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Quick Facts

2012-2013 Budget
General Revenue Appropriations: $38,093,498
Tuition and Fee Revenue: $38,081,781
Other Locally Generated Funds: $39,362,367
Total Budget: $115,537,646
2012-2013 Elected University Leaders
Student Body President: Nick Goettsche
Faculty Senate President: William Ambrose
Staff Council President: Stephanie Brackett
The University at a Glance
Location: Canyon, Texas (pop. 14,600)
Established: 1910
Enrollment (fall 2012): 7,955
Undergraduate Degree Programs: 62
Graduate Degree Programs: 41 masters'
1 doctorate
Campus: 176-acre residential campus—45 buildings
(plus First United Bank Center, Horse Center, Alternative Energy Institute Demonstration Facility, 2,400-acre Nance Ranch, and 205 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, Ph.D.
Interim Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs: Wade Shaffer, Ph.D.
Vice President for Business and Finance: Gary Barnes, B.B.A.
Interim Vice President for Student Affairs: Denese Skinner, Med, LPC-S
Vice President for Enrollment Management: Dan D. Garcia, M.A.
Vice President for Institutional Advancement: Neal R. Weaver, Ph.D.
Chief Information Officer James Webb, M.B.A.
Director of Athletics Michael McBroom, M.S.
Director of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum Cliff Vanderpool, M.A.
Dean, College of Agriculture, Science and Engineering: Don R. Topliff, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education and Social Sciences: Eddie Henderson, Ed.D.
Dean, Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities: Jessica Mallard, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Business: Neil Terry, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences: Dirk Nelson, Ph.D.
Dean, Graduate School and Research: Angela Spaulding, Ed.D.
Student Profile—Fall 2012
Enrollment: 7,955
Undergraduates: 6,683
Graduate students: 1,272
On-campus residents: 1,693
Male: 44%
Female: 56%
Average age: 23.2
Ethnicity:
Caucasian: 67 percent
Hispanic: 21 percent
African American: 5 percent
Asian American 1 percent
Native American 1 percent
International 2 percent
Other/Unknown 3 percent
Geographic Origin:
Potter/Randall Counties: 38 percent
26 Northernmost Counties: 59 percent
Texas: 89 percent
Out-of-State: 9 percent
International: 2 percent
Faculty and Staff—Fall 2012
Full-Time Faculty Members: 252
Full-Time Staff Members: 569
Intercollegiate Athletics

West Texas A&M University is a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 15 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.

 





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