’76) Mr. & Mrs. Kevin P. Holleron ’94 (Mona Holleron) Mr. Stanley K. Horton ’86 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Huckabee ’91 (Robin Huckabee ’92) Mr. & Mrs. James Huckaby ’66 (Clara J. Huckaby) Mrs. Rachel E. Hudson ’04 Mr. & Mrs. Rex Isom ’78 (Nancy Isom ’80) Mr. & Mrs. Steven T. Jeffcoat ’96 (Lesley H. Jeffcoat ’96) Mr. & Mrs. Roger Jeschke ’74 (Deni Jeschke) Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy W. Johnson ’00 (Trina D. Johnson ’99) Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur H. Johnson ’65 (Patricia J. Johnson) Mr. & Mrs. H. David Jones ’69 (Cindy R. Jones) Mr. & Mrs. Troy D. Jones ’57 (Lona F. Jones) Mr. Van Josselet ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Phillip S. Kahlich ’09 (Kara Kahlich ’09) Mr. & Mrs. R. Scott Kellerman ’76 (Marian Kellerman) Mr. & Mrs. T.W. Kendra (Ann-Marie ’77) Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Key ’94 (Cynthia Key) Major Anthony D. Killa ’95 Mr. & Mrs. Ryan A. Kimberling ’08 (Jamie Kimberling) Mr. & Mrs. M. Chris Kirksey ’84 (Betsy B. Kirksey ’83) Mr. Derek D. Klaus ’12 Mr. & Mrs. Terry G. Knighton ’80 (Patricia Knighton) Mr. Gaylon Kornfuehrer ’57 Dr. John Kuczek ’00 Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Lairsen ’01 (Heather Lairsen ’01) Mr. & Mrs. A. Lance Langford ’87 (Brenda Langford) Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Lathem ’94 (Carol Lathem ’94) Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Laudermill ’01 (Mindy Laudermill) Mr. Brian C. Levea ’03 Mr. & Mrs. Dan C. Lewis ’73 (Debra A. Lewis) Mr. & Mrs. Justin Lian (Lauren E. Lian ’05) Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Loveless ’93 (Stacy Loveless ’92) Dr. & Mrs. Julio F. Madrigal ’82 (Dolores Madrigal) Mr. & Mrs. Wendell W. Mayes, Jr ’49 (Mary Jane Mayes) Mr. & Mrs. Bob Mayo ’69 (Jo Mayo ’71) Mr. & Mrs. Jim McCarley ’87 (Myra L. McCarley ’86) Mr. & Mrs. George McCleskey, III (Royan McCleskey ’95) Mr. & Mrs. Brian F. McCoy ’75 (Wetonnah L. McCoy) Mr. & Mrs. Paul McDonald ’81 (Karen P. McDonald ’81) Mr. & Mrs. George G. McDuff ’58 (Beverly J. McDuff ’54) Mr. & Mrs. Don E. McInturff (Pauline L. McInturff ’48) Mr. & Mrs. Ryan McKenzie ’98 (Kathleen McKenzie ’04) Mr. & Mrs. George H. McMahan (Linda M. McMahan) Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McMahon ’73 (Karen McMahon’73) Mr. & Mrs. Robert McNaughton ’84 (Anne McNaughton ’76) Mr. & Mrs. C. Aaron McNeece ’64 (Sherri McNeece) Mr. & Mrs. Kyle J. Meismer ’03 (Jacklyn Meismer) Dr. John S. Menzies ’75 Ms. Patsy Middleton ’57 Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Miers ’82 (Sarah Miers) Mr. & Mrs. Lon E. Miller ’71 (Gertrude P. Miller ’65) Mr. & Mrs. Jacob A. Miller ’01 (Erica Miller) Mr. & Mrs. Tim G. Miller ’82 (Kyla Miller) Dr. Carolina Moctezuma ’99 Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Montgomery ’52 (Patty Montgomery) Mr. Michael J. Montgomery ’76 Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Moore ’56 (Dorothy E. Moore) Mr. & Mrs. Joshua C. Moose ’04 (Kristin M. Moosse ’04) Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Morris ’99 (Leslie Morris) Mr. Kevin G. Morton ’83 Mrs. Janet Moseley ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Mrazek ’75 (Debra Mrazek ’81) Ms. Jennifer L. Neff ’91 Dr. Susan E. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Michael Nelson ’02 (Carrie Nelson) Mr. & Mrs. T. Kevin Nelson ’92 (Ginger Nelson ’92) Mr. & Mrs. Jerry W. Nevans ’81 (Shelli Nevans) Mr. & Mrs. Lyndel A. Newsom ’55 (Billie Newsom) Mr. Coby B. Nichols ’98 Mr. & Mrs. Benny D. Nixon ’74 (Vicki Nixon ’73) Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Norton ’85 (Melanie T. Norton ’86) Mr. & Mrs. David Overholt (Selena Overholt ’02) Mr. & Mrs. John C. Owens ’71 (Cynthia Owens ’73) Dr. & Mrs. Brian R. Papworth ’88 (Mardi Papworth) Mr. Bob J. Paradiso ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Joe J. Parker, Jr. ’73 (Marjorie Parker ’73) Mr. Paul E. Parkinson ’74 (Crystal Parkinson) Mr. Andy Payne ’65 (Mary-Lees Payne) Mr. & Mrs. Gary S. Payne (Debbie Payne)

Mr. Gary R. Petersen ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Mike J. Petraitis ’79 (Martha M. Petraitis ’81) Mr. & Mrs. J. Steven Phillips ’93 (Stacey Phillips ’93) Mr. & Mrs. David R. Pickering (Lugene L. Pickering ’77) Mr. Bruce A. Pike ’97 Mr. & Mrs. Steven Pomerantz (Karen Tandy Pomerantz ’74) Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Pruett ’78 (Debra Pruett) Mr. & Mrs. Scott R. Pullen ’80 (Carroll A. Pullen) Mr. & Mrs. Terry H. Putman ’69 (Mendy W. Putman ’81) Mr. & Mrs. Gil H. Radtke ’82 (Ann G. Radtke) Mr. & Mrs. Sean D. Rae ’05 (Corrie C. Rea ’05) Mr. Jerry S. Rawls ’67 Mr. Samuel M. Ray, IV ’66 (Sandra L. Ray) Dr. & Mrs. Jimmie Reeves (Kathryn Reeves ’77) Mr. & Mrs. Steve D. Reichmuth ’72 (Barbara Reichmuth) Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Reiter ’96 (Tracie Reiter ’97) Mr. & Mrs. Sam Rich (Jacque M. Rich ’72) Mr. & Mrs. Deaton Rigsby ’54 (Jan Rigsby) Mr. & Mrs. Walter Rinehart ’60 (Joyce Rinehart) Mr. & Mrs. C. Charles Robinson ’01 (Rena Robinson ’00) Dr. & Mrs. T.C. Robinson, IV ’89 (Michelle Robinson) Mrs. Kathy Hager Roberts ’72 Mr. & Dr. Keith J. Rogers (Brooks Rogers, M.D. ’87) Ms. Terry L Rolan ’85 Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Rose (Susan Rose ’76) Mr. & Mrs. John E. Roueche, III ’88 (Elise W. Roueche) Dr. & Mrs. Martin Salazar ’78 (Margie Salazar) Mr. Alan J. Sales ’75 Dr. Alan C. Schauer ’77 (Regina Schauer) Mr. & Mrs. Ryan W. Schneider ’01 (Mindy B. Schneider ’02) Mr. & Mrs. Ricky C. Scott ’81 (Lori J. Scott ’80) Mr. & Mrs. Joe M. Shannon ’89 (Brooke M. Shannon ’88) Mr. & Mrs. David E. Sharbutt ’71 (Patsy Sharbutt) Mr. Josh M. Shuster ’00 Dr. & Mrs. Kevin Sieck ’95 (Tisha Sieck) Ms. Sharon J. Simandl Mr. & Dr. Reagan W. Simpson (Nancy D. Simpson ’75) Mr. & Mrs. Gary Skrehart ’79 (Tammy Skrehart) Mr. Kenneth L. Slack, Jr. ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Bobby L. Smith ’80 (Sabrina T. Smith) Mr. & Mrs. Drue Smith ’93 (Jill A. Smith ’92) Mr. & Mrs. James Smith ’98 (Donna Smith) Mr. & Mrs. John P. Smith (Ashlee M. Smith ’07) Mr. & Mrs. Lucian Smith ’74 (Kristin Smith ’76) Mr. & Mrs. Marlis Smith ’54 (Shirley Smith ’54) Mr. Robert D. Smith ’82 Mr. & Mrs. William Snyder ’55 (Sally Snyder) Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Souter ’71 (Jill H. Souter) Mr. & Mrs. Bryan A. Springston ’81 (Sheri E. Springston ’81) Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Stewart (Lynne Stewart ’78) Reverend Stephen Stine ’72 Mr. & Mrs. James H. Stone ’50 (Evelyn Stone ’48) Mr. David L. Stoneking ’77 Mr. Chase Street ’05 Mr. & Mrs. Larry G. Strickland ’70 (Linda F. Strickland) Mr. Clayton R. Sykes ’09 Mr. & Mrs. Lance L. Taylor ’99 (Dawn M. Taylor ’00) Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Taylor ’85 (Gwen Taylor) Ms. Allison L. Thompson ’02 Mrs.Tracy Thrash Mr. & Mrs. Fred Timberlake, Jr. ’68 (Kay G. Timberlake) Mr.& Mrs. Christopher Traylor ’86 (Laura Traylor) Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Turner ’68 (Diane Turner ’68) Mr. Bobby G. Waddle ’55 Mr. & Mrs. David W. Walker ’51 (Virginia C. Walker) Mr. & Mrs. Ben B. Wallace ’76 (Patricia H. Wallace) Mr. & Mrs. Mike Walsh ’70 (Colette Walsh) The Honorable T. John Ward ’64 (Elizabeth Ward ’86) Mr. James M. Watson ’58 Mr. David F. Webber ’88 Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Weber, III ’77 (Debra Weber) Mr. & Mrs. Dan G. Webster, III ’61 (Molly I. Webster) Mr. & Mrs. James S. Werner ’91 (Cheryl E. Werner ’91) Mr. & Mrs. David G. Wight ’64 (Carla Wight) Mrs. Mary B. Wilkinson ’77 Mr. & Mrs. D. Andy Williams ’91 (Camille Williams) Mr. & Mrs. L. Bryant Williams, Jr.’61 (Brenda Williams) Mr. & Mrs. Chris Williams ’86 (Lezlee Williams ’87) Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Williams ’57 (Jamelle Williams) Mr. & Mrs. Tom W. Williams ’85 (Molly Williams ’84) Ms. Mary Jane Williamson ’62 Mr. & Mrs. L. E. Willis, III ’84 (Lorie L. Willis) Mr. & Dr. Warner Wish (Karen Wish, Ph. D ’97) Mr. Lee Wright ’87 Mr. Randy Wright ’68 Mr. & Mrs. W.B. Wright (Beth Wright ’80) Dr. & Mrs. Scott W. Wyrick ’87 (Lenore P. Wyrick) Mr. Robert York Mr. Wesley B. Youngblood ’74

*As of November 17, 2016

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HOLLAND NEFF “HOLLY” O’NEIL (JD Law)

RICK BARNES (BS Agricultural

Economics), Keller, Texas, has joined the North-American Interfraternity Conference staff in t e role of vice president of campus operations. Rick will help develop a robust campus support model to increase alumni, undergraduate and Interfraternity Council effecti eness. He will establish relationships with campus professionals and NIC stakeholders to coordinate a national education and advocacy strategy. Rick was a member of FarmHouse fraternity at Texas Tech. He will telecommute from Keller, where he also serves as mayor pro-tempore for the City of Keller. His wife is SHEILA HUDSON BARNS (BA ’88 Marketing).

Colleyville, Texas, an attorney with the law firm of Gar ere Wynne Sewell LLP, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2017. Holly specializes in bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/ insolvency and reorganization, and bankruptcy litigation. She was also selected for the inclusion of Texas Super Lawyers 2016 by Thomson Reuters. This list reflects only t e top fi e percent of lawyers in Texas. Her husband is KELLY O’NEIL (BBA ’88 Finance).

1988 WILSON JONES (BA Zoology) Dallas,

Texas, an attorney with the firm of Thompson & Knight LLP, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2017.

Wilson specializes in the fie d of health care. He was also selected by Thomson Reuters for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers 2016. This list reflects only t e top fi e percent of lawyers in Texas.

1989 DEBORAH K. HEISZ (BA English), Lewisville, Texas, was appointed president of Nerium International. Under her expanded scope of leadership, she will retain the chief operating officer ti e within her new position. As the new president and COO, Deborah will also maintain her role as CEO of Live Happy, LLC, the magazine she co-founded. Nerium International is a global relationship marketing company based in Addison, Texas, that markets age-defying products.

Nerium was ranked No. 1 on the 2015 Inc. 500 List of fastest-growing private U.S. companies in consumer products and service and No. 12 overall.

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Dec. 6, 2016 Dear Alumni Association Member, Help support the mission of the Texas Tech Alumni Association—to cultivate loyalty, tradition, service and lifelong relationships—by assisting our nominating committee as it seeks nominations of outstanding alumni to serve on the National Board of Directors.

The Nominating Committee meets three times annually to discuss potential candidates. We encourage our worldwide chapter leadership, current and former board members and other alumni to nominate Red Raiders who meet the criteria and have the talent to advance the association as an independent, non-profit organization promoting academic excellence at Texas Tech University.

Please contact Britta Tye for more information or to obtain a nomination form: Email Britta.tye@ttu.edu Fax (806)742-3604 Mail TTAA Nominations, Box 45001, Lubbock TX 79409-5001 Completed forms should be returned to Britta no later than Jan. 6, 2017.

Please understand that a nomination does not guarantee that an alumnus/alumna will automatically be slated for election as a board member. We are fortunate to receive more nominations of qualified individuals than we have available positions each year. Each year, the Nominating Committee does a comprehensive board matrix review to ensure that potential candidates for board service help advance the goals of the National Board for diversity in many areas—from professional and volunteer expertise, geographical location, and talent, to gender, age and ethnicity.

Thank you for your support of Texas Tech Alumni Association. We hope to hear from you soon.

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Flatlined How Lubbock Revived Calvin Clarkʼs Quality of Life

“I worked there as a nurse for a few years until my wife graduated,” he said. “After she graduated, we moved to Austin, and I continued my education and became a nurse practitioner in downtown Austin.”

But five years later, Clark and his wife felt a pull to come back to Lubbock, a pull that Clark likens to Lubbock native Mac Davis’ classic tune.

“It’s just like the song,” Clark said. “‘But now happiness is Lubbock, Texas growing nearer and nearer.’ It really Calvin Clark, nurse practitioner at University Medical rang true in my life. I moved away, but Austin was really Center in Lubbock and Texas Tech alumnus. fast-paced. Traffic was terrible, I was spending several hours in the car driving to work. Two hours a day adds The things people are passionate about are not up over the course of the year, and that’s valuable time I random. They are a calling, and for Calvin Clark, it was could be spending with my family.” a passion for the natural sciences and a strong desire to Couple the lengthy commute time with the quality of help people that led him to the health care field, and life differences, and it was a no-brainer for the Clarks to ultimately to Texas Tech University. return to Lubbock.

“I decided to go into health care really early on,” “The quality of life in Lubbock is much better than in Clark said. “I discovered I could mix a good amount of the big city,” Clark said. “Your money biology, chemistry and physics with goes further, people are friendlier here my passion for people.” and it’s a really great place to raise a While growing up, Clark’s mom As Lubbock continues to family. For my family and I, that was would often reminisce about her fond grow, more and more of really what we wanted.” memories of Texas Tech, leading our [Texas Tech] alumni Despite the Clark’s familiarity with the Clark to leave his hometown in the city, the landscape of Lubbock had Austin area upon graduation to and former residents are changed drastically during their absence. become a Red Raider. finding out there are “In the short time I was gone, there’s “I was pre-nursing going into my greater opportunities to been a lot of businesses that have opened undergraduate studies,” Clark said. move back to Lubbock their doors, restaurants being built and “Texas Tech had, and continues to than ever before. economic development going on around have, a good reputation, a very Lubbock,” Clark said. “Lubbock has good academic center and good really gotten a facelift in the last 10-15 medical facilities.” years, and it’s really awesome to see.”

Upon completion of his undergraduate studies, Clark Now a nurse practitioner at UMC, Clark notes that stayed to attend nursing school at Texas Tech just as Lubbock is growing, the health care industry in University Health Sciences Center and later started his Lubbock continues to innovate and advance. career at University Medical Center (UMC).

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“The health care industry here is very forwardthinking,” Clark said. “They’re on the forefront of a lot of innovation. A lot of people think Lubbock is just a little West Texas town with no research, but we really have a lot going on here.”

Part of what allows Lubbock to stay on the forefront of medicine and technology is the presence of hospitals such as UMC and Covenant, top-notch academic medical centers and an influx of residents.

“When I look at what we have in Lubbock, I see resources plus a huge compliment of people that are highly trained in their fields,” Dr. Jason Felton, a neurosurgeon and Lubbock native, said. “People just don’t know about all the things we can do here. We get our hands on patients who say, ‘I’ve been going to Dallas. I had no idea I could stay in Lubbock and get this done.’”

Staying on the cutting edge of medical advancements and technology requires a highly skilled and educated workforce, a top priority for the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA).

“One of LEDA’s roles is to act as a conduit between job seekers and businesses,” Christine Allen, LEDA’s director of workforce development and Foreign-Trade Zone 260, said. “One way we’re doing this is through a web portal – return2lbk.org – that serves as a one-stop-shop featuring concentrated, valuable job opportunities.”

Not only does LEDA provide information and links to a large number of jobs in the health care field, they also provide links to other jobs available in the Lubbock community.

“Fortune.com recently listed Lubbock as one of the top 10 cities to find a job,” John Osborne, president and CEO of LEDA, said. “As Lubbock continues to grow, more and more of our [Texas Tech] alumni and former residents are finding out there are greater opportunities to move back to Lubbock than ever before.”

With top-rated schools, more house for your dollar, an abundance of restaurants, a growing arts scene and a variety of entertainment options, Lubbock has become one of the top cities for opportunity, according to Forbes.

“In the six years that my wife, Sunni, and I have lived in Lubbock, we’ve come across so many wonderful people that decided to move back because they wanted a place they could not only find a good job, but raise their family in a safe, friendly community,” Osborne said. “Our kids can be active in so many extracurricular activities, and my wife and I can attend each and every one of them. That’s why we are in Lubbock.”

As for Clark, his family has no plans to leave anytime soon.

“Lubbock is really special to me,” he said. “This is my first adult home, this is where I met my wife, this is where I have fond memories of developing myself as an adult. After moving away, I really wanted to come back home, and Lubbock really is home for me.”

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

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1994 BLUE W. RANNEFELD (BA Political Science) Fort Worth, Texas, joined Potts Law Firm in 2016. Blue has served as inhouse counsel for several large publicitytraded corporations, where he provided strategic legal support for the purchase of approximately 330 miles of right-ofway through eminent domain. His experience also includes working with the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.

1995 T. JOHN WARD, JR. (JD Law) Longview,

Texas, an attorney with the firm of Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2017. T. John specializes in intellectual property litigation.

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industrial rail clients. Sherry is serving as the lieutenant governor for the Society of Women Engineers’ Region C. She is also a member of WTC, the American Society of Highway Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association.

1998 ANDREW “DREW” WALLING (BSRHM

SHERRY WILLIAMS (Civil Engineering)

Fort Worth, Texas, was named senior project manager for Urban Services.

Sherry has 20 years experience in railway and roadway design, including 10 years with the Texas Department of Transportation. She specialized in providing conceptual layouts through final esign for Class I Railroads, short lines and

Human Sciences) Double Oak, Texas, invented an in-wall retractable pet gate called HIDEAGATE. This product will be launched in Lowes Home Improvement stores and BMC, a company that provides doors, millwork and windows to construction companies. Drew also owns and operates Drew Walling Custom Homes. His wife is TIFFANY WALKER WALLING (BBA ’99 Management Information Systems).

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1999 RUSS JOHNSON (BS Mechanical

Engineering) Bowling Green, Kentucky, was named site manager of the Bowling Green site of SCA, a leading global hygiene and forest products company that produces personal care products, tissue and forest products. Russ is responsible for the operations of the facility, which includes production and logistics. He has more than 17 years of consumer product manufacturing experience, having worked in various operations roles at companies such as Kimberly-Clark and First Quality Products. SCA sells their products to 100 countries and has 44,000 employees. His wife is Monica.

2000 KENNETH OSTRAND (Ph.D. Fisheries Science) New Braunfels, Texas, was selected as the new director of the San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center. He worked fi e years as a scientist with Illinois Natural History Survey, seven years with the Service’s Abernathy Fish Technology Center. He has served the San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center as deputy center director since 2011.

Kenneth is active in the American Fisheries Society and the Ecological Society of America and has published fi dings of his research in numerous scientific ournals such as American Midland Naturalist and the Texas Journal of Science. The San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center is one of 70 such facili-

ties across the United States. San Marcos biologists work with rare and imperiled organisms such as the Texas blind salamander, fountain darter, Texas wild-rice and Devils River minnow.

2001 J. WESLEY HILL (JD Law) Tyler, Texas, a name partner in the law firm of Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, was selected as one of the nation’s top young attorneys on the 2016 under 40 Hot List from Benchmark Litigation. J. Wesley specializes in civil trial law. He has tried more than 25 cases for clients during his legal career and has represented clients in oil and gas disputes, business litigation and federal criminal matters.

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2002 ROBERT VARTABEDIAN (BA Philosophy)

Amarillo, Texas, an attorney with the law firm of T ompson & Knight, LLC, was selected as one of the nation’s top young attorneys on the 2016 under 40 Hot List from Benchmark Litigation.

2003 GREGORY KRELLER (BA Photocommunications) Boise, Idaho, joined United Dairymen of Idaho as Idaho Dairy Council integrated communications manager. He will manage the state’s dairy industry through events and publicity, as well as the organization’s website

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and social media presence. The United Dairymen of Idaho protects and promotes the Idaho dairy industry and dairy farm families through outreach, nutrition counseling and partnerships with consumers, dairy processors, retail outlets and farmers and their families.

2005 MICHAEL HAYNES (MBA General Business, JD Law) Murphy, Texas, an attorney with the law firm of Gar ere Wynne Sewell LLP, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2017.

Michael specializes in bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law. His wife is Alesha.

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2008 KAYLA CURRIER (BA Advertising) Lewisville, Texas, has been promoted to Chief Marketing and Innovation Office at Vista Bank. Currier has ben with Vista Bank since 2009. She is responsible for the development and implementation for the bank’s brand and community relations strategy as well as market specific strategy and innovation.

2015 GAHYE LEE (BFA Art) Lubbock, Texas, is currently working at Lubbock Symphony Orchestra as a web design specialist. She has been designing marketing collater-

als for LSO’s 70th anniversary. Her most recent project has been the Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell’s Gala Concert.

2016 JENNA HAY (BS Agricultural

Communications) North Richland Hills, Texas, was named the Female World Champion in her age group of 20-24 for the Long-Course Duathlon at the Powerman Zofin en Duatholon World Championship in Switzerland. She was the youngest competitor in her race and finis ed with a time of 10:42:26.

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In Memoriam

HUNTER TRIEU VI NHAN , a student, Abilene, Texas, died Sept. 5.

AUSTIN REED NICHOLS , a student, Knott, Texas, died Sept. 6.

VAN NESS BAUCUM ’54, Sweetwater, Texas, died Sept. 26. He is survived by his

wife, Neta.

MUHAMMAD FAHAD OSMANI ’16, a current Ph. D. student,

Alameda, California, died Aug. 8.

SUSAN MCARTHUR BERRY ’83, Lubbock, died June 26. She is survived by her husband, WILLIAM E. BERRY ’80.

RHETTA MCMASTER PARHAM ’52, Spring, Texas, died Aug. 7.

COLLIN C. CAMPBELL ’11, The Woodlands, Texas, died Sept. 11.

DAVID HENRY RAINES ’62, Lubbock, died Sept. 30. He is

BILL W. CANTRELL ’51, Lubbock, died Aug. 25. He is survived by his wife, PAT MARSHALL CANTRELL ’78.

BARBARA GWENDOLYN ROBERTS ’60, Lubbock, died Sept. 3.

BURL DON GREAVES ’66, Lubbock, died May 6. He is survived by his wife,

SETH JORDAN SCARBOROUGH , a student, The Woodlands,

RELLA FAYE PETERSON ’73, Lubbock, died Sept. 5.

survived by his wife, Joyce.

Texas, died Aug. 31.

Sharon Thiel.

LESTER E. EHLER , Ph.D., Vacaville, California, died Sept. 2. He is survived by his

wife, Karen.

LISA DELL SMITHERMAN ’82, Lubbock, died Sept. 15. She is survived by her husband, T. BRYAN SMITHERMAN , M.D. ’88.

PATTI LINER JAMES ’66, Fort Worth, Texas, died Sept. 25.

O.C. “HOPPY” TOLER ’59, Abernathy, Texas, died Oct. 6. He is survived by his wife, MONA STRUVE TOLER ’59.

JAMES CHARLES “JIM” LEWIS ’67 ’73, Lubbock, died Sept. 27.

JAMES E. “JIMMIE” WHITACRE ’59, Baytown, Texas, died Aug.

STEVEN J. MASSEY ’76, Anchorage, Alaska, died Aug. 25. He is survived by his wife, PAMELA PICQUET MASSEY ’76.

KRIS WILSON , Ph.D. ’06, Solano, New Mexico, died Sept. 7.

GARTH ALAN FINLEY ’92, Albuquerque, New Mexico, died Aug. 10.

WILLIAM “BILL” MASTERSON ’69, Guthrie, Texas, died Sept. 27. He is survived by

his wife, Donna.

BOBBY G. MCDONALD ’53, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died Aug. 26. He is survived by his wife, ANNA DANIEL MCDONALD ’55.

G. DECKER MCKIM ’55, Seabrook, Texas, died Jan. 15, 2016.

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He served on the faculty in the Department of Animal & Food Sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources from 2006-2009 before moving on to manage several of the region’s top ranches. While at Tech he founded the Texas Tech University Ranch Horse Team. He is survived by his wife, CARA ARMSTRONG WILSON ’05.

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AMY OLIVAREZ , a senior electronic media and communications major, represented Texas Tech and radio station KTXT-FM as part of an 18-member delegation of students from across the country to meet with White House officials and discuss college radio in October.

Olivarez works at KTXT-FM as the station’s social media director.

The college radio delegation were credentialed members of the White House press corps and interviewed President Barack Obama’s top domestic policy advisers about college affordability as ell as other issues of interest to students.

TH E TEX A S T E C H Debate Team, a part of the Communication Studies program in the College of Media & Communication, opened the 2016-17 season by winning multiple awards at the Georgia Bowman Classic in Kansas City, Missouri, and at the Rocky Mountain Classic in Pueblo, Colorado.

The Georgia Bowman Classic was held at William Jewell College in midSeptember. The team of WILLIAM HARPER , a freshman public relations major, and CARLTON CROWE , a freshman political science major, won the novice championship.

LOGAN KELLEY , a sophomore communication studies major, and CODY GUSTAFSON , a freshman English major, advanced to the open quarterfinal r und, finishing a ong the top eight teams at the tournament.

The Rocky Mountain Classic was held at Colorado State University in late September. ARION RIOS, a junior political science major, and FIKER TESFAYE, a sophomore sociology major, advanced to the semifinal r und of the tournament.

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T H E T E X A S T E C H University Genetically Engineered Machine team won silver in October in its first international competition uring the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation’s annual gathering, known as the Giant Jamboree, in Boston.

The competition focuses on synthetic biology, which is the use of engineering principles to design biological components. Texas Tech’s team presented a method to improve the healing of chronic wounds by using a protein-infused collagen scaffo d.

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T WO T E X A S T E C H University doctoral students received the highest honor given to teachers in the United States. JANICE MAK and RICHARD VELASCO , both students in the Global Pragmatic Researchers in Science Education (Global PRiSE) program in the College of Education, went to Washington, D.C., in September to receive Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching.

Receiving the award was the culmination of two years of applying, answering questions and waiting. Two math or science teachers from each state receive the award each year, with secondary and elementary school teachers eligible in alternate years. The U.S. territories are grouped together as one state, with the exception of Puerto Rico.

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