Alumni Success
Alumni Ambassadors Day
The university hosted the 31st Annual Alumni Ambassador Forum. Honored alumni invited by each department gave talks, visited classrooms and shared their experiences with current faculty members and students. Alumni ambassadors for the College of Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts…
Frisco High School Named for Alum Dr. Rick Reedy
The Frisco Independent School District is building its eighth high school which is projected to open in fall 2015. On Feb. 10, the Frisco ISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted to name the school after Dr. Rick Reedy, the long…
Alumna, Bulawayo, Shortlisted for Etisalat Literature Award
Texas A&M University-Commerce alumna, NoViolet Bulawayo, has had her name placed on the shortlist of finalists for yet another international literary award. The Etisalat Prize for Literature celebrates first time African writers of published fiction books, and if she wins,…
Williams Selected to Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Educators
Dr. Bob Williams, associate professor of agricultural science and technology at A&M-Commerce, has been named an inductee into The Texas A&M University System's Chancellor's Academy of Teacher Educators. The academy acknowledges individuals who exhibit excellence in teaching and is supported…
McKinney Avenue Contemporary to show Believe It Anyway!
The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC) will show “Believe It Anyway!”—five stories from the Christian Bible presented in a series of silent short films—on Jan. 11 at 8:15 p.m. in the Heldt/Hall Theater. The films were created by A&M-Commerce Marketing…
It’s a Wonderful Life
“My grandmother took me out into a field to paint bluebonnets,” alumna and decorated artist Jo Ann Durham tells me as I follow her into her studio. “My grandmother is the one who got me started. All of this is…
Alumni Association to Build Brick Garden
The Alumni Association of Texas A&M University-Commerce, Inc. revealed plans to build a brick garden in honor of the university's upcoming 125th Anniversary.
“It's about legacy, it's about paying it forward,” says Derryle Peace, director of alumni relations. “The garden…
A&M-Commerce Flag to Fly Over Hopkins County Courthouse
Beating out back-to-back winner Texas Tech, A&M-Commerce secured the right to fly the university's flag over the Hopkins County Courthouse in Sulphur Springs after alumni placed the winning bid of $4,750 during the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation's “Fly Your…
Giving Back in an Unusual Way
It's rare to find someone willing and able to give up an organ to save your life. It's even rarer when that person is your husband.
A&M-Commerce alumna, Tiffany Mathias Peek was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease in 2010. She…
A&M-Commerce Honors Alumna Jo Ann Durham
A&M-Commerce and its Department of Art recognized award-winning artist and alumna Jo Ann Durham with a reception in her honor on Nov. 2. The event, which was a part of the university's 2013 Homecoming festivities, took place in the President's…
Thank you, Yvonne Polson Clements!
It is always an honor when alumni remember the university and choose to invest in the education and professional development of future Lions. Yvonne Polson Clements, who owns and operates Clements Oil in Atlanta, Texas, has given generously to the…
Alumnus wins Film Award
Ronnie Allman, a Rowlett native, received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art Direction from A&M-Commerce in May 2011. Now this first-time filmmaker can add a new feather to his cap as one of five winners of Canon's Project…
A&M-Commerce Alumni Association Receptions
The Texas A&M University-Commerce Alumni Association will be hosting two receptions for alumni in coming weeks. The first will be for alumni living in Hopkins County on November 9 from 1:30-4:00 p.m. to take place at the Alumni Center on…
Campus hosts Author Series
Before reading from his most recent novel, “The Stolen Bride,” A&M-Commerce alumnus Tony Hays tells his audience, “I first came to this campus in 1981. Back then I was working housing. A few years later I came back to get…
Congratulations Dean Lori Doddy
Literature and languages alumna, Dr. Lori Doddy, was promoted to Tarrant County College-South Campus's Dean of Humanities. Prior to joining TCC South, she was Assistant Dean for the Division of Communications, Math, Developmental Studies, Teacher Preparation and Learning Center Programs…
A&M-Commerce Announces Homecoming 2013 Theme
By Rachel Evans
Today Texas A&M University-Commerce announced their Homecoming 2013 theme: “Our Pride Cannot Be Tamed.” This circus-themed week will take place Sunday, October 27 through Saturday, November 2 and will be open to university faculty, staff, and students,…
Alumnus Wins Ron Howard Film Contest
Ronnie Allman, a Rowlett native, received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art Direction from A&M-Commerce in May 2011. Now this first-time filmmaker can add a new feather to his cap as one of five winners of Canon’s Project…
Royal Roar Hosted at the Hilton Anatole Hotel on October 4
The Royal Roar, hosted by the Texas A&M University-Commerce Foundation and A&M-Commerce President Dan Jones, will be held October 4, 2013 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, 2201 North Stemmons Freeway in Dallas, Texas.
The Royal Roar is an evening dedicated…
Novelist Tony Hays to Give Reading at A&M-Commerce
Tony Hays, author of The Arthurian Mysteries sequence, will launch the Department of Literature and Languages' literary series at A&M-Commerce with a reading of his fiction in room 203 of the Hall of Languages on Monday, Sept. 16 at 7:30…
Alumna, NoViolet Bulawayo, Nominated for Prestigious Literary Award
A&M-Commerce alumna, NoViolet Bulawayo, has been shortlisted for one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards, the Man Booker Prize. This is an outstanding achievement.…