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In March of 2017, while Zach and Katie were both undergraduate students at the A&M-Commerce College of Business, little did they know that their first date in Commerce, Texas, would eventually lead to them getting married. Starting their academic journey…

By Lion Athletics SAN ANTONIO – Henriette Stranda carded the first top five finish in her Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s golf team career this week at the Southland Conference Championships as the Lions’ season ended on Wednesday at Hill Country…

The A&M-Commerce College of Business recently partnered with the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), a professional association dedicated to IT governance, to hold its annual spring Hackathon competition from March 20 through 28 at the university’s Dallas site.…

By Lion Athletics COMMERCE – Valerie King, a veteran collegiate coach at the Division I level has been tabbed as the next women’s basketball coach at Texas A&M University-Commerce as announced by Director of Athletics Jim Curry on Wednesday afternoon.…

TIME Magazine has named A&M-Commerce alum Colleen Hoover to its list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2023. Jenna Bush Hager penned Hoover's entry in the Artist category. The Sulphur Springs native is a New York Times best-selling author.…

The Alpha State Texas Educational Foundation (ASTEF) awarded three A&M-Commerce undergraduate students with individual $1,000 grants for the 2023-2024 school year. Breanna Newton Jennifer Stephenson Kayla Taylor ASTEF is the Texas State Organization of Delta Kappa Gamma, the international society…

Nicholas Brown, associate director of residence education at A&M-Commerce, recently won the 2023 Umoja Award for Graduate Students from the NASPA African American Knowledge Community (AAKC). The Umoja Award recognizes graduate students who display exemplary work and seek to integrate…

Derryle Peace, director of Alumni Engagement, has announced his retirement from Texas A&M University-Commerce effective May 31. A beloved member of the Lion family, Mr. Peace has led the Office of Alumni Engagement for more than 18 years. Derryle holds…

Cedar Hill ISD (CHISD) recently named A&M-Commerce alum Kellie Burchfield the 2022-2023 Collegiate Academy Teacher of the Year. Burchfield also earned the Collegiate Prep Elementary Teacher of the Year award in 2020-2021. She is only the second CHISD educator to…

In partnership with the Paris Economic Development Cooperation (PEDC), the A&M-Commerce College of Business hosted its second annual ‘Business to Industry' event on March 31, 2023. With more than 60 students, faculty and staff members in attendance, the event was…

A&M-Commerce Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Dr. Stuart Anderson was interviewed recently for an article published by Scientific American. In the article, Anderson discusses a recent proof of the Pythagorean Theorem by two high school students in Louisiana. Anderson hopes the…

It is not uncommon for golfers to pick up the sport when they were young, but that was not the case for College of Business student Michelle Becker. Her journey didn't start until the summer before her freshman year of…

The Division of Philanthropy and Engagement is pleased to introduce six new team members. Each staff member is a talented professional with a wealth of experience in philanthropy and alumni relations. The expanded philanthropy team is excited to deepen its…

Upon graduating from the A&M-Commerce College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and a minor in International Business, Rachael Hildebrandt continued her educational journey, aspiring to soar to new heights. By Spring 2019, she graduated with…

Drs. Dimitra J. Smith and LaVelle Hendricks have teamed up again to co-author and illustrate their latest children's book, “Domestic Violence: Smiling Faces Don't Always Tell the Truth.” Released by First Service Publishers and available through Amazon, the book tells…

The A&M-Commerce Department of Nursing recently partnered with United Way of Hunt County to host a Community Action Poverty Simulator to better understand the challenges faced by low-income families. More than 60 participants attended the simulation event to roleplay the…

While Angela Rodriguez served in the Air Force from 1995 to 1998, little did she know she would leave with a traumatic brain injury that would impact her learning and retention abilities, an injury so severe it would take the…

A&M-Commerce Alumni Association President Michael Lamb was recently hired as the new superintendent of Little Elm ISD. Lamb currently serves as superintendent of Sulphur Springs ISD, a position he has held for almost 11 years. He is set to begin…

A collective featuring two Texas A&M University-Commerce faculty members is the recipient of a monetary award that will be used to establish a digital rhetorical privacy lab on the university campus. Dr. Charles Woods and Dr. Gavin Johnson, both assistant…

Chad Smith, professor of photography at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was recently honored as a “Star of Texas” by the Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI) at their annual winter meeting held at the University of Texas at Arlington. The award…