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TECH MOURNS THE LOSS OF A GREAT PHILANTHROPIST
Longtime supporter, alumni and friend of Texas Tech, W.B. "dub" Rushing passed away January 29, 2007 at the age of 96. "Dub" was also founder of Varsity Bookstore. full story
TEXAS TECH COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES RECEIVES ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP
The Texas Tech College of Human Sciences today announced the creation of the $500,000 James and Kailee Young Regents Endowed Professorship to benefit the Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management Program. full story
TEXAS TECH ESTABLISHES PROFESSORSHIP FOR THE SCHOOL OF LAW
Texas Tech School of Law officials will announce today the establishment of the $500,000 Preston Smith Regents Endowed Professorship. full story
TEXAS TECH ANNOUNCES GIFT FROM FORMER CONGRESSMAN
The Rawls College of Business Administration today announced the creation of the $1 million Kent Hance Regents Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship. The chair is named for Texas Tech alumnus and former Lubbock Congressman Kent R. Hance. full story
THE FIRST FACULTY MEMBER IN THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING TO BE ELECTED TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
Chancellor David R. Smith, M.D. And Donna Bacchi, M.D. hosted a Reception January 27 honoring Texas Tech University Horn Professor Kishor C. Mehta, Ph.D. Dr. Kishor is the first faculty member in the College of Engineering to be elected to the National Academy of Engineering. full story
COLLEGE OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVES ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP
Texas Tech University officials announced the creation of the Marshall and Sharleen Formby Regents Professorship in the new College of Mass Communications. full story
TEXAS TECH ANNOUNCES GILMORE GIFT
Texas Tech University announced today (Nov. 30) a $3.6 million bequest to the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) and the College of Human Sciences from the late Chester “Pots” and Cleta Belle Gilmore of Idalou. full story
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER RECEIVES LARGEST GIFT IN ITS HISTORY
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center announced a $5 million gift from Mildred and Shirley L. Garrison Feb. 2. The gift, which is the largest in the history of the university, will benefit the Garrison Institute on Aging full story
TEXAS TECH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ANNOUNCES GRANT AND ENDOWED CHAIR
The Texas Tech University College of Engineering has announced a gift and the establishment of a new endowed chair. The gift was made possible through three Texas Instruments business units, while four TI employees are contributing to create the endowed chair. full story