Following a turbulent summer, Texas A&M turns to Mark Welsh III
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.
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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.