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<html> <head> <title>Texas Tech University</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css"> <!-- .fotmbar { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none} .fotmbar:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline} .newslink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .newslink:hover { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink:hover { color: blue; text-decoration: underline} .b1f, .b2f, .b3f, .b4f {font-size:1px; overflow:hidden; display:block;} .b1f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 5px;} .b2f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 3px;} .b3f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 2px;} .b4f {height:2px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 1px;} .contentf {background: #e6e6e6; padding: 2px; } .contentf div {margin-left: 5px;} --> </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table> <!-- COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED --> <!-- NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION --> <!-- OF SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS (ON THE WEB, IN PRINT, OR OTHERWISE) --> <!-- --> <!-- SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- PO BOX 4436, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040 USA --> </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Texas Tech University</b></font><p> <font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION</b></font><p> <p>Founded 1923 as Texas Technological College, renamed Texas Tech University in 1969.<p> <b>Location:</b><br><a href="/geo/585/000069378/" class=proflink>Lubbock, TX</a><p> <b>Founding Date:</b><br>1923<p><b>Team:</b><br><a href="http://texastech.cstv.com/" target=_blank>Red Raiders</a><p><b>Mascot:</b><br>Raider Red<p><b>Enrollment:</b><br>30,500<p><b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.ttu.edu/">http://www.ttu.edu/</a><p><p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>STUDENTS</b></font><p> <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_student"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/109/000171593/"><font size=-1>William H. Adams III</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1958</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>JABB Associates</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/556/000030466/"><font size=-1>G. W. Bailey</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>27-Aug-1945</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Harris in <i>Police Academy</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/265/000136854/"><font size=-1>Angela F. Braly</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1962</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>CEO of Wellpoint</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/923/000174401/"><font size=-1>E. Richard Brooks</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1938</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Central and South West Corporation</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/911/000122545/"><font size=-1>John Burroughs</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-Apr-1907</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>21-May-1978</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Governor of New Mexico, 1959-61</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/102/000035994/"><font size=-1>John Carter</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Nov-1941</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Congressman, Texas 31st</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/492/000167988/"><font size=-1>Lauro F. Cavazos</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Government</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Jan-1927</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>US Secretary of Education, 1988-90</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/028/000126647/"><font size=-1>Richard L. Clemmer</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>?</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>CEO of Agere Systems</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/476/000049329/"><font size=-1>Barry Corbin</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-Oct-1940</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Maurice Minnifield on <i>Northern Exposure</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/833/000357759/"><font size=-1>Michael Crabtree</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Football</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Sep-1987</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>San Francisco 49ers WR</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/164/000026086/"><font size=-1>John Denver</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Country Musician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>31-Dec-1943</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Oct-1997</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Rocky Mountain High</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/684/000044552/"><font size=-1>George Eads</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1-Mar-1967</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Nick Stokes on <i>CSI</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/837/000172321/"><font size=-1>L. Frederick Francis</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1954</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Chairman, Bank of the West El Paso</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/250/000025175/"><font size=-1>Rudy Gatlin</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Country Musician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>20-Aug-1952</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Gatlin Brothers</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/280/000113938/"><font size=-1>Doug Giles</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Religion</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1962</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Conservative pastor</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/288/000209658/"><font size=-1>Kent Hance</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Nov-1942</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Chancellor, Texas Tech University</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/579/000169072/"><font size=-1>Dain M. Hancock</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1942</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>EVP at Lockheed Martin, 2000-05</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/342/000174817/"><font size=-1>Bernard A. Harris, Jr.</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Astronaut</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>26-Jun-1956</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>First black astronaut to spacewalk</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/419/000025344/"><font size=-1>John Hinckley</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Assassin</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>29-May-1955</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Shot President Reagan</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/017/000166516/"><font size=-1>Walter B. Huffman</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Attorney</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Oct-1944</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Dean, Texas Tech School of Law</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/069/000167565/"><font size=-1>Phil Johnson</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Judge</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1943</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Justice, Texas Supreme Court</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/166/000093884/"><font size=-1>Natalie Maines</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Country Musician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Oct-1974</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Dixie Chick</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/753/000169246/"><font size=-1>Larry D. McVay</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1957</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Edgewater Energy Partners</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/075/000039955/"><font size=-1>Randy Neugebauer</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>24-Dec-1949</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Congressman, Texas 19th</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/714/000175189/"><font size=-1>Judy C. Odom</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1953</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Software Spectrum</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/036/000168529/"><font size=-1>Robert B. Palmer</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>11-Sep-1940</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>CEO of Digital, 1992-98</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/795/000048651/"><font size=-1>Scott Pelley</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Journalist</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Jul-1957</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>CBS Evening News</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/283/000164788/"><font size=-1>Gary R. Petersen</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1946</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>EnCap Investments</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/949/000170439/"><font size=-1>Wayne A. Reaud</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Attorney</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>29-Sep-1947</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Partner, Reaud, Morgan & Quinn</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/283/000129893/"><font size=-1>Bill Sarpalius</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-Jan-1948</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Congressman from Texas, 1989-95</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/101/000165603/"><font size=-1>David J. Schmidly</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Educator</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1943</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>President, University of New Mexico</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/819/000170309/"><font size=-1>Bob G. Scott</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1938</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>COO of Summit Bancshares, 1998-2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/714/000168210/"><font size=-1>Dunia A. Shive</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1961</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>CEO of Belo</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/139/000281293/"><font size=-1>William Shockley</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Sep-1963</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Hank Lawson on <i>Dr. Quinn</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/593/000119236/"><font size=-1>Preston Smith</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Mar-1912</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>18-Oct-2003</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Governor of Texas, 1969-73</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/654/000040534/"><font size=-1>Charlie Stenholm</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>26-Oct-1938</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Congressman from Texas, 1979-2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/485/000107164/"><font size=-1>Sheryl Swoopes</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Basketball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Mar-1971</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Three-time WNBA MVP</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/958/000163469/"><font size=-1>Zach Thomas</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Football</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1-Sep-1973</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Linebacker, Dallas Cowboys</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/766/000040646/"><font size=-1>Mac Thornberry</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Jul-1958</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Congressman, Texas 13th</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/025/000168518/"><font size=-1>Edward Suning Tian</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1964</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>China Broadband Capital Partners</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/478/000027397/"><font size=-1>Robert Tilton</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Religion</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-Jun-1946</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Yet another televangelist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/506/000168002/"><font size=-1>Joseph M. Watt</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Judge</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Mar-1947</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/027/000346983/"><font size=-1>Wes Welker</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Football</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1-May-1981</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Denver Broncos WR</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/075/000117721/"><font size=-1>Ed Whitacre, Jr.</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Nov-1941</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Chairman and CEO of General Motors, 2009-10</td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS</b></font><p> <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_teacher"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/288/000209658/"><font size=-1>Kent Hance</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Nov-1942</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Chancellor, Texas Tech University</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/017/000166516/"><font size=-1>Walter B. Huffman</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Attorney</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Oct-1944</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Dean, Texas Tech School of Law</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/766/000399566/"><font size=-1>James R. Reckner</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Historian</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-Aug-1940</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i> Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/101/000165603/"><font size=-1>David J. Schmidly</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Educator</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1943</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>President, University of New Mexico</td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES</b></font><p> <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_administrator"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/476/000170963/"><font size=-1>John C. Baldwin</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Doctor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1949</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Health Sciences Center, Texas Tech</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/836/000172320/"><font size=-1>Carin M. Barth</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1962</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>President of LB Capital, Inc.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/923/000174401/"><font size=-1>E. Richard Brooks</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1938</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Central and South West Corporation</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/492/000167988/"><font size=-1>Lauro F. Cavazos</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Government</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Jan-1927</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>US Secretary of Education, 1988-90</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/837/000172321/"><font size=-1>L. Frederick Francis</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 1954</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Chairman, Bank of the West El Paso</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/288/000209658/"><font size=-1>Kent Hance</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Nov-1942</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Chancellor, Texas Tech University</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/017/000166516/"><font size=-1>Walter B. Huffman</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Attorney</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Oct-1944</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Dean, Texas Tech School of Law</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/916/000168412/"><font size=-1>John T. Montford</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Jun-1943</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Chancellor, Texas Tech University, 1996-2001</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/766/000399566/"><font size=-1>James R. Reckner</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Historian</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-Aug-1940</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i> Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/101/000165603/"><font size=-1>David J. Schmidly</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Educator</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1943</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>President, University of New Mexico</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/940/000163451/"><font size=-1>Ernest O. Thompson</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>24-Mar-1892</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Jun-1966</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Mayor of Amarillo, 1929-32</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/075/000117721/"><font size=-1>Ed Whitacre, Jr.</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Business</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Nov-1941</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Chairman and CEO of General Motors, 2009-10</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/570/000168066/"><font size=-1>Jon Whitmore</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Educator</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>22-Mar-1945</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>President, San Jose State University</td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>COACHES</b></font><p> <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_coach"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/317/000164822/"><font size=-1>Romeo Crennel</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Football</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>18-Jun-1947</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Former Coach, Kansas City Chiefs</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/792/000166294/"><font size=-1>Billy Gillispie</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Basketball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-Nov-1959</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Former basketball coach, Texas Tech</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/568/000166070/"><font size=-1>Al Groh</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Football</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>13-Jul-1944</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Head Coach, University of Virginia</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/238/000024166/"><font size=-1>Bobby Knight</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Basketball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Oct-1940</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Coach of Texas Tech and Indiana U</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/573/000166075/"><font size=-1>Mike Leach</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Football</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>9-Mar-1961</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Football Coach, Washington State University</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/361/000099064/"><font size=-1>Bill Parcells</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Football</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>22-Aug-1941</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>The Big Tuna</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/266/000165768/"><font size=-1>Grant Teaff</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Football</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Nov-1933</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Baylor Head Football Coach, 1972-92</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/294/000165796/"><font size=-1>Tommy Tuberville</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Football</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>18-Sep-1954</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>University of Cincinnati football coach</td> </tr> </table> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=82084" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2016 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"><b class="b1f"></b><b class="b2f"></b><b class="b3f"></b><b class="b4f"></b><div class="contentf"><center><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; 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