The Tedd and Janet Mitchell Therapeutic Riding Scholarship Endowment was established in 2015 by Dr. Tedd Mitchell and Dr. Janet Tornelli-Mitchell.

After several years of contributing to the Therapeutic Riding program, the Mitchell"s were approached with a matching opportunity by the Crofoot Foundation. They decided to pursue this opportunity and established the scholarship endowment. Tedd Mitchell is the President of Texas Tech University Health Science Center. Dr. Mitchell is an Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Texas Medical Branch, where he received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1987.  After graduation he pursued training in Internal Medicine.  In 2012, Dr. Mitchell was honored as a distinguished alumnus of the Department of Internal Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Sports Medicine.  From 1988 to 1996, he served as a captain in the U.S. Army Reserves (Medical Corps). Prior to coming to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Mitchell served as president and chief executive officer of the Cooper Clinic in Dallas, an internationally recognized center of excellence in preventive and sports medicine. Dr. Mitchell is a member of the faculty.  His research interest is focused on the effects of activity and life style on health, and he has authored or co-authored dozens of scientific papers, abstracts and book chapters. He is a frequent lecturer, both nationally and internationally, on the physiology of exercise and the effects of exercise on aging, fitness, and overall quality of life. As health editor and a weekly columnist for USA Weekend from 1998 to 2010, Dr. Mitchell published more than 600 articles.  He received the 2006 Clarion Award and the 2008 Walter C. Alvarez Award for Excellence in Medical Communication from the American Medical Writers Association. His writings led to collaborative efforts with other health experts, culminating in the publication of the books Fit to Lead (2004 St. Martin"s press), Move Yourself (2008 Wiley Press) and Fit to Lead 2 (2012).  In 2002, Dr. Mitchell was appointed by President George W. Bush to the President"s Council for Physical Fitness and Sports and served until 2009.  During his term, he was engaged in efforts that changed the President"s test from one that was fitness based to one that is health based. Dr. Mitchell is married to Dr. Janet Tornelli-Mitchell. They met while in medical school and practiced together for nearly two decades. Janet Tornelli-Mitchell received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1988. She was formerly a physician at Cooper Clinic in Dallas. Janet is on the board of the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women"s Health. She formerly served on the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners. Janet has served as former First Lady Laura Bush"s personal physician. Janet has been hugely instrumental in the growth of the hippo therapy program through therapeutic riding. The Mitchells have three children, Katherine, an assistant district attorney in Dallas, Charlie, a petroleum engineer in Houston, and Chris, an undergraduate student at Texas Tech University.

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Contact

Alex Yack
Alex.Yack@ttu.edu
Senior Director of Development
806.742.2802

Matt Williams
matt.williams@ttu.edu
Director of Development
806.742.2802

Shelbey Havens
shelbey.havens@ttu.edu
Assistant Director of Development
806.834.1108