John Junkins information

John L. Junkins
John L. Junkins
Interim President of Texas A&M University
	In office; January 1, 2021 – May 31, 2021
Preceded by	Michael K. Young
Succeeded by	M. Katherine Banks
Director of the; Hagler Institute for Advanced Study
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2011
Preceded by	Office established
Personal details
Born	May 23, 1943 (age 81); Oakman, Georgia, U.S.
Spouse	Elouise Click (m. 1965)
Children	2
Awards	See list
Academic background
Education	Berry College; Auburn University (B.AE.); University of California, Los Angeles (M.S.,Ph.D.);
Thesis	On the Determination and Optimization of Powered Space Vehicle Trajectories Using Parametric Differential Correction Processes (1969)
Doctoral advisor	Samuel Herrick
Academic work
Discipline	Aerospace engineering
Sub-discipline	Dynamic systems
Institutions	University of Virginia; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Texas A&M University;

John L. Junkins (born May 23, 1943) is an American academic and a distinguished professor of aerospace engineering in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University^[1] specializing in spacecraft navigation, guidance, dynamics, and control.^[2]^[3] He holds the Royce E. Wisenbaker Endowed Chair at Texas A&M University and also serves as the Founding Director of the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study at Texas A&M University, since its founding in December 2010.^[4] On November 24, 2020, Junkins was announced as the interim President of Texas A&M University starting January 2021.^[5] He was the interim president until May 31, 2021.

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on March 5, 2021, named M. Katherine Banks as the sole finalist to be president of Texas A&M University. On May 27, 2021, Junkins issued a farewell message welcoming his successor as the 26th President of Texas A&M University. After his term as interim president, he returned to his positions as professor in the College of Engineering and continues as the director of the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study.

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John L. Junkins

Interim President of Texas A&M University
In office January 1, 2021 – May 31, 2021
Preceded by	Michael K. Young
Succeeded by	M. Katherine Banks
Director of the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
Preceded by	Office established

Personal details
Born	(1943-05-23) May 23, 1943 (age 81) Oakman, Georgia, U.S.
Spouse	Elouise Click (m. 1965)
Children	2
Awards	See list


Academic background
Education	Berry College Auburn University (B.AE.) University of California, Los Angeles (M.S.,Ph.D.)
Thesis	On the Determination and Optimization of Powered Space Vehicle Trajectories Using Parametric Differential Correction Processes (1969)
Doctoral advisor	Samuel Herrick
Academic work
Discipline	Aerospace engineering
Sub-discipline	Dynamic systems
Institutions	University of Virginia Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Texas A&M University