This week’s Texas A&M system board of regents meetings were the last for this year’s student regent.
Click below to hear comments from Annie Valicek of West Texas A&M during the May 7, 2024 regents business meeting:
On Thursday (May 9), the governor named student regents for next year. Representing the A&M system is an A&M law school student. Cage Sawyers of Van Alstyne earned his bachelor’s at TCU.
The governor’s student appointment to the Texas Higher Education coordinating board, Luke Schwartz of Tyler, earned his bachelor’s degree from A&M. Schwartz is pursuing two graduate degrees at the University of Texas at Tyler.
And a Sam Houston State University student from Huntsville, Olivia Discon, was named next year’s student regent for the Texas State University system.
News release from the governor’s office:
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed eight student regents to their respective universities, effective June 1, 2024, for terms set to expire on May 31, 2025. Additionally, the Governor appointed the student representative to serve on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, effective June 1, 2024, for a term set to expire on May 31, 2025.
Texas A&M University System: Cage Sawyers of Van Alstyne received a Bachelor of Science in Public Policy with a minor in energy technology, management, and policy from Texas Christian University. He is currently pursuing a Juris Doctor from Texas A&M University School of Law.
Texas Southern University: Taylor Getwood of Port Arthur received an Associate of Arts in Academic Studies from Lamar State College Port Arthur and a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications from Texas Southern University (TSU). He is pursuing an Executive Master of Public Administration from TSU.
Texas State University System: Olivia Discon of Huntsville is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University.
Texas Tech University System: Jad Zeitouni of Lubbock received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Texas Tech University (TTU) and is pursuing a Doctor of Medicine from the TTU Health Sciences Center School of Medicine.
Texas Woman’s University: Maya Landgrebe of Alvin received a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Texas Woman’s University (TWU) and is pursuing a Doctor of Occupational Therapy from the TWU Institute of Health Sciences – Houston Center.
University of Houston System: Tomas Bryan of Houston is an associate for PricewaterhouseCoopers. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and is pursuing a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Houston.
University of North Texas System: Ethan Gillis of Denton is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Advertising and Brand Strategy with a minor in journalism and psychology and a certificate in event management from the University of North Texas.
University of Texas System: Anthony Dragun of Midland received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas (UT) at Austin and is pursuing a Doctor of Medicine from UT Southwestern Medical School.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: Luke Schwartz of Tyler received an Associate of Science in Biology from Tyler Junior College and a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Texas A&M University. He is pursuing a Doctor of Medicine from UT Tyler School of Medicine and an Executive Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management from UT Tyler. Additionally, he served in the U.S. Air Force.