Michael D. McKinney, M.D.
Chancellor, The Texas A&M University System
Michael D. McKinney, M.D., was named chancellor of The Texas A&M University System on Nov. 22, 2006. The A&M System is composed of nine universities, seven state agencies and a statewide health science center. The universities have about 103,000 students combined, including approximately 45,000 at Texas A&M University in College Station, the state’s first public institution of higher education and the land-grant university of Texas. The agencies, all of which perform agriculture- and engineering-related research, service and continuing education, serve all parts of Texas and beyond.
Dr. McKinney, a family physician, came to the A&M System from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where he had served as senior executive vice president and chief operating officer since September 2003. He had served in leadership positions at the UT System since 2002, including vice chancellor for health affairs at the UT System administrative offices in Austin and acting dean of the UT Medical School in Houston.
During 2001 and 2002, Dr. McKinney served as chief of staff to Governor Rick Perry. From 1995 to 1998, during former Governor George W. Bush’s first term, he was Texas commissioner of health and human services. In this role, he oversaw 11 state agencies, a staff of 64,000 and a budget of $24 billion. From 1984 to 1991, he represented Leon, Madison, Grimes, Houston and Montgomery Counties in the Texas House of Representatives. He was speaker pro-tempore of the House from 1989 to 1990.
Dr. McKinney earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston and an M.D. from the U.T. Medical Branch in Galveston. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society.
His other career experiences include serving as CEO of a Medicaid health care plan; a member of the Physician Payment Review Commission in the Federal Office of Technology; and a family practitioner for 16 years in Centerville, Texas.
His many honors and achievements include receiving the Physician’s Recognition Award from the American Medical Association in 2006 and the Presidential Award of Merit for Exemplary Service from the Texas Academy of Family Practice. As a state representative, he was recognized as one of the 10 best legislators by both Texas Monthly and The Dallas Morning News, and as an outstanding legislator by the Texas Medical Association and the Texas Department of Commerce.
For more information:
Office of the Chancellor
The Texas A&M University System
A&M System Building
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College Station, Texas 77845-3424
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