List of presidents of Texas Tech University

This is a complete list of Texas Tech University presidents of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.

Presidents

Legend
Int.	Interim
	Texas Tech University alumni

#	Name	Term	Notability
1	Paul W. Horn	1923–1932	Former National Education Association (NEA) Vice-president. Died in office.
2	Bradford Knapp	1932–1938	Former president of Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Oklahoma State University) and Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University). Second Texas Tech president to die in office.
Int.	Mrs. John A. Haley	1938	Board of Director member who served as interim following Knapp's passing.
3	Clifford B. Jones	1938–1944	The football stadium at the university (now Jones AT&T Stadium) was named in part for him.
4	William M. Whyburn	1944–1948
5	Dossie M. Wiggins	1948–1952	Also president of Texas Western (now the University of Texas at El Paso) prior to his arrival.
6	Edward N. Jones	1952–1959	Also president of Texas A&I (now Texas A&M University-Kingsville) prior to his arrival.
7	Robert C. Goodwin	1959–1966
8	Grover E. Murray	1966–1976
9	M. Cecil Mackey	1976–1979
Int.	Lawrence Graves	1979	Interim
10	Lauro F. Cavazos	1980–1988
11	Robert W. Lawless	1989–1996
12	Donald R. Haragan	1996—2000
13	David J. Schmidly	2000–2003
Int.	Donald R. Haragan	2003	Second tenure. Interim.
14	Jon Whitmore	2003–2008
15	Guy Bailey	2008–2012
Int.	Lawrence Schovanec	2012–2013	Interim
16	M. Duane Nellis	2013–2016	Former University of Idaho president
Int.	John Opperman	2016	Interim
17	Lawrence Schovanec	2016–present

v t e Texas Tech University presidents
Paul W. Horn (1923–1932) Bradford Knapp (1932–1938) Clifford B. Jones (1938–1944) William M. Whyburn (1944–1948) Dossie M. Wiggins (1948–1952) Edward N. Jones (1952–1959) Robert C. Goodwin (1960–1966) Grover E. Murray (1966–1976) M. Cecil Mackey (1976–1979) Lawrence Graves # (1979–1980) Lauro Cavazos (1980–1988) Robert W. Lawless (1989–1996) Donald R. Haragan (1996–2000) David J. Schmidly (2000–2003) Donald R. Haragan # (2003) Jon Whitmore (2003–2008) Guy Bailey (2008–2012) Lawrence Schovanec # (2012–2013) Duane Nellis (2013–2016) John Opperman # (2016) Lawrence Schovanec (2016– ) Pound sign (#) denotes interim president.

Paul W. Horn (1923–1932)
Bradford Knapp (1932–1938)
Clifford B. Jones (1938–1944)
William M. Whyburn (1944–1948)
Dossie M. Wiggins (1948–1952)
Edward N. Jones (1952–1959)
Robert C. Goodwin (1960–1966)
Grover E. Murray (1966–1976)
M. Cecil Mackey (1976–1979)
Lawrence Graves # (1979–1980)
Lauro Cavazos (1980–1988)
Robert W. Lawless (1989–1996)
Donald R. Haragan (1996–2000)
David J. Schmidly (2000–2003)
Donald R. Haragan # (2003)
Jon Whitmore (2003–2008)
Guy Bailey (2008–2012)
Lawrence Schovanec # (2012–2013)
Duane Nellis (2013–2016)
John Opperman # (2016)
Lawrence Schovanec (2016– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim president.

Located in: Lubbock, Texas

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Teams	Baseball Red Raider basketball Lady Raider basketball Cross Country Football Golf Soccer Softball Track and Field
Facilities	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park Fuller Track John Walker Soccer Complex Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock Municipal Coliseum The Rawls Course United Supermarkets Arena

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