Texas A&M-Commerce Alumni Association Honors 2024 Alumni Ambassadors

The 38th annual Alumni Ambassador Forum celebrates successful A&M-Commerce alumni.

The Alumni Association of Texas A&M University-Commerce recognized 21 new Alumni Ambassadors at the 2024 Alumni Ambassador Forum on Tuesday, March 19. The 38th annual forum was held in the Rayburn Student Center on the campus of A&M-Commerce.

An Alumni Ambassador is the highest honor an alumnus may receive from an academic department at A&M-Commerce. Department heads nominate honorees based on their achievements and significant contributions to the university through their professional success.

“This was my first Alumni Ambassador Forum, and I thoroughly enjoyed learning about each ambassador and reconnecting them with the university,” said Amanda Lowe, director of Alumni Engagement. “This event shows that Texas A&M-Commerce effectively prepares students for success in their field.”

A circle of people smile and talk together at the Alumni Ambassador Forum.
Attendees visit during the 2024 Alumni Ambassador Forum on March 19 in Commerce, Texas. Photo by Matt Strasen | Texas A&M University-Commerce Office of Marketing and Communications

2024 Alumni Ambassadors

College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

LaCresha Dale
  • TAMUC Degrees: Master of Science, 2007; Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences, 2005
  • Hometown: Sulphur Springs, Texas

College of Business

Denisha Danielle Clark
  • TAMUC Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration, 2015
  • Hometown: Celeste, Texas
Rocky R. Miracle
  • TAMUC Degree: Master of Business Administration, 1978
  • Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Jessica Yowell
  • TAMUC Degrees: Master of Business Administration, 2008; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 2003
  • Hometown: McKinney, Texas
Harika Vasireddy
  • TAMUC Degree: Master of Science in Finance, 2016
  • Hometown: Manor, Texas

College of Education and Human Services

Derryle G. Peace
  • TAMUC Degrees: Master of Science in Counseling, 1975; Bachelor of Science in Psychology/Sociology, 1974
  • Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Dr. Dana Jobe
  • TAMUC Degrees: Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, 2016; Master of Science in Reading, 2009; Master of Education in Elementary Education, 2003
  • Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Kenda Willingham
  • TAMUC Degrees: Master of Education in Educational Administration, 1996; Bachelor of Science in Information Systems, 1993
  • Hometown: Nevada, Texas
Derek Stanley
  • TAMUC Degree: Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, 2011
  • Hometown: McKinney, Texas
Dr. Theresa Sadler
  • TAMUC Degrees: Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology, 2018; Master of Science in Psychology, 2015; Master of Science in Management, 2004; Bachelor of Science in Psychology, 1997
  • Hometown: Commerce, Texas
Daniel Clinton Hocutt
  • TAMUC Degrees: Master of Social Work, 2012; Bachelor of Social Work, 2011
  • Hometown: Paris, Texas

College of Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts

Dr. Tina Fletcher
  • TAMUC Degrees: Doctor of Education, 2010; Master of Fine Arts, 1998; Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1994
  • Hometown: Commerce, Texas
Dr. Manuel Grajales
  • TAMUC Degrees: Master of Arts in History, 2015; Bachelor of Arts in History, 2012
  • Hometown: Denton, Texas
Denise Pitcock, Music
  • TAMUC Degree: Bachelor of Music, 1983
  • Hometown: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
Tracy Ferguson, Sociology
  • TAMUC Degree: Bachelor of Science in Sociology, 2020
  • Hometown: Princeton, Texas

College of Innovation and Design

Craig Combs
  • TAMUC Degree: Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences, 2020
  • Hometown: Greenville, Texas

College of Science and Engineering

Dr. Clinton Smithson
  • TAMUC Degree: Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences, 2010
  • Hometown: Tyler, Texas
Joy Qianying Zhang, Chemistry
  • TAMUC Degree: Master of Science in Chemistry, 2010
  • Hometown: Commerce, Texas
Dr. Daniel Creider
  • TAMUC Degree: Master of Science in Computer Science, 1979
  • Hometown: Commerce, Texas
Jacob Stahl
  • TAMUC Degree: Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering/Mathematics
  • Hometown: Odenton, Maryland
Rachel Ballew
  • TAMUC Degrees: Master of Science in Math, 2015; Bachelor of Arts in Math 2012
  • Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

A black tablecloth at the Alumni Ambassador Forum includes a gold placemat in the center with three bronze-colored ornaments on it. In the foreground, a drink coaster features the A&M-Commerce logo.
Tablescape at the Alumni Ambassador Forum on March 19, 2024, in Commerce, Texas. Photo by Matt Strasen | Texas A&M University-Commerce Office of Marketing and Communications

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Featured Photo: The 2024 Alumni Ambassadors at the forum on March 19, 2024, in Commerce. Texas. Photo by Matt Strasen | Texas A&M University-Commerce Office of Marketing and

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