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Mark your calendars for the third annual Quality Day on November 12. Quality Day is an annual event for faculty and staff, hosted by the Department of Institutional Effectiveness and Research. The purpose is to provide training and initiate conversations…

Dr. Elaine Vallie, a recent graduate of the curriculum and instruction program at A&M-Commerce, received the Dissertation Award for 2019 from the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers. Vallie's dissertation is titled “Middle School Librarians' Perceptions and Promotion of Lesbian,…

Tracy Henley, professor and department head in the psychology department at A&M-Commerce, recently published the “Handbook of Cognitive Archaeology: Psychology in Prehistory” with Dr. Matt Rossano of Southeastern Louisiana University and Dr. Edward Kardas of Southern Arkansas University. According to…

Dr. LaVelle Hendricks, professor of counseling, received the 2019 D. Frank Davis Professional and Community Outreach Award from the Texas Association of Addiction Professionals. According to the award's inscription, the honor is “presented to an individual who has demonstrated a…

A&M-Commerce alum Robert Earl Edison will serve as a distinguished visiting professor of American studies in racial and ethnic diversity at Oklahoma Christian University. “We are truly blessed that an award-winning historian and leader such as Robert Edison will bring…

Master of Social Work student Yumiko Kasai was recently awarded a 2019 Ima Hogg Scholarship. According to the Hogg Foundation website, the foundation awards annual scholarships to graduate social work students who intend to join the mental health workforce. “Nominated…

After a unanimous vote by the board of trustees, Kelli Stewart was named the lone finalist for the North Lamar ISD superintendent position. Stewart has 22 years of experience in public education. She received her Master of Science in Counseling…

Dr. Elizabeth Wachira, professor of health and human performance at A&M-Commerce, accepted the 2019 Texas Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (TEAFCS) Distinguished Service Award for her students' work in planning and executing the Rains County Health Fair in…

Pipasha Biswas has noble goals, like healing the human heart and curing cancer. But that's not the only reason she is so inspiring. Recently, when unimaginable pain and loss blocked her path and tested her endurance, Pipasha forged ahead, holding…

A&M-Commerce entered into an agreement with Commerce ISD and the Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Texas on September 10 wherein the university committed $25,000 annually and Commerce ISD committed $40,000 annually to support the local Boys and Girls Club.…

The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at A&M-Commerce is proud to sponsor a guest lecture by Dr. Arlie Russell Hochschild on September 19 in Ferguson Auditorium at 11 a.m. Hochschild hails from UC Berkeley where she is professor emerita…

Tyce Kissling, a senior industrial engineering student in the Department of Engineering and Technology at A&M-Commerce, was a third-place winner in the Operations Research Division at the 2019 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Conference and Expo.  Kissling's project…

Rebecca Worley, assistant professor of history, theory and criticism in the Department of Theatre at A&M-Commerce, was recently named Texas Theatre Educator of the Year by the Texas Educational Theatre Association. Worley earned her BFA and MFA from Texas Tech…

Six professors from the Department of Educational Leadership at A&M-Commerce presented their work at the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (ICPEL) in Laguna, California in July 2019: Dr. Julia Ballenger, Dr. Mei Jiang, Dr. Melissa Arrambide, Dr. Nate…

Dr. Kriss Kemp-Graham has been named 2020 American Education Research Association (AERA) program chair for Research on Women and Education, a special interest group. She will coordinate the review of research proposals for the 2020 AERA Conference in San Francisco. …

Dr. JoHyun Kim received the 2019 Paul W. Barrus Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching from the A&M-Commerce Faculty Senate. The purpose of this award is to “provide recognition and a monetary award for individuals who have performed in an outstanding…

Two long-serving faculty members retired from A&M-Commerce this past spring. Dr. Jon Travis served for 27 years (1992-2019) and Dr. Charlotte Larkin served for 23 years (1996-2019). Both were exemplary faculty members in the Department of Higher Education and Learning…

Dr. Maia Fernández Lamarque's book, “Cinderella in Spain: Variations of the Story as Socio-Ethical Texts,” will be published by McFarland Press in Fall 2019. According to the publisher, the book “…explores how the famous folk heroine embodies common societal values,…

A&M-Commerce alum, Willis Johnson, was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame for 2019. Johnson is a veteran broadcaster at KKDA-AM (730) in Dallas. He is recognized for his contributions to the entertainment industry as well as for his…

A&M-Commerce alum Dr. Nancy Shankle Jordan was recently named the Texas A&M University System's Associate Vice Chancellor and Provost of the RELLIS Academic Alliance. The new RELLIS campus is a collaboration among several Texas A&M System regional universities and Blinn…