Alumni Reunion Bios - Dept Kent - Kent State University

Former Faculty
Clyde Hendrick
I was a faculty member at Kent State during the years 1968-1977. There were eight of us hired
the year I came. Time takes its toll. I saw only 6 names of people who were there during the
years I was there. I was especially saddened to learn of the passing of Roy Lilly. He was a great
guy, a good chair, and an all round wonderful human being.
In 1977, I became Chairman of Psychology at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. I
served in that role until 1984 when we moved to Lubbock, Texas. I assumed the role of Dean of
the Graduate School at Texas Tech University, a position I held until 1995. By then I had more
than enough of administration and was happy to become a “mere” faculty member once again. It
did take a while to get used to NOT giving orders to everyone around me! I have now been a
faculty member for a decade, and still going strong. In 1996 I became a Paul Whitfield Horn
Professor of Psychology, “the highest honor Texas Tech can bestow on a faculty member.” The
professorship is named after the first president of Texas Tech. Actually, it is a real honor; there
are about 30 of us on campus, and it pays well.
So, I have had a full and blessed career, and am still going strong. I am, and have always been,
grateful to Kent State for the big start it gave me in my academic career. I spend a special day of
remembrance of Kent State every May 4.
8