Vice President for Research & Innovation Search

Texas Tech University has launched the search for its next Vice President for Research & Innovation. To help guide this important process, we have engaged Spencer Stuart, a leading executive search firm with deep expertise in higher education and research leadership.

A dedicated search committee of university leaders, faculty and a member of the Board of Regents will work closely with Spencer Stuart to identify candidates who will advance Texas Tech’s research mission and build on our momentum.

Search Committee Members

• Ron Hendrick, Senior Vice President & Provost, Search Chair
• Stephen Bayne, Vice Chancellor for Innovation & Collaboration
• Noel Sloan, Senior Vice President & CFO
• Grace Hernandez, Chief of Staff and Vice President, Office of the President
• Roland Faller, Dean, Whitacre College of Engineering
• Clay Cash, Regent, Texas Tech University System Board of Regents
• Dimitri Pappas, Chair, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Arts & Sciences
• Michelle Pantoya, Paul W. Horn Distinguished Professor, J.W. Wright Regents Chair, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Whitacre College of Engineering
• Tosha Dupras, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
• Nikhil Dhurandhar, Paul W. Horn Distinguished Professor, Helen Devitt Jones Endowed Chair, Dept. of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health & Human Sciences
• Noureddine Abidi, Managing Director, Fiber & Biopolymer Research Institute, Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
• Jon McNaughtan, Chair, Dept. of Educational Psychology, Leadership & Counseling, College of Education