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Alum Bill O’Neal Named to Carthage, Texas Arts Walk of Fame

Historian, author and Texas A&M University-Commerce alum Bill O’Neal was honored last month after being inducted into the city of Carthage, Texas’ Art Walk of Fame. Launched in 2021, the Art Walk of Fame was an initiative created by the…
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A&M-Commerce Construction Engineering Student Earns Scholarships

A&M-Commerce student Pauline Van received two scholarships at the 2023 TEXO Foundation Student Competition on Feb. 20; the Hill & Wilkinson Scholarship in honor of Luther Hill, and the TEXO Young Constructors Council Scholarship. A&M-Commerce student Pauline Van (bottom right)…
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A&M-Commerce Students Earn Top Marks at Regional Research Forum

Students representing the Department of Biological and Environmental Science at A&M-Commerce presented at the 8th Annual LSUS Regional Student Scholars Forum at Louisiana State University Shreveport on Feb. 17. From left: A&M-Commerce students Trinity Campbell and Mickilee Ver Steeg. Trinity…
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A&M-Commerce Alum Named Next Superintendent at Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD

A&M-Commerce alum Dr. Wendy Eldredge is the sole finalist to become the next superintendent at Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, following a unanimous decision by the district's board of trustees. Eldredge earned her doctorate in supervision, curriculum and instruction at A&M-Commerce in…
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A&M-Commerce Construction Students Participate in Regional Competition

Two teams of students from the Department of Engineering and Technology at A&M-Commerce participated in the 2023 TEXO Foundation Student Competition in Hurst, Texas, on Feb. 20. Top row from left: Cody Weaver, Garrett Young, David Rojas, Emmanuel Munoz, Josue…

A&M-Commerce Professor Receives Advocate of the Year Award

Dr. Nathan R. Templeton, a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at A&M-Commerce, received the Advocate of the Year award from the Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administration (TCPEA). The award recognizes outstanding professors focused on service to…

A&M-Commerce Alum Wins Two Dissertation Awards

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) named A&M-Commerce graduate Dr. Meghan Gowin winner of the 2023 Selma Greenberg Outstanding Dissertation Award for her Research on Women and Education special interest group dissertation. The dissertation, titled “Sister outsider: Lived experiences of…
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A&M-Commerce Professor Honored with Academic Award

Dr. LaVelle Hendricks recently received the Erma J. Hadley Academic Award from the Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education (TABPHE). The award recognizes faculty who achieve academic success via curricular and co-curricular experiences. TABPHE also selected Hendricks to…
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A&M-Commerce Professor Featured on Early Childhood Podcast

Dr. Josh Thompson, professor of early childhood education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce, is featured on an episode of the That Early Childhood Nerd podcast hosted by Heather Bernt-Santy. Thompson and fellow guest Dr. Vivien Geneser…

A&M-Commerce Represents at Texas A&M-RELLIS Engineering and Computing Fair

Representatives from Texas A&M University-Commerce attended an engineering and computing fair hosted at Texas A&M-RELLIS in Bryan, Texas, on Jan. 21 to speak with prospective students and families about opportunities available through A&M-Commerce at RELLIS. A&M-Commerce Assistant Professor Eman Hammad…
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A&M-Commerce Faculty Featured in WalletHub ‘Ask the Experts’ Series

Dr. Michael Opara, associate professor of accounting at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was recently featured by personal finance website WalletHub in one of its “Ask The Experts” entries on its website. Opara was asked to give his expertise regarding the topic…
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Human Trafficking Courses Bring Awareness, Volunteer Opportunities to A&M-Commerce Students

Students at Texas A&M University-Commerce are gaining awareness of human trafficking thanks to the university’s newly developed undergraduate and graduate courses. The courses also provide volunteer opportunities for students to help trafficking victims. The U.S. Department of Justice defines human…

A&M-Commerce Alum Named One of Dallas’s Most Influential Business Leaders

A&M-Commerce alumnus Awstin Gregg was selected as one of D CEO magazine's Dallas 500, an annual collection of biographies highlighting the most influential top executives in the Dallas-Fort Worth business community. Gregg earned his Master of Social Work degree at…
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A&M-Commerce Rodeo Team Grabs Pair of Wins at Home Event

The Texas A&M University-Commerce Rodeo Team secured two victories in individual events at the fourth annual A&M-Commerce rodeo, held on Feb. 3 and 4 at the Hopkins County Civic Center in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Rylee George and Trevor Kernick took…
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A&M-Commerce to Host Premier Meeting of Physicists

Physicists far and wide will visit Texas A&M University-Commerce from March 23-25 when the university hosts the 2023 Joint Spring Meeting of the Texas Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (TSAAPT), the Texas Section of the American Physics…
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Hispanic and Latinx Student Union Founded at A&M-Commerce

Hispanic and Latinx students at Texas A&M University-Commerce have banded together to form a new student union with the goal of providing unity and a sense of identity across all Hispanic and Latinx peoples at the university and beyond. Founded…
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TAMUC Student and Faculty Featured on Good Morning Texas Segment

Texas A&M University-Commerce student Hannah Escobedo and Adjunct Professor Keisha Whaley were recently featured on a segment of “Good Morning Texas” on WFAA Channel 8 in Dallas-Ft. Worth. Escobedo, a graphic designer for the Brass Tacks Collective, spoke alongside Brass…

Students Finding Success Through A&M-Commerce at RELLIS

Six A&M-Commerce students attending A&M-Commerce at RELLIS in Bryan, Texas, graduated at the Fall 2022 commencement ceremony held at the Brazos County Expo Center on Dec. 16, 2022. Truman Brown, Computer Information Systems Chase Burklund, Computer Information Systems Nicholas Garcias,…
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A&M-Commerce Faculty Member Co-Authors Article Detailing Frequency of Teacher Misbehavior

A&M-Commerce faculty member Dr. Sarah Guthery is co-author—along with Dr. Meredith P. Richards of Southern Methodist University—of an article detailing a new study investigating why Texas teachers are sanctioned for misbehavior. According to the article published at TheConversation.com, frequent news…
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A&M-Commerce Kappa Delta Pi Chapter Celebrates 75 Years

The A&M-Commerce Zeta Mu chapter of Kappa Delta Pi recently celebrated its 75-year anniversary. The chapter was founded in 1948. Kappa Delta Pi is an educational honor society. Students admitted to the teacher education program at A&M-Commerce who maintain a…
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