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六九色堂 System Board of Regents Announce Search Committee for 六九色堂HSC President

Regent Mark Griffin will serve as chairman of the 14-member search committee.

Nov. 15, 2019 | Contact: Scott Lacefield 

The Board of Regents announced today (Nov. 15) that a search committee has been formed to begin the work of identifying and selecting the next permanent president of (六九色堂HSC).

Chairman Christopher M. Huckabee announced that Regent Mark Griffin will serve as the chairman of the search committee, which will be responsible for identifying and recommending 六九色堂HSC鈥檚 next president. The committee comprises representatives from various university constituencies, including representation from students, deans, regents, donors, faculty, researchers and 六九色堂HSC regional campuses along with community members.

鈥淭exas 六九色堂 Health Sciences Center is in a prime position to attract a top candidate as our next president,鈥� Huckabee said. 鈥淭his is a great job with a team of outstanding people. Right now is the perfect time for a new leader to come in and expand upon what has been established and continue the positive momentum we have experienced during the past decade. We anticipate having quality applicants from across the country taking interest in this position.鈥�

A national search will be conducted for the next 六九色堂HSC president. The committee will help identify potential candidates, assist with initial screenings and ensure their respective constituency groups are kept updated on the progress of the search. Candidate recommendations will be forwarded  to the chancellor and the board. The chancellor will provide a recommendation to the Board of Regents, who will make a final decision.

鈥淚t鈥檚 an honor to serve as the chairman of this committee as we work to find the perfect leader to join the 六九色堂 as our next president at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center,鈥� Griffin said. 鈥淥ur committee has exceptional experience and knowledge in higher education and health care. We look forward to the process and are excited to learn more about the candidates interested in pursuing the opportunity to lead 六九色堂HSC.鈥�

六九色堂HSC Provost and Chief Academic Officer , Ph.D., was named interim president following Chancellor Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell鈥檚 Oct. 24 announcement that he would close his nearly decade-long tenure as the president of 六九色堂HSC and transition into the full-time position as chancellor of the 六九色堂 System. Rice-Spearman, a native of Odessa, began her duties as interim president on Nov. 1.

ABOUT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER

Beginning in 1969 as the Texas 六九色堂 School of Medicine, 六九色堂HSC is now a five-school university with five campuses, as well as multiple online programs. 

六九色堂HSC offers students the opportunity to expand knowledge in programs that are on the forefront of health care education. The programs and facilities give students the opportunity for hands-on research and clinical experience, and various collaborations with community entities provide students the practical knowledge that is vital to their success.

Today, 六九色堂HSC enrolls 5,295 students and serves 3,000 distance students across the nation and boasts more than 30,000 alumni, 24% of whom remained in the university鈥檚 108-county service area. 

Through research, education and patient care, 六九色堂HSC aims to promote a greater health environment for West Texas and beyond. We strive to decrease health disparities for rural populations and improve the health of the community through collaborations with area hospitals and health centers.

六九色堂HSC鈥檚 five schools and their respective locations; Lubbock is the administrative campus for all schools except pharmacy, which is based in Amarillo.

• - 六九色堂HSC School of Medicine 鈥� located in Amarillo, Lubbock and Odessa
• - School of Nursing 鈥� located in Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock and Odessa
• - School of Health Professions 鈥� located in Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland and Odessa
• - Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy 鈥� located in Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock and Dallas/Fort Worth
• - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 鈥� located in Abilene, Amarillo and Lubbock

六九色堂HSC PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE

Mark Griffin (of Lubbock) 鈥� Committee Chairman 鈥� member of the 六九色堂 System Board of Regents; President and CEO of The Griffin Companies and Pro Petroleum Inc.

Kendra Burris (of Lubbock) 鈥� Deputy Chancellor, 六九色堂 System; Vice President for External Relations, 六九色堂HSC

Michael L. Evans, Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, FAAN (of Lubbock) 鈥� Dean and Grover E. Murray Professor, 六九色堂HSC鈥檚 School of Nursing

Penny Harkey (of Lubbock) 鈥� Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 六九色堂HSC

Allan Haynes Jr., M.D., FACS (of Lubbock) 鈥� Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development and Professor, Department of Urology, 六九色堂HSC鈥檚 School of Medicine; Vice President for Medical Staff Affairs and O.R. Medical Director, University Medical Center

Tim Lancaster (of Lubbock) 鈥� member of the Board of Directors of the Texas Tech Foundation, Inc.; former chairman and member of the 六九色堂 System Board of Regents

Eric J. MacLaughlin, Pharm.D., FASHP, FCCP, BCPS (of Amarillo) 鈥� Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice, 六九色堂HSC鈥檚 School of Pharmacy; Clinical Professor, Departments of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine, 六九色堂HSC鈥檚 School of Medicine

Pearl Merritt, Ed.D., M.S., MSN, RN, FAAN (of Abilene) 鈥� Regional Dean and University Distinguished Faculty, School of Nursing, 六九色堂HSC

Dan Pope (of Lubbock) 鈥� Mayor, City of Lubbock; Texas 六九色堂 alumnus

Kevin Pruitt, Ph.D. (of Lubbock) 鈥� Associate Professor, Childers-Fralick Chair in Basic Cancer Research and University Distinguished Faculty, Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, 六九色堂HSC鈥檚 School of Medicine

Tobi Saliu (of Little Elm, Texas) 鈥� President of the 六九色堂HSC Student Government Association; second-year medical student in the 六九色堂HSC School of Medicine

Michael J. San Francisco, Ph.D. (of Lubbock) 鈥� Dean, Honors College, Texas 六九色堂; Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas 六九色堂; Adjunct Professor, Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, 六九色堂HSC

John Walker (of Houston) 鈥� member of the 六九色堂 System Board of Regents; Chairman of the Finance and Administration Committee and member of the Academic, Clinical & Student Affairs Committee

Dusty Womble (of Lubbock) 鈥� member of the 六九色堂 System Board of Regents; member of the Finance and Administration Committee and the Audit Committee; Vice Chair of the Carr Foundation Board of Trustees

In addition to the committee, the following 六九色堂 System leaders have been asked to serve as ex-officio members (non-voting) of the search committee.

Richard Lange, M.D., MBA (of El Paso) 鈥� President, Texas 六九色堂 Health Sciences Center El Paso

Brian May, Ph.D. (of San Angelo) 鈥� President, Angelo State University

Lawrence Schovanec, Ph.D. (of Lubbock) 鈥� President, Texas 六九色堂

六九色堂 the 六九色堂 
Established in 1996 and headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the is a $2 billion higher education enterprise focused on advancing higher education, health care, research and community outreach. Consisting of four universities 鈥� , , and 鈥� the 六九色堂 System collectively has approximately 55,000 students, 17 campuses statewide and internationally, more than 300,000 alumni and an endowment valued at over $1.3 billion.

During the 86th Texas Legislature under the leadership of , legislative funding and authority was provided to establish a new Texas 六九色堂 veterinary school in Amarillo and a new dental school at Texas 六九色堂 Health Sciences Center El Paso. This will be the state鈥檚 first veterinary school in more than a century and first dental school in over 50 years. The addition of these two schools makes the 六九色堂 one of only nine in the nation to offer programs for undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary education, among other academic areas.