President’s Office Document Archive
Archive for President’s reports, magazines, presidential awards and strategic plans.President’s Office – Document Archive
President’s Reports
The President’s report reflects a simple but powerful truth: extraordinary impact doesn’t happen by chance. It happens because of people—faculty and staff who teach, mentor, advise, build, fix, lead, and persist every day in service of our students and one another. Throughout these pages, we highlight the individuals whose dedication sustains access, opportunity, affordability, and academic excellence—and whose work brings our university’s Bold Purpose to life. We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who shared their time and stories to help tell this collective narrative.
University Magazine
A&M–Central Texas proudly shares the inaugural edition of Momentum (2025), our university magazine. Created to reflect who we are, what we do, and what matters most to us, Momentum is a celebration of the purpose that drives our university forward.
Strategic Plan
Under Dr. Rhodes leadership, A&M–Central Texas developed a strategic plan built on the core values of integrity, innovation, creativity, excellence, caring support, and community connection.
These strategies will fuel the university’s mission as it continues to provide education and training to the people of Central Texas and beyond.
Presidential Awards
Warrior Leadership Awards
The Warrior Leadership Award is a presidential recognition awarded to university commencement speakers and to community and regional leaders whose support for the university is exceptional.
Abdul Subhani, recipient of the Spring 2026 Leadership Award.
2026 Spring Recipient:
Abdul Subhani
Abdul was born and raised in Islamabad, Pakistan. While there, he engaged in numerous community service projects and earned the rank of Eagle Scout as a young student. He came to the United States in 1998. After completing high school, he attended a local community college and went on to earn a Master’s degree in Information Systems.
Abdul currently serves as President & CEO of Centex Technologies, an IT consulting firm he founded in 2006 that specializes in digital modernization and cybersecurity, and as CEO of Rehza, an online homeownership platform. He is the founder of Subhani Capital, an investment firm targeting high-growth startups and mid-market companies, and co-founder of Texian Capital, a private credit and equity firm providing construction financing solutions to small businesses across Central Texas. Abdul also frequently speaks around the world on his key areas of focus: defense transformation, cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, innovation, and community service.
Deeply committed to ensuring the U.S. remains the world’s leading military power, Abdul advises across the national security arena. He has overseen defense modernization efforts across Texas since 2019, when he was appointed by Trump administration officials as the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Texas. Since then, he has also served as the Distinguished Chair of Innovation and Senior Advisor to the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Abdul also serves as the U.S. Technology Advisor to the British Military Academy at Sandhurst, supporting transatlantic collaboration on defense innovation and emerging technologies. He also sits on the Board of Advisors for the Center for a New American Security.
He is actively involved in several Texas-based organizations, including the Exchange Club; the AdventHealth Hospital Community Advisory Board; and the Chancellor’s Council Cabinet of the Texas A&M University System. He previously served as Chairman of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Texas and currently serves as HR Committee Chair. He is also Chairman of the Board of Advisors for Firehawk Aerospace.
Brad Buckley, recipient of the Fall 2025 Leadership Award was the commencement speaker for A&M–Central Texas’ Fall 2025 Commencement.
2025 Fall Recipient:
State Representative
Brad Buckley
State Representative Brad Buckley is currently serving his fourth term in the Texas House of Representatives and represents House District 54, which is half of Bell County including Fort Hood in Central Texas. He is the Chairman of the House Public Education committee and is honored to lead on important policy that affects professional educators, the 5.5 million school children in Texas, and their families. He also serves on the House Natural Resources Committee. Professionally, Representative Buckley is a veterinarian and Partner at Killeen Veterinary Clinic.
He is the proud husband of Dr. Susan Buckley, who is a career educator and is the proud father of Emily, Erin, and Bo, all of whom are also Aggies. The Buckleys are also grandparents to the best little cowboys in Texas, Leo and Cole. Representative Buckley and Susan live on their ranch in Salado, where they maintain a cow-calf operation and raise and train western performance horses.
John Sharp, recipient of the Spring 2025 Leadership Award and longtime chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, has been a prominent leader in Texas politics and higher education for more than four decades. Dr. Sharp retired from The A&M System on June 30, 2025.
2025 Spring Recipient:
Dr. John Sharp
Sharp was appointed chancellor in 2011 and has overseen one of the state’s largest higher education systems through a period of significant growth. His tenure included expanded research initiatives, large-scale construction projects, and the creation of new academic programs across Texas.
Throughout his tenure as chancellor, Sharp
became known as both a strong advocate for higher education and a savvy political operator with deep ties in Austin. His leadership spanned a transformative era for Texas A&M, expanding the system’s reach while keeping it closely connected to state needs.
Gen. Murray was the commencement speaker for A&M–Central Texas’ Fall 2024 Commencement.
2024 Fall Recipient:
Gen. John M. “Mike” Murray
Gen. Murray is a retired United States Army general, who served as the first commanding general of the United States Army Futures Command, a new four-star Army Command headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Murray was previously the G-8, a deputy chief of staff to the Chief of Staff of the United States Army. As G-8, Murray served as the principal advisor to the Chief of Staff for materiel requirements, as military counterpart to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics, and technology (ASA(ALT)).
2024 Spring Recipient:
Dr. Gray-Vickrey
Dr. Gray-Vickrey served as A&M-Central Texas’ Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs since August of 2011, and also served as Professor of Nursing, Distinguished Graduate Faculty. Dr. Gray-Vickery contributed to almost every aspect of university and student life during her tenure at A&M-Central Texas, becoming both an instantly recognizable and beloved figure on campus.
Dr. Gray-Vickrey retired from A&M-Central Texas in 2024, and exemplifies in every way the contributions and impact reflected by the Warrior Leadership Award.
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