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Preston Smith
1985
GLENNA GOODACRE (AMERICAN)
Bronze
Administration Building
This sculpture commemorates Preston Smith, the former
Texas governor from Lubbock. Known for his relentless
work ethic and corny sense of humor, Smith was the first
lieutenant governor to be directly elected to the governorship
and the first West Texan to be elected. He was inaugurated
as governor on January 16, 1969, and was re-elected to a
second term in 1970. As governor, he signed into law the
legislation that established the Texas Tech University School
of Medicine. His papers are located in Texas Tech’s Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library.
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