Distinguished Alumni Dinner - Friday, October 15, 2010
The Distinguished Alumni Awards are presented annually by the Texas Tech Alumni Association. This year's Distinguished Alumni Dinner will be held on Friday, October 15, 2010.
The dinner and awards are designed to recognize and honor alumni who have made significant contributions toward furthering the excellence of Texas Tech University through outstanding accomplishments, careers and/or through extraordinary measures of service. A video biography is viewed during the evening, highlighting the lives of those honored.
A reception will be at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. To make reservations, please contact the Alumni Association at 806.742.3641.
In addition to honoring the recipients of the award, the program spotlights the accomplishments of Texas Tech, enhancing its image as a university. The awards manifest tangible evidence of the success and progress of Texas Tech University.
Nominations are accepted from members and friends of the Alumni Association, Texas Tech University faculty and staff. Attendance at Texas Tech University is a requirement to be eligible for nomination, although receiving a degree is not necessary.
Completed nomination forms are submitted on an ongoing basis to:
Distinguished Alumni Nominations
Texas Tech Alumni Association
P.O. Box 45001
Lubbock, TX 79409-5001
Distinguished Alumni Nomination Form
Previous Award Recipients
2009
Douglas E. Barnhart '69, CEO of Makena Consulting Inc., San Diego, California
Larry D. Johnson '61, Founder, President and CEO of The Johnson Development Company, Houston, Texas
Wyman Meinzer '74, Photographer and Author, Benjamin, Texas
2008
Jeff D. Morris '74, President and CEO of ALON USA, Dallas, Texas
Dunia A. Shive '82, President and CEO of Belo Corp., Dallas, Texas
Dale V. Swinburn '65, Owner of Dale Swinburn Farms, Partner and Director of Windstar Inc., Tulia, Texas
2007
Angela Fick Braly '82, President & CEO, WellPoint, Indianapolis, Ind.
Royal Furgeson '64, U.S. District Judge, San Antonio, Texas
Richard Ligon '58, '60, Ranching and Business, Graham, Texas
2006
Dain M. Hancock '64, '66, Retired Business Executive, Lockheed Martin, Fort Worth, Texas
Phil Price '67, President & CEO, the Price Group, Lubbock, Texas
Karen P. Tandy '74, '77, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, Annandale, VA
2005
Carey Hobbs, CEO and President, Hobbs Bonded Fibers, Waco, Texas
Sheryl Swoops, WNBA Player - Houston Comets, Houston, Texas
Alan B. White, Chairman and CEO, PlainsCapital Corporation, Dallas, Texas
2004
Jerry S. Rawls, President and CEO, Finisar Corporation, Los Altos, Calif.
James E. "Jim" Sowell, Chairman, Sowell and Co., Dallas
John B. Walker, Founder and CEO, EnerVest Management Partners Ltd., Houston
2003
C. Moody Alexander, D.D.S., M.S. '54, Orthodontist and Professor, Dallas
Maj. Gen. Robert T. Clark '70, Deputy Commanding General of the Fifth Army, San Antonio
*Col. Rick D. Husband '80, Commander of the STS-107 Columbia, honored posthumously
2002
David P. Frazier '72, Founder and Former CEO, DF&R Corp, Dallas
Nelda Jo Price Koumalats '70, Historical Romance Author, Amarillo
Diane King Scovell '68, Volunteer Service, Banking & Ranching, Dallas
2001
Harold M. Brannan '53, President, South Texas Radiology Group, San Antonio
Susan Graham '83, Performer, Mezzo-Soprano, New York City
Gary R. Petersen '68, Co-founder and Partner, Encap Investments, L.C., Houston
Bill R. Womble '60, Attorney, Thompson & Knight, Dallas
2000
Robert L. Duncan '76, Texas State Senator, Partner, Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, Lubbock
J. Rex Vardeman '61, Board of Directors, TriPoint Global, Longview
Gerald L. Woolam, M.D. '62, Physician, Lubbock Surgical Associates, President, American Cancer Society, Lubbock
1999
Dicky Grigg '70, Partner, Law Offices of Dicky Grigg, Austin
Andrew Sansom '68, Executive Director, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Austin
Ken Talkington, M.D. '61, Physician, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Arlington
1998
Jimmie Ruth Wittenburg Evans '71, Community Volunteer, Agribusiness/Investments
Shirley L. Garrison '40, Agribusiness, Investments/Banking
Will D. Jarrett '58, Former President, Westward Communications
William M. "Bill" Sims '55, Former Texas State Senator, Rancher
1997
Charles Harper '55, President & CEO, Harper Perkins Architects
Robert A. Junell '69, Texas State Representative, and Attorney-Small, Craig & Werkenthin
Diane Phillips McGauley '69, Executive Director, The Family Place
*Polk F. Robison '34, Retired TTU Athletic Director & Coach
1996
Scott G. Arbuckle '57, Chairman & CEO, Eljer Industries, Inc.
C. R. "Choc" Hutcheson '48, Oil Royalty Investments
O. Wayne Isom, M.D. '61, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center
1995
*R. Guy Carter '28, Attorney, Retired; Carter, Jones, Magee, Rudberg & Mayes
Tom Craddick '65, Texas State Representative; Investor-Craddick Properties
Brigadier General Walter Burl Huffman '67, Assistant Judge Advocate General of the Army, the Pentagon
Judy Odom Sims '74, CEO & Co-Founder of Software Spectrum
1994
Bob L. Herd '57, Independent Oil & Gas Operator/Producer, Herd Producing Company, Inc.
Stephen J. "Tio" Kleberg '69, Vice President, Agribusiness, King Ranch
Jack W. McAninch, M.D. '58, Professor, University of California, Chief of Urology, San Francisco General Hospital
Helen verDuin Palit '78, Founder & President, America Harvest, Inc.
1993
E.R. "Dick" Brooks '61, Chairman, President and CEO, Central and South West Corp.
Dolores Hutto Carruth, M.D. '58, Neonatologist
R.D. "Don" Cash '66, Chairman, President and CEO, Questar Corp.
*Joseph A. Stanley, Jr. '39, Investments and Civic Work
1992
Donald E. Ledwig '59, Executive Director, American Production & Inventory Control Society
John Field Scovell '68, Chairman and Director, Woodbine Development Corp.
R. Canon Clements '32, Retired Banking & Financial Executive
Ilah Coffee Merriman '57, Chief Executive Officer, Houston and Hawaii Offices of H&R Block
1991
J. Fred Bucy, Jr. '51, Retired President and CEO, Texas Instruments
James E. "Pete" Laney '65, Texas State Representative and Farmer
Billie Jean Stroehle Smith, M.D. '60, Director, University of Houston Student Health Center
Elizabeth M. Watson '71, Chief, Houston Police Department
1990
J. C. Chambers '54, CLU, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
*James W. Lacy '49, Chairman of the Board, Lacy & Byrd
Rodrick L. Shaw '47, Lubbock County Judge
William B. Snyder '55, President, Chief Executive Officer, Government Employees Insurance Co.
1989
James L. Snyder '41, Rancher
*J. Garland Threadgill '50, Retired Consulting Engineer
Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. '64, President and Chief Operating Officer, Southwestern Bell Corp.
Betty Clawson Wright '53, Betty Wright Investments
1988
*Bob Bullock '55, Texas State Comptroller
T. Scott Hickman '57, Petroleum Consultant
Frances Mayhugh Holden '36, Historian-Writer, Cultural Leader
James L. "Rocky" Johnson '49, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer-GTE
Walter McDonald '56, Poet and Paul Whitfield Horn Professor English, Texas Tech University
1987
Georgia Mae Ericson '36, Retired Dietician & Food Service Manager, Now stock farmer, Mt Blanco Canyon
Robert L. Pfluger '51, Rancher
Dr. Floyd C. Rector, Jr. '50, Chief Renal Division, University of California Medical Center
Charles W. Stenholm '61, United States Congressman
1986
R.A. "Rob" Brown, Jr. '58, Rancher
*Bill E. Collins '32, Retired Chairman of the Board, Hemphill-Wells
Dr. Jack H. Henry '60, Orthopedic Surgeon
*B.J. "Joe" Pevehouse '48, Adobe Oil & Gas Corp.
1985
Dr. Marion F. Baumgardner '50, Director, Remote Sensing Applications, Agronomy Professor, Purdue University
Kent R. Hance '65, Law Partner, Firm of Boyd, Veigel and Hance
*Arch G. Lamb '39, Retired, Farm Management and Investments
Dr. Gerald R. Seemann '59, Vice President & General Manager, Developmental Sciences, Lear Siegler, Inc.
1984
Clint Formby '49, President of Formby Group Radio Stations
*J. L. Gulley, Jr. '49, Independent Oil Producer & Geologist
*Charles L. Harris, Jr. '47, Vice President, Mfg. Bed Products Division, WestPoint Pepperell
Robert J. Lewis '49, Retired, Chairman of the Board, United States Bank
1983
Dr. R.G. "Wick"Alexander, '58, Orthodontist
W.K. "Bill" Barnett '44, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive , First National Bank
Frank M. Burke, Jr. '60, National Director, Energy & Natural Resources Practice, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.
*Dr. Virginia Hufstedler Love '32, Retired, Austin College
1982
*Anna Belle Collier '29, Retired Banking Executive
*Alex K. Cooke '47, Chairman of the Board, Fields & Co.
Dr. Katherine L. Rodgers '55, Pediatrician
Allan J. Tomlinson, Jr. '54, President & Chief Operating Officer, Diamond Shamrock Corp.
1981
*Malouf Abraham '34, Malouf Abraham, Inc.
Jean McLaughlin Kahle '44, Philanthropist
Wendell Mayes, Jr. '49, President, KNOW-AM & KCSW
W.B. "dub" Rushing, '32, Private Investments
1980
Dr. Camille G. Bell '42, Chairperson, Home Economics Education, Texas Tech University
H. P. Bezner '49, Drilling Manager, South Texas Division, Exxon Company
Ray Butler '49, President, Harkins & Company Oil & Gas-Drilling and Producing
*Elmer L. Tarbox '39, Retired Businessman, Former State Representative, Founder Elmer's Weights, Inc.
1979
C. Robert Black '58, President & General Manager, Texaco Iran, Ltd.
Roy Butler '49, President, Noble Affiliates, Inc.
Dr. Scott M. Grundy '55, Chief, Metabolic Section, VA Hospital in California
Dr. Mina W. Lamb '32, Prof Emeritus, College of Home Economics, Texas Tech University
1978
*Alvin R. Allison '39, Attorney
*Dr. John J. Hinchey '36, Orthopedic Surgeon
*Berl M. Springer, '43, President & Chief Operating Officer, SPS
Robert C. Jordan '41, Chief Financial Officer, New England Life Insurance
1977
Dr. Lauro F. Cavazos '49, Dean, Tufts University School of Medicine
Manuel DeBusk '33, Attorney & Businessman
*Marshall Formby '32, Attorney & Businessman
*Honorable John C. White '46, U.S. Department of Agriculture
1976
Major General Richard E. Cavazos '51, Director, Inter-American Region Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense International Security Affairs
*Howard H. Hinson '34, President & Chief Executive Office, Texas Pacific Oil Company, Inc.
Dr. Dysart E. Holcomb '34, Vice President Research & Development Pennzoil Company
*Dr. Ewell L. Hunt '29, Physician & Surgeon
1975
*Arthur W. Busch '50, Vice-President Environmental Affairs, Southwest Research Institute
R. Trent Campbell '32, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Mosher Steel Company
*J. Doyle Settle '33, Chairman of the Board, Setco Glove Award Corporation
*Wilmer Smith '37, Nationally-known Agricultural Leader
1974
*Joe B. Alford '39, Executive Director, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers
Dr. John R. Bradford '42, Dean College of Engineering, Texas Tech University
*Judge James G. Denton '38, Associate Justice, Texas Supreme Court
*Dr. William M. Pearce '35, President, Texas Wesleyan College
1973
Dr. Earnest F. Gloyna '42, Dean of Engineering, University of Texas
*Rilla C. Lovell '40, Business Education Consultant, San Diego City Schools
*Dr. Bevington A. Reed '48, Texas Commissioner of Higher Education
*Charles W. Wooldridge '30, Chairman of the Board, Texas Power and Light Company
1972
*Major General Ross Ayers '33, Adjutant General for Texas
*Charles H. Feltz '40, Vice President, North American Rockwell Corporation
*Don Maddox '34, President, Textiles, Incorporated
*Lola Smith '39, Former President, National Extension Homemakers Council
1971
*Dr. John R. Bertrand '40, President, Berry College
*Dr. George W. Burnett '37, Associate Dean, School of Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia
*C.A. Cash '35, President, Diamond Shamrock Corporation
*Charles Bates Thornton '35, Chairman of the Board, Litton Industries
1970
*Rear Admiral Felix P. Ballenger '34, Commanding Officer, National Naval Medical Center
*Charles A. Bucks '48, Senior Vice President, Continental Airlines
*W. Austin Davis '36, V ice-President, North American Rockwell Corporation
Demetrio B. Lakas '53, President, Republic of Panama
1969
*Governor Preston E. Smith '34, Governor of Texas
*Ima Smith '33, First Lady of Texas
1968
*Waggoner Carr '40, Former Attorney General of Texas
*Rear Admiral Donald D. Chapman '39, Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy
Porter Parris '38, Vice-President, Hilton Hotel Corporation
*Dan Thornton '32, Former Governor of Colorado
1967
Dr. William W. Akers '43, Educator and Researcher
*Jack F. Maddox '29, Business and Civic Leader
*Fred H. Moore '30, Industrial and Business Executive
*Jack Tippit '47, Cartoonist and Professional Leader
*deceased
