Alumni Success
TAMUC Alumna Hired as Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Gregory-Portland ISD
A&M-Commerce alumna Cynthia Woody, Ed.D., was recently hired to serve as the executive director of Curriculum and Instruction for Gregory-Portland ISD. G-PISD is located...
TAMUC Alum and Film Producer Releases “The Lady Makers”
A&M-Commerce alumnus Tony Hollins recently released a new film titled “The Lady Makers.” Hollins, known professionally as “Tony Tite,”...
A&M-Commerce Alum Named Interim Police Chief in Rockwall
A two-time graduate of Texas A&M University-Commerce was recently named interim chief of the Rockwall, Texas Police Department. Edward...
ETSU Alum Named Newest Las Vegas Fire Chief
A graduate of East Texas State University (now Texas A&M University-Commerce) was recently hired by the Las Vegas, Nevada City Council as...
TAMUC Alum Selected to Attend Harvard’s Principal’s Center
A&M-Commerce alumna Aretha Jackson was selected to attend Harvard University's Principal's Center where she joined other school princ...
TAMUC Alum Named to Endowed Chair at OU College of Law
A&M-Commerce alumna Carla Pratt was selected by the University of Oklahoma (OU) College of Law as the first Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Chair in...
TAMUC Music Grad Featured on NBC 5
NBC 5 news recently aired a segment about A&M-Commerce graduate Ashley Cox of Forney, Texas. During the pandemic, Cox lost her father to COVID-19, along with other family mem...
Alum Arthur McClearin Receives Maynard Jackson Award
TAMUC Alumnus Arthur McClearin received the Maynard Jackson Award at the 2022 Annual Financial Services Conference in Chicago. The award hon...
Alumna Rita Ransdell Retires from American Airlines Center
Alumna Rita Ransdell recently retired after serving for 19 years as vice president of Human Resources for Center Operating Company, L.P. at th...
A&M-Commerce Alum Named VP of Academic Affairs at Navarro College
The Navarro County Gazette reports that A&M-Commerce alum Jeanetta Johnson, Ed.D., is the new vice president of academic affairs at Navarro College. Johnson earned three d...
A&M-Commerce Alum Named to Senior Leadership Position at Origin Bank
Texas A&M University-Commerce alum Ryan Frahm was recently promoted to senior vice president of Origin Bank. In this capacity, Frahm will serve as a regional production man...
A&M-Commerce Alum Elected Mayor of Northeast Texas City
Recent Texas A&M University-Commerce graduate Justin Florence was elected to the office of Mayor of Palestine, Texas in a special runoff...
TAMUC Alumna Georgia King Retires After 53 Years in Education
A&M-Commerce alumna Georgia King, Ed.D., recently retired from Beckville ISD after serving in the field of education for 53 years. King w...
TAMUC Alum and Renowned Radio Personality Reflects on His Career
A&M-Commerce alumnus Donovan Lewis is a professional radio personality on SportsRadio 96.7/1310 (“The Ticket”), the top-rated radio s...
TAMUC Alum Named Principal in Corsicana ISD
Texas A&M University-Commerce alumnus Paul Toal was recently named principal at Collins Intermediate School in Corsicana, Texas. Toal...
TAMUC Alum Named Dean at Tarleton State University
A&M-Commerce alumna Kayla Peak, Ed.D., was recently named dean of Tarleton State University's School of Kinesiology. Peak joined Tarle...
TAMUC Curriculum and Instruction Publication Highlights Faculty Achievements
The April/May edition of C&I Research Spotlights, produced by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce, highlights several faculty accomplishm...
TAMUC Alum Named Middle School Principal in Cedar Hill ISD
A press release from Cedar Hill ISD announced that Katrina Lemons has been named the new principal at Permenter Middle School in Cedar Hill, eff...
TAMUC Alum Named State Fair of Texas Volunteer of the Year
A&M-Commerce Foundation Board member, donor and alumnus Robert Rhoads was recently named State Fair of Texas Volunteer of the Year. Rhoa...
A&M-Commerce Alum Wins Prestigious Garden Club Award
Texas A&M University-Commerce alum Matt Byrd was recently named a winner of the Hull Award from the Garden Club of America. The award is giv...