Awards and Achievements

A&M-Commerce Horse Wins First Race at Retama Park
Our Elegant Song, a racehorse born and raised in the equine program at Texas A&M University-Commerce, won her first at a race at Retama Park...

Mural Dedication
The university's art students are adding a little more beauty to a few of the walls in downtown Commerce. Through a partnership between the university, the City of Commerce and the...

A&M-Commerce Students Receive NASA Fellowships
Wesley Adams and Chance Brown, both graduate students in the Texas A&M University-Commerce College of Science and Engineering, were rec...

Music Graduates Accept Positions
Four of the music department's fall 2014 graduates have accepted positions and assistantships in some of the most prestigious music programs in the country: • Bret Ryan,...

Encyclopedia of Humor Studies
by Christine Sheehan Generally, when one thinks of “humor” one thinks of clowns, comedians such as George Carlin or Robin Williams, or of practical jokes and slapstick. Seldom...

Linguistics students create online journal
Alumna Dr. Laura Di Ferrante and current Ph.D. student Elisa Gironzetti have created an online applied linguistics journal. This is a groundb...

Construction Engineering Program Receives ABET Accreditation
The Construction Engineering program at Texas A&M University-Commerce is now ABET accredited, making it one of only fifteen constructi...

Mary Couzelis: Part of Literature and Languages’ 100 Percent
Even in an extended recession, the university's literature and languages department can claim a 100 percent placement ratio for doctoral stu...

A&M-Commerce Named a ‘Fastest-Growing College’
The Chronicle of Higher Education has ranked Texas A&M University-Commerce at No. 17 among its “Fastest-Growing Colleges, 2002-12” in i...

A&M-Commerce Named a 'Fastest-Growing College'
The Chronicle of Higher Education has ranked Texas A&M University-Commerce at No. 17 among its “Fastest-Growing Colleges, 2002-12” in i...

Dr. Robert Williams Receives 30 Year Tenure Award from the VATAT
Dr. Robert Williams, associate professor of agricultural sciences, was recently awarded his 30 year tenure award during the VATAT Professio...

Dr. Sherilyn Emberton Finds Success After A&M-Commerce
It's always great to see members of the Lion pride breaking down barriers and making history. Just a little over a year ago, Dr. Sherilyn Emberto...

A&M-Commerce Industrial Engineering Receives ‘Tech Titan’ Finalist Honor
The Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC) has selected the Texas A&M University-Commerce Industrial Engineering Senior Design program as a “Tech Titan of the Futu...

A&M-Commerce Industrial Engineering Receives 'Tech Titan' Finalist Honor
The Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC) has selected the Texas A&M University-Commerce Industrial Engineering Senior Design program as a “Tech Titan of the Futu...

Alumnus nominated to “25 Under 35”
In April 2014, Editor & Publisher recognized Tommy Felts as one of its “25 Under 35,” a list of young journalists reinventing the newspaper...

Center for Faculty Excellence & Innovation Awards Two Faculty Fellowships
The Texas A&M University-Commerce Center for Faculty Excellence & Innovation recently awarded two faculty fellowships in teaching and learning to Professor of Liter...

Two New Grants Awarded to the Physics and Astronomy Department
Two new grants, totaling $545,000, have been awarded to Texas A&M University-Commerce for the Department of Physics and Astronomy to con...

Dr. Adolfo Benavides Named Administrator of the Year
Dr. Adolfo Benavides, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, has been named Administrator of the Year from the Office of Hispanic Ou...

Graduate Student Among Nation’s Top 30 Police Chiefs
Domingo Ibarra, chief of police for the Magnolia, Texas police department and soon-to-be graduate of the Texas A&M University-Commerce...

Outstanding Physics & Astronomy TA and LA Awards
The Texas A&M University-Commerce department of Physics & Astronomy recently recognized two students as Outstanding Teaching and...