Select Achievements under Chancellor Sharp, 2011-2024

  • The Texas A&M University System was chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration as part of a group to manage and operate the Pantex Plant, which maintains the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile. (2024)
  • The Texas A&M University System took its first steps toward creating a peaker power network on land it owns to help stabilize the Texas power grid during peak demand. (2024)
  • The tenth Engineering Academy opened at Collin College. (2024)
  • The Texas A&M System announced plans to provide a platform for companies to test the latest nuclear reactors and address the need for an increased power supply. (2024)
  • Regents approved building a $30 million advanced manufacturing training facility near the Port of Brownsville. (2024)
  • The Texas A&M School of Law in Fort Worth rocketed up national rankings after it was acquired by the System in 2012. It ranked 26th in 2024, rising 57 spots in five years. (2024)
  • The Wall Street Journal ranked Texas A&M University No. 1 in Texas. (2023)
  • Texas A&M-Fort Worth broke ground on a new Law & Education Building. (2023)
  • The Texas A&M System established the Texas A&M Semiconductor Institute. (2023)
  • The Texas A&M System brought in a historic $1.19 billion in new state funding. (2023)
  • The National Nuclear Security Administration extended to Oct. 31, 2028 a contract for The Texas A&M University System and its partners at Triad National Security LLC to manage and operate the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The initial contract was signed in 2018. (2022)
  • Texas A&M University-San Antonio partnered with Texas A&M Health and University Health in a $500 million investment in public health for Bexar County and nearby counties. (2022)
  • Aggie Park opened. (2022)
  • The Texas A&M University System opened one of the nation’s largest 5G research testbeds on its Texas A&M-RELLIS Campus. (2022)
  • Prairie View A&M University and Tarleton State University attained the prestigious R2 Carnegie Classification. (2021)
  • The federal government increased its five-year contract with the George H.W Bush Combat Development Complex from $65 million to $96.2 million for Army modernization. (2021)
  • Construction of a new, $70 million engineering building was approved for Prairie View A&M University. (2021)
  • The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station hired to manage a five-year, $20 million per-year DOD initiative for applied hypersonic systems research that involves over 200 defense industry partners and over 100 top research universities. (2021)
  • The Texas A&M University System and Medistar Corporation broke ground on the half-billion-dollar Texas A&M Innovation Plaza adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. (2020)
  • Regents appropriated money to construct the nation’s largest hypersonics and laser-testing site (the Ballistics, Aero-Optics, and Materials Range) and a next-generation test track. (2020)
  • Congress authorized a 525-foot training ship for Texas A&M-Galveston. (2020)
  • The U.S. Department of Defense awarded the A&M System with the prestigious James S. Cogswell Award for Outstanding Industrial Security. A&M System is the only higher education institution from Texas on the list of 61 organizations chosen. (2020)
  • Texas A&M System welcomed its eighth state agency, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, as the System takes on a greater role in managing disasters. (2019)
  • After more than 40 years in Fort Worth, Tarleton State University opened the first building of its planned campus on 80 acres donated along Chisholm Trail Parkway. (2019)
  • The Zachry Engineering Complex opened. The 525,000-square-foot, $228 million complex replaced the original Zachry Engineering Center and became the largest academic building on A&M’s main campus. (2018)
  • The Texas A&M System broke ground on two West Texas A&M University facilities to build the strongest livestock program in the nation. The Veterinary Education, Research & Outreach (VERO) complex and the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory anchored a $90 million investment. (2018)
  • Greg Abbott dedicated the first building at the McAllen Teaching Center, which for the first time brings Texas A&M education to the Rio Grande Valley. (2018)
  • The Doug Pitcock ’49 Texas A&M Hotel & Conference Center opened. (2018)
  • Greg Abbott appointed Chancellor Sharp as Commissioner of the Governor’s Commission to Rebuild Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. (2017)
  • The Board of Regents approved a $127.5 million expansion of Dallas facilities for the College of Dentistry. (2017)
  • Construction began on the Center for Infrastructure Renewal, which is a research, testing and training facility shared by A&M System researchers and the private sector. (2016)
  • Texas A&M University’s College of Engineering and the Health Science Center announced the creation of EnMed. (2016)
  • Chancellor announced plans for a 2,000 acre-plus research and education campus in what eventually would become Texas A&M-RELLIS. (2016)
  • The A&M System launched Healthy South Texas. (2015)
  • A grand re-opening of the renovated Kyle Field included fireworks, a free concert and tours of the 102,512-seat stadium. (2015)
  • Legislature approved Texas A&M-San Antonio to begin accepting freshman and sophomore student applications – the first step in becoming a four-year institution. (2015)
  • Texas A&M University announced plans to grow engineering enrollment to 25,000 students by 2025 in response to the critical need for engineers in the U.S. workforce. (2013)
  • The System provided $5.2 million in seed money to help launch what’s now known as the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study. (2012)
  • Chancellor’s Research Initiative was created to provide funds to hire top faculty, increasing five-fold the number of National Academy members at Texas A&M. (2012)