Alumni Success
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TAMUC Alum Appointed to Leadership Role at Prairie View A&M University
Anthony Harris, Ed.D.., was recently named chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling at Prairie View A&M University, effective July 1, 2021. Harris...
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TAMUC Alum Competing for Title of Ms. Wheelchair USA
A Texas A&M University-Commerce alum is competing for a national honor as she attempts to be crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA. Kenda Felker was r...
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TAMUC Alum Named 2021 Outstanding Professor at Baylor University
TAMUC Alum Paul Zinke, Ph.D., senior lecturer in chemistry at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, was recently named the 2021 Collins Outstandi...
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A&M-Commerce Graduate Ahmad Honored with Boe Award
The Great Plains Honors Council has recognized Maleeha Ahmad, a recent graduate of the Honors College at Texas A&M University-Commerce,...
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A&M-Commerce Endowment Promises to “Lift a Lion” to Graduation
The Texas A&M University-Commerce Lift a Lion initiative received a significant boost in February from the new Janis and Ralph Stroope Lift a Lion Endowment. Lift a Lion prov...
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Governor Names TAMUC Alumna Andrade to State Board
Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently appointed A&M-Commerce alumna Katie Andrade to the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners for...
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TAMUC Alums Lead Lancaster High School to Track Championships
Two A&M-Commerce alumni led the Lancaster High School's boys' and girls' track teams to the Class 5A Region II Championships this year. Co...
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Zenetta Drew APAP Nomination
The College of Business is proud to announce the nomination of our alumna, Zenetta Drew, for the APAP William Dawson Award for Programmatic Excellence and Sustained Achievement...
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MoneyGram Announces Hilary Jackson as COO
A press release from MoneyGram, dated April 6, 2021, announced that A&M-Commerce alumna Hilary Jackson is the company’s new chief...
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Distinguished Alumna Zenetta Drew Nominated for APAP Award
A&M-Commerce alumna Zenetta S. Drew has been nominated for a 2021 Association of Performing Arts Professionals Award (APAP). According...
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Alumna Leaves $1.47 Million to A&M-Commerce
Texas A&M University-Commerce students will benefit from a generous $1.47 million gift from the late Lanelle E. Southerland. The substa...
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TAMUC Alumna Naturalized at George W. Bush Presidential Center
A&M-Commerce alumna Shabiha Nymphi was among 50 immigrants who were naturalized at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in College Sta...
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TAMUC Alum Making Waves in Cybersecurity as an Industry Leader
A Texas A&M University-Commerce alum is gaining serious recognition in the world of cybersecurity, and was recently named an industry le...
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A&M-Commerce Alum Named Superintendent of Lamar Consolidated ISD
An article in the Fort Bend Herald announced that A&M-Commerce alumnus Roosevelt Nivens, Ph.D., was named the lone finalist as superinte...
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Scholarship for Future Educators Established to Honor the Legacy of Dr. Mary Jane Vance
The family of the late Dr. Mary Jane Vance has established a scholarship to honor her lifelong commitment to education. This scholarship will benefit A&M-Commerce students...
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Feature Story Highlights Bill Carr’s Noteworthy Music Career
A Greenville Herald-Banner story, published by Yahoo News, shares the interesting history of A&M-Commerce alum Bill Carr. Between 1975...
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TAMUC Alum Shares Her Experiences as a Combat Medic
A&M-Commerce alumna Tanis Clarke was featured in an article in the Waco Tribune-Herald. The piece tells about Clarke's often-harrowing...
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Governor Greg Abbott Appoints Emily Glass to Sulphur River Basin Board of Directors
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed A&M-Commerce alumna Emily Glass of Sulphur Springs, Texas, to the Sulphur River Basin Authority Board of Directors. According to a press...
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TAMUC Alum Taj Eldridge Heads Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
A recent LA Venture podcast episode highlighted A&M-Commerce alum Taj Eldridge and his company’s newly launched $250 million fun...
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TAMUC Alum Named Division Chief at Montgomery County Hospital District
A&M-Commerce alum James Seek has been named clinical operations division chief of the Montgomery County Hospital District (MCHD) in Southeast Texas. According to an artic...