John Sharp finally retiring next year

Have some family that works at the university and they just got an email. Effective June 30, 2025. Here’s part of the email.

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Despite the remarkable things we have accomplished, I am proudest of the fact that our culture, our traditions, and the patriotic fervor of our students remain intact. We reflect the great traditions and culture of the state of Texas.

Best of all, the next 12 months have the potential to be the most remarkable year of all. The System is a movable feast of innovation at Texas A&M-RELLIS, the new Fort Worth campus, the McAllen Teaching Center, the Port in Brownsville, the Johnson Space Center in Houston, and elsewhere.

Stay tuned. There is more innovation in the works as we continuously strive to serve Texas and the nation.

Whatever I have accomplished, I owe much to the love of my family and friends. I thank you for the outpouring of support when Charlotte passed in 2020. I also thank you for extending your friendship to Diana, who has been steadfast in her support of me and the Texas A&M System.

While the road goes on forever and the party never ends, soon it will be time for this Chancellor to disappear around the bend. I will move to Austin to spend more time with my daughter Victoria, son Spencer, and Diana's and my grandchildren.

While I am retiring from this job, I will find ways to continue to serve the great state I love.

I will never retire from work, and I look forward to telling you next year about the next phase of Diana's and my life work. One thing is for certain, I will never be too busy or too old to help Texas A&M and the A&M System.

I have been blessed with more years as Chancellor than I had imagined back in 2011. I feel like, together, we have accomplished remarkable things and built momentum for future generations. We are blessed to have our best set of university presidents and agency CEOs ever.

We are blessed to have a Board of Regents committed to thoughtfully choosing our next chancellor, and I offer them my steadfast support. As always, I thank you for your support.

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My thoughts are, it’s about time. Hope we can find someone who isn’t just all about the money and focus on improving the university rankings vs trying to churn out as many diplomas as possible.