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 adding missing items with 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
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

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]
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

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
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

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
J. William Davis	Government	Father of the National Letter of Intent system, former chairman of Texas Tech's Athletic Council	1938		no	[18] [19]
Marsha Sharp	Women's Basketball	1993 Women's Basketball Championship Coach	1982		no
Susan Polgar		Four-time women’s classical world chess champion and five-time Olympic chess champion
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
Dee Andros
Frank Anderson
Robert Anae
Rodney Allison
Spike Dykes		Former head football coach, second all-time winningest coach in Texas Tech football history
Sonny Dykes
Rex Dockery
James Dickey
Kevin Curtis
Kristy Curry
Rob Evans
Beattie Feathers
Rockey Felker
Ruben Felix
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
John Lovett
Manny Matsakis
Sam McElroy
Edward McKeever
Greg McMackin
Ruffin McNeill
David McWilliams
Jack Mitchell
Jeff Mitchell
Jerry Moore
Dell Morgan
Eric Morris (coach)
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
Mike Leach		Former head football coach, all-time winningest coach in Texas Tech football history
Kris Kocurek
Pat Knight
Bob Knight		Former head men's basketball coach, all-time winningest NCAA D-1 men's basketball coach; Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
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
Charlie Sadler
Doc Sadler
Greg Sands
John Scott, Jr.
Kal Segrist
Lyle Setencich
Jim Wright
Willie Zapalac
Polk Robison
Travaris Robinson
Sam Robertson
Louise Ritter
Richard Ritchie
Robert Prunty
Todd Petty
Victor Payne
Jim Parmer

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