Kent R. Hance Chapel Dedication
Photos from the dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Kent R. Hance Chapel at Texas Tech University.
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The Kent R. Hance Chapel stands at the southeast corner of the Texas Tech University campus.
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Chancellor Kent Hance addresses the audience at the dedication ceremony for the Kent R. Hance Chapel at Texas Tech University.
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Members of The Lubbock Chorale sing at the opening of the Kent R. Hance Chapel.
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Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancment Kelly Overley recognizes the donors who provided more than $5.2 million for the Kent R. Hance Chapel. More than $1.7 million of the money raised has been used to create an endowment for the preservation and administration of the chapel, ensuring no taxpayer money will be spent on the facility.
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Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning & Construction Michael Molina highlights a few of the chapels features during the dedication ceremony.
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Chancellor Kent Hance (r) recognizes his grandchildren (from left) Will Sorrells, Ellen Sorrels and Andrew Sorrells. Hance honored them by donating a clearstory stained glass window in the chapel in their names.
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Chancellor Kent Hance (r), soloist Kristi Heinrich (l) and members of The Lubbock Chorale lead the audience in singing the Texas Tech University alma mater, "The Matador Song."
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Texas Tech University System officials and project donors cut the ribbon officially opening the Kent R. Hance Chapel at Texas Tech University.
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David H. Arrington, who donated to the project, stands in Arrington Hall inside the Kent R. Hance Chapel.
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Representing The J.T. and Margaret Talkington Charitable Foundation, which contributed substantially to the project, President Norton Baker and Director Alan Henry stand in front of the J.T. and Margaret Talkington Campanario and Bell at the Kent R. Hance Chapel.
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Members of the Dimmitt High School Class of 1961 stand in front of the Kent R. Hance Chapel. The group donated a clerestory stained glass window in honor of their classmate Kent Hance.
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The entry doors for the Kent R. Hance Chapel feature sculpted metal panels hand-forged by artist Joe Barrington of Throckmorton, Texas, with design consulting by Rebecca Bridges of Albany, Texas. The doors are part of the Texas Tech University System Public Art Collection.
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The J.T. and Margaret Talkington Campanario and Bell adorns the top of the Kent R. Hance Chapel at Texas Tech University.
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Arches line the courtyard on the south side of the Kent R. Hance Chapel at Texas Tech University.
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Ten clearstory stained glass windows line the sides of Arrington Hall in the Kent R. Hance Chapel at Texas Tech University.
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Designed and manufactured by Lynchburg Glass in Lynchburg, Va, this stained glass rose window is located at the front of Arrington Hall in the Kent R. Hance Chapel at Texas Tech University.
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Arches line the side aisles inside the Kent R. Hance Chapel. A gold-tinted, hand-plastered accent wall creates a focal point for the chapel.
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Inside the Kent R. Hance Chapel at Texas Tech University
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Pendulant chandeliers hang in the main hall of Kent R. Hance Chapel at Texas Tech University.
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A view of the arched-covered aisle that lines Arrington Hall in the Kent R. Hance Chapel at Texas Tech University.
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