Board of Regents and Administrative Officers
Board of Regents
The responsibilities of The A&M System Board of Regents are to oversee the administration and set policy direction for the System’s 11 universities, a comprehensive health science center, eight state agencies, and the RELLIS Campus.
Mr. Robert L. Albritton, Chairman - Fort Worth
Mr. Jay C. Graham, Vice Chairman - Bryan
Mr. David C. Baggett - Houston
Mr. John W. Bellinger - San Antonio
Mr. James R. “Randy” Brooks - San Angelo
Mr. Michael A. “Mike” Hernandez III - Fort Worth
Mr. William "Bill" Mahomes, Jr. - Dallas
Ms. Kelley Sullivan Georgiades - Galveston
Mr. R. Sam Torn - Houston
Student Regent - Mr. Jaquavous S. Doucette - Fort Worth
Chancellor - Mr. Glenn Hegar - Katy
Texas A&M University Administrative Officers
President - Dr. Susan Ballabina
Executive Vice President and Provost - Dr. Alan R. Sams
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Texas A&M Health (interim) - Dr. Indra K. Reddy
Vice President for Professional Schools and Programs, Dean and Chief Operating Officer, Texas A&M - Fort Worth - Mr. Robert B. Ahdieh
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Texas A&M at Galveston - Colonel Michael E. Fossum USAFR (Ret.)
Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer - Mr. R. Ethan Braden
Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer - Mr. John W. Crawford
Vice President for Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness - Mr. Henry D. Judah
Vice President for Information Technology (interim) and Chief Information Officer (interim) - Mr. Michael S. Leary
Senior Vice President for Strategy and Business Services - Mr. Joseph P. Pettibon II
Vice President for Research - Dr. Angela K. Wilson
Vice President for Student Affairs - Dr. William L. Kibler
Associate Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Texas A&M - Washington, D.C. - Colonel J.P. McDonough (Ret.)
Associate Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Higher Education Center at McAllen - Ret. State District Judge Mr. Ernest Aliseda
Associate Vice President for Facilities and Energy Services - Mr. Les Williams
Commandant of the Corps of Cadets - Lieutenant General James W. "Chip" Bierman, Jr. (Ret.)
Chief Compliance Officer - Ms. Lisa K. Akin
Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President - Mr. Peter W. Lange
Chief of Staff - Ms. Holly Shive
Director of Athletics - Mr. Trev L. Alberts
Office of the Provost
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer- Dr. Alan R. Sams
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (interim) - Dr. Michael D. Johnson
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs - Dr. Blanca M. Lupiani
Associate Provost for Academic Enhancement - Dr. Michael D. Johnson
Associate Provost and Dean, Graduate and Professional School - Dr. Fuhui Tong
University Librarian and Assistant Provost, Texas A&M University Libraries - Ms. Julie A. Mosbo-Ballestro
Vice President for Professional Schools and Programs, Dean and Chief Operating Officer, Texas A&M - Fort Worth - Mr. Robert B. Ahdieh
Vice President for Research - Dr. Angela K. Wilson
Senior Associate Provost - Dr. Heather Lench
Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Chief Enrollment Officer - Mr. Chris Reed
Associate Vice President for Global Engagement - Dr. Holly Hudson
Chief of Staff for the Provost and Assistant Vice President - Dr. Timothy C. Powers
College and School Deans
Vice Chancellor and Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Dr. Jeffrey W. Savell
Dean, College of Architecture - Dr. Lingqian "Ivy" Hu
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences - Dr. Simon W. North
Dean, Mays Business School - Dr. Nate Y. Sharp
Dean, College of Dentistry - Dr. Lily T. Garcia
Dean, College of Education and Human Development - Dr. Michael A. de Miranda
Vice Chancellor and Dean, College of Engineering - Dr. Robert H. Bishop
Dean, School of Engineering Medicine - Dr. Timothy B. Boone
Dean, Bush School of Government and Public Service - Honorable John B. Sherman
Dean, School of Law and Vice President for Professional Schools and Programs - Mr. Robert B. Ahdieh
Dean, Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine - Dr. Amy L. Waer
Dean, College of Nursing - Dr. T. Leann Horsley
Dean, College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts - Dr. Timothy D. McLaughlin
Dean, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy - Dr. Mansoor A. Khan
Dean, School of Public Health - Dr. Shawn G. Gibbs
Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Dr. Bonnie R. Rush
Dean, College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies, Texas A&M University at Galveston - Dr. Deborah J. Thomas.
Dean and Chief Operating Officer, Texas A&M University at Qatar - Dr. César O. Malavé
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Texas A&M at Galveston, Superintendent of Texas A&M Maritime Academy - Colonel Michael E. Fossum USAFR (Ret.)
Dean, College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies and Executive Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs - Dr. Deborah J. Thomas.
Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies (interim) - Dr. Pete van Hengstum
Executive Associate Dean, College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies and Associate Vice President for Academic Operations - Dr. Donna Lang
Associate Vice President for Finance and Compliance Officer - Ms. Susan Hernandez Lee
Associate Vice President for Administration and Auxiliary Services - Mr. Grant W. Shallenberger
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Assistant Superintendent of Cadets - Dr. Todd Sutherland
Executive Director, Technology Services - Mr. John Kovacevich
Senior Director of Development, Texas A&M Foundation - Mr. Jason E. Tieman
Executive Director, Human Resources Services - Mr. Ron Sorensen
Assistant Vice President and Deputy Superintendent of Texas A&M Maritime Academy and Vessel Operations and Emergency Management - Captain Allan F. Post
Director, Marketing and Communications - Ms. Toni Mooney Smith
Objectives of the Graduate and Professional School
The Graduate and Professional School maintains the official record for each graduate student and, in this role, serves as the primary administrative body and overarching source of information for graduate education. Once a graduate student is accepted by an academic department, interdisciplinary degree program or college/school, the Graduate and Professional School assists with and facilitates progression toward the completion of a graduate degree through the maintenance of all official records. The Graduate and Professional School interacts directly with the Graduate and Professional Council (GPC) and Graduate Operations Committee (GOC) to set university guidelines; and all departments, interdisciplinary degree programs and colleges/schools use these as a framework for operation, only setting more stringent standards when needed and appropriate. Clearance for graduation, including final review of theses, dissertations and records of study (when required), is performed by the Graduate and Professional School, but the Office of the Registrar is responsible for issuing all transcripts.
The overall objective of graduate and professional studies is to provide a student with intellectual depth and breadth, appropriate training and the professional development necessary to pursue a productive career in a profession and/or in various fields of teaching and research and in other ways make a larger contribution to society than would be otherwise possible.
A graduate student is generally admitted to graduate studies in an academic unit to pursue only one of the university's graduate degrees at a time. Such programs are usually accessible by admission into a given academic unit. A select number of combination (two degrees of different academic levels) or combined (dual graduate) degree programs allow a student the opportunity to pursue two degrees simultaneously. For a listing of the approved combined degree programs, a student should consult the Graduate and Professional Catalog’s Degrees and Programs Offered page or the administrative department or college/school.
In some cases, an intercollegiate faculty oversees interdepartmental or interdisciplinary degree programs allowing the possibility of enrollment in a given graduate degree program through several academic units. Each unit has one or more graduate program directors and advisors who can provide information about specific programs within that academic unit.
A student’s program of graduate study may consist of a combination of coursework, independent study and scholarly research resulting in a report, record of study, master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation. In some programs, a student may be required to participate in an internship or other professional activity to satisfy particular degree requirements. Some academic units may also require a student’s participation in teaching as part of the degree program.
Administration of Graduate and Professional Studies
The graduate faculty at Texas A&M University consists of the President, the Provost and Executive Vice President, the Associate Provosts, the Deans of all subject-matter colleges, selected Directors and properly qualified academic groups. Members of the graduate faculty participate in the graduate degree programs of the university by serving on student advisory committees and teaching graduate courses. Individuals who are not members of the graduate faculty of Texas A&M University may not teach graduate courses or serve on student advisory committees unless special approval is granted by the Graduate and Professional School.
Graduate and Professional School Administrative Officers
Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate and Professional School – Fuhui Tong, PhD
Associate Dean of the Graduate and Professional School – Julie Harlin, PhD
Associate Dean of the Graduate and Professional School – Charles Criscione, PhD
Graduate and Professional Council
The Graduate and Professional Council (GPC) develops and maintains policies and procedures pertaining to graduate and professional programs at Texas A&M University. The Council’s functions include long-range planning, recommendation of new programs and courses, evaluation of existing programs and courses, and facilitation of university accreditation.
The GPC reviews all curricular requests pertaining to the graduate and professional academic programs submitted through the Curricular Approval Request System (CARS), oversees the quality and development of the graduate instruction and programs, evaluates degree equivalency requests, and advises the Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate and Professional School on all graduate and professional matters.
Standing committees of the Graduate and Professional Council include a Master’s and Doctoral Curricular Review Committee (MDoc), a Professional Practice Doctoral Curricular Review Committee (ProDoc), and a Graduate & Professional Policies and Standards Committee (GPSC). Ad hoc committees will be created as needed.
The membership consists of
- one representative from each college or school
- two graduate students who shall be selected by the Graduate and Professional Student Government
- the Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate and Professional School (ex-officio)
- non-voting representatives from the
- Graduate and Professional School
- University Libraries
- Curricular Services
- Office of the Registrar
- Office of the Provost
To ensure continuity, the Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate and Professional School serves as a non-voting Chair of the Graduate and Professional Council.
A representative from the Graduate and Professional School shall serve as the Administrative Assistant, but shall not have voting privileges. Agenda items and questions may be sent via email to the Graduate and Professional Council Administrative Assistant at GPCAdmin@tamu.edu.
Graduate and Professional Council Members
September 2025 – August 2026 (as of 4 March 2026)
Fuhui Tong, Graduate & Professional School – Chair*
Mark C. Gleason, Graduate & Professional School – Administrative Assistant*
Gillian Bartlett-Esquilant, Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
Mary Bryk, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Douglas Gould, College of Dentistry
Gregory Johnson, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Kourtney Gruner, Mays Business School
Peter Van Hengstum, College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies
Donald House, College of Performance, Visualization, & Fine Arts
Beverly Irby, College of Education & Human Development
Charlotte Ku, School of Law
Rhonda Rahn, School of Public Health
Katherine R. Reed, College of Architecture
Adam Seipp, College of Arts & Sciences
Robert Shandley, George H.W Bush School of Government & Public Service
Matthew Sorenson, College of Nursing
Michelle Taylor-Robinson, George H.W. Bush School of Government & Public Service
Duncan M. Walker, College of Engineering
Yinan Wei, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
President, Graduate & Professional Student Government
Member, Graduate & Professional Student Government
Angel Carrizales, Curricular Services*
Kristin Chaney, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences*
Alicia Dorsey, Office of the Provost*
Stephanie Graves, University Libraries*
Lisa Haddad, College of Nursing*
Terri Helge, School of Law*
Brett Mitchell, Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine*
Frank North, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy*
Trent Smith, Graduate & Professional School*
Sandra Williams, Office of the Registrar*
* Non-Voting Member
Graduate Operations Committee
The Graduate Operations Committee (GOC) serves as an advisory body to the Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate and Professional School. It focuses primarily on operations and procedures regarding administration of graduate and professional education throughout Texas A&M University. The GOC serves as a forum for the Associate/Assistant Deans in each college and school to discuss issues or concerns of an operational nature, and to recommend procedures, as uniform as possible across colleges/schools, to resolve these issues or concerns.
The GOC works closely with the Graduate and Professional Council to coordinate all curriculum and policy issues. It also works closely with the Academic Operations Committee to consider recommendations concerning operations and procedures. Each academic college and school is represented on the GOC by the Associate/Assistant Dean, or other designated individual, responsible for graduate studies in their college/school.
Graduate Operations Committee Members
September 2025 – August 2026 (as of 4 March 2026)
Fuhui Tong, Graduate & Professional School – Chair
Michael Alexander, Mays Business School
Gillian Bartlett-Esquilant, Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
Francesca Marini, College of Performance, Visualization, & Fine Arts
Mary Bryk, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Michael Criscitiello, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Terri Helge, School of Law
Beverly Irby, College of Education & Human Development
Fadi Khasawheh, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
Patrick Linke, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Rhonda Rahn, School of Public Health
Katherine Reed, College of Architecture
Rahul Srinivasan, Interdisciplinary Degree Programs
Adam Seipp, College of Arts & Sciences
Lisa Haddad, College of Nursing
Jerry Strawser, Mays Business School
Doug Gould, College of Dentistry
Maria Escobar-Lemmon, George H.W. Bush School of Government & Public Service
Peter Van Hengstum, College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies
Duncan M. Walker, College of Engineering
Please note: Membership is subject to change. The list of current members is maintained by the Graduate and Professional School.
College and School Graduate Instruction Committees
Graduate Instruction Committees (GICs) are responsible for making recommendations concerning graduate course offerings, general policies on graduate instruction, and for other matters pertaining to graduate studies in each College or School.
Committees on Graduate Instruction
September 2025 – August 2026 (as of 4 March 2026)
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Mary Bryk – Chair
Zach Adelman
Craig Coates
Kathrin Dunlap
Sandun Fernando
Gerard Kyle
Jamie Norgaard
John Park
Suresh Pillai
Michael Polymenis
Oscar Riera-Lizarazu
Brian Shaw
Wayne C. Smith
David Stelly
Amandra Stronza
Yuxiang Sun
Babak Taheri
Rosemary Walzem
Gary Wingenbach
Yu “Yvette” Zhang
College of Architecture
Katie Reed – Co-Chair
Shelley Holliday – Co-Chair
Monica Garner*
Priya Jain
Dongying Li
Aarika McCloskey
Thena Morris*
Ji Won Nam
Janet Richards
Shelley Smith
Zarchary Stewart
Ginger White*
* Non-Voting Member
College of Arts & Sciences
Adam Seipp – Chair
Heath Blackmon
Cristopher Bonner
Alexander Brown
Tasha Dubriwny
Anthony Filippi
Alison Fout
Hiroko Kitajima
Nancy Plankey-Videla
Anita Rapp
Ralf Rapp
Omar Rivera
Katherine Unterman
Matthew Vess
Chrissy Wiederwohl
Jeffrey Winking
Raymond Wong
Igor Zelenko
Mays Business School
Doctor of Philosophy Programs
Rogelio Oliva – Chair
Yong Chen
Matt Ege
Michael KetzenbergHuiwen Lian
Yan "Lucy" Liu
Master of Business Administration Programs
Jerry Strawser – Chair
Marla Collins
Amy Dwyer
Myra Gonzalez
Sarah Jaks
Julie Orzabel
Master of Science Programs
Michael Alexander – Chair
Lisa Provines – Secretary
Kourtney Gruner
Sarah Jaks
Casey Kyllonen
Misty Page
Daria Panina
Veronica Stilley
College of Dentistry
Douglas Gould – Chair
Angel Gonzalez
Sid Poorya Jalali
Carolyn Kerins
Elias Kontogiorgos
Hui Liang
Shivam Mehta
Carlos Parra Carrasquer
Andrew Read-Fuller
L. Bruno Ruest
Peggy Timothé
Victoria Woo
College of Education & Human Development
Beverly J. Irby – Chair
Daniel Hajovsky
Jiling Liu
Jean Madsen
Patrick Slattery
Kerri Smith*
John Williams
* Non-Voting Member
College of Engineering
Duncan M. "Hank" Walker – Chair
Danny Alge
Raktim Bhattacharya
Kelly Brumbelow
Aniruddha Datta
Sandun D. Fernando
Jens Figlus
Joe Geunes
Eduardo Gildin
Jiang Hu
John Keyser
Mathew Kuttolamadom
Richard Malak
Bharani Nagarathnam
Jeff Sammons
Ankit Srivastava
Pavel Tsvetkov
Victor Ugaz
Sunshine Webster
Hung-Jen Wu
Yunlong Zhang
Bush School of Government & Public Service
Maria Escobar-Lemmon – Co-Chair
Robert Shandley – Co-Chair
Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson – Co-Chair
Fritz Bartel
Lisa Brown
Clay Bryan
Paul Kellstedt
Miner Marchbanks
School of Law
David Dye – Chair
Mark Burge
William Byrnes
Terri Helge
Charlotte Ku
College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies
Peter Van Hengstum – Chair
Meri Davlasheridze
Jenna Lamphere
Jennifer Mayfield*
Liz Musgrove*
Andrew Reitberger*
Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Ashley Ross
Dave Wells
* Non-Voting Member
Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
Gillian Bartlett-Esquilant – Chair
Chelsey Brister
Carolyn Cannon
Robert Carpenter
Diane Chico
Walter Cromer
Tom Cunningham*
Carl Gregory
David Huston
Brett Mitchell
Stefan Siwko
Rahul Srinivasan*
Shazia Sultan*
Irving Valdez*
Ruben Valdez*
Deloris White*
Johna Wright*
Abigail Bauder (Student Representative)*
Maryn Cavalier (Student Representative)*
Brook Dame (Student Representative)*
* Ex-Officio or Non-Voting Member
College of Nursing
Matthew Sorenson – Chair
Cendy Brister-Antley
Paul Clements
Kim Hudson-Gallogly
Sonya Grisby
Stacey Mitchell
Miranda Ramirez
Brandi Swafford (Student Representative)*
Sylvia Vargas
* Non-Voting Member
College of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts
Francesca Marini – Chair
Sabarish Venkat Babu
Michael Gyak
Daniel Humphrey
Andee Scott
Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
Yinan Wei – Chair
Joy Alonzo
Mitchell Barnett
Daniela Bazan
Amanda Galindo
Fadi Khasawneh
Zhenyu Li
Mohammad Nutan
Srinath Palakurthi
Ziyaur Rahman
Shiqing Xu
Lin Zhu
School of Public Health
Adam Alexander – Chair
Kaysey Aguilar – Vice-Chair
Ledric Sherman
Xiaohui Xu
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Gregory Johnson – Chair
Angela Bordin
Michael Criscitiello*
Noah Cohen*
Tibor Farkas
Dana Gaddy*
Cristine Heaps*
Ivan Ivanov
Gladys Ko
Sara Lawhon*
Keri Norman
Weston Porter
Ashley Seabury*
Christopher Seabury
Larry SuvaJane Welsh*
* Ex-Officio