photo on these two pages by Wyman Meinzer | ON THE PROWL. on the cover by Robert Rhode | ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC VIEWS ON GAME DAY IN RAIDERLAND, THE MASKED RIDER. THE MASKED RIDER ON THE COVER IS LAUREN BLOSS '24, 62ND MASKED RIDER, 2023-2024.
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THE PERFECT PINT
Stop off Highway 290 in Johnson City and grab a brew crafted by Red Raider Tim Jung.
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THE LURE OF THE LINKS
Golf travel journalist David R. Holland explores destinations all over the world.
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REMEMBERING DR. ROBERT LAWLESS
Former student Zach Brady pays homage to Robert W. Lawless, Ph.D., 11th president of Texas Tech University.
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THE LEADER OF THE BAND
Mark Rogers, D.M.A., has spread his love of music to many audiences far and wide.
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TALKING TURKEY
Joel Brandenberger looks back on an interesting career with the National Turkey Federation.
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PRESERVATION OF A NATIVE TEXAN
Chris Dyer oversees the pure Texan Dr Pepper Museum in downtown Waco.
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STEWARDSHIP ON THE HIGH PLAINS
Stan Adcock earned the prestigious 2024 Lone Star Land Steward Award.
42 GAME DAY!
Fall and football are in the air and there’s no better place to be than Raiderland!
DEPARTMENTS
THINKING BIG AND BOLD 6 THROUGH THE ARCHES 8
PROPELLING US FORWARD 15
RETROSPECT 48
ASSOCIATION NEWS 52
ALUMNI NEWS 56 AT LAST 72
IN THE LAST ISSUE OF the Texas Techsan, we asked readers to identify the members of the 1954 fencing team pictured in the “A Glimpse at Texas Tech’s Heritage” photo on p. 52.
Joe Hornaday ’79, longtime sports information director for Texas Tech, identified the woman in the front row, far left, as Zoe Merriman Kirkpatrick. A 1956 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish, Kirkpatrick excelled at fencing and was named a Texas Tech Fencing Letterwinner. She was married to Jack Kirkpatrick, a 1956 animal production major, until her passing in 2019. He was named a Texas Tech Football Letterwinner and inducted into the Texas Tech Athletic Hall of Fame. The Kirkpatricks have been avid supporters of Texas Tech University and involved in many activities since they graduated.
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On New Year’s Day in 1954, the underdog Texas Tech Red Raiders trounced Auburn, persistent pride of the SEC, in the Gator Bowl. The score was 35–13, and it would be almost twenty years before Tech would win another bowl game. But the important 1954 game also established a much deeper tradition of excellence, one that has never suffered the ups and downs of collegiate sports. On that January 1, the Red Raiders were led onto the field by Joe Kirk Fulton. Donning a mask and wearing custom chaps, Fulton charged onto the field on horseback, leading the team and thereby establishing the Masked Rider, a mascot and public figure whose role continues to this day.
The Masked Rider is a quintessential piece of Texas Tech history. There have been more than sixty Masked Riders, most of them agricultural studies students, most of them from rural Texas. During their one-year term, each Masked Rider makes around 350 public appearances and travels 15,000 miles. They are among the most visible figures in the university. The story of the program branches into individual narratives of unlikely college students who were the first in their families to attend a university, bringing with them ranching experience that uniquely qualified them to serve Texas Tech.
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Ralynn Key and Midnight Raider at a football game in 1991. (Courtesy the Southwest Collection)
Tommy Martin rides Charcoal Cody at the December 19, 1970, Sun Bowl in El Paso. (Texas Tech University Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library)
REFLECTIONS OF SUMMER
AS I BEGIN TO WRITE THIS COLUMN, I can’t help but think of all that’s transpired this past summer and how much is happening with the TTAA. It’s an opportunity to tap the brakes to reflect on what all we’ve achieved as we enter into the fall.
Texas Tech Night at the Rangers in June drew 2,200 Red Raiders representing many who are active with our DFW alumni chapters. It was an exciting evening as I was asked to join TTU President Lawrence Schovanec in presenting Red Raider Ranger Josh Jung with his official Texas Tech Ring as part of the ceremonial first pitch. We’re proud of World Series Champion Josh, his younger brother, Jace, with the Detroit Tigers, and all our Red Raiders who are playing in the big leagues. We also hosted Tech Night with the Astros later in the summer in partnership with our Houston area chapters.
Sadly, we had to cancel our sixth annual Red Raiders in Ruidoso outing because of the horrific fires that consumed more than 500 homes and many businesses in Ruidoso and Alto, New Mexico. It was humbling to join Ruidoso Chapter President and TTAA National Board member David Deason to help feed the first responders, seeing the damage first-hand prior to the subsequent flooding. Lynn Crawford, Ruidoso mayor and Tech alumnus, continues to do a admirable job of leading the village during a difficult time.
We’re proud of our alumni who opted to redirect their registration fees for the event to the Ruidoso Community Foundation, resulting in a $6,000 contribution last month to continued relief efforts. We look forward to resuming next year’s Red Raiders at the Races the third weekend in June.
We hosted our fourth annual Legacy U in July with a couple of hundred grandparents and grandkids on campus, experiencing a memorable time together. I personally love this event, which allows me to act as a guest and also to check into Talkington Hall for the residence hall experience – it is much improved from the dorms of yesteryear. Legacy U continues to be a growing extension of our Legacy Club that is spot on with the TTAA mission ...“connecting, inspiring and loving our Red Raider family.”
While there are multiple itineraries continually offered through our Traveling Techsans program, the featured trip this summer was the Radiant Alaska cruise aboard Oceania Regatta. Former TTU baseball coach and radio personality Gary Ashby and his wife, Terri, served as official hosts on the trip, with 53 total travelers in our group. The TTAA had the largest delegation on the cruise with 13 alumni associations represented.
Our Traveling Techsans program connects and engages alumni of all ages through the shared journeys of travel. I highly recommend any of the future travel opportunities with our trusted travel partners.
Jill and I were able to attend the alumni chapter meeting in Stamford as part of the July 4th Texas Cowboy Reunion weekend. Thanks to Rolling Plains Chapter President Joe McMeans ’86 and
Legacy U participants attend a special graduation event at the end of each session. TTAA National Board Member Chris Jones '68 ,'75, back center; her husband, Don '68, '69; their daughter, Julie Jones Roberts '97 and her daughter Ella Roberts pose at the Frazier Alumni Pavilion after the 2024 ceremony.
his wife, Tracy ’87, who hosted us in their beautiful home. We also joined The Lakes Chapter in Graham for their scholarship sendoff celebration in conjunction with Graham’s summer concert series. I was able to meet with the newly-established alumni chapter in Lafayette, Louisiana, while also connecting with our North Houston and Fredericksburg chapters.
I had the pleasure of golfing with chapter volunteer Lane “Bud” McMillen ’99 and fellow PR grad Chris White ’01 as we made plans to begin a memorial scholarship fundraiser in honor of Lane’s childhood friend and Tech classmate Brandon Evans ’99. We met for lunch with Brandon’s mom and cousin to discuss the vision of a memorial tournament on the fourth anniversary of his passing to celebrate Brandon’s life and to generate scholarships for future Techsans in his honor. A business major, Brandon played trumpet in the Goin’ Band and was a beloved member of the Arlington Police Department. Forever One of Us.
With the continual change of conference alignments, I attended the Big 12 alumni meeting in July at the University of Cincinnati. There’s a strong camaraderie among colleagues in the alumni profession, and it was interesting to be seated in the Queen City
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STEPHEN J. “TIO” KLEBERG HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE 46TH RECIPIENT OF THE 2024 NATIONAL GOLDEN SPUR AWARD FROM THE RANCHING HERITAGE ASSOCIATION. Established in 1978, the award honors iconic industry leaders' devotion to land and livestock. Kleberg graduated with his bachelor’s degree in animal science from Texas Tech in 1969 and then served as the vice president of agricultural operations for the legendary King Ranch from 1971-1998. After, he served on the board of directors of King Ranch, Inc., from 1998 until 2021. During his more than 50 years of service to King Ranch, Kleberg revitalized the American Quarter Horse breeding program, contributed to the development of the Santa Cruz breed of cattle, and implemented sweeping wildlife conservation efforts. The award will be presented at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Oct. 5, 2024.
MARK CHARNEY, DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL OF THEATRE & DANCE IN THE J.T. & MARGARET TALKINGTON COLLEGE OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS AT TEXAS TECH, WAS INDUCTED INTO THE 2024 CLASS OF THE COLLEGE OF FELLOWS OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE. Charney, an award-winning playwright who has had his works performed worldwide, has served as director since 2012. The ceremony was held April 21, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The College of Fellows of the American Theatre comprises actors, critics, designers, playwrights, producers, program administrators, distinguished teachers and scholars and honors the service and accomplishments of nationally recognized individuals.
JAD ZEITOUNI HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT AS THE NEW STUDENT REGENT FOR THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS FOR THE 2024-25 ACADEMIC YEAR. He graduated with his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business in 2021 and is currently a student at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The Lubbock native is pursuing a medical degree from the School of Medicine and studying public health in the Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health. Zeitouni will serve a one-year term – effective June 1 and set to expire on May 31, 2025. His first Board of Regents meeting was Aug. 8-9 at the TTU System Building in Lubbock. He replaces Steeley Smith of TTU, who was appointed in 2023.
NEWS
A TEXAS TECH RESEARCH TEAM TRAVELED TO THE TEXAS GULF COAST TO STUDY HURRICANE BERYL. The team, which consisted of nine faculty members and graduate students, deployed wind measurement systems to assist in better defining and understanding the wind field of the hurricane at landfall. The team departed Lubbock before Hurricane Beryl’s landfall to stage along the Gulf Coast at various locations and to monitor the storm’s projected shifts before setting up dozens of weather data collection systems. The research team’s mission is to mitigate the effects of landfalling hurricanes on life and property. The last hurricane it was deployed to study was Hurricane Ida in 2021 in Louisiana.
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Texas Tech University Hurricane Research Team.
THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HAS DEVELOPED A MOBILE VETERINARY UNIT CALLED COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT SERVICE (CARES). The vehicle was funded by the Louise Bowers Slentz Foundation Fund and the Amber Fund. The vet school custom built the vehicle to provide veterinary services to animals in underserved communities such as Meals on Wheels clients and the homeless population in Amarillo, the Texas Panhandle and beyond. CARES will serve as a portable base of operation for faculty, staff and students. The vehicle includes anesthesia equipment, a surgery suite, a generator and diagnostic medicine tools. Efforts are being made to add a support trailer which will house kennels, medical supplies and exam and surgical tables.
THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA COMPLETED A SIX-DAY TOUR THROUGH CENTRAL MEXICO IN MAY, PERFORMING TWO CONCERTS. The 60 student musicians began their tour in Mexico City, where they collaborated with the National Center for the Arts, the country’s leading institute for arts education. Here, the orchestra played a concert to a full house of more than 1,000 people. Additionally, eight faculty members from the Texas Tech School of Music offered masterclasses to students in Mexico in which hundreds of Mexican students and faculty participated. The group then traveled east to the University of Xalapa, where their concert was also widely attended. The orchestra last traveled to Mexico in the 1970s.
The School of Music is scheduled to return to Mexico City this December with a performance from the Texas Tech Opera Theatre.
THE COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES HAS BEEN RENAMED THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SCIENCES. The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents authorized the name change to reflect better the vision statement of the college, in which its students are increasingly pursuing pathways for health careers. The Board of Regents also authorized the creation of an additional department in the college: the Department of Interdisciplinary Human Sciences.
PHOTO BY KARINA DOZAL
The orchestra visits the Teotihuacan Pyramids in Mexico.
BRIEFLY
THE 2024 CAROL OF LIGHTS WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, DEC. 6. The event will kick off at 6:30 p.m. with the Carillon concert and proceed with the Texas Tech University combined choirs performing selections of classic Christmas songs at the Science Quadrangle. With the flip of a switch, 25,000 Christmas lights will illuminate the 13 buildings surrounding Memorial Circle.
THE NATIONAL RANCHING HERITAGE CENTER WILL HOST THE 46TH ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT AT THE RANCH FRIDAY, DEC. 13, AND SATURDAY, DEC. 14, FROM 6:30-9 P.M. The event is free with a suggested donation of $5 per person. Holiday scenes will be recreated in 15 historic structures such as the 1838 El Capote Log Cabin, 1886 XIT Ranch headquarters, 1888 Matador Half-Dugout and 1909 Queen Anne - style Barton House.
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PHOTO BY O'JAY R. BARBEE
SPORTS
TEXAS TECH MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM GAINS NEW MEXICO TRANSFER JT TOPPIN. The Mountain West Freshman of the Year signed with Texas Tech in May 2024 and is now headed to Lubbock to play for Grant McCasland. The 6-foot-9 forward from Dallas, Texas, averaged 12.4 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks during his season with the Lobos.
TEXAS TECH THIRD BASEMAN RILEY LOVE MAKES SOFTBALL PROGRAM HISTORY AS A RECIPIENT OF THE 2024 NCAA DIVISION I RAWLINGS GOLD GLOVE AWARD. The award, presented by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, is a prestigious accolade that recognizes excellence in defensive players. During her four years as a Red Raider, Love played in 160 games, starting 158 of them. She totaled 173 putouts and 211 assists on the defensive side during her career. A Keller, Texas, native, she graduated in May 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology.
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2024 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
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ABILENE CHRISTIAN JONES AT&T STADIUM
WASHINGTON STATE PULLMAN, WASHINGTON
SEPT. 14, 2024 NORTH TEXAS JONES AT&T STADIUM
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ARIZONA STATE JONES AT&T STADIUM
CINCINNATI JONES AT&T STADIUM
OCT. 5, 2024 ARIZONA TUCSON, ARIZONA
OCT. 19, 2024
BAYLOR JONES AT&T STADIUM
OCT. 26, 2024 TCU FORT WORTH, TEXAS
NOV. 2, 2024 IOWA STATE AMES, IOWA
NOV. 9, 2024
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COLORADO JONES AT&T STADIUM
OKLAHOMA STATE STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA
NOV. 30, 2024 WEST VIRGINA JONES AT&T STADIUM
TAKING A BACKSEAT
The NIL landscape is constantly changing, which is shaping the future of college athletics as we know it. While these are unprecedented times, The Matador Club and Texas Tech are adapting, innovating, and leading the way in the new Big 12.
LAURO F. CAVAZOS AWARD
GEORGE ‘66 & LINDA ‘66 MCMAHAN
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS
MARTHA BROWN ‘75, ‘79
TELEA STAFFORD JACKSON ‘94
BRENT ROSS FEARLESS CHAMPION AWARD
HECTOR LOPEZ ‘25
Reception 6:30 p.m., Dinner 7 p.m. McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center 17th Street & University Avenue
PROPELLING US FORWARD
There is an undeniable energy that fills the air in Lubbock each fall. As we are set to embark on our first-ever comprehensive campaign, that energy is even more apparent.
Over the last century, Texas Tech University has had great success in our innovative research, student and athletic achievements and community involvement. None of this would have been possible without the dedication of our faculty and staff and support from our growing network of alumni and friends.
Now, in our second century, we must be bold. What we do today will set the tone for the future of Texas Tech. How will we change the lives of those in Texas and this nation? How will we make an even greater impact and show the world what Texas Tech is all about? At a time when American confidence in higher education, according to many polls, is waning, Texas Tech is on an upward trajectory. Through this campaign, we are taking ownership of our future for all those who join our family seeking knowledge and life-changing opportunities.
The funds raised will support key initiatives that will enhance opportunities and transform students’ lives, advance academic excellence, impact our campus and community, and build Fearless Champions. This cumulative effort will ensure that Texas Tech continues to be a place where every student can reach their full potential, where groundbreaking research is a daily occurrence and where the spirit of community is embedded in everything we do. This campaign will allow us to lay the groundwork for a vibrant and thriving future.
As we prepare to publicly launch this initiative, I am reminded of the remarkable achievements and contributions of our alumni. Your support has always been a cornerstone of our success, and for this to be successful, your continued involvement is crucial as we strive to reach new heights.
The importance of this effort cannot be overstated. We have defied expectations for more than 100 years, and our progress has been a collective effort of faculty, staff, students and alumni. Bound by our love for Texas Tech, let’s make a lasting difference together.
We know that Texas Tech is a special place where the unexpected happens and where no challenge is too great.
Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Lawrence Schovanec President, Texas Tech University
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BY JENNIFER RITZ
• RECK'EM RIGHT BREWERY
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PHOTOS BY CHASE FOUNTAIN
• JOHNSON CITY TEXAS
• IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A TASTY HAND-CRAFTED PINT IN THE COMPANY OF A FELLOW RED RAIDER,
head to the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Johnson City is home to Reck ’Em Right brewery and is owned by die-hard Techsan Tim Jung ’03,’15, and his wife, Catherine ’23. Johnson City, best known as the hometown of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson, lies on bustling Highway 290. That scenic, quintessentially Texas ribbon of road is well-traveled between Austin and Fredericksburg. While many travelers hit that highway to visit the multitude of wineries in the area, it’s worth a stop at Tim’s brewery for a taste of the beverage that historically was brewed and consumed by the area’ s German settlers: beer!
Tim Jung
• TIM'S PATH TO OWNING A MICROBREWRY IS WINDING.
Following high school graduation, he enrolled at the University of Texas-Austin and played drums in the Longhorn band. He spent a year there and realized that the vibe was not something he loved. He transferred to North Texas State and still did not feel settled.
His younger brother Jason Jung ’99, was also an avid drummer and both men were second chair All-State drummers in high school. Jason, who is the current band director at Kerrville High School, headed to Texas Tech to be part of ZIT, the Goin’ Band from Raiderland’s drum line.
As an aside, ZIT stands for Zeta Iota Tau and was a mock fraternity formed in the early 1970s by drummers from the Tech band. Even though the idea was to poke fun
at the Greek community, ZIT stands today as a sort of brotherhood of drummers.
When Jason landed in Lubbock, Tim decided to join him and he quickly realized Texas Tech was where he should have been all along. He looks back on his days at Texas Tech as some of his fondest.
Tim intended to become an architect, and while he did earn his bachelor’s in architecture, the advent of AutoCAD smothered the passion he had.
“I didn’t want to click a mouse on a computer for the rest of my life,” says Tim. He pivoted and decided to become a teacher. He accepted a position in 2005 at Johnson City teaching math and coaching high school girls’ basketball. After 10 years at Johnson City, he changed schools and taught
Visit the Reck'Em Right brewery website at reckemrightbrewing.com or scan the QR code.
science at Blanco High School — 14 miles south — for the last six years of his career in education. He also earned a master of education in educational leadership in 2015.
While he was still teaching, Tim was bitten by the beer bug of entrepreneurship and saw his future heading away from the world of education. The idea started small and eventually grew to the point he left teaching altogether.
Tim has installed pops of Texas Tech throughout his brewery.
“I became friends with the owner,” Tim says. “When I first started brewing, I didn’t really know what I was doing.”
Jung knows a thing or two about beer. Though the town’s German culture has been watered down by population growth, when Jung was growing up, the town was still greatly influenced by Texas Germans. And beer was ubiquitous.
While Tim jokes that he always loved his beer, he notes that he wasn’t drinking the good stuff.
“Growing up you saw mostly Budweiser, Lone Star, Pearl,” he recalls. “In Central Texas, it was a lot of Lone Star and Pearl just because of San Antonio, but the craft industry changed all that.
“As far as a beer drinker, being a student at Tech, it was a lot of Keystone Light and Lone Star Light, whichever was cheaper at that time. But then, when I moved to Johnson City, when I met my wife Cat, we went to Real Ale Brewing Company in Blanco. That’s what turned me on to craft beer where I realized,‘Oh, there’s more to beer than just this. There’re all kinds of beers that I could be enjoying.’ And so, that’s what started me on craft beer. Anytime we passed a brewery or went on vacation…that’s usually where we went to eat or hang out.”
In 2011 Tim received a home brew set from Cat, who purchased the gift from a small, local home brew business.
Tim enlisted the help of fellow Red Raider Curt Campbell ’03 who is a part owner of Tusculum Brewing in Boerne.
“He came and brewed my first batch with me. But as far as the recipes and stuff, I would call up my friend Clem that owned the home brew shop, and just tell him what I wanted, and he would mix the grains for me and do everything and just hand me a sheet. It was basically like baking a cake.”
When the home brew shop closed, Tim says it was a blessing in disguise because he was forced to figure out the process on his own.
“So, that’s when I started reading books and experimenting with different recipes,” he says.
As Tim mastered his craft through the years, he leaned into the idea of walking away from teaching and pursuing the perfect pint full time. In 2019, he established Reck ‘Em Right Brewing and opened up shop in a rustic red building under the canopy of a towering Live Oak tree just a few steps off of Highway 290.
If you’re anywhere near Johnson City, take time to stop off and sample Tim’s superior hand-crafted beers that boast names every Red Raider can love: Sawed Off Saison, Reck ’Em Red and The Hazy Pirate (in honor of Mike Leach).
The busiest time of year for ‘Reck Em Right is right after Thanksgiving. Johnson City is home to Lights Spectacular, a display of more than two million Christmas lights that adorn the courthouse, City Memorial Park and the Pedernales Electric Co-operative block — the electric co-op not only lights its building but also wraps the oak trees from top to bottom. The event kicks off with a fireworks display and flipping of the switch that illuminates the town and continues throughout the Christmas season with musical shows, carriage rides, shopping, drinking and dining.
Thousands of visitors travel to Johnson City for the display, many of whom enjoy Tim’s brews, especially since Reck ‘Em Right is a short distance from the lights display. Patrons can walk the streets of Johnson City while they marvel at the lights display and enjoy one of Tim’s beers.
This year’s event kicks off the Friday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 29, and runs through Jan. 5, 2025. Rumor has it that NASA has reported being able to spot Johnson City’s lights display!
The lure of the links
BY JEAN ANN CANTORE
PHOTOS BY MIKE TRANTER PHOTOGRAPHY AND COURTESY OF DAVID R. HOLLAND
David R. Holland — A Passion for and Dedication to the green of the links.
IF YOU FOLLOW GOLF, then you might recognize the name David R. Holland. The prolific travel golf journalist, currently senior writer for Golf Vacations Magazine, has covered sports since the 1970s, and his byline has topped more than 7,000 published newspaper, magazine and online webzine articles.
Holland served as a staff writer for The Dallas Morning News, published Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Football Magazine, co-hosted a Texas State Network high school football radio show, reported for the Dallas Cowboys Weekly and worked as a UPI Texas Rangers reporter from time-to-time.
He is also the author of “The Colorado Golf Bible.”
The Golf Channel has used Holland’s talent and travel golf knowledge for their resort news and reviews. In addition, he has had varied writing gigs for a number of other publications and media outlets.
“I don’t know if it’s his long military career or Texas upbringing, or some combination of both, but Dave’s a no-nonsense, hardworking guy who brings the goods,”
says Mark Nessmith, a writer and editor now based in Prague, Czech Republic, who hired and oversaw Holland as a freelancer for The Golf Channel. “That combination is something any editor feels blessed to find.
“Too many golf writers fall so in love with the game that they forget their main role is to serve the reader, who is — more often than not — a below average player who’s simply looking to get the best experience possible for their money. Dave never loses sight of this. Any time we published one of his stories, I felt confident knowing readers would come away with a fair and accurate view of that course, or resort, or geographic location. He stays true to the core mission of answering the question,‘Would it be a smart move to spend my money playing golf here?’”
As a proud West Texas native, Holland says he had an “awesome 1950s/1960s childhood. Summer was filled with Little League and Pony League baseball and working in the lumber yard my dad ran.”
David R. Holland
MIKE TRANTER PHOTOGRAPHY
" Too many golf writers fall so in love with the game that they forget their main role is to serve the reader. "
The Holland Brothers.
Holland enjoyed golf while in the service, including at Horoko Golf Course, Howard Air Force Base, Panama.
- Floydada Troop 57
Holland and his two brothers, Chuck and Rick, grew up in Floydada, current population 2,524 — the county seat of Floyd County. Their father, T.L. Holland, had high expectations for his three boys.
“Dad said to us, ‘One, you are going to be an Eagle Scout. Two, you are going to graduate from college,’” he says.“All three of us checked those boxes for him — plus, we were Texas Boys State delegates.”
A highlight for young Eagle Scout Dave Holland was attending two Boy Scout National Jamborees — in 1960 at Colorado Springs, Colorado, and in 1964 at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. His Floydada Troop 57 went to 30-Mile Campground near Creede, Colorado, each summer, where he took part in two 50-mile hikes through the Weminuche Wilderness.
Despite trying out for all sports, he found it was golf that caught his interest.
“I started playing golf at age eight at Floydada Country Club. In my 20s, I was dedicated to lowering my handicap and did but was never good enough to compete.”
ANOTHER INTEREST CLOSE TO Holland’s heart is writing.
“As a high school senior, I was the sports editor for our state championship school newspaper The Whirl, he says.“That certainly sparked my interest in journalism.
“In college, I was a journalism major from day one,” Holland says. “My late older brother Chuck graduated from Baylor and middle brother Rick started at Baylor and transferred to Tech as a sophomore. So dad comes to me and says, ‘Would you please go to Texas Tech? Baylor is too expensive.’ I said, ‘No problem. I want to go to Tech.’”
For the aspiring sports writer, his time as a student at Texas Tech hit the nail on the head. He gained writing experience, learned more nuts and bolts of the journalism business and knew he’d chosen the right field.
“Dr. Bill Dean was the best Texas Tech professor I had, by a long shot,” Holland says. “Dr. Dean was easy-going. He encouraged my magazine writing class with steady guidance to improve. I looked forward to his class.”
After four years of hitting the books, Holland was ready for the next phase of his life. His hope was that it involved journalism.
Then, the evening before Holland's commencement, the May 11, 1970, Lubbock Tornado hit, devastating the city and plans for Texas Tech University graduation.
After that rather unceremonious launch into the post-college world, Holland had to face the reality of the Vietnam War. It also started him on a path that demonstrated one career was not enough
“My brother Chuck, a United States Air Force officer, came to me with an option other than immediate sports writing upon graduation,” Holland says. “He told me the Air Force needed medical administrators, so I said
‘yes’ to serving my country first out of Texas Tech. Best decision I have ever made.
“Talk about joining the service to see the world. My initial Air Force school was at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls, and my first assignment was Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland AFB, Texas. During 28 years of total service in the Air Force, Texas Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, I did see the world with duty in Germany, Spain, Panama, Hawaii, South Dakota, New Mexico, California, Indiana, Michigan, the Air Force Academy, Colorado and Washington, D.C. While in Panama, I got to visit Colombia, Peru and Paraguay.”
Desert Storm brought more experience. It was 1991, and Holland volunteered for duty at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, and was later called up with his Texas Air National Guard hospital unit, serving at Travis AFB, California.
He also used his college degree and writing experience to handle public relations.
“My final Pentagon-attached assignment took me to Monterey, California, where I was public affairs officer for the Defense Finance & Accounting Services (DFAS) Operation Mongoose, a fraud prevention unit. There I daydreamed on the beach below the fairways of Pebble Beach Golf Links and began thinking about my next job — travel golf writing.
After almost three decades of military service, Holland retired as a lieutenant colonel.
HIS FIRST JOB OUT of active-duty military was a fortunate decision. At the Waco Tribune-Herald, he was gifted by working for and learning from Texas sports writing legend Dave Campbell, who founded Texas Football Magazine in 1960. Later, Holland was named Texas Sportswriter of the Year in 1978 by the Texas High School Coaches Association.
“From 1978 to 1991, I published Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Football Magazine, a pre-season high school football annual,” he says. “I did everything — sold the ads, gathered photos, wrote it all and laid it out in my Dallas living room. I did have someone to proofread.”
The Dallas Morning News afforded Holland the opportunity to write about golf, combining two things he loved – his favorite sport and his chosen profession.
“I can’t say I have professional golf buddies, but I’ve met and interviewed a ton of famous golfers and many heralded golf course architects.
“I was lucky enough to tee it up with Hall of Famer Greg Norman and Pro Football Hall of Famer linebacker Harry Carson of the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry — we rode in the same golf cart. I was in Landry’s office, on assignment, the day after Jerry Jones fired him, while the Hall of Fame coach was packing up his belongings.”
The journalist enjoyed a round with New York Giants Hall of Famer linebacker
Harry Carson at Royal St. Kitts.
Always meeting new people, Holland interviewed Masters Champion Gary Player at Sumo Golf Course, Florence, Colorado, on media day. Player designed the brandnew course.
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Football Magazine
"The Colorado Golf Bible" by David R. Holland
- Sumo Golf Course, Florence, Colorado.
Holland says he never covered big-time events on a routine schedule, but he did cover the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Colonial, Byron Nelson Classic and British Open.
“Back in the 1970s, the way you covered tournaments was to find an angle about the leader and get some quotes,” the journalist says.“When I covered the British Open in 1979, both Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite said to me: ‘Wow, this is the first time the Dallas Morning News has ever covered the British Open in person.’
“There were very few national golf writers for PGA events in the ’40s,’50s and ’60s. Most newspapers just used the AP and UPI golf writers. Then coverage increased where all large daily newspapers had a golf beat writer who was sent to cover the Majors. It has gone full circle now — daily newspapers have removed the golf writer and use freelancers or the wire services.”
Holland says that today, his biggest challenge is lining up places to play and stay so he can write about them. He adds that many resorts welcome him but many ignore his requests. On the flip side, he says the best part of reporting on golf getaways is “meeting new people, camaraderie with other travel golf journalists, playing world-famous courses and staying in five-star hotels.”
“Throughout my golf travels to write stories, my playing partners would ask about my career,” he says. “I’d say sports writer at the Dallas Morning News, football magazine publisher, high school football radio show, reporter Dallas Cowboys Weekly and a UPI Texas Rangers reporter at times. Then they would say, ‘Well, that’s nice but have you written a book?’
“So I approached the guy who wrote ‘The Texas Golf Bible,’ and he agreed to publish ‘The Colorado Golf Bible.’ Talk about a grind. He gave me nine months to finish 416 pages. Besides giving a description of every course in Colorado, it features golf history and includes some classic black-and-white historical photos of celebrity golfers and famous PGA Tour golfers from the state.”
THOUGH COLORADO MAY BE Holland’s home base, at least for most of the year, he still travels to cover courses and resorts for his readers. He adds that when he plans a vacation, part of that trip will include some writing assignments.
“The Golf Channel allowed me to globetrot as a travel golf journalist — Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina; The Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland; Kapalua on Maui; and Fiji,” he says. “Also, I was hosted for highly-sought after rounds of golf at Cypress Point; Pebble Beach; and Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.
“In the Caribbean, I played golf in the Bahamas, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, St. Kitts and Puerto Rico,” he says. ”I also teed it up in Curaçao, a South American island, and Panama in Central America. My favorite golf trips are the Mountain West — Utah, Nevada, Arizona and California.
“Cypress Point is my favorite round. It is one of the most elite private courses in the world and is next door to Pebble Beach.”
Holland has visited 40 countries and all 50 states — in fact, he took an Alaska cruise last summer.
“My love for Colorado came from those trips as a Boy Scout each summer,” Holland says. “I decided at a young age I wanted my own getaway in Colorado and I didn’t want to wait. So at age 34, I bought 35 acres with my brother Chuck and we have a million-dollar view of the Spanish Peaks and Sangre de Cristos west of Trinidad. I’ve lived in Colorado year-around some years, especially during the Pandemic, but these days, I enjoy living summer-fall in Colorado and the winter-spring in downtown Fort Worth.”
When he’s not working, the writer enjoys walking nine holes, hikes and the upkeep at the Colorado home and land. He also likes to shoot hoops at a nearby park in Fort Worth, when he’s in residence there.
Although he doesn’t make it back there often, he hasn’t forgotten about West Texas and his alma mater. Holland has attended Punkin Days and other events in Floydada and has been to three Texas Tech Baseball World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.
Guns Up to the sun.
One thing is for certain — no matter where Holland hangs his golf cap or how far and wide he ventures, the writer will continue to seek out great spots to hit the green and share them with his readers.
" The Golf Channel allowed me to globetrot as a travel golf journalist — Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina; The Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland; Kapalua on Maui; and Fiji. "
MIKE
as university president from 1989 to 1996.
Lawless worked to get TTU into the Association of Research Libraries and elevated Texas Tech’s endowment from $40 million to $150 million. His many accomplishments included the establishment of the International Cultural Center and helping to grow the Honors College. The Lawless House in the Honors College was named in his honor.
Survivors include his wife, Marcy.
BY ZACH BRADY
Remembering DR. ROBERT LAWLESS
saved me from being an Aggie.
I had planned to attend undergrad in Brazos County, but I got a phone call from Dr. Lawless in the fall of 1990, my senior year in high school. I was blown away. The president of Texas Tech called me — at home — and invited me to come visit. And, he didn’t seem inclined to take no for an answer.
After a weekend visit to campus in December 1990, I was sold. Like so many others, I fell in love with Tech and never looked back. While at Tech, I met my spouse and my closest friends, was mentored by world class professors who genuinely cared about undergraduates, had experiences I never thought possible and also managed to squeeze in a fair amount of fun. I am eternally grateful to Dr. Lawless for insisting that I “just come see what we have to offer.”
I later learned that my call from Dr. Lawless was not unique. Dr. Lawless recruited all his Presidential Scholars to Tech as if we were prized football prospects. (I certainly wasn’t one of those…) From my first meeting with him on campus that December until he handed me my diploma five years later, I always knew he cared about me and wanted the best for me.
I also knew he expected the best from me.
He made a point of gathering the Presidential Scholars, giving us opportunities to know each other and to meet the people who cared about Texas Tech enough to endow those wonderful scholarships. He checked on our class attendance, on our grades, on our thank-you notes. If any of those wasn’t what they needed to be, a reminder was in the offing.
The first reminder could come with a touch of his understated sense of humor. I always heard that one didn’t want to get the second reminder.
That’s a LEGACY that will continue to GROW...
He could certainly drill down on the details but always had a vision for what Tech could be and a plan for how to get there. His vision for the future of Texas Tech, for what it could become, has largely come to fruition. Hundreds of students are awarded Presidential Scholarships each year. Those awards help attract the best and the brightest to Tech.
I believe that is Dr. Lawless’ legacy at Texas Tech — hundreds of bright young students, every year, that choose to study here because of a scholarship program he brought to the forefront. That’s a legacy that will continue to grow and one that I will always be honored to be a small part of.
ZACH BRADY, BS Agricultural Communications ’95, was an E.C. Crofoot Presidential Endowed Scholar from 1991 to 1995. He and his wife, Dani Brady, BS Communication Studies ’95, live in Lubbock. They are members of the 1923 Society.
ARTIE LIMMER
CONCERT BANDS AND PATRIOTISM SEEM TO GO HAND-IN-HAND.
Whether playing at a July 4th celebration, a graduation ceremony, a military event or in a concert hall, bands capture the imagination and hearts of all who hear their music. Maybe it’s the familiarity of much-loved upbeat tunes or the dramatic strains of a classical piece of music, but all band music stirs the emotions of an audience and entertains them.
“Anyone who has attended a football game knows what a band is,” says Mark Rogers, D.M.A., founder and principal conductor of the award-winning, 90-member Heart of Texas Concert Band, based in San Antonio, Texas.
“When you take 75 to 100 of those musicians indoors, sit down to perform and add specialty instruments such as harp, piano and string bass, you have a symphonic band, a concert band or a wind ensemble — the terms in modern usage are entirely interchangeable.”
Throughout his musical career, Rogers has conducted and arranged music for many bands the world over, but one is quite special to him.
“The Heart of Texas Concert Band is a particular joy to me,” Rogers says. “In the band’s 15-year existence, we have appeared twice at the Texas Bandmasters Association. We have had several legendary composer/ conductors appear with us — Rosanno Galante, Johan de Meij and William Owens — and world-class soloists perform with us — including Paul Cohen, saxophone, and Barry Hearn, trombone. Also, the band won the John Philip Sousa Foundation’s Award, the Sudler Silver Scroll, as the outstanding community band for the year 2022.”
Rogers received the Outstanding Conductor Award from the Association of Concert Bands in 2023.
The band plays patriotic music but also features other genres. They offer programs including Broadway scores, music from other countries, symphonic classics and Christmas concerts.
You could say that one of Rogers’ specialties is bringing old music back to life. He updates years-old music scores for modern musicians and instruments. This fall, his band will present John Philip Sousa’s three-movement “Cuba Suite,” which hasn’t been played publicly in 80 years. After months spent painstakingly editing the music, Rogers looks forward to conducting his band as they perform it.
Yet more than the music energizes Rogers.
LEFT: Founder and Principal Conductor
Mark Rogers, D.M.A., leads the Heart of Texas Concert Band
ABOVE: Sudie Rogers (center) plays the clarinet with the band for a 2024 performance.
RIGHT: The Leader of the Band
“I love working with people,” Rogers says. “I draw energy from the talented people that I work with, whether they are composers or performers. I love being in rehearsal and performance.”
ROGERS PERFORMED WITH the New Sousa Band on their tour of China from 2010 to 2011. He also visited the Royal Military School of Music and Royal Albert Hall in London and the Conservatoire and the Theatre du Champs Elysees in Paris. A favorite trip was to the Library of Congress and to the United States Marine Band headquarters.
The conductor is an associate member of the American Bandmasters Association and also has memberships in Association of Concert Bands, College Band Directors National Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and the International Double Reed Society. He currently serves as representative of City Council District 10 on the San Antonio Arts Commission.
Rogers has been awarded special medals from the Percy Grainger Society, the Armed Forces School of Music and the U.S. Army Field Band for his talent in and dedication in the preservation of music for band. Rogers has been recognized as the outstanding private teacher of bassoon in 2024 by the Youth Orchestra of San Antonio.
“I have been enthusiastically received in the bassoon community for my editions of bassoon music and commissions of new music for bassoon and band,” he says.
AS YOU MIGHT suspect, such dedication to music doesn’t just happen overnight. Neither does a prestigious and varied musical career. Rogers’ work with concert bands has evolved as he has advanced in music and found his niche.
“My earliest memories deal with music,” the band leader says. “I was exposed to hymns at the Presbyterian Church that we attended. I began piano lessons at an early age. My father was the court reporter in the district court in Littlefield, Texas, and the judge to whom he was assigned had a daughter, about my dad’s age, who was the organist at the Presbyterian Church. She played wonderfully and was my first piano teacher.
play the flute since I knew some of the guys who bullied me were in the cornet section.
“I played flute through the ninth grade, when I decided to switch to the bassoon, which I have played ever since. I was intrigued by the bassoon.”
The change of instrument was a positive move for Rogers. He earned All-State Orchestra honors twice on bassoon while at Littlefield High School. When he attended the Tech Band Camp each summer after eighth grade through high school, he met many TTU music faculty members, including Richard Meek, professor of bassoon and music theory. On the faculty since 1965, Meek became Rogers’ bassoon instructor and his mentor. Rogers studied with Meek until he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1976 and master’s degree in 1977, both in music education.
“As an entering freshman at Texas Tech, Mark entered having already begun a band transcription of a Strauss tone poem,” Meek says. “This was at a time when score and parts were done by hand.”
ABOVE: The full HTxCB performs at Jefferson High School, San Antonio, Texas.
“Both of my parents had been in the band when they were growing up in Plainview, Texas. I am one of four siblings, so we didn’t have a lot of money. This meant that I was encouraged to play either the cornet that my dad had played or the flute that my mom had played. I was the youngest member of my cohort since I had skipped the second grade entirely, so I decided to
Meek adds that Mark’s job was hand-copying and reproducing parts for Tech’s large marching band. He says that Rogers always was willing to help.
Rogers played bassoon in the top concert band and the Texas Tech Symphony Orchestra. He also played tuba in the Goin’ Band from Raiderland and in the Court Jesters.
He met his future wife, Barbara Susan “Sudie” Johnson Rogers, a talented clarinetist from Permian High School, Odessa, Texas, when she joined the Goin’ Band in Fall 1973. She had made Texas All-State Band her high school senior year.
“While I attended Tech Band Camp, there was a large contingent of students from Odessa Permian, all good players, and I hung out with them,” Mark says. “When Sudie began college, she was one of the Permian crew, so our paths crossed. Initially, we didn’t like each other very much, but we got over that to the extent that we got engaged after my junior year, Summer 1975, and got married after my senior year and stayed at TTU though my graduate year.”
The bride notes a special part of their wedding on May 22, 1976, was that an 18-piece band of TTU faculty and students, all friends of theirs, played Mark’s arrangements of the wedding music.
Sudie earned a bachelor’s degree in music education in 1977 and then taught band and elementary music for 25 years.
“Seeing children enjoying music and developing a love of making music is very exciting,” she says.“Helping community members find a home for their performance wants and needs in the HTxCB has been meaningful. I love seeing a full house for our concerts.”
Sudie plays clarinet in The Heart of Texas Concert Band. She and Mark work on different aspects of the band, with the mutual goal of sharing music with the community.
“I have been the ‘band mom’ for 15 years, and my responsibilities have changed as the needs of the group have evolved — I have served as secretary, historian, personnel manager, grant writer and PR coordinator. My biggest challenge is keeping up with my husband’s energy.”
She and Mark also thrive as parents to three sons and grandparents to seven grandchildren. Their sons, Robert, James and John — all musical — performed in band, orchestra and choir in high school. All three attended Texas Tech.
Rob, now a U.S. Navy lieutenant, was chosen to lead the singing of “The Matador Song” at his 2005 Texas Tech University graduation.
ROGERS SAYS HE has “pretty eclectic” tastes in music. He has enjoyed playing pops concerts with orchestras of which he is a member. He’s played backup to the Dixie Chicks, Ray Charles and Lyle Lovett, to name a few. Of course, his first love remains great orchestral and operatic music, as well as music for concert band.
He also loves to sing in and conduct church choirs.
Rogers directed the choir at First Christian Church in Lubbock for two years and continued to conduct other church choirs wherever he and his wife attended church.
The couple has belonged to the choir at every church they have attended. They now sing with San Antonio’s Trinity Baptist Church choir.
At Texas Tech, Rogers was active in musical theater and appeared in seven Gilbert and Sullivan productions staged by Jack Gillas, as well as several other shows. He later had roles in “Carousel” with Mobile Opera, King
HE HAS CONDUCTED BROADWAY MUSICALS, OPERATTAS, SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS AND CONCERT BANDS.
Herod in “Jesus Christ Superstar,”“The Mikado” with the San Antonio Symphony, Henry Higgins in “My Fair Lady,” Sky Masterson in “Guys and Dolls” and the Reverend Shaw Moore in “Footloose.”
After completing his music education at Texas Tech, Rogers served on the band staff at Spring and Westfield High Schools in the Houston area. He became assistant professor of music/director of bands at South Plains College in Levelland from 1978 to 1985 and assistant professor of music/director of bands at the University of South Alabama, Mobile, from 1987 to 1993.
Rogers earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from The University of Texas in 1987. His early teaching experience included working as a graduate teaching assistant at both Texas Tech and UT. While at UT, he was staff arranger for the Longhorn Band.
Although Rogers loves teaching, he always has really enjoyed conducting and arranging/editing music. In fact, he recalls assembling vocalists and orchestral musicians for a performance of the Christmas section of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ while still in high school.
He has conducted Broadway musicals, operettas, symphony orchestras and concert bands. A particular highlight remains conducting the Eastman Wind Ensemble and Sinfonia during a clinic held at the School of Music in Rochester, New York, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Eastman Wind Ensemble.
BELOW:
Proud grandparents Sudie and Mark Rogers with their oldest grandson, Bradley, 8, who conducted HTxCB during a Spring 2024 concert.
“All five of the top U.S. Service bands — Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard — have performed and/ or recorded my arrangements or transcriptions of the music of Percy Grainger and John Philip Sousa, which have entered band repertory worldwide,” Rogers says.
Rogers’ works have been published by Molenaar, G & M Brand, Peer Music, Schott Musik International and
Tierolff Muziekcentrale in Europe, and by Boosey and Hawkes, E. C. Schirmer, European American Music, Hal Leonard, Alfred, Ludwig/Masters and Southern Music Company in the United States.
“He is immersed in music and quite analytical; that and good aural perception have made him an excellent bandmaster,” Meek says of Rogers.“With his work within the music publishing profession, he has made tremendous contributions to band literature and to our specific area of bassoon with finely edited reissue of older works.”
Rogers is associate editor with Keiser Productions, Inc. Recently, he has edited the music of Leroy Anderson, Morton Gould, Percy Grainger, John Philip Sousa and Bela Bartók — an unusual combination, he adds.
“I have gotten to know some great composers, such as Morton Gould, Francis McBeth, James Barnes, Eric Ewazen and many more,” he says.
The biggest pieces he has edited for Keiser are transcriptions of the complete Fifth Symphony of Dmitri Shostakovich and the Fifth Symphony of Sergei Prokofiev.
However, the most prestigious piece Rogers has edited is the 1937 six-movement suite “Lincolnshire Posy” by Percy Grainger, one of the most significant composers in the band world. Frederick Fennell, founder of the Eastman Wind Ensemble, had edited the piece in the 1980s, but when the score was digitized, errors crept in. Rogers was tasked with revising that version to correct the errors.
“It definitely is the most important piece in the band repertoire I’ve had my hands on,” he says.
DESPITE THE GRAND places he’s visited and the great pieces he’s performed, conducted and transcribed, Rogers carries with him fond thoughts of his alma mater.
“I have so many memories that I could write a book about them,” the band leader says of his time at Texas Tech.“Some highlights were playing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony as part of the TTU 50th anniversary celebration and having my first arrangements played by the marching band and concert band.
“Appearing in ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’ with a young lady who went on to international acclaim as Susan Graham — we called her ‘Suzy’ in those days — was a highlight. Another was playing the homecoming game against SMU in 1976, after a blizzard dropped snow on the field at Jones Stadium. I could go on and on.”
Although Rogers plans to retire from playing bassoon professionally in 2025, music undoubtedly will remain a major part of his life. As his wife, Sudie, says,“Musicians never completely retire.”
To learn more about the Heart of Texas Concert Band, visit their website at heartoftexasconcertband.org or scan the QR code on p. 28.
MIDDLE: Rogers at "An Alamo City 4th, 2024."
TRAVELING TECHSANS: YOUR PASSPORT TO THE WORLD
Journey across the globe with fellow Red Raiders through the TTAA Traveling Techsans program.
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2025 TRAVELING TECHSANS VACATIONS
Spring 2025
Tahitian Cruise
Cuba
Rome/Amal Coast
Japan/Korea Cruise
Mediterranean Cruise
Greek Isles
Summer 2025
Fall 2025
Croatia
Greco-Rome
Mackinac Island
Montreal/Quebec
Finland
Christmas in London
JEWELS OF THE RHINE CRUISE (hosted by Curt/Jill Langford)
Paci c NW
Utah Parks
CANADIAN ROCKIES BY RAIL (hosted by Morris Wilkes and Kitty Harris Wilkes)
Ireland Cruise
Provence Cruise
Learn about these trips and more at texastechalumni.org/travel, or contact Jim Douglass at jim.douglass@ttu.edu.
Traveling Techsans
BY JEAN ANN CANTORE
Turkey Talking
Whether it’s a staple in your fridge or the centerpiece of a holiday meal, turkey is a part of many American diets. Turkey is a healthy source of protein enjoyed across the United States and abroad. Sliced, diced or shaved, it is becoming increasingly popular as an ingredient in sandwiches, salads, casseroles and even hors d’oeuvre. Turkey legs often are popular treats at fairs and other outdoor events. Then, of course, ground turkey is a lean substitute for ground beef.
The possibilities are endless.
According to the National Turkey Federation, the industry’s trade association, the U.S. is the largest producer and exporter of turkey. In 2021, U.S. consumption of turkey was 5.1 billion pounds and 15.3 pounds per capita. Federation membership includes growers, processors, hatchers, breeders, distributors, allied services and state associations.
“Our mission is to represent the industry before regulatory organizations such as the USDA and EPA in D.C.,” says Joel Brandenberger, who retired this past June as president and CEO after 33 years of service to the National Turkey Federation. “We tell the industry story to educate the public about how turkeys are raised and processed and their nutritional value.”
Another big task for the federation is informing the public about the benefits of eating turkey and how to prepare it safely and in innovative ways.
“A big push has been to get turkey into the grilling space,” Brandenberger says. “That sounds funny to Texans, who are used to being able to get turkey when they visit barbecue restaurants, but it’s not that way in other parts of the country.
“I enjoyed the challenges that came with the job. In the 1990s, we worked in a coalition with other food organizations and the Federal Drug Administration to lobby for the streamlining of laws that regulate the use of drugs in animal production. The proposed laws passed unanimously in the U.S. Congress.
“Then, in 2015, we worked with the USDA to develop a fair indemnity system for handling highly pathogenic avian influenza, which is still present. It’s not completely resolved and remains an ongoing issue.”
COVID-19 and the pandemic presented a massive problem for the agriculture industry. According to Brandenberger, when “the world shut down,” the NTF staff was scattered because of quarantine. Yet they pulled together to work with other industries to create standards for protective equipment, transportation rules and standards for essential workers.
“I was really proud of our staff,” he says.
Brandenberger didn’t grow up around turkeys – at least not living ones. The big birds were a favorite meal of his while growing up, but it never occurred to him that they one day would be the focus of his professional career. That chapter awaited him farther down the road.
“I lived in Houston until I was 15, then we moved to Lubbock,” he says.“My mother, Jane Brandenberger, had accepted a job as director of news & publications at Texas Tech University. I graduated from Roosevelt High School in Lubbock.”
At Roosevelt, the budding journalist thrived, being elected student council president. He also was elected to National Honor Society and named NHS Boy of the Month.
Brandenberger won several writing contests in high school, including first place in headline writing at the state Interscholastic League Press Conference. He served as co-editor of the school newspaper, The Reveille, his senior year.
The star senior’s legacy was spot on, as his classmates voted him “Most Likely to Succeed.” The title was based on his “leadership abilities, scholastic achievements and dependability,” according to the 1978 “Eagle” yearbook.
“I was looking at Texas Tech University or the University of Texas for college because they had the best journalism programs,” Brandenberger says.“Even before my mom began working at Texas Tech, though, I had decided I wanted to go there.
“Everything at Texas Tech was great. It was a tightknit community. Everyone had a niche, but it was a community of individual communities.”
His collegiate years were among some of his favorites. He served as news editor for the student newspaper, University Daily, developing long-term friendships with other future fellow journalists while on staff. Jon Mark Beilue, now retired legendary columnist of 37 years with the Amarillo Globe-News, is one of those friends.
“Joel has a disarming personality,” Beilue says.“By that, I mean he puts people at ease. He can make strangers feel like they’ve known him a long time, or longtime friends who haven’t talked to him in a good while feel like they just talked yesterday. He’s by nature easy-going, but takes it up a notch or two when the situation calls for it. He’s one of those who takes a genuine interest in the lives of others.
“He’s smart, versatile and a quick study. His interests are broad. He could have easily been a sports journalist early in his career but thought doing it for a living might take away his love of the game. He could write and report with the best of them on almost any subject. He enjoyed covering politics, and then easily transitioned into working on staff for a state senator from the Panhandle and then followed him when he was elected to Congress.”
Another relationship from those years that he values is with the late Harmon Morgan, Ph.D., a journalism professor Brandenberger says was his most influential professor. He adds that Morgan made him a better writer and gave him a lot of good advice.
For his first post-college job, Brandenberger traveled north to work for the Amarillo Globe-News for three years. He started out with general assignments and then spent six months as a police reporter. The versatile writer eventually was offered and accepted to take over the agriculture beat. He also wrote a twice-weekly column about the Texas Legislature.
“I got to know elected representatives, including the state senator from Amarillo,” Brandenberger says. “He asked me to serve as his press secretary in Austin; he was the chairman of the Agriculture Committee. I then helped get him elected to the U.S. Congress. By that time, I realized I needed a different career path so I could spend more time with my son.”
In May 1991, an opportunity came up with the NTF. Brandenberger was hired to serve as director of public affairs. During the next 16 years, he was promoted to vice president and then senior vice president for legislative affairs. He took the helm of the federation
TOP: Brandenberger represents NTF with peer groups and government agencies.
MIDDLE: The NTF staff becomes acquainted with some feathered friends.
BOTTOM: Brandenberger, far left, attends a Presidential Pardon.
in 2006, when he became fifth president and CEO. In all, he worked on seven Farm Bills at NTF.
“When he told me he got a job with the National Turkey Federation, I honestly thought it was the country,” Beilue says. “I had no idea it was the bird. Until then, about the only thing Joel knew about turkeys was he preferred white over dark meat. But that he rose from director of public affairs to president of the group for 18 years should surprise no one who knows Joel.”
TOP: Donning turkey garb makes for a good time for Brandenberger, far right, and his colleagues,
BOTTOM: The last day on the job –Brandenberger retires from NTF.
The pardon, always an excellent photo opportunity, gained more attention than usual that year. Many large newspapers, including The Washington Post, Tampa Tribune and St. Louis Dispatch, ran photos from the event on their covers. Recaps of the failed first attempt to place the turkey also aired on national news.
“I saw many of the photos in the papers because people were thoughtful enough to send me copies,” Brandenberger says. “Thankfully, most photos didn’t show my face, so you couldn’t see who the handler was. Still, I received many crank calls from people who knew it was me.
“At lunch the next day, I picked up a copy of USA Today, and there it was on the cover — a full-length photo of me from the front, with a feather hanging from the corner of my mouth.”
That rather long day didn’t end there, though. The last employee in the office that evening, Brandenberger was preparing to walk out the door when the consumer phone line rang. Somewhat reluctantly, he answered it to hear a woman’s voice, asking desperately for advice on preparing a turkey.
Exhausted from his unusually stressful workday, the turkey executive told her that food preparation wasn’t really his area but that he’d try to help. She asked if she could call him back in a few minutes when she was in her kitchen. He agreed.
“As I expected, the phone soon rang again,” he says. “This time, though, the woman wasn’t on the other end. Instead, a man’s voice said, ‘This is David Letterman.’ I could hear the studio audience in the background and recognized his voice, so I knew it wasn’t another joke call from a friend. Letterman was taping his NBC show. He asked me some questions, and my answers made the audience laugh. Then he did a turkey quiz with me, which I passed.
“When I got home, I was too worn out to stay up to watch the show, so I set my VCR to tape it.”
Brandenberger has joked since that fabled White House Pardon that no one with the NTF is allowed to place the turkey.
Looking back on his long career with the turkey business, the former NTF head recalls many accomplishments and good times. He also remembers one particular event that has become legendary in turkey circles.
A highlight for the federation is the annual Presidential Pardon of a turkey held just before Thanksgiving. The NTF has provided the gobbler for the ceremony since 1947, when Harry Truman was U.S. President.
Brandenberger’s first time working at the turkey pardon was 1991, his first year at NTF. U.S. President George H.W. Bush was in office. The ceremony went slightly off script when the then-newbie dropped the bird to be pardoned “in rather spectacular fashion” in the Rose Garden.
“Two people told me two different ways to pick up the turkey and place it on the table,” Brandenberger says. “When it was time for the pardon, I picked up the turkey without holding in its wings. Well, a turkey’s wingspan is like a pterodactyl’s, so its wings flapped everywhere and knocked off my glasses before the turkey landed back on the ground. For the next try, I followed the other person’s advice and picked the bird up with its wings pinned against its body. That time went well.”
“The next time we had a rowdy bird in the Rose Garden, it wasn’t my fault,” he says.
Brandenberger’s career was filled with accolades and adventures, including being named an Outstanding Alumnus of the Texas Tech University College of Media & Communications. It culminated with his receiving the NTF Lifetime Achievement Award in February at the 2024 NTF Annual Convention in Austin, Texas.
He will miss his staff at NTF, the many constituents with whom he works and, of course, his feathered friends, but he looks forward to spending more time with his wife, Susan Ravello, in their homes in Florida and Utah. He also plans to see more of his son, Chris, who lives with his wife, Amber, and their four children in Lubbock.
Running a large organization hasn’t allowed Brandenberger much time to write for pleasure, but doing so remains a favorite activity of his. Several years ago, his wife purchased a magazine called FORWARD Florida, which covers economic development in the state. He has written for it on occasion but now plans to put pen to paper regularly.
Although he won’t be dealing with turkeys on a daily basis since his retirement, you can bet that Brandenberger and his wife will have one at their home for Thanksgiving.
PROUD TO FEED
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hris Dyer ’02 heads up a museum dedicated to one of Texas’ most iconic beverages: Dr Pepper. A Waco native, he amassed museum experience before returning to his hometown to oversee the growth of the Dr Pepper Museum during a period of rapid expansion in Waco.
His journey from local boy to museum director has been as varied as the flavors in the beverage itself, reflecting devotion to history and community. A graduate of nearby China Spring High School, Chris graduated from Baylor University before heading to Texas Tech.
“I graduated from Baylor with my undergrad in forensics and museum science,” he says about the degree choice that paired both science and history.“We were able to go out on active sites with Texas Rangers…it was a really cool program, and it was kind of connected to archeology and all that is all connected back to museums. So, it wasn’t too much of a jump.”
ost-graduation, Chris cast his net wider, exploring museum programs across the nation — Arkansas, Florida and Louisiana State University to name a few — before selecting Texas Tech for his master’s degree.
“I really liked the program,” he says, reflecting on his choice of degree at Tech.“I met everybody (involved with the degree) in Lubbock, and then, I got a scholarship. My degree plan offered a multidisciplinary approach; we took classes all over campus. And I knew I wanted to be a director, so I got to take business, math and law courses … it touched on all my varying interests, and I thought it’d make me more marketable.”
Chris’s then-girlfriend and now-wife, Amanda Thompson Dyer ’02, was in the same program at Texas Tech. Upon completion of her master’s degree, she accepted a position in San Marcos at the Southwest Writers’ Collection-Wittliff Collection. Her landing that job nudged Chris toward applying for jobs in the Central Texas Region.
“On the way to Austin, to visit Amanda where she’d relocated for her new job, I got a call from the Texas Historical Commission offering me a job,” he says. “I’ve been to every county in the state (through that position). It was a surveying job and I really enjoyed it … we worked in all the fastest growing counties in Texas, getting in front of development.”
Chris’s career path continued to weave through various roles: he served as director of the Williamson Museum in Georgetown and then CEO of the Arts Council of Brazos Valley in College Station.
“I really enjoyed my job, but I was ready for something different,” Chris says. “We had just completed a huge
capital campaign (at the Arts Council of Brazos Valley) and gotten a new building. As a director, you kind of have a shelf life, unfortunately. So, when I’ve had success, I don’t like to linger, because new perspectives and ideas need to come in. It’s good for some change…My wife was working at Texas A&M as the associate director of University Art Galleries, and she was ready for a change.”
Chris received a call from a search firm looking to fill the top spot at the Dr Pepper Museum. He was drawn to the museum’s potential amidst the backdrop of Waco’s tremendous growth.
“At that time, downtown Waco was undergoing a real revitalization,” Chris explains, referring to the surge triggered by the Magnolia-Joanna-and-Chip-Gaines franchise.
His goals for the museum were clear: scale operations, enhance visitor experience and capitalize on the burgeoning downtown scene and tourism. Under his stewardship, the museum expanded significantly, both in size and influence, with employee numbers almost tripling. Visitor attendance has doubled and continues to grow exponentially.
Wife Amanda has been able to watch Chris’s career from a unique vantage point, as someone with the same master’s degree and similar career experiences. She notes that she has been watching Waco’s growth for almost two decades, because it’s her husband’s home town. Currently she serves as the program manager of beautification, arts and culture for the City of Waco. She was formerly the director of public art and development for Creative Waco, a nonprofit organization with a goal to expand and support the cultural and creative community in Waco and McLennan County, Texas.
“The arts sector has really grown (in Waco) and seeing the Dr Pepper Museum be a leader in that area has been neat to see,” Amanda says. “Seeing Chris meet the challenges at the museum in such a dynamic and expansive era has been fun. I am proud of him.”
Reflecting on his achievements, Chris emphasizes the museum’s evolution into more than just a cultural institution. “It’s kind of a complete business overhaul,” he remarks, highlighting the museum’s role as a tourism hub that reinvests in preserving local history.
The Dr Pepper Museum refers to its namesake soft drink as a “native Texan.” And it is!
Created by pharmacist Charles Alderton in 1885 at the soda fountain of Morrison’s Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas, it’s said to be the oldest major brand soft drink in America.
History says that Alderton based the soft drink’s flavor on the way the air in the soda fountain smelled, which was heavy with a mixture of fruity scents from all the syrups. He kept a meticulous log of his soda mixtures and finally settled on a combination of 23 flavors to craft his original fizzy beverage, and Dr Pepper was born. The owner of the drug store, Morrison, christened the drink “Dr Pepper,” but nobody knows why.
The museum was established in 1989 in the original Dr Pepper bottling plant, which had been completed in 1906. The building is bursting with one of the most wide-ranging and remarkable soft drink memorabilia collections anywhere — many other historic soft drinks and related mementos are on display. Chris has overseen changes and improvements within the museum.
“We did a lot of renovation of our spaces,” he says.“There were areas around the museum that were crowded. We’ve been going floor to floor redoing exhibits to make them contemporary and appealing to a wider range of people. We were only telling part of the story surrounding Dr Pepper…we were talking about the drink, but we weren’t talking about the people involved. And that’s what’s really interesting to me with the history — you have to tie people into it.”
Visit the Dr Pepper Museum website at drpeppermuseum.com or scan the QR code.
Stewardship on the High Plains
BY ALLIE HERRING | PHOTOS BY TRACE THOMAS
STAN ADCOCK HADN’T SET OUT TO WIN ANY AWARDS – he was just trying to take care of his land and provide for his family. But somewhere along the way, Texas Parks & Wildlife took notice.
Adcock is a recipient of the 2024 Lone Star Land Steward Award for the High Plains Ecoregion, an annual award that recognizes landowners for their contributions to land, water and wildlife stewardship.
This October marks the 40th birthday of Adcock Ranch, which Adcock bought with his father after a “pretty good year” at the stock brokerage firm where Adcock worked. After buying the 5,500 acres of short grass prairie in Hockley County, he says he remembers a mentor telling him to stay grounded.
“He said, ‘Stan, don’t quit your day job,’” Adcock says. “And so what did I do? First thing I did was quit my day job.”
This was fine, Adcock says – until it quit raining. This drought, he says, inadvertently began Adcock’s land stewardship journey. He sold his cattle and began leasing his land –sometimes to better stewards than others, including one feedlot operator.
“He took every blade of grass I pretty much had,” Adcock says,“and I realized that wasn’t necessarily the way I wanted to do it.”
With this lesson in mind, Adcock says he started fluctuating the number of cattle on his land. Adcock also encourages the growth of native grasses such as switchgrass and carefully controls the invasive salt cedar around the natural springs on his property.
Adcock’s livestock grazing program caught the attention of Texas Parks & Wildlife biologist Sam Harryman, who nominated Adcock for the award.
“The wildlife habitat and overall grassland health on his ranch are head and shoulders above most other ranches in the area,” says Harryman.
Adcock is proud to be recognized for his conservation efforts, but much of his motivation to be a good steward stems from his desire to pass Adcock Ranch onto the next generation.
“I always wanted to leave a legacy for my children,” he says. “I’d like for my children to be better off than I’ve been.”
Game Day!
by JENNIFER RITZ
photos by ROBERT RHODE, O’JAY R. BARBEE & TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS
It’s here! That time of year, when you can feel it in the air: FOOTBALL! There’s no place like the Tech campus to take in a football game on a fall day. Outside the Jones AT&T Stadium, there’s Soapsuds wrapped in his red gameday finery, the Frazier Alumni Pavilion and tailgating. Once you’re inside the stadium, there’s the roar of the crowd, Raider Red and the cheer and pom squads and the Saddle Tramps making noise on Bangin’ Bertha! Not to mention the Masked Rider tearing down the field and the Goin’ Band — talk about getting fired up!
Sit back and enjoy a peek into some fan-favorite photos: Game day in Raiderland!
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Those at the Helm: Part III
PRESIDENTS OF TEXAS
TECH
BY JENNY SPURRIER, ED.D.| PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE SOUTHWEST COLLECTION/SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY
AS MENTIONED, TEXAS TECH HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 17 PRESIDENTS SINCE ITS INCEPTION (NOT COUNTING INTERIMS). Each played his own role in the institution and deserves recognition. Having covered the first 13, Part III finishes with 14 through the current president, Lawrence Schovanec, Ph.D. Information was gathered for these articles from resources available at the SWC/SCL and some Texas Tech online materials.
JON WHITMORE, PH.D.
PRESIDENT OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY 2003-2008
Jon Whitmore was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1945. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Washington State University. He earned his doctorate from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He taught at several schools and next entered administrative positions. Whitmore became Texas Tech’s 14th president in 2003, leaving his position as provost at the University of Iowa. He is in part remembered for initiating the Graduate on Time program and as part of it, recognized the importance of increasing faculty to meet the needs of course offerings. In a Daily Toreador article,“A statement to the Texas Tech family” from Whitmore, he states “… the core values that define this university. These are integrity, dignity, civility, compassion and diversity.” When he announced that he would be stepping down, his letter to the TTU community in part said, “The strength of Texas Tech University is its people.” Whitmore became the president of San Jose State University after leaving Texas Tech.
GUY BAILEY, PH.D.
PRESIDENT OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY 2008-2012
Guy Bailey became Texas Tech’s 15th president in August 2008. He was born in 1950, in Alabama. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Alabama. He earned his doctorate at the University of Tennessee, in the field of linguistics. Bailey spent time teaching and then moved on to become an administrator. He came to Tech after serving as the chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. While at Tech , Bailey worked on augmenting the university’s research productivity. After announcing his departure from Tech, Bailey told the Texas Tribune, “We have one of the best student bodies you’ll ever deal with.” He also said that Tech offered “really great educational opportunities.” Bailey left to become the president of the University of Alabama. He currently is the first president of the University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley.
Being at the helm can be a daunting task, but Texas Tech has been fortunate to have 17 presidents who cared about the institution and, more importantly, about the people who make the institution.
LAWRENCE SCHOVANEC, PH.D.
M. DUANE NELLIS, PH.D.
PRESIDENT OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY 2013-2016
M. Duane Nellis was born in Washington in 1954. He received his bachelor’s degree from Montana State University. He went on to earn his master’s and doctoral degrees in geography from Oregon State University. Nellis went into teaching and administration. He became Texas Tech’s 16th president after serving as the president of the University of Idaho. While at Tech, Nellis worked on increasing enrollment (as well as staff and faculty to meet needs) and research efforts, such as interdisciplinary research. Texas Tech achieved Tier One designation during his term. He helped start the Innovation Hub at Research Park. After stepping down from the presidency at Tech, he later went to Ohio University, where he became president.
PRESIDENT OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY 2016-CURRENT
Last, but certainly not least, is the current president, Lawrence Schovanec. Schovanec was born in 1952 in Oklahoma. He received his bachelor’s degree from Phillips University, his master’s degree from Texas A&M and his doctorate from Indiana University. He first came to Tech in 1982 as an assistant professor of mathematics. He went on to become the chair of his department, dean of his college, then provost, interim positions along the way, and in 2016, Texas Tech’s 17th president. What does one say about a sitting president? What will he be remembered for? Perhaps he will be referred to as Mr. Centennial or people will remember he hosted the incredible Carol of Lights in 2023. As they say, time will tell.
Looking back at the presidents has been interesting. While reviewing each president, I found that sometimes the sea was stormy and the helm could be tricky to manage. Yet, each leader seems to have confronted challenging issues as best they could and continued to work to make Tech a better institution, a better place. Each brought something different to his presidency, to Texas Tech. Each has his successes, and each is faced with challenges. Focusing on the successes, accomplishments and contributions makes it easy to appreciate each person who has served as president. Being at the helm can be a daunting task, but Texas Tech has been fortunate to have 17 presidents who cared about the institution and, more importantly, about the people who make the institution. So, a sincere thank you to all our presidents
THE TEXAS TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WISHES TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS WHO JOINED AT THE CENTURY LEVEL AND ABOVE. COMPILED BY JEAN ANN CANTORE
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PURPOSE, VISION, MISSION & VALUE STATEMENT
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1. Three U.S. Army Civil Affairs who are TTU alumni participated in the D-Day celebrations held in Normandy, France, in June. At Sainte-Mère-Église, from left, are Col. Scott DeJesse, an instructor for the TTU Museum Science Program; Maj. Jason Campbell and Sgt. First Class Robert Jackman-Gordon, who has a bachelor’s degree in history.
2. May 15 was a big day in the Big Country for the Texas Tech Alumni Association-Abilene Chapter scholarship tourney. Local chapter leaders hosted their biggest event yet with 33 teams.
3. Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung received his Official Texas Tech Ring during Tech Night at the Rangers on June 6. He was unable to attend the Official Ring Ceremony in Lubbock, so TTU President Lawrence Schovanec and TTAA President & CEO Curt Langford did the honors of presenting the ring to Jung.
4. Rodeo Goat – Red Raiders in Denton met May 16 to help re-establish the Denton County chapter. Jim Mitzel, chapter president, took the lead along with the others who attended tonight. Grads at the event represented the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and ‘00s and several academic colleges.
5. The Texas Tech Alumni Association Austin Chapter Spring Fling was held May 17 in Hutto.
6. A total of 21 teams attended the inaugural TTAA Guns Up Clay Shoot on May 18 at Hub City Clays south of Lubbock. Participants raised funds for local scholarships while they shot for schollies and first-place belt buckles. All participants received a TTAA-branded leather shotgun pouch, with the winners competing against the Tech’s Skeet and Trap. Don Denny won the four-wheeler auction. Thanks to the TTAA Lubbock Chapter volunteers and Student Alumni Board and to sponsors Family Motor Sports & Toys, Slaton Bakery, Slate Group, Mukewater Outfitters and Bent Oak Capital.
7. The 94th Texas Cowboy Reunion was held July 3 in Stamford. The Texas Tech Masked Rider participated in the parade, and Joe and Tracy McMeans hosted the event.
8. The largest group so far participated in Legacy U on the Texas Tech campus in July. Grandparents brought their grandchildren to the three-day event to live and dine in the residence halls, tour campus and enjoy amenities such as the Rec Center pool and take part in a variety of classes offered. The event ended with a special commencement ceremony.
9. On June 19, Fredericksburg and Kerrville alumni met to re-establish the Texas Tech Alumni - Hill Country Chapter with plans for monthly Tech Tuesdays to help build their scholarship fund. This fall, LeeAnn Lloyd Bailey will lead the chapter with support from prior leaders Sam and Patti Sagebiel.
10. A group of loyal Techsans met at June 25 at Pour Restaurant & Bar in Lafayette, Louisiana, to get the chapter going in the heart of Cajun Country.
11. The Texas Tech Alumni Association of North Houston’s Mix & Mingle, held June 18 at Kirby Steakhouse in The Woodlands, was a great time to connect with Techsans and give an update on TTU and TTAA.
12. On June 29, TTAA hosted Kelly Kinsey Gordon and the Goin’ Band Alumni Network Board at the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center.
Thanks a Million: Western Bank
BY JENNIFER RITZ
THE KENNETH AND JANET IRWIN FAMILY AND WESTERN NATIONAL BANK celebrated the completion of the Western Bank Promenade at the Frazier Alumni Pavilion in August 2023. More than 20 Irwin and Odom family members attended Texas Tech.
Western Bank proudly employs more than 40 Red Raiders. The following revised list of donors to the promenade is offered by the family.
Mary Jane Irwin Neilson | BS ’03 Human Development & Family Studies, M.Ed. ’04 Education
Braxton Irwin | BA ’22 University Studies
Bentley Irwin ’22-’23
Mark Irwin | BBA ’76 Management
Kyle Irwin | BBA ’94 Finance
Kimberly Irwin ’92-’94
Clint Irwin | DVM, BS ’79 Agricultural Economics
Jody Irwin ’77-’79
CALLIN G A L L ALUMNI
Western Bank at 1617 Broadway St. in Lubbock
downtown LUBBOCK is the place to be
In downtown Lubbock avors merge and dreams are recognized by the James Beard Foundation to create three top-tier wine and culinary experiences. Semi nalists for Best Chef: Texas, Chefs Finn Walter and Jon Walter have transformed the culinary scene in Lubbock, while two-time semi- nalist for Best Wine, Beer and Spirits Producer Kim McPherson shares the art of old-world wine, leaving an indelible mark on our taste buds through Texas High Plains-inspired dishes, French cuisine, and the continued legacy of Texas wine.
Discover more reasons downtown Lubbock is the place to be!
A GLIMPSE AT TEXAS TECH’S HERITAGE The 1994 “La Ventana” yearbook apprentice, reporters and photographers chose an iconic spot for their group photo – by The Fort Worth & Denver City Locomotive No. 401. The train engine was relocated from near the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum to the National Ranching Heritage Center in 1983. PHOTO
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COMPILED BY ALLIE HERRING AND JENNIFER RITZ
1980
BOB L. HERRIN (BBA Accounting) Katy, Texas, has joined the HeartGift Community Impact Board for the organization’s Houston chapter as Board Chair. HeartGift provides medical assistance to children born with congenital heart defects. A longtime Houstonian, Bob retired from Transocean Offshore Drilling Company and its successor companies GlobalSantaFe and Global Marine as vice president, chief
audit executive after 30 years. Before that, he worked at Tenneco Oil E&P for nine years in various accounting and auditing roles. His wife is Lucynda.
1983
MICHAEL K. PARKS (BBA Marketing) Fort Worth, Texas, has been promoted to president of financial services at Higginbotham, an insurance, financial and HR services firm. A
long-time executive team member, Michael previously shepherded the employee benefits department for almost 35 years. As president of financial services, Michael will focus on executive strategy in a role that oversees many departments at the firm.
1994
KRISTIN H. WHITTENBURG (BS Wildlife Management, Ph.D. Education ’19) Gardendale, Texas, has been named to the position of director of
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STEAM Initiatives and Special Projects by the Education Foundation. In this role, she works to inspire and drive learning for the Ector County ISD Development Office and its students. Prior to working for this school district, Kristin held positions at education services centers for 16 years. She has also taught science at Dunbar Science Academy in Lubbock ISD.
PAUL K. STAFFORD (JD Law) Dallas, Texas, has been selected as the chair-elect of the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors. He is currently a State Bar director representing District 6, Place 5, and is a founder of his firm, Stafford Moore, PLLC, where he focuses on commercial and business litigation, insurance coverage litigation, and technology matters. He is also a visiting professor at the Texas Tech School of Law and has served as an adjunct professor at the Texas A&M School of Law. His wife is Nikki.
1996
ALICIA H. WELCH (BBA Accounting) Haslet, Texas, has been promoted to tax director at the Gainesville, Florida, office for James Moore, a business consulting firm. Alicia brings more than two decades of experience in taxation. Her husband is JEFFREY WELCH (BS Biology ‘95).
KIMBERLY D. BLANKENSHIP (BS Human Development and Family Studies) Lubbock, was named Lubbock ISD’s Elementary Teacher of the Year and advances for consideration in the Region 17 round of competition. She teaches
fifth grade at Bayless Elementary School. Her husband is MARK BLANKENSHIP (BSE Secondary Education ’85, JD Law ’88).
2002
ISREAL J. MILLER (J.D. Law, MS Family Finance Planning) Dallas, Texas, has joined Locke Lord’s Dallas office as a partner in the firm’s Private Wealth Practice Group. In this new role, Isreal will use his background in tax and estate planning to assist the firm’s Private Wealth and Tax Controversy teams. Prior to joining Locke Lord, Isreal was a partner at Atwood & McCall. Before working in private practice, he served for five years as a trial attorney for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, where he handled more than 1,700 cases.
2012
ERIC L. WARD (BS Human Development and Family Studies, MS Special Education ‘14) Wichita Falls, Texas, has been named as the new head football coach and athletic coordinator at Estacado High School in Lubbock. He joins Lubbock ISD from City View Junior/Senior High School in Wichita Falls, where he served as the offensive coordinator. His leadership helped the team achieve numerous milestones, including an Area Playoff Finalist position and a Bi-District Playoff Championship. Eric is a former Texas Tech receiver, and during his time in Lubbock, he was captain of the Red Raider football team and achieved numerous records and accolades. His wife is Kenzie.
BOOKS
DAVID A. MILLER (BBA ’71 Management) Horseshoe Bay, Texas, wrote “The Four Cornerstones and The Capstone: Lessons Learned About Life and Leadership,” which explores the mastery and mystery of leadership through the summarization of four principles: trust, understanding, freedom and unity. The book is divided into four distinct parts. Part one includes an introduction to the author and his reasons for writing the book. Part two consists of the explanation of the Cornerstones and Capstone. Part three is a 52-week compilation of stories supported by Biblical scripture and followed by a challenge to record your own thoughts on each subject. Part four is a set of worksheets that the author uses with the leadership teams he coaches. Miller is a former Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board member. His wife is Katherine McKelvy Miller.
2015
CALEB M. MILLER (J.D. Law) Midlothian, Texas, has earned a spot on the list of Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs Bar by The National Law Journal. The list recognizes attorneys under age 40 who are up-and-comers in the plaintiffs’ bar, based on their litigation prowess and impact on their firms. Earlier this year, Caleb was also recognized by the Texas Super Lawyers on its Texas Rising Stars 2024 list. He was included in the elite Up-and-Coming 100 category. In his legal career, Caleb has secured 12 trial verdicts, leading as first chair on 11 of them.
CLARISA A. ALCANTAR (BSN Nursing, MSN Nursing ‘20) Conroe, Texas, has joined HeartGift’s Community Impact Board for the organization’s Houston chapter as a member. The nonprofit provides free heart surgeries to children with congenital heart defects who live in countries where specialized pediatric cardiac care is scarce. Clarisa currently serves as Houston Methodist’s Manager of the Heart Center for The Woodlands Hospital. She has been involved with HeartGift since 2003 when her family hosted their first child through the organization.
2018
JOEY C. MARTINEZ (BFA Art) Lubbock, has been gaining national attention for his homages to Patrick Mahomes in his hometown. Joey is the artist behind two murals of Mahomes in Lubbock; the first, painted after Mahomes’ first Super Bowl win in 2020, is located on Indiana Avenue and Fourth Street, and the second, painted after Mahomes’ Super Bowl win in 2023, can be found on University Avenue where it was commissioned by the owner of Now We Taco’N.
2020
EMMA MITCHELL (BS Mathematics) Longmont, Colorado, has earned a spot as a summer associate at the Institute for Defense Analyses in the Operational Evaluation Division of the Systems and Analyses Center. Emma is working toward her doctoral degree in statistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Darrell W. ‘81 & Deena Adams
Amy ‘00 & David Akins ‘01
Scott Asher, Ph.D. ‘98 & Stephanie Asher ‘99
Harriett Billingsley
John B. Billingsley, Jr. ‘61
Bryant Bonner, Ph.D. ‘95 & Whitney Bonner ‘96
Patrick C. Bryan ‘06
Lt. Col. Mark H. Bryant ‘83 (Ret.)
Danielle ‘11 & James Caldwell ‘87
Ralph Campbell, Jr. ‘59 & Kay Campbell
Regent Clay ‘97 & Ashley Cash
Donald ‘82 & Vicki Chenault ‘82
Stephen ‘97 & Vicki Covey
Regent Tim ‘81 & Annette Culp ‘81
Charles ‘59 & Barbara Cummings
Thomas Curtis, AIA ‘80 & Gloria Curtis ‘79
Mike Davis
Amy Daughters ‘91 & William Daughters, II
Lisa ‘91 & Patrick DeGroote ‘90
Alan ‘80 & Jo Douglas ‘80
Helen J. Geick ‘61
Christian Hasenoehrl ‘92
Tom ‘87 & Jerri Jacobs
Peggy W. James ‘64
Walter L. Johansen ‘77
Stephen R. Johnson ‘78
Lenin & Vera Juarez
David ‘74 & Janis King
Randall ‘07 & Shauna Klaus ‘07
John Kuczek, D.V.M. ‘00 & Emily Kuczek
Brandon ‘01 & Sheri LaBonte ‘97
Michelle N. LaVoie ‘16
Rowland C. Lawson ‘84
Lanny ‘77 & Joni Layman ‘79
Jason ‘98 & Stacy Lewis ‘98
Heather ‘96 & James Marchlinski
Brandon ‘00 & Kimberly May ‘03
George ‘66 & Linda McMahan ‘66
Michael J. McVean ‘84
William R. Moler ‘88
Glenn D. Moor ‘84
John ‘15 & Marye Nickens
David Peeler, Jr. ‘63 & Jeanne Peeler
Joyce W. Perkins ‘64
Corrie ‘05 & Sean Rae ‘05
John ‘71 & Ann Redmon ‘71
Monticia Sauer ‘87 & Ralph Sauer, Jr. ‘86
Adam ‘05 & Alline Schoppe ‘11
Jerry ‘52 & Maxie Scott
Donald ‘80 & Susan Sinclair ‘81
Lisa ‘83 & Mike Skaggs ‘82
James ‘74 & Alice Skinner
Anita R. Smith ‘63
Brandon ‘93 & Daniela Snow
Barry ‘79 & SuDeline Street ‘79
Chase ‘05 & Rebecca Street ‘08
Ben Strickling, III ‘79 & Roxane Strickling ‘77
Dale ‘65 & Cheryl Swinburn
Joseph ‘20 & Casey Thieman
Diane ‘68 & Jerry Turner ‘68
Randall ‘84 & Dona Vines ‘86
Regent John Walker ‘68 & Lisa Walker
Chelsea ‘13 & Trey Warnock
Bryant ‘98 & Alison Williams
Ella ‘70 & Ray Williams ‘71
Sharon Willingham ‘81
Capt. John (Ret.) ‘62 & Ann Woody
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Grant ‘81 & Johnna Adamson
Steve Alley, M.D. & Joyce Alley
Bruce ‘91 & Melissa Anderson
Steve F. Armstrong ‘70
Doug ‘69 & Nancy Barnhart
Robin Beard ‘12 & Carl Beard, Ph.D.
Nelda F. Benninger
Bill ‘78 & Paula Benton
Dusty ‘08 & Sarah Burger
Steve ‘83 & Elizabeth Burleson ‘84
Amy ‘87 & Tom Burress ‘82
Frank Busby, Ph.D. ‘68 & Cheryl Busby ‘69
Joe Ed ‘64 & Jo Canon ‘66
Danielle Carey ‘90 & Russell Carey, III ‘88
Donald ‘69 & Robbie Champion ‘69
Alicia ‘00 & Michael Chaney ‘00
Holt ‘00 & Kaye Cowden ‘78
Lynn F. Cowden ‘80
John Czapski, AIA ‘78 & Teresa Czapski
William ‘72 & Ann Daniel
Ashley ‘12 & Cody Davis ‘11
Celia ‘74 & Mike Davis ‘74
Thomas DeLoach, Jr. ‘90 & Jacquie DeLoach
Cheri ‘99 & Jason Dickerson ‘99
Michael Doherty, D.V.M. ‘73 & Ginger Doherty
Johnny ‘88 & Joyce Dossey
Bob ‘73 & Pamela DuLaney ‘77
Henry ‘87 & Laura Ehrlich
Jan M. Elliott
Ian ‘01 & Susan Fairchild
Jay Frankfather, M.D. ‘94 & JoLynn Frankfather ‘97
John ‘68 & Judy Friess ‘68
James ‘72 & Dinah Gaspard ‘72
Somer ‘98 & Doyle Glass
Randy ‘77 & Linda Golden ‘77
Ralph G. Goodlet, Jr. ‘82
Ellen Green ‘61 & Norris Green, Jr. ‘60
Wade Griffin, Jr. ‘98 & Sarah Griffin
Ashlee ‘07 & Kyle Groves
Michael & Karen Gunter ‘86
Matthew ‘01 & Rebecca Halbgewachs ‘00
Rickey ‘74 & Sherrie Hale
Josh ‘98 & Diane Ham ‘99
Jeffery A. Harbaugh ‘80
Dan Hart, AIA ‘90 & Jennifer Hart ‘92
Chris ‘96 & Jennifer Hayden ‘96
Michael ‘97 & Lesley Hedlund ‘99
Brad ‘90 & Kimberly Heffington ‘90
Wayne Henry ‘75
Chad ‘99 & Heather Henthorn ‘00
Richard ‘73 & Emilee Hervey
Thomas ‘95 & Stephanie Hilbun ‘95
LeeAnn M. Hinkle ‘00
Jorjanna ‘70 & Steve Hipes ‘69
Allen ‘78 & Linnie Howard
Don J. Howe ‘71
Christopher ‘91 & Robin Huckabee ‘92
Dale ‘86 & Jennifer Hudspeth ‘86
Nancy ‘80 & Rex Isom ‘78
Donald ‘66 & Janice Jackson
Forrest Jackson, Jr. ‘91 & Kimberly Jackson
Steven ‘96 & Lesley Jeffcoat ‘96
Byron ‘70 & Robbie Johnson ‘71
Wilson ‘88 & Lendy Jones
Jerrell ‘92 & Peg Kendrick
Maj. Victor Koch, Jr. ‘92 & Lisa Koch
Kathryn ‘80 & Russell Laughlin ‘81
Jeff Lawlis, CPA ‘89 & Meghan Lawlis
Troy A. Marchbanks ‘02
Vickie ‘89 & Dale Matlock
Mark ‘86 & Kelly McCormick ‘90
Monica ‘84 & Stephen McCormick
Michael ‘67 & Barbara McKenzie ‘68
Raymond McKim, III ‘77 & Betty McKim
Joe ‘86 & Tracy McMeans ‘87
Anne ‘76 & Robert McNaughton ‘84
Aaron McNeece, Ph.D. ‘64 & Mrs. Sherri McNeece
Robert ‘82 & Sarah Miers
Eric ‘84 & Melissa Miller ‘84
Amy A. Moore ‘03
Joshua ‘04 & Kristin Moose ‘04
Gary ‘82 & Leslie Moss
T. Kevin Nelson ‘92 & The Honorable Ginger Nelson ‘92
Skyla ‘07 & Nick Patterson
Mike ‘79 & Martha Petraitis ‘81
Ralph D. Pettingell ‘08
Diana K. Pfaff ‘91
Stephen ‘90 & Christina Poore
L.J. Porras, Jr. ‘06
Janice V. Posey ‘63
Mary Jo Price ‘53
Cindy ‘90 & David Proctor ‘91
Michael ‘98 & Rebecca Pubentz ‘99
Jack ‘72 & Janet Reed ‘71
Adelita P. Reyna ‘13
Jacque ‘72 & Sam Rich
Joshua ‘06 & Kristina Robertson ‘06
Melanie A. Robertson ‘05
John Roueche, III ‘88 & Elise Roueche
Nancy R. Ruff, Ed.D. ‘69
J. Greg Sargent ‘82
Amy ‘05 & Landry Scott ‘05
Diane ‘68 & John Scovell ‘68
Deborah H. Sellers ‘88
Josh M. Shuster ‘00
Kenneth Slack, Jr. ‘71 & Betsey Slack
Bobby ‘80 & Sabrina Smith
Garrett ‘09 & Rachel Stauder
Max ‘67 & Doris Swinburn
Eric ‘91 & Katy Taylor
Fred ‘71 & Pam Underwood
James ‘80 & Susan Wedel ‘83
Cody Welch, M.D. ‘96 & Lezly Welch ‘97
Monty ‘85 & Becky Whetstone
Edward Whitacre Jr. ‘64 & Linda Whitacre ‘65
Karen E. White ‘81
William ‘99 & Jennifer Whitten ‘00
Brooke ‘99 & Dustin Whittenburg ‘00
John Wilkins, Jr. ‘88 & Karen Wilkins ‘89
Foy ‘64 & Jo Ann Williams ‘64
Molly ‘84 & Tom Williams ‘85
L. E. Willis, III ‘84 & Lorie Willis
Donald Wood ‘82 & Tanya Wood, Ed.D. ‘99
Tanya Wood, Ed.D. ‘99 & Donald Wood ‘82
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
James Wedel Farms
The Capital Trust Company of Delaware
Ken ‘63 & Renee Abraham ‘71
Susan E. Abrahams ‘09
Austin Adams ‘17 & Christy Adams, Ed.D. ‘17
Mark L. Adams ‘79
Robert Adcox ‘95 & Keeley Orman-Adcox ‘95
Todd ‘86 & Mary Aiken
Isaac L. Albarado ‘04
David ‘86 & Lisa Alderson
Charlotte Alexander ‘82 & VADM John Alexander ‘82
Curt ‘07 & Nikki Alexander
Janis & Robert Allen
Jesse Allen, PE ‘80 & Veronica Allen
Lori M. Allen ‘93
Tawny ‘06 & Trevor Allen ‘08
Timothy ‘80 & Kandee Allen
Rosemarie K. Allen, Ed.D.
Geneva A. Alvis
Paula & Greg Ammons
Gregory ‘02 & Daniela Allison
Alexis J. Anderson ‘74
Cynthia ‘78 & Jeffrey Anderson ‘80
David ‘84 & Susan Anderson ‘85
Michael Anderson, JD ‘03 & Elizabeth Anderson
Russell S. Anderwald ‘99
Jamie ‘73 & Conrad Appleton
Vincent ‘90 & Gretchen Arena
Andrew ‘74 & Kathy Armstrong
John ‘04 & Kimberly Arrick
Gary ‘78 & Terri Ashby ‘84
Ryan ‘01 & Angela Austin
Landon W. Autrey ‘23
Larry ‘84 & Tiffany Autrey
Jonathan ‘09 & Lauren Ayers
Christopher Aylor, PE ‘98 & Stacia Aylor ‘97
Kim ‘86 & Craig Bagley
Charles ‘73 & Leslie Baker
James E. Baker
Justin Balderas
Edgar E. Baldridge, IV ‘23
The Honorable Nelson Balido, Jr. ‘93 & Sandra Balido
Many 1923 Society members gathered at the Horseshoe Bay home of Chancellor Emeritus Bob Duncan and his wife, Terri Duncan, on June 27. Chancellor Tedd Mitchell and President Lawrence Schovanec shared their insights on the state of the TTU System and the university.
David Cheatham ‘89 & Daniel Paettie
Andrea ‘07 & Heath Cheek ‘03
Sheran & Tommy Childress
Danny ‘72 & Marsha Chisum ‘71
Randal ‘06 & Brittani Christopher
Mark A. Cina ‘75
Jorda ‘96 & Lexi Cire
Lt. Gen. Robert Clark, (Ret.) ‘70 & Susan Clark
Brandy ‘99 & Travis Clegg ‘03
Curtis W. Clerkley ‘81
Jami ‘05 & Joshua Clevenger
Bobby ‘73 & Rhonda Clifton
Charles M. Clodfelter, M.D. ‘92
Paige ‘83 & Kelly Close ‘81
Michelle N. Connett
Denise ‘73 & Daniel Cook
Tim ‘80 & Paula Cooper
Kristy ‘90 & Robert Copeland ‘91
Timothy ‘09 & Lauren Copeland
Charles C. Corbin ‘90
Ann M. Cornelius ‘52
Jennifer B. Costello ‘99
Vanessa Costilla, M.D. ‘10 & Joshua Nunez ‘08
Kim & Pamela Coulter
The Honorable David Counts, III ‘83 & Jill Counts ‘83
Rebecca ‘03 & Adam Crawford
Jon ‘08 & Aurelia Crider
Kelly & Terry Crofoot
Brenton ‘96 & Carrie Croley ‘95
Andy Crowson, D.D.S. ‘81 & Nancy Crowson ‘81
Dr. Charles ‘76 & Salty Cruser
Steve ‘89 & Yvonne Cullen
William L. Cumiford, Ph.D. ‘77
Ronald ‘75 & Barbara Cummins
J. Kirk ‘75 & Kay Cunningham
John Cunningham, M.D. ‘00 & Kandis Cunningham
Casey ‘89 & Mindi Curnutt ‘89
Will Currie ‘17
Missi M. Currier, Ph.D. ‘08
Jackie Curtis, Jr. ‘81 & Gail Curtis
William ‘73 & Lynn Dampeer
Shari J. Damron ‘72
Eugene A. Dane ‘87
Mark Daniels ‘81
The Honorable Jim Bob Darnell ‘70 & The Honorable Kara Darnell ‘98
Charles Darter, Jr. ‘83 & Maria Darter ‘92
Chandra L. Davenport ‘01
Steven ‘79 & Lisa Davidson
Jan ‘83 & Mark Davidson ‘84
Jason ‘96 & Brooke Davis
Kenneth ‘84 & Lisa Davis
Michael ‘77 & Debra Davis
Renee ‘01 & Calvin Davis
Sean ‘86 & Donna Davis
Enoch ‘60 & Frances Dawkins
Audra Day, Ph.D. ‘99 & Miles Day, M.D.
Leticia L. De Larrosa ‘00
Bill Dean, Ed.D. ‘61 & Peggy Dean ‘66
Steven Dean, PE ‘92 & Kallie Dean
Doug ‘93 & Rachel Deaton ‘93
John Delcambre, M.D. ‘77 & Christine Delcambre
Edgar ‘89 & Cindy Delgado
Monica ‘03 & Benny Delgado
Brenda Deming, Ph.D. ‘75 & Kenneth Stewart
Todd ‘86 & D’Aun Denton
Marcus ‘00 & Ashleigh Dickerson
Kevin ‘82 & Sharon Dickson ‘83
Deborah Dixon, PE ‘78 & Jerry Dixon ‘77
Donald Doherty, Jr. ‘75 & Lori Doherty
Joseph H. Dominey
Frank Dominguez, III ‘06
Keith M. Donahoe ‘92
Teresa ‘80 & George Dorch
Donald ‘87 & Claire Dotson
Mark Doty ‘98
Jim ‘70 & Patti Douglass ‘85
Belle R. Dowell
Clark ‘68 & Frances Dowell ‘68
Laurie Dowell ‘71 & Reverend Stephen Stine
Michael B. Dowell
John ‘66 & Edie Downs
David ‘82 & Allison Doyle
Norman J. Dozier, M.D. ‘77
Dillon ‘05 & Brindley Drake
Jack ‘64 & Vicky Driskill
Scott Dueser ‘75
Christina Woods Duffy, JD & Bryan Duffy ‘21
Georgianna ‘73 & James Duke ‘73
Mason ‘00 & Nicole Dumas ‘18
The Honorable Robert Duncan ‘76 & Terri Duncan
Daniel ‘79 & Carolyn Dungan
Brenda L. Dykes ‘62
Cora ‘07 & Jeremy Dziuk
Alisa ‘02 & Kyle Dzygun ‘03
Robert ‘72 & Bonny Eakens
Donna ‘82 & J. R. Edinburgh
Shane ‘95 & Eddie Edler
Reverend Richard Edwards ‘73 & Jo Beth Edwards
Howard ‘66 & Rita Ehler
ClayA. Elkins ‘96
Pat Ellebracht ‘53
Alexa ‘12 & Ren Ellis
Brian ‘93 & Sharon Ellis ‘94
John ‘90 & Rhonda Elmore
Tracy ‘77 & Cary Elms ‘94
Michael ‘73 & Patty Erspamer ‘74
Cindy Eschenburg ‘81 & Robert Eschenburg, III ‘81
John ‘97 & Leah Esparza ‘95
Jeff ‘04 & Jennifer Estrada ‘15
Charles Fabling, Jr. & Lee Fabling ‘69
Christopher ‘15 & Lacey Fails ‘16
Edie ‘83 & Scott Fanning ‘82
Quinton A. Farley ‘81
Jesse Faught, Jr. ‘73 & Brenda Faught
Stephen L. Faulk ‘71
Case ‘07 & Lindsay Fell
LeQuinne Ferebee ‘71
Jeremy ‘98 & Amanda Ferrell
Jan ‘75 & Karl Fescenmeyer ‘75
Missy Finck ‘71
Jenne ‘78 & Thomas Finke ‘78
Edward ‘87 & Julie Fletcher ‘87
Benton ‘77 & Linda Floerke
Kathryn ‘03 & Tanner Flood ‘04
David Flores, M.D. ‘11 & Tara Flores ‘08
Phillip L. Flournoy ‘14
Kim C. Ford ‘83
Ashleigh ‘98 & Chadwick Fox ‘97
Chris J. Foyt ‘05
Regent L. Frederick ‘78 & Mrs. Ginger Francis ‘79
Michael W. Frederick ‘89
Dustin C. Freeman ‘15
Michael ‘91 & Aimee French
Aaron Friedman ‘21
Daniel ‘79 & Delores Fromme
James ‘92 & Michelle Fuller
Linda ‘69 & Terry Fuller ‘77
Richard ‘88 & Lori Furr
Melinda ‘84 & Ricky Gaddis
Brian ‘84 & Kami Gaffin
Stephen ‘72 & Danette Gallagher
Steven G. Gamble, Ph.D. ‘67
Gabriel ‘13 & Melissa Garcia
Teresa ‘95 & William Gardner
Joe ‘84 & Linda Garner ‘83
Enrique A. Garza ‘90
Jorge Garza, II ‘94 & Patricia Garza ‘05
Connor A. Gates ‘19
John ‘74 & Anne Gavin
Shawn ‘00 & Christina Genenbacher ‘00
David R. George ‘86 & Kathleen O’Shea ‘88
Gregg ‘92 & Cynthia Gerber
Bryan ‘92 & Krista Gerlich ‘93
Jack ‘88 & Holly Gilbert
Jodie D. Gildersleeve ‘06
Stephany Gillan ‘95 & Lt. Col. Bryan Gillan
Donald ‘97 & Melonie Gillilan
Leslie ‘85 & Andrea Gillit
Vance Ginn, Ph.D. ‘06 & Emily Ginn ‘06
James ‘73 & Joy Gissler
Patrick A. Gonzales ‘21
Kara ‘00 & Larry Good ‘00
Bryan ‘73 & Nancy Gossett
Jeremy ‘99 & Lauren Gott
Addison Gradel, Ed.D. ‘82 & Tammie Gradel ‘17
Dennis Graham, D.O. ‘71 & Angi Graham
Jane ‘73 & Paul Graham ‘73
Rhonda ‘87 & Tim Graves ‘87
LaNette Gray
Benjamin ‘05 & Lauren Greek ‘05
Justin & Kasey Green
Mary Ann Green ‘64
Wendy ‘94 & Weslee Green ‘96
Dan ‘93 & Dana Gregory ‘92
Todd Gregory ‘85
Steve J. Greig ‘90
Jeffrey ‘11 & Katie Griffin
Ronald ‘96 & Vanessa Griffin
Brian Griggs, AIA ‘04 & Jaime Griggs
Matthew K. Grigsby ‘94
Vicki & Michael Grimm
JoAnn Grooms ‘83 & Randy Grooms, Jr. ‘83
Roberto Guajardo, Jr. ‘72 & Jessie Sjue
Ferhat Guven ‘96
Karen ‘71 & Will Hagood ‘69
Louise ‘86 & Scott Haigler ‘86
Luke ‘00 & Beth Haile
Eddie ‘53 & Jerri Hajek
Jon Hale, Jr. ‘80 & Gaye Hale
Lane ‘95 & Molly Haley
Brandon D. Hall ‘01
Brett ‘86 & Sonia Hall
Harvey Hall, PE ‘72 & Sarah Hall ‘73
Ivan ‘64 & Martha Hall
Jessie Hall
John P. Hall ‘04
Russell ‘98 & Krystal Hall
Zachary A. Hall ‘10
Arthur ‘70 & Beverly Hamelin ‘70
Phillip Hamman, IV ‘01 & Amanda Hamman
Bobby Hammond, Jr. ‘75 & Cynthia Hammond
Chancellor Emeritus Kent R. Hance ‘65
Keith ‘68 & Glenda Hansen
Darrin ‘94 & Maureen Hanson
Ji Hye Hanson, Ph.D. ‘14 & Michael Hanson
Cecila ‘82 & Robert Hardin
Kenneth ‘89 & Stephanie Harding ‘89
Holley & Michael Hardwick
John Hardy, M.D. ‘99 & Nancy Hardy ‘99
Danny ‘71 & Cheryl Hargrove
Greg ‘75 & Shannon Hargrove ‘78
David Harkins, Ph.D. ‘92 & Victoria Harkins, Ph.D. ‘92
Jim ‘86 & Nancy Harman ‘81
Sam ‘72 & Dolores Harper
Sandra Harper, Ph.D. ‘74 & Dave Harper
Barkley ‘04 & Krystin Harris
Blayne S. Harris ‘11
Allyn Harrison ‘67
George ‘66 & Sandra Harrison
Owen Harrison, III ‘73 & Lois Harrison
Jim ‘83 & Susan Hart ‘83
Melanie U. Hart ‘81
Robert Hart, M.D. ‘80 & Susan Nelson, M.D.
Natalie Y. Harvill, PE ‘97
Jace ‘22 & Karlie Hassoldt
Tim Hatch ‘51
Karen Havins ‘93
Nathan ‘11 & Amy Hays
The Honorable Phillip Hays ‘81 & Tricia Hays ‘80
Richard ‘76 & Marietta Hayter
Kristen ‘98 & Shane Hazel ‘98
Don J. Heinrich ‘74
E. Matthew Heinrich, M.D. ‘98 & Laura Heinrich
Laura ‘95 & Chuck Heinz
Stephen Helbing, Jr. ‘75 & Joy Helbing
Eric Hellman, M.D. ‘13 & Lia Hellman ‘14
Cheryl Helms ‘78 & Lloyd Helms, Jr. ‘79
James ‘86 & Margaret Henderson
Jamie Henderson ‘01 & Pedro Estrada
Jo ‘63 & Victor Henderson ‘64
Alan ‘64 & Cassandra Henry ‘67
Ryan ‘94 & Melynn Henry
Danny ‘76 & Mary Jane Henson ‘75
Jeremy Hernandez, M.D. ‘99 & Staci Hix-Hernandez, M.D. ‘99
Brian D. Hess ‘92
J. Pat & Nancy Hickman
Kelli ‘90 & Ross Hilburn ‘89
John Hill, CFA ‘97 & Lisa Hill ‘97
Ronald ‘70 & Edith Hilliard
Bill Hinchey, M.D. ‘74 & Joann Hinchey
Embry ‘65 & Martha Hines ‘89
Michael Hinojosa, Ed.D. ‘79 & Kitty Hinojosa
Douglas ‘76 & Valerie Hlavaty ‘76
Carey Hobbs
Patricia Hodge, MPH ‘73 & Richard Hodge ‘72
Robert W. Hodge, II
Greg ‘86 & Lori Hoes
Joellen Hogan ‘76 & Ted Hogan, Jr. ‘77
Lamicha M. Hogan, Ph.D. ‘22
Jimmy Holcomb
Hailey ‘20 & Hawks Holder ‘21
Chad ‘09 & Sydney Holliday
Bob ‘71 & Margarite Holt ‘70
Braden ‘01 & Emily Hood ‘02
Kyle Hood
Daniel ‘05 & Megan Horton
Paul ‘72 & Iris Horton
Stan ‘86 & Whitney Horton
Bill ‘79 & Cynthia Howard ‘78
Denney ‘81 & Janette Howard
Kevin ‘93 & Suzanne Howard ‘94
James Huckaby, CPA ‘66 & Clara Huckaby
Dale ‘86 & Jennifer Hudspeth ‘86
Charlotte ‘70 & John Huffaker ‘70
Dean Emeritus Walter B. Huffman, JD ‘67
Laura ‘97 & Scott Hughey
Rachel ‘92 & David Hunn
Jimmie ‘56 & Betsy Hunt
Christy ‘84 & Joe Hurst ‘79
Debbie ‘72 & Steve Hurt ‘71
Jeffrey H. Hutchings ‘99
Monica ‘94 & Michael Hutchison
Brandon ‘87 & Neasa Iden
Shannon ‘11 & Travis Isom ‘10
Cherylon ‘84 & Jimmy Jackson ‘84
Danny C. Jackson ‘76
Joshua ‘00 & Amy Jackson
Tim ‘85 & Leslie Jackson ‘85
Cory ‘02 & Randy James
Raymond James
Tami I. James ‘90
Glenn January, Sr. ‘75 & Paula January ‘80
Roger ‘74 & Deni Jeschke
Alfonzo ‘06 & Jerrica Jimenez
Christopher ‘08 & Margaret Joachim
Vicki A. Jobe
Carla Johnson ‘62 & The Honorable Philip Johnson
Cutter Johnson ‘14
Jeremy ‘00 & Trina Johnson ‘99
Matilda & Sabra Johnson
Amy Jones ‘95 & Hamlin Jones, IV ‘96
Chelsea ‘15 & Jace Jones ‘17
Chris ‘68 & Donald Jones ‘68
Craig ‘72 & Dowanne Jones
David Jones ‘69 & Vicki Contrell
Kaitlyn A. Jones ‘14
Kyle J. Jones ‘99
Lynette Jones
Steve ‘70 & Ginny Jones
Theron ‘88 & Ida Jones
Adaryll D. Jordan ‘99
Doug ‘78 & Courtney Jordan ‘86
Van Josselet ‘74
Pedro N. Juri, Ph.D. ‘79
Mary K. Kallus, Ph.D. ‘93
The Honorable James ‘75 & Leslie Keffer ‘76
Debra Keffler ‘75 & Richard Keffler, Jr. ‘75
James ‘68 & Susan Kelly
Clayton Kelso, DPT ‘09 & Kelsey Kelso, M.D. ‘06
Andrew S. Kerr ‘10
Mike ‘75 & Julia Kerr
Rebecca ‘00 & Ryan Kerr ‘03
Brice Key, MBA ‘94 & Darby Key
Michael & Tracy Kiefer ‘87
Max Kiesling, Ph.D. ‘89 & Rebekah Kiesling
Vanessa L. Kilgore ‘06
MAJ Anthony Killa (Ret.) ‘95 & Angela Hartman-Killa
A full house enjoyed food and fellowship at the 1923 Society kickoff breakfast before the Aug. 31 football game against Abilene Christian in Lubbock. University President Lawrence Schovanec spoke to the group.
Nancy ‘98 & Michael Mason
Gretchen ‘03 & Gary Massingill
Peggy ‘76 & Gregg Maxwell
Jana & Mark Mayfield
Jan Maykus
Joe Bob Mayo, CLU ‘70 & Jo Mayo ‘71
James McAteer, CPA ‘73 & Monika McAteer
Cindy ‘75 & Mark McBrayer ‘75
Analisa ‘08 & Casey McCain ‘09
Clinton ‘08 & Sarah McCalla ‘11
David ‘80 & Janet McCalla
Kimberley McCann ‘95
Mark ‘80 & Paula McClellan ‘82
Brian ‘75 & Wetonnah McCoy
Beverly J. McDuff ‘54
Amy ‘94 & Brent McGavock ‘95
Joni W. McIlvain ‘59
Gae McInroe, Ph.D. ‘91 & Kevin McInroe ‘91
Kevin ‘94 & Kristi McIntosh
Kathleen ‘04 & Ryan McKenzie ‘98
Kelly H. McKinzie ‘90
Amy McLane ‘97 & Drayton McLane, III
Collin ‘16 & Rebekah McLarty ‘16
Kevin ‘73 & Karen McMahon ‘73
Bart ‘87 & Vivian McMeans
William ‘02 & Crystal McMillan
Albert McNeel, II ‘92 & Kerrie McNeel
Daniel ‘88 & Whitney McWilliams
Lamar ‘83 & Philip Meaders ‘84
Kyle ‘03 & Jacklyn Meismer
Lt. Col. Leonard Melcher (Ret.) ‘68 & Shirley Melcher ‘69
John S. Menzies, D.V.M. ‘75
Paul Meriwether, M.D. ‘76 & Carol Meriwether
Ilah Coffee Merriman ‘57
Kelly A. Methvin ‘08
Lori ‘99 & Mark Mettille
Julie K. Meyer ‘83
Amy ‘88 & Trey Miller ‘87
Brett ‘97 & Jodi Miller ‘97
Jacob ‘01 & Jennifer Miller
Mark F. Miller, Ph.D. ‘82
Nicholas ‘96 & TeriAnn Miller
Lindsay ‘81 & Karen Mills
Stephanie ‘86 & Timothy Mills ‘86
Douglas E. Mires ‘68
Brian P. Mitchell, CPA ‘98
Mary R. Mitchell ‘93
John L. Montandon ‘69
Dennis Moore, CFP ‘04 & Aubrey Moore ‘04
Gwendolyn K. Moore ‘02
Marc H. Moore ‘04
Patrick ‘94 & Kathryn Moore
Patrick ‘82 & Rene Moore ‘82
Clark Mooty, M.D. ‘01 & Heather Mooty ‘03
Brad ‘82 & Carla Moran ‘88
Chris ‘79 & Pamela Morphew ‘80
Bette J. Morris ‘56
Cathy ‘77 & Craig Morris ‘78
Dennis ‘70 & Diana Morris ‘72
Marvin ‘73 & Peggy Morris ‘71
Trey Morris, M.D. ‘03 & Jerome Morris ‘10
Larry W. Morton ‘84
Janet G. Moseley ‘65
Mitchell ‘05 & Laura Moses
Mike Moss, AIA ‘83 & Leslie Moss ‘81
Wendy J. Moss ‘94
Tommy ‘75 & Debra Mrazek ‘81
Henry & Melinda Musselman
James ‘11 & Paula Mustin
Stanley ‘72 & Linda Nadolski ‘72
Bill ‘77 & Sharon Napier ‘76
Nathan ‘05 & Rachel Nash
Mrs. Nancy Neal ‘85 & Thomas Neal, M.D.
Mark ‘85 & Susan Nelson
Michael ‘02 & Carrie Nelson
Melissa ‘86 & Rod Nelson ‘89
Crystal Neustadt ‘03 & Jean Neustadt, III
Jerry ‘81 & Shelli Nevans
James ‘90 & Michele Newcomb
Nicholas ‘10 & Rachel Newman ‘12
Jan ‘75 & Frank Newton
Coby B. Nichols ‘98 & Armando Pando
Garrett ‘16 & Sydney Nichols ‘15
Jody ‘05 & Leigh Nichols
Joey Nichols, Jr. ‘81 & Sydney Nichols ‘79
John D. Nichols
Lucy ‘79 & Mark Nichols ‘79
Sandra S. Nieto ‘11
Cynthia D. Nivens-Hawks ‘92
Benny ‘74 & Vicki Nixon ‘73
Jane ‘08 & Keith Nodskov
The Honorable Ben Nolen ‘86 & Dana Nolen ‘88
Melanie ‘86 & Michael Norton ‘85
Deborah Norvell
Kenneth Norvell ‘74
Angela O’Daniel ‘90 & LTC Gary O’Daniel ‘89
Deborah I. Odom ‘72
Jennifer ‘94 & James Ogden
Blake D. Orsini ‘07
Amanda ‘04 & Jeff Osburn
Kim ‘88 & Jerry Ostert
Selena ‘02 & David Overholt
Michael Owen, M.D. ‘70 & Loretta Owen ‘71
Mr. John ‘71 & Mrs. Cynthia Owens ‘73
Salina ‘00 & Brian Palmerton
Bob J. Paradiso ‘79
Joe Parker, Jr. ‘73 & Marjorie Parker ‘73
Paul ‘82 & Crystal Parkinson
Stanley D. Pastusek ‘83
Braden ‘13 & Lauren Pate ‘10
Janeen C. Patterson
Roe ‘95 & Tonya Patterson ‘95
Todd ‘92 & Kimberly Payton
Bob ‘71 & Jaclyn Pearson ‘72
Chandler D. Pearson ‘23
Philip ‘80 & Lianne Pearson
Craig ‘98 & Kayla Peltoma ‘02
Roberto Pena, Jr. ‘93 & Denise Pena
Brandon ‘07 & Nicole Penn ‘05
Francisco Perez ‘02 & Ann Smitthipong Perez
Gabriel S. Perez ‘08
Vanessa ‘20 & Elliott Perez
John ‘70 & Susan Perrin ‘70
Marvin Perry, Jr. ‘67 & Peggy Perry ‘66
Brenda J. Peters ‘74
Gary R. Petersen ‘68
J. Anthony ‘80 & Lisa Petrelli
Steve ‘93 & Stacey Phillips ‘93
Jane ‘83 & Scott Piercy ‘78
Bill ‘69 & Ginger Pittman
Jerry Pittman, CPA ‘66 & Susan Pittman ‘66
Alan K. Pitts ‘96
Steve ‘75 & Kelley Pitts ‘82
Melissa C. Plasencio ‘20
Susan F. Pollard
James ‘00 & Patricia Potratz
Clay ‘95 & Lisa Powell ‘89
Kevin ‘94 & Patricia Powers
Denver ‘14 & Alison Pradon
Gregory ‘96 & Heather Prather
Daniel ‘21 & Amanda Price
J.R. Price ‘70
Nancy L. Price, Ph.D. ‘71
Terry L. Price ‘75
Col. James Pryor (Ret.) ‘87 & Charlotte Pryor ‘88
Michael ‘75 & Deborah Pryor
Scott ‘80 & Carroll Pullen
Mendy ‘81 & Terry Putman ‘69
Dean ‘82 & Christi Quinn
Ben ‘76 & Jeannie Ralston ‘77
Benjamin G. Ralston ‘08
Lyndsey A. Ralston ‘07
Janie ‘79 & Isidro Ramirez ‘73
Rebecca Ramirez, JD ‘01
David ‘73 & Cathy Ramsey ‘73
Jill Rankin, PE ‘96 & Daniel Rankin ‘96
Gregory Rasco ‘93
Samuel M. Ray, IV ‘66
John & Karen Reagan
Felicia A. Redmond ‘84 & Thomas Medelberg
Delynn ‘01 & Stephanie Reed ‘05
Mikayla J. Reeves ‘16
Steve ‘72 & Barbara Reichmuth
Matthew ‘96 & Tracie Reiter ‘97
Becky ‘74 & Jack Rentz ‘74
Marcos Reyes, M.D. ‘05 & Raina Reyes
Anisse B. Reynolds
Diane Reynolds, DNP ‘01 & Jorge Rodriguez
Jeffrey ‘79 & Susan Reynolds ‘83
Christopher & Danielle Reznicek
Rhonda Rhodes ‘88 & Terry Howard
Joseph ‘04 & Christen Rians
Alison Richardson, MS ‘87 & Michael Richardson ‘85
Douglas Swartz, Ph.D. ‘12 & Lauren Swartz, M.D. ‘06
Phil ‘72 & Michelle Swatzell
Regent Shelley ‘79 & Greg Sweatt ‘79
Jordan N. Swick ‘17
Sharon ‘86 & Joel Talley
Bill ‘87 & Shawna Tankersley ‘87
John ‘89 & Shelli Tarpley ‘91
Dalton Tarwater, Ph.D. ‘59 & Nancy Tarwater ‘59
Paul ‘87 & Terri Tarwater
Amy L. Taylor ‘91
Lance ‘99 & Dawn Taylor ‘00
Jan Taylor ‘67 & Robert Taylor, Jr. ‘71
Terrell Taylor, Jr. ‘86 & Johnette Taylor
Toni ‘84 & William Taylor
Carrie ‘98 & David Teague ‘97
Charles ‘83 & Marita Tedder
Christopher M. Tejeda ‘07
Samuel ‘09 & Samantha ten Brink
Dean ‘79 & Mary Katherine Tetirick ‘79
Russell Thoma, PE ‘80 & Jency Thoma ‘82
Carolyn Thomas ‘72
William ‘83 & Julie Thomas
Gracelyn ‘97 & Russell Thomasson ‘98
Allison Thompson ‘02 & Christopher Thompson, M.D.
Carolyn ‘05 & Justin Thompson ‘06
Matthew ‘11 & Sarah Thompson
Robert ‘75 & Diane Thompson
Patrick Thornton ‘89 & Loretta Talley
Tracy Thrash
Dwayne ‘67 & Elizabeth Tidwell ‘66
Fred Timberlake, Jr. ‘68 & Kay Timberlake
Diane ‘78 & Bill Todd
Brad ‘80 & Kristie Tooley ‘83
Flo L. Touchstone ‘78
Mitchell ‘82 & Tonya Toups
Troupe ‘83 & Sharla Trice
Lindsey ‘97 & Paul Tubbs ‘98
Elesha & Troy Tucker
Chance ‘08 & Kim Turner
Gary J. Turner ‘82
Karen ‘83 & Loyd Turner ‘76
Lane ‘89 & Kim Turner ‘90
Anne ‘71 & Jerald Tyre
Justin ‘98 & Brooke Underwood
Renee B. Underwood ‘78
Jarrod ‘02 & Amanda Upton ‘10
Phillip ‘08 & Michelle Urrutia
Anne VanBeber, Ph.D. ‘79 & Hance VanBeber
Larry ‘21 & Paula Vanderwoude
Brian ‘93 & Teresa Vardeman ‘93
Rozanne C. Veeser ‘63
Kyle ‘89 & Carla Villyard
Clinton Vincent, PE ‘99 & Ann Wells
Courtnie ‘11 & James Vinson ‘13
John Vollet, Ph.D. ‘69 & Lucy Vollet
Bobby G. Waddle ‘55
Catherine ‘93 & Kevin Waggoner ‘95
Fred P. Wagner, Ph.D. ‘50
Kent ‘84 & Beckey Waldrop ‘89
Baylor ‘98 & Jamie Walker ‘98
Daniel ‘79 & Bredgitt Walker
David ‘78 & Michelle Walker
Jennifer ‘94 & Theodore Walker
Richard ‘73 & Catherine Walker
Ben ‘76 & Patricia Wallace
Michael D. Walleck ‘95
Corey D. Waller ‘95
Tracey G. Waller ‘93
Toni E. Wallingford ‘68
Collin ‘12 & Kaitlan Walterscheid ‘14
Sally Ann Walton
Juifeng ‘86 & Lu Wang
Leslie & Donald Ward
The Honorable T. John Ward, Sr. ‘64 & Elizabeth Ward ‘86
Jill & Martin Warren
Velma G. Warren ‘77
Leslie Wayne, M.D. ‘02 & Geoffrey Wayne, Sr. ‘97
Jim ‘72 & Lavenia Weathers
Samuel Weaver, III ‘65 & Carolan Weaver
James ‘75 & Claudia Webb
Molly I. Webster
Michael ‘05 & Tori Weems ‘05
Cam ‘91 & Stacey Welch
Janelle ‘79 & Terence Welch
Julie ‘04 & Nicholas Wells ‘06
James ‘91 & Cheryl Werner ‘91
Michael ‘93 & Teresa West
Connie & Jack Westbrook
Mark ‘83 & Sherri Whatley
Herman Wheatley, Jr. ‘65 & Barbara Wheatley
David Wheeler, Ph.D. ‘66 & Amy Meyer
Patricia Wheeler ‘93 & Charles Wheeler, D.O.
William J. White ‘99
Tony ‘79 & Cindy Whitehead ‘81
David ‘64 & Carla Wight
Greg ‘86 & Emma Wilkes
Kitty Harris, Ph.D. ‘83 & Morris Wilkes ‘75
Peter Wilkinson, Jr. & Teresa Wilkinson
Bryant Williams, Jr. ‘61 & Brenda Williams
Dale Williams, Pharm.D. ‘04 & Jennifer Williams
David Williams, M.D. ‘93 & Adrienne Williams
Michael R. Williams
Scott ‘74 & Diane Williams
Thomas ‘79 & Kellie Williams
Brian ‘01 & Christi Wilson ‘01
Chad ‘05 & Jessica Wilson
Shayne ‘97 & Christina Wilson ‘99
John L. Wilson ‘74
Joseph Wilson ‘87 & Megan Taber
Mark ‘85 & Denise Winn ‘86
Jeffrey ‘83 & Annette Wise ‘84
Elizabeth ‘88 & Erik With ‘89
Andrew ‘10 & Meghan Woelke ‘14
Gary Wood, Ph.D. ‘73 & Sheryl Wood
Leonard ‘84 & Rhonda Wood
Leonard ‘01 & Tamera Wood
Shayne ‘90 & Jennifer Woodard
Mark ‘77 & Claudia Woods
Michelle Worthy, DNP ‘21 & Roy Worthy
Gary ‘78 & Melinda Wright ‘80
Stephen Wright, Jr. ‘95 & Jennifer Wright
Keith ‘07 & Samantha Wyly
Scott Wyrick, M.D. ‘87 & Lenore Wyrick
Amber N. Yanez ‘16
Jeff ‘82 & Deborah Yarbrough
Scott & Shannon Yocham
Martha & Robert York
Claire Sherman ‘00 & Michael Young ‘95
Nathan A. Young ‘98
Tyler ‘06 & Emily Young
Wesley B. Youngblood ‘74
Britny ‘08 & Ignacio Zambrano ‘07
Ann ‘74 & John Zwiacher ‘74
Alan Henry Insurance Agency, Inc.
Amarillo National Bank
Bright Funds
Charities Aid Foundation of America
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, Inc.
JPMorgan Chase Bank
Law Offices of Sam J. Chase, P. C.
Philanthropy International, The Lazarus Foundation
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Thoma Engineering, Inc.
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’66, Lubbock, May 11. Project manager, TTU Facilities, Planning & Construction, for the TTUHSC Preston Smith Library and the United Supermarkets Arena.
JUDITH R. “JUDI” ATCHESON, BF ’92, former faculty member, College
HAROLD PHARIS “BO” BROWN, JR. ’63; Lubbock, May 21. Helped with early planning of the National Ranching Heritage Center. U.S. Army JAG Corps. Survived by wife, LADY FALLS BROWN, PH.D. ’63, ’89; former English faculty member.
JOE DALE BRYAN ’57; Lubbock, June 10. Longtime chair, Texas Tech Alumni Association Finance Committee.
JANE LOCKWOOD BRYANT '70; Plainview, Texas; June 30. Survived by husband, Bobby Bryant.
DON CALDWELL , Lubbock, May 23. Longtime supporter, Lubbock and TTU music and entertainment community. CEO & president, Broadway Festivals. Survived by wife, Terri Caldwell.
ANN MARIE CASIRAGHI ’04, ’12; Lubbock, May 8. Staff member, Texas Tech Center for the Study of Addiction & Recovery. Survived by husband, Paul Curran.
LEONARD CHILDRESS ’76; Carrollton, Texas, June 14. Survived by wife, Donna Childress.
SHIRLEY ANN WAGGONER CONDE ’66; Dallas, Texas, March 23. Survived by husband, William “Bill” Conde.
JAN KORNEGAY CROCKETT ’87; Lubbock, June 18. Survived by husband¸Robert L.“Bob” Crockett.
ROGER DYKES ’79; Lubbock, May 4.
PHYLLIS JO BLAU FORTENBERRY ’78; Houston, Texas, May 6. Survived by husband, DON W. FORTENBERRY ’75.
RICHARD E. FRANKS ’61; Dimmitt, Texas, May 8.
CAROL ANGELA FRITZ ’66; Lubbock, Jan. 17.
LOIS JANE “JANIE” BOWLES MEANS GILMORE ’60; Dallas, Texas, June 19.
JEFFREY ALLEN “JEFF” GLOOR ’89; Willow Park, Texas, March 17. Survived by wife, Laura P. Gloor.
CHARLES STEPHEN “STEVE” GRAY ’70; Lubbock, June 2. Survived by wife, Joanne Prewitt Gray.
NINA KAY PORTER GREEN ’75,’03; Midland, Texas, May 13.
GENEVA GRIFFIN ’51; Lubbock, April 11. Major supporter of Texas Tech University System.
NECIP GÜVEN, PH.D. ; San Antonio, Texas, July 13. A native of Turkey, joined TTU geosciences faculty in 1972; full professor until his retirement in 2008. Then, a research professor, University of Texas San Antonio until 2015. Survived by wife, Neriman Güven.
DOCK CLARK HANKS ’67; Powell, Texas, June 23. Survived by wife, Debbie Hanks.
CLINTON R. HANSHU ’69; Spring Hill, Tennessee, July 14. Survived by wife, Mollie H. Hanshu.
CHARLOTTE JAN SELF HARRIS ’56; San Antonio, Texas, June 1.
BETTIE LEEN MCCAFFERTY HENSLEY ’74; Lubbock, June 5.
CHRISTINE RHODES HILTON ; Lubbock, May 2. Worked in Texas Tech University Admissions &
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Records Office 32 years. TTAA named her a Top Techsan in 1982. Received a TTU Outstanding Achievement Award and a 30-year employment award. Survived by husband, Arlen Hilton.
JERRY H. HODGE, Amarillo, Texas, July 25. Amarillo philanthropist who worked with other community members to make the Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine a reality. Major donor to the Vet School and to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Supported other Texas Tech entities. Survived by wife, Margaret Hodge.
ROBERT CLYDE “BOB” HOOD ’60; San Antonio, Texas, July 20. U.S. Army Veteran. Survived by wife, Kyle Thornton Hood.
ROBERT “DAN” HOOK ’57; Levelland, Texas, July 5.
LINDA C. HOOVER, PH.D. ’74; Lubbock, May 12. Dean, College of Human Sciences, 19 years. Led college to collaborate on research with the Davis CASNR. Developed one of the only doctoral programs in Hospitality, Tourism and Retail Management in Texas.
LORA LYNN HUNT ’71; McKinney, Texas, May 28.
PATRICIA RUTH “PAT” JOHNSON HUTCHENS ’57; Nashville, Tennessee, July 26.
ALFRED “DEEN” JACKSON ’58; Lubbock, May 25. Survived by wife, Sandy Lou “Sandy” Long.
PHILIP STEVENS JACOBS, JR. ’90; New Braunfels, Texas, May 31. Survived by wife Nika Loth Schmidt Jacobs.
WILBUR D. “WILL” JARRETT ’58; Austin, Texas, June 15. Texas Tech University Distinguished Alumnus, 1998; Outstanding Alumnus, College of Media & Communication, 2003. Two of his newspaper staffs won Pulitzer Prizes. U.S. Army Veteran.
JOSEPH “JOE” JOHNSON ’21; Lubbock, June 4. U.S. Army Veteran.
PATSY BEVERS JONES ’65; Lubbock, July 20.
CAROLYN SNYDER JORDAN ’77; Lubbock, June 5. First woman on Lubbock City Council, 1972-1980. Ordained United Methodist Church minister.
JULIE ANN KRAPFEL, PHARM.D.’11; Pflugerville,Texas, May 31. Survived by husband, RAVI TEK ’11,’13.
CANDACE DAWN LAYMAN ’92; Wolfforth, Texas, May 17. Survived by husband, COREY R. LAYMAN ’92,’16.
BETTY BLACKWELL LE BLANC ’56; New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25.
WALTER RAY LUSK ’74; Ennis, Texas, May 18. Survived by partner, Janice Witherspoon.
MIKE MCLEMORE ’64; Conroe, Texas, June 2. Survived by wife, Patsy N. McLemore.
JOSEPH M. "JOE" MCMAHAN '64; Tyler, Texas, June 22. U.S. Army Veteran. Survived by wife, Betty Baird McMahan.
THOMAS W. “TOM” MCMORRIS ’67; San Antonio, Texas, May 9. U.S. Maine Corps Veteran.
JAMES WILLIAM "BILL" MALOY '73; Lubbock, April 17. U.S. Army Veteran, Vietnam. Survived by wife, Kimberly "Kim" Stroud Maloy '84.
LT. COL. PHILLIP K. MAMMEN, M.D. ’91; Lubbock, June 3. U.S. Army Texas National Guard Veteran; 1st Brigade, 4th Battalion Charlie Co.
CARL STEPHEN MENZIES, PH.D. ’54; San Angelo, Texas, May 2. Distinguished Alumnus, Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, 1993.
WILLIAM “HEATH” MIDDLETON; Colleyville, Texas, June 1. Survived by wife, Tammy Buettner Middleton.
AMANDA KAY MOORE MILLER ’20; Lubbock, May 12. Survived by husband, Landry Miller.
KYNDALL OLYMPIA MILSTEAD , senior, natural resource management; Austin, Texas, June 25.
ELAINE SMITH MITCHELL ’57; Lubbock, July 19.
BRIAN AUGUST MOELLER ’01; Lubbock, April 28.
LINDA “SUE” LOPER MONROE ’69; New Braunfels, Texas, July 13. Survived by husband, LEONARD R. MONROE ’63.
GENEVIEVE “GENA” MCGUIRE MORRIS ’57; Dallas, Texas, July 25. Member, Dean’s Advisory Council, College of Human Sciences.
RICHARD LAWRENCE OTT, PH.D. ’82,’86; Manhattan, Kansas, June 8. Survived by wife, Patricia J. “Trish” Ott.
ROBERT MORROW PEARCE ’68; Levelland, Texas, June 16. Survived by wife, JOY H. PEARCE ’74.
CHARLES RICHARD QUADE, Ph.D.; Lubbock, Feb. 21. Professor of physics, 43 years; Fellow, American Physical Society. Phi Beta Kappa and Mortar Board. Published more than 100 professional articles. Mentored many graduate students and five post-doc students. Survived by wife, Jane Anne Carey Quade.
DALE READ ’71; Levelland, Texas, June 1. Survived by wife, JENNY LIND READ ’77, ’85.
VICKIE SUE REDFORD ’83; Lubbock, May 16.
JIM “BIG JIM” REED ’56; Wolfforth, Texas, Red Raider Basketball team, 1952-1956. Charter member, Tech Basketball Ring of Honor, 2019. Survived by wife, Jean Harvey Reed.
CHARLES WILLIAM “CHARLIE” SCARBOROUGH ’67; Lubbock, July 3. U.S. Army Veteran, Vietnam. Survived by wife, DONNA SNYDER SCARBOROUGH ’69, ’75.
KATHLEEN “KATY” DUFFY SCHARDT ’83; Granite Bay, California, July 26. Survived by husband, Robert M. “Bob” Schardt.
HENRY SHINE, Ph.D., Horn Professor Emeritus of Chemistry; Age 101. Lubbock, June 25. Moved from his native England to U.S. in 1947. Joined Texas Tech chemistry faculty,1954; retired,1999. Raised significant research funding. Pioneering research in organic chemistry, recognized internationally. Wrote more than 230 publications and one book, “Aromatic Rearrangements.” Chemistry department chair who oversaw construction of addition to Chemistry Building. Helped create Texas Tech Medical School. Survived by wife, Sellie Schneider Shine.
CONSTANCE “CONNIE” DRAPER SMITH, ED.D. ’82, ’89; Lubbock, April 29.
SCOTT D’WAYNE SMITH , M.D.’88,’94; Rogers, Arkansas, July 15. Survived by wife, Lacey Smith.
Joseph Wolcott, MD, CWSP Jacklyn Jones, FNP-C Christy Hale, PA-C, CWS Jose Elizondo, PA-C
JAMES ROBERT “BOB” SUTER ’71; Mora, New Mexico, May 2.
JAMES EDWARD TOMPKINS ’71; Andrews, Texas, July 7. Survived by wife, DEBORAH DUTTON TOMPKINS ’72.
SAM PASCHALL TRUELOCK ’74, ’84; Lubbock, May 27. Survived by wife, Karinne Truelock.
THE HONORABLE J.Q. WARNICK, JR. ’56; Lubbock, May 26. Judge, Lubbock County Court at Law No. 2; U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Taught law classes at TTU School of Law, College of Media & Communications and The Graduate School. U.S. Naval Reserve and U.S. Air Force Veteran. Survived by wife, Loretta A. Warnick.
FRANK WOFFORD WRIGHT, JR., ED.D. ’58; Lubbock, July 27.
ANNA “WINNELL” TUCKER YOUNG ’83; Lubbock, July 7.
CLARA MARIA SUSANA ZAPOTEK, sophomore art major; Dallas, Texas, July 5.
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Traveling Techsans Connect and Inspire our Red Raider Family
BY CURT LANGFORD
THE TTAA TRAVELING TECHSANS PROGRAM began in the ’70s, enabling alumni to travel the globe together, make new friendships and connect with their alma mater through enriching destinations far and wide.
As with many other alumni associations, the TTAA partners with several trusted companies to offer curated travel opportunities. While multiple itineraries are available throughout the year, the TTAA focuses on one or two featured trips annually with designated hosts and a larger group of alumni travelers.
and Linda Middleton.
“With the Traveling Techsans, we were never really alone. Updates from the Tech campus, sports talk and just hanging around with fellows Red Raiders left us with a real feeling for the Tech Community!
“It was so much fun cruising with the Traveling Techsans. Renewed some old acquaintances and made a few new ones. It seemed like there was always someone around that you had a little in common with. Tech was definitely well represented on the Alaska Cruise.”
—HARDY & STEFANIE WILKERSON
“Traveling with fellow Tech graduates has been so fun. We enjoy the camaraderie and meeting new people who share our love of Texas Tech. Our last trip to Alaska was incredible! We met new friends and saw beautiful sights! We highly recommend the Oceania cruises with Traveling Techsans.”
—TIM & GINA BAUGH
Traveling Techsans represent a wide array of alumni, young and older, who enjoy exciting destinations alongside their extended Texas Tech family.
Whether you are a regular or considering your first trip with Traveling Techsans, we look forward to you joining us on a future journey. Traveling Techsans helps the TTAA in our mission to “connect, inspire and love our Red Raider family.” Scan the QR code to discover more about future destinations.
“The Traveling Techsans trip to Argentina and Antarctica in February 2024 was both beautiful and amazing. The Iguazu Falls in Argentina were magnificent. The days spent in Antarctica were filled with exciting excursions to see beautiful icebergs afloat on turquoise waters and the Antarctica wildlife. To see the many different seals and penguins in their natural habitat was so delightful.
“Traveling Techsans is the best of the best in traveling the world. I cannot wait to travel with them again.”
—LINDA MIDDLETON
The Traveling Techsans group who went on the Alaska cruise this past summer took the traditional group picture before their last port of call in Victoria, British Columbia. The largest alumni delegation on the ship filled the grand staircase of the Oceania Regatta before enjoying a combined dinner in the Grand Dining Room.
Henry and his son, Wallace Alan Anthony Henry, enjoy the sights and sounds of the Big Apple. Wallace is named for his grandfathers, both of whom also made the trip to attend the parade.
“Traveling to New York City for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (2023) with three generations of our family from three different cities was an indelible memory for all of us. Having so many Tech events planned in advance really made the trip a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The opportunity to make this trip along with other Traveling Techsans is a memory we’ll never forget.”
—RYAN HENRY
In February, several Red Raiders traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and then onto Antarctica, aboard Le Boreal, a ship in the Ponant Line. From left are Victoria McLure, Ph.D.; Pam Steinman; Charlie Steinman; Debby Odom
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