2014-15 This Texas Is Tech Texas University Tech WELCOME TO TEXAS TECH MISSION STATEMENT: As a public research university, Texas Tech advances knowledge through innovative and creative teaching, research, and scholarship. The university is dedicated to student success by preparing learners to be ethical leaders for a diverse and globally competitive workforce. The university is committed to enhancing the cultural and economic development of the state, nation, and world. Texas Tech University is in the midst with its sister university the Texas Tech From prestigious nationally competitive of the most exciting time in the school’s University Health Sciences Center. scholarship, such as the William J. history. As the university embarks The close proximity makes Texas Tech Fulbright, Gates-Cambridge, and Barry on becoming the state’s next national the only institution in the state with M. Goldwater, to national championships research university, the opportunities for undergraduate and graduate schools, a in animal science, debate and law, Texas students could not be greater. law school and medical school all in close Tech students are known nationwide for Established in 1923, Texas Tech proximity to each other, which facilitates their successes. University sits on a 1,840-acre campus the transition to professional studies. Community engagement plays an that features expansive lawns, A strong art and music program is important role at Texas Tech. In 2006, impressive landscaping and Spanish balanced with growing research in a the university was one of the first 62 Renaissance–style architecture. Texas number of sustainable energy areas. New institutions and the first in Texas to earn Tech has the distinction of being the areas of research in solar and nuclear the Carnegie Foundation’s classification largest comprehensive higher education energies as well as smart grids and storage for Community Engagement. In institution in the western two-thirds of are supported by major endowed chairs subsequent years the university was the state and serves a region larger than for which national searches are currently named to the Corporation for National 46 of the nation’s 50 states. underway. Texas Tech researchers are and Community Service President’s A major research university with the also known for their work in creative Higher Education Community Service feel of a smaller liberal arts institution, and technical writing, food safety, Honor Roll. Texas Tech’s enrollment of more than environmental toxicology and wind The university has welcomed more 30,000 allows students to have one-on- science. Red Raiders to campus in each of its past one interactions with top faculty in a safe, Texas Tech is proud to boast of one several falls and enrollment is on the traditional campus atmosphere. of the finest and most diverse faculties rise. The school on course to reach its The university offers more than 150 in the nation. Our faculty members institutional goal of 40,000 by 2020. bachelor’s degrees, 100 master’s degrees excel in teaching, research and service and 50 doctoral degree choices. Plus, as as demonstrated by the award winning part of the Texas Tech University System, chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s Texas Tech shares the same campus oldest and most prestigious honor society. Texas Tech University page 2 — this is texas tech university LEADERSHIP Robert L. Duncan became the fourth Monthly magazine named Duncan to its chancellor of the Texas Tech University ‘Ten Best List’ more times than any other System on July 7, 2014. member of the legislature. As chancellor, Duncan is the chief Duncan also was a law partner at executive officer of the Texas Tech Crenshaw, Dupree and Milam in Lubbock University System, which includes four for more than 25 years. He advised component institutions—Texas Tech clients in insurance law and commercial University, Texas Tech University litigation, among many others areas of his Health Sciences Center, Angelo State legal practice, and remains ‘of counsel’ for University and Texas Tech University the law firm. Health Sciences Center at El Paso. He is focused on providing each university Duncan is a lifelong West Texan. He with the resources needed to ensure the was raised in Vernon, Texas. He is the academic achievement of all students only son of five children born to Frank CHANCELLOR enrolled in the system institutions. As L. Duncan and Robena Formby Duncan. part of his leadership, the chancellor also Duncan and his family have a rich ROBERT DUNCAN works in both Austin and Washington, heritage with Texas Tech University. His D.C. to increase funding for all system uncle, Marshall Formby, and cousin, Clint institutions. Formby, both served on the Texas Tech Board of Regents. Before becoming chancellor, Duncan served in the Texas Legislature for Duncan received his bachelor’s more than two decades. He was elected degree in agricultural economics from to District 84 in the Texas House of Texas Tech University in 1976. While Representatives in 1992. In 1996, he won completing his undergraduate degree, a special election to the Texas Senate, he served as the student body president. where he served until resigning to become Duncan received his doctorate of chancellor. jurisprudence from the Texas Tech University School of Law in 1981. While representing District 28 as State Senator, Duncan crafted major legislation Duncan has two children. His impacting Texans and served on three of daughter, Lindsey Pike, is a public school the Senate’s most powerful committees— teacher and counselor, and is married to Finance, State Affairs and Budget Wes Pike. His son, Matthew Duncan, is Conference. He served as president pro a food distribution sales representative. tempore of the Texas Senate during Chancellor Duncan is married to the 81st Legislative Session and served Terri Duncan. Mrs. Duncan also has as a member of the Senate Committee two children, Justin Patterson, an IT on Higher Education, the Education specialist, and Clayton Patterson, an auto- Committee and the Natural Resources financing assistant. All the children are Committee. He was widely recognized Texas Tech University graduates. as a leader in the Texas Legislature. Texas Texas Tech University page 3 — this is texas tech university LEADERSHIP M. Duane Nellis was named as the He also has been recognized nationally 16th president of Texas Tech University and internationally for his research and on March 22, 2013. He will begin his term teaching through numerous awards from in June 2013. Nellis comes to Texas Tech organizations such as the Association of from the University of Idaho, where he American Geographers (AAG), AAG’s began serving as president in July 2009. John Fraser Hart Award for Excellence in There, he was instrumental in producing Research, the Outstanding Contributions record student enrollments, gaining Award by the AAG’s Remote Sensing national recognition of the university Specialty Group, the Young Research research mission with dramatic funding Scholar Award by the Institute of British increases, and extending university Geographers, the Kansas State University programs to benefit the people of the state Outstanding Teaching Award and educationally and economically. University Adviser of the Year Award, as a Fellow of the American Association PRESIDENT M. DUANE NELLIS He is recognized nationally and for the Advancement of Science, and as internationally for his research that a Distinguished Alumni Fellow Award utilizes satellite data and geographic recipient from Oregon State University. information systems to analyze various dimensions of the earth’s land surface. Nellis is a native of the Northwest: he This research has been funded by more was born in Spokane, Wash. He met and than 50 sources such as NASA, the married his wife, Ruthie, while pursuing National Geographic Society, the U.S. his bachelor’s degree in earth sciences/ Agency for International Development geography at Montana State University. and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He received his master’s and doctoral His research has led to more than 100 degrees in geography from Oregon State articles and reports in a wide range of University. professional journals, and 17 books and book chapters. President Duane and Ruthie Nellis and Raider Red give a big guns up on the Texas Tech float in the Holiday Bowl Parade. Texas Tech University page 4 — this is texas tech university ATHLETICS DIRECTOR Kirby Hocutt (@kirbyhocutt on Hocutt comes to Texas Tech from the twitter) was officially named Texas Tech’s University of Miami, where he was named 13th athletics director in school history on athletics director on Feb. 8, 2008. March 2, 2011. He joined the Red Raider At the age of 33, Hocutt got his first family after spending two and a half opportunity as an athletic director at the years at the University of Miami in Coral Division I level with the Ohio University Gables, Fla. Bobcats, in 2005. Hocutt, who was recognized with At Ohio, Hocutt significantly Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal reorganized the athletic department’s Forty Under 40 Award, as one of the most annual giving program, increasing promising young executives in sports fundraising by more than 75 percent, business, becomes the 13th athletics including the securing of the second director in school history and replaces largest major gift in school athletics Gerald Myers, who announced his history. retirement from the post last fall. In his three years at Ohio, the school KIRBY HOCUTT Hocutt is no stranger to the Big 12 won 11 team championships and four head Conference as both a student-athlete coaches were recognized as conference at Kansas State and as an administrator coaches of the year. In 2006, the football at both Kansas State and Oklahoma. team played in its first bowl game in 38 A four-year letterman on the Wildcat years. football team, Hocutt led the former After a stint as the assistant Big 8 Conference in tackles his junior coordinator of licensing at the NCAA, season, while earning All-Big 8 accolades.