List of Texas Tech University people

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The list of Texas Tech University people includes notable alumni, faculty, and former students of Texas Tech University.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

Contents 1 Alumni and former students 1.1 Arts and media 1.2 Athletics 1.3 Business 1.4 Education, science, and technology 1.5 Government, politics, law, and military 2 Faculty 3 References

[edit] Alumni and former students

[edit] Arts and media

The arts scene in Lubbock is deceivingly rich, having produced some legendary figures. Texas Tech University boasts an impressive cadre of alums who've gone on to achieve national fame and recognition from Pulitzer prize winning authors, to award winning journalists and legendary singers / songwriters.

• Jerry Allison, drummer (Buddy Holly and The Crickets, Jerry Allison and The Crickets)^[1]
• Mechelle Avey, author
• G.W. Bailey, actor (Police Academy, The Closer)
• Will Bigham, winner of the 2007 reality series On the Lot^[2]
• Wade Bowen, singer / songwriter^[3]
• Barry Corbin, actor (Lonesome Dove, Northern Exposure, One Tree Hill)
• Lane Crockett, journalist, entertainment writer and theater / arts critic
• John Denver, singer, actor
• Dayna Devon, journalist (Extra)
• Colby Donaldson, actor (Survivor: The Australian Outback)
• George Eads, actor (CSI)
• Ralna English, singer, formerly with Lawrence Welk
• John Fincher, artist^[4]
• Rudy Gatlin, singer (Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers)^[5]
• Steve Gatlin, singer (Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers)^[6]
• Jimmy Dale Gilmore, singer^[7]
• Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
• Pat Green, country music singer
• Jerry Hall, journalist and political consultant^[8]
• Grace Halsell, writer
• Johnny Hardwick, comedian and voice actor
• Jack Huddle, musician
• Virgil Johnson, singer, educator
• Emily Jones, FSN anchor and reporter
• Bob Lapham, singer (The Picks)
• Brad Leland, actor
• Natalie Maines, singer (The Dixie Chicks)
• Mark David Manders, singer and songwriter^[9]
• Jim Marrs, author
• Joe McLaughlin, Texas sportswriter
• Wyman Meinzer, wildlife photographer^[10]
• Cory Morrow, singer / songwriter
• Joe Norman, actor (Friday Night Lights, The Game Plan, We Are Marshall)^[11]
• Scott Pelley, journalist (CBS, 60 Minutes)
• William Shockley, actor (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
• Duane Simolke, author
• Steve Tanner, nationally-syndicated disk jockey^[12]
• Kelly Ray Turner, guitarist (Cooder Graw)
• Dirk West, cartoonist and journalist

[edit] Athletics

• Donny Anderson, NFL player for the Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Cardinals
• Doug Ault, Major League Baseball player
• Josh Bard, Major League Baseball catcher for the San Diego Padres
• Tony Battie, NBA player
• Rodney Blackshear, coach of the Lubbock Renegades of the af2
• Gary Blair, Head women's basketball coach for Texas A&M University
• Dallas Braden, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
• Todd Brunson, professional poker player
• John Paul Cain, Professional golfer, Texas Golf Hall of Fame inductee
• Richard Clapp, Major League Baseball player
• Marcus Coleman, NFL player
• Sonny Cumbie, Arena Football League quarterback for the Los Angeles Avengers
• Stan David, NFL player; named as one of the top fifty athletes from New Mexico
• Joe Dillon, Major League outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers
• Carlos Francis, NFL player for the Oakland Raiders
• Darvin Ham ("Dunkin' Darvin"), Former NBA player for the Detroit Pistons and Dallas Mavericks; TV analyst
• Cody Hodges, Arena Football 2 quarterback for the Fort Wayne Fusion
• E.J. Holub, American Football League All-star
• Kliff Kingsbury, NFL player; holder of several NCAA passing records
• Derrell Mitchell, Canadian Football League wide receiver
• Bam Morris, Former NFL running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens, and Kansas City Chiefs
• Sammy Morris, NFL Running back for the New England Patriots
• Montae Reagor, NFL player for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Sheryl Swoopes, WNBA player
• B.J. Symons, Former NFL player; holder of many NCAA passing records including career passing yards
• Zach Thomas, NFL middle linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys
• Billy Joe Tolliver, former NFL quarterback
• Wes Welker, NFL receiver / kick returner for the New England Patriots
• Tom Wilson, former Texas A&M football coach^[13]

[edit] Business

Texas Tech University has produced 10 Fortune 500 CEO's as well as many nationally prominent business leaders and entrepreneurs.

• Scott Arbuckle, CEO, Eljer Industries^[14]
• Angela Braly, president & CEO, WellPoint, Inc.
• Blake Buchanan, founder & president, Bahama Buck's
• J. Fred Bucy, former CEO, Texas Instruments^[15]
• R. Trent Campbell, former CEO, Mosher Steel^[16]
• C.A. Cash, former president & CEO, Diamond Shamrock^[17]
• R.D. Cash, former president & CEO, Questar^[18]
• Richard L. Clemmer, CEO, Agere Systems^[19]
• B.R. "Rip" Griffin, CEO, Griffin Companies^[20]
• Don Hayden, CFO & Treasurer, Griffen CompaniesPro Petroleum INC. || Management</ref>
• Jim Humphreys, former manager of Pitchfork Ranch east of Lubbock ^[21]
• James "Rocky" Johnson, chairman emeritus / former CEO, GTE^[22]
• Robert Lewis, CEO, US Bank^[23]
• Judy Odom, founder & CEO, Software Spectrum^[24]
• R. Randall Onstead, former CEO, Randall's Food Markets^[25]
• Robert Palmer, former CEO, Digital Equipment Corporation
• Jerry S. Rawls, president & CEO, Finisar Corporation
• Dunia Shive, president and chief executive officer, Belo Corp.^[26][27]
• William Snyder, former CEO, GEICO^[28]
• Jim Sowell, founder & CEO, Jim Sowell Construction Company^[29]
• Charles "Tex" Thornton, founder & CEO, Litton Industries
• Edward Tian Shuoning, former CEO, China Netcom; co-founder, AsiaInfo^[30]
• Allan Tomlison Jr., former President, Valero^[31]
• J. Rex Vardeman, founder, Harris Communications^[32]
• Edward Whitacre, Jr., former chairman & CEO, AT&T
• Alan White, CEO, Plains Capital Corporation^[33]
• Phillip L. Frederickson, Executive VP, ConocoPhillips Company^[34]

[edit] Education, science, and technology

Texas Tech University is one of only two Universities in Texas that feature both a Law School and a Medical School. Tech's contribution to the USA's national space program includes four NASA astronauts, including the first African-American to ever walk in space. From world-renowned heart surgeons to leaders in education, Tech's contribution to Education, Science and Technology has been significant in the relatively short period since it opened in 1925.

• Charles Bassett, astronaut
• Bill G. Chapman, (1928-2007), advocate for the blind, author
• Felix Crawford (1938-2007), dentist in Plainview, Texas and official of the American Dental Association
• Juan C. González, Vice President of Student Affairs, University of Texas at Austin^[35]
• Grandmaster Ratte', hacker
• Bernard A. Harris, Jr., astronaut (first African-American to walk in Space)
• Rick Husband, astronaut and commander of STS-107 (Columbia), killed in the Columbia disaster
• Norman Igo (1921-2007), civil engineer and director of construction of the Tech Library, Medical School, Law School, Museum, and Architecture Building
• O. Wayne Isom, David Letterman's heart surgeon and chairman of the Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Cornell University^[36]
• Paul Lockhart, astronaut
• David J. Schmidly, president of the University of New Mexico, former President of Texas Tech University, former CEO of Oklahoma State University
• Helen Verduin Palit, founder of City Harvest, America Harvest, Angel Harvest, and Aloha Harvest^[37]

[edit] Government, politics, law, and military

Texas Tech University has a rich tradition of Public Service, having produced some of the most legendary figures in Texas government, numerous US congressman, presidential advisors, and Governors of Texas, New Mexico and Colorado.

• Bob Bullock, former state comptroller and Lieutenant Governor of Texas
• John Burroughs, former Governor of New Mexico (1959-1961)
• Waggoner Carr, former Texas attorney general who began his own investigation of the Kennedy assassination
• John Carter, U.S. Congressman, Republican
• Lauro Cavazos, former Texas Tech president and U.S. Secretary of Education under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush
• General Richard E. Cavazos, first Hispanic 4-star general in the U.S. Army; Commander U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM)
• Lieutenant General Robert T. Clark, Commander, 5th Army
• Tom Craddick, Texas Speaker of the House, Republican
• Sam R. Cummings, United States District Judge^[38]
• Ruben Garcia Jr., former Executive Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Kent Hance, former U.S. Congressman and chancellor of Texas Tech University, Republican
• Joseph P. Heflin, attorney and state representative from Crosbyton, Democrat
• John Hinckley, Jr., attempted assassin of President Ronald Reagan
• Michael Hinojosa, superintendent, Dallas Independent School District^[39]
• Walter Huffman, Dean, Texas Tech School of Law and former U.S. Judge Advocate General^[40]
• Carl Isett, CPA and Texas state representative from Lubbock since 1997, Republican
• Phil Johnson, Texas Supreme Court Justice, Republican
• Demetrio B. Lakas, former President of the Republic of Panama (1969-1978)
• Pete Laney, Former Texas Speaker of the House, Democrat
• Mark Lanier, 1998 National Law Journal Top 10 Trial Attorney's, Founder of The Lanier Law Firm^[41]
• Randy Neugebauer, U.S. Congressman, Republican
• George H. O'Brien, Jr., petroleum geologist, Major, USMCR, Medal of Honor
• Larry A. Olson, Chief Technology Officer for the State of Texas^[42]
• Edward Rappaport, Acting Director of the National Hurricane Center
• Lionel Rivera, Mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Clay Sell, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy^[43]
• Preston Smith, former Governor of the State of Texas, Democrat
• John T. Smithee, lawyer and state representative from Amarillo since 1985, Republican
• Charles Stenholm, former U.S. Congressman, Democrat
• Karen Tandy, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Agency
• Mac Thornberry, U.S. Congressman, Republican
• Dan Thornton, former Governor of Colorado, Democrat^[44]
• Morris W. Turner, businessman; mayor of Lubbock, 1972-1974
• Joseph M. Watt, Chief Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court
• Harold Welch, father of first lady Laura Bush

[edit] Faculty

University Presidents

Paul W. Horn, 1923-1932

Bradford Knapp, 1932-1938

Clifford B. Jones, 1939-1944

William M. Whyburn, 1944-1948

Dossie M. Wiggins, 1948-1952

Edward N. Jones, 1952-1959

Robert C. Goodwin, 1960-1966

Grover E. Murray, 1966-1976

M. Cecil Mackey, 1976-1979

Lauro F. Cavazos, 1980-1988

Robert W. Lawless, 1989-1996

Donald R. Haragan, 1996-2000

David J. Schmidly, 2000-2002

Jon Whitmore, 2003-2008

• M. M. Ayoub, a pioneer in the field of ergonomics
• B. B. Bell, US Army general, formerly a Texas Tech ROTC instructor
• David Brandon, guitar professor and musician who toured with guitar virtuoso Christopher Parkening for 15 years^[45]
• Thomas C. Butler, professor who, in 2003, lost samples of the bacteria that causes bubonic plague
• Jo Carr, English professor who became one of the first women Methodist pastors and church administrators in the South Plains
• Sankar Chatterjee, a well-known paleontologist
• J. William Davis, former chairman of Texas Tech's Athletic Council, father of the National Letter of Intent for college athletics
• Spike Dykes, Former head football coach, all-time winningest coach in Texas Tech football history
• Upe Flueckiger, associate professor of Architecture, internationally recognized because of the design of his house
• Larry Hays, head baseball coach
• William Curry Holden, archaeologist and historian
• Shelby D. Hunt, prized and highly-cited marketing professor^[46][47]
• Stephen Graham Jones, Blackfeet author
• Bob Knight, former head men's basketball coach, all-time winningest NCAA D-1 men's basketball coach; Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
• Magne Kristiansen, pulsed power expert and recipient of the IEEE Third Millennium Medal^[48]
• Mike Leach, head football coach, all-time winningest coach in postseason play in Texas Tech football history
• Danny Mason, Tech golf coach, 1969-1980, physical education professor
• Kishor C. Mehta, Tech's first member of the National Academy of Engineering
• Susan Polgar, four-time women’s classical world chess champion and five-time Olympic chess champion
• Gabor B. Racz MD, FIPP, Pioneer in the treatment of Chronic Pain^[49]
• Marsha Sharp, former women's basketball head coach who led Texas Tech Lady Raiders to the national championship title in 1993; Women's College Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, namesake of a freeway running through the center of Lubbock
• Tom Shires, chair of the surgery department from 1991 to 1995, trauma surgeon who pioneered administering saline to shock and surgical patients
• Mary Jeanne van Appledorn, composer
• F. Alton Wade, scientist, leader of the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition and namesake of Mount Wade in Antarctica^[50]

[edit] References

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