Dr. Tim Drain, Tyler Junior College associate vice provost for student affairs, was recently honored by his alma mater, Texas A&M University.
A 1991 graduate of Texas A&M, Drain was one of seven recipients of the TAMU College of Education & Human Development’s (CEHD) annual Outstanding Alumni awards, the highest honors CEHD bestows upon its former students for making exceptional contributions to their professions and communities.
He and his fellow recipients were recently recognized during a gala event in College Station.
Drain is currently in his 26th year in higher education administration at TJC, having served as associate vice provost for student affairs since 2018. In this role, he oversees the dean of students, student life, the Apache Recreation Center, Intercollegiate Athletics and the Apache Belles.
He previously served 19 years in athletics administration at TJC, with 16 of those as the director of intercollegiate athletics. During his time at TJC, the College has won 42 national championships, with 33 of those under Drain as their athletic director.
In recognition of TJC’s athletic success, Drain has been honored three different times as the Under Armour National Athletic Director of the Year (2012, 2015 and 2018). Prior to TJC, he was involved with the Texas A&M tennis programs, serving as the Assistant Men’s Tennis Coach from 1986-90, 1991-92 and the Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach from 1994-1999. In 1997, he was awarded the ITA Southwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year.
“I am deeply honored and humbled to receive this award from Texas A&M,” he said. “I am forever grateful to A&M for pointing me in the right direction and starting my career, and to Tyler Junior College for molding me for the last 26 years. I am fully aware that my family and those in my work family have allowed me to receive some very nice personal recognition. This truly is a special award to me, and I am thankful.”
Drain and his wife, Holly, reside in Tyler. They and their sons, Peyton and Nathan, are all Texas A&M alumni.