Administration
Amarillo School of Allied Health Sciences
Regional Dean
Michael Hooten, Ed.D.
Established by the Texas State Legislature in 1981, the School of Allied Health Sciences was created to educate Allied Health professionals to fill crucial shortages in the health care needs of the people of West Texas. The School of Allied Health Sciences has since become a dynamic and vital member of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center team.
Our mission is to provide a high-quality, student-centered learning environment that seeks, through continuous quality improvement, to achieve the highest levels of excellence in teaching, research and clinical service, while fostering in our students the professional insight and service-oriented compassion that will enable them to excel in merging 'high tech and high touch' throughout their professional careers. The faculty, students, and graduates of the School of Allied Health Sciences represent the very best in the complement of ideas, education, and clinical skills offered in service to the people of Texas.
Amarillo School of Medicine
Regional Dean
Richard M. Jordan, M.D.,
Richard M. Jordan, M.D., began serving as the new regional dean of the Amarillo School of Medicine in September 2008. He earned his bachelor's degree from Depauw University in 1967 and his medical degree from Indiana University in 1971. Dr. Jordan did his internship at the Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii and completed his residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in endocrinology at the University of Oregon in Portland.
As regional dean, Dr. Jordan has responsibilities for the academic, research and clinical administration for the School of Medicine activities in Amarillo. The school at present trains 82 residents, 72 medical students, employees more than 80 faculty and has an operating budget of $37 million.
He served as chief of medical services at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, as well as chief of the Division of Endocrinology, James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University at Johnson, City, Tennessee. Dr. Jordan was a professor, associate chairman for postgraduate education of the Department of Medicine and the department's residency program director. He has published over 60 articles and book chapters primarily about endocrine disease.
A recipient of six teaching awards, Dr. Jordon received the 2006 Health Care Hero Innovation Service Award from the Business Journal of Tri-Cities and King Pharmaceuticals in recognition of a health care provider whose inventive thinking furthered the cause of health care. He was also named as one of America's Top Physicians by the Consumers' Research Council of America in 2007. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Jordan is interested in amateur astronomy and ancient history. He managed the World Champion U.S. National BMX Bicycle Racing Team in 1993 and 1994 and the Pro Cycles BMX Bicycle Racing Team that were National Champions in 1994, 1995 and 1996. His two sons, Dana and Erick, were members of those teams.
Amarillo School of Pharmacy
Dean
Arthur A. Nelson, Jr., R.Ph., Ph.D.
Our mission is to enhance the lives of the citizens of Texas, the nation and the world through the education and training of entry-level and advanced practitioners, researchers and educators, the continued development of practicing professionals, and the advancement of pharmacy scholarship and scientific research.
Our vision is to become internationally recognized for expanding the pharmacist's role as a leader in healthcare by developing models and excellence in patient-centered care and collaborative drug therapy management. Our vision includes cutting-edge research from bench to bedside through unique collaborations between basic and pharmaceutical scientists to advance healthcare.