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President of Texas A&M University
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The president of Texas A&M University is the chief officer of the academic administration of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Forty-one people—thirty-nine men and two women—have held this office, including those who were in the position when it was named Chairman of the Faculty between 1883-1890, and those who held the position in an acting or interim capacity.
President of Texas A&M University | |
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Appointer | Texas A&M University System Board of Regents |
Inaugural holder | Thomas Sanford Gathright |
Formation | October 4, 1876 (1876-10-04) |
Salary | $3,000 (1876)[1] $1,100,000 (2023)[2] |
Website | Office of the President |
As of December 12, 2023, Mark A. Welsh III is the 27th president of Texas A&M University.[3] Welsh was serving as the dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service before he was appointed as acting president by Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp on July 21,[4] following the resignation of M. Katherine Banks.[5] Welsh became interim president on July 30.[6] Later, on November 17, 2023, Welsh was named the sole finalist for the position of President of Texas A&M University, after a unanimous vote by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.[7]