West Texas A&M

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2008-2009 Budget
General Revenue Appropriations: $41,593,207
Tuition and Fee Revenue: $33,074,375
Other Locally Generated Funds: $34,204,104
Total Budget: $111,304,484
2008-2009 Elected University Leaders
Student Body President: Amy Thompson
Faculty Senate President: Robert Hansen
Staff Council President: Jack Schiller
The University at a Glance
Location: Canyon, Texas (pop. 13,000)
Established: 1910
Enrollment (fall 2008): 7,550
Undergraduate Degree Programs: 60
Graduate Degree Programs: 43 masters'/1 doctorate
Campus: 135-acre residential campus—42 buildings
(plus First United Bank Center, Horse Center, Nance Ranch, Agriculture Education Lab and 294 acres adjacent to the main campus for future expansion)
Library: Cornette Library
Museum: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
Nickname: Buffaloes or Buffs
School Colors: Maroon and White
Administrators
President and CEO: J. Patrick O’Brien
interim Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs: James R. Hallmark
Vice President for Business and Finance: Gary Barnes
Vice President for Student Services: Don D. Albrecht
Vice President for Enrollment Management: Dan D. Garcia
Vice President for Institutional Advancement: Neal R. Weaver
Dean, College of Agriculture, Science and Engineering: James R. Clark
Dean, College of Education and Social Sciences: Eddie Henderson
Dean, Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities: James Rennier
Dean, College of Business: Neil Terry
Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences: Heidi Taylor
Interim Dean, Graduate School and Research: Tim Atchison
Student Profile—Fall 2008
Enrollment: 7,550
Undergraduates: 6,117
Graduate students: 1,443
On-campus residents: 1,194
Male: 44%
Female: 56%
Average age: 25.5
Ethnicity:
Caucasian: 72%
Hispanic: 18%
African American: 4%
International 3%
Other 3%
Geographic Origin:
Potter/Randall Counties: 41.6%
Top 26 Counties: 65.5%
Texas: 89%
Out-of-state (44 States): 7%
International (40 Countries): 3%
Faculty and Staff—Fall 2008
Full-Time Faculty Members: 248
Full-Time Staff Members: 548
Intercollegiate Athletics

West Texas A&M University is a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 13 men's and women's programs. WTAMU also offers a number of club sports, including bowling and rodeo that are extremely competitive on the national level.