Alumni Success

Panola College Art Professor Featured in Shreveport Exhibition
Amanda Clements' artwork is featured at R.W. Norton Art Gallery in Shreveport as part of “BLOOM! 2020,” a juried exhibition. Her work was one of...

A&M-Commerce Alum Named as Finalist for The American Prize in Conducting
Professor Eddie W. Airheart, Tyler Junior College assistant director of bands and professor of woodwinds, has been named one of 14 finalists nationwide — and the only finalist fr...

A&M-Commerce Alum Named Chief Operating Officer at Midland ISD
Kellie Spencer recently accepted a position as chief operating officer for Midland ISD, one of the largest school districts in West Texas. For...

A&M-Commerce Alum Competes in NPR’s Tiny Desk Song Contest
A&M-Commerce alum Tim York is a contestant in National Public Radio's 2020 Tiny Desk Song Contest. His entry, “Homage de la Old Age,” is a wh...

A&M-Commerce Alum to Lead Percussion Ensemble at Prestigious Conference
The North Forney (Texas) High School Percussion Ensemble, led by A&M-Commerce alum Jim Gist, has been invited to perform at the 74th Midwest Clinic in Chicago, one of the larg...

Jason Johnson Named Assistant Superintendent of HR for Allen ISD
Allen High School principal Jason Johnson accepted a new role as assistant superintendent of human resources for Allen ISD. Johnston earned h...

Summer Carlton to Lead Federal Programs and Student Performance at Franklin Special School District
Summer Carlton will become the supervisor of Federal Programs and Student Performance for Franklin Special School District in Franklin, Tennessee. Carlton holds a Master of Ed...

Cami Patzkowski Named Principal of Stillwater Elementary
Cami Patzkowski was named Sangre Ridge Elementary principal in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on May 21. Patzkowski has been an educator for 22 years....

A&M-Commerce Alum Named Principal in Katy ISD
Shannon Smith was recently named principal of Shafer Elementary in Katy Independent School District. Smith received her bachelor's degree f...

First Graduates of A&M-Commerce Electrical Engineering Program Announced
A&M-Commerce alums Charlie Didear and Craig Anderson made history this month as the university's first two electrical engineering graduates. Dr. Andrea Graham, head of th...

ETSU Alum Publishes Article in Shared Governance in Higher Education
Dr. Cliff L. Wood, president emeritus of Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York, recently published an essay in the journal Shared Go...

A&M-Commerce Alumnus Leads Texas’ Emergency Response to COVID-19
Distinguished Texas A&M University-Commerce alumnus Chief W. Nim Kidd is a leader in Texas' response to COVID-19. As chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TD...

Former Lion Football Student-Athlete Endows Scholarship
Texas A&M University-Commerce and Lion Athletics are proud to announce the establishment of a new endowed scholarship supporting Lion s...

A&M-Commerce Graduate Shows Heart for Teaching During COVID-19 Pandemic
Jamie Allen, a Texas A&M University-Commerce alumna from Rowlett, Texas was recently featured on nbcdfw.com when a parent caught a heartwarming photo of her interacting wi...

A&M-Commerce Public Health Alumni Making an Impact in Fight Against COVID-19
While the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic in many different ways, former Texas A&M University-Commerce public health students are helping their communities on the fron...

Generous Donation from A&M-Commerce Alums will Fund Lyday Gardens Renovation
Lyday Gardens at A&M-Commerce will undergo a major renovation this year, thanks to generous support from alumni Gary and Sandra Fernandes. The couple visited campus on Febr...

Mark and Kelly Clayton establish education scholarship for aspiring teachers
Mark and Kelly Clayton visited Texas A&M University-Commerce on February 5 to establish the Clayton Legacy Scholarship for Education. The renewable scholarship benefits...

Home Economics & Family Consumer Science alumni join at reception
On February 14, the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas A&M University-Commerce hosted the annual Home Economics and Family Consumer Science r...

A&M-Commerce alums named campus teachers of the year in Mesquite ISD
Several Texas A&M University-Commerce alumni have been named Teachers of the Year at multiple Mesquite ISD campuses. Anita Kay Young from Mesquite Academy earned her Bache...

A&M-C alum publishes book on recovery methods of the opioid crisis
Dr. Michael J. Murphy Jr., an alumnus of Texas A&M University–Commerce, has released his latest book, “Opioid Odyssey.” Murphy is a licensed psychologist, neuropsycholog...