List of Texas Tech University alumni
Table:
Name

Class year

Notability

References

W. J. Adkins

1938 (M.A.)

Founding president of Laredo Community College in Laredo, Texas, 1947–1960

[56]

B W Aston

1962 (B.S.), 1964 (M.S.), 1972 (Ph.D)

Historian

[57]

Paul H. Carlson

1973 (Ph.D.)

Historian of Texas and the American West

[58]

Jo Carr

1947

United Methodist minister

[59]

William N. Ellis

—

19th President of Howard Payne University

[60]

Margaret Formby

1950

Founder of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame

[61][62]

Sandra S. Harper

1974

President, Our Lady of the Lake College, LA

[63]

Michael Hinojosa

1979

Superintendent of Dallas Independent School District (2005–2011, 2015–present), Cobb County School District (2011–2014)

[64]

Walter B. Huffman [a]

1967 (B.A.), 1968 (M.Ed.), 1977 (J.D.)

Texas Tech University School of Law dean; former United States Army Judge Advocate General

[7][65]

Billy Mac Jones

—

Fifth President of Southwest Texas State University; 8th President of Memphis State University

[66]

Jeffry H. Larson

1980

[67]

Willard Hughes Rollings

1983

Historian of Native Americans

[68]

David J. Schmidly [a]

1966 (B.A), 1968 (M.S.)

20th president of the University of New Mexico; former Texas Tech University president; former Oklahoma State University president

[7][69]

Barry B. Thompson

—

10th Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System

[70][71]

Ernest Wallace

1935

Historian

[72]

Keith E. Whitfield

—

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Wayne State University

[73]

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William Jackson Adkins , known as W. J. Adkins or Jack Adkins ( February 28 , 1907 - May 23 , 1965 ) , was from 1947 to 1960 the founding president of Laredo Community College in Laredo , Texas . At the time the two-year institution located near the Rio Grande was known as Laredo Junior College , an entity of the Laredo Independent School District .
Laredo College ( LC ) is a public college in Laredo , Texas . Founded as Laredo Junior College in 1947 , it is part of the Laredo Independent School District . As defined by the Texas Legislature , the official service area of LC includes the municipality of Laredo and all of Webb , Jim Hogg and Zapata counties .
Laredo ( /ləˈreɪdoʊ/ lə-RAY-doh ; Spanish : [ laˈɾeðo ] ) is a city in and the county seat of Webb County , Texas , United States , on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas , across from Nuevo Laredo , Tamaulipas , Mexico . Laredo has the distinction of flying seven flags ( the Flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande , which is now the flag of the city , in addition to the Six Flags of Texas ) . Founded in 1755 , Laredo grew from a village to the capital of the brief Republic of the Rio Grande to the largest inland port on the Mexico-United States border . Laredo 's economy is based on international trade with Mexico . Many major transportation companies have a facility in Laredo . The city is on the southern end of I-35 which makes it close to the manufacturers in northern Mexico . It has four international bridges and one railway bridge . According to the 2010 census , the city population was 236,091 , making it the tenth-most populous city in the state of Texas and third-most populated on the Mexico-United States border , after San Diego , California , and El Paso , Texas . Its metropolitan area is the 178th-largest in the U.S. and includes all of Webb County , with a population of 250,304 . Laredo is also part of the cross-border Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area with an estimated population of 636,516 . Because Laredo is 95.6% Hispanic and Latino ( overwhelmingly Mexican in origin ) , it is one of the least ethnically diverse cities in the United States . When economic , household and social diversity are considered , Laredo is the 19th-least diverse of the 313 largest cities in the nation .
Texas ( /ˈtɛksəs/ , locally /ˈtɛksɪz/ ; Spanish : Texas or Tejas , pronounced [ ˈtexas ] ( listen ) ) is the second largest state in the United States by area ( after Alaska ) and population ( after California ) . Located in the South Central region , Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east , Arkansas to the northeast , Oklahoma to the north , New Mexico to the west , and the Mexican states of Chihuahua , Coahuila , Nuevo León , and Tamaulipas to the southwest , and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast . Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth largest in the U.S. , while San Antonio is the second-most populous in the state and seventh largest in the U.S. Dallas-Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country , respectively . Other major cities include Austin , the second-most populous state capital in the U.S. , and El Paso . Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State for its former status as an independent republic , and as a reminder of the state 's struggle for independence from Mexico . The Lone Star can be found on the Texas state flag and on the Texas state seal . The origin of Texas 's name is from the word taysha , which means friends in the Caddo language . Due to its size and geologic features such as the Balcones Fault , Texas contains diverse landscapes common to both the U.S. Southern and Southwestern regions . Although Texas is popularly associated with the U.S. southwestern deserts , less than 10% of Texas 's land area is desert . Most of the population centers are in areas of former prairies , grasslands , forests , and the coastline . Traveling from east to west , one can observe terrain that ranges from coastal swamps and piney woods , to rolling plains and rugged hills , and finally the desert and mountains of the Big Bend . The term six flags over Texas [ note 1 ] refers to several nations that have ruled over the territory .
The Western United States ( also called the American West , the Far West , and the West ) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States . As European settlement in the U.S. expanded westward through the centuries , the meaning of the term the West changed . Before about 1800 , the crest of the Appalachian Mountains was seen as the western frontier . The frontier moved westward and eventually the lands west of the Mississippi River were considered the West . The U.S. Census Bureau 's definition of the 13 westernmost states includes the Rocky Mountains and the Great Basin to the Pacific Coast , and the mid-Pacific islands state , Hawaii . To the east of the Western United States is the Midwestern United States and the Southern United States , with Canada to the north or east , and Mexico generally to the south . The West contains several major biomes , including arid and semi-arid plateaus and plains , particularly in the American Southwest ; forested mountains , including two major ranges , the American Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains ; the massive coastal shoreline of the American Pacific Coast ; and the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest .
The United Methodist Church ( UMC ) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States , and a major part of Methodism . In the 19th century , its main predecessor , the Methodist Episcopal Church , was a leader in evangelicalism . The present denomination was founded in 1968 in Dallas , Texas , by union of the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church . The UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley in England , as well as the Great Awakening in the United States . As such , the church 's theological orientation is decidedly Wesleyan . It embraces liturgical , holiness , and evangelical elements . The United Methodist Church has a connectional polity , a typical feature of a number of Methodist denominations . It is organized into conferences . The highest level is called the General Conference and is the only organization which may speak officially for the UMC . The church is a member of the World Council of Churches , the World Methodist Council , and other religious associations . With at least 12 million members as of 2014 , the UMC is the largest denomination within the wider Methodist movement of approximately 80 million people across the world . In the United States , the UMC ranks as the largest mainline Protestant denomination , the largest Protestant church after the Southern Baptist Convention , and the third largest Christian denomination .
Howard Payne University is a private Baptist university in Brownwood , Texas . The university is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas . It is named after Edward Howard Payne , a Missouri resident whose brother-in-law gave the lead monetary gift to start the university . Athletic programs include NCAA Division III football , baseball , softball , women 's volleyball , men and women 's soccer , basketball and tennis . The HPU mascot is a yellow jacket named Buzzsaw . The university also has extension centers located in New Braunfels , Texas and in El Paso , Texas .
Margaret Clark Formby ( July 12 , 1929-April 10 , 2003 ) was an American educator best known as the founder of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame .
The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is located in Fort Worth , Texas , US . Established in 1975 , it is dedicated to honoring women of the American West who have displayed extraordinary courage and pioneering fortitude . The museum is an educational resource with exhibits , a research library , and rare photography collection . It annually adds Honorees to its Hall of Fame .
Michael Hinojosa is the current superintendent for the Dallas Independent School District ( DISD ) and formerly superintendent of the Cobb County School District . He originated from the Oak Cliff area of Dallas .
The Dallas Independent School District ( Dallas ISD or DISD ) is a school district based in Dallas , Texas ( USA ) . It operates schools in much of Dallas County and is the second-largest school district in Texas and the sixteenth-largest in the United States . It is also known as Dallas Public Schools ( DPS ) . As of 2017 , the school district was rated as having met the standard by the Texas Education Agency .
The Cobb County School District ( CCSD ) is the county government agency which operates public schools in Cobb County , Georgia , United States . The school district includes all of Cobb County except for the Marietta City Schools . It is the second-largest school system in Georgia ( behind only Gwinnett County Public Schools ) and among the largest in the United States , with a 2014 enrollment of 111,751 . It has 13,371 employees , 7,103 of whom are teachers . The district is the county 's largest employer and one of the largest in the US ( at least in school systems ) . All Cobb County schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS ) , and the district is among the first to have earned district-wide accreditation .
Major General Walter Burl Huffman , USA ( born October 8 , 1944 ) was an American military lawyer who served as the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army from August 5 , 1997 until September 30 , 2001 . He has been a professor at the Texas Tech University School of Law since 2002 and was the dean from 2002 to 2009 .
The Texas Tech University School of Law is an ABA-accredited law school located on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock , Texas . The school offers three academic centers , ten dual-degree programs , a nationally recognized legal writing program , and a competitive advocacy program that has earned 45 national and international championships . Additionally , third-year law students may participate in one of the school 's eight clinical programs , which allow students to gain real-world experience while providing free legal representation to low-income individuals . The school focuses on forming practical lawyers who are ready to practice law upon graduation . The student population is approximately 60.4% male and 39.6% female . In May 2019 , Texas Tech Law alumnus and adjunct professor Brandon Beck successfully argued before the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Davis ( 2019 ) .
The Judge Advocate General 's Corps ( JAG Corps ) is the branch or specialty of a military concerned with military justice and military law . Officers serving in a JAG Corps are typically called judge advocates . Only the chief attorney within each branch is referred to as the Judge Advocate General ; however , individual JAG Corps officers are colloquially known as JAGs . Judge Advocates serve primarily as legal advisors to the command to which they are assigned . In this function , they can also serve as the personal legal advisor to their commander . Their advice may cover a wide range of issues dealing with administrative law , government contracting , civilian and military personnel law , law of war and international relations , environmental law , etc . They also serve as prosecutors for the military when conducting courts-martial . In the United States military , they are charged with both the defense and prosecution of military law as provided in the Uniform Code of Military Justice . Highly experienced officers of the JAG Corps often serve as military judges in courts-martial and courts of inquiry .
Texas State University is a public research university in San Marcos , Texas . Established in 1899 as the Southwest Texas State Normal School , it opened in 1903 to 303 students . Since that time it has grown into the largest institution in the Texas State University System and the fifth-largest university in the state of Texas with an enrollment of over 38,500 students for the 2018 fall semester . It has ten colleges and about fifty schools and departments . Texas State is classified as a doctoral university with high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and an emerging research university by the State of Texas . The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS ) . Faculty from the various colleges have consistently been granted Fulbright Scholarships resulting in Texas State being recognized as one of the top producing universities of Fulbright Scholars . The 36th President of the United States , Lyndon B. Johnson , graduated from the institution in 1930 ; [ circular reference ] Texas State is the only public university in Texas to have a president as an alumnus . Texas State 's main campus consists of 245 buildings on 492 acres ( 1.99 km2 ) of hilly land along the San Marcos River . Additionally , it has a satellite campus at the Texas State University Round Rock Campus ( RRC ) in the greater north Austin area . The university operates the Science , Technology and Advanced Research ( STAR ) Park , a technology commercialization and applied research facility . The Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State is the largest forensics research facility in the world .
The University of Memphis ( UofM ) is a public research university in Memphis , Tennessee . Founded in 1912 , the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students . The university maintains The Center for Earthquake Research and Information ( CERI ) , The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law , the former Lambuth University campus ( now a branch campus of The University of Memphis ) , The Loewenberg College of Nursing , The School of Public Health , The College of Communication and Fine Arts , The FedEx Institute of Technology , The Advanced Distributed Learning Workforce Co-Lab , and The Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology .
Jeffry H. Larson , Ph.D. , LMFT , CFLE , is a Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Brigham Young University . He is the author of Should We Stay Together ? A Scientifically Proven Method for Evaluating Your Relationship and Improving its Chances for Long Term Success ( San Francisco : Jossey-Bass , 2000 ) and the E-book entitled The Great Marriage Tune-Up Book : A Proven Program for Evaluating and Renewing Your Relationship ( March 2004 ) , among others . He obtained his B.S . and M.S . degrees in Psychology from BYU and a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Texas Tech University . He is a licensed marriage and family therapist , and the former chair of the Utah State MFT Licensing Board . He is the former chairperson and professor of the Marriage and Family graduate program at BYU . He is the author of over 70 scholarly journal articles and book chapters . He was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award by Texas Tech University in 2001 . Prior to joining the BYU faculty Larson was on the faculty of Montana State University .
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past , and is regarded as an authority on it . Historians are concerned with the continuous , methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race ; as well as the study of all history in time . If the individual is concerned with events preceding written history , the individual is a historian of prehistory . Some historians are recognized by publications or training and experience . Historian became a professional occupation in the late nineteenth century as research universities were emerging in Germany and elsewhere .
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian peoples of North , Central and South America and their descendants . Although some indigenous peoples of the Americas were traditionally hunter-gatherers - and many , especially in the Amazon basin , still are - many groups practiced aquaculture and agriculture . The impact of their agricultural endowment to the world is a testament to their time and work in reshaping and cultivating the flora indigenous to the Americas . Although some societies depended heavily on agriculture , others practiced a mix of farming , hunting and gathering . In some regions the indigenous peoples created monumental architecture , large-scale organized cities , city-states , chiefdoms , states , kingdoms and empires . Among these are the Aztec , Inca and Maya states that until the 16th century were among the most politically and socially advanced nations in the world . They had a vast knowledge of engineering , architecture , mathematics , astronomy , writing , physics , medicine , planting and irrigation , geology , mining , sculpture and goldsmithing . Many parts of the Americas are still populated by indigenous peoples ; some countries have sizable populations , especially Belize , Bolivia , Canada , Chile , Ecuador , Greenland , Guatemala , Mexico , Panama , Paraguay , Peru and the United States . At least a thousand different indigenous languages are spoken in the Americas . Some , such as the Quechuan languages , Aymara , Guaraní , Mayan languages and Nahuatl , count their speakers in millions . Many also maintain aspects of indigenous cultural practices to varying degrees , including religion , social organization and subsistence practices . Like most cultures , over time , cultures specific to many indigenous peoples have evolved to incorporate traditional aspects but also cater to modern needs .
David James Schmidly ( born December 20 , 1943 ) was installed as 20th president of the University of New Mexico on October 7 , 2007 . On April 22 , 2011 , Schmidly announced his decision to retire as UNM 's President at the end of his five-year contract in 2012 , citing health concerns and his desire to end his career working in his academic field of natural history and mammalogy . Previously , Schmidly served as CEO and 17th president of the Oklahoma State University System ( 2003-2007 ) . Before coming to OSU , he was the President of Texas Tech University ( 2000-2003 ) , where he also served as Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School . His administrative career began at Texas A & M University where he served as Head of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences ( 1986-1992 ) and Campus Dean and Chief Executive Officer of Texas A & M at Galveston ( 1992-1996 ) . A native of Levelland , Texas and an accomplished zoologist , he earned his B.S . and M.S . in zoology at Texas Tech University , where he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity , and his Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Illinois . He has been inducted into the Texas Hall of Fame for Science , Mathematics and Technology and has had two species of mice named for him : Peromyscus schmidlyi and Habromys schmidlyi . Schmidly was elected as an Honorary Member of the American Society of Mammalogists in 2003 and the Mexican Society of Mammalogists in 2010 . In 2012 he was named Distinguished Alumnus of Texas Tech University and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois .
The University of New Mexico ( UNM ; Spanish : Universidad de Nuevo México ) is a public research university in Albuquerque , New Mexico . Founded in 1889 , UNM offers bachelor 's , master 's , doctoral , and professional degree programs . The Albuquerque campus encompasses over 600 acres ( 2.4 km² ) , and there are branch campuses in Gallup , Los Alamos , Rio Rancho , Taos , and Los Lunas.Coordinates : 35°05′02″N 106°37′07″W / 35.08389°N 106.61861°W / 35.08389 ; -106.61861 UNM is classified among R1 : Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity . UNM 's NCAA Division I program ( FBS for football ) offers 16 varsity sports . The teams are known as the Lobos , who compete in the Mountain West Conference . Two human mascots , referred to as Louie Lobo and Lucy Lobo , rouse crowds at New Mexico athletic events . The official school colors are cherry and silver . The Lobos have won national championships in skiing and cross country running .
This is a complete list of Texas Tech University presidents of Texas Tech University in Lubbock , Texas .
Oklahoma State University ( OSU ) is a public land-grant research university in Stillwater , Oklahoma . OSU was founded in 1890 under the Morrill Act . Originally known as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College ( Oklahoma A & M ) , it is the flagship institution of the Oklahoma State University System . Official enrollment for the fall 2010 semester system-wide was 35,073 , with 23,459 students enrolled at OSU-Stillwater . Enrollment shows the Freshman class of 2012 was the largest on record with 4,298 students . OSU is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with highest research activity . The Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls ' athletic heritage includes 52 national championships , a total greater than all but three NCAA Division I schools in the United States , and first in the Big 12 Conference . Students spend part of the fall semester preparing for OSU 's Homecoming celebration , begun in 1913 , which draws more than 40,000 alumni and over 70,000 participants each year to campus and is billed by the university as America 's Greatest Homecoming Celebration .
The Texas A & M University System is a state university system in Texas and is one of the state 's six independent university systems . The Texas A & M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the United States , with a budget of $ 6.3 billion . Through a statewide network of 11 universities and eight state agencies , and the RELLIS Campus , the Texas A & M System educates more than 153,000 students and makes more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year . System-wide , research and development expenditures exceeded $ 996 million in FY 2017 and helped drive the states economy . The system 's flagship institution is Texas A & M University in College Station .
Wayne State University ( WSU ) is a public research university in Detroit , Michigan . It is the third largest university in Michigan . Founded in 1868 , WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering nearly 350 programs to nearly 27,000 graduate and undergraduate students . Wayne State University , along with the University of Michigan and Michigan State University , comprise the University Research Corridor of Michigan . The WSU main campus comprises 203 acres linking more than 100 education and research buildings . The Wayne State Warriors compete in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ( GLIAC ) .