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Allen McInnes talks about his life and career in business. He shares his experience of working in a variety of businesses while he was at TENNECO Company. Then he talks about his job as a Dean of Rawls Business School at Texas Tech University.


==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Allen T. McInnes

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'''Date:''' January 12, 2011

'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Andy Wilkinson

'''Length:''' 01:03:46


==Abstract==

Background; Born in Wilmington, Delaware; Grew up in Houston, Texas; Scots family; Grandfather was in ship building business; Father was a Naval Architect; World War II; Father worked for a design firm in New York City; Chief engineering job for Gulf Ship Company; Moved to Mobile, Alabama; Pearl Harbor Day; After War; Moved to Marshall, Texas; Father started motel business; Bachelors, Master’s and PhD from University of Texas; Attended Management program at Harvard University; Field of study; Interested in finance and investment; Teaching wasn’t the best interest; Worked in TENNECO Company for 33 years; Early part of his career; Data manipulation work; Budget department; Worked in Acquisition department; Talks about; Acquisitions; Mining; Water canals; Ranches; Pipeline leverage; Bakersfield, California; Running a business; Agriculture; Almond business; Chemical Company; Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University; Career as a Dean; Always interested in education; Challenges facing; Success in fund raising; Future of Texas Tech; Attracting students; Recruiting; Students from Houston, Highland Park; Computers; Impact on business; Super computers; Using Technologies;Talks about; Son’s death; Royal McDonald house in Houston.



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'''Transcript:''' No transcript available 



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