Alumni Success Archives

May 9, 2022

TAMUC Alum Named Chancellor in Residence at Educate Texas

Educate Texas recently announced that Dr. Joe May will serve as the organization's new chancellor in residence. May previously served for eig...

May 9, 2022

TAMUC Alum Named Assistant Principal in Wylie ISD

A&M-Commerce alumna Crystal Harrelson was named assistant principal at Whitt Elementary in Wylie ISD for the 2022-2023 school year. Har...

April 28, 2022

Chapman Scholarship Supports First-Generation Hopkins County Students

The Ken Chapman Scholarship provides a new opportunity for first-generation students from Hopkins County to pursue agriculture studies at T...

April 27, 2022

TAMUC Alum and Nationally Acclaimed Photojournalist is Correspondent in Ukraine

Award-winning photojournalist and TAMUC alum Erin Trieb travels the world to capture touching stories of strength, courage and resilience. As a freelance photographer, Trieb...

April 20, 2022

TAMUC Alum Launches Career with Dallas Mavericks

Bri Mathis, a 2020 graduate of the sport and recreation management program at A&M-Commerce, has accepted a position with the Dallas Maver...

April 20, 2022

TAMUC Alumna Named Teacher of the Year at Cedar Hill Campus

A&M-Commerce alumna Tiffany Anderson was named 2021-2022 Bray Elementary Teacher of the Year in her first year at the Cedar Hill ISD campu...

April 11, 2022

A&M-Commerce Alum Named Interim President at SFA

Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) named A&M-Commerce alum Steve Westbrook, Ed.D., as interim president of the university. After...

April 8, 2022

Gatlings’ Gifts Inspire New Generation of Alumni Donors

Christopher and Dr. Breanna Gatling are among the youngest donors in Texas A&M University-Commerce history. Their recent gifts set a pre...

March 23, 2022

ETSU Alumna Reflects on Acting Career

Alumna Delores Wheeler recently interviewed with Thrive Global to share her experiences as an actor and writer in Los Angeles and Oklahoma...

March 21, 2022

McLennan Community College Facility Named for TAMUC Alumna

McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas, recently named a new learning facility in honor of A&M-Commerce alumna Johnette McKown, Ed.D...

March 11, 2022

TAMUC Alumna Named Chief Human Resources Officer at Georgia Tech

A&M-Commerce alumna Skye Duckett was recently hired as the vice president and chief human resources officer at Georgia Institute of Tech...

March 10, 2022

TAMUC’s First African American Female Graduate of Accounting Establishes Scholarship Endowment

Distinguished Alumna Zenetta Strong Drew made history in 1974 as the first African American female accounting graduate from East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Univ...

March 10, 2022

TAMUC Alum Named Dean at Bemidji State University

Texas A&M University-Commerce alum Jeffrey Bell, Ph.D., was recently named dean of the College of Individual and Community Health at Bem...

March 8, 2022

TAMUC Alum Recognized as African American Leader in Radio

Texas A&M University-Commerce alum Donovan Lewis was recently recognized as an African American Leader in Radio by Radio Ink magazine. L...

March 8, 2022

A&M-Commerce Alumna Wins Athletics Coaching Honor

Texas A&M University-Commerce alumna Latasha Roach was recently named the Dallas Athletic Conference Coach of the Year for women's bask...

March 2, 2022

A&M-Commerce Alum Named Finalist for Plano ISD Superintendent Position

An alumna of Texas A&M University-Commerce was recently named as the sole finalist to take over the position of superintendent of the Plano Independent School District in Pl...

February 16, 2022

ETSU Alum Inducted into Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame

People Newspapers, a D Magazine publication, recently published an article about A&M-Commerce alumnus David Shepherd. Shepherd was a l...

February 14, 2022

Governor Reappoints A&M-Commerce Alum to State Crime Victims Council

Governor Greg Abbott recently reappointed A&M-Commerce alum Jeffrey “JD” Robertson to serve on the Texas Crime Victims' Institute Advisory Council for a term ending Janua...

February 14, 2022

TAMUC Alum Hired to Address Health Disparities in Arkansas

The Arkansas Pharmacists Association recently named A&M-Commerce alum Marlene Battle, Pharm.D., as its new health equity coordinator...

January 27, 2022

A&M-Commerce Alum to Lead National Statistics and Data Science Committee

A&M-Commerce alum Tom Faulkenberry, Ph.D., is the new chair of the Joint Committee on Undergraduate Statistics and Data Science Education. The committee is co-sponsored b...