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Lori Beaty has been named interim chief financial officer and vice president for the Division of Finance and Administration at Tarleton State University, effective September 1, 2019. Beaty earned her accounting degree from A&M-Commerce in 1997.…

Cedar Hill ISD chose Dr. Gerald Hudson as the lone finalist for superintendent of schools on July 2. The Cedar Hill ISD Board of Trustees will wait 21 days before voting to hire Hudson, in accordance with the law. Hudson…

Dr. Nathan R. Templeton, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at A&M-Commerce, was recently named president of the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (ICPEL) for 2019-2020. According to icpel.org, the organization “has a strong commitment to…

Dr. Kriss Kemp-Graham contributed a chapter to “Equity & Cultural Responsiveness in the Middle Grades,” a book in The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education series. Kemp-Graham's chapter is titled, “Black Girls Matter in the Middle: Administrators' Perspectives from…

Dr. Dimitra Smith's book proposal was accepted for publication by IGI Global, an international academic publisher headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The title of the book will be “Role of Community Colleges in Developing a Skilled Workforce.” Smith is a professor…

Dr. David Tan published an article in the February 2019 publication of Inside Higher Ed. His article, “Helping Students Develop Competencies, Teachers Hone Their Own,” discusses significant issues related to competency-based education in higher education. Tan is a professor and…

Debra Howard was recently voted Teacher of the Year for her campus, Houston Middle School of Garland Independent School District. In addition to this honor, she was named Secondary Teacher of the Year and will represent Garland ISD in the…

Mexia High School Class of 1959 presented $45,000 to A&M-Commerce in June 2019 to establish an endowed scholarship fund for future Lions from Mexia, Texas. The town of Mexia, population 7,500, is located 150 miles southwest of A&M-Commerce. The Mexia…

Dr. Kurtis Williams, associate professor of physics and astronomy at A&M-Commerce, received a $273,424 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund his study titled, “Using a Large Sample of White Dwarf Stars to Study Stellar Evolution.” According to the…

Alumna Debra Jones (Dixon) won the Singer Family Award for Excellence in Secondary Education from the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, in May 2019.  She was nominated by her former student, Dominique James, from Bryan Adams High School…

Nearly 600 Lions flocked to Globe Life Stadium in Arlington on Sunday, June 2, for TAMUC Day at the Texas Rangers game. President Mark Rudin threw the ceremonial first pitch of the game that ended with a Rangers win over…

Dr. Tracy Henley, professor of psychology and special education at A&M-Commerce, recently published “Hergenhahn's Introduction to the History of Psychology, 8th edition” with Wadsworth-Cengage. The publication marks Henley's fifth textbook. The book is student-friendly, including over 100 historical photographs and…

A&M-Commerce's NSF-I-Corps team, led by Dr. Larry Lemanski, received a $50,000 NSF grant for a project titled “Regeneration of Cardiac Muscle using Cardiac Inducing RNA (CIR) Treated Stem Cells.” The NSF-I Corps program will begin in San Antonio in September…

Texas A&M University-Commerce now offers a competency-based Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with an Emphasis in Law Enforcement Leadership specifically for first responders, law enforcement and peace officers with existing work experience, police academy training or other certifications. This…

A&M-Commerce hosted the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Research Conference on May 21 and 22. Event coordinator Dr. Brent Donham, dean of the College of Science and Engineering, explained that the conference “brings together engineering and computer science researchers from the A&M System schools and other TEES members across the state.”

A&M-Commerce alumni Amanda Lowe and Robert Cruthird were accepted into the Texas Tech Principal Fellows Program. Through this program, they will receive mentorships from principals as well as Texas Tech faculty coaches, in addition to a fully-funded master's degree in…

Lion alumnus Derald Bulls was recently honored with the Lamar County Lifetime Achievement Award, making him only the second person to be presented this award. The award honors Bulls' resolute dedication to his community. In addition to this award, Bulls…

Dr. Roger and Mrs. Jean Arnold have dedicated their lives to education, graduating from the East Texas State Teacher's College and spending their careers pouring knowledge into their students. We're honored to continue to share their legacy and commitment to…

The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) celebrated its third annual awards ceremony on March 13. The ceremony recognized new Global Scholars, Global Fellows and Distinguished Global Fellows. The recipients are students, faculty and staff who have engaged in global activities on…

Dameon White, A&M-Commerce rodeo coach, was named Coach of the Year for the Southern Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. White also received this honor last year. The Southern Region has 14 colleges and universities in Texas and Louisiana.…