List of Texas Tech University faculty

See also: List of Texas Tech University alumni

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 editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.

Architecture

See also: Texas Tech University College of Architecture

Name	Department	Notability	Joined TTU	Left/retired	Alumnus/na?	Refs
Dora Epstein-Jones	Architecture	Recognized for her scholarship on Architecture discipline and gender	2019	(active)	no	[1]
Upe Flueckiger	Architecture	Internationally recognized because of the design of his house	1998	(active)	no	[2]

Arts and Sciences

See also: Texas Tech University College of Arts & Sciences

Name	Department	Notability	Joined TTU	Left/retired	Alumnus/na?	Refs
Burwell B. Bell III		US Army general, former ROTC instructor at Texas Tech
Sankar Chatterjee		Paleontologist
Dan Flores		Historian of the American West, formerly at Texas Tech, later with the University of Montana
Alberto Gonzales		Former United States attorney general, political science professor and diversity recruiter
William Curry Holden		Archaeologist and historian
Stephen Graham Jones		Blackfeet author, former associate professor at Texas Tech
Daniel O. Nathan	Philosophy	Paradox of Intentionalism
F. Alton Wade		Scientist, leader of the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition and namesake of Mount Wade in Antarctica				[3]

Business

See also: Rawls College of Business

Name	Department	Notability	Joined TTU	Left/retired	Alumnus/na?	Refs
David A. Bednar	Management	Assistant professor of Management (1984–1986); president of Brigham Young University–Idaho (1997–2004)	1984	1986	no	[4]
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
Shelby D. Hunt	Marketing	Highly cited marketing professor	1980	(active)	no	[5] [6]

Education

See also: Texas Tech University College of Education

Name	Department	Notability	Joined TTU	Left/retired	Alumnus/na?	Refs
Michael Shonrock	Educational Psychology	Educational psychologist, former Texas Tech University administrator, and Emporia State University president	1990	2011	no	[7]

Engineering

See also: Whitacre College of Engineering

Name	Department	Notability	Joined TTU	Left/retired	Alumnus/na?	Refs
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

Name	Department	Notability	Joined TTU	Left/retired	Alumnus/na?	Refs
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
Sonya Lutter	Financial Planning	Director of Financial Health and Wellness	2022	(active)	2010	[17]
Gabor B. Racz		Pioneer in the treatment of chronic pain				[18]
Tom Shires		Chair of the Surgery department (1991–1995), trauma surgeon who pioneered administering saline to shock and surgical patients

Media & Communication

See also: Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication

Name	Department	Notability	Joined TTU	Left/retired	Alumnus/na?	Refs
Pete Brewton	Journalism		—	(active)	no
Wyman Meinzer	Photography	State Photographer of Texas	—	—	1974

Visual and Performing Arts

See also: Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts

Name	Department	Notability	Joined TTU	Left/retired	Alumnus/na?	Refs
Julien Paul Blitz		Cellist, conductor, and teacher; first music director of the Houston Symphony
Mary Jeanne van Appledorn		Composer

Athletics

See also: Texas Tech Red Raiders

Name	Department	Notability	Joined TTU	Left/retired	Alumnus/na?	Refs
Rodney Allison
Robert Anae
Frank Anderson
Dee Andros
Dave Aranda
Gary Ashby
Art Baker
Virgil Ballard
Bob Bass
Jim Bates
Richard Bell
Bob Beyer
Rodney Blackshear
Art Briles
Alvin Brooks
Dave Brown
Neal Brown
Watson Brown
Jim Carlen
Pete Cawthon
Darrin Chiaverini
Sandy Collins
Romeo Crennel		Defensive assistant, head coach of the Cleveland Browns	1975	1977
Sonny Cumbie
Kristy Curry
Kevin Curtis
J. William Davis	Government	Father of the National Letter of Intent system, former chairman of Texas Tech's Athletic Council	1938		no	[19] [20]
James Dickey
Rex Dockery
Sonny Dykes
Spike Dykes		Former head football coach, second all-time winningest coach in Texas Tech football history
Rob Evans
Beattie Feathers
Ruben Felix
Rockey Felker
Ewing Y. Freeland
Gary Gaines
Gene Gibson
Billy Gillispie
Chad Glasgow
W. L. Golightly
John Goodner
Cari Groce
Al Groh
Trey Haverty
Larry Hays		Former head baseball coach, one of the winningest coaches in college baseball
Ray Hayward
Grady Higginbotham
Dana Holgorsen
Victor Houston
Berl Huffman
Bubba Jennings
Mike Jinks
Art Kaufman
Joe Kerbel
J. T. King
Kliff Kingsbury
Jack Kiser
Trish Kissiar-Knight
Wes Kittley
Bob Knight		Former head men's basketball coach, all-time winningest NCAA D-1 men's basketball coach; Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
Pat Knight
Kris Kocurek
Mike Leach		Former head football coach, all-time winningest coach in Texas Tech football history
John Lovett
Manny Matsakis
Sam McElroy
Edward McKeever
Greg McMackin
Ruffin McNeill
David McWilliams
Jack Mitchell
Jeff Mitchell
Jerry Moore
Dell Morgan
Eric Morris
Carl Mulleneaux
Gerald Myers
Brian Norwood
Bill Parcells		Assistant football coach, went on to win two Super Bowls as head coach of the New York Giants	1975	1977
Jim Parmer
Victor Payne
Todd Petty
Susan Polgar		Four-time women’s classical world chess champion and five-time Olympic chess champion
Robert Prunty
Richard Ritchie
Louise Ritter
Sam Robertson
Travaris Robinson
Polk Robison
Charlie Sadler
Doc Sadler
Greg Sands
John Scott, Jr.
Kal Segrist
Lyle Setencich
Marsha Sharp	Women's Basketball	1993 Women's Basketball Championship coach	1982		no
Bud Sherrod
Tim Siegel
Dean Slayton
Steve Sloan
Mike Smith
Tubby Smith
Dan Spencer
Tom Stone
Amy Suiter
Jerry Sullivan
Tim Tadlock
Grant Teaff
Chris Thomsen
Stacey Totman
Tommy Tuberville
Chris Walker
Wade Walker
DeWitt Weaver
James Willis
Teresa Wilson
Tom Wilson
Jim Wright
Willie Zapalac

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