A Listing of the Administrative Heads of Texas Tech University
The dates listed below come from old school catalogs and reference file material.

TTU Chancellors, Presidents, Deans, Athletic Directors and Coaches, Marching Band Directors, and Board of Regents

Chancellors, started in 1996
1     John T. Montford, 1996-2001
2     Dr. David R. Smith, 2001-2006
3     Donald R. Haragan, Interim Chancellor, 2006
4     Kent Hance, Chancellor, 2006-present

Presidents, started in 1925
1     Paul Whitfield Horn, 1925-1932
2     Bradford Knapp, 1932-1938
3     Clifford B. Jones, 1938-1944
4     William M. Whyburn, 1944-1948
5     Dossie Marion Wiggins, 1948-1952
6     Edward N. Jones, 1952-1959
7     Robert Cabiness Goodwin, 1960-1966
8     Grover E. Murray, 1966-1976
9     Cecil Mackey, 1976-1979
10   Lauro F. Cavazos, 1980-1988
11   Robert W. Lawless, 1989-1996
12   Donald R. Haragan, 1996-2000
13   David J. Schmidly, 2000-2003
14   Donald R. Haragan, interim 2003
15   Jon Whitmore, 2003-present

Deans
     College of Agricultural Sciences, started in 1925 [later called the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources]
1     Arthur H. Leidigh, 1925-1945
2     W. L. Stangel, 1945-1958
3     Gerald W. Thomas, 1958-1967
4     J. Wayland Bennett, interim 1968
5     Gerald W. Thomas, 1968-1970
6     Samuel E. Curl, interim 1970-1971
7     Anson R. Bertrand, 1971-1978
8     William F. Bennett, 1978-1979, interim 1979-1980
9     Samuel Everett. Curl, 1979-1997
10   Robert C. Albin, interim 1998
11   John R. Abernathy, 1999-2004
12   Marvin Cepica, Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, 2004-?
13  John M. Burns, Interim Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, 2007, then becomes the permanent Dean from 2008

     College of Architecture- started in 1986
1     A. Dudley Thompson, interim 1986-1987
2     R. Wayne Drummond, 1987-1990
3     Williard B. Robinson, interim 1990-1991, passed away during term
4     Michael A. Jones, interim Fall 1991
5     Martin J. Harms, Spring 1991
6     R. Wayne Drummond, Fall 1991 
7     Willard B. Robinson, interim 1992 
8     Michael A. Jones, interim 1993 
9     Martin J. Harms, 1994-1998 
10   James E. White, 1999-2002 
11   John Borrelli, interim 2002
12   Andrew Vernooy, 2003-present

     College of Arts and Sciences, started in 1925
1     James Marcus Gordon, 1926-1945
2     Robert Cabaniss Goodwin, 1945-1959
3     Sabe M. Kennedy, 1959-1966
4     Lorrin Garfield Kennamer Jr., 1967-1970
5     Lawrence Lester Graves, 1970-1983
6     William B. Conroy, 1984-1986
7     Joe R. Goodin, 1986-1991 
8     Jane L. Winer, 1991-present

     College of Business Administration, started in 1942
1     John Orval Ellsworth, 1942-1946
2     Trent Campbell Root, 1945-1959
3     Haskell Grant Taylor, acting 1948-1966
4     George Gail Heather, 1950-1968
5     Reginald Rushing, interim, 1968-1970
6     Jack Donald Steele, 1970-1975
7     Carl H. Stem, 1975-1998 
8     Roy D. Howell, interim 1998, then becomes the permanent Dean from 1999-2001
9     R. Stephen Sears, interim 2001-2002
10   Allen T. McInnes, 2002-present

     College of Education, started in 1967
1     Donald McDonald, 1967-1968
2     Glen Barnett, 1968-1969
3     Gordon Lee, 1969-1972
4     Donald McDonald, 1972-1973
5     Robert H. Anderson, 1973-1983
6     Richard E. Ishler, 1983-1990
7     Charles W. Smith, 1990-1993 
8     Elaine Jarchow, 1994-2000 
9     Larry Hovey, interim 2000 
10   Greg Bowes, 2001 
11   Gerald Skoog, 2002
12   Sheryl Linda Santos, 2003-present

     College of Engineering, started in 1925
1     William J. Miller, 1925-1932
2     Otto Vincent Adams, 1932-1949
3     Oscar Allen St. Clair, 1949-1950
4     Dysart Edgar Holcomb, 1950-1955
5     John R. Bradford, 1955-1982
6     Jimmy H. Smith, interim 1982-1984
7     Mason H. Somerville, 1985-1995 
8     Jorge I. Aunon, 1996-1998 
9     William M. Marcy, interim 1999-2000, then becomes the permanent Dean in 2000
10   James L. Smith, Interim Dean 2002-2004
11   Pamela A. Eibeck, Dean 2004-present

     College of Home Economics/Human Sciences, started in 1925
1     Margaret W. Weeks, 1925-1953
2     Willa Vaughn Tinsley, 1953-1971
3     Donald S. Longworth, 1971-1981
4     Elizabeth G. Haley, 1981-2000
5     Linda C. Hoover, interim 2001, then becomes the permanent Dean in 2002-present

     College of Visual Performing Arts, started in 2003
1     Dr. Gary W. Owens, 2003
2     Jonathon Marks, interim Dean, ?-2007
3     Carol Edwards, 2007-present

     Dean of Student Life, started in 1952
1     James G. Allen, 1950-?

     Dean of Women
1     Margaret Ann Twyman, 1950-?

     Graduate School, started in 1937
1     William Albert Jackson, 1937-1938
2     Robert Cabaniss Goodwin, 1938-1945
3     William Curry Holden, 1945-1950
4     William Bryan Gates, 1950-1963
5     Fred Durnford Rigby, 1963-1968
6     Lawrence Lester Graves, interim 1968-1970
7     Thomas A. Langford, interim 1970-1971 
8     J. Knox Jones Jr., 1971-1984
9     Clyde Hendrick, 1984-1995 
10   Thomas A. Langford, 1996 
11   David J. Schmidly, 1997-2000 
12   Robert M. Sweazy, interim 2001
13   Ronald M. Anderson, 2002-2003
14   John Borrelli, 2003-2007
15   Fred Hartmeister, 2007-present

     Libraries, started in 1925
1     Elizabeth Howard West, Librarian 1925-1942
2     Emma Lillian Main, Acting Librarian 1942-1945
3     Augustine Smith Gaylord, Librarian 1945-1949
4     Ray Curtis Janeway, 1949-1982
5     Dale E. Cluff, 1982-2001
6     Donald Dyal, Dean of Libraries 2001-present

     School of Law, started in 1966
1     Richard B. Amandes, 1966-1976
2     Frank W. Elliott, 1977-1980
3     Byron Fullerton, 1981-1984
4     W. Frank Newton, 1985-2001
5     James R. Eissinger, interim 2002 
6     Walter Burl Huffman, 2003

Marching Band Directors
1     Harry LeMaire, 1925-1934
2     Dewey O. Wylie, 1934-1959
3     Dean Killion, ?
4     Keith Bearden, 1981-2003
5     Christopher Anderson, 2003? - present

Board of Directors/Board of Regents Members [arranged by last name]
Abbott, Thomas F., Jr., 1951-1957
Allen, Herbert, 1963-1969
Allison, Alvin R., Jr., 1961-1969
Armstrong, Wright R., 1961-1966 [chairman 1964-1965]
Benson, George E., 1951-1957
Birdwell, John E., 1981-1987 [chairman1984-1986]
Brown, Robert, 1995-2001
Bucy, J. Fred, 1973-1991 [chairman 1980-1982, 1988-1990]
Bucy, J. Fred, Jr., 1973-1979
Callaway, P. C., 1956-1959
Campbell, R. Trent, 1969-1975
Carpenter, John W., 1923-1935
Carr, Waggoner, 1969-1973
Carter, Amon G., 1923-1927 [chairman 1923-1926]
Cash, C. A., 1965-1969
Cavazos, General Richard E., 1989-1995
Clarity, Frank E. 1929-1931
Collier, John B., Jr., 1941-1947
Collins, Bill E., 1971-1977 [chairman 1972-1974]
Comegys, C. G., 1927-1930
DeBusk, Manuel, 1959-1965 [chairman 1962-1963]
DeGroff, Mrs. Charles, 1923-1926
Drane, Mrs. Frank N., 1923-1932
Ford, Jerry, 1983-1989
Formby, Clint, 1971-1983 [chairman 1974-1976]
Formby, Marshall, 1967-1971
Francis, Frederick Francis, 2007-2013
Francis, William H., Jr., 1953-1956
Fuller, Rex, 1981-1993
Furr, Roy K., 1963-1983 [chairman 1966-1968]
Galloway, Nathan, 1979-1985
Gulley, J. L, Jr., 1987-1993
Haley, J. Evetts, 1955-1961
Haley, Mrs. John A., 1926-1939
Harris, Dr. Bernard A., Jr., 1993-1999
Harte, Houston, 1927-1933
Hinchey, Dr. John J., 1971-1977
Hinn, Harold, 1957-1969
Hobbs, Carey, 1987-1993
Hobby, William P., 1923-1925
Hoblitzelle, Karl, 1941-1947
Hulen, John A., 1931-1935
Ince, Leon, 1947-1953
Johnson, J. L. "Rocky," 1989-1995
Johnson, Larry D., 1983-1989
Johnson, Thomas, 1930-1933
Jones, Clifford B. [chairman 1927-1938]
Jones, John, 1997-2003
Jones, Nancy, 1997-2003
Junell, Frank, 1969-1975 [chairman 1970-1972]
Kahle, Jean, 1986-1987
Kemp, A. J., 1973-1979
Kimbro, H. T., 1925-1929
Lindsey, James L., 1956-1962
Linebery, Tom, 1955-1961
Ling, James J., 1969-1971
Marion, Anne W. (Sowell), 1981-1987
Martin, Retha R., 1965-1971 [chairman 1968-1970]
Masters, Wesley, 1983-1989
Mathews, Charles D., 1962-1969
Mayes, Wendell, Jr., 1985-1991 [chairman 1986-1988]
Mayse, A. G. (Pat), 1943-1951
McCarty, Milburn, 1939-1944
McGee, Dr. William Gordon, 1985-1991
McGee, Mark, 1938-1951
McLaughlin, C. T., 1949-1955
McLaughlin, J. Edd, 1961-1967
Meadows, Claude W., 1923-1928
Meharg, Mrs. Emma G., 1933-1937
Moore, Fred H., 1953-1956
Newman, Mose, 1925-1927
Noe, Dr. Carl E., 1993-1999
Nunn, J. E., 1923-1925
Orme, Douglas, 1955-1961
Pevehouse, Joe, 1979-1985 [chairman 1982-1984]
Pfluger, Raymond, 1949-1955
Pfluger, Robert L., 1975-1981 [chairman 1978-1980]
Pfluger, Lee, 1944-1945
Phillips, Anne W., 1981-1987
Pollard, Thomas G., 1935-1941
Potter, Mrs. W. R., 1935-1941
Price, Robert B., 1945-1955
Ratliff, O. B., 1943-1949
Reisle, Carl E., Jr., 1966-1969
Riddle, A. J., 1941-1942
Scovall, Field, 1969-1973
Scovall, John Field, 2007-2013
Scruggs, Charles D., 1971-1975
Scruggs, Charles G., 1975-1978
Sims, John C., 1991-1997
Smith, Wilmer, 1959-1965
Sneed, John T., 1933-1940 [chairman 1939-1940]
Snyder, James L., 1977-1983
Sowell, James, 1995-2001
Spiller, Kyle, 1943-1949
Stafford, Bob L., 2007-2013
Stafford, Lee, 1971-1981
Steele, Lisle L., 1937-1943
Strickland, Riley, 1929-1933
Stuart, R. A., 1932-1935
Tannery, Fledger F., 1965-1969
Thompson, Charles C., 1937-1957 [chairman 1943-1957]
Thompson, Ernest O., 1927-1929
Turner, Jerry Edward, 2007-2013
Underwood, R. A., 1923-1933
Wall, C. I., 1957-1963 [chairman 1959-1962]
Ward, Elizabeth "Cissy", 1991-1997
Watkins, Winfield D., 1953-1959 [chairman 1957-1959]
Weiss, J. Michael, 1997-2003
Wells, Spenser A., 1936-1943 [chairman 1941-1943]
West, James M., 1935-1941 [chairman 1940-1941]
Weymouth, Chanslor E., 1941-1953
Whitacre, Edward E., Jr., 1995-1999
White, Alan, 1995-2001
White, Alan B., 1989-1995 [chairman 1991-?]
Williams, Judson F., 1969-1979 [chairman 1976-1978]
Wilson, Roscoe, 1929-1933
Woods Martin, Patsy, 1991-1997
Wooldridge, Charles W., 1947-1953
Wooldridge, Floyd A., 1957-1963
Workman, Don R., 1975-1981
Zimmerman, Dennis, 1933-1937

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