University of Houston Athletics
Garrett Hughey Appointed as UHS Student Regent
7/9/2015 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
HOUSTON â€" University of Houston Track and Field All-American and alum Garrett Hughey has been appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbot to serve as the newest Student Regent on the UH System Board of Regents, the university announced Thursday.
"I want to thank Governor Abbott for his faith in my ability to be a productive conduit for the UH System students and for this tremendous opportunity to serve this great institution," Hughey said. "My goal is to be a useful resource for the voting Regents by effectively conveying the student experience. I plan on working closely with the student government associations and other student organizations across the UH System to garner insight into what students think about issues pending before the Board."
As a Cougar, Hughey was a four-year letterwinner under head coach Leroy Burrell and was a member of the school-record breaking men's 4x400 relay team, which set the new mark of 3:07.60 at the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational during the 2012-13 season.
Hughey earned 2013 NCAA Indoor All-America honors after his relay team qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships and eventually finished 10th in the nation. Hughey was also a two-time NCAA Outdoor Regional qualifier in the 4x400m relay and was twice named to the Conference USA Commissioner's honor roll for having a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Hughey graduated magna cum laude from UH with a Bachelor of Arts in history and is pursuing a J.D. at the UH Law Center. He has served as a tutor for student-athletes and is an articles editor for the Houston Law Review. His law school accolades include membership in the Order of Barons, a judicial internship with the Honorable Gray Miller in the Southern District of Texas, and working as a summer associate for two Houston law firms, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP and Andrews Kurth LLP.
"I believe being the Student Regent gives me the best platform to give back to the UH System, which has provided me with so many great opportunities," Hughey said. "Law school has taught me how to advocate and how to analyze problems. I plan on utilizing that training to advocate persuasively and analyze rigorously on behalf of the student body."
Hughey is the 10th Student Regent appointed to the UHS Board. In 2005, then-Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed legislation directing each public university's board of regents to include one non-voting student member. In 2007, Perry also signed legislation creating a student representative position on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
For more details on the UH System and the UH System Board of Regents, visit http://www.uhsa.uh.edu/.
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