Robert Edison, a 1971 graduate of East Texas State University, was honored with the Visionary Award by the Steering Committee of the Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House and Museum in Dallas on October 11. The Visionary Award recognizes an…

R. Scott Wheeler, President of Daseke, Inc. and his wife Kathryn Wheeler, recently pledged $100,000 to the Texas A&M University-Commerce Foundation for the purpose of supporting the College of Business Excellence Fund and the College of Business Finance Excellence Fund.…

In the midst of another graduation season, it is easy to get caught up in the distractions of the caps, gowns, regalia and celebrations.  The pomp and circumstance mask the gritty journeys students often face before taking that much-anticipated walk…

Texas A&M University-Commerce will host its 2018 Alumni Awards Gala on May 4, 2018. During the ceremony, two Gold Blazers and nine Distinguished Alumni will be awarded for their invaluable contributions in business and the community. “The Awards Gala is…

On March 8th, the 56th Annual ADDY Awards were held at the Bomb Factory in Dallas, TX. Three VisCom students were awarded with gold medals: Karina Pérez-Fajardo (BFA ‘18) for her XXV International Congress of Entomology poster, Cooper Weinstein (BFA…

A&M-Commerce alumnus and seventh chancellor of the Dallas County Community College District Dr. Joe May will be the commencement speaker for the Fall 2017 commencement ceremonies to be held on Friday, December 15 and Saturday, December 16. A first-generation college…

Dr. Bill Aslan, former faculty member and Professor Emeritus, recently established two mathematics awards and increased the Aslan Family Graduate Endowment by $10,000. These combined gifts amount to $30,000. Aslan's recent contributions follow 23 consecutive years of support, benefitting Texas…

Texas A&M University-Commerce alumna and Executive Director of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) Zenetta Drew has been selected to be a part of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business's (AACSB) 2016 class of Influential Leaders. “It was…

Michael C. Smith, an East Texas trial lawyer from the Marshall office of Siebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith, LLP, was recently honored with the 2016 Sam B. Hall Civic Service Award by East Texas Baptist University. Smith, who graduated from…

The 2016 Hunt County Public Art project will install three major pieces of artwork this year by artists with connections to Texas A&M University-Commerce. Hunt County Public Art is part of the Keep Greenville Beautiful Project and Hunt County Public…

Texas A&M University-Commerce Alumni Relations and The Division of Academic Affairs will host the 33rd Annual Alumni Ambassador Forum on February 25. Departments across campus have invited back a successful alumnus to serve as an Ambassador. These former students are…

Raul Varela (MFA '10) is a founding partner of PICKUP and serves as the chief brand officer. PICKUP, an Addison-based on-demand delivery service, has attracted several million dollars from an investment fund co-created by Ross Perot Jr. as well as…

Texas A&M University-Commerce Distinguished Alumnus Carl Richie, Jr. was recently sworn in as the Senior Vice President of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO). Richie graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree from then-East Texas State University…

A Texas A&M University-Commerce Giving Society wall was unveiled in the Rayburn Student Center during the inaugural Lucky's Thank You Celebration, a biennial appreciation event for donors. “In fiscal year 2015, University Advancement collaborated with faculty, staff, students and friends…

By Mary Grace Rodriguez and Sara Wray Texas A&M University-Commerce secured the right to fly the university's flag over the Hopkins County Courthouse in Sulphur Springs after alumni raised $5,500 during the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation's “Fly Your Flag”…

Distinguished alumnus, Mike Moses, will be honored at the 11th Annual Friend of the Year Gala at McLane Stadium in Waco on Dec. 2, 2015, hosted by Friends of Texas Public Schools. The Friend of the Year Award is given…

The 24th annual Veteran's Vigil will take place on November 5 and 6 at Texas A&M University-Commerce. The opening ceremony will begin on Thursday, November 5, at 9:30 a.m. in the Rayburn Student Center (RSC) Conference Rooms with a reception,…

Texas A&M University-Commerce has recently named alumna LeWanna Hobbs the director of Direct Student Access. Hobbs began her journey at A&M-Commerce as a student in the Honors College. After she graduated, she continued with her master's degree in 2011. Her…

Alumnus Mark Seliger has taken numerous photos of U.S. presidents including Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, but he had never taken the photograph of two presidents in the same room, at the same time, for one TIME cover.…

A&M-Commerce alumnus and associate professor of Writing and Language Studies at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and English at The University of Pan-American, Colin Charlton, joins an elite group of 79 UT System professors to receive the 2015…