TAMUC Percussion Alums Land University Appointments
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A pair of alums from Texas A&M University-Commerce were recently hired in faculty roles at Texas universities. Dr. Caleb Pickering (B.S., Music Education, 2012) was named assistant professor of percussion at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Dr. Andrew Veit (M.M., Percussion Performance, 2012) was appointed as lecturer and percussion director at the University of Texas at Permian Basin. The pair joins Dr. Andrew Eldridge and Chris Nadeau to make four A&M-Commerce percussion alumni currently teaching at Texas Universities.
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