2022-07-132022-07-132016-03-29https://hdl.handle.net/10605/362132This interview features Dr. David Schmidly, former President of Texas Tech University. Schmidly discusses his family’s German heritage, attending Texas Tech, and developing an interest in biology. Schmidly also talks about attending the University of Illinois to obtain his doctorate and his career as a field biologist.1 online resource (29 pdf pages)en-USThe images in this collection are for study purposes, teaching, classroom projection and research only. Permission to publish these digital files in any form must be obtained from the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, 806-742-9070 or email reference.swco@ttu.edu.Texas Tech University--Administrators.Biology--Fieldwork.Texas Tech University--Faculty--Interviews.