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Duane Allen, a distinguished alumnus of East Texas State University, now A&M-Commerce, and member of the famed country quartet, the Oak Ridge Boys, sang “Amazing Grace” with the group at the funeral of former President George H.W. Bush.  The group…

The A&M-Commerce First-Year TRAC initiative raised more than $1,300 during its Fall 2018 campus-wide service project titled, “Collect Change to Make Change.”  The project focused on collecting spare change across campus. The funds raised were enough to pay off the…

The U.S. Department of Justice-National Institute of Justice has awarded a grant for more than $300,000 to two faculty members in the A&M-Commerce Department of Psychology and Special Education.  Drs. Curt and Maria Carlson, associate professors of psychology, will use…

The A&M-Commerce College of Business held its annual awards banquet December 1 to celebrate scholarship and internship recipients along with their sponsors and employers. The event also featured a silent and live auction that raised more than $1,500 for future…

The A&M-Commerce Opera production of George F. Handel's “Serse” has been recognized by the National Opera Association's Opera Production Competition.  A&M-Commerce was one of only three universities in Texas to receive the honor in 2018. “This is a very prestigious…

A&M-Commerce students Ericka Lindsey (BFA ‘18), Christa Griffith(BFA ‘18), Aerielle Karpinsky(BFA ‘18), and Cooper Weinstein (BFA ‘18) received a Merit consideration for their Opioid Awareness & Prevention animation, “Game Over,” at the Young Ones Student Awards Ceremony in New York…

A&M-Commerce students Cooper Weinstein(BFA ‘18) and Brandon Mulkey(BFA ‘19) were honored in May at the Young Ones Student Awards Ceremony in New York. The ceremony was hosted by The One Club for Creativity, an organization that encourages students to showcase…

The 52nd issue of Creative Quarterly Magazine has recognized Kyler Jones(BFA ‘19) and Monica Williams(BFA ‘20) as student winners in the categories of Advertising and Graphic Design, respectively. Jones, Williams, Haebinna Choi(BFA ‘18), Solbinna Choi(BFA ‘18), Cooper Weinstein(BFA ‘18), and…

The first-ever Indigo Design Awards recognized A&M-Commerce students Sohyeon Ahn(BFA ‘19) and Nayul Park(BFA ‘19) with Gold in the Integrated Graphic Design category (see their work here and here). Two other A&M-Commerce students, Jisu Jung(BFA ‘19) and Jiyun Park(BFA ‘19),…

Seven A&M-Commerce students were recognized for nine submissions to the Adobe Design Achievement Awards hosted by Systems Incorporated. Abram Nguyen(BFA ‘19), Jisu Jung(BFA ‘19), Kristin Decker(BFA ‘19), Nadia Cortez(BFA ‘19), Cooper Weinstein(BFA ‘18), Brandon Mulkey(BFA ‘19), and Brandi Hamilton(BFA ‘19)…

Texas A&M University-Commerce will hold its Fall 2018 Commencement on December 14 and 15, the largest in the last six years, where 1,378 students are eligible for graduate and undergraduate degrees. Among these candidates, 268 will graduate with honors including…

The Austin Chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) presented David Kampa with the Fellows Award on October 4. The Fellows Award program recognizes designers who have helped raise the standards of excellence in practice and conduct within…

Dr. Tim Letzring, dean of the College of Education and Human Services, recently published an article on TribTalk: Perspectives on Texas, a publication of The Texas Tribune. Letzring's article, “Big questions about dual credit in Texas,” examines the potential unintended…

Dr. LaVelle Hendricks, associate professor of counseling and student affairs coordinator at A&M-Commerce, was recently cited in an article by American Heart Association News. The article, “Energy drinks, cramming for final exams could be unhealthy mix,” warned that energy drinks…

ETSU alumnus Earl Nottingham received a 2018 Lone Star Emmy Award for his work on Texas Parks & Wildlife's PBS show. The award is given by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in television.…

Students, faculty and staff were honored at the Fall 2018 National Society of Leadership and Success Induction Ceremony held November 30 at A&M-Commerce.  One hundred fourteen students were inducted and seven faculty and staff received honors. “We felt as a…

Seventeen graduate students and four faculty members from the Department of Counseling at A&M-Commerce were selected to present their research at the 62nd Annual Texas Counseling Association Professional Growth Conference in Dallas November 14 through 17. The event is the…

Dr. Debbie Mahoney, coordinator of the Master of Science in Nursing program at A&M-Commerce, has been named East Texas Nurse Practitioner of the Year by the East Texas Nurse Practitioner Association (ETNPA).  The award recognizes excellence as an NP in…

Dr. Monica Tenhunen, Assistant Professor in the Nursing Department at A&M-Commerce, was recently accepted into the Edmond J. Safra Visiting Nurse Faculty Program at the Parkinson's Foundation. The program trains faculty to educate nursing students on the care of Parkinson's…

Dr. Henry Ross, health & human performance instructor at A&M-Commerce, received the 2018 David K. Brace Award from the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (TAHPERD). The award recognizes excellence and leadership in education. Dr. Ross will…