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Alumni News
Bush School Graduate Credits EMPSA Experience in Broadening Public Service Career
Matthew Miller began working on his Executive Master of Public Service & Administration (EMPSA) degree as a member of the charter class in summer 2016 when the program began. It was not his first time as a student of the Bush School of Government & Public Service.
From EMPSA Student to Rocket Scientist: Schedir Illoldi on her Time in the Bush School’s EMPSA Program
Article written by Erin Sydney Fox, Office of Extended Education Most people wait until after they have finished their master’s degree to switch careers or change jobs. As a chronic overachiever, Schedir Illoldi was not one of them. While pursuing the Executive Master of Public Service and Administration (EMPSA) degree from Texas A&M University’s Bush […]
Bush School Alum Excited to Lead National Hispanic Cultural Center
Josefa González Mariscal, a 2018 graduate of the Bush School’s online Executive Master of Public Service and Administration program (EMPSA), has been named Executive Director of the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The center showcases Latinx and Hispanic art and culture from across the world and is home to three performing […]
The Advice George Bush Gave Me in Grad School Seems Even More Important Today
By Katie Gale I was lucky enough to earn my master’s degree at a presidential library. This alone was pretty amazing, but the icing on the cake was that this library’s namesake was still living and very much involved in “his” school. 41 (as we affectionally called him) walked our halls and participated in class […]
Bush School Alum Coordinates Nonprofit Response to COVID-19 in New York City
By Justin Bailey At 7 PM on a “normal” night in New York City, it’s easy to get lost in the “hustle and bustle” of America’s largest and most dense metropolitan area. People commute home from work after a long day or catch the subway to see a movie with friends. Esther Larson, a 2006 […]
Bush School Alum Helps Coordinate Sugar Land COVID-19 Response
By Justin Bailey, The Bush School For Kylie Jackson, reality set in on Wednesday, March 11th. On that day, the Houston Rodeo followed South by Southwest’s lead and cancelled its many events after fourteen cases of COVID-19 were found in the Greater Houston area. It was the first time in its eighty-eight-year history that the […]
A Profile in Public Service: Kathryn Kaufman Named Bush School Outstanding Alum
Public Service has been the theme of the career of 2007 Bush School graduate Kathryn Kaufman, who was honored with the Bush School’s 2019 Outstanding Alumni award. In only twelve years since graduating with a Master of International Affairs, she’s had career highlights ranging from representing the United States at the G7 Summit, to bringing […]
Bush School Student Named Executive Director of local Arts Council
Sheree Boegner, a student in the Texas A&M Executive Master of Public Service and Administration program at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, has been named the new Executive Director of the Arts Council of Brazos Valley. After earning her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M, Boegner started her professional career. This eventually led […]
Bush School Grad Bobby Janecka Appointed as New TCEQ Commissioner
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Bobby Janecka, Class of 2009, to fill the third and final commissioner seat for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Janecka joins Chairman Jon Niermann and Commissioner Emily Lindley as the appointed leaders of the TCEQ. Prior to this appointment, Janecka served as a policy advisor to Governor Abbott […]
