Deans
Marvin J. Cepica, Ed.D., College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
Dr. Marvin Cepica was appointed the Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources effective May 1, 2004. He has served the College and Texas Tech University in various faculty and administrative capacities since his initial employment as a faculty member in the Departments of Agricultural Education and Agricultural Engineering in 1977... more»
Andrew Vernooy, AIA, College of Architecture
Andrew has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Princeton (1970), a Master of Architecture (1978) and a Master of Science in Engineering (1990) from the University of Texas, and a Master of Design Studies from Harvard (1991). Andrew is also a principle in the architecture and urban design firm of Sinclair Black & Andrew Vernooy... more»
Jane Winer, Ph.D., College of Arts & Sciences
Professor Jane L. Winer earned the B.A. summa cum laude in English (1969) and the M.L.S. (1970) from the State University of New York at Albany and the M.A. (1971) and Ph.D. (1975) in psychology from The Ohio State University. She joined the faculty of the Department of Psychology at Texas Tech University in 1975. Within Psychology, she directed grant-supported training programs and the Counseling Psychology Doctoral Training Program, which is accredited by the American Psychological Association (1984-1987)... more»
Allen T. McInnes, Ph.D., Rawls College of Business
Allen T. McInnes, Ph.D., was appointed dean of the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration on September 1, 2001. Dean McInnes was an oil industry executive and community leader in Houston before coming to Texas Tech. He served from 1996 to 2000 as president and chief executive officer of TETRA Technologies, Inc., a diversified oil field service company... more»
Sheryl Santos, Ph.D., College of Education
Dr. Sheryl L. Santos assumed the deanship of the College of Education in July, 2003. She received her undergraduate and Masters Degrees in Spanish from Queens College in New York City and her Ph.D. from Kansas State University in Curriculum and Instruction, with a specialization in bilingual education. Dean Santos is an energetic advocate for high quality public education... more»
Pamela A. Eibeck, Ph.D., College of Engineering
Dr. Pamela Eibeck is Dean of Engineering at Texas Tech University. She arrived at Texas Tech in May of 2004 with broad administrative experience at Northern Arizona University that includes having served as Chair of Mechanical Engineering, Interim Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology and Vice-Provost for Undergraduate Studies... more»
Fred Hartmeister, J.D., Ed.D., Graduate School
Fred Hartmeister became Dean of the Graduate School at Texas Tech University August 1, 2007. He holds a B.S. in Elementary Education from Valparaiso University, an M.B.A. (Business Administration) from the University of Denver, an Ed.D. in Educational Administration from the University of Wyoming, and a J.D. (Law) from the University of Wyoming. He became a faculty member at Texas Tech in 1993.... more»
Gary Bell, Ph.D., Honors College
Dr. Bell is from Pasadena, California. He attended Brigham Young where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology in 1966. He went on to earn both a Master of Arts (1968) and a Doctorate (1974) degree in history from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Bell came to Texas Tech University in 1993 from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas where he was the director of their Honors Program... more»
Linda C. Hoover, Ph.D., College of Human Sciences
Linda Hoover was appointed dean of the College of Human Sciences at Texas Tech University on January 1, 2003. Dean Hoover has been a faculty member in the college of Human Sciences since 1990 and currently is a Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Hospitality, and Retailing. In 2001, the university awarded her the President's Academic Achievement Award in recognition of her accomplishments in the areas of teaching, research, and service... more»
General Walter Huffman, School of Law
Dean Huffman joined the Texas Tech School of Law after a distinguished 25-year career in public service. As Judge Advocate General and the top military lawyer for the U.S. Army, Dean Huffman stepped down in 2001 after managing and leading a diverse legal workforce of more than 4,000 full-time uniformed and civilian attorneys and paralegal and support personnel in the United States and 17 foreign countries. During that time he was the first uniformed lawyer since World War II selected to serve on the Texas State Bar Board of Directors... more»
Donald H. Dyal, Ph.D., Libraries
Don Dyal joined the Texas Tech University Libraries’ faculty in 2001, after a career of twenty-eight years at Texas A&M University, College Station, culminating in the position of Director of the Cushing Library. Dr. Dyal was the Mavis P. Kelsey Professor of Librarianship, and is the author of over eighty publications, including six books. He has consulted in library buildings—processes and programs, rare books, preservation organization, and botanical literature... more»
Jerry Hudson, Ph.D., College of Mass Communications
Dr. Hudson's primary undergraduate teaching areas are in advertising and electronic media. Among the graduate courses, he has taught research methods and data analysis. He is the author or co-author of 43 papers, one book chapter and 30 publications. Dr. Hudson worked in commercial broadcasting for 12 years including radio and television sales, radio personality, television sports personality and weather person... more»
Carol Edwards, Ph.D., College of Visual & Performing Arts
Carol D. Edwards, who had served as dean of Western Washington University’s College of Fine and Performing Arts since 2004, began Aug. 1, 2007. Dr. Edwards earned her doctorate in 1992 from Florida State University. She holds a master's degree in Art Education from the University of Alabama and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Commercial Art from Mississippi University for Women... more»