UT Regents Elect First Woman to Lead Board: AUSTIN, Texas - Colleen McHugh, appointed a University of Texas System regent in 2005 by Gov. Rick Perry, has been elected as the board's first chairwoman.The regents on Wednesday unanimously chose the 63-year-old attorney and hospital executive from Corpus Christi, who had been vice chairwoman, to lead the panel at a time of increasing budget challenges.
The UT System has 15 academic and health campuses, about 200,000 students and more than 84,000 employees.
“I know the board is committed to following through on the initiatives begun during the last several years and reaffirming its shared commitment to transparency and excellence,” McHugh said in a statement. “Our work remains unchanged: ensuring that the University of Texas System serves our students, the people of Texas and the nation well.”
