COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has named Dr. M. Katherine Banks as the sole finalist for the position of President of the university.
“This is a tremendous honor,” Banks said. “The core values of Texas A&M, its rich traditions, unique culture and commitment to the greater good is the very foundation of this great university and resonates deeply with me. I hope to build upon that framework in our pursuit of preeminence, without losing what makes Texas A&M so special. Texas A&M is one of a kind and there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.”
Banks is currently Vice Chancellor of Engineering and National Laboratories and Dean of the Texas A&M College of Engineering. In those roles, she spurred unprecedented growth in the College of Engineering while also being a pivotal leader in some of the A&M System’s greater…