| Texas Tech University System | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1996 |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | $883 million[1] |
| Chancellor | Kent Hance |
| Location | Lubbock, Texas, USA |
| Website | http://www.texastech.edu |
The Texas Tech University System consists of three universities, Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and Angelo State University. Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University HSC together operate thirteen campuses, eleven of which are located in Texas. The remaining campuses are located in Seville, Spain, and Quedlinburg, Germany. The system is headquartered at the 202 Administration Building in Lubbock, Texas.[2]
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The Board of Regents of Texas Tech University established the system in 1996 to provide leadership and support for the combined academic enterprise.
Angelo State University is a public, coeducational university located in San Angelo, Texas. It was founded in 1928 as a two-year college. In 1965, the school began offering four-year degrees and ten years later became part of the Texas State University System.
Angelo State University offers 97 bachelors, 23 masters, and 1 doctoral degree program. The university is divided into five colleges, Business, Education, Liberal and Fine Arts, Nursing and Allied Health, Sciences, and Graduate Studies.
In March 2007, Rep. Drew Darby and Sen. Robert Duncan co-sponsored House Bill 3564, which aimed to realign Angelo State with the Texas Tech University System.[3] The merger received widespread support in both Lubbock and San Angelo.[4][5] The bill was approved by the full House on April 24, 2007, and by the Senate in a unanimous vote on May 15, 2007.[6] On May 23, 2007, Gov. Rick Perry signed the bill.[7] A companion amendment to the Texas Constitution went before voters on November 6, 2007 as Proposition 1, which passed 66.28 percent in favor to 33.72 percent against.[8]
Texas Tech University was founded in 1923, is a public, coeducational, doctoral/research university, and is the system flagship. Current enrollment totals 32,327 students. The main campus is located in Lubbock Texas, and is bordered by Marsha Sharp Freeway (4th Street), 19th Street, University Avenue, and Quaker Avenue. It operates several satellite campuses and centers outside of Lubbock, listed in the next section. Texas Tech University consists of 11 colleges and offers 150 degree programs.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center was created as the Texas Tech University School of Medicine by the 61st Texas Legislature in 1969. In 1979, the charter was expanded to create the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The university's enrollment was 3,710 as of Fall 2010. TTUHSC operates four satellite campuses in addition to the main campus in Lubbock, Texas.
The government, control, and direction of the TTU System is vested in a nine-member Board of Regents appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature. Each Regent sits for a six-year term, and 1/3 of the Board's terms expire every two years in odd-numbered years.
In 1923, Governor Pat Neff appointed the first members of the Board of Directors of Texas Technological College (as the council was known until 1969). When the name of Texas Technological College was changed in 1969, so did the council to: Board of Regents of Texas Tech University.[9] The councils has been known by its current game, Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System, after the Texas Tech University System was established in 1996.
The Chancellor is the chief executive officer of the TTU System appointed by, and responsible to, the Board of Regents. The Chancellor carries out the policies of the System as determined by the Regents and has direct responsibility for all aspects of the operations of the TTU System's four primary components: Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Angelo State University and the TTU System Offices.
The TTU System has had three Chancellors: John T. Montford, David Smith, and Kent Hance.[10]
The presidents of Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and Angelo State University are appointed by the Chancellor and are chief executive officers of their respective institutions and responsible for the strategic operation of each institution.
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| Distinction | Number |
|---|---|
| Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | 4[11][12][13][14] |
| Fellows of the American Psychological Society | 3[13][15] |
| Fellows of the Ergonomics Society | 2[16][17] |
| Fellows of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society | 2[16][17] |
| Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | 2[18][19] |
| Fellows of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | 1[20] |
| Fellows of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers | 1[21] |
| Fellows of the American Psychological Association | 1[15] |
| Fellows of the American Statistical Society | 1[14] |
| Fellows of the American Physical Society | 1[11] |
| Fellows of the Geological Society of America | 1[12] |
| Fellows of the Gerontological Society of America | 1[20] |
| Fellows of the Institute of Industrial Engineers | 1[17] |
| Members of the National Academy of Engineering | 1[22] |
| Fellows of the National Institutes of Health | 1[20] |
| Fellows of the Society for Design and Process Science | 1[17] |
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