The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents appointed Tommy Williams ‘78 as interim president on Friday, Oct. 3, following the resignation of former President Mark A. Welsh III. Williams, previously a Republican Texas state representative and senator from Texas’s Fourth Senate District and vice chancellor of governmental relations for the A&M System before his retirement in 2018, was unanimously approved by the Board. He takes the role of Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs James R. Hallmark, Ph.D., who served as acting president following Welsh’s resignation. Williams also served as a Senior Advisor to Gov. “I’m honored to return to Texas A&M in this capacity,” Williams said in a statement released by the A&M System.