Techsan Memorial

 

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Each year during Homecoming Week, Texas Tech University holds the Techsan Memorial to remember members of the Red Raider community who have passed away during the previous memorial year. Students, faculty and staff are recognized individually during the ceremony, while alumni are remembered collectively with a moment of silence. Families, friends and members of the university community are welcome to attend.

About Techsan Memorial

Techsan Memorial is Texas Tech's annual remembrance of members of the university community who have died. The ceremony is held during Homecoming Week and provides a shared opportunity for family members, friends, classmates, colleagues and the broader Texas Tech community to remember those who were part of the university.

The names of students, faculty and staff being recognized are read during the ceremony. Alumni are honored collectively with a moment of silence.

Who Is Recognized

Techsan Memorial recognizes members of the Texas Tech community who, at the time of their death, were current students, current or retired staff members or current or retired faculty members. Alumni are also remembered during the ceremony as a group.

Submit a Memorial Notification

Texas Tech learns of many student, faculty and staff deaths through university processes, but some may not become known through those channels. Members of the university community are encouraged to submit information about an eligible individual who should be considered for inclusion in the Techsan Memorial.

Student Memorial Plaques

Texas Tech students who are honored through Techsan Memorial are also remembered through memorial plaques displayed in the Lew Jones Memorial Lounge in the Student Union Building. Student names are engraved on the plaques as a permanent remembrance of their place in the Texas Tech community.

The Lew Jones Memorial Lounge is located near the west entrance of the Student Union Building.

Questions & Contact Information

If you have questions about an individual who should be recognized or about Techsan Memorial, contact the office associated with that person's relationship to Texas Tech.