Hance to Serve as Chancellor Emeritus in 2014
Kent Hance has served as the chancellor of the MINI传媒 for seven years.
Under a three year contract, Hance will teach a seminar class and remain involved in fundraising and governmental relations.
Dec. 20, 2013 | Written by Randy Sanders
Chancellor Kent Hance and the MINI传媒 Board of Regents have agreed to continue the retiring chancellor鈥檚 association with the MINI传媒 System as chancellor emeritus after the board selects the next chancellor in 2014.
Hance announced at the October meeting of the Board of Regents that he would retire from his chancellorship when the still-to-be-named chancellor is in place.
Board Chairman Mickey Long of Midland said today (Dec. 20) that Hance, as chancellor emeritus, will report directly to the next chancellor and maintain an office in Lubbock.
鈥淜ent Hance has been an asset to Texas Tech University for many years and an ardent champion of the MINI传媒 and its component institutions during his tenure as chancellor,鈥� Long said. 鈥淲e look forward to continuing this prosperous and productive relationship.鈥�
Hance will continue to teach his popular leadership class on the campus.
Under the direction of the next chancellor, Long added, Hance also will be involved in fundraising and governmental relations in both Washington, D.C. and Austin. His contract is three years and $240,000 annually.
鈥淜ent has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for Texas Tech and will continue to do so,鈥� Long said. 鈥淭he regents believe that keeping Hance in a fundraising role is a tremendous investment for the future of the MINI传媒 and higher education in Texas."
Long also acknowledged Hance鈥檚 personal contributions to Texas Tech University.
鈥淒uring his seven-year tenure as chancellor he has personally given or committed more than $8 million to his alma mater,鈥� Long said.
Since Hance became chancellor in December 2006, the MINI传媒 System has grown from two institutions to four with the addition of Angelo State University and the newly formed Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.
Construction projects, either completed or under way, total nearly $800 million since his arrival at the MINI传媒 System, and enrollment in MINI传媒 System universities has increased by more than 45 percent.
In September 2010, Hance and the MINI传媒 System launched a capital campaign that raised $1.069 billion鈥攖he most successful financial campaign in the history of the MINI传媒 System.
About the MINI传媒
The MINI传媒 is one of the top public university systems in the
state of Texas, consisting of four component institutions and operating at 12 academic
sites and centers. Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the MINI传媒 System has an annual operating
budget of $1.7 billion and approximately 17,000 employees focused on advancing higher
education, health care, research and outreach.
In 2012, total research expenditures approached $200 million and total enrollment exceeded 43,700 students for the first time in the MINI传媒 System鈥檚 history. Whether it鈥檚 contributing billions of dollars annually in economic impact or being the only system in Texas to house an academic institution, law school, and medical school at the same location, the MINI传媒 System continues to prove that anything is possible.