Department of Educational Leadership

Nearly a quarter of Texas A&M University-Commerce employees are Bridge Builders, a term referring to current faculty and staff who give financial gifts to the university. The Philanthropy and Engagement team at A&M-Commerce is hoping to boost that percentage over the next three years. The name “Bridge Builder” was inspired by a 19th-century poem by […]

Texas A&M University-Commerce is committed to growing the number of Latino educators in Dallas ISD and school districts throughout the region. Rene Martinez, community activist and special assistant to A&M-Commerce President Mark Rudin, said Latino educators have a measurable impact on Dallas’s minority population. “Students thrive academically when they see teachers and leaders who look […]

Texas A&M University-Commerce will shine blue again this year, joining campuses across The Texas A&M University System in recognition of World Teachers’ Day. Beginning at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5, prominent buildings across the A&M System will be illuminated in light blue to recognize the positive impact of teachers on their students. World Teachers’ […]

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 School Boards (TASB), recognizes superintendents across the state for excellence and achievement. With nearly two decades of experience as an administrator, Sanchez has led Plainview ISD—a district with […]

Blue Ridge ISD named A&M-Commerce alum Matthew Todd as assistant superintendent. He previously served as the district’s director of curriculum and instruction and will continue leading the district’s teaching and learning work. He has worked for the district in roles including teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal and director. Todd earned his dual-major Bachelor of Science […]

Peter Williams, associate professor of educational leadership at Texas A&M University-Commerce, is co-host of the Doc101 podcast series along with Drs. Linnea Rademaker and Scott Self from the School of Educational Leadership at Abilene Christian University. Geared toward doctoral students, Williams said the series discusses multiple aspects and nuances involved in the often-times surprising doctoral […]

Allen ISD recently named Aimee Cherry as the new principal at Norton Elementary School. Cherry is currently working toward a Doctor of Education in educational leadership at A&M-Commerce. An Allen ISD alum, Cherry earned her undergraduate degree from Oklahoma Christian University and her master’s degree from Concordia University. Cherry has 14 years of service with […]

Professor Emeritus Lynn Turner holds an important place in Texas A&M University-Commerce history. As one of the original faculty members in the Department of Educational Leadership, his contributions helped build the department into a leading producer of principals and superintendents in the state of Texas. A&M-Commerce honored the professor and his wife, Mrs. Alene Turner, […]

The College of Education and Human Services at A&M-Commerce recently named Dr. Nate Templeton as interim head of the Department of Educational Leadership. Templeton is an associate professor and director of the Meadows Principal Leadership Institute in the department. Prior to joining the graduate faculty at A&M-Commerce, he served in Texas public schools as a […]

The International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership named Dr. Jericah Jackson, a graduate of A&M-Commerce, winner of the 2021 Edgar L. Morphet Dissertation of the Year Award. The award recognizes scholarship in the dissertation stage of advanced academic work in the field of educational administration. Dr. Julia Ballenger in the Department of Educational Leadership […]