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and would         Director was more than a full-time   he has had an outstanding Board
                           be using.  For    job.                                of Directors at LEPAA, but he
                           example, Rob                                          was at the epicenter of it all.  To
                           was aware that    The result of these coordinated     say that Rob is passionate about
                           the Lubbock       discussions was quite impressive.    Buddy Holly Hall would be just as
                           Independent       The building’s construction budget   much an understatement as saying
                           School District   expanded from $86 million to        he is “just an old country boy from
                           was looking       $155 million, growing the main      West Texas”. Buddy Holly Hall
                           to build a        theater to 2,200 seats and also     will have as much impact on the
                           performing        adding a small theater for LISD     future of Lubbock as Texas Tech
                           arts center       use; administrative offices and five   has had over the past 90+ years.
        for its students to use. Why not     dance studios for Ballet Lubbock; a   It is a one-of-a-kind facility due
        use Buddy Holly Hall for this        6,000 square foot, divisible multi-  to its close relationships with
        purpose?                             purpose room; and a full-service    LISD, Ballet Lubbock, United
                                             restaurant with seating capacity    Supermarkets and LSO, and it
        In addition to LISD, Ballet          for 110 people.  More importantly,   is already receiving world-wide
        Lubbock needed more and better       Buddy Holly Hall is now expected    attention. Rob saw this potential
        dance studios for its fast-growing   to have over 250,000 visitors and   from the beginning and is doing
        student base and programming.        patrons every year and is projected   his very best to make it a reality.
        What better venue for this than      to be a profitable performing arts
        the world class facilities of Buddy   center.                            Now retired as Executive Director
        Holly Hall? And if you are                                               of LEPAA, Rob is remaining as
        planning to have students in the     Rob Allison certainly did not do    a Special Consultant until the
        building seven days a week, as       this alone.  He has been working    building opens this summer. No
        well as the families who follow      with a world-class development,     one has been more passionate
        and watch their shows, you should    design and construction team, and   about Buddy Holly Hall than
        have a full-service restaurant,
        so Rob began discussions with
        United Supermarkets to run all
        food services, including catering
        for events and concessions for
        shows.

        All of these negotiations had to be
        coordinated, and the impact on
        the physical design of the building
        had to be considered. Working
        closely with the BHH design
        team and as Executive Director
        of LEPAA, Rob was the orchestra
        leader of this entire effort. And
        speaking of orchestras, Rob was
        also coordinating the effort of the
        Lubbock Symphony Orchestra to
        become a resident tenant of Buddy
        Holly Hall. Needless to say, Rob’s
        “part-time” position as Executive






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