Eli Heath, Texas Tech’s honor scholar, was named Tech System Board of Regent Regent for the 2025-26 tutorial 12 months, Tech introduced on Friday by means of Instagram.
Heath is a 3rd 12 months’s chemical engineering scholar, in keeping with his private Linkedin profile and follows minors in bioengineering and chemistry on a pre-Medication runway. Along with his appointment, he would be the 20th scholar who will serve within the Council.
The coed regent is appointed yearly by the governor to satisfy a one 12 months mandate within the council, along with his 9 different members, in keeping with the foundations of the regents. The coed can take part and take part in conferences on behalf of the scholars they characterize. Nonetheless, the scholar will not be an official member of the Board of Administrators and doesn’t have the ability to vote, suggest motions or second motions.
The coed regent can also be inside the Educational, Medical and Scholar Committee.
Heath replaces Tech Well being Science Middle scholar, Jad Zeituni, whose one -year time period expires on Saturday.