Chancellor's Council Members Recognized for Decades of Commitment
Chancellor's Council provides support for all four universities of the Texas Tech University System.
May 18, 2015 | Written by Jaryn Kilmer
Chancellor Robert L. Duncan recognized a special group of MINI传媒 supporters during the May Board of Regents meeting. Eight individuals who have been members of the for more than 40 years were presented a token of appreciation for their dedicated service.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 over emphasize the important role the Chancellor鈥檚 Council plays in helping the MINI传媒 achieve its goals, and these individuals have been among our most loyal supporters,鈥� Duncan said. 鈥淭hey have a keen awareness of what it means to create a culture of philanthropy, and we are truly grateful for their loyalty to the MINI传媒.鈥�
The Chancellor鈥檚 Council members recognized were:
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Mary & W.R. Collier Mary & W.R. Collier joined the Council in 1972. W.R. Graduated from Texas Tech University in 1961 with a degree in agricultural economics and is a former director of the . He was named a Distinguished Alumnus by the in 1988. |
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Beverly Pevehouse Beverly and her late husband B.J. (Joe) Pevehouse joined the Council in 1971. Joe graduated from Texas Tech University in 1948 with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in geoscience. He served as chairman of the MINI传媒 System Board of Regents and director of the Texas Tech Foundation and was also named a Distinguished Alumnus by . Beverly鈥檚 daughter-in-law, Sylvia Pevehouse, a graduate of Angelo State University, and granddaughter, Katie Jo Pevehouse, a student at Texas Tech University, attended on Beverly鈥檚 behalf. |
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J. Owen and Francine Gilbreath Serving the Chancellor鈥檚 Council for more than 46 years, both Owen and Francine hold degrees from Texas Tech University. Owen earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in history in 1943 and is a past president of the Texas Tech Foundation. Francine earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in zoology in 1946. |
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Joe and Ann Horkey Joe and Ann Horkey joined the Chancellor鈥檚 Council in 1968. Joe is a former chairman of the Texas Tech Foundation and also a former member of the Dean鈥檚 Advisory Council. |
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Jane P. Kuykendall Jane and her late husband, Roger L. Kuykendall, have supported the Chancellor鈥檚 Council for more than 48 years. She graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in general business in 1942, and Roger attended Texas Tech University and served as a former director of the Texas Tech Foundation. A former Texas Tech University cheerleader, Jane performed the splits during a nationally televised Texas Tech football game in 2013 at age 92 and is the longest serving member of the Chancellor鈥檚 Council. |
Originally created as the President鈥檚 Council in 1967 by Texas Tech University President Grover E. Murray, the Council provided the university a way to recognize donors who played an integral role in leading the university to accomplish its highest goals. Renamed and expanded in 1996 with the establishment of the MINI传媒, the Chancellor's Council continues to play a vital part in creating opportunities at all four component institutions.
鈥淭he generosity of the Chancellor鈥檚 Council allows us to recognize outstanding faculty members and research and to provide scholarship support for our students,鈥� Duncan said. 鈥淭heir collective vision has helped to breathe life into the MINI传媒 System, and we look forward to the next forty years together.鈥�
Today, the Chancellor's Council provides leadership support for Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Angelo State University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. The Chancellor's Council funds student scholarships, faculty awards and top scholar recruitment, while recognizing the donors who support the great things happening throughout the MINI传媒 System.
About the MINI传媒
The MINI传媒 is one of the top public university systems in Texas
and the nation, consisting of four component institutions鈥�, , and 鈥攁nd operating at more than 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 2014, the MINI传媒 System鈥檚 endowment exceeded $1 billion, total research expenditures were approximately $200 million and total enrollment approached 47,000 students. 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.