Featured People
Andrew Baker, Ph.D.
A native of Virginia, Andrew Baker studies environmental history and the metropolitan South. He earned his Ph.D. from Rice University before moving to Commerce with his wife and...
Ana Martinez
Being a first-generation student is very challenging, both financially and emotionally. Ana Martinez, as a first-generation college student, derives her strength to work har...
Michael Pimentel-Galvan
A Conversation with Michael How did A&M-Commerce help prepare for your career? Being part of STEM allowed me to work one-on-one with my professors, shaping my career path int...
Cole Swinson
A Conversation with Cole How did A&M-Commerce help prepare for your career? My experience at A&M-Commerce established the foundation for my career. There have been man...
Divya Solomon
Her home is in Chennai, India, but her community is in Commerce, Texas. When Divya arrived at A&M-Commerce, she didn’t know anyone. But that soon changed. Friendships...
Paulette Aguilar
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Tatiana Chamorro-Rivers
Tatiana describes fear and uncertainty as the recipe for success, and so it should come as no surprise that she began a business amidst a global pandemic, and succeeded. Now she hel...
Viktoria Tabeleva-Leal
Attending college was always her dream. A&M-Commerce made that a reality. Eight years ago, Viktoria left Central Asia for a better life in the United States. When she arrived...
Bo Han Ph.D.
“Never stop learning.” Not just a saying, it is a maxim that Dr. Bo Han truly believes in. As a professor in the Department of Marketing and Business Analytics for over seven years, D...
Miriam Akoto, Ph.D.
Miriam Akoto is a skilled linguist from Ghana. She earned a doctoral degree in English with an emphasis in Applied Linguistics from A&M-Commerce in 2021 and currently teache...
Jeffrey Whitt, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Whitt is a biologist, a bibliophile, and an art school dropout. Through more years of schooling than he'd care to admit, Whitt has worked with armadillos, flying squirrel...
Elizabeth Wachira, Ph.D.
Public health is her purpose. Community outreach, her commitment. Her work starts at the grassroots level by empowering communities to unite together for one common goal: leavi...
George Swindell
You'd never know by looking at him. George Swindell is a sharp, professional and exceptionally capable teacher. Yet just below the surface is the same kid who loves World of Warcra...
Jiaming Sun, Ph.D.
Jiaming Sun's cross-cultural background provides a unique lens to life. Sun grew up in China where he was immersed in the academic lifestyle. Now, after living in the United State...
David Scott, Ph.D.
While David Scott now spends most of his time mentoring students and faculty and collaborating with Arts programs across the region and country, his career in music has allowed hi...
Mark Rudin, Ph.D.
Dr. Mark J. Rudin was named the thirteenth president of Texas A&M University-Commerce on August 16, 2018. A progressive leader with a passion for innovation and research, Dr...
Brandon Randolph-Seng, Ph.D.
When he applied to work at A&M-Commerce, he had never heard of it. When he arrived at the airport for his interview, the lady at the desk hadn't either. What he found when he arriv...
Kelly Reyna, Ph.D.
As a child, Dr. Kelly Reyna spent a lot of time outdoors quail hunting with his father. When he joined the U.S. Navy, he never expected to serve nine tours on a submarine and never expe...
Perry Moler, Ph.D.
Dr. Perry Moler has been with A&M-Commerce for more than 15 years as either a student or a faculty member. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Moler applied his knowledge to create p...
Leigh Merrill
Leigh Merrill is an American Artist from the American Southwest. She creates digitally collaged photographic and video works that explore our contemporary surroundings and th...