EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1923 as Texas Technological College, renamed Texas Tech University in 1969.

Location:
Lubbock, TX

Founding Date:
1923

Team:
Red Raiders

Mascot:
Raider Red

Enrollment:
30,500

Official Website:
http://www.ttu.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William H. Adams III	Business	c. 1958		JABB Associates
G. W. Bailey	Actor	27-Aug-1945		Harris in Police Academy
Angela F. Braly	Business	1962		CEO of Wellpoint
E. Richard Brooks	Business	c. 1938		Central and South West Corporation
John Burroughs	Politician	7-Apr-1907	21-May-1978	Governor of New Mexico, 1959-61
John Carter	Politician	6-Nov-1941		Congressman, Texas 31st
Lauro F. Cavazos	Government	4-Jan-1927		US Secretary of Education, 1988-90
Richard L. Clemmer	Business	?		CEO of Agere Systems
Barry Corbin	Actor	16-Oct-1940		Maurice Minnifield on Northern Exposure
Michael Crabtree	Football	14-Sep-1987		San Francisco 49ers WR
John Denver	Country Musician	31-Dec-1943	12-Oct-1997	Rocky Mountain High
George Eads	Actor	1-Mar-1967		Nick Stokes on CSI
L. Frederick Francis	Business	c. 1954		Chairman, Bank of the West El Paso
Rudy Gatlin	Country Musician	20-Aug-1952		The Gatlin Brothers
Doug Giles	Religion	c. 1962		Conservative pastor
Kent Hance	Politician	14-Nov-1942		Chancellor, Texas Tech University
Dain M. Hancock	Business	c. 1942		EVP at Lockheed Martin, 2000-05
Bernard A. Harris, Jr.	Astronaut	26-Jun-1956		First black astronaut to spacewalk
John Hinckley	Assassin	29-May-1955		Shot President Reagan
Walter B. Huffman	Attorney	8-Oct-1944		Dean, Texas Tech School of Law
Phil Johnson	Judge	c. 1943		Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Natalie Maines	Country Musician	14-Oct-1974		Dixie Chick
Larry D. McVay	Business	c. 1957		Edgewater Energy Partners
Randy Neugebauer	Politician	24-Dec-1949		Congressman, Texas 19th
Judy C. Odom	Business	c. 1953		Software Spectrum
Robert B. Palmer	Business	11-Sep-1940		CEO of Digital, 1992-98
Scott Pelley	Journalist	28-Jul-1957		CBS Evening News
Gary R. Petersen	Business	c. 1946		EnCap Investments
Wayne A. Reaud	Attorney	29-Sep-1947		Partner, Reaud, Morgan & Quinn
Bill Sarpalius	Politician	10-Jan-1948		Congressman from Texas, 1989-95
David J. Schmidly	Educator	1943		President, University of New Mexico
Bob G. Scott	Business	c. 1938		COO of Summit Bancshares, 1998-2006
Dunia A. Shive	Business	c. 1961		CEO of Belo
William Shockley	Actor	17-Sep-1963		Hank Lawson on Dr. Quinn
Preston Smith	Politician	8-Mar-1912	18-Oct-2003	Governor of Texas, 1969-73
Charlie Stenholm	Politician	26-Oct-1938		Congressman from Texas, 1979-2005
Sheryl Swoopes	Basketball	25-Mar-1971		Three-time WNBA MVP
Zach Thomas	Football	1-Sep-1973		Linebacker, Dallas Cowboys
Mac Thornberry	Politician	15-Jul-1958		Congressman, Texas 13th
Edward Suning Tian	Business	c. 1964		China Broadband Capital Partners
Robert Tilton	Religion	7-Jun-1946		Yet another televangelist
Joseph M. Watt	Judge	8-Mar-1947		Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court
Wes Welker	Football	1-May-1981		Denver Broncos WR
Ed Whitacre, Jr.	Business	4-Nov-1941		Chairman and CEO of General Motors, 2009-10

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kent Hance	Politician	14-Nov-1942		Chancellor, Texas Tech University
Walter B. Huffman	Attorney	8-Oct-1944		Dean, Texas Tech School of Law
James R. Reckner	Historian	7-Aug-1940		Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet
David J. Schmidly	Educator	1943		President, University of New Mexico

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John C. Baldwin	Doctor	c. 1949		Health Sciences Center, Texas Tech
Carin M. Barth	Business	c. 1962		President of LB Capital, Inc.
E. Richard Brooks	Business	c. 1938		Central and South West Corporation
Lauro F. Cavazos	Government	4-Jan-1927		US Secretary of Education, 1988-90
L. Frederick Francis	Business	c. 1954		Chairman, Bank of the West El Paso
Kent Hance	Politician	14-Nov-1942		Chancellor, Texas Tech University
Walter B. Huffman	Attorney	8-Oct-1944		Dean, Texas Tech School of Law
John T. Montford	Politician	28-Jun-1943		Chancellor, Texas Tech University, 1996-2001
James R. Reckner	Historian	7-Aug-1940		Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet
David J. Schmidly	Educator	1943		President, University of New Mexico
Ernest O. Thompson	Politician	24-Mar-1892	28-Jun-1966	Mayor of Amarillo, 1929-32
Ed Whitacre, Jr.	Business	4-Nov-1941		Chairman and CEO of General Motors, 2009-10
Jon Whitmore	Educator	22-Mar-1945		President, San Jose State University

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Romeo Crennel	Football	18-Jun-1947		Former Coach, Kansas City Chiefs
Billy Gillispie	Basketball	7-Nov-1959		Former basketball coach, Texas Tech
Al Groh	Football	13-Jul-1944		Head Coach, University of Virginia
Bobby Knight	Basketball	25-Oct-1940		Coach of Texas Tech and Indiana U
Mike Leach	Football	9-Mar-1961		Football Coach, Washington State University
Bill Parcells	Football	22-Aug-1941		The Big Tuna
Grant Teaff	Football	12-Nov-1933		Baylor Head Football Coach, 1972-92
Tommy Tuberville	Football	18-Sep-1954		University of Cincinnati football coach

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