Texas A&M University-Commerce sophomore Jessica Boren was recently awarded the Clara Freshour Nelson Music Scholarship from the Texas Association of Music Schools (TAMS). Boren, a trumpet player from Sherman, Texas, and graduate of Tom Bean High School, is one of…

A&M-Commerce was recently ranked in the Online College Database's list of “Top U.S. Colleges & Universities for Teaching Education.” A&M-Commerce was the only institution chosen from the state of Texas and was ranked #13 in the nation. Colleges and universities…

By Rachel Evans The Texas A&M University-Commerce University Playhouse will present their summer production of Idol Hill beginning Tuesday evening, July 9 and close with a matinee on Sunday, July 14. “The show runs from July 9-13 at 8pm with…

Rick and Sharon Foster from Wylie, TX donated $5,000 to the East Texas War and Memory Project on June 21. This was the first donation the ETWMP has received. “I think we all need to learn the stories of veterans…

Dr. Ben Doughty, former Associate Dean of the College of Humanities, Social Sciences & Arts and Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was named Professor Emeritus of Physics & Astronomy by the Board of Regents of The…

Texas A&M University-Commerce Associate Photography Professor, Vaughn Wascovich, was recently commissioned to create the opening exhibition, “Bridging Cleveland”, for the newly constructed Transformer Station in Cleveland, Ohio. The show ran from February 2 thru May 4 of 2013. As a…

A&M-Commerce was recently ranked #45 on a list of low-cost colleges and universities with high starting salaries for graduates compiled by AffordableCollegesOnline.org. Over 4,000 colleges and universities were surveyed. “The fact that Texas A&M University-Commerce was the only university located…

Texas A&M University-Commerce's Director of Visual Communications, Lee Whitmarsh, recently received a Golden Orchard Award for teaching. This is only the sixth time this award has ever been given. The Dallas Society of Visual Communications bestows the Golden Orchard to…

Tina Freeman, Library Assistant II-Media for Texas A&M University-Commerce, recently received an Honorary Membership award from the National Society of Leadership and Success. The National Society of Leadership and Success, or Sigma Alpha Pi, is a national honor society dedicated…

Craig Wheeler, Library Services Coordinator at the Metroplex Center for Texas A&M University-Commerce Libraries, and Sarah Northam, Head of Research & Instruction Services, were both recently appointed to high offices by the Texas Library Association. This year, the Texas Library…

Dr. Adolfo Benavides has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs (VPAA) of Texas A&M University-Commerce, effective July 1, 2013. Dr. Benavides received a Ph.D. in economics from Washington State University.  He currently serves as dean and professor…

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi has allowed the colonization of a chapter on the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus for the upcoming year and will hold its installation ceremony on May 21.  The A&M-Commerce chapter received notice of its…

Diana L. Hopes, a doctoral candidate in the department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas A&M University-Commerce, is the recipient of this year's J. William Fulbright Scholarship. The Fulbright U.S. Scholarship Program sends American scholars, artists and professionals across the…

Dr. LaVelle Hendricks, assistant professor of Psychology, Counseling and Special Education at Texas A&M University-Commerce, has been appointed to serve on the National Policy Board for the National FORUM of Multicultural Issues Journal and the editorial board for the Journal…

The Texas A&M University-Commerce Department of Curriculum and Instruction held its 9th annual Bill Martin Jr. Symposium recently in the Sam Rayburn Student Center. Bill Martin, Jr. was one of America's most beloved children's authors whose pen wrote Brown Bear,…

Marty Marsh Jacobs, an alumnus of Texas A&M University-Commerce and a counselor in the university's Counseling Center, donated her family's military letters to the East Texas War and Memory Project on April 26.…

Regents Professor in the Department of Business Administration and MIS, recently received the College of Business and Entrepreneurship Dean “STAR” Award for outstanding service to the college and university during the 32nd Annual Honors and Awards Banquet. He also received…

Assistant Professor of Business Administration and MIS, received the Silver Wheaton Best Paper Award for “Online VS Live Taught: Analysis of Gender and Course Format in Undergraduate Business Statistics Courses,” in Management, Marketing, and MIS for the Academy of Business…

Assistant Professor of Business Law Studies, recently traveled to India and made two presentations. He was also invited to Punjabi University as the guest of honor at an international symposium on women's rights and the security of women at which…

Assistant Professor of Marketing and Management, won the spring 2012 Student Recognition Award for Teaching and 2012 Junior Faculty Research Award for outstanding and innovative efforts in scholarly activities. She published “High Performance Executive Teams” in American Journal of Management…