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This is a partial list of past and present faculty members at Texas Tech University .
Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
Name
Department
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Joined TTU
Left/retired
Alumnus/na?
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Architecture
Name
Department
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Joined TTU
Left/retired
Alumnus/na?
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Upe Flueckiger
Architecture
Internationally recognized because of the design of his house.
1998
(Active)
no
[ 1]
Arts and Sciences
Name
Department
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Joined TTU
Left/retired
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William Curry Holden , archaeologist and historian
Paul H. Carlson , historian of Texas and the American West, on faculty from 1973-2009
Ernest Wallace , historian of the South Plains and the Comanche [ 2]
Alwyn Barr , historian[ 3]
Allan J. Kuethe , historian of Latin America[ 4]
Dan Flores , historian of the American West , formerly at Texas Tech, later with the University of Montana
Sankar Chatterjee , paleontologist
Jo Carr , English professor who became one of the first women Methodist pastors and church administrators in the South Plains
F. Alton Wade , scientist, leader of the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition and namesake of Mount Wade in Antarctica[ 5]
Hasan Bülent Paksoy , Pioneer in Central Asian studies.
Stephen Graham Jones , Blackfeet author, former associate professor at Texas Tech
Business
Education
Engineering
Human Sciences
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Department
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Joined TTU
Left/retired
Alumnus/na?
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Law
Name
Department
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Joined TTU
Left/retired
Alumnus/na?
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Department
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Athletics
Jim Acree
Rodney Allison
Robert Anae
Frank Anderson
Dee Andros
Dave Aranda
Gary Ashby
Art Baker
Virgil Ballard
Bob Bass
Jim Bates
Richard Bell
Bob Beyer
Rodney Blackshear
Art Briles
Alvin Brooks
Dave Brown
Neal Brown
Watson Brown
Jim Carlen
Ralph Carpenter , former sports information director, credited with coining the term, "It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings."[ 22]
Pete Cawthon
Darrin Chiaverini
Sandy Collins
Romeo Crennel , defensive assistant from 1975-1977, head coach of the Cleveland Browns
Sonny Cumbie
Kristy Curry
Kevin Curtis
James Dickey
Rex Dockery
Sonny Dykes
Spike Dykes , former head football coach, second all-time winningest coach in Texas Tech football history
Rob Evans
Beattie Feathers
Rockey Felker
Ruben Felix
Ewing Y. Freeland
Gary Gaines
Gene Gibson
Billy Gillispie
Chad Glasgow
W. L. Golightly
John Goodner
Cari Groce
Al Groh
Trey Haverty
Larry Hays , former head baseball coach, one of the winningest coaches in college baseball
Ray Hayward
Grady Higginbotham
Dana Holgorsen
Victor Houston
Berl Huffman
Bubba Jennings
Mike Jinks
Art Kaufman
Joe Kerbel
J. T. King
Kliff Kingsbury
Jack Kiser
Trish Kissiar-Knight
Wes Kittley
Bob Knight , former head men's basketball coach, all-time winningest NCAA D-1 men's basketball coach; Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
Pat Knight
Kris Kocurek
Mike Leach , former head football coach, all-time winningest coach in Texas Tech football history
John Lovett
Manny Matsakis
Danny Mason , Tech golf coach, 1969-1980, physical education professor
Sam McElroy
Edward McKeever
Greg McMackin
Ruffin McNeill
David McWilliams
Jack Mitchell
Jeff Mitchell
Jerry Moore
Dell Morgan
Eric Morris (coach)
Carl Mulleneaux
Gerald Myers
Brian Norwood
Bill Parcells , assistant football coach from 1975–77, went on to win two Super Bowls as head coach of the New York Giants
Jim Parmer
Victor Payne
Todd Petty
Robert Prunty
Richard Ritchie
Louise Ritter
Sam Robertson
Travaris Robinson
Polk Robison
Charlie Sadler
Doc Sadler
Greg Sands
John Scott, Jr.
Kal Segrist
Lyle Setencich
Bud Sherrod
Tim Siegel
Dean Slayton
Steve Sloan
Mike Smith
Tubby Smith
Dan Spencer
Tom Stone
Amy Suiter
Jerry Sullivan
Tim Tadlock
Grant Teaff
Chris Thomsen
Stacey Totman
Tommy Tuberville
Chris Walker
Wade Walker
DeWitt Weaver
James Willis
Teresa Wilson
Tom Wilson
Jim Wright
Willie Zapalac
Faculty To Be Moved Into Tables
Burwell B. Bell III , US Army general, former ROTC instructor at Texas Tech
Thomas C. Butler , former professor, credited with making oral hydration the standard treatment for diarrhea, lost samples of the bacteria that causes bubonic plague
Carlos Manuel Chavez , heart surgeon
Alberto Gonzales , former United States Attorney General , political science professor and diversity recruiter
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[ 23]
Tom Shires , chair of the Surgery department (1991–1995), trauma surgeon who pioneered administering saline to shock and surgical patients
References
^ Williams, Paige (2013-02-23). "A Corrugated House in a Sunburned Land" . www.nytimes.com . The New York Times . Retrieved 2013-11-27 .
^ "H. Allen Anderson, "Ernest Wallace" " . Texas State Historical Association, ‘’Handbook of Texas’’. Retrieved September 11, 2009 .
^ "Alwyn Barr" . humanitiestexas.org. Retrieved October 16, 2010 .
^ "History 2B" (PDF) . depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved November 6, 2010 .
^ Paleontology Division Collections
^ "Elder David A. Bednar" . www.lds.org . The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ Fillpot, Dirk (10-04-2013). "Tech's Hunt on the cutting edge" . www.LubbockOnline.com . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ "Highly Cited Research Economics/Business" . www.highlycited.com . Thomson Reuters . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ "Texas Tech's Michael Shonrock appointed president at Emporia State" . www.LubbockOnline.com . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . 12-09-2013. Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ "Who is Dr. M. M. Ayoub" . www.iienet2.org . Institute of Industrial Engineers . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ a b Gardner, Emily (2013-01-16). "Texas Tech gains 2 National Academy professors" . www.DailyToreador.com . The Daily Toreador . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ a b c d Ursch, Blake (2013-09-13). "National Academy engineers bring prestige to Tech" . www.LubbockOnline.com . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ Westbrook, Ray (2002-03-22). "Professor who works in pulsed power named Scientist of Year" . www.LubbockOnline.com . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ Bell, Andrew (2003-10-21). "Raider Pulse Power" . www.DailyToreador.com . The Daily Toreador . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ "IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference 2005 - PPC History" . www.Sandia.gov . Sandia National Laboratory . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ Bergfeld, Carlos (02-03-2006). "Tech researchers help develop new tornado ratings scale" . www.Daily Toreador.com . The Daily Toreador . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ Slyker, Karin (09-10-2013). "Texas Tech Announces Donovan Maddox Engineering Chair" . today.ttu.edu . Texas Tech Today. Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ "TTU Engineering chair receives endowment" . www.MyFoxLubbock.com . KJTV-TV . 09-10-2013. Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ Music Faculty
^ "Texas Tech A-to-Z" . www.texastech.com . Texas Tech Red Raiders . Retrieved September 18, 2013 .
^ Hosick, Michelle (February 2, 2011). "History of the National Letter of Intent" . www.ncaa.com . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 18, 2011 .
^ Quinion, Michael (1999-08-21). "It Ain't Over Till the Fat Lady Sings" . World Wide Words. Retrieved 2009-07-06 .
^ American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians: Biography, Gabor Racz, MD
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