Tedd L. Mitchell

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Tedd L. Mitchell
Born (1962-02-24) February 24, 1962 (age 62)
Columbia, Louisiana, U.S.
Education Stephen F. Austin State University (BS)
University of Texas Medical Branch (MD)
Title5th Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System
Predecessor Robert L. Duncan
Board member ofCooper Institute
Website http://www.texastech.edu/chancellor/tedd-l-mitchell.php

Tedd L. Mitchell (born February 24, 1962) is an American academic. He is the fifth chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. [1] [2] He is also the chairman for the Board of Trustees of the Cooper Institute, [3] a Dallas-based health and wellness system founded by Kenneth H. Cooper.

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Early life and career

Mitchell was born in Columbia, Louisiana and raised in Longview, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Stephen F. Austin State University and a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1987 from the University of Texas Medical Branch, where he is an Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus. [4]

Following an elective rotation at the Cooper Clinic [5] in Dallas, Mitchell earned a certificate of added qualification in Sports Medicine. [1] In 1991, he was appointed medical director at the Cooper Clinic, a role he held until being named president and chief executive officer in 2006. [1] From 2002 to 2008, he was appointed to President George W. Bush’s President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. [6] In 2007, he was named to the College Sports Medicine Board of Trustees. [1] He also served on Texas Governor George Bush’s State Board on Aging (1998 – 2002). [1]

Mitchell also served as a captain of the U.S. Army Reserves Medical Corps from 1996 to 1998. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Sports Medicine. [1]

Career with Texas Tech University System

In 2010, Mitchell began his career in academic administration joining the Texas Tech University System as president [7] of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. During his tenure, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso was established as a standalone institution in 2013 (the TTU System's fourth university), [8] the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center University Center in Lubbock was expanded, [9] and a new 51,000 square foot Academic Classroom Building was added on the TTUHSC Odessa Campus. [10] In 2019, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center's achieved record enrollment to become the top Texas health-related academic institution based on number of health care professional graduates. [11]

On October 25, 2018, the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents named Mitchell the fifth chancellor of the TTU System. [2] Following the appointment, he served the dual role of TTU System chancellor and TTUHSC president for approximately one year until on Nov. 1, 2019, TTUHSC provost and chief academic officer Lori Rice-Spearman was named interim TTUHSC president. [12]

In 2019, a delegation led by Mitchell [13] urged the 86th Texas Legislature [14] to approve and fund a new Texas Tech University veterinary school [15] in Amarillo (Texas's first new veterinary school since 1916), [16] and a new dental school [17] at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (the state's first since 1971). [18]

Personal life

Mitchell is married to Janet Tornelli-Mitchell, whom he met while at medical school.

Honors, affiliations, and awards

Selected publications

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  2. 1 2 Michael, Karen (October 25, 2018). "Tedd Mitchell officially named as Texas Tech System Chancellor". Lubbock Avalanche Journal. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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  4. ↑ "Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumni (1965 - present)". Alumni Relations. UTMB School of Medicine. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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  14. ↑ Editorial. "As West Texas influence in Austin wanes, Texas Tech takes a new approach". Dallas Morning News. No. 15 July 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  15. ↑ Na Jmabadi, Shannon (June 18, 2019). "Texas Tech receives $17 million to build the state's second vet school". Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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  18. ↑ Rosas, Rene (April 29, 2019). "A new dental school in Texas is long overdue". El Paso Times. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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  23. ↑ Mitchell, Tedd; Barlow, Carolyn E. (July 2011). "Review of the role of exercise in improving quality of life in healthy individuals and in those with chronic diseases". Current Sports Medicine Reports. 10 (4): 211–216. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0b013e318223cc9e . ISSN   1537-8918. PMID   23531896. S2CID   36699524.
  24. ↑ TEDD L. MITCHELL; CONRAD P. EARNEST; LARRY W. GIBBONS; SUSAN M. DEVERS (2004). "Effects of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Healthcare Utilization" (PDF). MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. American College of Sports Medicine. pp. 2088–2092. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  25. ↑ Mitchell, Tedd L.; Pippin, John J.; Devers, Susan M.; Kimball, Thomas E.; Cannaday, John J.; Gibbons, Larry W.; Cooper, Kenneth H. (February 2001). "Age- and sex-based nomograms from coronary artery calcium scores as determined by electron beam computed tomography". The American Journal of Cardiology. 87 (4): 453–456. doi:10.1016/S0002-9149(00)01403-X. PMID   11179534 . Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  26. ↑ Gibbons L.; Mitchell T.; Wei M.; Blair S.; Cooper K. (2000). "The maximal exercise test as a predictor of risk for coronary heart disease mortality in asymptomatic men". ScienceDirect.com. American Journal of Cardiology. pp. 53–58. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  27. ↑ Neck, Christopher P.; Mitchell, T. L.; Manz, Charles C.; Cooper, Kenneth H.; Thompson, Emmet C. (December 1, 2000). "Observations ‐ Fit to lead: is fitness the key to effective executive leadership?". Journal of Managerial Psychology. 15 (8): 833–841. doi:10.1108/02683940010694323. ISSN   0268-3946.
  28. ↑ Wei, Ming; Mitchell, Tedd; Gibbons, Larry; Stern, Michael; Kampert, James; Blair, Steven (May 2, 2000). "Low Fasting Plasma Glucose Level as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality". Circulation. 101 (17): 2047–2052. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.17.2047 . PMID   10790345.
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