Deans
Michael Galyean, Ph.D.
College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
Dr. Michael Galyean became the interim dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources on July 1, 2011. Galyean is a Horn professor and Thornton Distinguished Chair in beef cattle nutrition and management in Texas Tech's Department of Animal and Food Sciences. He joined the faculty at Texas Tech in 1998 and was chairman of the Animal Care and Use Committee from 2002 to 2006... 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»
Lawrence Schovanec, Ph.D.
College of Arts & Sciences
Professor Lawrence Schovanec earned his doctorate in mathematics from Indiana University, his master’s degree from Texas A&M University and his bachelor’s of science degree from Phillips University... 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. McInnes was an oil industry executive and community leader in Houston before coming to Texas Tech. From 1960 to 1993, he served in various management positions at Tenneco Inc. ... more»
Scott Ridley, Ph.D.
College of Education
Dr. Scott Ridley was appointed dean of the College of Education June 1, 2011. Ridley came to Texas Tech after 20 years in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University (ASU). As an associate professor of educational psychology, he taught courses and published research on learning and motivation theory, action research and classroom assessment... more»
Albert Sacco Jr., Ph.D.
Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering
Albert Sacco Jr. is dean of the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Before coming to Texas Tech, he was the George A. Snell Distinguished Professor of Engineering and the director of the Center for Advanced Microgravity Materials Processing at Northeastern University... more»
Peggy Miller, Ph.D.
Interim, Graduate School
Dr. Peggy Gordon Miller began her career in higher education at Indiana University Northwest teaching in the English Department and was later named chancellor of the campus where she served in that capacity for a number of years before being named president of the University of Akron. She later served as president of South Dakota State University from which she retired as president emerita... more»
Stephen E. Fritz, Ph.D.
Interim, Honors College
Dr. Fritz most recently was president of Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Nebraska. He is a member of the Registry for College and University Presidents, a nonprofit organization which engages former university presidents interested in service in interim leadership roles... 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... more»
Darby Dickerson, J.D.
School of Law
University administrators appointed Darby Dickerson as School of Law Dean July 29, 2011. She also holds the position of W. Frank Newton Endowed Professorship. Before coming to Texas Tech, Dickerson was at Stetson University College of Law in Florida, where she joined the faculty in 1995 as an assistant professor and moved through the ranks to assume the deanship in 2004. Dickerson teaches or has taught alternative dispute resolution, legal research and writing, federal pretrial practice, litigation ethics and torts... 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... 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... more»
Valerie Osland Paton, Ph.D.
Interim, University College
Dr. Valerie Osland Paton was named interim dean of University College June 1, 2011. Paton is responsible for coordination of university-wide distributed learning programs, including off-campus programs. Paton also serves as vice provost for planning & assessment... more»
Carol Edwards, Ph.D.
College of Visual & Performing Arts
Carol Edwards has been the Dean for the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Texas Tech University since 2007. Previously, she served as Dean of Western Washington University’s College of Fine and Performing Arts. She earned her doctorate in art education from Florida State University, a master’s degree from the University of Alabama... more»