Alumni Success
A&M-Commerce Alum Featured in Dallas Business Journal
A recent article in the Dallas Business Journal highlighted D.W. Bobst's fast-growing human resources outsourcing company in Rockwall, Tex...
Lion Alum Attends 60th Homecoming at A&M-Commerce
Mr. Rene Griffin may hold a record for the most consecutive homecoming games attended by an alumnus. This year, Griffin celebrated his 60th con...
A&M-Commerce Alumna Receives Meritorious Service Award
A&M-Commerce alumna, Dr. Sangeeta Singg, recently received a meritorious service award in honor of ten years of outstanding leadership...
A&M-Commerce Grad Named Top Urban Teacher in the Nation
“If you are coming from a traumatic, impoverished situation, you are my family.” COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Just three years ago, Dallas first-g...
Alum Maricia Johns Featured in USA Today Publication
A&M-Commerce alum Maricia Johns was featured in the 2019 Fall/Winter edition of the “USA Today Best Years Magazine.” In the article, “Emb...
Distinguished Alumnus Ben Scholz Attends Ceremony at White House
A&M-Commerce Distinguished Alumnus Ben Scholz visited the White House on October 7, 2019, to attend the signing ceremony for trade agree...
Oncor Electric Delivery Company Presents Check to A&M-Commerce for Agriculture Scholarship Endowment
Oncor Electric Delivery Company representatives visited A&M-Commerce on September 27 to present a check in support of the Dr. Roger & Mrs. Jean Arnold Agriculture Scho...
A&M-Commerce Alumni Address Congressmen in Washington D.C.
Two noteworthy A&M-Commerce alumni, U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway '70 and Ben Scholz '70, addressed congressmen in Washington D.C. in Septembe...
Dr. Phil Gilbreath Retires after 52 Years of Service
Dr. Phil Gilbreath, A&M-Commerce (ETSU) alumnus, retired from Garland ISD after 52 years of service. Gilbreath served as the career and t...
Recent Doctoral Graduate Receives ALER Dissertation Award for 2019
Dr. Elaine Vallie, a recent graduate of the curriculum and instruction program at A&M-Commerce, received the Dissertation Award for 201...
Robert Earl Edison to serve as Distinguished Visiting Professor at Oklahoma Christian University
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...
Kelli Stewart Selected as Superintendent of North Lamar ISD
After a unanimous vote by the board of trustees, Kelli Stewart was named the lone finalist for the North Lamar ISD superintendent position. Ste...
Alum Willis Johnson Inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame
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 (7...
A&M-Commerce Alum Mike Conaway to Retire from Congress
U.S. Representative Mike Conaway, an A&M-Commerce Distinguished Alum, recently announced his planned retirement from Congress. At th...
A&M-COMMERCE ALUMNA NAMED INTERIM CFO AT TARLETON STATE
Lori Beaty has been named interim chief financial officer and vice president for the Division of Finance and Administration at Tarleton State...
A&M-COMMERCE ALUM NAMED LONE FINALIST IN CEDAR HILL ISD SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
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 Hudso...
A&M-Commerce Alumna Voted Teacher of the Year
Debra Howard was recently voted Teacher of the Year for her campus, Houston Middle School of Garland Independent School District. In addition...
Mexia High School Class of 1959 Establishes Endowed Scholarship at A&M-Commerce
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,...
Alumna Receives Award for Excellence in Secondary Education
Alumna Debra Jones (Dixon) won the Singer Family Award for Excellence in Secondary Education from the University of Rochester in Rochester, N...
President Rudin Throws First Pitch at Texas Rangers TAMUC Day
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 thre...