Amanda Kit Tollett has been named Chief of Staff to Tarleton State University President James L. Hurley and Vice President for University Relations, effective immediately. She succeeds Dr. Kim McCuistion, who now serves as dean of Tarleton’s Fort Worth campus along Chisholm Trail Parkway and Vice President for External Operations.
Dr. Kim McCuistion has been named dean of Tarleton State University’s 80-acre Fort Worth campus along Chisholm Trail Parkway and vice president for external operations, effective April 1.
Tarleton State University’s Alumni Association honored five alumni, a faculty member, a former staff member and a prominent corporate partner at the grand finale to the three-day inauguration celebration for the university’s 16th president, Dr. James L. Hurley, Saturday evening, Feb. 29.
Dr. James L. Hurley presented the 2020 Legacy Awards on Feb. 29 at a gala culminating a three-day celebration honoring his installation as the 16th president of Tarleton State University.
Three bold initiatives. Three priorities for a transformative tomorrow. Three major announcements at this morning’s inauguration ceremony for Tarleton State University’s 16th president, Dr. James L. Hurley.
Dr. Credence Baker has been named interim dean of Tarleton State University’s College of Graduate Studies, effective March 1. She currently serves as associate dean of the college.
Tarleton State University is one of 119 colleges and universities nationwide — and the only school in The Texas A&M University System — to receive the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s prestigious 2020 Community Engagement Classification. This is the first time Tarleton has received the recognition.
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Tarleton State University administrative offices are closed Monday, Jan. 20.


Dr. James L. Hurley will be installed Feb. 28, 2020, as Tarleton State University’s 16th president during a three-day inauguration celebration that begins with an event for students the evening before and culminates with a gala Feb. 29.
Tarleton State University will close all facilities for winter break beginning Monday, Dec. 23. Campuses and other operations will reopen Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020.
