Texas Tech University Horn Professors, 1967-2008
To be designated a Horn Professor is the highest honor received by a Texas Tech faculty member.  The recognition is bestowed upon a faculty member who has attained national and/or international recognition in the areas of research or other creative, scholarly achievement.  The nomination process is a highly tiered one, including several steps that include critical scrutiny by an evaluation committee, letters of support by prominent experts in the same field as the nominee, dossiers that demonstrate immense publication and scholarly service, and final ratification by the Board of Regents.  OP 32.09 outlines the nomination process and selection criteria.

Below is a listing of Texas Tech University Horn Professors, arranged by year of appointment.

Appointment- 1967

Appointment- 1968   

Appointment- 1969

  • A. Beatrix Cobb, Psychology
  • Faye L. Bumpass, Classical and Foreign Languages

Appointment- 1970

  • Richard A. Dudek, Industrial Engineering
  • George Neff Stevens, Law

Appointment- 1971

Appointment- 1972    

  • Harold Ernest Dregne, Agronomy [no online profile found]
  • Richard William Hemingway, Law [no online profile found]
  • Clarence Everit Kincaid, Jr., Art [no online profile found]
  • Dan Moody Wells, Civil Engineering  [no online profile found]

Appointment- 1973

  • Morris Sheppard Wallace, Education
  • Russell William Strandtmann, Biology

Appointment- 1975    

Appointment- 1977

Appointment- 1978   

  • M. M. Ayoub, Industrial Engineering
  • Henry A. Wright, Range and Wildlife Management

Appointment- 1979   

Appointment- 1981 

Appointment- 1983  

  • David Leon Higdon, English [no online profile found]
  • Shelby D. Hunt, Business Administration [biographical profile]

Appointment- 1984   

Appointment- 1985   

Appointment- 1986 

  • John A. Gillas, Music [no online profile found]
  • Janet W. Perez, Classical and Romance Languages [biographical profile - scroll down]
  • J. Knox Jones, Biological and Museum Sciences

Appointment- 1987  

Appointment- 1988 

Appointment- 1989 

Appointment- 1990

  • Raymond C. Jackson, Biological Sciences [no faculty profile found]
  • Allan J. Kuethe, History [biographical profile]

Appointment- 1991 

Appointment- 1992

  • Purnendu K. Dasgupta, Chemistry and Biochemistry [biographical profile, vitae]
  • Harley Oberhelman, Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures [no faculty profile found]

Appointment- 1994

Appointment- 1996

Appointment- 1997

  • E. Roland Menzel, Physics [vitae, obit, another obit]
  • Henry Nguyen, Plant and Soil Sciences [no online profile found]

Appointment- 1999

 Appointment- 2000

Appointment- 2001

Appointment- 2002

Appointment- 2003

Appointment- 2004

  • Hafid Gafaiti, Classical and Modern Languages and Literature [no online profile found]

Appointment- 2005 [press release]

Appointment- 2006

Appointment- 2007 [press release]

  • William Casto, Alvin R. Allison Professor of Law [biographical profile]
  • Eileen Johnson, Curator of Anthropology at the Museum of Texas Tech University and director of the Lubbock Lake Landmark
  • W. David Nes, Chemistry and Biochemistry [personal webpage]

Appointment- 2008 [press release]

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