Cody Campbell, Dusty Womble elected to oversee Texas Tech University System, 5 universities
Two big Texas Tech athletics donors have been named chair and vice chair of the governing board that oversees the Texas Tech University System and its five component universities.
Cody Campbell and Dustin Womble's names should not come as a surprise to avid Texas Tech athletic fans - they adorn several of the most visible athletic facilities on the Lubbock campus.
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Both well accomplished in their respective fields and Texas Tech alumni, Campbell and Womble were elected chair and vice chair of the Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System during a special called board meeting on Monday night.
The board convened into the meeting around 6 p.m. and, after nearly two hours of executive session, the board unanimously approved the two to their respective positions where they will serve for two years.
This comes as the current chair and vice chair, Mark Griffin and Ginger Kerrick Davis , terms as regents are set to expire with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott already announcing new appointments to the board - Doug McReaken and Donald R. Sinclair - who are expected to be sworn in at the next board meeting in May.
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Newly elected Chairman Campbell thanked the board for putting their trust in him and Womble to lead the board for the next two years.
"This is a task we both look forward to taking on wholeheartedly," Campbell said.
Who is Cody Campbell?
Cody Campbell is a two-time alumnus from Texas Tech University, having graduated with two bachelor's degrees in finance and economics and a master's degree in finance.
During his time at Tech, Campbell was also a four-year letterman on the offensive line for the TTU football team from 2001-04, having earned multiple All-Big 12 and Academic All-Big 12 honors. Campbell also played in the Hula Bowl and Gridiron Classic all-star games before spending two seasons (2005-06) with the NFL Indianapolis Colts after his college career.
Campbell went on to build a successful exploration and production company of oil and natural gas — Double Eagle — headquartered out of Dallas with operations in the Permian Basin.
He is also known for being a big Texas Tech football donor and having the field at Jones AT&T stadium named after him.
Campbell was also a key leader in completing the stadium's south end zone project and is associated with getting Tech athletics' NIL arm off the ground through the Matador Club.
Who is Dustin Womble?
Womble is also an alumnus from Texas Tech, having graduated in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in business administration in management information systems.
While still an undergraduate, Womble founded Interactive Computer Designs in 1980. He grew the venture to a $6 million national enterprise in just 18 years before selling it to Tyler Technologies. Now, he serves as chairman of Metallenium, LLC and is on the board of directors of Lubbock Christian Schools.
Womble is also an avid Tech Tech athletics donor, having two facilities on the Tech campus named after him — the Dustin R. Womble Basketball Center and the Dustin R. Womble Football Center.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Campbell, Womble to lead Texas Tech System regents, universities
