Texas Tech University is in compliance with Comprehensive Standard 3.2.8.

All administrative and academic officers at Texas Tech University are highly qualified by training and experience to serve in the particular capacity to which they are appointed. Administrative and academic officers are selected through an open and competitive process that involves peer administrators, faculty, staff (as appropriate), and student participation. Policies regarding selection and appointment of administrative and academic officers are published in the university Operating Policy and Procedures Manual at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/opmanual/OP70.11.pdf
(O.P. 70.11, Appointment of Staff Employees).

Specific information on senior administrative and academic officers of the university is available as follows:

Chancellor, David R. Smith, M.D.
Dr. Smith is a board certified pediatrician who served for four years as Commissioner of Texas Department of Health before becoming the President of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He became Chancellor of the Texas Tech University system in May 2002. A biographical statement on Dr. Smith is available at http://www.texastech.edu/System/Chancellor/bio.html

President Jon Whitmore, Ph.D.
Dr. Whitmore has a Ph.D. in Dramatic Arts from University of California, Santa Barbara. He served as dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas in Austin for six years and as provost at the University of Iowa for 8 years before he as named president of Texas Tech University in September 2003. A biographical statement of Dr. Whitmore is available at http://www.ttu.edu/administration/president/bio.php

Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost,
William M. Marcy, Ph.D.
Dr. Marcy has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University, where he joined the Department of Computer Science in 1975. Dr. Marcy was dean of the College of Engineering at Texas Tech University before being named provost in 2001.  A biographical statement on Dr. Marcy is available at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/provost/biography.php

Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance, Thomas Anderes, Ph.D.
Dr. Anderes’s resume is on file in the Office of the President.

Vice President for Operations, Maximiliano Hinojosa, III.
Mr Hinojosa’s resume is on file in the Office of the President
 

Vice President for Research, Technology Transfer, and Economic Development, Robert M. Sweazy, Ph.D.
Dr. Sweazy’s curriculum vitae is on file in the Office of the President.
 

Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources,
Marvin Cepica, Ph.D.
Dr. Cepica’s curriculum vitae is on file in the Office of the Provost.


Dean of the College of Architecture, Andrew Vernooy, A.I.A.
Mr. Vernooy’s curriculum vitae is on file in the Office of the Provost.
 

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Jane Winer, Ph.D.
A biographical statement for Dr. Winer is at http://www.as.ttu.edu/faculty/About_the_Dean/about_the_dean.html
 

Dean of the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration,
Allen McInnes, Ph.D.
A biographical statement for Dr. McInnis is at http://www.rawlsbusiness.ba.ttu.edu/officeofthedean/meetTheDean.asp
   

Dean of the College of Education, Sheryl Santos, Ph.D.
Dr. Santos’s curriculum vitae is on file in the Office of the Provost.

Dean of the College of Engineering, Pamela Eibeck, Ph.D.
Dr. Eibeck’s curriculum vitae is on file in the Office of the Provost.
 

Dean of the Graduate School John Borrelli, Ph.D.
A biographical statement for Dr. Borrelli is at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/deanbio.php
 

Dean of the Honors College, Gary M. Bell, Ph.D.
A biographical statement for Dr. Bell is at http://www.honr.ttu.edu/bios/staff_drbell.html
 

Dean of the College of Human Sciences, Linda C. Hoover, Ph.D.
Dr. Hoover’s curriculum vitae is on file in the Office of the Provost.
 

Dean of the College of Law, Walter Burl Huffman, J.D.
A biographical statement for Dean Huffman is at https://www.law.ttu.edu/people/faculty/huffman.asp
  

Dean of Libraries, Donald Dyal, Ph.D.
Dr. Dyal’s curriculum vitae is in pdf format at http://library.ttu.edu/dyalvita.doc
 

Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts Garry W. Owens, Ph.D.
A biographical statement for Dr. Owens is at http://www.vpa.ttu.edu/CGI/framesrv.cgi?loc=dean.shtml

 SACS Off-Site Committee Finding:
 

3.2.8     The institution has qualified administrative and academic officers with the experience, competence, and capacity to lead the institution. 

___       Compliance
_X_      Non-compliance
___       Did not review

Comments: 

Much of the supporting documentation unavailable for review.

 

TTU Response:  

Biographical statements for all deans are available on line at the following web site: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/provost/deans.php 

Vice Presidential biographical sketches are available at the following web sites:  

Senior Vice President and Provost William M. Marcy: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/provost/biography.php   

Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Thomas Anderes: http://www.ttu.edu/fiscal/bio.php

Vice President for Operations Maximiliano Hinojosa: http://www.physicalplant.ttu.edu/phyplant1/BiographicSketchWebpage.doc 

Vice President for Student Affairs Michael D. Shonrock, Associate Vice Presidents for Student Affairs James P. Burkhalter and Jan T. Childress, and Interim Dean of Students Gregory  G. Elkins: http://www.studentaffairs.ttu.edu/vpsa/bios.asp 

Vice President for Research, Technology Transfer and Economic Development Robert Sweazy:   http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vprgs/images/VPBio.pdf  

Associate Vice President for Information Technology Sam Segran: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/infotech/cio.html  

Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management Stephanie Hays Anderson: http://www.ttu.edu/enrmgt/bio.php. 

Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Gerald Myers: http://www.irim.ttu.edu/SACSFocusReport/PDF/GeraldMyersBio.pdf.