Celebrations.
The School of Allied Health Sciences at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock will celebrate its 25th anniversary on September 25, 2008.
The School of Health Professions at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston will celebrate its 40th anniversary on November 15, 2008.
Appointments and Congratulations
J. David Holcomb, Ed.D., Professor of Allied Health Sciences and Family and Community Medicine was promoted to Senior Vice President and Dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Betty Protas, Ph.D., Ruby Decker Endowed Professor and Senior Fellow of the Sealy Center of Aging has been appointed as Dean of the School of Health Professions at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Schools of Health Professions
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and The University of Texas Southwestern have changed their names to School of Health Professions.