AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Friday named T. Taylor Eighmy as the sole finalist for president of The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Eighmy currently serves as vice chancellor for research and engagement and professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He also served as vice president for research and professor at Texas Tech University and assistant vice president for research at the University of New Hampshire.
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Ernest Aliseda, a regent who served on the search advisory committee, said the caliber of the candidates interviewed was exceptional and indicative of UTSA's impressive and growing reputation.
“The selection of Taylor Eighmy proves that UT San Antonio is a destination for our nation’s top leaders in higher education,” Aliseda said. “Eighmy will be unrelenting in his efforts to increase student success, faculty engagement and the national stature of UTSA. And his leadership style will be an ideal fit for a national leading city like San Antonio.”
The search for a new leader began late last year, after President Ricardo Romo announced his retirement.
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Pedro Reyes, UT System’s former executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, has been serving as interim president since March, when Romo stepped down.
Under state law, university governing boards must name finalists for a presidency at least 21 days before making an appointment.
During that time, UT System leaders will coordinate meetings to give the university and San Antonio communities the opportunity to hear from Eighmy.
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