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The 2012 Gold Blazers-Carl Richie, Jr.
The Gold Blazer Award is presented annually to alumni who have provided outstanding service to the Alumni Association and the university.…
The 2012 Gold Blazers-Toby Harty
The Gold Blazer Award is presented annually to alumni who have provided outstanding service to the Alumni Association and the university.…
The 2012 Gold Blazers-Congressman Mike Conaway
The Gold Blazer Award is presented annually to alumni who have provided outstanding service to the Alumni Association and the university.…
The 2012 Gold Blazers-Ben Scholz
The Gold Blazer Award is presented annually to alumni who have provided outstanding service to the Alumni Association and the university.…
The 2012 Gold Blazers-Bob Walker
The Gold Blazer Award is presented annually to alumni who have provided outstanding service to the Alumni Association and the university.…
The 2012 Gold Blazers-Dr. Cliff Wood
The Gold Blazer Award is presented annually to alumni who have provided outstanding service to the Alumni Association and the university.…
A New Season: Letter from Ryan Ivey, Athletic Director
Dear Lions,
As the new Athletic Director for the A&M-Commerce Lions, I'd first like to say thank you to all the readers of PRIDE for your support and your unflagging enthusiasm for our athletic programs. It was important to me…

SBECON Hosts Conference at A&M-Commerce
The Small Business and Entrepreneur Conferences, SBECON, are hosting their second conference at Texas A&M University-Commerce on April 17.
This conference will provide some of the tools and training necessary for turning small business ideas into a reality and in…

On the Cover
Artist: Ashley Bryan
The ‘E’ and ‘T’ stacked letters on the back cover represent the Old ET insignia that left a mark on the history and tradition of this university for almost 125 years. The artwork shows how those strong…

Honors College Students Research War and Memory
Several students in the Honors College at Texas A&M University-Commerce have been working on the “East Texas War and Memory Project” since January 2012. This project focuses on oral history research regarding the concept of war and memory.
“Veterans and…

LEOCON on April 13
Texas A&M University-Commerce will hold the second annual LEOCON on April 13 beginning at 7 a.m. in the Hall of Languages.
Syphers or Sigma Phi Pi, the university's science-fiction and fantasy student organization, will be hosting LEOCON which is a…

A&M-Commerce Dedicates Science Building
Texas A&M University-Commerce will hold a naming ceremony for the Keith D. McFarland Science Building on March 22 at 1:30p.m. at the northeast entrance of the building.
“The naming of the Science Building in honor of President Emeritus, Dr. Keith…

A&M-Commerce Professor Receives Award at TACHE Conference
Dr. Maria Hinojosa, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Texas A&M University-Commerce, received an award at the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education Conference on January 29.
Dr. Hinojosa was awarded the TACHE Distinguished University Faculty Award for her…

A&M-Commerce Art Professor, Barbara Frey, Receives NCECA Award
Texas A&M University-Commerce Art Professor Barbara Frey will receive the 2013 National Council for Education of the Ceramic Arts Excellence in Teaching Award at the March 22 NCECA Conference.
“This is an award of national significance,” said Frey. “My receiving…

A&M-Commerce Joins SARA Consortium
The Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Physics and Astronomy has joined the Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA).
“Joining the SARA Consortium is an ongoing part of our goal of becoming a center for astrophysical research and education…

The Perfect Tone
Music Building
The Music Building features two performance venues, labs, classrooms, studios, and practice rooms, each carefully constructed to make the building one of the most efficient in the nation. High ceilings, wide hallways and slanted walls allow musicians to…

A Place of Gathering
Ferguson Social Sciences Building
Three departments reside in the Ferguson Social Sciences Building: history, sociology and criminal justice, and political science. In addition, the Joe B. Hinton Office of International Studies is located in room 220, and provides information, assistance…

Building on their Passion
Hall of Languages
The Hall of Languages is home to the literature and languages department, with programs in English, Spanish, French, and philosophy. The first floor offers students a bevy of academic resources including the Foreign Language Center, Communications Skills…

Expanding Opportunities Through Research
Science Building
The 110,000 sq.-foot Science Building is a three-story facility featuring more than 35 laboratories ideal for undergraduate, graduate and faculty research in chemistry, biology and physics. The state-of-the-art planetarium brings the Commerce night sky to life on a…

Continuing the Legacy
by Kim Williams
The buildings on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce by themselves are just structures. While significant time, effort and financial contributions have gone into making them beautiful from the outside, it is what happens inside the structures…