COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Editor’s Note: The attached video aired on March 7.
The Texas A&M Board of Regents confirmed in a unanimous vote Friday that Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar ’93 would be the university system’s next chancellor, succeeding John Sharp.
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Sharp will be stepping down from his position on June 30 after nearly a decade and a half as the longest serving chancellor in A&M System history.
“Glenn Hegar understands the power and the potential of the Texas A&M System. I have no doubt he will lead it with integrity and vision,” Sharp said. “I wish him and his family the best.”
Sharp wasn’t the only system leader that was confident in Hegar’s abilities to take over moving forward, as Chairman Bill Mahomes was also confident in the outgoing chancellor’s successor.
“The Board of Regents is confident that Glenn Hegar will be an outstanding Chancellor,” Chairman Mahomes said. “He will advance System excellence in its core missions: offering high-quality, affordable education; serving Texans throughout our great state; and conducting world-class research to improve people’s lives.”
The class of 1993 graduate and chief financial officer for the state was named the sole finalist for the position on March 7, but his confirmation was delayed while a mandatory 21-day waiting period was enacted in accordance with state law. Hegar grew up in Hockley, is a sixth generation Texan, and is married to his wife Dara, class of 1995, and has three children: Claire, Julia and Jonah.
“I am grateful and honored that the Board of Regents have entrusted me with the responsibility of leading one of the greatest university systems in the nation,” Hegar said in an announcement on Friday. “Our core values unite us and set the Texas A&M System apart from the others, and I remain steadfastly committed to upholding and preserving those values.”
Hegar was selected out of a total of five candidates that included himself, Texas A&M Foundation President Tyson Voelkel, University of Alabama President Stuart Bell, State Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin, and U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin.
Click here to read the full announcement on the Texas A&M University System website.