Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock Campus* Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Amarillo Campus* Texas Ti ch University Health Sciences Center hoto of the mpuses are copies of Ode sa Campus* ori inal arch.it -tural renderings. Plexus 1994 I Volume 12 xas Tech Health Sciences Center 3601 Fourth Street -that Lubbock, Texas79340 pg aying a oundation - Construction begins on tlte Health Sciences Center on the comer of 4th and ndiana. Date of ccupancy: 1976 ted orof as 1 er ter ). Class of 1974 - Fu st Graduating Class ITU School of Medicine. Opening / 1 1ing / 3 Construction of the teaching hospital underway. Today known as University Medical Center. The entrance to the Texas Tech Regional Academic Health Center - El Paso. 2 / Opening It was nearly twenty-five years ago-May 27, 1969-that Governor Preston E. Smith signed the legislation enabling the creation of the Texas Tech Univer ity School of Medicine. Three years later, a remarkably short time in which to develop a comprehensive medical education program, the School of Medicine opened its doors to 36 freshmen and 25 junior . It was August 21, 1972. The first class graduated in 1974. In 1979 the name of the School was changed to the Texas Tech University Health Scienc Center, paving the way for the development of two additional schools. Accordingly, a School of Nursing was approved and the first nursing students were admitted in 1981 . That san1e year the School of Allied Health was funded and phy ical therapy students began arriving twelve months later. By 1983 two additional allied health programs-medical technology (now referred to as clinical laboratory cience) and occupational therapy- were initiated. Ten year later Tech's Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences was transferred into the School of Allied Health and renamed the Department of Communication Disorders. The May 1994 graduation marks the first HSC commencement for these students. In 1987 the School of Medicine formalized an integrated dual doctoral degree program, one leading to the Doctor of Medicine degree, the other to the Doctor of Philosophy degree. This program prepares students to be physician as well as modern biomedical scientists. As a result, another mile tone has been read1ed as the Health Sciences Center graduates its .fir t three candidates from the MD. /Ph.D. program in the May 1994 graduation. Today, Te as Tech University Health Sciences Center is a dynamic, multi-campus smool with educationaJ programs in Amarillo, El Paso, Lubbock and Odessa and a student enrollment of nearly 1300 and rising. With this graduating class, the institution boasts 2574 alumni, including phy icians, scientific researchers, nurses and allied health professionals practicing in nearly every state of the union · graduate of F.P. residency prograin and everal foreign countries. Of particular pride is the fact 4), Ramon Garcia, Dr. Berry Squire that the majority of these graduates have cl1osen to remain Mr. Garcia. in Texas to serve the health care needs of the State of Texas. Openin / 3 ' T~Ttd~S~ v~~~ ~~ Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Faculty in Lubbock are the largest group of specialists and sub-specialists in all of West Texas. These specialized practitioners have spawned a medical research program which annually receives millions of dollars in funding. Texas Tech's fields of research expertise include neuroscieµces, trauma care. reproductive biology, pain control, sports medicine, renal studies and telemedicine. By attracting specialists in so many areas over the past two decades, the Health Sciences Center has helped transform Lubbock into a major regional health center. Today, patients throughout the Southwest as well as from across the nation and, in some cases, from around the world come to Lubbock for highly specialized care at Texas Tech. Texas Tech personnel provide cutting-edge medical care through the academic hospital, University Medical Center. Liver and bone marrow transplants offer hope to regional residents without the added burden of traveling to distant metropolitan areas. And Health Sciences Center personnel working with hospital employees helped University Medical Center become the first Texas hospital to receive the state's Level 1, or "comprehensive," trauma center designation from the Texas Department of Health. Our campuses make Texas Tech the most diverse health sciences center in the state and possibly the nation. The El Paso campus in far West Texas is a national leader and innovator in border health issues. The Odessa center addresses health care needs. in.the Permian Basin-Big Bend region, one of the nation's largest medically under-served areas. The Amarillo center is recognized for its success in placing resident physicians in rural areas where they a.re greatly needed. The Lubbock Campus has emerged as a national leader in telecommunications applications to deliver health services and training over vast areas. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center through its faculty, students, staff and alumni is a caring institution devoted to serving the public and improving the health of the residents of West Texas and the state. With a commitment to education, research, service and patient care, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center serves as a model of primary health care delivery for the nation. The Honorable Preston E. Smith, former Governor of Texas, being presented a medallion at '89 commencemt;nt by Dr. 4 I Opening WM. Gordon McGee, Board o1 Regents. Bernard A. Harris, M.D., Class Current Events 6 of 1983 floats in space (top left) during simulation exercises. He became Student Life 20 a NASA astrounaut in 1991 and comleted a mission in 1993. He Academics now serves 36 on Tech's Board of Regents. Graduation 130 Match Day 137 Friend and Family 145 Dr. Lauro Cavazos Ph.D., former President of TIU and TIUHSC and Secretary of Education, relaxes in his HSC office. Dr. Robert W. Lawless, President of TTU and TIUHSC and Dr. Bernhard T. Mittemeyer, Executive Vice President & Provost (TIUHSC) confer at the 1990 Commencement. Opening / 5 6 /Current Events oods hit the Midwest in late spring and early summer -­ ousands of farms and homes were lost, fields were swamped d towns were submerged. Nancy Kerrigan, who won a bronze medal for figure skating at the 1992 Olympics, Floods hit the was expected to win the national figuring Midwest in late skating title in Detroit in early January. spring and early But before she had a chance to compete, summer­ she was bashed on the knee by an thousands of unidentified assailant. Tonya Harding, fanns and homes who came in fourth at the 1992 Olympics, were lost, fields won the title. Nearly a month later, Tonya were swamped Harding's former husband, Jeff Gilloohy, and towns were pleaded guilty in the assault case, Miss submerged. The Harding had consistently denied any role states that got hit in planning the attack on her competitor. the hardest were Within two weeks of the attack, the 24- Iowa, Illinois and year-old Miss Kerrigan was completing Missouri, causing her most difficult jumps in practice, billions of dollm including the double axel, and she was on worth of damage. the Olympic team. As the waters began to recede, barges began moving along the Mississippi River and people began digging out their mud-filled homes. President Clinton signed a $5.7 · million aid package to help the victims. The Dallas Cowboys became only the fifth team to repeat as Super Bowl champions with a 30-13 victory over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The loss extended the Bills' record to four straight Super Bowl losses. Emmitt Smith of the Cowboys won the MVP award. 8 /Current Events Forty seconds that shook Los Angeles. At 4:31 on Monday morning, January 17, an earthquake registering 6.6 on the Richter Scale jolted residents of Southern California from their sleep. It was not The Big One, but it left at least 55 people dead, brought down a major freeway and destroyed or damaged thousands of homes. The quake caused an estimated $30 billion in damage. In the city of Los Angeles, 4,500 apartments and houses were declared uninhabitable. School district officials estimated building damage at $700 million. The Toronto Blue Jays won the 1993 World Series. Joe Carter became the second player to end a World Series with a home run, hitting a three-run shot off Mitch Williams in the ninth inning of Game Six that gave the Blue Jays their second straight championship with an 8-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Toronto became the first repeat World Series champions since the 1978 New York Yankees. Wildfires swept through Southern California in November. The 26 major fires scorched patches from Ventura County to the Mexican border. Flames consumed a total of 200,000 acres and damaged or destroyed more than 1,000 buildings. At least three people were killed. Nineteen of the fires were believed to have --been arson. Thousands of fire fighters from around the state fought the blazes without pause for days. And unpredictable winds whipped the flames from hillside lo hillside and house to • - house. The 11-member crew of the space shuttle Endeavor had one mission: repair the Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble was launched in 1990. But defects in its reflective mirrors prevented sharp images of faint stars at the edge of the universe. The Endeavor was launched on December 2 and chased the Hubble for 820,000 miles over two days before it was picked from a 367-mile-high orbit. The fix-it crew labored in pairs through a record five spacewalks as the $1.6 billion, 43-foot telescope rode in the open shuttle Current Events / 9 cargo bay.