The president of Texas A&M University is the chief officer of the academic administration of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Forty-four people—forty-one men and three women—have held this office, including those who were in the position when it was named chairman of the faculty between 1883 and 1890, and those who held the position in an acting or interim capacity.
Susan Ballabina is the current president of Texas A&M University since she was appointed to the position by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on May 11, 2026, as the successor of interim president Tommy Williams.
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Early history
On October 4, 1876, on the recommendation of former Confederate president Jefferson Davis after he had declined the position, Thomas Sanford Gathright became the first president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (the future Texas A&M University). At the inauguration of the college, Gathright stated to those assembledTo the full success of the college, I can promise the best efforts of my colleagues in the faculty, as I pledge my own.
They may not be the proper men to work out success, and may be called to give place to others. I may not be suited to my place, and may retire; still this great work, in which all the people of this good state are interested, must go on and must succeed.
Presidents
The list of Texas A&M University presidents includes the previous presidents, and chairmen of the faculty of the Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas. It also includes those that served in an acting or interim capacity.
The following persons have served as president of Texas A&M University:
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