Advisory Committee for Texas Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Health Sciences Center President Search
January 10, 2007 | Written by Sally Logue Post
, chancellor of the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ, has named a 19-member Advisory Committee to assist in selecting the next president of the .
The committee includes representatives of key Texas Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center constituencies, including faculty, administration, staff, students and members of communities in which the Health Sciences Center operates.
The committee, working with a five-member search committee established by the Chancellor last month, will help identify potential candidates, assist with initial screenings of candidates and ensure that their respective constituency groups are kept up to date on the progress of the search.
"The committee will play an extremely important role in the search process," said Hance. "The new Texas Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Health Sciences Center president will work with all groups represented on the advisory panel, so it is essential that they have a voice as we move forward."
"We have an outstanding group of individuals who have agreed to serve and we are looking forward to the collaboration between the search committee and the advisory committee," Hance said.
The advisory committee members include:
- Laura Baker, faculty member in the Department of Family and Community Medicine in the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃHSC School of Medicine, Lubbock
- Steven Berk, dean of the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃHSC School of Medicine, Lubbock
- Paul Brooke, dean of the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃHSC School of Allied Health Sciences, Lubbock
- Elmo Cavin, Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃHSC executive vice president for administration and finance, Lubbock
- Dennis Dove, regional chairman of the Department of Surgery at Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃHSC School of Medicine, Amarillo
- Scott Dueser, member of the Texas Tech Board of Regents, Abilene
- Margret Duran, director of the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃHSC Office of Student Services, Lubbock
- Shirley Garrison, community member and sponsor of Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃHSC's Garrison Institute on Aging, Lubbock
- Larry Gill, community member and vice president of the Dodge-Jones Foundation, Abilene
- Alexia Green, dean of the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃHSC School of Nursing, Lubbock
- Tracilyn Hall, student in the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃHSC School of Medicine and president of the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃHSC Student Government Association, Lubbock
- Antonio Jesurun, faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics in the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃHSC School of Medicine, El Paso
- Cynthia Jumper, vice chair of the Department of Internal/Pulmonary Medicine in the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃHSC School of Medicine, Lubbock
- Arthur Nelson, dean of the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃHSC School of Pharmacy, Amarillo
- Beverly Pevehouse, community member and local philanthropist, Midland
- Mike Sanders, vice chancellor for governmental relations in the Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà System, Lubbock
- Dan T. Serna, member of the Texas Tech Board of Regents, Arlington
- Doug Stocco, faculty member in the Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry in the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃHSC Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock
- Betsy Triplett-Hurt, community member and a member of the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃHSC Permian Basin advisory council, Odessa
The new Texas Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Health Sciences Center president will fill a vacancy left in June 2006 when Roy Wilson, resigned. Bernhard T. Mittemeyer, is serving as interim president.