Celebrating Fifty Years of Success!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Suzanna Cisneros, suzanna.cisneros@ttuhsc.edu
(806) 743-7605
WHO: Texas Tech University System Chancellor and Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) President Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., and Janet Tornelli-Mitchell,
M.D., will host the TTUHSC Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration.
WHERE: TTUHSC Academic Event Center, 3601 Fourth St.
WHEN: 6 p.m. June 7
EVENT: In 1969, Gov. Preston Smith had a vision of providing more physicians
to the West Texas area. Now 50 years later, TTUHSC will celebrate the milestone along
with more than 95 School of Medicine alumni, including these from the first three
classes:
Class of 1974
· Dr. Ed Cazzola of Albuquerque, New Mexico
· Dr. David Mangold, Lubbock
Class of 1975
· Dr. Richard Johnston, Irving
· Dr. Andy Hansen, College Station
· Dr. Gerry Lawler, Abilene
· Dr. Charlotte Ann Shanley, Kingsbury
Class of 1976
· Dr. William Long, Belton
· Dr. Stephen Walling, Taos, New Mexico
Also present will be Jan Taylor, Former Gov. Smith’s daughter and his grandson Robert
Schmid, M.D. At that time professionals and hospitals were scarce: 19 of the counties
surrounding Lubbock had no physicians. Today, TTUHSC has graduated more than 28,000
health care professionals. Of those, 24 percent remain in the 108-county service area.
[Editor’s Note: A Media Tool Kit is available at http://fifty.ttuhsc.edu/with historic
photos, video and timeline.]
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