Committee formed to aid in search for A&M’s next president

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) – Texas A&M Chancellor Glenn Hegar has announced a blue-ribbon committee of distinguished leaders to guide the search for the university’s next president.

The search committee includes some of the most respected voices from across the Aggie community:

• Robert L. Albritton, Board of Regents Chairman
• John W. Bellinger, Regent
• Mike Hernandez, Regent
• Carter Mallory, Student Body President
• Lt. Gen. James W. “Chip” Bierman Jr., USMC (Ret.), Commandant, Corps of Cadets
• Andrew Klein, Professor of Geography
• Fred McClure, Chief Community Engagement Officer
• Elsa A. Murano, Professor, Director of the Borlaug Institute, and President Emerita
• Clint Patterson, University Staff Council, Chair, Office of the Provost
• Joseph P. Pettibon II, Senior Vice President for Strategy and Business Services
• Amy Waer, Dean, Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
• Susan Ballabina, Executive Vice Chancellor, Texas A&M University System
• Nicholas K. “Nic” Taunton, Executive Vice President and COO of The Association of Former Students
• Trev Alberts, Director of Athletics
• Nate Sharp, Dean, Mays Business School
• Thomas Blasingame, Department Head, Petroleum Engineering

According to the Texas A&M University System, the next president will inherit a university which continues to set records in research funding, student enrollment, and national rankings. Hegar said the new president must be a leader who can accelerate Texas A&M’s trajectory, while preserving the core values and traditions that define the Aggie spirit.

The committee is expected to begin stakeholder input in the coming weeks. Chancellor Hegar’s recommendation for the position of president will be submitted for approval to the Board of Regents.