Bill Jones of Austin was elected chairman of The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, and John D. White of Houston was elected vice chairman.

Gregory A. Bird has endowed a $60,000 scholarship for petroleum engineering students at Texas A&M.

Michael Killian, Texas A&M University Class of ‘76 and ‘78, may be retired from public school administration, but students soon won’t forget him.

John D. Vitek, assistant dean of Graduate Studies at Texas A&M, received the Melvin G. Marcus Distinguished Career Award.

News Releases

MEMORANDUM

April 11, 2007 • 3 min. read

It is with great personal pride that I announce Vice Provost William L. Perry has been named president of Eastern Illinois University, effective July 1.

The Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees announced that John Stropp will serve as interim president of the Foundation.