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Billy Marshall, Gold Blazer 2013
(Class of 1968) taught and coached at the middle school and high school level for twelve years. He was a board member of the Dallas Coaches Association for four years, and during tha...

Oscar Faye Williams, Gold Blazer 2013
(Class of 1973) completed her bachelor's degree in biology and sociology and went on to begin her career as a laboratory technician at Parkland...

Carl S. Richie, Jr., Distinguished Alumni 2013
(Class of 1981) has worked on all three levels of government—local, state and federal. He began his legislative career by serving as a fellow to...

Dr. Klypchak Named University Theatre Educator of the Year in Texas
Dr. Carrie Klypchak teaches acting, directing, and performance theory courses and directs productions for the University Playhouse. “Th...

Volcano Wascovich
By Roberta Vassallo Vaughn Wascovich's passion for photography started when he was 13 years old. At that time he was interested in building Second World War plastic models. One da...

Blood Drive Held at Vampires’ Ball
The Vampires of Sigma Phi Phi (Syphers), the university's science fiction and fantasy student group, celebrated Halloween this year with a bl...
Alumna, Advisor for College Station Student Newspaper
By Lauren Black, journalism student Ms. Cheri Shipman has moved from the professional world of journalism to the role of editorial adviser t...

In Transit, Poems by Kathryn Jacobs
By Kathryn Jacobs Concerning the “Negative Human-Bear Interactions” So Deeply Mourned by the New York Times The interactions of the human-bears are negative, the Times says. Pr...
Graduate Program in Spanish
NEW! Spanish for Specific Purposes-Business Spanish at Texas A&M University-Commerce. In fall 2012, the Spanish Program at A&M-Commerce began offering Spanish for...
Hispanic Film Showcase
The Spanish Program and the Hispanic Outreach Office organize the Hispanic Film Showcase every semester on campus. The main idea is to bring Hispanic culture to the university co...
Objective Journalism Initiatives at A&M-Commerce
On the 22nd of October, the first “Objective Journalism” initiative took place at the Performing Arts Center of A&M-Commerce. The Studio...

Wake Up, We are in Australia!
Dr. Lucy Pickering and three of her colleagues decided to organize a Pronunciation Symposium in Australia. The Australian Council of TESOL Association (ACTA) agreed to run the S...

Liberal Studies Program Crafts Own Degrees!
Liberal Studies at A&M-Commerce is an undergraduate program created for people who have multidisciplinary interests and ambitions. Ap...

New Master of Arts Degree in Film and Media Studies
A new program has been activated, beginning from last fall, for students who want to pursue a complete Master's Degree in Film and Media Studies...

Alumni Ambassadors
Departments across campus have chosen former students to serve as Ambassadors, inviting them to return to campus to interact with students and faculty. This is the highest honor...

Toby Harty, Distinguished Alumni 2013
(Class of 1968 and 1969) comes from a long line of Lions. Her mother, siblings and several relatives hold degrees from A&M-Commerce. She wo...

Congressman Mike Conaway, Distinguished Alumni 2013
(Class of 1970) came to A&M-Commerce after graduating from Odessa Permian High School. He received his BBA degree in Accounting. He was re...

Dr. Paul Rountree, Distinguished Alumni 2013
(Class of 1965) received his bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, and English before graduating from medical school at the University of...

Ben L. Scholz, Distinguished Alumni 2013
(Class of 1969) received his bachelor's degree in technical agriculture while forming a partnership with his father in a farming and ranching...

Robert “Bob” Lee Walker, Distinguished Alumni 2013
(Class of 1970) became Administrative Assistant at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas shortly after his graduation from A&M-Commerc...