News Releases

Regents Select New General Counsel

March 27, 2009

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M University Board of Regents today selected Andrew L. Strong as the A&M System’s new general counsel. Strong is a partner in the Houston office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Prior to joining Pillsbury in 2005, Strong was the managing partner of Campbell, George & Strong LLP, a firm he co-founded in 1994.

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G. Kemble Bennett named director of Texas Engineering Experiment Station

March 26, 2009

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Dr. G. Kemble Bennett was named director of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station today by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. He was selected as sole finalist for the position at a telephonic Board of Regents meeting in February.

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A&M System to Create National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing

March 23, 2009

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing, a “first-in-class,” flexible therapeutics manufacturing and academic training facility, has been awarded a $50 million grant from the State of Texas’ Emerging Technology Fund, it was announced today by Gov. Rick Perry.

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Media Advisory: Texas A&M System Board of Regents to Meet March 26-27

March 23, 2009

NOTE TO EDITORS AND NEWS DIRECTORS: The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System will meet Thursday and Friday, March 26-27, in the board meeting room and room 292 of the Memorial Student Center on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station.

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Teaching Excellence Winners Named

March 2, 2009

Faculty honored at Texas A&M, Prairie View A&M, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Contact: Rod Davis or Amy Halbert
(979) 458-6023 or Syscomm@tamu.edu
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Top faculty at Texas A&M University, Prairie View A&M University and Texas A&M University-Kingsville have been named as recipients of the first-ever Teaching Excellence Awards, a voluntary, student-selected honors program launched last fall [...]

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Update and Clarification Media Advisory: Texas A&M System Board of Regents schedule telephonic meeting for Feb. 24

February 20, 2009

Contact: Rod Davis or Amy Halbert
(979) 458-6023 or Syscomm@tamu.edu
[Editors: This clarifies the naming of an Interim Director in Item 2.]
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System will meet via telephonic conference call at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 in the board meeting room of the Memorial Student Center [...]

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Texas A&M System ramps up fiber optic electrical current sensor with green technology

February 3, 2009

New device is safer and environmentally friendly
Contact: Rod Davis or Amy Halbert
(979) 458-6023 or Syscomm@tamu.edu
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M University System has executed a license agreement with Areva, an international electric utility supplier based in France, for production of a new environmentally friendly electric utility current sensor. The sensor, used for transmission [...]

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Media Advisory: Texas A&M System Board of Regents to meet Jan. 22

January 16, 2009

Contact: Rod Davis or Amy Halbert
(979) 458-6023 or Syscomm@tamu.edu
NOTE TO EDITORS AND NEWS DIRECTORS: The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System will meet Thursday, Jan. 22, in the board meeting room and room 292 of the Memorial Student Center on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station.
The board will consider [...]

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Former A&M System Regent J.L. Huffines Passes

January 7, 2009

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – J.L. Huffines, 85, former member of the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System, died today at his home in Dallas, family members announced.
Arrangements are pending.

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Media Advisory: Texas A&M System Board of Regents schedule telephonic meeting for Dec. 11

December 8, 2008

Agenda includes housing for Galveston students and appointments
Contact: Rod Davis or Amy Halbert
(979) 458-6023 or Syscomm@tamu.edu
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System will meet via telephonic conference call at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11 in the board meeting room of the Memorial Student Center on [...]

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