Walter V. Wendler

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President
(Texas A&M University System, Board of Regents)


General Information



Personal Information

Dr. Walter V. Wendler comes to WTAMU from Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale, where he served as chancellor from 2001-2007. During his tenure, research productivity increased by 65 percent. He later returned to teaching architecture and retired as director of the School of Architecture at SIU at the end of 2015.

Before joining SIU, Wendler served as vice chancellor for Planning and System Integration at The Texas A&M University System. He previously had served as executive assistant to the president, dean of the College of Architecture and other administrative and faculty roles at Texas A&M University in College Station.

The New York native earned an associate degree from the State University of New York at Farmingdale and a bachelor’s degree in environmental design from Texas A&M University. He received his master’s degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Contact and Phone Numbers

(806) 651-2100
(806) 651-2126