Texas Council of Chief Academic Officers is dedicated to advancing higher education in Texas. The organization is open to chief academic officers and system academic officers of any public Texas university or system.
Date & Time: October 20, 2026 at 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Location:
Virtual
Agenda: TBD
Regular meetings are held from 3-4:30 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding each quarterly meeting of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Typically, this is the last Wednesday in April, July, and October. In addition, a 1.5-day retreat is held in January or February of each year. In odd-numbered years, these retreats are held in Austin.
President:
Dr. Joshua Adams, Texas Woman's University
Vice President:
Dr. Mitzi Lauderdale, Texas Tech University
Secretary:
Dr. Marcy Brown Marsden, Midwestern State University
Treasurer:
Dr. Brett Welch, Lamar University
Past President:
Dr. Amber Smallwood, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Membership is restricted to chief academic officers and their primary reports of Texas public universities, system academic officers, and other Texas higher education officials proposed by the Executive Committee. Annual dues are $150 for the chief academic officer and $100 for each additional member.