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 Kirkpatrick Endowed Scholarship is the third endowment that the…

East Texas State University alum Keith Humphrey was recently named police chief for Little Rock, Arkansas. Humphrey graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from ETSU, now A&M-Commerce.…

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. She graduated from A&M-Commerce in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.…

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 from 1973 until his retirement in 2017, and Nacogdoches Memorial Health named the new…

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 Oklahoma Christian College on March 6, 1969. Edison, along with 18 other students, was…

Dr. James Turman, former speaker of the Texas Legislature and A&M-Commerce Distinguished Alumnus, passed away on February 13. Turman earned two degrees from East Texas State Teachers College, now A&M-Commerce, including a Bachelor of Science in 1948 and a Master…

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 received his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from East Texas State University. The couple…

East Texas State University alum “King” Arthur James passed away February 17. James was elected into the Lion Athletic Hall of Fame in 1979 and the Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor in 2008. He holds numerous Lone Star Conference…

Dr. Sangeeta Singg, alumna of East Texas State University, now A&M-Commerce, was recently honored with the Jimmy Alvarez Friend of Counseling Award from Three Rivers Counseling Association. The award honors Singg for her “Outstanding Contribution to the Counseling Profession.” Singg…

A&M-Commerce alum Heath Dollar was named a 2018 short story contest winner by Texas Observer magazine. According to the Texas Observer, Dollar's story, “Ink Upon the Furrows,” is about “…the death of a newspaper, a language and an entire culture…

James Bright, a 2010 graduate of A&M-Commerce, was recently named general manager and marketing director for the Texarkana Gazette, a daily newspaper in Texarkana, Arkansas. As an A&M-Commerce student, Bright served as editor of The East Texan, the student newspaper.…

Tiffany Kral, A&M-Commerce alumna and 2017 winner of the “Clinical Teacher of the Year Award” from the Texas Directors of Field Experience (TDFE), attributes her success as a teacher to the undergraduate teacher preparation program at A&M-Commerce. Kral is currently…

Charles Wade “Sticks” Wilson, an East Texas State University student and football legend, passed away February 1. He set many school records and achieved a long and successful career with the NFL. Wilson, who was born and raised in East…

Sue Scott Barker and Jeanne Davis Lawrence, who both received their master's in education from East Texas State University, have collaborated to publish a children's book called “The Boar Named Bob.” The book honors Cole Barker, son of Sue and…

A collection of historic postcards depicting buildings on what is now the A&M-Commerce campus and in the town of Commerce, Texas, has been digitized and is available online through the University Archives.  Ted Crim, who received his bachelor's and master's…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently appointed East Texas State University alum Keith Stretcher to the Eleventh Court of Appeals for a term that will expire on December 31, 2020. Stretcher served as city attorney in Midland, Texas, for 23 years…

Dr. Kenneth Martin, East Texas State University alum, retired from Navarro College in August 2018 after serving as president of the Ellis County campus for 43 years. Throughout his career, Martin helped establish several impactful programs including Open Doors to…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed A&M-Commerce alum Chris Hill to the governing board of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission. The commission provides financial and technical support to Texas counties for the development and maintenance of indigent defense systems. Hill is…

The newest Crowley ISD elementary school will be named after CISD School Board President June W. Davis who received her bachelor's and master's degrees from East Texas State University, now A&M-Commerce. The 96,000-square-foot campus is expected to open in the…

A&M-Commerce alum Kia Jane Richmond, Ph.D., is the author of a recently-published book, “Mental Illness in Young Adult Literature: Exploring Real Struggles through Fictional Characters.” ABC-CLIO (Libraries Unlimited Press) published the book which examines characters in young adult literature who…