William Merrell

The structure is over 70 feet high with steel gates nearly 700 feet long and weighs in at nearly 7500 tons.

Col Michael E. Fossum ’80 has been appointed to Superintendent of the Texas A&M Maritime Academy at Texas A&M at Galveston in addition to his current leadership duties as Chief Operating Officer of that campus and Vice President of Texas A&M University, has been appointed as Superintendent of the Texas A&M Maritime Academy.

Dr. William "Bill" Merrell of Texas A&M University at Galveston has been honored with the distinguished titles of President Emeritus and as one of the 2017-2018 Regents Professors by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.

An international research consortium led by Dr. Sam Brody, Professor in the Department of Marine Science and Director of the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores (CTBS) at Texas A&M University at Galveston was awarded a prestigious Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) $3.6 million grant by the National Science Foundation’s Office of International Science and Engineering.

The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership honored Dr. Bill Merrell, the George P. Mitchell ’40 chair in Marine Sciences at Texas A&M University at Galveston, with its prestigious 2015 Quasar Award for Exceptional Leadership in Economic Development.

he Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership will honor Dr. Bill Merrell, the George P. Mitchell ’40 chair in Marine Sciences at Texas A&M University at Galveston and president of Merrell Historic Properties, Inc., with its prestigious 2015 Quasar Award for Exceptional Leadership in Economic Development to be presented during the organization’s 22nd annual Quasar Award Banquet on Friday, Jan.16, 2015, at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center in League City.

Dr. William “Bill” Merrell, Texas A&M at Galveston George P. Mitchell ’40 chair in marine sciences, was recently recognized with the Galveston Chamber of Commerce 2013 Unsung Hero Award.

“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

Texas A&M University at Galveston officially dedicated its highly sophisticated, 109,000 square-foot Ocean and Coastal Studies Building (OCSB) with a special ceremony on Nov. 11.