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TEXAS TECH and LUBBOCK:
PARTNERS for
100 YEARS
by Doug Hensley
or a century now, Texas Tech and each has contributed to the where they come from; and to find
University has been woven success and growth of the other. creative solutions to some of the
Finto the fabric of life in This year, Texas Tech will recognize world’s biggest challenges. We have
Lubbock. From the earliest days, a milestone moment in its history the capacity to do all these things,
there has been a mutual partnership as it will spend 2023 celebrating its and we will.”
between the growing community centennial.
and the academic institution. Both The “Eyes on the Horizon”
have grown and thrived as a result. “In our first century, we centennial celebration officially
Texas Tech recently surpassed the have become a world-class, launched Dec. 2 at the 64th annual
40,000-student threshold and has internationally recognized Carol of Lights® event. Activities
substantially raised its national university,” Texas Tech President and observances are scheduled in
profile, while Lubbock is now a Lawrence Schovanec said recently. Lubbock and elsewhere across the
metropolitan community of roughly “Our second century is an state throughout the coming year,
300,000 people and continues to opportunity for us to elevate our concluding at this year’s Carol
be an attractive destination for thinking even further; to serve all of Lights®.
families and businesses alike. It has who choose to pursue a college Texas Governor Pat Neff signed the
been an incredible ride for both, degree at Texas Tech, no matter legislation that created what was
then known as Texas Technological
College on Feb. 10, 1923. A few
months later, a committee began
visiting communities interested
in being home to the new college.
When they visited Lubbock, the
city’s residents turned out in
force, lining the streets to signal
their support for the new school.
In August of that year, Lubbock
was chosen on the first ballot over
several dozen other communities
across the South Plains.
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