Four students were recently selected to serve on the the Bush School Ambassadors Council, a new student group that represents the Bush School at special events, development functions, and alumni and recruitment events. Primarily, the ambassadors are student liaisons to special guests and students invited to come to the Bryan/College Station community. The new ambassadors […]
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Texas A&M Bush School Dean Crocker Elected to Mercy Corps Board of Directors
Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, has been elected to the board of directors of the global humanitarian agency Mercy Corps, headquartered in Portland. Crocker, a highly decorated career diplomat who served nearly 40 years in the Middle East, held ambassadorial posts in […]
President and CEO of Southwest Airlines Receives McLane Award
The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, honored Gary C. Kelly, chairman of the Board, president and CEO of Southwest Airlines, with the 2013 McLane Leadership in Business Award on Thursday, September 26, 2013. The Mosbacher Institute was founded in October […]
Former College Station Mayor Speaks to Bush School Students
Former mayor of College Station, Ben White, spoke to students, faculty, and staff of the Bush School on Monday, September 30, 2013, as part of the Conversations in Leadership speaker series. Before beginning his public service in College Station as a planning and zoning committee member, a council member, and mayor, White had served as […]
Bush School Students Attend Bush Award Presentation in Maine
On September 19, three Bush School of Government and Public Service students at Texas A&M University – Naaman Akinola, Brandon Pichanick, and Gabriella Medina – attended the ceremony where President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush presented the George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service to Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of […]
Dean Crocker Opens Bush School Speaker Series
Dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, Ryan Crocker, was the first speaker at this fall’s Conversation in Leadership, a weekly speaker series conducted by the Public Service Leadership Program. The series provides an opportunity for Bush School students to hear from and interact with experienced leaders in […]
Afghanistan Ambassador Speaks to Bush School
On Tuesday, September 10, Nasir Ahmad Andisha, ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand, and the Republic of Fiji, visited the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Andisha graduated from the Bush School’s Master’s Program in International Affairs in 2009. Andrew Natsios and […]
Bush School Students Aid Local Food Bank
One of the first activities of the new semester saw new and returning Bush School students helping the Brazos Valley Food Bank. In record time, the students put together 200 family boxes of nonperishable foods to be distributed to needy families. The Food Bank is a central distribution site in the Brazos Valley that unites […]
ISTPP Research Presented at American Political Science Association
Scott Robinson, ISTPP Fellow, presented a paper co-authored with ISTPP Director, Arnold Vedlitz, at the annual conference of the American Political Science Association in Chicago, IL on August 29, 2013. Their paper, “Organizational Trust and Risk Communication: Trust in the EPA and Opposition to Fracking,” explores how trust in a particular government institution, rather than […]
ISTPP Welcomes Tabitha S. M. Morton as Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dr. Morton joins ISTPP as a key member of the Institute’s research team. Dr. Morton recently earned her Ph.D. in political science from Texas A&M, and she has taught as a lecturer in that department. Her research interests include public policy, policy evaluation, and public management.
