Faculty & Staff Success
TAMUC Professor Discusses James Webb Space Telescope Images
Kent Montgomery, Ph.D., who serves as associate professor and head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at A&M-Commerce, is featured on a recent episode of The Blacklands Café, a radio program hosted on 88.9 KETR.
Montgomery discussed the first…
TAMUC Faculty Member Part of International Team Investigating Tetraneutrons
A&M-Commerce faculty member Carlos Bertulani, Ph.D., is part of an international research team that has discovered further evidence of the existence of a mysterious type of matter consisting of four neutrons known as a tetraneutron. The research is published in…
A&M-Commerce and Houston Rodeo Celebrate a Half-Century of Partnership
Dr. Randy Harp, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) at Texas A&M University-Commerce, recently presented a special plaque to Dr. Chris Boleman, President and CEO of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, to commemorate 50…
TAMUC Cybersecurity Professor Selected for Research Funding
A&M-Commerce faculty member Eman Hammad, Ph.D., and A&M-Central Texas faculty member Taylor Harvey, Ph.D., placed second at the 2022 Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Annual Research Conference on June 9.
The research team will receive seed funding from TEES…
TAMUC Faculty Member Links Teacher Retention to Principal Longevity
A recent research article co-authored by Sarah Guthery, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce, indicates that principal longevity may influence teacher retention.
The research, published online in the Journal of Educational Administration, followed…
Longtime A&M-Commerce Faculty Member Honored with Emeritus Status
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents recently honored retired Texas A&M University-Commerce faculty member Henry Ross, Ph.D., with the designation of Instructor Emeritus of Health and Human Performance.
The Emeritus designation is the top honor granted to retired…
A&M-Commerce Researchers Contribute to Pivotal Study on Feral Hog Damage
A team including a pair of faculty from Texas A&M University-Commerce recently published a research paper looking into the economic damage caused by feral hog populations in non-traditional areas such as golf courses and cemeteries.
Dr. Steven Shwiff and Dr.…
TAMUC Curriculum and Instruction Publication Highlights Faculty Achievements
The April/May edition of C&I Research Spotlights, produced by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce, highlights several faculty accomplishments and features an in-depth interview with Professor David Brown, Ph.D.
A prolific researcher and author, Brown has been a…
A&M-Commerce Researchers Publish Groundbreaking Record of Quail Chick Development
A quail research team at Texas A&M University-Commerce has published the first record of California valley quail chick development. Their research, published in the journal PLOS ONE, will accelerate new opportunities for quail management and conservation.
Kelly Reyna, Ph.D., is…
A&M-Commerce Personnel, Alumni Honored by Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education
The Texas A&M University-Commerce chapter of the Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education (TABPHE) honored several of the university's personnel and alumni at an awards ceremony on April 30 in the Rayburn Student Center on campus.
Awards and…
TAMUC Partnering with Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to Inventory Student Success Programs
A&M-Commerce is teaming up with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to launch the Student Success Programs Inventory project.
According to a THECB press release, institutions across the state have developed programs to support undergraduate student success as well…
TAMUC Faculty Members Selected to Edit State Literacy Education Journal
A&M-Commerce curriculum and instruction faculty members Juan Araujo, Ph.D., Kamshia Childs, Ed.D., Tami Morton, Ph.D., and Laura Slay, Ph.D., are the incoming editors of the Texas Journal of Literacy Education (TJLE) beginning May 15.
The peer-reviewed, biannual publication is the…
TAMUC Engineering and Technology Professor Receives Professional Excellence Award
Ayman Elzohairy, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology at A&M-Commerce, recently received the A&M-Commerce Faculty Senate Award for Professional Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities—Unfettered Thought.
The professional excellence awards recognize faculty who distinguish themselves…
A&M-Commerce Counseling Professor Honored by Faculty Senate
Edith Gonzalez, Ph.D., received the Paul W. Barrus Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching at the A&M-Commerce Faculty Senate Awards Ceremony on April 20. The annual award recognizes faculty who have performed in an outstanding manner in teaching. Gonzalez is an…
TAMUC Mathematics Professor Honored with Distinguished Award
A&M-Commerce Associate Professor Mehmet Celik, Ph.D., received the Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics from the Mathematical Association of America during its annual Texas Section conference held March 31-April 2 at the University of North Texas in…
TAMUC Faculty Member Selected to Co-Edit Literacy Journal
Literacy Research and Instruction, the official journal of the Association of Literacy Educators & Researchers, selected A&M-Commerce faculty member Juan Araujo, Ph.D., to serve on its four-member team of editors.
Araujo is an assistant dean and associate professor in the…
A&M-Commerce Curriculum and Instruction Professor Elected to National Board
Members of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) recently elected A&M-Commerce faculty member Toni Sturdivant, Ph.D., to the organization's governing board.
NAEYC is the world's largest organization of early childhood professionals and is considered a thought-leader…
TAMUC Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Member Discusses Teacher Retention on Radio Program
A&M-Commerce Assistant Professor Sarah Guthery, Ph.D., is featured on a recent episode of the “All Sides with Ann Fisher” talk program on 89.7 FM NPR News in Ohio.
The episode discusses frustration and burnout among American teachers. Host Ann Fisher…
TAMUC Faculty Member Elected as President-Elect for Academy of Human Resource Development
The Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) elected A&M-Commerce faculty member Seung Won Yoon, Ph.D., to the position of president-elect for the term 2022-2024. He will serve a two-year term as president-elect, followed by two years as president and two…
A&M-Commerce Social Work Faculty Member Appointed to International Board
Brian Brumley, LMSW-IPR, has been appointed to the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) as part of the Regulatory Education and Leadership committee. AWSB is the international board responsible for social work licensure testing requirements.
Brumley is a clinical instructor…