When first hired at the Bradley 3, Texas Tech University’s Ranch Management Program did not exist, but once it was established in 2024, Henderson reached out to Tracy and said that if it was something he was interested in, they could reach out to Clint Rusk, Ph.D., the Executive Director of the Ranch Management Program. This encouraged Tracy to join the program to gain deeper knowledge. 

A recent high school graduate from a rural West Texas town stepped onto the Texas Tech University campus in fall of 2000 – the turn of a new century. She knew three things: she loved agriculture, she enjoyed politics, and she had absolutely no idea what she wanted to be when she “grew up.” Yet, there she stood, meeting with her academic adviser, “all grown up.”