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To our campus community:

For the introduction of the Sea Aggie—a showcase for news, information and features about our people and programs—it is only fitting that we also introduce our new president.

It is my pleasure and privilege to welcome the next President and Chief Executive Officer of Texas A&M University at Galveston—Rear Admiral Robert Smith III, USNR, (Ret). Graduating from Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 1961, he is a distinguished former student and member of the Corps of Cadets Hall of Honor.

Bob Smith is the right person at the right time. During these days of continuing budgetary shortfalls, we need a leader who not only cares for the future of Sea Aggies, but also understands finances and fundraising. Our new president has impeccable credentials in these areas. Since 1987, Admiral Smith served as senior vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas with responsibility for Houston-based operations. He also served in leadership positions at the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas and successfully managed numerous special assignments coordinating Federal Reserve System and Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas responsibilities.

Beyond his banking experience, Admiral Smith served in the Navy for nearly 35 years in both active duty and reserve service. He retired from the military in 1996. He continued with his banking and community activities and served on numerous local and...(Full Story)

Aggie Muster

“Muster will never change. It will survive, unscathed by time, because it is a tradition enriched with the devotion of one Aggie to the other. The reverence, the silence, it's all part of the notion that Aggies never leave their roots, nor are they forgotten by their own.” — Pat Pearson '83

The 2011 Galveston County Aggie Muster, Texas A&M University’s traditional Roll Call of the Absent, is set for April 21 in the TAMUG Gymnasium.

The names of former Texas A&M students from Galveston County and TAMUG Sea Aggies who passed away in 2010 and 2011 are listed below.

Muster — now observed in 300 locations around the world — is a time for Aggies to celebrate the lives of their fellows who are no longer with us and to reflect times spent with these and other Aggies who became part of our lives in the Texas A&M family.

Like its national and international counterparts, the ceremony at TAMUG will include the Roll Call, a 21-gun salute and the playing of Silver Taps...(Full Story)