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BYRON MARTIN
Byron Martin was born in 1928 and has been a lifelong resident of Lubbock. He graduated from Lubbock High School in 1945 and received his degree in architecture from Texas Tech University in 1950. He began his apprenticeships with the architectural firms of Atchison& Atkinson, and O.R. Walker. In 1954, he received his license to practice architecture and joined Claude Martin and Sons, a local general construction firm.
It was Claude Martin and Sons that built the original K-Mart building which now houses the Advanced Technology Center. The firm also built Rush and Guadeloupe Elementary Schools, Struggs Junior High School, and an addition to Sanders Junior High School (no longer an LISD facility).
In 1968 Martin was elected to the Lubbock Independent School District's Board of Trustees where he served until 1976. During that time, he was elected and served as Secretary and Vice President.
In 1989, Martin renewed his association with LISD as Bond Construction Manager and oversaw the construction of bond projects through their completion in 1994. A year later he returned to the district to oversee construction following a $29.8 million bond program in 1995. During his tenure as LISD Bond Construction Manager, Martin has guided the construction of almost $100 million in school facilities.
Naming the Advanced Technology Center after Byron Martin is an honor and tribute to the man who has made enormous contributions to the Lubbock Independent School District and championed the cause of education in the community.
Byron and his wife Wanda have two daughters, a son, and seven grandchildren.
