Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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.I xxnis Cl. A1.i,r5N, llmn of Sfll1ll'lIf Life 96711, of .S?lfLC!8l'Lf Always time for someone else's problems. 'l'hat's the motto of blames Ci. Allen. Dean ot Student Lite at 'liexas 'lieehnologieal College. And it's :i good motto for the man in charge of student development outside ot the classroom. Dean Allen has heen with Texas 'lieeh sinee W27. During that time, he has also taught in the English De- partment and served as Dean of lien. At home, you will often lind Dean Allen working in the yard oi' hiigeting a tune on the piano. During his undergraduate work, he earned expenses hy eondneting a college otehestta. Dean Allen is married to Louise C. Allen. an Assistant l,1'0lCSSl7l' in the .lontnalism Department. 'lihe Assistant Dean of Student Lite is Alzunes B. XYhiteliead. A Hoosier with a friendly smile, Dean Vfhitehezul has also worked as Assistant Dean ot Klen and as Dorm Siipeiwisor. A AI.x,xi11,s IZ. U lII'Iil:Hlz.Xll if , ,V A ,'lyyisfr1l1l Demi of Sflllfflll Lift' ,Nt V ' ' .,.,.+-0-4 'VA' Page I4

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Miami fo fire limlmf james Roy VVells has a dual position. He is Assistant to the President, being largely responsible for making out the budget, and he is Secretary to Tech's Board of Directors, which holds at least six regular meetings a year. lklr. VVells has a highly-varied administrative background. He holds a B.B.A. and a B.A. from Baylor and was Auditor of john Tarleton College, instructor in Business Administra- tion at Sam Houston State Teachers College, and head of the B.B.A. department at Clarendon Junior College, Simmons University, and Sam Houston State Teachers College. YVhen away from administrative duties, Klr. Vfells likes to work in his garden. ice rw. Gmplfrof er VVhat's your favorite subject-football, basketball, navy, hunting, fishing, golf, or business? If you like ,to converse in any of these, llarshall l.. Pennington, Vice-President and Comptroller of Texas Tech, is the man to see. A native of Georgetown, llr. Pennington received his B.B.A. from the Lfniversity of Texas in 1935. For a year, he was coach and teacher at lil Paso High. Next, he joined the College of Blines and lletallurgy as Varsity Basketball and Freshman Football Coach and College Business llfanager. From 19-H to 1946, llr. Pennington served in the LYS. Navy Armed Guard as a gun crew oflicer on a merchant ship. He was discharged a Lieutenant. The war over, Pennington returned to the School of lllines until 1949 when he became Comptroller of Tech and later, Vice-President and Comp- troller. ice fgwaicfenf Dr. G. lf. Giesecke, vice president in charge of academic ad- ministration, has been at Tech since l953. After graduating from Stanford, Tech's academic head won a fellowship and studied at the University of fklarburg, Ger- many. fiiesecke returned to Stanford in 1932 and began work on his masterls and later on his doctoral degree. After com- pleting his doctorate, Dr. Giesecke taught at the University of Illinois. After the war, he returned to lllinois, where he was Assistant Dean in Liberal Arts and Sciences and associate professor in German. And from 1949 to 1953, Giesecke headed the School of Applied Arts and Sciences at North Dakota Agricultural College.

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W AIRS. RIARTH.-X H. HALL, I'1XSiXfllIlfDf'llI1 of LIIOIIIFII .ffl , fs A' ii gt Q L 1. Will E.1l5?r:Ea 5211-L 173 LEWIS N. JONES, Dean of fllen Hold that Line! to Help that Boy. Such has been the story of Lewis R. Jones, Dean of KIen. In 1936 and 1937, Dean Jones helped rip rival defenses as Line Captain for Red Raider football teams. Then he went on to gain his INI.A. at Tech, coach at lN'It. Pleasant, and to serve with the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps. The Dean of lien is in charge of citizenship, housing, and personnel records of all I male students. Aiding the Dean of lXIen in his work is VVilliam R. Geisert, Assistant Dean of INIen and sw.-.Visor-4 of Bledsoe Hall. Corning to Tech from Indiana University, KIr. Geisert is well-known locally as a leading tenor in church and light opera work. 861,11 0 A mmen Equipped with more than ten years of personnel experience, lX'Iiss Florence L. Phillips serves as Dean of VVonien. Before joining the staff of Texas Tech, lIiss Phil- lips worked in personnel with Sylvania Electric, Hlarshall College, Eastern New IXIeXico Lvniversitv, and Indiana Univer- sity. lNIiss Phillips, who paints western scenes during off hours, avers that her depart- mentls responsibility is to provide the wom- en students with a well-rounded life out- side of the classroom. . Miss FLORENCE PHILLIPS Assistant Deans of XNYOIHCII are Klrs. lXIartha H. Hall and lNIiss Jacqueline DMN of Wollliiil Sterner. Klrs. Hall, who is responsible for the first wonienls freshmen dorinitorv, is in charge of the XVOIHCIIIS residence halls. lVIiss Sterner, a Hoosier and an avid golf dulicr, helps with various girls, activi- ties concerning girls living off campus. Miss Al.-XCQUIQLIXE STERNER, flssistanf Dean of llfanzmz Page I5 XV1LL1AM R. GEISERT Jssistarzt Dean of fllffn ZUJI. .f wr..