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TEXAS TECH CENTENNIAL

families who needed extra help with their little ones. enjoy these days is their four grandchildren, Jack, 18,
She had found her passion, so she went on to earn her who has just been accepted to West Point, Benner, 13,
master’s in Early Childhood Special Education. She Remy, 11, and Brooks, 6.
served as the assistant director of the Early Childhood
Department Lab School on the TTU campus for five Judy says, “Texas Tech has been a big part of our lives
years before going back to the DEBT program. DEBT from our college days to working for the University,
Team Coordinator Kristi Rowland worked alongside attending concerts, the Carol of the Lights, the OLLI
Judy and described her as friendly, intuitive, helpful, programs and countless football and basketball
and hospitable. “She was wonderful at team building, games. Three generations of Red Raiders have given
always hosting events at her house—going the extra us a special bond and many great memories.”
mile.” After retiring in 2011, Judy was active in the Texas Tech is lucky to have such devoted alumni. The
Lubbock Women's Club, serving as their president Rostads are passionate Red Raiders, but it is their
from 2014 to 2015. She also served as a national officer passion for their university and so many other things
in her sorority, Sigma Kappa—just a little something that is precisely what makes them special. If you
extra to make a difference. look around, you will see lots of seemingly ordinary

Paul didn’t fritter away his free time either. He was people, but, if you look a little closer, you might
chairman of the Osher Lifetime Learning Institute discover they are really extraordinary.
(OLLI) for two terms and has been a member of
the Kiwanis Club for 45+ years. The Rostads are
also members of the Red Raider Club and charter
members of the 1923 Society of the Texas Tech
Alumni Association. One aspect of their retirement
years is extra special. They say, “It is so wonderful
living close to campus. We walk to games. We take
advantage of lots of events like the Presidential
Series.” They avail themselves of every opportunity
Tech offers its alumni and the community.

The Rostads are also proud of their three children—
Jill Ramsey, a Tech graduate, Jennifer Clutter, also
a Tech graduate, and Jay Rostad, an alumnus of
New Mexico State University. The best “extra” they

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