he is also a Cougar
I believe he identifies more with being an aggie…
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just saying if asked to be the BOR at one of his alma maters, he might take it since he had interest in public office, in the past.
I don’t believe they ever offered him the TAMU BOR position.
The same Tony Buzbee that had to withdraw from several lawsuits against Diddy because he was not allowed to practice law where he filed the suits?
Hell to the no.
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Too late.
He’s a law school classmate of mine, but gave MILLIONS to the new aTm law school, and not ours.
Wrong.
He served on the aTm BOR from 2013 to 2019.
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Hell to the no.
She probably hangs it up in 2027 in our centennial year not 2-3 years after
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That’s exactly what I meant to say; thanks for saying it clearer.
She has accomplished a lot and I sense the fire in her belly is going out.
Not sure we will make AAU under her remaining tenure, but she has gotten us much closer to at least being on the map. Only ding I’d have on her record is the
imminent loss of UHV.
We don’t want Buzbee near our school. Guy is very sleazy.
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I imagine when Tilman comes home, he’ll have a book full of recipes and a couple of Italian chefs in tow.
I see a new Italian restaurant chain “Lanz’s”
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I was wondering if he speaks any Italian yet. I want to hear him speak it with his normal accent.
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More likely, he’ll bring back some African recipes.
Article at the bottom of page A3 of today’s Chronicle. The article is titled, “Fertitta Would Leave UH board if confirmed as ambassador.” It further explains term as chairman and member of the board.
Houston Chronicle
He has officially resigned from his position as Chairman of BOR for UH
Let’s hope that the Landry’s money is coming to our NIL funding. We need it.
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What would stop him from donating money to UH?
I see that he can’t be involved but giving money shouldn’t be a conflict of interest.
Yes sir I believe he can now donates as much as he wants. Heck our football team could be sponsored by Morton, BBall by Golden Nugget etc…
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HC article also on FB. Tillman says he plans to continue his financial
support for UH while serving as ambassador.
The University of Houston System Board of Regents met on Wednesday without billionaire businessman Tilman Fertitta – a notable absence after his 16-year membership with 11 of those as chair.
Fertitta submitted his resignation in a letter to the UH System on April 28, ahead of his confirmation to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Italy and the Republic of San Marino. He said he plans to continue providing financial support to the university.
“My resignation bares no reflection on my commitment to the University,” Fertitta wrote. “My passion for the University and its mission is unwavering.”
Fertitta has long been a supporter of the University of Houston System, where he attended the main campus’ Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management. Gov. Rick Perry appointed him in 2009 for a six-year term on the system’s Board of Regents, which oversees four universities in southeast Texas, and Gov. Greg Abbott reappointed him in 2015 and 2021. He was chairman from 2014 until his resignation.
The Galveston native arrived on the board shortly after Renu Khator took over as chancellor of the UH System and president of UH. Since then, the two have appeared to work in tandem to spur the university’s ascent in the ranks of higher education.
Fertitta said he remains a supporter and friend of Khator. He cited a number of accomplishments during his time on the board, including massive investments in athletics, a new medical school in his name and the attainment of a coveted ‘Tier One’ status for national research universities.
“As we prepare to embark upon the University’s centennial celebration, my optimism for the University’s next hundred years has never been greater,” he said.
Fertitta wrote to his fellow regents that the government “requires that I can only have one job and that I devote substantially all of my time and effort to serving the United States’ interest abroad.” He was required to resign from his role as CEO of Landry’s, Inc. and its 600 dining, gaming and entertainment locations. He has said he will not relinquish his ownership interest in the Houston Rockets NBA franchise.
Throughout Fertitta’s membership on the board, UH has boasted improved graduation rates and higher numbers of distinguished faculty members. The endowment nearly doubled in the last decade, and the university scored a win in 2023 with the state’s creation of a separate endowment to bolster research at UH and other schools left out of a lucrative fund benefiting the University of Texas and Texas A&M University.
UH Athletics also experienced a renaissance under Fertitta’s leadership, culminating in a move to the Big XII conference. It was an expensive effort that has disgruntled some students, and Fertitta invested his own money in the pursuit with a $20 million donation to renovate the Hofheinz Pavilion basketball arena.
The businessman also donated $50 million to advance faculty hiring and research at the university’s medical school.
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