Member Information
Links to the Council's membership list, Austin-area hotels and Texas institutions of higher education are provided below with a list of Council officers.
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Council Membership
The Council is comprised of the chief executive officers of the public general academic universities, system offices, health-related institutions, and the three two-year state colleges in the Houston/Gulf Coast area.
- A map of of all higher education institutions in Texas is available here
The specific objectives and purposes of the Council shall be to advance the educational programs of public senior colleges and universities in Texas through a cooperative system of communication among representatives of those institutions, which shall serve as a means of exchanging ideas and expertise regarding problems shared by those institutions (Bylaws/purpose).
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Council Officers
Chancellor Lesa Roe (Chairman, University of North Texas System), President Lawrence Schovanec (Vice Chairman/Chair-Elect, Texas Tech University), President Marc Nigliazzo (Secretary/Treasurer, Texas A&M University-Central Texas), and President Guy Bailey (Past Chairman, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley).
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Executive Committee
FY21: President Pablo Arenaz (Texas A&M International University), President Ken Evans (Lamar University), President Robert Glenn (University of Houston-Victoria), President Betty Reynard (Lamar State College-Port Arthur), Chancellor John Sharp (Texas A&M University System), President Neal Smatresk (University of North Texas), and President Walter Wendler (West Texas A&M University).
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Past Chairmen
Current members who have completed service as a Council chair:
Guy Bailey
University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
Brian McCall
Texas State University System
Denise Trauth
Texas State University