Lubbock's Most Influential
(28) The third president of Texas Tech had only a high school education... in fact, he turned down a Yale education to enter the business world.
In 1911, the Kansas native joined his father on the Spur Ranch, 70 miles east of Lubbock. He became ranch manager in 1913 and oversaw the land for 25 years. There he recognized the need for an agricultural and mechanical college in the area. The Legislature approved the establishment of Texas Tech in 1923 and Gov. Pat Neff named Jones to the college's first board of directors and served for 11 years.
Jones would later be named president of the college and serve for five years. If Tech was to grow, Jones realized, the college needed more than he could give. In 1944, citing plaguing health problems, Jones resigned from the presidency; in turn, the board named him president emeritus.
Jones donated the initial $100, 000 for a football stadium to ensure Tech's inclusion in the Southwest Conference. Honoring that gift, Tech named the stadium, which was dedicated in 1947, the Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.
President, Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, 1951/52.
Married (1) Audrey Lynn Barber on 27 Sept 1922; and (2) Alice Palmer on 24 June 1908
(28) The third president of Texas Tech had only a high school education... in fact, he turned down a Yale education to enter the business world.
In 1911, the Kansas native joined his father on the Spur Ranch, 70 miles east of Lubbock. He became ranch manager in 1913 and oversaw the land for 25 years. There he recognized the need for an agricultural and mechanical college in the area. The Legislature approved the establishment of Texas Tech in 1923 and Gov. Pat Neff named Jones to the college's first board of directors and served for 11 years.
Jones would later be named president of the college and serve for five years. If Tech was to grow, Jones realized, the college needed more than he could give. In 1944, citing plaguing health problems, Jones resigned from the presidency; in turn, the board named him president emeritus.
Jones donated the initial $100, 000 for a football stadium to ensure Tech's inclusion in the Southwest Conference. Honoring that gift, Tech named the stadium, which was dedicated in 1947, the Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.
President, Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, 1951/52.
Married (1) Audrey Lynn Barber on 27 Sept 1922; and (2) Alice Palmer on 24 June 1908
Lubbock's Most Influential
(28) The third president of Texas Tech had only a high school education... in fact, he turned down a Yale education to enter the business world.
In 1911, the Kansas native joined his father on the Spur Ranch, 70 miles east of Lubbock. He became ranch manager in 1913 and oversaw the land for 25 years. There he recognized the need for an agricultural and mechanical college in the area. The Legislature approved the establishment of Texas Tech in 1923 and Gov. Pat Neff named Jones to the college's first board of directors and served for 11 years.
Jones would later be named president of the college and serve for five years. If Tech was to grow, Jones realized, the college needed more than he could give. In 1944, citing plaguing health problems, Jones resigned from the presidency; in turn, the board named him president emeritus.
Jones donated the initial $100, 000 for a football stadium to ensure Tech's inclusion in the Southwest Conference. Honoring that gift, Tech named the stadium, which was dedicated in 1947, the Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.
President, Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, 1951/52.
Married (1) Audrey Lynn Barber on 27 Sept 1922; and (2) Alice Palmer on 24 June 1908
(28) The third president of Texas Tech had only a high school education... in fact, he turned down a Yale education to enter the business world.
In 1911, the Kansas native joined his father on the Spur Ranch, 70 miles east of Lubbock. He became ranch manager in 1913 and oversaw the land for 25 years. There he recognized the need for an agricultural and mechanical college in the area. The Legislature approved the establishment of Texas Tech in 1923 and Gov. Pat Neff named Jones to the college's first board of directors and served for 11 years.
Jones would later be named president of the college and serve for five years. If Tech was to grow, Jones realized, the college needed more than he could give. In 1944, citing plaguing health problems, Jones resigned from the presidency; in turn, the board named him president emeritus.
Jones donated the initial $100, 000 for a football stadium to ensure Tech's inclusion in the Southwest Conference. Honoring that gift, Tech named the stadium, which was dedicated in 1947, the Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.
President, Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, 1951/52.
Married (1) Audrey Lynn Barber on 27 Sept 1922; and (2) Alice Palmer on 24 June 1908
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