Julie Hodges

Julie Hodges
Director of Education
National Ranching Heritage Center

In the short time that Julie Hodges has been the Director of Education at the National Ranching Heritage Center she has brought an energy level, creativity and commitment which have served to inspire and motivate staff and volunteers alike. Candlelight at the Ranch has attracted record crowds since her arrival: in excess of 10,000 people each year. Ranch Day this year had well over 5,000 attendees. This was over a thousand more attendees than usual. In addition Julie has brought national attention to Texas Tech by making over 50 professional presentations to state and local organizations and by developing an I-phone app that only a half dozen museums in the world have. With all these efforts Julie has been a very key part of making the National Ranching Heritage Center the number one visitor attraction in Lubbock.