Tedd L. Mitchell (born February 24, 1962) is an American academic. He is the fifth

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of the

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. He is also the chairman for the Board of Trustees of the Cooper Institute, a

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-based health and wellness system founded by

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Early life and career

Mitchell was born in Columbia,

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and raised in Longview,

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. He earned a

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degree in

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from

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and a

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degree in 1987 from the

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, where he is an Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus. Following an elective rotation at the Cooper Clinic in

, Mitchell earned a certificate of added qualification in

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. In 1991, he was appointed medical director at the Cooper Clinic, a role he held until being named president and chief executive officer in 2006. From 2002 to 2008, he was appointed to President

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’s

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. In 2007, he was named to the College Sports Medicine Board of Trustees. He also served on Texas Governor

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’s State Board on Aging (1998 – 2002). Mitchell also served as a captain of the

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Medical Corps from 1996 to 1998. He is a Fellow of the

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and the

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Career with Texas Tech University System

In 2010, Mitchell began his career in academic administration joining the Texas Tech University System as president of

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. During his tenure, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso was established as a standalone institution in 2013 (the TTU System's fourth university), the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center University Center in Lubbock was expanded, and a new 51,000 square foot Academic Classroom Building was added on the TTUHSC Odessa Campus. In 2019, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center's achieved record enrollment to become the top Texas health-related academic institution based on number of health care professional graduates. On October 25, 2018, the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents named Mitchell the fifth chancellor of the TTU System. Following the appointment, he served the dual role of TTU System chancellor and TTUHSC president for approximately one year until on Nov. 1, 2019, TTUHSC provost and chief academic officer Lori Rice-Spearman was named interim TTUHSC president. In 2019, a delegation led by Mitchell urged the 86th Texas Legislature to approve and fund a new Texas Tech University veterinary school in Amarillo (Texas's first new veterinary school since 1916), and a new dental school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (the state's first since 1971).

Personal life

Mitchell is married to Janet Tornelli-Mitchell, whom he met while at medical school.

Honors, affiliations, and awards

* The Honor Society of

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, member, 2017. * The University of Texas Medical Branch, Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2014. * American Medical Writers Association, Walter C. Alvarez Award for Excellence in Medical Communication, 2008. * Clarion Award, National Informational Column (HealthSmart), USA Weekend, 2006.

Selected publications

* Mitchell TL, Barlow CE, “Review of the Role of Exercise in Improving Quality of Life in Healthy Individuals and in Those with Chronic Diseases,” Current Sports Medicine Reports. July 2011, Vol. 10 (4); pp 211–216. * Mitchell, T. L., L. W. Gibbons, S. M. Devers, and C. P. Earnest. "Effects of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Healthcare Utilization," Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Vol. 36, No. 12, pp. 2088–2092, 2004. * Mitchell T., Pippin J., Devers S., Kimball T., Cannaday J., Gibbons L., Cooper K., “Age and sex based nomograms from coronary artery calcium scores as determined by electron beam computed tomography,” American Journal of Cardiology. Feb. 15,2001; 87(4); p 453-6, A6. * Gibbons L., Mitchell T., Wei M., Blair S., Cooper K., “The maximal exercise test as a predictor of risk for coronary heart disease mortality in asymptomatic men,” American Journal of Cardiology. 2000; 86:53-58. * Neck C., Mitchell T., Manz C, Cooper K., Thompson E., “Fit to lead: is fitness the key to effective executive leadership?” Journal of Managerial Psychology, 2000; 15 (8): 833-340. * Wei M., Gibbons L., Mitchell T., Kampert J., Stern M., Blair S., “Low fasting plasma glucose level as a predictor of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality,” Circulation, 2000; 101:2047-2052.

References

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