Alumni Success

A&M-COMMERCE ALUMNA NAMED INTERIM CFO AT TARLETON STATE
Lori Beaty has been named interim chief financial officer and vice president for the Division of Finance and Administration at Tarleton State...

A&M-COMMERCE ALUM NAMED LONE FINALIST IN CEDAR HILL ISD SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
Cedar Hill ISD chose Dr. Gerald Hudson as the lone finalist for superintendent of schools on July 2. The Cedar Hill ISD Board of Trustees will wait 21 days before voting to hire Hudso...

A&M-Commerce Alumna Voted Teacher of the Year
Debra Howard was recently voted Teacher of the Year for her campus, Houston Middle School of Garland Independent School District. In addition...

Mexia High School Class of 1959 Establishes Endowed Scholarship at A&M-Commerce
Mexia High School Class of 1959 presented $45,000 to A&M-Commerce in June 2019 to establish an endowed scholarship fund for future Lions from Mexia, Texas. The town of Mexia,...

Alumna Receives Award for Excellence in Secondary Education
Alumna Debra Jones (Dixon) won the Singer Family Award for Excellence in Secondary Education from the University of Rochester in Rochester, N...

President Rudin Throws First Pitch at Texas Rangers TAMUC Day
Nearly 600 Lions flocked to Globe Life Stadium in Arlington on Sunday, June 2, for TAMUC Day at the Texas Rangers game. President Mark Rudin thre...

Alumni Selected for Principals Fellows Program
A&M-Commerce alumni Amanda Lowe and Robert Cruthird were accepted into the Texas Tech Principal Fellows Program. Through this program,...

Notable Alumnus Receives Two Honors
Lion alumnus Derald Bulls was recently honored with the Lamar County Lifetime Achievement Award, making him only the second person to be presented this award. The award honors Bu...

Continuing the Arnold Legacy
Dr. Roger and Mrs. Jean Arnold have dedicated their lives to education, graduating from the East Texas State Teacher's College and spending their careers pouring knowledge into...

A&M-Commerce Alum Graduates Twice in One Weekend
Incredibly, A&M-Commerce alum Matthew Pinaud graduated twice in one weekend. He graduated from A&M-Commerce on Saturday, May 11 wi...

Alumnus Publishes Book on Technology
Dr. Mickey Slimp, an alumnus of Texas A&M University-Commerce, published a book titled “How the Internet of Things is Changing Our Colleges, Our Classrooms, and Our...

Thurman Family Agricultural Endowment to Benefit Agriculture Students
The Thurman Family Agricultural Endowment at Texas A&M University-Commerce has been established by Steve and Kelly Thurman. The endowm...

A&M-Commerce Office of Institutional Advancement Releases Planned Giving Video
The office of Institutional Advancement recently released a video to build public awareness for their Planned Giving program. The video explains some of the different ways...

Nathan and June Finke Gift Nursing School Students with Endowed Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan and June Finke visited campus on April 11 to sign an endowment agreement that will benefit nursing school students at A&M-Commerce. The Dr. Omer F. and Nell...

ETSU Alum Named Little Rock Police Chief
East Texas State University alum Keith Humphrey was recently named police chief for Little Rock, Arkansas. Humphrey graduated in 1986 wi...

A&M-Commerce Alumna Dena Hamilton Named Teacher of the Year
A&M-Commerce alumna Dena Hamilton was named Blue Ridge High School's 2019 teacher of the year. Hamilton serves as the school's librarian...

Nacogdoches’ Walker Surgery Center Named after A&M-Commerce Alumnus
A&M-Commerce Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Larry Walker retired in July 2017 after more than 44 years of selfless service as a surgeon. He practiced medicine in Nacogdoches fro...

Distinguished Alumnus Robert Edison Acknowledged at Civil Rights Event
A&M-Commerce Distinguished Alumnus Robert Edison was recognized during a 50-year anniversary remembrance on March 6 for his role in a civil rights event that occurred at Ok...

Distinguished Alumnus Dr. James Turman Dies
Dr. James Turman, former speaker of the Texas Legislature and A&M-Commerce Distinguished Alumnus, passed away on February 13. Turman ea...

Athletic Facility at University of Arkansas at Monticello Named After Distinguished East Texas State University Alum
The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) recently renamed its indoor athletic practice facility in honor of Dr. Jack Lassiter and his wife, Judy Lassiter. Lassiter receiv...