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Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Expansion of Merket Alumni Center

Hard Hats & Hot Dogs event to mark beginning of TTAA expansion project.

Alumni Highlights

Texas Tech Alumni Association Building on Tradition

Hard Hats & Hot Dogs: Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Expansion of Merket Alumni Center is free for everyone. Find out More.

Join the Texas Tech Alumni Association at Hard Hats and Hot Dogs, the ground breaking ceremony for the Peggy and Bill Dean Expansion to Merket Alumni Center on Tuesday, May 12.

Hard Hats and Hot Dogs includes free hot dogs, chips & soft drinks for everyone, compliments of City Bank's new Tech Reward Checking Account. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. with the ground breaking ceremony taking place at 12:30 p.m. Please RSVP by May 8, to sarafknight@aol.com or by calling (806) 742-3641 Ext. 221.

Building on Tradition

The expansion project will nearly double the present Merket Alumni Center by adding 10,694 square feet. A new second entrance into Merket Alumni Center will open into The Peggy and Bill Dean Grand Reception Hall. Three new banquet/meeting rooms will be constructed on the west end of the building. Other features include a new serving kitchen with storage; a new circulation, staging and planning office; a bride’s room and new restrooms. The existing kitchen will be remodeled into an office suite for the association’s marketing department. A second courtyard will be built to the east, featuring a gazebo and beautiful landscaping.

First built in 1995 as an addition to the original President’s Home, Merket Alumni Center now hosts more than 800 events annually and is in high demand for weddings and receptions year round.

Several naming opportunities remain available for donors to the project, as well as brick pavers, bronze markers, marble pavers and granite benches for varying giving levels. For more information, please visit
 www.merketexpansion.com.


Jan 15, 2020