News Bites

The Story of A&M-Commerce’s Jazz Legend Louise Tobin
A recent feature in the Denton Record Chronicle tells the story of Louise Tobin, a jazz legend who donated her jazz collection to A&M-Comme...

Angelina College’s Visual and Performing Arts to Host A&M-Commerce Art Professor
Leigh Merrill, associate art professor at A&M-Commerce, will be featured in an upcoming art exhibit at Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas. The school's Visual and Performin...

A&M-Commerce Student Named Terrell ISD Chief of Police
A&M-Commerce student Jerry Valladarez was recently sworn in as the Terrell ISD Chief of Police. Valladarez has been with Terrell ISD sinc...

Kristy Davis Becomes Mesquite ISD Director of Counseling
Mesquite News recently highlighted A&M-Commerce alumna Kristy Davis in a “Community Profile” article. The article repor...

A&M-Commerce Alum is #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
A recent article in the Longview News Journal highlights A&M-Commerce alum Colleen Hoover, a #1 New York Times bestselling author. The po...

Carlos Bertulani to Serve as AccelNet Co-Principal Investigator
A&M-Commerce Professor Carlos Bertulani is co-leading a new physics research project. The project is lead by principal investigator Ta...

A&M-Commerce Department Head Featured in WalletHub’s Ask the Experts
WalletHub recently featured A&M-Commerce Professor Jim Hamill in the Ask the Experts section of their “Corporate Tax Rate Report.” Hamill, who serves as the department hea...

Al Craig Fleming Publishes New Book
A&M-Commerce alum Al Craig Fleming recently published a new book on corporate responsibility. The work discusses the implications of corporate greed for the economy. His b...

A&M-Commerce Alumna Named Registrar at Texas State University
Texas State University recently appointed A&M-Commerce alum Martha E. Fraire-Cuellar as university registrar. Fraire-Cuellar began...

TAMUC Alum Sanchez Makes List of Finalists for Superintendent of the Year
A&M-Commerce alum H.T. Sanchez, Ed.D., is one of five Texas finalists for the state's Superintendent of the Year award. The award, sponsored by the Texas Association of Scho...

TAMUC to Assist Hunt County with COVID-19 Testing
A&M-Commerce continues to serve community needs during the pandemic. A Greenville Herald Banner article on September 3 said the Hunt Cou...

A&M System Approves Funding for TAMUC Projects
The Texas A&M University System announced in a statement on August 26 that the Board of Regents had approved funding for capital projects o...

PBS Documentary Based on TAMUC Professor’s Research Airing in Dallas
“Citizens At Last,” a documentary based on research and publications by Dr. Jessica Brannon-Wranosky, distinguished professor of digital humanities and histor...

A&M-Commerce Rodeo Student Named to National Rodeo Honor Roll
Texas A&M University-Commerce Rodeo Team member Alyssa Lockhart was named a “Scholar American” by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo A...

A&M-Commerce Student Receives State-Level Honor From TPWD
Texas A&M University-Commerce student Caleb Painter received a high honor recently as he was presented with the Assistant Instructor of...

A&M-Commerce Education Program Recognized in Top 35 List
EducationDegree.com lists A&M-Commerce as one of the top 35 destinations for educator preparation throughout the states of Texas, Okla...

Blue Ridge ISD Elevates TAMUC Alumna Ray to CFO Position
A&M-Commerce alumna Amanda Ray is the new chief financial officer for Blue Ridge ISD, the district announced recently. Ray previously wo...

Blue Ridge ISD Names TAMUC Alum Todd as Assistant Superintendent
Blue Ridge ISD named A&M-Commerce alum Matthew Todd as assistant superintendent. He previously served as the district's director of cur...

Sharlotte Johnson Named COO at Avenu PR
A&M-Commerce alumna Sharlotte Johnson was recently named chief operating officer at Avenu PR in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to a company...

TAMUC Alum Joins Editing Team for Social Media Journal
A recent article in the Stephenville Empire-Tribune announced that A&M-Commerce alumna Jennifer Dias, Ph.D., recently joined The Jour...