2019 State of the University Address
TTUHSC has grown to be one of the largest universities in the United States for depth
and breadth of health care graduates.
In the TTUHSC State of the University Address, TTUHSC Interim President Lori Rice-Spearman
highlighted this unmatched growth and how it has enhanced the patient, educational
and research environment at TTUHSC.
In the last four years, TTUHSC’s student population has grown by more than 800 students. This includes 2,327 online students and 2,968 traditional students at TTUHSC’s Abilene, Amarillo, Covenant, Dallas, Lubbock, Midland and Odessa campuses.
As TTUHSC's fiftieth anniversary celebration comes to a close, Rice-Spearman highlighted the level of community outreach and awareness that has been involved in this campaign across each TTUHSC school and campus.
TTUHSC was also recognized as a 2019 Great College to Work For. Interim President, Lori Rice-Spearman shares, “3,000 universities were surveyed and one hundred were selected. TTUHSC was the only health care related university chosen in the nation.”
TTUHSC continues to look to the future as our campus and reach expands across West Texas and beyond. After Rice-Spearman closed her message, she presented the 2019 Presidential Award Recipients.
Early Career Investigator Award
Josée Guindon, DVM, Ph.D.
Community Engagement Award
Melinda Corwin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Research Award
Luca Cucullo, Ph.D.
Teaching Award
Thomas Pressley, Ph.D.
Interprofessional Teamwork Award
Kelly A. Bennett, M.D.
Fiona R. Prabhu, M.D.
Dave Schroeder, Ph.D., LPC
Charles Seifert, Pharm.D.
Zachery Sneed, Ph.D., CRC, LCDC
Outstanding Clinician Award
Rodney Young, M.D., FAAFP
Team Teaching Award
Frank Babb, M.D., FAAP
Greg Brower, DVM, Ph.D.
Jane Colmer-Hamood, Ph.D.
Ron Cook D.O., MBA, FAAP
Jannette Dufour, Ph.D.
David Edwards, M.D.
Jamie Haynes, M.D.
Betsy Jones, Ed.D.
Gurvinder Kaur, Ph.D.
Cassie Kruczek, Ph.D.
Kit Linton, M.D.
Raul Martinez-Zaguilan, Ph.D.
Jennifer Mitchell, M.D.
Felix Morales, M.D.
Fiona Prabhu, M.D.
Mike Ragain, M.D.
Tom Tenner, Ph.D.
David Trotter, Ph.D.
Dan Webster, Ph.D.
University Distinguished Faculty Award
Brandt Schneider, Ph.D.
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