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Dreams and Dresses Kim Peters grants girls' wishes

The "CSI" Effect at Texas Tech The popular field of forensics

A Hero for Children

Jenny Scott turns tragedy into triumph

Texas Tech University School of Law A star in Tech's crown

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Each legacy participant will receive a welcome letter and gift, a personalized membership card, annual birthday greetings and exclusive gifts. They will also receive invitations to Legacy Program events throughout their membership.

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A Hero for Children / / 20 After losing her daughter, Jenny Scott helped found an organization to help other families.

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A school with a stellar reputation graces the campus.

Dreams and Dresses / / 28 Kim Peters founded The Prom Shop Project to reach out to young women.

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Association News / / 36

Institutional Advancement / / 12

Alumni News / / 44

Texas Tech Sports / / 34

Student Spotlight / / 60

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Campus Activity W e have received significant correspondence regarding the firing of Mike Leach. As alumni director, I obviously wish this situation had never happened. There is going to be considerable damage to our association, and it will take a long time to recover. My only message to our alumni is to realize that when you withhold your contribution to the alumni association, you are greatly limiting our services to alumni and our support of scholarships and academic programs.

The alumni association is independent from the university. We obviously have to pay for our own operation and the services we provide alumni, such as the magazine. The rest of our support goes to student scholarships (600 a year) and academic support. That academic support is what concerns me. The loss of revenue will impact all those programs.

Since this news first broke, we have attempted to get the administration to tell their side of the story. Slowly but surely, that is happening.

We obviously have coverage of the Leach firing and the Tuberville hiring in this issue.

move the Carol of Lights from Friday night to Wednesday night last December has caused more than just a few questions from alumni and area residents.

Traditionally, this event has been on Friday night and has attracted thousands of Tech alumni and area residents to the campus.

The student newspaper asked me what impact this change would have on alumni.

It was hard to respond to that question. My guess was that it would have a negative impact.

Certainly, alumni who came from great distances would not come on a Wednesday night instead of a Friday night. This change would also have an impact on Lubbock and area folks who would probably be reluctant to bring their children to an event on a school night.

It was also a school night for Tech students, although that is probably not a huge issue. Thursday night is also a school night, but that apparently does not inhibit thousands of students from frequenting local bars until early in the morning.

There have been letters to both the Daily Toreador and the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal complaining about this change. We have received numerous e-mail messages along the same lines. Bill Kerns, entertainment editor

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of the A-J, discussed this matter in a column he wrote on Sunday, Dec. 6. He quoted William Ballenger, Ph.D., chair of the Texas Tech School of Music, as wanting to “make it clear that the decision was made by the Tech administration, not the music school.”

Ballenger told me that he strongly protested this change when he first learned about it in June.

“I told them I just did not understand the reasoning behind the change. This creates a terrible situation for us because we lose at least one-third of our choir members on Wednesday night,” he said. Those choir members are performing and conducting, by agreement, in area churches.

“It seems they would also consider the economic impact of this change on the Lubbock community.”

Kerns made the point that “…it is easier for parents to bundle up their children and let them enjoy the excitement of seeing Tech transformed into a holiday land on a Friday rather than on a midweek school night.”

Eddie McBride of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce also expressed concern about moving the day.

“We have had a number of complaints, especially from people outside Lubbock who would come in for the event, spend the night and then shop the next day,” he said. “We did not really know about this until the last minute and had no opportunity to provide feedback. We will support it regardless of what night it is on, but we certainly prefer Friday.”

Apparently, the event has also been moved to Wednesday night for the next two years.

So why was it changed?

The reasons given by the Residence Hall Association, which sponsors the annual event, to the Daily Toreador centered around a possible conflict with the Carol of Lights and the Big 12 Championship game, which is played on the same weekend as the event. The thinking seemed to be that if Texas Tech qualified to play in that game it would present a conflict with the Saddle Tramps, Masked Rider, Raider Red and other performers most likely who would travel with the team to the game.

That would be a nice problem to deal with, wouldn’t it?

This is the 14th year that we have been playing in the Big 12. Why has this never been a consideration in the past? I’m sure it had a lot to do with the fact that if we had

beaten OU last year, we would have gone to the championship game. But, the identical situation took place in 2002. Nothing was said about it then.

I would take exception to those who say this event is just a campus one for students, staff and faculty. The Carol of Lights is one of Texas Tech’s greatest traditions, and it belongs to our alumni and the West Texas area as well. The Residence Hall Association has built this tradition into a wonderful event, and it deserves great credit for that.

Is it not possible to have a backup plan in the event that our football team does eventually make it to the Big 12 Championship?

I am certainly not attempting to criticize RHA. As I have indicated, they do a great job.

I just wonder if some reconsideration needs to be given to this decision by RHA or the administration, if the decision came from the administration.

What do you think? and the Red Raider Club are excited to announce that both organizations will be partners in the sale of parking spaces in a new 11-story parking garage to be constructed across the Marsha Sharp Freeway adjacent to the walkway to Jones AT&T Stadium.

The parking garage is only part of an overall redevelopment of the northwest corner of the Marsha Sharp Freeway and University Avenue (formerly the Town & Country Shopping Center). In addition to the parking facility, the redevelopment will include a four-story, modern, loft-style student living complex and retail development geared toward the Texas Tech alumni and student population. Residents of the student-living project may park in the garage and utilize a sky bridge to access their apartments. Separating the parking garage and the student-living facility will be the first true urban parkway in the area; this parkway is designed to be a community gathering area and will be used for community events ranging from a concert series to farmers’ markets.

The garage will be open by Sept. 3, 2010, for parking for the first home football game next fall. It will contain 1,000 parking spaces available for sale to Texas Tech football fans as well as Texas Tech students.

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Because of the overwhelming demand for reserved parking spaces close to the Jones AT&T Stadium, the demand for commuter parking spaces for Texas Tech students and the premium location of this facility, we expect these spaces to sell out very quickly. Texas Tech students will have access during the weekdays, and those fans who purchase the reserved spaces for home football games will enjoy full use of the garage during the home football game weekends.

The new parking garage being built will be unique in several different aspects. The ground floor will consist of various Texas Tech-focused retail users that will create an inviting atmosphere for Texas Tech football fans as well as Texas Tech students. The primary occupant of this space will be a sports bar/restaurant that will be located on the southeast corner of the ground floor. Additionally, this bar will have direct access to the 11th floor indoor/ outdoor bar and patio. This area alone will be a long-sought-after setting for pre- and postgame social gatherings. The rooftop bar will be incredibly unique for Lubbock; the view from that point will be directly into Jones AT&T Stadium from a height exceeding the entire west side expansion by more than two stories.

In preparation for the expected demand from the Red Raider Family, the garage has been designed for quick and easy departure after any home football game. The layout of the garage has been optimized in order to prevent the frustrating traffic-jam situations we have all experienced in these facilities in the past, namely those in Austin. This facility will empty in a matter of minutes窶馬ot hours.

Parking in the garage, whether you are a student or a Red Raider fan, will be more convenient than any other option available.

The new pedestrian bridge constructed as part of the Marsha Sharp Freeway project is only 30 feet from the main elevators located on the southwest corner. In addition, since the garage is located on the freeway, entering and exiting will be easy!

Alumni interested in purchasing a game day parking space in the garage or any student interested in purchasing space during the week should contact the Texas Tech Alumni Association immediately. Please watch for additional information coming out very soon from both this organization and the Red Raider Club, as we will be launching a marketing campaign to all associated with Texas Tech University in the coming weeks.

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The Texas Tech University College of Mass Communications honored five outstanding alumni at the annual breakfast Oct. 31 in the Merket Alumni Center.

Becky Arreaga is the president and co-founder of Mercury Mambo, which specializes in experiential marketing, sales promotion and branding. For the past decade, Mercury Mambo has been fostering Hispanic marketing through live events and at fairs and festivals and retail experiences. Arreaga earned a bachelor’s degree in advertising from Texas Tech and a master’s degree in advertising from the University of Texas in Austin. She currently serves on the National Board of Directors of the College of Mass Communications at Texas Tech. Arreaga previously worked for 10 years at the nation’s largest Hispanic advertising agency, Bromley Communications.

Bill Baer is the owner of Baerclaw Productions, producing video projects from 30-second commercials to corporate videos to broadcast programming. The company has an extensive client list and has been recognized for many awards.

Baer earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1988 from Texas Tech. He has worked at a variety of news channels and radio stations including KTXT-FM and KCBD-TV in Lubbock; WCBD-TV in Charleston, S.C.; KTSP-TV in Phoenix, Ariz.; WLNE-TV in Providence, R.I.; and KPHO-TV in Phoenix. After founding Baerclaw Productions in 1997, Baer also helped numerous nonprofit and community-based organizations with public service announcements and fundraising videos.

Trudi Boyd is the senior vice president and managing director of Dittus Communications. She has more than 20 years of experience in public policy programming, crisis management, client counseling, grassroots and coalition management, and public affairs practice.

Boyd earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1981 from Texas Tech. She began her journalism career at KAMC-TV and later KLBK-TV in Lubbock, where she served as news director and news anchor. She also served from 1985 to 1992 as communications director, and later chief of staff, to U.S. Rep. Larry Combest. In 1998, Boyd became director of media relations for the National Association of Manufacturers.

Janet Bustin is a senior marketing executive, agency president and principal with Bustin Consulting in Dallas, where she is engaged in select marketing consulting projects for clients in the entertainment, medical and nonprofit categories. She is a past advertising president with the Omnicom Companies, TracyLocke, a retail promotional agency; and DDB, a worldwide advertising agency; both in Dallas.

Bustin earned a bachelor’s degree in advertising from Texas Tech and an MBA from Southern Methodist University. She has worked in a variety of jobs including Publicis, Berry Brown, Crume Associates, TracyLocke and DDB Dallas.

Kelly Overley is vice chancellor of Institutional Advancement and chief operation officer of the Texas Tech Foundation. In her current position, she manages a staff of 110 employees—the largest Texas Tech System department. Previously, Overley served as senior director of development for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in El Paso. She has received prestigious awards such as the institutional advancement Top Producer Award.

Overley earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Texas Tech and later earned both a master’s degree in educational administration and a doctorate in educational leadership and foundations from the University of Texas at El Paso.

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The Texas Tech Alumni Association honored three graduates as the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Nov. 20. The honorees are, from left, Douglas E. Barnhart ’69, chief executive officer of Makena Consulting Inc., a consulting company for large construction, engineering and construction management firms San Diego, Calif.; Wyman Meinzer ’74, Texas Official State Photographer, author and teacher, Benjamin, Texas; and Larry D. Johnson ’61, founder, president and chief executive officer of The Johnson Development Company, Houston, Texas.

Seshadri Ramkumar, a Texas Tech University Researcher who developed a decontamination wipe to meet a critical need for the U.S. military, received the Scientist of the Year award from the Lubbock chapter of the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation.

Ramkumar, an associate professor and manager of the Nonwoven and Advanced Materials Laboratory at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, received the award Oct. 20 for his invention of the Fibertect™ wipe during the foundation’s gala event at the Lubbock Women’s Club.

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From left are Dean John Burns, Hopper, Evans and Davis.

Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources honored three Texas leaders with the Gerald W. Thomas Outstanding Agriculturalist awards Nov. 5 during its annual Pig Roast, which honors scholarship donors, recipients and intercollegiate judging teams, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Banquet Hall.

The annual awards recognize individuals for contributions to various areas of Texas agriculture. The recipients are Gordon Davis of Lubbock for agribusiness, Jimmie Ruth Evans of San Antonio for public service, and Dave Hopper of Hereford for agricultural production.

Davis is founder and chairman of CEV Multimedia Ltd. He previously served as an assistant professor and associate professor at Texas Tech and currently works as an adjunct professor with CASNR’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences. In 1985, 1996 and 2005, he co-founded three endowments for meat science excellence administered by Texas Tech, including the Gordon W. Davis Regent’s Chair in Meat & Muscle Biology, currently held by muscle biologist Bradley Johnson.

He coached two national championship meat judging teams. He is the recipient of an outstanding teacher award and hall of fame distinguished service awards from the

Department of Animal Science (Texas Tech 2004; Washington State University 2008); along with the Tom Glazier Award for Texas FFA (2008) and Passion for Excellence AwardTexas FFA Foundation (2008).

Evans graduated from Texas Tech with a bachelor’s degree in 1971. Her major was elementary education, and her minor was American history. She began her career as a fifth grade teacher at Randolph Air Force Base.

She is a life member and volunteer for the San Antonio Livestock Exposition. She has served as president and senior vice president for the organization.

She has served on Texas Tech’s Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management Advisory Board, Agrifood Education Council and the 4-H Foundation Board. She also has worked with the 4-H Scholarship Advisory Committee, International Agritech Center, and the West Texas Boys Ranch Foundation Board. She is a member of the Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Association and currently is co-chairman of the Girl Scouts Capital Campaign.

She is the recipient of the Freeman Award for commitment and support of Texas Agribusiness, Texas Tech’s Distinguished Alumni Award, the Appreciation Award for Area III from the Career and Technology Administrators of Texas, an honorary FFA degree and the Texas 4-H Alumni Award.

She has been inducted into the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame in Agriculture and has

been recognized for her lifetime of exemplary volunteer work by the Texas Senate.

Hopper earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from Texas Tech in 1955 and a bachelor’s degree in agricultural education in 1957. He was a member of the Texas Tech National Intercollegiate Championship Rodeo Team in 1955 and was the 1957 National Intercollegiate Bareback Riding Champion.

He traveled the rodeo circuit for 14 years as a professional rodeo cowboy. In 1967, he began working as a mill manager for Easley Feedyard in Hereford. After two years, he moved to Fort Worth to become a buyer and sales representative for the Vann-Roach Cattle Company. He moved back to Hereford where he served as president and partner of Champion Feeders for more than three decades.

Hopper has served on the board of directors for the Texas Cattle Feeders Association and the National Cattlemen’s Association and has worked on a variety of committees for the Texas Cattle Feeders Association. His community service includes working with the Hereford Lion’s Club, Deaf Smith County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Whiteface Booster Club Board of Directors, and the Hereford YMCA Board of Directors.

Hopper served on the board of directors and as president of the Texas Tech Red Raider Club. He received CASNR’s Natural Resources Distinguished Alumni Award in 2000.

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NEWS Sharon Decker, R.N., Ph.D., and Carol Boswell, R.N., Ed.D., both from the Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing, were recently announced by the National League for Nursing Foundation for Education as faculty members for the NLN/Johnson & Johnson Faculty Leadership and Mentoring Program.

The Institute of Environmental and Human Health at Texas Tech University hosted the 6th annual international conference on Advances in Textiles, Machinery, Nonwovens and Technical Textiles Dec. 7-9.

The event, held in collaboration with the Bannari Amman Institute of Technology in India, was held at the institute’s campus in Sathyamangalam, state of Tamilnadu, South India. The conference featured papers on topics ranging from natural fibers to fashion design and nonwovens to technical textiles.

Rod Hicks, Ph.D., R.N., professor at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing, was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing as one of the 2009 Fellows. Hicks, who also is the UMC Health System Endowed Chair for Patient Safety, was inducted as a Fellow with 97 other nurse leaders.

Texas Tech University’s School of Law is ranked in the top 100 law schools in the country turning out high-quality lawyers, according to new rankings released in November from Super Lawyers magazine.

The magazine’s first annual law school ranking puts Texas Tech at 94, with 542 graduates selected for “super lawyer” status.

Robert W. Shaw, professor and associate chairman of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, recently wrote an article that was published online in Chemical Biology and Drug Design. The article described a recently patented chemical additive called an aptamer, which is a short chain of nucleic acid that can effectively stop antibiotic-resistant bacteria from breaking down antibiotics.

The John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute selected Texas Tech Chancellor Kent Hance as the 2010 Outstanding Texas Leader. He was awarded the honor Jan. 15 on the chamber floor of the Texas House of Representatives.

Each year’s winner is chosen based on proven leadership, exhibition of character and demonstration of high ethical standards.

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With a first-time pass rate of 94.52 percent, the Texas Tech University School of Law led all Texas law schools on the July Bar Examination. The overall pass rate for graduates of the nine Texas law schools taking the bar for the first time was 89.41 percent.

In February 2000, Texas Tech law students achieved a 100 percent passing rate for the first-time exam takers. In February 2005, Texas Tech topped all Texas law schools with a 90.63 pass rate, and in July 2005 was again the top public law school with a 91.01 passing rate. In February 2008, Texas Tech again had the best pass rate among public law schools with 92.86 percent.

Texas Tech University has one of the nation’s distinguished agricultural education programs, according to a recent survey of professional colleagues within the discipline.

In a study conducted by Ohio State University, agricultural educators ranked 82 programs in the country they held in highest professional regard.

Texas Tech’s Department of Agricultural Education and Communications ranked ninth, with its faculty, range of programs and its communications program listed as its distinguishing features.

Ohio State University professor Robert Birkenholz published the study, titled Characteristics of Distinguished Programs of Agricultural Education, in American Association for Agricultural Education Research Conference Proceedings.

Florida State University claimed the top spot based on weighted responses. Texas A&M University, Ohio State, the University of Missouri, Iowa State University, Oklahoma State University, North Carolina State University, Pennsylvania State University and the University of Arizona completed the list of schools claiming distinguished programs.

The Texas Tech University College of Education has had the following accreditations reaffirmed after in-depth investigations: National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education – The College of Education is one of only 11 colleges of education out of 69 in Texas accredited by this body: Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.

Texas Tech University’s board of regents met Oct. 22 to discuss demolishing Weeks Hall and the adjoining Doak Conference Center and replacing the buildings with a new Honors College Complex. This year, almost 1,000 of the 30,049 students enrolled at Texas Tech are enrolled in the Honors College. Of those students, 270 live in Gordon Hall, the current all-honors residence.

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Sociedad de la Espuela (Spur Society) gala honored 17 new inductees on Nov. 6. Each recipient received a pair of the custommade silver spurs emblazoned with the Double T logo. These top donors are honored each year for their contributions of more than $1 million to Texas Tech. Chancellor Kent Hance inducted Mrs. Pat Herd into the elite Black Boots Society that same evening. The Black Boots Society honors donors who have contributed more than $10 million to the Texas Tech University System. The dinner menu was designed and prepared by renowned chef Stephan Pyles of Dallas. Pyles, a philanthropist through his own charities, offered a few words of thanks and encouragement for the new inductees.

In December, the Chancellor’s Council hosted its annual Chancellor’s Council Black Tie Gala at the new Overton Hotel in Lubbock. Zach

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Brady, chairman of the Council’s Board of Advisors, was presented with a gavel for his service to the Chancellor’s Council. Each year, the Chancellor’s Council honors faculty for excellence in Teaching and Research. This year’s recipients included Edward Anderson, Ph.D.; Alyce Ashcraft, Ph.D., R.N.; Ellen D. Moreland; Arnoldo De Leon, Ph.D.; Seshardri Ramkumar, Ph.D.; and Afzal Siddiqui, Ph.D. The Chancellor’s Council was created in 1967 to recognize donors who helped Texas Tech accomplish its highest goals. In addition to recognizing top faculty members, the Chancellor’s Council funds student scholarships and supports top faculty and student recruitment at Angelo State University, Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Top Left: Mr. and Mrs. Terry Fuller and Mrs. and Mr. Mickey Long pose for a picture before receiving their silver spurs.

Bottom Left: Chef Stephan Pyles describes the menu he is about to serve.

Above: Chancellor Kent Hance and Vice Chancellor Kelly Overley present Mrs. Pat Herd with her Black Boots as she is inducted into the Black Boots Society.

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Left: Chancellor Hance presents Zach Brady, outgoing Chancellor’s Council chairman, with the traditional gavel.

Right: Charles McMordie of Amarillo and Chancellor’s Council members Martha Miller and Cathy Cameron of Houston attend the Chancellor’s Council Gala.

Bottom left: Members of the Chancellor’s Council close the Gala with the singing of the Matador Song.

Bottom right: Jillian Junkess of El Paso and Sean Sanford of Lubbock pose for a photo at the Gala.

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Young people are gaining interest in these subjects, and many have plans to pursue jobs similar to those they see fictionally portrayed on TV.

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In his Introduction to Forensic Sciences course, Paine often asks professionals such as medical examiners, Texas Rangers and toxicologists to speak to students.

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University professors call this phenomenon the “CSI effect.” The problem the fascination creates is that students develop unrealistic expectations concerning forensic science professions. They receive an inaccurate depiction of what this line of work really is like.

Robert Paine, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work and director of the forensic sciences minor program at Texas Tech. He explains that often, students are surprised to learn that the time required for receiving DNA test results can range from six weeks to one-and-a-half years, instead of the three hours required in television shows. He says this is just one reason that the forensic sciences program at Texas Tech is very important.

Paine also teaches his students that in the real world, police officers do not usually perform DNA analyses, tire track analyses, bone inspection and pathology work. Each of these jobs is performed by an individual who specializes in that single line of work.

“A genetic forensic scientist only focuses on genetic forensic science,” Paine says. “Fingerprint experts only focus on fingerprints. It is difficult to make students understand that. We have to work on correcting the public’s perception of forensic science.”

Texas Tech’s forensic sciences program began in Spring 2005. Paine says that he and a number of faculty members developed a game plan and approached the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. They proposed the idea of the forensic sciences minor in a way that proved it would cost nothing to develop the program. The faculty who would teach in the program were already working at Texas Tech and expected no extra pay should they pick up extra classes. The proposal did not call for any resources to be added to the department. The proposal was approved, and the forensic sciences program was developed.

Since the program’s start, 143 students have signed a degree plan that includes a forensic sciences minor. Paine explains that there are about 80 forensic sciences students on the Texas Tech campus right now. The minor has outgrown many majors.

Paine remembers the first course he taught in the program: Introduction to Forensic Anthropology. He chose to teach the class in an effort to contribute to course offerings. He created a syllabus,

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which the department chairman at the time approved, and the course was posted online so that prospective students could sign up to take it. Paine went to Italy to perform anthropologic work at the University of Rome and hoped that when he returned, he might have 10 students enrolled in the class. Close to 60 had opted to take it. Paine remembers thinking, “Maybe we’ve got something here.” The class has had high enrollment ever since.

Paine says that forensic science work involves applying science to legal issues. The goal of the forensic sciences minor is to offer students the opportunity to take courses pertinent to scientific and methodological issues associated with crime investigation and criminal behavior.

He explains that two distinctive types of forensics students exist: those aiming to do law enforcement and those aiming to be forensic scientists. Work completed toward a forensic sciences minor educates both.

Paine tries to bring forensic science experts onto the Texas Tech campus whenever possible so that students can interact with people who are in the line of work they someday hope to pursue. In his Introduction to Forensic Sciences course, Paine often asks professionals such as medical examiners, Texas Rangers and toxicologists to speak to students.

“This way, students can meet people doing work in the forensic sciences field,” he says. “They can ask questions and interact and hopefully see what it is they will be getting themselves into. They’re not just learning from a textbook. They are learning from professionals. And, perhaps those professionals can reinforce things in a way that maybe I could not as an educator.”

Many students are given the opportunity to go into the field with Paine and see forensic scientists at work. He says most of these students are working toward a master’s degree. However, some exceptional undergraduates get to go as well.

Students receiving a forensic sciences minor work toward bachelor’s degrees in anything from Spanish to psychology to chemistry to anthropology. Paine has had some students work for the medical examiner’s office or for law enforcement after graduation. Some have continued their education in graduate school or law school.

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ogy concentration for about 10 years, and more than 100 students currently are enrolled in the program.

Smithey says that graduate students in the sociology master’s program can specialize in criminology as well. Plans for expanding the concentration include a graduate certificate program in criminology, which would be available to graduate students in other programs or qualifying persons who wish to earn just the certificate.

The proposal for the certificate is currently awaiting approval from the College of Arts and Sciences Committee on Academic Programs.

Luis Ramirez, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, teaches three courses that cover topics including family violence, law and policing, and deviance. He explains that numerous professional options exist for students who are enrolled in the criminology concentration.

“I have had students work at all levels of policing, local, state and federal,” he says. “This would include work with the FBI, DEA, U.S. Postal Inspectors, U.S. Marshals, Dallas Police Department, Lubbock Police Department, Texas Troopers and Corrections.”

He says he also has had students work in administrative positions in support of a criminology-related field.

Martha Smithey, Ph.D.

T exas T ech students interested in studying crime also have the option to major in sociology with a concentration in criminology, the scientific study of the making and breaking of laws. In the criminology program, students are trained to become law enforcement officers who perform investigative and detective work.

Martha Smithey, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work at Texas Tech whose responsibilities include teaching, research and administering the criminology concentration for the sociology major and the graduate-level criminology certificate program.

She says that the degree offers sociology majors a concentration area and full degree program that includes core requirements for a bachelor’s degree in sociology plus 15 hours in criminology. Nine of these hours can be fulfilled from a menu of electives in which students learn about subjects such as violence in society and in the family, serial and mass murder, dating violence and theories of social control. She says that Texas Tech has offered the criminol-

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Grant Johnson, Criminology Club President

G rant Johnson has always had a passion for the outdoors and believes upholding the law in an effort to protect wildlife and natural resources is very important. After attending Hawaii Pacific University for two years as an architecture major, he realized his ultimate goals were not going to be accomplished. He possessed a strong desire to become a game warden and transferred to Texas Tech, where he is now majoring in sociology with a concentration in criminology.

“After graduation, I hope to be accepted to the Texas Game Warden Academy,” he says. “I know that I would excel in my job because of my great interest in upholding the law, and I look forward to having the chance to be outdoors, where I truly love to be.”

Johnson joined the Criminology Club at Texas Tech so that he could become more productive in his courses, as well as meet students with interests similar to his own. He currently is serving as president of the club. He explains that the purposes of the club are to build, develop and strengthen the character of its members, encourage the study of sociology and criminology, and to help students discover opportunities for post graduation professions in government, social service and criminal justice.

“With the help of Dr. Smithey, Dr. Ramirez, and some extremely beneficial officers, the Criminology Club hopes to assist in various community service organizations and take club trips to surrounding police academies, jails, prisons and other official departments to help with the so called big picture of what the majority of its members will one day be a part of.”

Katheryne Harville, Sociology Graduate Student

from Texas Tech in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and received her minor in forensic sciences. Despite doing forensics work, she took many criminologyoriented courses while working to receive her minor.

“I really liked those classes because they allowed me to discover just what it is that I enjoy researching. They also gave me the chance to step outside of my field of anthropology and try something new.”

She currently is working toward a master’s degree in sociology, hoping to pursue a criminology profession in her future.

“I wanted to be a forensic anthropologist,” she explains. “I have always been interested in why crime exists. Dr. Smithey is actually the one who got me really interested in criminology.”

Harville says that she really enjoys the interaction she has with professors at Texas Tech.

“They push you to learn more and are there if you have any trouble with something. They are always willing to explain something more in depth until you get it.”

She believes that when the time comes for her to get a job in the criminology field, she will be ready.

“I know that I will be prepared in criminological theory and have the ability to research the topics that I enjoy. I will be able to contribute to the field of criminology. With an M.A. in sociology, I will be able to apply for a number of jobs in a great many areas.”

After graduation, Harville plans to pursue a career with the FBI or the United States Census Bureau. She also is interested in sharing her passion for criminology with college students. She hopes to someday receive her doctorate in criminology.

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An unexpected tragedy led Jenny Scott to her life’s work.

Imagine taking the worst kind of pain you can imagine and turning it into something wonderful. Jenny Lawson Scott ’99 has done just that. Shortly after losing her first child to leukemia, Jenny co-founded Heroes for Children, a nonprofit organization that aids families affected by childhood cancer. In December, the organization celebrated five years in operation and more than $2 million in assistance granted to families in Texas.

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Jenny, front, cheers on participants of the Heroes for Children 5K run/walk held Sept. 12, 2009, in Plano.

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band Andrew lost their nine-month-old daughter, Allison “Allie” Leigh, to acute myeloid leukemia in September 2004, and just weeks later, Jenny met another mom who had also lost a daughter to the same disease. Larissa Linton had established an organization called Taylor’s Angels, in honor of her daughter, that provided financial assistance to families with children battling cancer. Jenny and Larissa quickly connected over the shared experience and the desire to help other families going through the same thing.

Expanding the foundation that Larissa had established with Taylor’s Angels, the two women formed Heroes for Children in December 2004.

Heroes for Children had a strong start, with a formal board of directors and official bylaws, plus a solid base of supporters.

After Allie was diagnosed in May 2004, Jenny started a blog to keep family and friends updated on her treatment and progress. The blog, ScottHousehold.com, soon developed a following beyond those who knew the family personally, and by the time of Allie’s death that September, it had received 2.4 million hits.

People were touched by Allie’s story and wanted to help.

Jenny and Larissa know the realities of treating a child with cancer and everything that comes with it. Many times, family members quit or lose their jobs to provide constant care for the child. The financial strain on families can be tremendous.

Heroes for Children provides immediate and direct financial assistance to Texas families to pay for necessary expenses such as rent/mortgage, car payments, utilities and other basic needs.

It also helps pay for travel and accommodations when families must travel to and from the hospital. The average gift is $750, and Heroes for Children grants more than $45,000 each month in financial assistance.

Heroes for Children is one of the only organizations that aids in funeral expenses. The Baylor College of Medicine reports that 12,000 children and teens are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States, and about 2,000 children under age 19 die from cancer. Approximately 10 percent of these cases are in Texas.

“Nothing is more of a slap in the face than going through all the cancer treatments and then not being able to bury your child,” Jenny says.

The financial assistance program is the largest part of Heroes for Children, but it is not the only support offered. On the day a child is diagnosed with cancer, he or she is assigned a social worker to help navigate the treatment process. The social worker maintains contact with the child until he or she is five years post cancer. Heroes for Children staff keep in regular contact with these social workers to evaluate what the children and families need and how the organization can help. It has become apparent that many teenaged cancer patients fight isolation and depression because of the time spent away from friends and miss out on high school rites of passage.

In January 2005, the organization began giving new laptops to teenaged cancer patients through its Laptops for Love program; to date it’s provided more than 200 teenagers with a laptop. These laptops provide the patients with a link to the outside world while they‘re living in the hospital. Older children use them to keep up with schoolwork, and families can

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ABOVE Jenny and husband Andrew BELOW A photo pendant of Allison "Allie" Leigh, Jenny and Andrew's first daughter, who died in September 2004 from acute myeloid leukemia. Jenny wears the necklace as a daily memorial to her daughter.

In addition to these events, Heroes for Children relies on individual donors to maintain its programs. Many individuals are led to donate because it is a Texas organization that aids Texas families.

“People like that we provide an immediate service,” Jenny says.

Recently, nonprofits and other charities across the country have struggled with lagging donations due to the shaky economy. To help combat this, Heroes for Children established The High Five Club in 2009. The program encourages individuals to give $5 to help celebrate the organization’s five-year anniversary.

“Giving $5 (or increments of $5 as we’ve seen) is less intimidating than a large gift,” Jenny says. “It’s been very well-received, and people are proud of the accomplishment of the organization reaching five years.”

Although the club has been successful in securing donations from a larger number of people, overall giving is slightly down while the need continues to rise.

“We are receiving applications from people who may not have needed us a couple of years ago, but they need us now,” Jenny says.

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use them to create Web sites to keep friends and family updated on the child’s progress.

One of the unique things about Heroes for Children is that it aids children up to age 22. Jenny says those age 18 to 22 are the “forgotten set.” Most organizations discontinue services at age 18, but college students and others just starting out need financial assistance too. And, many of the older children are still seen by their pediatricians because they have what is technically a childhood cancer. The laptops are particularly appreciated by the older patients.

The newest assistance program for Heroes for Children is called Heroes Milestones. It focuses on events that might otherwise go uncelebrated due to the cancer diagnosis. Celebrations include graduations, proms, quinceañeras or birthdays. Celebration of Life parties are thrown for a dying child. The events celebrate who the child is, who loves them, and are an opportunity to share happy memories. Heroes for Children is one of the major providers of funds for these in Texas.

Impressively, Heroes for Children accomplishes all that it does with a staff of four full-time workers and three part-time workers. Jenny is the executive director, and Larissa now serves part-time as the associate director of development. Volunteers are also key to keeping the organization running. They help with office work, aid in raising funds, assist at events and serve on planning committees.

The organization hosts six fundraisers each year that appeal to a wide range of personalities. If you like to shop, gamble, golf or run, there is a fundraiser for you.

Heroes and Handbags is the signature event for Heroes for Children. It’s a seated brunch and a silent auction of vintage and new designer handbags. The event is hosted in April in both Dallas and Houston and typically raises $500,000-$600,000.

“Women and handbags are a perfect combination!” Jenny says.

For the men who want to get involved, Hold’em for Heroes, a men’s-only poker tournament, occurs each year in Dallas and Houston. Golf-a-thons are hosted in Dallas and Houston, and an annual Heroes for Children Golf Classic occurs each October.

As the director of a young charity, Jenny says her biggest challenge is awareness.

“We work hard to get our name out there and share the good works that HFC accomplishes,” she says.

One of the events that helps raise awareness is the Heroes for Children 5k. The 2009 event brought out more than 1,000 participants for a 5k run/walk and a one-mile fun run. The top fundraising team raised nearly $5,700, and the top individual raised almost $1,600.

Still, the organization has never denied a request for assistance, a fact that makes Jenny extremely proud. Staff members work with the social worker assigned to each family to assure he or she is familiar with the mission of the organization and to familiarize him or her with ways the organization can help. The social worker applies for assistance on behalf of the family. Once an application is received, Heroes for Children provides assistance within seven days. The gratitude of the families is definitely Jenny’s greatest reward.

“I’ve met mothers with tears in their eyes thanking us for being there for their family during the most difficult time in their lives,” Jenny says. “I can’t properly describe the swelling of pride it gives me.”

The first month Hereos for Children was in operation, it received 10 applications for assistance from Dallas-area families. Currently, 10 to 20 applications are received each week from across the state, and assistance was provided to nearly 900 families in 2009. Jenny plans to continue to grow the efforts of Heroes for Children in Texas, and the goal is to eventually become the go-to organization for childhood cancer, the “Komen of childhood cancer,” Jenny says. Of course, the ultimate goal is for Heroes for Children to become irrelevant.

But, as Larissa says, “Until cancer’s cured, we’re here.”

Hereos for Children was a godsend to her personally, Jenny says.

“In a time of grief, it gave me a purpose and an excitement for what we can do for kids,” she says.

Jenny had taught middle school for five years, but she resigned from her teaching job as soon as Allie was diagnosed. Now, running the organization is her fulltime job and passion, in addition to raising her daughters: toddler Maggie and Katherine Sarah "Katie," who was born in January.

“While my life didn’t turn out as planned, I have been incredibly blessed,” Jenny says. “My family, especially my husband and my daughters, are the greatest gifts of my life.”

TOP RIGHT Maggie, the Scott's 4-year-old daughter.

LOWER RIGHT Jenny and Maggie at the annual 5K run/walk. Each year participants of the Heroes for Children 5K run/walk release balloons; one balloon for each child the charity assisted during the past year. Jenny and co-founder Larissa Linton each release one heart-shaped balloon in memory of their daughters. mar/apr 2010 T E C H S A N «

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Since its inception in the mid-1920s, Texas Tech has grown from a small college to a major university with campuses spread across the state of Texas. Some of these campuses are new, some older. But, chances are, as alumni, you know only a little about these “Off-Campus Campuses.”

I have asked employees from five of Texas Tech’s off-campus campuses to write a feature story about their respective programs. These five stories will run in the first five issues of 2010.

The second in the series is the Texas Tech University School of Law. Jennifer Ritz, Associate Editor

Texas Tech University

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By James Urban Photos courtesy of School of Law

On the southwest corner of the Texas Tech campus, across the street from the United Spirit Arena to the south is a building with three simple letters across the front: L A W. It is the Texas Tech University School of Law.

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he Texas Tech School of Law is the only law school in the western part of Texas and makes for a unique experience for many people hoping to attend law school. Its presence provides opportunities as part of the trio of Texas Tech institutions in Lubbock, a university with both undergraduate and graduate programs, a medical school and a law school. This combination is uncommon and provides a great educational experience for people wishing to cross disciplines and be exposed to multiple areas and concentrations.

The law school is an institution that is approved by the American Bar Association to prepare students to become members of the legal profession. Like many law schools across the country, the Texas Tech University School of Law uses methods of instruction that give students the opportunity to learn about the law, a unique discipline of study. The traditional law school curriculum lasts for three years, and students take a variety of classes covering a broad array of topics. The classes are intended to ready students to take and pass the bar examination, a licensing exam for becoming an attorney. But, the Texas Tech School of Law’s story is much richer and deeper than just being a place of legal preparation.

The law school began as a hope that the Texas Legislature would create a law school for West Texas. The law school would be beneficial to citizens of West Texas generally, as well as a place where lawyers who graduated from law schools from other regions could develop and further their education. Through the efforts of Alvin Allison, several Lubbock attorneys, and the state legislature, the law school began in earnest. It opened its doors for the first time in 1967, under the leadership of Dean Richard Amandes, who would navigate the early years of the Texas Tech School of Law, and give its initial impetus. Dean Amandes believed that the law school should not merely follow in the footsteps of other Texas law schools, such as those at the University of Texas and the University of Houston. Rather, the law school should create its own niche as a smaller state school.

In these formative years, the foundations were laid for what the school would become. Because of the law school’s smaller size, it allowed students and faculty to have a close relationship and the development of a true open-door policy.

The interaction allows students to meet with faculty and share thoughts and opinions outside the classroom, providing a mentoring relationship for the future of the legal profession. This concept is still held today at the law school, where doors are open, and students are welcome and encouraged to meet with their professors.

In addition, the first graduating class would set another standard to be upheld by future generations of the law school, outstanding performance on the Texas Bar Examination. In fact, the first graduating class had a 100 percent bar passage rate, including the top five scores, giving the law school instant credibility and providing a foundation for future graduates to believe that they could do well on the exam. The early success on the bar exam also prompted another very distinct honor for the law school early in its infancy. The law school applied to and received designation

of a chapter of the Order of the Coif in 1974, less than 10 years after being opened. This achievement is the law school equivalent of a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, and only a third of law schools are given the distinction. The law school would continue and grow from these early years into a law school that is an asset of the Texas Tech University System.

In addition to being a building across from the United Spirit Arena, the law school is a modernized institution of learning, both for its students as well as area attorneys.

Continuing with the early traditions, Texas Tech Law School alumni had the highest bar passage rate of all law school institutions in Texas on the July 2009 administration. It is home to a high-technology courtroom and auditorium in the form of the Mark and Becky Lanier Professional Development Center, a 34,000-square-foot expansion to the facility that opened in 2008, making it one of the finest law facilities in the country.

Not only is the physical structure of the facility becoming more prominent, but so are the accomplishments and successes of alumni, faculty and students. The law school is receiving national attention in the forms of alumni successes, including a Justice on the Texas Supreme Court, numerous managing partners at national law firms, the first female administrator of a federal agency, the Army’s senior military lawyer, as well as United States District Judges and Attorneys. Alumni go on to be successful in areas of the law from trial lawyers, to criminal lawyers, to corporate attorneys, and everywhere in between.

The faculty makes an important contribution to the law school. The school boasts eight members of the faculty as members of the American Law Institute, a prestigious organization for a law professor to belong to. Several professors are leaders in the field, writing textbooks and treatises on the law used in classes nationally.

Equally important is the role that the faculty takes in mentoring students. An open-door policy is more than just a quip at the law school, but is an opportunity for students to interact with faculty members about the law, career advice, or any Dean Walter B. Huffman

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The Texas Tech University School of Law Established in 1967 Has won 21 State, National, and International Championships in its Advocacy Program Ranked 19th in the Nation in “Best Value” by Pre-Law and National Jurist Magazines Earned the Top Pass Rate on the July 2009 Texas Bar Examination Ranked in Top 100 Law Schools by Super Lawyers Magazine

number of issues that students can gain insight from an individual with first-hand experience. This allows students to be better prepared for their careers as attorneys through the valuable asset of the faculty.

The students are also making important strides to the success of the law school at Texas Tech. In addition to consistent success on the bar, students at the law school are succeeding in advocacy competitions directly with other law schools from around the state and around the country and having good results. The students currently at Tech represent over 150 undergraduate institutions, which can bring people who might not otherwise know much about Texas Tech to Lubbock, and exposes the university to a broad array of students from varying backgrounds and locations.

The law school hosts seminars for current attorneys on important topics, from criminal law to wind energy. In 2007, the law school hosted the inaugural Sandra Day O’Connor Distinguished Lecture Series,

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named after former United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who was the first speaker at the event. The series brings prominent guest lecturers to campus for both university and local community to enjoy.

The location of the law school also provides unique opportunities for joint degree programs. Sharing a facility with a graduate school and a medical school, the law school provides a robust offering of joint degree programs. The law school is clearly an asset to the university and a source of credibility, not just to the law students themselves, but to anyone associated with the university as a whole.

The law school continues to grow and prosper. The direction of the law school is as simple as a mantra coined by Dean Walter Huffman, the first alumnus of the school to serve as dean, “Onward, Ever Upward.” The expansion in 2008 provided new unique opportunities to host various courts in the facilities, including the Texas Supreme

Court at the opening ceremonies. The law school is becoming more national in scope; the current class is made up of roughly 15 percent of students who come from outside the state of Texas. Not only is the law school one of the best, it is one of the best values as well. In fact, the Princeton Review and the National Jurist rank Texas Tech for its value.

The law school is a source of excellence. The fundraising efforts have been successful, which provide more scholarships to attract the best students, as well as create more endowed professorships to attract the best faculty. The law school’s endowment has increased five fold in the last seven years.

The institution is also reaching out to promote the legal profession and show that the opportunity to become an attorney is available to all demographics. The school’s outreach program provides learning partnerships with local high schools to prepare people who may want to attend law school at an age earlier than entering an undergraduate

institution. The building of tomorrow starts with the opportunities that are provided to youth today.

Texas Tech University and its alumni can be thankful for the presence of a law school in its system. The quality and success of students, faculty, and alumni from the law school reflect positively on all who have attended the university system in some form. From its inception, the law school has been blazing its own trail and achieving great things.

The law school’s future successes are likely to eclipse its current position, taking it to new lengths and new heights.

Of course, nothing is impossible, including attending law school; in the words of Abraham Lincoln, “if you are resolutely determined to make a lawyer of yourself, the thing is more than half done already.”

But probably closer to home, and as always, Texas Tech University, from here, it’s possible.

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Saks Fifth Avenue supports The Prom Shop Project in their big dress drive each year by showcasing dresses.

Coca-Cola provides drinks and snacks for the girls. Central Market, South Side on Lamar, Starbucks Coffee, Origins, Westbank Dry Cleaning, Kenny’s Cleaners, Seattle’s Best Coffee, Café Express, Tom Thumb, Office Depot, EatZi’s, Highland Mall and Dillard's also partner to make sure The Prom Shop Project takes place each year.

“My dream is in another five years or so, I’ll see a group of young girls who just graduated from college getting together to give away dresses or getting together to do their own community service project,” she says. “They’ll remember the experience they had with The Prom Shop Project.”

Long before she founded The Prom Shop Project, Peters was interested in community service and helping people. She grew up in a loving home and with opportunities she appreciated, and she wanted to help others have those things.

“I was one of those kids who grew up with publicly-funded programs,” she says. “I was able to go to the symphony, I was able to be exposed to the opera and different museums through the Public Parks and Recreation, which was huge.

Growing up, I always wanted to be on the other side. I wanted to understand how programs came to kids like me. I was always fascinated as a young child that we got to go for free. I wanted to know who pays for this. I wanted to work in community relations, building programs, understanding public policy and how policy works. I really wanted to be part of it.”

She never had considered attending college until she met her own “angel” in the form of a college student. The young woman helped her grandmother, who was a friend of Peters’ grandmother. She adored the girl, noting that she was someone she wanted to be like. Peters was in the eighth grade at

the time. The student wore a college t-shirt, and getting to know her sparked an idea in Peters’ mind.

“Everyone knows what college is, but for me, it was very far-fetched,” she says. “It wasn’t something that was talked about in my household because it wasn’t anything that anyone thought we could afford. It was you be the best person you could be, you graduate from high school and get a job and go to work. You’re very appropriate and you’re very polite and you’re very kind. That’s kind of how I was brought up. Other than that, if I would have just graduated from high school and gotten a job and lived my life appropriately as a law-abiding citizen, I would have made my mother very proud.”

Several years later, Peters started college at Texas Tech.

She majored in anthropology. After graduating in 1995, she planned to attend law school but decided instead to earn a master’s in public administration from Webster University.

Since that time, she has spent her career in strategic philanthropy and community relations, serving as the director of community relations for United Way for a time. Peters now has an independent consulting firm called Philanthropy Works LLC. She helps build community programs, by working on grant proposals and consulting. She also helps groups learn how to rally and work with volunteers. In this role, she has worked with The Tom Joyner Foundation for four years. She also is working on a project with the Dallas Public Library teen center.

“So many times growing up—and I want to keep saying this: I had love—but there are still situations—because of where you live or the school you go to—that make it easy to take that left turn instead of the right turn and to believe in someone you shouldn’t believe in because it’s so easy and so many other people are doing that.

“When you have angels who come into your life—and that’s truly what they are and what that college student was to me—you remember that. As a teenager, I really didn’t understand that, but as you grow into yourself and your mind and thought processes, you understand that they truly were angels sent to you and that they helped you to become the person that you are today.”

For more information about The Prom Shop Project, go to www.thepromshopproject.com To drop off gently-worn formalwear in Austin, visit Westbank Dry Cleaning; in Dallas, visit Kenny’s Cleaners.

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Tuberville: ‘We’re going to air it out’

By Don Williams, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Jan. 10, 2010 T exas T ech didn’ t toss out the “Air Raid’’ when it cast out former coach Mike Leach.

Had Tech officials tried, new hire Tommy Tuberville would have retrieved the blueprint from the trash bin.

During his introductory news conference Sunday, Tuberville said he might add a few wrinkles, but promised that any changes in the Red Raiders’ passing game will be subtle.

“We’re going to air it out,’’ Tuberville said.

“We’re going to keep the ‘Air Raid.’ I think it’s something that Tech has hit upon that gives them that identity to recruit and we all want to have.’’

Even if the former Auburn coach weren’t comfortable with the wide-open passing game, he said he’s smart enough to know it resonates with recruits.

“Most of the time, the good players across the country can recognize Texas Tech from one thing, and that is the ‘Air Raid’ — throwing the football, making big plays and being exciting,’’ he said. “And so we’re going to continue that.’’

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Red Raiders watchers might be inclined to believe it when they see it. Tuberville’s worst — and last — season at Auburn was in 2008, when the Tigers’ conversion to a spread offense flopped and the team finished 5-7.

Tuberville’s past success was built largely on a strong running game — Auburn running backs Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams were taken second and fifth overall in the 2005 NFL draft.

“Sure, I like to run the football,’’ Tuberville said, “but I like to win. I’ve looked at the players on this team, and I believe with all my heart, we continue to do what we’re doing and a few new wrinkles, it will continue to make it better. But we are going to be fun to watch.’’

The 55-year-old Arkansas native, who coached Auburn to an 85-40 record from 1999 through 2008, was hired by Tech around lunchtime Saturday and was flown into Lubbock with his family by early evening.

He hit the ground running, introducing himself to Leach’s assistant coaches and making phone calls to recruits. As soon as his news conference concluded, Tuberville

and the assistants were off to Orlando, Fla., for the four-day American Football Coaches Association convention that started Sunday.

Who exactly will join Tuberville on staff remains to be seen.

Tuberville said he has several candidates in mind on each side of the ball to be offensive and defensive coordinators. Only after he hires coordinators, Tuberville said, will the rest of the staff take shape.

That’s because Tuberville believes the coordinators should have a major say in who works under them.

“As I told the coaching staff last night, the present coaching staff, I will hire those two coaches first, and then we will sit down with each coach here on the staff,’’ Tuberville said.

“We will evaluate them and we’ll evaluate other people.

“If we think there’s somebody out there that may make this university’s football team better, we’ll go in that direction. If we think the people on this staff are the people that can get us to the next level … we’ll do that.’’

Tuberville said he will meet with the current assistants each of the next two days.

“I’ve got to get to know them a little bit better,’’ he said, “because then when we get into negotiations of who we’re going to hire, there might be somebody that might impress me in terms of football.

“I’ll just have to wait and see if anybody strikes something in me that I feel like, ‘Hey, I think they can get this job done.’ ’’ Tuberville has a firmer idea of what he wants to do scheme-wise. Though he coached 4-3 defenses for much of his career, Tuberville said he came to the conclusion seven or eight years ago that he needed to evolve to defend spread passing games.

Thus, he wants to convert the Raiders to a 3-4 team, provided the personnel he inherits can handle it.

“When everybody started spreading it out, it makes it easier to play nickel and dime defenses out of a three-man front,’’ he said.

“Replace a linebacker or two linebackers with two corners that can cover all these wide receivers that teams are putting on the field.’’

Tuberville said he’ll still run a four-man defensive front 30 to 40 percent of the time.

“You have to be multiple,’’ he said. “But we’ll be aggressive. We’ll attack the line of scrimmage. You’ll see blitzing. You’ll see zone blitzing. It’s hard to zone blitz out of a fourman front. But we’ll have to evaluate how much of three-man front we’ll put in depending on the personnel. I mean, we’re not going to force anything.’’

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By Logan G. Carver, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Dec. 31, 2009 T exas T ech fired Mike Leach, the university’s quirky, popular, successful, pirate-loving head football coach Wednesday, and Leach’s attorneys vowed to fight the decision.

Tech dismissed Leach following claims he mistreated player Adam James earlier this month.

“This is sad,” Tech Chancellor Kent Hance told The Avalanche-Journal. “The only person responsible for Mike Leach being gone is Mike Leach.”

Ted Liggett, Leach’s attorney, said “The fight has just begun. We intend to take every advantage of the rights that the court system gives us to seek justice on coach Leach’s behalf.”

Liggett would not confirm whether Leach would file a wrongful termination suit, nor whether he would seek reinstatement or compensation.

The university released a statement late Wednesday afternoon, explaining Leach was fired for repeated insubordination and demeaning behavior toward a student-athlete.

“Releases such as this are how the institution attempts to control public thought,” said Liggett. “For instance, they say coach Leach continually refused to cooperate in a meaningful way to help resolve the complaint. We still don’t know why Mike was fired in regard to his contract. They’ve never told us how we breached his contract in a meaningful, legally understandable manner. All they’ve mentioned is a young man that in their opinion was mistreated. They never told (Leach) what he was accused of. They never once told coach Leach or his legal team how he breached the contract and why he was suspended.”

Tech sacked Leach one day shy of a contract completion bonus worth $800,000.

Hance said the bonus was “never a consideration” in when Leach was fired.

“His actions and lack of cooperation to find a solution and insubordination was what caused this,” said Hance.

Jerry Turner, vice chairman of the university system’s board of regents, told The Associated Press “other things” came to light during an investigation of Leach’s treatment of James. Turner declined to elaborate about the other issues, according to the AP.

Leach will receive no compensation aside from his base salary through Wednesday, according to the contract he signed in February.

Because the university fired Leach “with cause,” he receives no additional pay.

If the termination had been without cause, Leach would be due $400,000 per year remaining in the contract.

The university suspended Leach on Monday after he refused to sign a statement acknowledging the school’s concern over an unspecified incident in mid-December and creating guidelines for future incidents, according to court documents.

The parents of wide receiver James—whose father, Craig, is an ESPN football analyst— complained to the university about the way Leach treated the receiver during practice Dec. 17 and again two days later.

The Avalanche-Journal previously reported that on Dec. 17, Leach ordered James to stand in a dark shed at the Tech football practice facility because he thought James was faking a concussion he had suffered during practice the previous day.

Leach had him watched, and when James sat down, Leach had items removed from the shed so he could not sit.

On Tuesday, Liggett filed a motion asking Lubbock Judge Bill Sowder to grant a temporary restraining order allowing Leach to coach the Red Raiders in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday and effectively freeze proceedings until after the game.

After that filing, a Tech official told The A-J no one in the administration or Board of Regents felt any other action was possible except termination.

“A lot of people thought he’d come to his senses,” said the source.

An amended motion was filed Wednesday morning containing a modified affidavit from Leach.

In the new version, Leach outlined the damage to his reputation he believes was caused by stories reporting wrongful acts and irreparable damage he would suffer if not allowed to coach in the Alamo Bowl.

“This is my last bowl with 17 scholarship seniors that I have watched grow from boys to men, 80 percent of whom will graduate.

Twenty-seven scholarship juniors I have I

feel like are my own sons,” Leach said in the affidavit. “There is no way to place a value of losing the ability to coach these young men in our pinnacle game of our football season, all of whom I feel like a father to.”

But the hearing never happened because a termination letter from University President Guy Bailey made such a proceeding moot. If the hearing had been held, it would have been open to the public in response to requests from lawyers for The A-J and Fox-TV 34.

Supporters gasped as Liggett read the letter ending Leach’s 10-year tenure nearly two hours after the hearing was scheduled to begin.

“You can stuff my season tickets,” one man yelled from the packed gallery.

Bailey fired Leach with cause, citing the section of his employment contract containing wording requiring the coach to “assure the fair and responsible treatment of studentathletes in relation to their health, welfare and discipline.”

Tech confirmed in the statement released Wednesday evening Leach was fired for his behavior regarding Adam James.

Hance added when parents send their children to Tech, he wants them to feel confident their children will be safe.

“How many parents would be happy if their kid was put in a room after a concussion?” he said.

The chancellor also said “that’s absurd” to comments Tech reacted only because Craig James is famous.

“If any parent made a complaint ... we would do the same for them,” he said.

Still, Liggett promised a fight, claiming the real reason Tech terminated Leach was to keep information out of the hearing in open court.

“The public was about to hear the truth and they (Texas Tech) don’t want the public to hear the truth,” Liggett said.

Standing next to her husband, who was draped in a pirate flag, Kirsten White said the timing of the suspension and subsequent firing days before the bowl game is curious.

“If they’re firing him that quickly, I feel there’s something we don’t know about,” White said.

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above Ann Ratisseau, Jim Gibert, Bill Worley and chapter president Bob Clifton visit at the fall ranch gala.

above Kathy Craighead and Julie Smith show off their favorite boots at the Red and Black Ball in Vernon.

above Bob Black talks to President Bailey at the Highland Lakes Chapter fall gala held at Black’s ranch.

right A group of our alumni from Malaysia and Singapore had a reunion dinner in December to catch up with each other.

right Wiley Hamm looks on as organizers of the Red and Black Ball prepare to unload a replica of Soap Suds.

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above The Vernon Area Chapter held a Red & Black Ball in October to raise money for their scholarship fund. One highlight of the event was a table featuring class rings around a brass bell that resembles the one used at each football game. Mr. & Mrs. Don Wilson present the Texas Tech ring collection to Marilyn McGann Lane. The display was designed by the Wilsons and presented in memory of the late Jack McGann.

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A T e c h Tr a d iti o n of Heroic Proportions

By Renée Bergenheier Underwood, BA '78

Bronze Sculpture of Official Texas Tech Class Ring To Become Part of Merket Alumni Center Expansion the steering committee for the Peggy and Bill Dean Expansion to Merket Alumni Center first began meeting two years ago, one of their earliest ideas was to create beautiful green spaces on the outside of the facility to match the new meeting rooms, ballroom, reception area, offices and bridal suite being built inside.

Now, thanks to a generous lead gift from the Marshall Formby Foundation of Plainview, one of those dreams will become a reality—the Texas Tech Class Ring and Leaders Plaza. Located outside the southeast wall of the new Anders Courtyard (November/December 2009 Techsan), the plaza will include a two-ton bronze replica of the Official Texas Tech Class Ring, one of the most popular and fastest growing Tech traditions since it was first introduced in 1999.

To complement the many beautiful bronze sculptures located throughout the campus, committee members envisioned having one on the grounds of the alumni association. As Merket Alumni Center is the site where hundreds of students receive their rings from the university president in ceremonies each year and because the Texas Tech Alumni Association introduced the concept of an official class ring, it is only fitting that this universal symbol of academic achievement receive permanent visibility at the on-campus home of the association.

Like the ring, the significantly enlarged bronze sculpture will include the Double T, Masked Rider, Administration Bell Tower and the Texas Tech seal. Cast inside the ring is “Strive For Honor,” taken from “The Matador Song.”

W hen members of

Pavers for $750 each – payable over three years – will line the Leadership Plaza and will be a permanent monument to the donors' leadership roles during their years at Texas Tech or from their careers. For more information, see page 41 or contact TTAA at (806) 742-3641.

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left: The Ring and Leaders Plaza, located Southeast of the Anders Courtyard above: Two of the 10 sections that will create the form for casting the ring sculpture.

To bring the dream of the steering committee to reality was no small task. Committee members began searching for a company that could cast the ring into a sculpture of heroic proportions. Nelda Laney, fundraising chair, identified Deep in the Heart Art Foundry and arranged for the committee to meet with foundry owner Clint Howard in Bastrop, Texas, last July. At that time, a small maquette was shown to the group and a specific bronze patina was selected.

The meeting energized members of the committee, and shortly thereafter, Laney was able to secure a grant from Marshall Formby Foundation to get the project underway.

Once the contract was signed last fall, Balfour, who is the official jeweler of the class ring, spent six weeks resizing the 3-D model to the finished size of the sculpture. Then, the foundry took the full size file and designed additional cuts and detail.

As Howard explains, “The level of detail needed to cast a ring to fit on a finger is far less than when it will be cast into a 2-ton sculpture. The sculpture will have much

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more detailing on elements like the Double T, Masked Rider, cotton bolls, lamps and backgrounds.”

These detailed cuts resulted in 10 separate sections that were tool-pathed for the mill to create a form made from two-pound EPS foam. In mid-January, the foundry finished milling the ring and planned to have a fullscale foam model ready for approval by the end of February.

Following approval, lost wax casting and custom bronze fabrication will take place, with completion and installation scheduled for June.

Although it is the signature component of the project, the class ring sculpture is not the only part of the outdoor plaza. To raise the $285,000 required to cast and set the ring and to construct its base and adjacent landscaping, a number of 16-by-8-inch cast stone pavers will honor the leadership achievements of Texas Tech alumni and friends who are donors to the project.

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plishments or similar information. Priced at $750, each paver may be paid over three years.

“Construction on the building expansion is moving quickly, so we are moving just as quickly on the Texas Tech Class Ring and Leaders Plaza,” says Laney. “I would encourage any alumnus or friend of Texas Tech who desires permanent recognition of their leadership, or that of a fellow Red Raider, to contact the alumni association right away in order to have their marker placed in time for the June completion date.”

Members of the board of the Student Alumni Association are raising funds for the project and, in return, will receive credits against the purchase of their own class rings.

The hope of the expansion steering committee is that a visit for a photo opportunity with the bronze replica of the Official Texas Tech Class Ring will become as popular a tradition as the ring itself, and will represent a lasting legacy to those Red Raider leaders who have achieved the requirements to wear one.

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Be a part of alumni history!

YES! I would like to be a part of the Texas Tech Class Ring and Leaders Plaza.

I would like to purchase ____ engraved pavers at $750 each for a total gift of $________________.

Enclosed is $__________. Please bill me the balance of $__________ in ❒ monthly ❒ quarterly ❒ annual installments.

(Gift may be paid over three years.) ❒ Please contact me to set up automatic bank draft. ❒ Please bill my credit card ❒ MasterCard ❒ Visa Card Number ______________________________ Exp. _________Signature _ ____________________________________________ Name _ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address__________________________________________________City, State, Zip________________________________________ Work Phone ______________________Home Phone ______________________Cell Phone__________________________________ E-mail _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Copy to be engraved on paver (limit five lines, 20 characters each): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ❒ This donation is a gift. ❒ In Honor of _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ❒ In Memory of ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Please send an acknowledgement of the gift to: ______________________________________________________________________ Address__________________________________________________City, State, Zip________________________________________ Return this form to: Building on Tradition Capital Campaign/Appeal Code BLP10 Texas Tech Alumni Association | Attn: Accounting P. O. Box 45001 • Lubbock TX 79409-5001 For more information, call Jim Douglass at (806) 742-3641 or send an e-mail message to jim.douglass@ttu.edu | Appeal Code BLP10

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» $ 5 00- 9 9 9 In Memory of Jon Clark by Pierce & Sherron Abernethy Actkinson, Johnny & Diane Chip Graves Company c/o Charles & Cindy Graves Connaughton, David & Diane Doherty, Michael & Ginger Duniven, Tommy & Diane Dyer, Bob Edwards, Stan & Jane Fabling, C. Robert, Jr. & Lee Faris, Scott & Courtney Fisher, Steve & Cheryl George Keeling Insurance c/o George & Iris Keeling Gooden, Gary Gooden, Mike & Beverly Hackett, Victor & Linda Haley, Jeff & Julie Hermann, Mary Hickman, T. Scott & Gladys Hindman, E. James & Ann In Honor of Charles and Mary Louder by Sam & Meleesa Louder In Honor of Mike LeMond, Julie Beach LeMond and Lynn LeMond by Dick & LuAnn LeMond Johnson, Mark & Carolyn King, Robert & Suzanne Lemon, Jon McClellan, Mark and Paul Middleton, Roy & Linda Ogletree, Mike & Sandy Paul, Vernon & Connie Pruitt Realty c/o Hank & Claudia Pruitt Roper, Stephen & Julie Senter, Steven & Debbie Stahler, Brian & Angela Thomas, Marcus Weaver, Gilbert & Sarah Wiggins, J. Pat & Becky Wilkins, John & Karen Williams, Lawrence (Bub) & Susan Winder, Charles York, Martha

» $25 0- $4 9 9 Albrecht, David & Karen Brown, Rob & Peggy Ellis, Doug & Vickie Finck, Missy Kelm, Scott & Linda In Honor of Tom and Annette McMinn by Keely Knoche & Kate Iglesias Overton, Dwight & Marianne In Memory of Genelyn Ray by Samuel Ray Samuels, Douglas & Michele Sirles, Glen & Linda In Memory of Allen Smith In Memory of Jerry Sparkman, my friend,

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Orville “Ray” O’Neal (BS Electrical Engineering) Greensboro, N.C., received the 2009 Elder Caregiver of the Year award from the Triad Retirement Living Association of the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina Oct. 20. He was honored for the loving care he provided for his wife, Geraldine, as she fought a 12-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

He also provided support for the residents and staff of the memory care unit, where she lived for the last six years of her life.

’ 64 T. John Ward (BA Chemistry) Longview, Texas, recently was selected as the Tex-ABOTA Jurist of the Year for 2009. Tex-ABOTA is the Texas chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, one of the prominent lawyer organizations in the nation. Ward is a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Texas in Marshall, Texas, and is known for his ability to handle complex patent cases. Recently, he was featured in the business section of the Sunday New York Times as one of the busiest and most competent patent judges in America. His wife is Elizabeth Clark Ward (’86 BGS General Studies).

‘ 65 Michael K. Bohn (BA Political Science, ’67 MA Political Science) Alexandria, Va., recently wrote “Heroes & Ballyhoo: How the Golden Age of the 1920s Transformed American Sports,” which was released during the week of Nov. 2. Bohn attended a small book fair in Washington Nov. 17 for the start of his promotion plan. His wife is Elin.

’ 73 Ken Moshir (BS Textile Technology Management) San Jose, Calif., worked for Lone Star Textiles in Mexia, Texas, after graduating from Texas Tech. He later moved to Tehran, Iran, and managed Moshir Blankets, a family-owned blanket producing factory, for more than 10 years. He returned to the United States in 1979 and became an American citizen in 1980. He currently is a real estate broker in Santa Clara County, Calif.

Patricia Thomas Hodge (BS Microbiology) Stow, Ohio, formerly of San Antonio, Texas, is associate director of microbiology for Ben Venue Laboratories in Cleveland, Ohio. Her husband, Richard D. Hodge (’72 BBA Finance), is retired.

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Jesse K. Pruitt (BS Biology) Frisco, Texas, recently was inducted into the 2009 Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame. His wife is Kathryn.

Sheryl Barnes Standifer (BA Advertising) Plano, Texas, recently was named senior vice president at Dallasbased Asher Media Inc., one of the fastest growing media companies in the Southwest. She oversees client planning, buying, execution billing, systems integration and new business development.

Before joining Asher, Standifer spent 28 years at TM Advertising, building client relationships with brands such as American Airlines, Bank of America and Greyhound. Her campaigns for Nationwide Insurance were recognized

by Media Post’s National Creative Media Awards, and she was a finalist for Dallas Ad League’s Media Director of the Year Eagle Award in 2007. She is a member of the Dallas Ad League, DFW Interactive Marketing Association and American Marketing Association. Her husband is James S. Standifer (’77 BBA Management).

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Mike Looney (BBA Marketing) Dallas, Texas, was featured Nov. 6 by the White Rock edition of "Neighborsgo" in the Dallas Morning News with his book, “The Battle of the Bulge: The Untold Story of Hofen.” His wife is Sandra.

Cathy Hess Mitchell (BS Home Economics Education, ’88 M.Ed. Instructional Technology) Ropesville, Texas, former South Plains College dean of student life, recently was named dean of the SPC Reese Center campus. She will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Reese Center campus including faculty, staff and students. Prior

Gene Lake (BBA Marketing) Brenham, Texas, was honored Oct. 30 by the Texas Tech Rawls College of Business with the Whitehead Award for his leadership as chairman of the Health Organization Management Program Advisory Program for the past 15 years at Texas Tech. His wife is Susan Lancaster Lake (’69 BA English, ’77 MA English).

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The Texas Tech Alumni Association would like to offer a special thanks to our Platinum and Gold members for their support.

Platinum ($2,500 or more annually)

Mr. & Mrs. G. Barney Adams ‘75 (Kandy Adams ‘75) Lubbock, TX Mr. & Mrs. Grant F. Adamson ‘81 (Nelda S. Adamson) Austin, TX Mr. & Mrs. Larry Anders ‘78 (Nesa Anders ‘81) Plano, TX Mr. & Mrs. Mike Baca (Jan W. Baca ‘70) Vega, TX Mr. & Mrs. Edward Benninger, Jr. ‘65 (Nelda Benninger ‘68) San Antonio, TX Mr. & Mrs. C. Robert Black ‘58 (Billie K. Black) Horseshoe Bay, TX Mr. & Mrs. Bryant Bonner ‘95 (Whitney R. Bonner ‘96) San Antonio, TX Mr. Ronald Bourland ‘66 Blanco, TX Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Brawley ‘95 (Sabrina Brawley ‘94) Keller, TX Mr. & Mrs. Richard Breedlove ‘70 (Lorrie Breedlove) Spring, TX Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Broyles ‘51 (Helen P. Broyles) Fort Worth, TX Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Chenault ‘82 (Vicki L. Chenault) Austin, TX Mr. & Mrs. Kemp Copeland ‘83 (Janet Copeland) Houston, TX Mr. Floyd Cotham ‘83 Dallas, TX Mr. John Czapski ‘78 Houston, TX Mr. & Mrs. Enoch L. Dawkins ‘60 (Frances Dawkins) New Orleans, LA Mr. Gayle M. Earls ‘59 Frisco, TX

Mr. Daniel F. Frye, III ‘73 Austin, TX Mr. Joe L. Halpain ‘57 Kemp, TX Mr. H. Wayne Henry ‘75 APO, AE Mr. & Mrs. Bob L. Herd ‘57 (Patsy N. Herd) Tyler, TX Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Holt (Julianna Hawn Holt ‘69) Blanco, TX Dr. & Mrs. O. Wayne Isom, M.D. ‘61 (Pat Isom) New York, NY Mr. & Mrs. Tom W. Jacobs ‘87 (Jerri L. Jacobs) Katy, TX Mr. & Mrs. Leon Jeffcoat ‘66 (Patricia E. Jeffcoat ‘66) Midland, TX Mr. & Mrs. Douglas D. Kenny ‘66 (Jenny C. Kenny ‘70) San Antonio, TX Mr. & Mrs. Brandon LaBonte ‘01 (Sheri S. LaBonte ‘97) South Riding, VA Mr. & Mrs. James Maggio ‘82 (Sylvia Maggio ‘81) Austin, TX Mr. & Mrs. Russell Mathis ‘80 (Wendy Mathis) Midland, TX Mrs. Joan McComb ‘67 Lubbock, TX Mr. & Mrs. Michael McKenzie ‘68 (Barbara McKenzie ‘69) Sulphur Springs, TX Col. (ret) & Mrs. Michael Morse ‘63 (Constance Morse) Marble Falls, TX Mr. & Mrs. R. Northcutt ‘82 (Karen Northcutt ‘84) The Woodlands, TX Mr. & Mrs. James R Pendell ‘81 (Belinda J. Pendell) Clint, TX

Mr. R. Maxey Pinson ‘47 Oklahoma City, OK Mr. & Mrs. Joe H. Price (Mary Jo Price ‘53) San Antonio, TX Mr. & Mrs. John W. Redmon ‘71 (Ann R. Redmon ‘71) The Woodlands, TX Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Riddle ‘69 (Carol Riddle) Dallas, TX Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Rose (Susan Menelaides Rose ‘76) Scottsdale, AZ Mr. & Mrs. William B. Snyder ‘55 (Sally M. Snyder) Saint Petersburg, FL Mr. and Mrs. James H. Stone ‘50 (Evelyn B. Stone ‘48) Hattiesburg, MS Mr. & Mrs. Dale V. Swinburn ‘65 (Cheryl Swinburn) Tulia, TX Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Swofford, Jr. ‘47 (Sarah Swofford ‘47) San Diego, CA Mr. & Mrs. Randall Vines ‘84 (Dona Vines ‘86) Montgomery, TX Mr. & Mrs. John Wald ‘80 (Karen Wald ‘80) Southlake, TX Mr. & Mrs. Edward Whitacre ‘64 (Linda Whitacre ‘65) San Antonio, TX *As of Jan. 14, 2010

Gold ($1,000 to $2,499 annually) Mr. & Mrs. Terry L. Adams ‘78 (Deborah T. Adams) Henrico, VA Mr. & Mrs. William A. Adams ‘71 (Linda R. Adams ‘71) Arlington, TX Mr. John Albert ‘09 Irving, TX Mr. Richard G. Alexander, D.D.S. ‘58 (Janna Alexander ‘58) Arlington, TX Dr. B. L. Allen ‘48 Lubbock, TX Mr. & Mrs. Ronald G. Althof ‘79 (Deidra R. Althof) Newburgh, IN Mr. & Mrs. David Anderson ‘84 (Susan Anderson ‘85) Lake Oswego, OR Mr. & Mrs. Dennis W. Anthony ’75 (Loraine C. Anthony) Friona, TX Mr & Mrs. Steven Baggerly ‘73 (Rebecca Baggerly ‘73) Guymon, OK Mr. & Mrs. M. Todd Barnes ‘91 (Amy Barnes) Tyler, TX Mr. Paul M. Barowsky ‘00 (Sarah Barowsky) San Antonio, TX Mr. Danny Bates ‘78 Dallas, TX Mr. & Mrs. William D. Benton ‘78 (Paula M. Benton) Van Alstyne, TX Mr. & Mrs. Oran H. Berry, III ’71 (Linda L. Berry ‘70) San Angelo, TX Mr. & Mrs. Brent C. Bertrand ‘87 (Tonya H. Bertrand ‘86) Round Rock, TX Mr. & Mrs. Hubert P. Bezner ’49 (Victoria M. Bezner) Dallas, TX Mr. & Mrs. John F. Bickley, III ’74 (Sandi Bickley) Garland, TX

Mr. David D. Bishop ‘88 Arlington, TX Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bridges ‘81 (Cindy Bridges) The Woodlands, TX Mr. & Mrs. Bennie R. Brigham ’65 (Mary G. Brigham ’66) Dallas, TX Mr. & Mrs. Larry R. Britton ’69 (Judith A. Britton) Arlington, TX Mr. Oscar Brown ‘51 Arlington, TX Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brown ‘59 (Elena Brown) Lamesa, TX Mr. & Mrs. William D. Brown ‘74 (Karen E. Brown ‘74) Austin, TX Lt. Colonel & Mrs. Mark Bryant ’83 (Paula H. Bryant) Salt Lake City, UT Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Bryant ’73 (Rebecca E. Bryant) Mechanicsburg, PA Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Buckalew ‘72 (Shelley S. Buckalew) Houston, TX Dr. J. Fred Bucy, Ph.D. ‘51 Dallas, TX Mr. & Mrs. Steve Burleson ’83 (Elizabeth G. Burleson ’84) Midland, TX Mr. & Mrs. Larry R. Byrd ’57 (Patricia A. Byrd) Dallas, TX Ms. Caren C. Caffrey ‘86 Sharpsburg, GA Mrs. Barbara M. Carter ‘79 Antioch, CA Mr. & Mrs. R. Don Cash ‘66 (Kay Cash ‘67) Lubbock, TX Mr. & Mrs. Eugene C. Chambers ‘66 (Carole Chambers) Katy, TX

Mr. Mark A. Cina ‘75 Harker Heights, TX

Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Ciolli (Kim Ciolli ‘91) San Antonio, TX

Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Conrad (Christy D. Conrad ’92) Spring, TX Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Crawford ‘57 (Frances Crawford ‘57) Huntsville, TX Mr. Brenton A. Croley ‘96 (Carrie E. Croley ‘95) Carrollton, TX Mr. Charles Cummings ‘59 Fort Worth, TX Mr. Frank M. Cushing Falls Church, VA Mr. & Mrs. Sean D. Davis ‘86 (Donna Davis) Baltimore, MD Dr. Miles Day & Dr. Audra Day ‘99 Lubbock, TX Dr. & Mrs. Bill F. Dean, Ph.D. ’61 (Peggy M. Dean ’66) Lubbock, TX Mr. & Mrs. David F. DeLao ‘84 (Katie DeLao) Edmond, OK Mrs. Sue Derr ’50 Colleyville, TX Ms. Jane B. Dickson ’74 Stephenville, TX Mr. & Mrs. Donald Doherty ‘75 (Lori Doherty) Richardson, TX Mr. & Mrs. Jim A. Douglass ‘70 (Patti Douglass ‘85) Lubbock, TX Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dowdey ‘88 (Cynthia Dowdey ‘88) Richardson, TX Mr. & Mrs. John C. Downs ’66 (Edie Downs) Sadler, TX

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Dry ‘73 (Laura Dry) Flower Mound, TX Mr. & Mrs. Scott Dueser ‘75 (Carla Dueser) Abilene, TX Mr. Michael Earthman Houston, TX Ms. Patricia A. Erwin ‘77 Taylor, TX Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Fannin ‘70 (Linda B. Fannin) San Antonio, TX Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Figueroa ‘67 (Sharon M. Figueroa) Richland, WA Mr. Clyde L. Fincher ’30 San Benito, TX Mr. & Mrs. Edward B. Franco ‘70 (Nora Franco) Irving, TX Mrs. Betty A. Frisbie ‘76 Cypress, TX Mr. & Mrs. Terry E. Fuller ‘77 (Linda S. Fuller ‘69) Southlake, TX Mr. & Mrs. Ricky Gaddis (Melinda Gaddis ‘84) Katy, TX Mr. & Mrs. Shirley L. Garrison ‘40 (LuCille Garrison) Lubbock, TX Mr. & Mrs. David Gates ‘85 (Jill Gates ‘85) Madison, MS Dr. & Mrs. James C. Graham ‘63 (Rachel S. Graham) Creve Coeur, MO Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Green ’64 (Mary Ann Green ’64) Fair Oaks Ranch, TX Mr. & Mrs. J. Todd Gregory ‘85 (Nancy E. Gregory) Fort Worth, TX Dr. & Mrs. Dan M. Guy (Terri S. Guy ’73) Santa Fe, NM Dr. Nadim Haddad ‘88 Potomac, MD Mr. & Mrs. David H. Hadden ‘78 (Pamela A. Hadden ‘87) Allen, TX Mrs. Karen Hamel ‘93 Lubbock, TX Mrs. Amy R. Hammer ‘72 Falls Church, VA Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Hammond ‘75 (Cynthia Hammond) Woodland Hills, CA Chancellor & Mrs. Kent R. Hance ’65 (Susie Hance) Lubbock, TX Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Harper ‘55 (Betsy F. Harper ‘57) Wichita Falls, TX Ms. Bobbie C. Harris Opelika, AL Mr. & Mrs. Joe W. Harris ‘55 (Denise M. Harris) Bellingham, WA Mr. & Mrs. Owen Harrison ‘73 (Lois Harrison) San Angelo, TX Dr. Robert I. Hart, M.D. ’80 & Dr. Susan E. Hart, M.D. Baton Rouge, LA Mr. & Mrs. John W. Harvill ‘72 (Jean R. Harvill) Harvey, LA Mr. & Mrs. Marc Hayes (Amy Hayes ‘96) Lubbock, TX Mr. & Mrs. Daniel W. Heinchon ‘81 (Nita C. Heinchon ‘81) San Antonio, TX Mr. Scott E. Heinzman ’87 Hanover Park, IL Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Herrin ‘82 (Cheryl Herrin ‘83) Tampa, FL Mr. & Mrs. Gregory R. Hoes ’86 (Lori Hoes) Garland, TX Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Huckabee ’91 (Robin Huckabee ’92) Fort Worth, TX Dr. Tim Huckabee ‘87 Southlake, TX Mr. & Mrs. Drew M. Ingram ‘79 (Laura J. Ingram ‘79) Midland, TX Mr. & Mrs. Rex Isom ’78 (Nancy Isom ’80) Idalou, TX Dr. & Mrs. Mark C. Johlke ‘88 (Anita M. Johlke ‘97) Peoria, IL Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Johnson ’61 (Suzie E. Johnson ’62) Houston, TX Mr. Van J. Josselet ‘74 Dalhart, TX Major & Mrs. Anthony D. Killa ‘95 (Carolyn T. Killa) McDonough, GA Mrs. Peggy B. LaFont ‘61 Plainview, TX Mr. & Mrs. Charles Latch ‘71 (Linda Latch) Houston, TX Mr. Rowland C. Lawson ’84 Soldotna, AK

Mr. Robert J. Lewis ’49 Sea Island, GA Mr. & Mrs. Russell H. Logan ‘51 (Carol L. Logan) Colleyville, TX Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Loveless ‘93 (Stacy Loveless ‘92) Cos Cob, CT Mr. Birke B. Marsh ‘88 Amarillo, TX Mr. & Mrs. Wendell W. Mayes, Jr ‘49 (Mary Jane Mayes) Austin, TX Mr. & Mrs. Brian F. McCoy ’75 (Wetonnah L. McCoy) San Marcos, TX Mr. & Mrs. John L. McCoy ’70 (Lynnda J. McCoy ’68) Haslet, TX Dr. John S. Menzies, D.V.M. ‘75 Cleburne, TX Ms. Patsy Middleton ‘57 Austin, TX Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Miers ‘82 (Sarah Miers) Abilene, TX Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Mikolajczyk ‘60 (Hilda Mikolajczyk) Broussard, LA Mrs. Martha H. Miller ‘49 Brenham, TX Mr. Charles B. Mitchell ‘56 (Bettye A. Mitchell) Houston, TX Mr. Glenn Moor ‘84 Lubbock, TX Dr. Joshua H. Moore ‘04 & Dr. Christina M. Moore ‘03 Tulia, TX Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Moore ‘94 (Kathryn Moore) Plano, TX Mr. & Mrs. Patrick E. Munn ‘61 (Janice Munn) Odessa, TX Mrs. Jo Anne Murdock ‘60 Dallas, TX Dr. & Mrs. Raghu Narayan ‘71 (Barbara Narayan) Conroe, TX Mr. & Mrs. H. Jack Naumann (Melinda Naumann) Midland, TX Mr. & Mrs. Mark Neas ‘92 (Gaylynn Neas) Dayton, MD Dr. James D. Norcross ‘87 Irving, TX Mr. & Mrs. John C. Owens ’71 (Cynthia M. Owens ’73) Lubbock, TX Dr. & Mrs. Brian Papworth ‘88 (Mardi Papworth) Albuquerque, NM Mr. & Mrs. Howard T. Pebley, Jr. ‘69 (Rosann Pebley) McAllen, TX Mr. Gary R. Petersen ‘68 Houston, TX Mr. & Mrs. Mike J. Petraitis ‘79 (Martha M. Petraitis ‘81) Midland, TX Mr. David R. Pickering Lubbock, TX Mr. Ivan W. Pinney ‘07 The Woodlands, TX Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Poore ‘90 (Christina Poore) Mercer Island, WA Mr. & Mrs. Bradley P. Poteet ’96 (Gina M. Poteet ’97) Houston, TX Mr. & Mrs. Billy Power ‘47 (Ruby Power ‘44) Lubbock, TX Mr. & Mrs. Kyle V. Preston ‘01 (Robin H. Preston ‘02) Houston, TX Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey D. Price (Barbara D. Price ‘74) Boerne, TX Mr. & Mrs. Scott R. Pullen ‘80 (Carroll A. Pullen) Sugar Land, TX Mrs. Mendy W. Putman ‘81 Colorado Springs, CO Mr. & Mrs. Gil H. Radtke ‘82 (Ann G. Radtke) Houston, TX Mr. & Mrs. Ben Ralston ‘76 (Jeannie Ralston ‘77) Wichita Falls, TX Mr. Jerry S. Rawls ’67 Los Altos, CA Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery F. Rea ‘84 (Michelle Rea) Odessa, TX Mr. & Mrs. Steve Reichmuth ‘72 (Barbara Reichmuth) Dallas, TX Mr. J. Ross Relyea ‘53 Oklahoma City, OK Mr. & Mrs. Charles Rippy ‘84 (Michele Rippy) Flint, TX Mrs. Kathy H. Roberts ‘72 Houston, TX Mr. & Mrs. Dick Robie ‘74 (Barbara Robie ‘75) Lake Jackson, TX

Mr. & Mrs. Douglass C. Robison ‘79 (Angie Robison) Midland, TX Ms. Terry Rolan ‘85 Saint Louis, MO Mr. & Mrs. John E. Roueche, III ‘88 (Elise W. Roueche) Houston, TX Dr. Nancy R. Ruff ‘69 Clinton, WA Mr. & Mrs. Bari A. Sadler ‘02 (Mary K. Sadler ‘02) Baytown, TX Dr. & Mrs. Martin Salazar, Ed.D. ‘78 (Margie Salazar) Lubbock, TX Mr. & Mrs. Keith Samples ‘77 (Megan Samples) Calabasas, CA Mr. & Mrs. Robbie R. Sartain ‘79 (Kathleen M. Sartain ‘79) Midland, MI Mrs. Sammie F. Saulsbury ‘58 Monroe, LA Dr. Alan C. Schauer, D.D.S. ’77 Austin, TX Mr. & Mrs. John F. Scovell ’68 (Diane K. Scovell ’68) Dallas, TX Ms. Anita R. Smith ‘63 Slidell, TX Mr. & Mrs. Jerry V. Smith ‘65 (Gail P. Smith ‘68) Dallas, TX Mr. & Mrs. Lucian Smith ‘74 (Kristin Smith ‘76) Hunt, TX Mr. Robert D. Smith ‘82 Fort Worth, TX Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Souter ’71 (Jill Harrison Souter) Alamo Heights, TX Mr. Garrett L. Spradling ’04 Borger, TX Mrs. Karisa P. Sprague ‘01 Loveland, CO Mr. & Mrs. Barry C. Street ’79 (SuDeline M. Street ’79) Kress, TX Mr. & Mrs. Larry G. Strickland ‘70 (Linda F. Strickland) Lake Arrowhead, CA Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Summerford ‘90 (Kathleen Summerford) Cypress, TX Mr. & Mrs. Max S. Swinburn ‘67 (Doris Swinburn) Dimmitt, TX Mr. & Mrs. R. Brian Teal ‘95 (Jessica Teal ‘96) Dallas, TX Mr. & Mrs. Don D. Thetford ’56 (Mary B. Thetford) Houston, TX Mr. & Mrs. Fred Timberlake, Jr. ’68 (Kay G. Timberlake) Lubbock, TX Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Traylor ‘86 (Laura Traylor) Austin, TX Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Turner ‘68 (Diane Turner ‘68) Blanco, TX Mr. & Mrs. Fred A. Underwood ‘71 (Pam Underwood) Lubbock, TX Mr. Roy Veldman ‘83 Corsicana, TX Mr. Ralph Waggoner ‘49 Wichita Falls, TX Mr. & Mrs. John B. Walker ’68 (Lisa A. Walker) Houston, TX Mr. & Mrs. Ben B. Wallace ’76 (Patricia H. Wallace) Corpus Christi, TX Ms. Kay B. Ward ‘79 Greeley, CO Mr. & Mrs. Dan G. Webster, III ‘61 (Molly I. Webster) San Antonio, TX Mr. Tom C. Wheat ‘72 Corpus Christi, TX Mr. & Mrs. Herman Wheatley, Jr. ‘65 (Barbara Wheatley) Brownfield, TX Mr. & Mrs. Bryant L. Williams, Jr. ‘61 (Brenda Williams) Kerrville, TX Mr. D. Andy Williams ‘91 (Camille Williams) Dimmitt, TX Mr. Lewis Williams ‘57 Montgomery, TX Mr. & Mrs. Lee D. Winton ’85 (Nancy L. Winton) Dallas, TX Mr. Trenton T. Woodward ‘94 Austin, TX Mrs. Glenna Shinn Wylie ‘52 Lubbock, TX Mr. & Mrs. James S. Young ‘49 (Peggy B. Young) Lubbock, TX *As of Jan. 14, 2010

alumni news « to joining the administration at SPC in 2000, Mitchell was a teacher for Ropes Independent School District for 19 years.

She also served as a counselor for the district. She and her husband, Byron, have two children.

’ 83 L. Guy Morrison (BS Petroleum Engineering) Lorenzo, Texas, recently was appointed to the Peoples Bank Community Advisory Board. He has been a farmer in Crosby County for the past 19 years, and he is a lieutenant with the Lubbock Fire Department, where he has worked for the past 21 years. His wife, Kayla Jones Morrison (’83 BS Physical Education, ’03 MS Multidisciplinary Studies), is principal at Roosevelt Junior High School.

They have three children.

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’86 Chuck Weaver (BBA Marketing) Norman, Okla., recently became the director of food services for the University of Oklahoma. At Texas Tech, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta.

’88 Sharon McCarty Ellis (BBA Finance) Dallas, Texas, recently was elected vice president and chief financial officer of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. She will oversee day-to-day financial operations, ensuring the hospital continues its mission of providing the highest quality care for Texas children with orthopedic conditions, certain re-

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lated neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia, at no charge to patient families. Ellis has been active in corporate finance and banking for more than 20 years. Prior to joining the hospital, Ellis was treasurer of Texas Industries, where she oversaw corporate finance and capital market functions.

She also served as chief financial officer of The Container Store, a specialty retailer. Additional previous experience includes 10 years with Bank of America’s Corporate Finance group and serving as senior vice president at JPMorgan Chase Bank. Her husband is Steve.

’89 Will K. Stripling IV (BS Human Development and Family Studies) Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas, recently was promot-

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’96 Eric L. West (BSCE Civil Engineering, ’98 MSCE Civil Engineering) Midland, Texas, recently was advanced as a shareholder of Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. He has been providing engineering

expertise and leadership to numerous projects in the West Texas-Permian Basin region for more than 10 years. In 2005, he was named a corporate associate and was recently named the 2009 Young Engineer

Christopher Phelps (BBA Management) Keller, Texas, general manager of Green Bay Metro in Green Bay, Wis., recently was recognized by Mass Transit Magazine as one of its “Top 40 Under 40” for 2009. The award recognizes 40 individuals under the age of 40 for their transit industry contributions and exemplary work in their profession. As general manager, Phelps has orchestrated a variety of new processes to assist his employer, his employees and the community he serves. By implementing new routing and schedule changes, establishing a relationship with the community and gaining community support, he has increased ridership and improved safety and security within his location.

His wife is Molly.

’93 Charles Raajan Mehta (MS Civil Engineering) Plano, Texas, founder and principal of Mehta West Brashear Group LLC, recently assumed leadership responsibilities within a newly formed Jaster-Quintanilla Infrastructure Division. The new division was created when Jaster-Quintanilla and Mehta West Brashear Group LLC recently merged.

His wife is Karen.

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» alumni news of the Year for Texas by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. As a civil engineer and project manager, he currently provides public and private entities with state-of-the-art solutions in the fields of water resources, transportation, site design, land planning and drainage. He and his wife, April, have three children.

’98 Richard Zapf (BA Psychology) Boerne, Texas, recently announced the release of his book on parenting teenagers today, “How to Get Your Teen to Listen: A Guidebook to Effective Communication and Parenting.” It is Zapf’s newest book partnered with his second edition workbook, “How to Talk

TTAA Benefit Card Program

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Starting at less than $10 a month, the TTAA Benefit Card provides you the following services: • LifeLock Identity Theft Protection • • TelaDoc™ • • Roadside Assistance • • Vision Savings • • Discount Prescription Drug Card • Your participation in the TTAA Benefit Card program will allow the Texas Tech Alumni Association to fund scholarships at Texas Tech.

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alumni news « to Teens: A Workbook to Successful Communication.” His wife is Amy.

’99 Tyler Ince (BBA General Business International) Lubbock, has been a marketing and revenue manager with Royal Caribbean International for five years. He recently spent 10 weeks in Finland working to launch the largest cruise ship in the world, the Oasis of the Seas. He and Royal Caribbean International appeared on Good Morning America Nov. 20.

’06 Darren L. Wilcox (MS Personal Financial Planning, JD Law) Big Flats, N.Y., recently was authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of

Standards to use the certification mark of Certified Financial Planner®. This mark identifies individuals who have met the rigorous three-year educational coursework and experience require-

’00 Danielle Needham (BA Public Relations, ’03 JD Law) Fort Worth, Texas, recently was selected as a 2009 Fort Worth “Top Attorney” by Fort Worth, Texas magazine.

’02 J. Riley King (BBA Finance, ’03 MBA General Business) Fort Worth, Texas, vice president with American State Bank, is responsible for the operation of the bank’s Fort Worth Loan Production Office.

’04 Jessica Hasten-Hixon (BBA Accounting, MSA Accounting) Dallas, Texas, married Michael Hixon June 5.

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Homecoming Award Nominations The Alumni Association presents two awards each year during the Scholarship Awards Dinner on Friday evening of Homecoming.

The Lauro F. Cavazos Award is presented to an individual or couple who has made significant contributions to the Alumni Association or to the university through service, effort, financial support or outstanding accomplishments.

The Distinguished Service Award is presented in recognition of service rendered to the Alumni Association or to the university.

Neither award requires that a person has received a degree from Texas Tech University. Alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the university are eligible to be nominated for the awards.

We welcome your nominations. To submit nominations, you may contact Peggy Pearce at peggy.pearce@ttu.edu, 806.742.3641 or visit our Web site at www.TexasTechAlumni.org before May 14, 2010. Please give your name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address, and state which nomination form you would like sent to you.

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’08 Sarah Klimek (BA Public Relations) Lubbock, assistant marketing director for the Texas Tech Alumni Association, received a $1,500 Professional Development Scholarship from the National Educational Alumni Trust. Klimek was one of 12 winners selected by the scholarship committee.

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In Memoriam Bidal Aguero ’72, of Lubbock, died Nov. 3.

Clo Ann Ethridge Hanst ’61, of Granbury, Texas, died Aug. 19. She is survived by her husband, John L. Hanst ’63.

Lea Ann Grice Hardaway ’91, of Katy, Texas, died Oct. 17.

Chadwick Paul Harmon ’04, of Lubbock, died Sept. 14.

James Neil "Jim" Hutchins '49, of Childress, Texas, died July 21.

William Jennings ’81, of Longview, Texas, died Oct. 17.

Nicholas S. Johnson, a student, of Lubbock, died Dec. 11.

William Lance Kargl, a student, of Lubbock, died Oct. 12.

George Bird O’Dwyer ’77, of Austin, Texas, died Oct. 4.

William Russell Ray, a student, of Whitney, Texas, died Nov. 25.

Donald D. Rodgers ’60, of Granbury, Texas, died Oct. 5.

Bobbye Adams Schmitz ’50, of Borger, Texas, died Aug. 20.

Carol Schoenrock ’71, ’73, ’91, of Lubbock, died Sept. 13.

Barbara Ramsey Watson ’48, of Sammamish, Wash., died Dec. 7.

Paula Zimmerman Williams ’61, of Plainview, Texas, died Nov. 1.

LaVern Gary Wilson ’49, of Baton Rouge, La., died April 24, 2007.

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» student spotlight/compiled by jean ann cantore the Phi Beta Kappa Chapter sheltered at Texas Tech University, has been recognized as one of only twenty-two Phi Beta Kappa chapters to receive the highest possible rating from the national Phi Beta Kappa Society for 2008-2009.

The recognition of Texas Tech’s chapter is based on such factors as the strong presence of Phi Beta Kappa on campus, the chapter’s high standards and success in student selection, the chapter’s activities and hosting of speakers and events, the chapter’s Web site, and the chapter’s exemplary collaboration with the regional Phi Beta Kappa alumni association.

Out of thousands of institutions of higher education in the United States, only 280, which is fewer than 10 percent, have been granted the right to shelter Phi Beta Kappa chapters. As one of 22 chapters with a ranking of 1, Lambda of Texas is thus ranked in the top 10 percent of all chapters.

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Livestock Judging Team was crowned national champions at the 2009 North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky., in November. For the first time in school history, Texas Tech won the contest three consecutive years.

The Red Raiders won the overall reasons, beef cattle, beef reasons, and performance beef cattle divisions. They were second in the sheep division.

Josh Flohr , a senior, was awarded fourth high individual overall and won the swine reasons and overall reasons divisions. Ben Cammack , a senior, won the cattle reasons divisions.

Other team members are Micah Dorsey , a senior; Paige Futrell , a senior; Cade Halfmann , a senior; CA Jones , a senior; Drew Perez , a senior; Drew Schmidt , a senior, Trae Simmons , a senior; Olivia Tilly , a senior; Austin Voyles , a senior; and Curtis Williams , a senior.

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Chess Team A team tied for second place in Division 1 competition at the 2009 PanAmerican Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship held in December on South Padre Island. The finish qualified Texas Tech for a berth at the President’s Cup slated for March to determine the U.S. college chess team champion.

Knight Raiders B team captured the Division 4 title while the Lady Knight Raiders captured second place in Division 4, finishing a half point behind the B team.

The Knight Raiders became the first team to make the Division 1 President’s Cup in its first attempt, and SPICE

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Director Susan Polgar became the first woman to coach a men’s team into the final four competition.Team members Davorin Kuljasevic and Gergely Antal also won individual titles, tying for having the most points on their boards, while Gabor Papp finished second behind them.

T wo T exas T ech University School of Law arbitration teams won final rounds in the American Bar Association (ABA) Arbitration Regional Championships in November at the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia.

Team Red includes third-year law students Sam Ackels , Matt Butler , Paul Miller and Courtney Stamper . Team Black includes second-year law students Derek Feibel , Shanna Herzog , Hayley John and Alex Yarbrough .

Texas Tech Law teams have swept the championships in all three ABA regional student advocacy skills competitions: arbitration (co-champions); legal negotiations (top two teams); and moot court (team championship and both individual awards).

School of Law competition teams placed second in two national contests. In November’s national competition, one moot court team took the second-place spot in the Illinois Appellate Lawyers National Moot Court Competition in Chicago. Another moot court team finished second in the nation at Pepperdine’s National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition in Malibu, Calif.

In Chicago, the team consisted of second-year law students Kate Cross , Jason Jordan and Clint Buck . Buck won the Second-Best Brief Award for Clint Buck.

At the Pepperdine contest, the team consisted of Alexis Butler , a secondyear law student, Skyler Stuckey , a second-year law student, and Justin Raines , a third-year law student T exas T ech U niversity ’s

Philip G. Pope , a doctoral candidate in history, presented a paper in San Angelo, Texas, in November at the Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Studies Association of Texas. The paper, entitled, “Sowing an Image: The Portrayal of the American Farmer in Modern Country Music,” explores the issue of masculinity in both the reality and the fiction of an American icon. The paper won the ASAT’s “Best Paper Award.” year in a row, Texas Tech University’s Agronomy Club became national quiz bowl champions at the Students of Agronomy, Soils, and Environmental Sciences (SASES) National Meeting, held in November in Pittsburg. More than 20 teams from across the nation participated.

Team members include Justin Cave , a junior; Ward McCown , a senior; Heath Reeves , a senior; and Galen Roberts , a senior.

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Adam Doyle , a junior mechanical engineering major, recently placed first in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Student Design Competition in Orlando, Fl. The competition challenged students to design and build a vehicle that would retrieve rocks and bring them to a designated spot. The robot had to surmount small obstacles in getting to the rocks and bringing the rocks to the area.

Michael Martinez , a second-year law student, and Sam Webb , a thirdyear law student, won the National Latino/a Law Students (NLLSA) National Moot Court competition in Chicago this weekend. The pair also won the best written brief award. Webb was named top oralist in the final round victory over Columbia Law. This year is the second in a row Tech Law has won the competition.