George P. Mitchell

The celebration resulting from the largest increase in investment capital in the university’s history was held Thursday at Texas A&M University at Galveston with the dedication of two new buildings.

“It is hard to express in words what George Mitchell meant to Texas A&M University at Galveston, its students, faculty and staff, and to me personally. To say he was a great man with foresight and generosity isn’t enough." - Admiral Robert Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Texas A&M University at Galveston

TAMUG impacts maritime industry through pay-it-forward entrepreneurs. On the Gulf of Mexico coast near the Houston ship channel, the campus community of Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) has educated generations of students who now populate research laboratories and expeditions, marine and military vessels, boardrooms and classrooms of the world.