Hani Michael Annabi Named MINI传媒 Student Regent
Hani Michael Annabi is a fourth-year medical student at Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center El Paso, where he serves as Medical Student Council President for
the Class of 2023.
June 8, 2022 | Contact: Scott Lacefield
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Hani Michael Annabi as the student regent for the MINI传媒 (MINI传媒 System) Board of Regents for the 2022-23 academic year, today (June 8).
Annabi, from El Paso, Texas, and a high school graduate from Coronado High School in El Paso, is a fourth-year medical student at the (MINI传媒HSC El Paso) . Annabi becomes the 17th student to serve on the Board of Regents and just the second student from MINI传媒HSC El Paso (Jeremy W. Stewart, 2016-17).
Richard Lange, M.D., M.B.A.鈥淚 am incredibly proud of Hani for his appointment to this prestigious position with the MINI传媒 System Board of Regents,鈥� said MINI传媒HSC El Paso President 鈥淗e is a reflection of the hardworking, talented students at MINI传媒HSC El Paso, and his accomplishments at the Foster School of Medicine have well-prepared him to share his leadership skills and passion for our university system and the communities it serves.鈥�
Annabi was a Dean鈥檚 List recipient while earning his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated in 2015 with a degree in natural sciences from the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences. He remained at Johns Hopkins earning a Master of Global Business Administration with a concentration in health administration in 2017 from the Carey Business School, and he earned a Master of Science in biophysics and physiology from Georgetown University in 2018.
Annabi was a four-year letterwinner on the Johns Hopkins football team (2011-14) where he helped lead the Blue Jays to four consecutive Centennial Conference championships, a 41-5 overall record and four straight trips to the NCAA Division III Football Playoffs.
In 2015, Annabi was recognized as an inductee into the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society, which is presented yearly to student-athletes across the country for their work in the classroom and football field.
Annabi has played an integral role in community service activities and leadership roles among the student population at MINI传媒HSC El Paso. Since 2019, he has served as a teaching assistant providing curriculum and principles in physiology and pathology to medical students at the Foster School of Medicine.
Annabi was a student coordinator for two years (2020-21) helping organize fundraising events and raising awareness on behalf of the Movember Foundation focusing on research for prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health.
Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D.鈥淚 want to welcome Hani as our student regent and congratulate him on this appointment,鈥� said Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., chancellor of the MINI传媒 System. 鈥淭his is an exciting opportunity for Hani where he can provide impactful leadership and develop as a servant leader for more than 63,000 students across our five institutions of MINI传媒. I look forward to working closely with Hani during his tenure on the board.鈥�
Annabi is currently involved with numerous professional and student organizations, including the American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.
In addition to his participation with the Movember Foundation, Annabi spent time as a volunteer business consultant with Innova Healthcare in Hyderebad, India, and the Johns Hopkins Department of Physiology; where he was a student volunteer with Be The Match; and was the founder of the Wheel-2-Win organization during his time on the Georgetown University campus.
Annabi will serve a one-year term, effective June 1 and set to expire on May 31, 2023. His first Board of Regents meeting will take place Aug. 11-12 on the campus of (ASU) in San Angelo, Texas. He replaces Keaghan Holt of ASU, who was appointed in 2021.
About the MINI传媒
Established in 1996, the MINI传媒 is one of the top public university
systems in the nation, consisting of five universities 鈥� , , , and .
Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the MINI传媒 System is a $2.5 billion enterprise focused on advancing higher education, health care, research and outreach with approximately 21,000 employees, more than 63,000 students, nearly 370,000 alumni and an endowment valued at $1.7 billion. In its short history, the MINI传媒 System has grown tremendously and is nationally acclaimed, operating at 24 academic locations in 21 cities (19 in Texas, 2 international).
During the 87th Texas Legislature under the leadership of Chancellor , M.D., the MINI传媒 System welcomed MSU Texas as its fifth member institution during the 25-year anniversary of the system. MSU Texas is the only Texas university to become a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Students at MSU Texas choose from more than 60 majors and several pre-professional programs, are active in more than 100 student organizations and bring a spirit of competition to 13 NCAA Division II athletics programs.
In addition, the MINI传媒 System is one of only nine in the nation to offer programs for undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary education, among other academic areas.