Page 21 - John Sharp News Today

The former Bush school dean and four-star general is believed by many to be the right person to move the university forward after controversies over the summer.

As the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents considers naming the former dean and four-star general as the sole finalist for president, many believe Welsh is the right person to move the university forward after a pair of controversies bruised the school’s morale.

Welsh retired from the Air Force in 2016 at the end of a 40-year military career.

Interim A&M president has served as Bush School dean, U.S. Air Force chief of staff.

The Texas A&M Board of Regents named current-interim President Gen. Mark A. Welsh III the sole finalist for university president during a Friday, Nov. 17 meeting.

Texas A&M’s Board of Regents named A&M’s interim president, Ret. Gen. Mark Welsh III, the sole finalist for the university’s open president position during a special telephonic meeting Friday morning.

Welsh retired from the Air Force in 2016 at the end of a 40-year military career.

Welsh retired from the Air Force in 2016 at the end of a 40-year military career.

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents named the former dean and four-star general as the sole finalist for president Friday. Many believe Welsh is the right person to move the university forward after a pair of controversies bruised the school’s morale.