Long-time higher education professional Bill Kibler, Ph.D., began his tenure as vice president for Texas A&M’s Division of Student Affairs on August 1, 2025.
Kibler served in various student affairs roles at Texas A&M from 1980 to 2004, and most recently, served as the acting president at the College of Southern Nevada from July 2024 to July 2025.
In his previous 24-year stint at Texas A&M, Kibler held senior-level administrative roles in the Division of Student Affairs, serving under Vice Presidents Dr. John J. Koldus III and Dr. J. Malon Southerland.
Kibler started his career in the Dean of Students’ Office at the University of Florida, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and his Master of Education and Specialist in Education in Counselor Education with an emphasis in Student Affairs Administration. He later earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration from Texas A&M.
He served as the vice president for student affairs at Mississippi State University from 2004-2014, and he is president emeritus at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, where he served as president from 2014 to 2020.
Kibler has earned numerous awards and recognitions in the fields of academic integrity and student affairs, captured the Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award for Individual Student Relations in 2002, was a Fish Camp namesake in 1994, and a Transfer Camp namesake in 1992.
He served as a founding board member and president of the Association for Student Conduct Administration and the International Center for Academic Integrity and has authored several book chapters and articles on academic integrity, student conduct, judicial affairs and student affairs administration.
He and his wife, Pam, have seven children: Ben ’98 and his wife Karen ’00, Zach, Kurt, Alissa, Austin, Alarian and Gracie. His two grandchildren are Brooke ’26 and Luke ’29. In addition, the Kiblers were foster parents for more than 25 years in two states and provided foster care to 40 children.
E-mail Dr. Kibler’s assistant, Ms. Carrie Berry at [email protected].