AUSTIN — Regent Kevin P. Eltife was unanimously elected chairman of the board at a special called meeting Thursday.
Eltife was appointed to a six-year term on The University of Texas System Board of Regents by Governor Greg Abbott in 2017.
The newly elected chairman is a Tyler native with extensive leadership in government, business, and the nonprofit sectors.
A 1981 graduate of UT Austin, Eltife has spent almost 30 years as a public servant in various leadership roles, including on the Tyler City Council as a councilmember and subsequently as mayor, and as a longtime State Senator, representing District 1.
"As I approach my first legislative session in Texas, I am very much looking forward to working with Chairman Eltife, who brings invaluable experience and leadership to his new role. His powerful combination of having served with distinction as a State Senator and a UT regent, along with his long-time public service to multiple UT institutions, positions him extremely well at this critical time to advance the missions and aspirations of UT's fourteen academic and health institutions," said Chancellor James B. Milliken.
