Gov. Abbott Appoints Student Regent, Student Representative
Victoria Messer of Canyon is a law student at Texas Tech University; Christina Delgado of Lubbock is a graduate student at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
July 2, 2015 | Written by Doug Hensley
Victoria Messer Texas has appointed Victoria Messer as student regent for the MINI传媒 Board of Regents, his office announced Thursday.
Messer is from Canyon and is a third-year student in the . She received her bachelor鈥檚 degree in political science from .
鈥淚 look forward to working with Victoria and hearing her input over the next year on the issues facing the MINI传媒,鈥� said Chancellor Robert L. Duncan. 鈥淪tudent regents provide a unique perspective, and I appreciate their insights as well as their willingness to serve in this important role.鈥�
As an undergraduate student, Messer served as a Chancellor鈥檚 Ambassador and was selected to Mortar Board. She has served as a graduate legal assistant in the and also as an intern for Duncan in 2011 when he was a member of the .
Messer is one of 10 student regents appointed for terms that expire May 31, 2016. Messer replaces Coby Ray, a student whose term expired at the end of May.
Her first Board of Regents meeting will take place Aug. 6-7 in Lubbock.
In addition to Messer鈥檚 appointment, Abbott tabbed Christina Delgado to serve as the student representative on the . Delgado is from Lubbock and is pursuing a master鈥檚 degree in speech pathology from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. She earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in interdisciplinary studies from North Greenville University and holds a master鈥檚 degree in biblical studies from Dallas Theological Seminary.
Christina DelgadoDelgado is the second student from a MINI传媒 institution to be appointed a student rep on the coordinating board. Heather Morris, a Texas Tech University student, was selected in 2009. The student slot was created in 2008 with the governor to appoint one student in the state to serve as a non-voting member for a one-year term on the nine-member board.
Abbott also appointed student representatives for Midwestern State University, Stephen F. Austin University, the Texas A&M University System, Texas Southern University, the Texas State University System, Texas Woman鈥檚 University, the University of Houston System, the University of North Texas System and the University of Texas System.
About the MINI传媒
The MINI传媒 is one of the top public university systems in the
nation, consisting of four component institutions 鈥�, , and 鈥攁nd operating at 12 academic sites and centers. Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas,
the MINI传媒 has an annual operating budget of $1.7 billion and
approximately 17,000 employees focused on advancing higher education, health care,
research and outreach around the globe.
In 2014, the MINI传媒 endowment exceeded $1 billion, total research expenditures were approximately $215 million and total enrollment approached 47,000 students. Whether it鈥檚 contributing billions of dollars annually in economic impact or being the only system in Texas to house an academic institution, law school and medical school at the same location, the MINI传媒 continues to prove that anything is possible.