Texas Tech
Board of Regents
Officers
James E. Sowell, Chair
J. Robert Brown, Vice Chair
James L. Crowson, Assistant Secretary
Lucy Lanotte, Executive Secretary
Members
Term Expires January 31, 2001
J. ROBERT BROWN El Paso
JAMES E. SOWELL Dallas
ALAN B. WHITE Lubbock
Term Expires January 31, 2003
JOHN W. JONES Brady
DR. NANCY E. JONES Abilene
J. MICHAEL WEISS Lubbock
Term Expires January 31, 2005
CARIN BARTH Houston
E.R. BROOKS Dallas
BRIAN C. NEWBY Austin
Principal Administrative Officers
(Date following rank indicates year of initial
appointment to Texas Tech.)
Office of the Chancellor
CHANCELLOR JOHN T. MONTFORD, Professor of Law, 1996.
B.A., Texas (Austin), 1965; J.D., 1968.
DEPUTY CHANCELLOR FOR ADMINISTRATION JAMES L. CROWSON, 1996.
B.A., Oklahoma, 1960; LL.B., Southern Methodist, 1963.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, JIM C. BRUNJES, 1991.
B.A., Texas A&M, 1969; M.Stat., 1972.
VICE CHANCELLOR FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY CATHY H. ALLEN, 1996.
B.B.A., Stephen F. Austin State, 1981; M.Ed., 1989.
VICE CHANCELLOR AND GENERAL COUNSEL PAT CAMPBELL, 1981.
B.S., Texas Tech, 1968; J.D., 1971.
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CHANCELLOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF BEN W. LOCK, 1996.
B.B.A., Texas (Austin), 1980; M.B.A., 1984.
VICE CHANCELLOR FOR FACILITIES PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION MICHAEL A. ELLICOTT, 1999.
B.S., LAFAYETTE, 1968; M.S., MISSOURI (ROLLA), 1976; P.E., 1977.
VICE CHANCELLOR FOR GOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS JOHN MICHAEL SANDERS, 1969.
B.A., Abilene Christian, 1966; J.D., Texas Tech, 1970.
VICE CHANCELLOR FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS AND INTERIM VICE CHANCELLOR FOR
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT WILLIAM G. WEHNER, 1990.
B.A., Oklahoma State, 1963.
ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR NEWS AND INFORMATION CYNTHIA R. RUGELEY, 1998.
B.A., Texas Christian, 1978; M.A., Midwestern State, 1984.
Office of the President
PRESIDENT DAVID J. SCHMIDLY, Professor of Biological Sciences, 1996.
B.S., Texas Tech, 1966; M.S., 1968; Ph.D. Illinois (Champaign-Urbana), 1971.
PROVOST JOHN M. BURNS, Professor of Biological Sciences, 1969.
B.S., New Mexico State, 1963; M.S., 1966; Ph.D., Indiana, 1969.
SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND CHIEF OF STAFF FREMONT E. (GENE) BINDER, 2000.
B.A., Knox, 1958; M.A., Washington State, 1970; Ed.D., 1974.
VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT MICHAEL R. HEINTZE, 1998.
B.A., Texas Lutheran, 1972; M.A., Southwest Texas State, 1974; Ph.D., Texas Tech, 1981.
INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT FOR FISCAL AFFAIRS MICHAEL L. WILSON, 1993.
B.A., Huston-Tillotson, 1982; M.S., Columbia, 1984.
VICE PRESIDENT FOR OPERATIONS HIRUM E. (GENE) WEST, 1982.
B.S., Texas Tech, 1962; M.S., 1968.
INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT
AFFAIRS MICHAEL D. SHONROCK, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education, 1991.
B.S., Western Illinois, 1979; M.S., 1981; Ed.S., Pittsburg State, 1987; Ph.D., Kansas, 1990.
INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH, GRADUATE STUDIES, AND TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER AND DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL ROBERT M. SWEAZY, Professor of Civil Engineering, 1970.
B.A., Wichita State, 1962; M.S., 1966; Ph.D., Oklahoma, 1970.
INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GARY L. WIGGINS, 1989.
B.S., Texas Tech, 1971; M.S., 1973; Ph.D., 1978.
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