TheSouthTexan.com Giving and going but not gone, the Goswamis

because that helped me become who I became and a lot of gratitude for all of the funding support I got for graduate school in the U.S.,” he said.

A mostly sunny place, clean air and tennis courts made up the list of requirements when looking for a place to work for Dr. Nirmal Goswami. The match to that list? Texas A&M University Kingsville (TAMUK).

With a combined 53 years of service to the university, Nirmal and Dr. Jaya Goswami will be making an evolution in life as their decision to retire draws near in December.

Professor of Political Science Nirmal started working at the university in the fall of 1990, and has since taught a total of 93 semesters.

Starting her career at the university in 2001, current Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs is Jaya Goswami. Jaya started as a part-time adjunct lecturer in the department of English Language and Literature teaching English, and then became an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Full Professor before moving to administration.

“I visited the campus [and] I just liked how the campus felt to me and it’s been a great choice and I’ve never regretted it. I feel very fortunate that I’ve spent my entire working career here,” Nirmal said.

Nirmal played tennis growing up and even won his state championship in India. He serves as the Volunteer Assistant Women’s Coach, a position he uses to recruit students for the university.

“I have a lot of gratitude for what India taught me

Nirmal was born and raised in India where he developed a love of nature and interest in the American West.

“I was a teaching assistant in graduate school and that experience helped me lean towards a teaching career but I also wanted to work in a small school where teaching was valued, where teaching was the primary responsibility and A&M-Kingsville has been a perfect fit for me so I feel a lot of gratitude and thankfulness to A&M-Kingsville,” Nirmal said.

Nirmal started a group of global programs across three continents in the countries of New Zealand, Bouton, India, Namibia, South Africa and Botswa-