Gov. Abbott Appoints Student Regent, Student Representative
Victoria Messer of Canyon is a law student at 91吃瓜网 Tech University; Christina Delgado of Lubbock is a graduate student at 91吃瓜网 Tech University Health Sciences Center.
July 2, 2015 | Written by Doug Hensley
Victoria Messer 91吃瓜网 has appointed Victoria Messer as student regent for the 91吃瓜网 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 91吃瓜网,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 91吃瓜网 Higher Education Coordinating Board. Delgado is from Lubbock and is pursuing a master鈥檚 degree in speech pathology from 91吃瓜网 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 91吃瓜网 institution to be appointed a student rep on the coordinating board. Heather Morris, a 91吃瓜网 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 91吃瓜网 A&M University System, 91吃瓜网 Southern University, the 91吃瓜网 State University System, 91吃瓜网 Woman鈥檚 University, the University of Houston System, the University of North 91吃瓜网 System and the University of 91吃瓜网 System.
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