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Tribute Concert to Honor Longtime Music Department Faculty Member
A tribute concert featuring the works of Dr. Theodore Hansen, longtime faculty member in the Department of Music and a former department head, will be held May 4 at 5 p.m. in the A&M-Commerce Music Building's Finney Concert Hall.
“Ted…
A&M-Commerce Office of Institutional Advancement Releases Planned Giving Video
The office of Institutional Advancement recently released a video to build public awareness for their Planned Giving program. The video explains some of the different ways to give and invites people to join The Society of 1889, which recognizes any…

A&M-Commerce Professor Speaks at Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting
Dr. Jessica Brannon-Wranosky, A&M-Commerce distinguished professor of digital humanities and history, was recently invited to speak on the 2019 Organization of American Historians Woman Suffrage Centennial Commemoration Panel. The meeting was held in Philadelphia April 4-7. According to its website,…
A&M-Commerce History Professor Awarded Texas State Historical Association Fellowship
Dr. Andrew Baker, assistant professor of history, has been awarded the 2019 Mary M. Hughes Research Fellowship in Texas History by the Texas State Historical Association. The $2,000 fellowship is awarded annually for the best research proposal on twentieth-century Texas…

Nathan and June Finke Gift Nursing School Students with Endowed Scholarship
Mr.
and Mrs. Nathan and June Finke visited
campus on April 11 to sign an endowment agreement that will benefit nursing school
students at A&M-Commerce. The Dr. Omer F. and Nell Kirkpatrick Endowed
Scholarship is the third endowment that the…

A&M-Commerce College of Business Hosts 2019 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference
The A&M-Commerce College of Business will host the 2019 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference (SBECON) on May 15 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Alumni Center. This year's conference will continue the format begun in 2018 featuring “Lunch and…

A&M-Commerce Online Master’s in Management Receives National Recognition
The online Master of Science in Management program at A&M-Commerce has been recognized by OnlineMasters.com as one of the best graduate programs in the nation for 2019. The program was one of only two in Texas named to the list.…

23rd Annual Cotton and Rural History Conference Takes Place April 27
Regional and public history will be the focus of the 23rd Annual Cotton and Rural History Conference scheduled for April 27 at the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum in Greenville, Texas.
Students and faculty from A&M-Commerce and Collin College, as well…
ETSU Alum Named Little Rock Police Chief
East Texas State University alum Keith Humphrey was recently named police chief for Little Rock, Arkansas. Humphrey graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from ETSU, now A&M-Commerce.…
A&M-Commerce Alumna Dena Hamilton Named Teacher of the Year
A&M-Commerce alumna Dena Hamilton was named Blue Ridge High School's 2019 teacher of the year. Hamilton serves as the school's librarian. She graduated from A&M-Commerce in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.…
Dr. Larry Lemanski’s Regenerative Research Featured in Herald-Banner
Dr. Larry Lemanski, director of the Biomedical Institute for Regenerative Research at A&M-Commerce, was recently featured in Greenville's Herald-Banner newspaper. The article highlights the ground-breaking research of Lemanski and his colleagues who aim to use a patient's cells to create…
Dr. Christian Hempelmann Cited in Nationally Published AP Article
Dr. Christian Hempelmann, associate professor of literature and languages at A&M-Commerce, was recently cited in an Associated Press article that was picked up by The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Dallas Morning News. Published around April Fools'…
Article by A&M-Commerce Professor Featured on Journal Cover
An article co-authored by Dr. Bao-An Li, regents professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, was featured on the cover of the March issue of The European Physical Journal A. The article is titled “Extracting Nuclear Symmetry Energies at…
A&M-Commerce Students and Alum Receive Awards at Federation Research Symposium
The Federation of North Texas Area Universities 2019 Research Symposium was held April 5 at the University of North Texas in Denton. Two current students and one alumna from A&M-Commerce won awards this year. Doretha Allen, pursuing her EdD in…

Madeleine Morris Represents A&M-Commerce at Texas Undergraduate Research Day
Senior biology major Madeleine Morris represented A&M-Commerce in Austin on April 1 at Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol. The biennial event allows Texas' top student researchers to showcase their projects for Texas legislators and the public. Morris' presentation…

A&M-Commerce Professor Conducts Small Robotic Aircraft Workshop for Dallas ISD Teachers
Middle and high school teachers from around the Dallas Independent School District learned about the design, fabrication, customization and operation of small robotic aircraft during the Teachers Take Flight workshop. Guest speakers from multiple industries, including Dr. Burchan Aydin, assistant…

A&M-Commerce Department of Political Science Hosts Model Arab League Conference
The A&M-Commerce Department of Political Science and Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society, hosted and participated in the Southwest Regional Model Arab League (MAL) Conference April 4-6.
MAL is an international organization simulation that gives students the…

Nacogdoches’ Walker Surgery Center Named after A&M-Commerce Alumnus
A&M-Commerce Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Larry Walker retired in July 2017 after more than 44 years of selfless service as a surgeon. He practiced medicine in Nacogdoches from 1973 until his retirement in 2017, and Nacogdoches Memorial Health named the new…

Lions to Host Society of Composers, Inc. Region VI Annual Conference
Composers, students and enthusiasts will be on campus April
11-13 to attend the Society of Composers, Inc. Region VI Annual Conference at
A&M-Commerce's Finney Concert Hall. Lions to Host Society
of Composers, Inc. Region VI Annual Conference
Associate Professor and…
Dr. Sang Suh named “Regent Professor”
Dr. Sang Suh, computer science and information systems professor at A&M-Commerce, was named a Regents Professor for 2017-2018. Suh was one of 15 A&M System faculty members to receive the honor. According to A&M Chancellor John Sharp, “These outstanding individuals…