As one of the previous graduating classes of Texas Tech’s to start with century walked the phase on Saturday, just one university student experienced a distinctive tale that started out with an experience on an plane in 2015 with the chancellor emeritus.

Erica Flores, a basic reports graduate from Dallas, reported she remembers the stop by with Kent Hance pretty effectively.

“I was going to Austin, I imagine for function,” Flores stated. “I was on a Southwest flight and I experienced C boarding, which in essence suggests centre seat. So I was walking down the aisle and just seeking to find a excellent heart seat and I noticed (Kent Hance) and a colleague. I remember he experienced a sweater vest on and a newsboy cap and he just seemed really wonderful”

Flores mentioned she did not know who he was at the time or what a chancellor was.

Hance stated they talked about her work, her family members and he inquired where by she went to higher education. But Hance mentioned he observed out she did not go to college or university.

That is when Hance said he started out chatting to her about Texas Tech.

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“I said, ‘Look, if you only consider just one study course and any person asks where by you go to university, you can normally say I went to Texas Tech. You really don’t have to inform them everything,'” Hance mentioned. “So we talked about the college or university and what she could do on the internet. I said, ‘Well, test it and see if you like it and see if you can do it and I guess you can do it. You can do it and it’d be a wonderful advantage to you.'”