FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 19, 2008
MEDIA CONTACT: Matt Mackowiak
Statement by Sen. Hutchison on Dr. Cigarroa Being Named the Sole Finalist for UT Chancellor
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Texas' senior Senator, released the following statement on the decision by the University of Texas Board of Regents to name Dr. Francisco Cigarroa the sole finalist for Chancellor of the UT System:
"I am very pleased that Dr. Cigoarroa will lead the UT System. As a member of the Institute of Medicine, he is a nationally recognized academic. I have worked with him during his tenure as President of the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio where he had a remarkable record of success, including nearly doubling research funding.
"John Montford has been an outstanding public servant as State Senator and Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System and I hope will continue to work for quality education in Texas."
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