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This is a partial list of notable past and present faculty members at Texas Tech University .
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources .
Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources [ ]
Name
Department
Notability
Joined TTU
Left/retired
Alumnus/na?
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Architecture [ ]
Arts and Sciences [ ]
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William Curry Holden
Archaeologist and historian
Dan Flores
Historian of the American West , formerly at Texas Tech, later with the University of Montana
Sankar Chatterjee
Paleontologist
F. Alton Wade
Scientist, leader of the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition and namesake of Mount Wade in Antarctica
[3]
Stephen Graham Jones
Blackfeet author, former associate professor at Texas Tech
Burwell B. Bell III
US Army general, former ROTC instructor at Texas Tech
Alberto Gonzales
Former United States Attorney General , political science professor and diversity recruiter
Daniel O. Nathan
Philosophy
Paradox of Intentionalism
Business [ ]
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David A. Bednar
Management
assistant professor of Management (1984–1986); president of Brigham Young University–Idaho (1997–2004)
1984
1986
no
[4]
Shelby D. Hunt
Marketing
Highly cited marketing professor.
1980
Active
no
[5] [6]
Kent Hance
Business Law
Professor of Business Law (1968–1973); Texas State Senator (1975–1979); U.S. House Representative (1979–1985); Texas Tech University System Chancellor (2006–2014)
1968
1973
yes
Education [ ]
See also: Texas Tech University College of Education
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Michael Shonrock
Educational Psychology
Educational psychologist, former Texas Tech University administrator, and Emporia State University president.
1990
2011
no
[7]
Engineering [ ]
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M. M. Ayoub
Ergonomics
Pioneer in the field of Ergonomics
—
no
[8]
Chau-Chyun Chen
Molecular Thermodynamics
National Academy of Engineering member,
2013
(Active)
no
[9] [10]
Fazle Hussain
Fluid Dynamics
National Academy of Engineering member,
2013
(Active)
no
[9] [10]
Magne Kristiansen
Pulsed Power
Pulsed power expert and recipient of the IEEE Third Millennium Medal
—
no
[11] [12] [13]
Kishor C. Mehta
Wind Engineering
National Academy of Engineering member, former director of the Wind Science and Engineering Research Center , and developed the Enhanced Fujita Scale .
1965
(Active)
no
[10] [14]
Danny Reible
Water Resources
National Academy of Engineering member,
2013
(Active)
no
[10] [15] [16]
Human Sciences [ ]
See also: Texas Tech University College of Human Sciences
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Thomas C. Butler
Former professor, credited with making oral hydration the standard treatment for diarrhea, lost samples of the bacteria that causes bubonic plague
Carlos Manuel Chavez ,
Heart surgeon
Gabor B. Racz
Pioneer in the treatment of chronic pain
[17]
Tom Shires
Chair of the Surgery department (1991–1995), trauma surgeon who pioneered administering saline to shock and surgical patients
Law [ ]
See also: Texas Tech University School of Law
Name
Department
Notability
Joined TTU
Left/retired
Alumnus/na?
Refs
Media & Communication [ ]
Visual and Performing Arts [ ]
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Julien Paul Blitz
Cellist, conductor, and teacher; first music director of the Houston Symphony
Mary Jeanne van Appledorn
Composer
John Gillas
Music
Horn Professor of Music
1971
2002
Athletics [ ]
References [ ]
^ Williams, Paige (2013-02-23). "A Corrugated House in a Sunburned Land" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2013-11-27 .
^ Testado, Justine (May 15, 2019). "Dora Epstein Jones appointed as chair at Texas Tech College of Architecture" . Archinect .
^ Paleontology Division Collections
^ "Elder David A. Bednar" . ChurchofJesusChrist.org . The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ Fillpot, Dirk (2000-10-04). "Tech's Hunt on the cutting edge" . www.LubbockOnline.com . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ "Highly Cited Research Economics/Business" . www.highlycited.com . Thomson Reuters . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ "Texas Tech's Michael Shonrock appointed president at Emporia State" . www.LubbockOnline.com . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . 2011-12-09. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ "Who is Dr. M. M. Ayoub" . www.iienet2.org . Institute of Industrial Engineers . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ Jump up to: a b Gardner, Emily (2013-01-16). "Texas Tech gains 2 National Academy professors" . www.DailyToreador.com . The Daily Toreador . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d Ursch, Blake (2013-09-13). "National Academy engineers bring prestige to Tech" . www.LubbockOnline.com . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ Westbrook, Ray (2002-03-22). "Professor who works in pulsed power named Scientist of Year" . www.LubbockOnline.com . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ Bell, Andrew (2003-10-21). "Raider Pulse Power" . www.DailyToreador.com . The Daily Toreador . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ "IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference 2005 - PPC History" . www.Sandia.gov . Sandia National Laboratory . Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ Bergfeld, Carlos (2006-02-03). "Tech researchers help develop new tornado ratings scale" . www.Daily Toreador.com . The Daily Toreador . Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ Slyker, Karin (2013-09-10). "Texas Tech Announces Donovan Maddox Engineering Chair" . today.ttu.edu . Texas Tech Today. Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ "TTU Engineering chair receives endowment" . www.MyFoxLubbock.com . KJTV-TV . 2013-09-10. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-26 .
^ "American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians: Biography, Gabor Racz, MD" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-05-12 .
^ "Texas Tech A-to-Z" . www.texastech.com . Texas Tech Red Raiders . Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2013 .
^ Hosick, Michelle (February 2, 2011). "History of the National Letter of Intent" . www.ncaa.com . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Archived from the original on May 30, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2011 .
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