John A. Buesseler Distinguished Lectureship Series
About the John A. Buesseler Distinguished Lectureship Series
The Health Organization Management program sponsors the John A. Buesseler Distinguished Lectureship Series, which is held each fall and spring semester to provide a platform for bringing well-known healthcare leaders and speakers to Texas Tech University to provide a platform for greater learning and healthcare industry exposure to students, faculty and community members. The lectureship series was named after distinguished alumnus Dr. John Aure Buesseler to recognize both the impact of his contributions to healthcare in West Texas and his profound impact at Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.
About Dr. John A. Buesseler
Dr. Buesseler's academic accomplishments include Bachelor of Philosophy (Zoology)
and Doctor of Medicine (Ophthalmology) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Master
of Science in Business Administration from University of Missouri-Columbia, and a
dissertation away from Doctor of Philosophy (Business/Public Administration) at Cornell
University. He consulted with national and international organizations including NASA
where he served on the Space Medicine Advisory Group in successfully developing life
support and research requirements for the Orbiting Space Research Laboratory. A three-war
veteran (WWII, Korea, Vietnam), he served as a PFC, Senior Flight Surgeon and Special
Forces Colonel. Dr. Buesseler is Emeritus Founding Dean of the Medical School and
Emeritus Founding Vice President for Health Sciences of TTUH SC and Founding CEO of
its Health Sciences Center. In 1971, Dr. Buesseler became Founding Professor of Health
Organization Management, a joint-venture department between the Texas Tech School of Medicine and Rawls College of Business. HOM has become a program of academic excellence and
national renown. He served the Rawls College with distinction.
Lectureship Videos
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Spring 2019
Fall 2017
Spring 2017
Fall 2016
Spring 2016
Fall 2015
Spring 2015
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Rawls College of Business
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