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The last two months have been busy but exciting times for the Ex-Students Association. Many activities have taken place with chapter meetings throughout the state and country as we celebrated Tech Day. During the weekend of May 13 commencement exercises were held on the campus and our ex-student membership increased by 2,037 as the UniversitY graduated an excellent group of seniors. Two significant events took place that will have far-reach­ ing effects upon our Association. First was the appointment of Bill Dean '61, as the new Executive Director. Your Selec­ tion Committee spent hours studying resumes of over 50 applicants from throughout the United States. Obviously the image of Texas Tech must be high throughout the nation be­ cause of the outstanding group that was interested in this position. We even had a college president apply. Elsewhere in this issue you will read a detailed background of our new director and you will be impressed with his experience and accomplishments. Bill is a people oriented person, has con­ siderable experience in mass communications, but most of all he is completely dedicated to Texas Tech. A new era is upon us in the Ex-Students Association and I am convinced the selection of Bill Dean will be viewed histori<;ally as the be­ ginning of greatness for our organization. You may have read in the papers last fall about the for­ mation of another group whose purpose was to represent former students. This created some concern on our part be­ cause somehow our Association was not relating to these people. After communicating with these people on several occasions this spring, it seemed that our purposes and goals completely coinsided and that all former students would be best served through one organization, the Ex-Students Asso­ ciation. Following those discussions the new group made a decision to disolve and join with us. We are extremely happy to welcome this group into our organization and I assure you we will do everything possible to give these people a voice in the decision-making policies of our Association. We want to represent all former students of Texas Tech-and that means you! In my travels to Lubbock this year I have occasionally heard some "rumblings" that the Ex-Students Association, in attempting to change its image and become more cooperative with the University Administration, is also becoming less independent. To set the record straight, although your Board is bending over backwards to work with the Regents and Administration, let me reassure you that our priinary pur­ pose is to represent you, the former student. This can only be accomplished by remaining independent and whenever issues arise where conflict may exist, your Board will rep­ resent the views of ex-students. That's the way it should be. Before we know it, summer will be gone and football season will be upon us. In the next issue I'll share with you my observations and thoughts on the athletic programs at Tech. -the Volume 31 ~e:x:as Number3 June 1978 JEechsa:n. Texas Tech Ex-Students Association Contents A Message from the University President 2 Business School Well Positioned to Meet Demands of Rapidly Growing Sunbelt 3 Home Economics: Preparing Today for Tomorrow's Challenges 8 Bill Dean to Head Ex-Students Association 13 Class of '28 Spotlighted at Homecoming 14 Chapter News 16 Engineers Honor Alumni 17 Elliott Finds 'Challenge' In Council Chairmanship 18 Sports 20 Tech Today 24 Class Notes 27 Deaths 36 ABOUT THE COVER-The new addition to the College of Home Economics Building rises high above the original structure. The new facilities will help Home Economics pre­ pare today for tomorrow's challenge. Photo by George Dill­ man, Engineering Services, Texas Tech University. omcus DlllECTORS The Ex-Students Association is an Independent organization of Texas Tech University ex-students, PRESIDENT E. Fred Currie '55, Fort Worth cooperating with and working in behalf of the Dr. R. G. "Wick" Alexander '58, Arlington Kenneth Wtl1on '86, Houston institution, but not affiliated with it. The Texu John Wooldridge '70, Dallas Techaan Is the official publication of the PRESIDENT-ELECT Bob Brown '86, Lufldn Tom Craddick '85, Midland Association. Mn. Anna Balle Collier '29, Dallas Second-class postage paid by The Tau IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Mr. W. W. "Windy" Nicklaus '28, Amarillo Techsan at Lubbock, Texas. Published in W. X. "Bill" Barnett '44, Levelland Mr1. Sylva W818ndonk '27, Lubbock February, April, June, August, Dr. Jack Henry '80, San Antonio ATHLBTIC COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE October and December by the Ex-Students David Thomp10n '56, Borger Association of Texas Tech University, P.O. Box '49, J. L. Gulley, Jr. Tyler Clayton Cooke '59, Houston 4009, Lubbock, Texas 79409. Subscription rate Ia INTERIM DIRECTOR Dr. Clark Bondurant '47, Wichita Falla $10 per year. Change of address should be sent Mn. Pegy Pearce, Lubbock Mrs. Magdalen Carpenter '36, Lubbock to the Association offices 30 days prior to date of issue with which it Is to take effect. Advertising rates on request. All advertising LOYALTY FUND TRUSTEES MAGAZINE STAFF is handled through the Association office. Copyright 1977, Texas Tech Ex-Students Arthur Buach '50, Dalla• ACTING EDITOR Association. W. W. "Woody" Allen '49, Plainview Jim Heas Tom Wunter '65, Midland SnJDENT ASSISTANT Larry Byrd '57, Dallu Cathy Grimes Dr. Xen TaJkin8ton '81, Arlington Jamal B. "Pete" Laney '65. Hale Center H. Dana Grant '57, Houlton Roy Grim81 '50, Lubbock T. Scott Hickman '57, Midland THE TEXAS TECHSAN / JUNE 1 A Message from the University President Near the close of spring semester I had the opportunity to pleted. The Agricultural Pavilion is under construction. A $5.5 review with the faculty of the University the events and million Student Recreation Center facility, a long-standing accomplishments of the year that I felt were significant. I need because of the high rate of student participation in in­ noted that Tech continues to grow as an institution of ex­ tramural and other sports, and renovation of Electrical Engi­ cellence, and one that continues to merit the loyalty and neering and the Old Library building are on the drawing support of the public, the staff, its students, and especially board. Additionally, improved access to facilities by the handi­ the ex-students. The essence of my remarks to the faculty are capped is receiving special attention in our construction and the basis of this report to Techsans everywhere, and I am renovation programs. grateful for the opportunity to stay in touch with you through We project that Tech will experience modest growth over the Texas Techsan. the next few years, with peak enrollment expected in 1980-'81. The fundamental strength of any major university lies in Grcwth is anticipated at approximately three percent, which the excellence of its faculty and students. Texas Tech Uni­ has been about Tech's average over the past five years. We versity is abundantly blessed by the quality of teachers and think that now is the time to persuade the Legislature that students alike. Texas must now concentrate on further enhancement of the This spring the Board of Regents recognized faculty ex­ quality of education, as we experience a slowing in the dra­ cellence with the conferral of Horn Professorships (for distinc­ matic enrollment boom. tion on a regional or national level) on Dr. M. M. Ayoub, Importance of private support becomes ever more obvipus. professor of industrial engineering, and Dr. Henry A. Wright, Clearly continuance of funding from the public sector is im­ professor of range and wildlife management. Other professors perative. During this past year the University has enjoyed also were recently honored with AMOCO Foundation Dis­ strong private support in the form of the gift of our first pri­ tinguished Teaching Awards including Dr. Valerie M. vately endowed chair, the Briscoe Chair in Bank Manage­ Chamberlain, associate professor of home economics; Dr. ment; through establishment of the Urbanovsky Fellowship Jacquelin Collins, associate professor of history; Dr. Darrell L. Program in Land Use Planning and Management; the C. C. Vines, professor of electrical engineering; and Dr. Margaret E. Thompson Professorship in Agricultural Finance; establish­ Wilson, professor of physical education. ment of an endowment which, hopefully, will build sufficiently Depth and expertise of the Texas Tech faculty are also to fund a Haskell Taylor Professorship in Accounting; the reflected by the steady rise in research funding being accorded benefits from the Thornton Estate for Agricultural Sciences; this University by public and private sectors. The number of and a $50,000 grant from the M. D. Anderson Foundation for proposals submitted and accepted and the resultant volume law school faculty salary supplementation. of funding has increased markedly. Examples include in­ Finally, the University and School of Medicine recently volvement of 14 faculty members and three colleges in energy underwent an initial review by the U.S. Department of Health, research and by the broadly based nature of Tech's research Education and Welfare in regard to compliance with Title VI, program, which ranges from studies of weather to those of the federal legislation that deals with civil rights. Purpose early childhood training, from ecological investigations of of the review, which will be conducted at a number of Texas fire ants to those of the flora and fauna of the Guadalupe institutions of higher education, is to determine whether a Mountains. statewide plan is required to remove vestiges of segregation Success has been achieved in a number of areas by the School in Texas. A report from the Office of Civil Rights should be of Medicine this year. During the past 12 months TTUSM has issued in midsummer.

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