Lawrence E. Schovanec (born November 14, 1952) is an American mathematician and academic administrator. He is the current President of Texas Tech University.
Lawrence Schovanec | |
|---|---|
| 17th President of Texas Tech University | |
| Assumed office August 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | John Opperman (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 14, 1952 |
| Education | Phillips University (BA) Texas A&M University (MA) Indiana University, Bloomington (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Texas Tech University |
| Thesis | Crack problems in nonhomogeneous bodies and related existence results (1982) |
| Doctoral advisor | Morton Lowengrub |
He began his career in academia at Texas Tech in 1982 and has served the institution as president since August 1, 2016.
Schovanec earned his bachelor's degree from Phillips University, a master's degree from Texas A&M University, and a Ph.D in mathematics from Indiana University.[1]
Schovanec is originally from Oklahoma, where he was raised on a farm.[2][3] He has two sons.
References
edit- ^ Cook, Chris (July 8, 2016). "Schovanec Named Texas Tech's 17th President". Texas Tech University. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ "Office of the President | Administration | TTU". www.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ Tribune, The Texas; Watkins, Matthew (2016-08-27). "Texas Tech's New President Wants University to be Elite". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
External links
edit- Lawrence Schovanec publications indexed by Google Scholar