SIGNATURE BLOCK STYLE
(Not all signatures are required on all agenda items*)
Please note specific name/initial formats
Approval Recommended:
Approved for Legal Sufficiency:
John Sharp
Chancellor
Ray Bonilla
General Counsel
Billy Hamilton
Executive Vice Chancellor and
Chief Financial Officer
James R. Hallmark, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Phillip Ray
Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
*
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Approvals of the Chancellor, General Counsel and Executive Vice Chancellor and
Chief Financial Officer are required on ALL Agenda Items.
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The Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs’ signature is required on all real estate item
development projects involving a public-private partnership, negotiation of operational
efficiencies opportunities, financial accounting and reporting oversight, direction of tax
and fiscal activities, financial functions related to the legislative appropriations process,
annual operating budget process, Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) initiatives,
Facilities Planning and Construction, and aircraft operations for the A&M System.
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The sample subject listings that follow indicate any approvals required in addition to
those of the Chancellor, General Counsel and Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief
Financial Officer.
Item Requiring Action
Academic Appointments
(Dean/Vice President)
Academic Tenure
Board of Directors Approvals
Admissions Standards
Appropriations, Allocations of Funding
Banking Relationships
Budgets
Centers, Academies, and Institutes (Step 2)
Commission of Peace Officers
Core Curriculum
Debt Financing
Degrees (Honorary)
Easements
Emeritus/Emerita Titles
Endowments and Quasi-Endowments
Enrollment Management
Faculty Development Leave
Faculty Workloads
Insurance/Risk Management
Investment Management
Land/Mineral Gifts
Lease/Auctions
Logos, Seals, Colors
Major Construction Projects
Master Plans
Mission Statements, Degree Programs,
Administrative Changes, Certificates
Policies
Regents Professor Awards
Regents Fellow Service Awards
Sale/Lease/Purchase of Land
Texas Public Educational Grants
Technology Licensing
Additional System Approval Required
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer
Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer
Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communications
Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
According to subject matter:
Vice Chancellor
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer