Alumni Success

Giving Back in an Unusual Way
It's rare to find someone willing and able to give up an organ to save your life. It's even rarer when that person is your husband. A&M-Commerce alumna, Tiffany Mathias Peek was...

A&M-Commerce Honors Alumna Jo Ann Durham
A&M-Commerce and its Department of Art recognized award-winning artist and alumna Jo Ann Durham with a reception in her honor on Nov. 2. Th...

Thank you, Yvonne Polson Clements!
It is always an honor when alumni remember the university and choose to invest in the education and professional development of future Lions. Yvonne Polson Clements, who owns and...

Alumnus wins Film Award
Ronnie Allman, a Rowlett native, received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art Direction from A&M-Commerce in May 2011. Now this first-time filmmaker can add a new feather...

A&M-Commerce Alumni Association Receptions
The Texas A&M University-Commerce Alumni Association will be hosting two receptions for alumni in coming weeks. The first will be for alu...

Campus hosts Author Series
Before reading from his most recent novel, “The Stolen Bride,” A&M-Commerce alumnus Tony Hays tells his audience, “I first came to this campus in 1981. Back the...

Congratulations Dean Lori Doddy
Literature and languages alumna, Dr. Lori Doddy, was promoted to Tarrant County College-South Campus's Dean of Humanities. Prior to joining TCC South, she was Assistant Dean fo...

A&M-Commerce Announces Homecoming 2013 Theme
By Rachel Evans Today Texas A&M University-Commerce announced their Homecoming 2013 theme: “Our Pride Cannot Be Tamed.” This circus-th...

Alumnus Wins Ron Howard Film Contest
Ronnie Allman, a Rowlett native, received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art Direction from A&M-Commerce in May 2011. Now this first-time filmmaker can add a new feather...

Royal Roar Hosted at the Hilton Anatole Hotel on October 4
The Royal Roar, hosted by the Texas A&M University-Commerce Foundation and A&M-Commerce President Dan Jones, will be held October 4...

Novelist Tony Hays to Give Reading at A&M-Commerce
Tony Hays, author of The Arthurian Mysteries sequence, will launch the Department of Literature and Languages' literary series at A&M-C...

Alumna, NoViolet Bulawayo, Nominated for Prestigious Literary Award
A&M-Commerce alumna, NoViolet Bulawayo, has been shortlisted for one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards, the Man Bo...

Lions Play at AT&T Stadium
On Friday September 13, the Texas A&M University-Commerce Lion football team will be traveling to Arlington to play at the AT&T Stadium for a Lone Star Conference game. T...

An element of Luck
Dr. Lance Weldy, doctoral alumnus from the Department of Literature and Languages, recently co-edited a special issue of Children's Literature Quarterly; his book credits als...

Dr. Jan Walker Honored with Emerita Status
Jan Walker, a former professor in A&M-Commerce's Business Administration & Management Information Systems department, has been c...

Lion Safari Tour Stops at the Capitol & Mt. Pleasant
Texas A&M University-Commerce's 2013 Lion Safari Tour will be stopping to visit Austin on June 18 from 5:30-8:30 pm at the Austin Club and t...

A Common Thread
An East Texas Boy Makes a Big City Difference With a colorful professional and personal story, as well as an unparalleled devotion to service, Fred Allen has become an iconic mento...

Legacy of Education
A Professor’s Influence, A Parent’s Love Dr. Debra Nelson is a powerhouse. After a superlative career in education with roles as a teacher, principal, and the upper...

Dr. Srinivas Nippani
Professor of Finance, recently had work abstracted by the Chartered Financial Analyst Review which is the top financial practitioner periodical in the profession. In addition...

Paying it Forward
Judge Demetra Robinson, of the Commerce Municipal Court, began her educational career in the way of many. As an 18-year-old mother with low self-esteem and increasing obligatio...