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TTUHSC Faculty Receive Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards
TTU System Chancellor Brandon Creighton, TTUHSC President Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., and TTUHSC Provost and Chief Academic Officer Darrin D’Agostino, D.O., presented the 2026 Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards on March 12.
TTUHSC University Awards Ceremony Honors Recipients
On February 19, TTUHSC honored recipients at the University Awards, which held a significant change in 2026 by combining the annual recognition ceremonies for the first time.
TTUHSC Names New Regional Dean for the School of Nursing
Louise Rice, DNP, RN, has been named regional dean of the TTUHSC School of Nursing on the Amarillo campus.
Moseley Named Permian Basin Regional Dean of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing
Kelly Moseley, DHSc, R.N., has been named the TTUHSC School of Nursing regional dean in the Permian Basin.
Guest Named Abilene Regional Dean of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing
Heather Guest, Ph.D., R.N., has been named the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing regional dean in Abilene. TTUHSC School of Nursing Dean Holly Wei, Ph.D., R.N., made the announcement, effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Board of Regents Approve Appointment of Grover E. Murray Professor
The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents approved the appointment of Volker Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D., from the TTUHSC School of Medicine, as a Grover E. Murray Professor.
Two TTUHSC Faculty Honored as Texans Caring for Texans
Each year state agencies from the upper 26 counties in the Texas Panhandle are invited to select an employee or team of employees to receive a Texans Caring for Texans award. For 2024, the School of Medicine honored Todd Bell, M.D., and the School of Nursing honored Deborah Casida, EDS.
Weis Named Amarillo Regional Dean of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Following a national search and evaluation of candidates, Brian Weis, M.D., Ph.D., officially was named the TTUHSC School of Medicine regional dean in Amarillo.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Names New School of Nursing Dean
Holly Wei, Ph.D., R.N., has been named the TTUHSC School of Nursing dean, the university announced.
TTUHSC, TTU Study Published in Genome Biology
Daniel M. Hardy, Ph.D., faculty member in the Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry at TTUHSC, published a study in biomedical journal Genome Biology.
TTUHSC Names New Dean for the Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health
Gerard E. Carrino, Ph.D., MPH, has been named dean of the TTUHSC Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health.
TTUHSC named a “2022 Great College to Work For”
TTUHSC is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For® program. This marks the third time the university has been recognized.
Board of Regents Approves Appointments of Grover E. Murray Professors
The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents approved the appointments of TTUHSC faculty Sherry Sancibrian and Thomas Hale, Ph.D., R.Ph., as Grover E. Murray Professors.
TTUHSC School of Nursing’s Ashcraft Named Fellow for the Gerontological Society of America
The GSA awarded fellow status to Alyce S. Ashcraft, Ph.D., RN, professor and associate dean for research and scholarship at TTUHSC.
Team Member Spotlight | Alan Sbar, Associate Professor and Unit Medical Director
Alan Sbar, MD, FACS, Associate Professor in the School of Medicine and Unit Medical Director for TTUHSC Managed Care, shares insights about what it's like to work at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Team Member Spotlight | Amie Taggart Blaszczyk, Professor and Division Head
Amie Taggart Blaszczyk, Professor and Division Head of Geriatrics and Pediatrics for the School of Pharmacy, discusses how she came to join TTUHSC and shares what she enjoys most about her role.
TTUHSC Pharmacy Professor Named President-Elect of American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Craig Cox, Pharm. D., was named president-elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).
Team Member Spotlight | Clayton Womack, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Clayton Womack, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, shares his experiences as a TTUHSC team member.
TTUHSC named a ‘2021 Great College to Work For®'
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) is one of the best colleges in the U.S. to work for, according to a recent survey by The Great Colleges to Work For® program. The results were released in a special insert in the Sept. 17 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education.
A Call to Serve
While most of the public was preparing for a lockdown in March 2020, Dr. Barbara Cherry, RN, DNSc, associate dean for Strategic Partnerships, TTUHSC School of Nursing, was thinking beyond household goods. She was coming up with a plan to support the local COVID response in case hospitals were hit with a surge of patients.
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