Dameon White, A&M-Commerce rodeo coach, was named Coach of the Year for the Southern Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. White also received this honor last year. The Southern Region has 14 colleges and universities in Texas and Louisiana.…

Lydia Carrascosa, graduate admissions specialist for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, received the Graduate Enrollment Management Certificate while attending the National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals 2019 Annual Conference in Toronto. This year marked the association's first…

Dr. Edgar Manton, retired regents professor of the A&M-Commerce Department of Economics and Finance, served as the keynote speaker at the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines meeting on April 13 in Dallas. Manton's speech, “Launching the Saturn/Apollo…

Dr. Jessica Brannon-Wranosky, A&M-Commerce distinguished professor of digital humanities and history, was recently invited to speak on the 2019 Organization of American Historians Woman Suffrage Centennial Commemoration Panel. The meeting was held in Philadelphia April 4-7. According to its website,…

A tribute concert featuring the works of Dr. Theodore Hansen, longtime faculty member in the Department of Music and a former department head, will be held May 4 at 5 p.m. in the A&M-Commerce Music Building's Finney Concert Hall. “Ted…

Dr. Andrew Baker, assistant professor of history, has been awarded the 2019 Mary M. Hughes Research Fellowship in Texas History by the Texas State Historical Association. The $2,000 fellowship is awarded annually for the best research proposal on twentieth-century Texas…

Dr. Larry Lemanski, director of the Biomedical Institute for Regenerative Research at A&M-Commerce, was recently featured in Greenville's Herald-Banner newspaper. The article highlights the ground-breaking research of Lemanski and his colleagues who aim to use a patient's cells to create…

Dr. Christian Hempelmann, associate professor of literature and languages at A&M-Commerce, was recently cited in an Associated Press article that was picked up by The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Dallas Morning News. Published around April Fools'…

An article co-authored by Dr. Bao-An Li, regents professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, was featured on the cover of the March issue of The European Physical Journal A. The article is titled “Extracting Nuclear Symmetry Energies at…

Middle and high school teachers from around the Dallas Independent School District learned about the design, fabrication, customization and operation of small robotic aircraft during the Teachers Take Flight workshop. Guest speakers from multiple industries, including Dr. Burchan Aydin, assistant…

Dr. Sang Suh, computer science and information systems professor at A&M-Commerce, was named a Regents Professor for 2017-2018. Suh was one of 15 A&M System faculty members to receive the honor. According to A&M Chancellor John Sharp, “These outstanding individuals…

Dr. Carlos Bertulani, professor of physics & astronomy, attended the 2019 Congressional Visits Day (CVD) in Washington, D.C., to represent the American Physical Society (APS) as a unit leader for Texas. During the visits, APS unit leaders and volunteers advocated…

The Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education (TABPHE) recognized 10 A&M-Commerce faculty during the Eminent Faculty Scholars award ceremony held February 26 in the Rayburn Student Center. “[The] Eminent Faculty Scholars program is a very important and meaningful…

Josephine Durkin, associate professor of art, was featured in the November/December issue of Luxe Interiors + Design, a national magazine that covers the design industry and connects the country's leading architects, interior designers, builders and home design professionals. The article…

Dr. Andrew C. Baker, assistant professor of history, was featured on The Metropole, the official blog of the Urban History Association. Baker's post, titled “Western Loudoun and the Metropolitan Fringe,” discusses the Western Loudoun area of Virginia as “a metropolitan…

Dr. David Tan, professor of higher education and learning technologies at A&M-Commerce, was recently cited in an article by Inside Higher Education. The article, “Helping Students Develop Competencies, Teachers Hone Their Own,” discusses the role of instructors in the competency-based…

Dr. David Scott, associate dean of the College of Humanities, Social Sciences & Arts, and Dr. Jeffrey Baker, assistant professor of tuba and euphonium, performed with world-renowned operatic singer Andrea Bocelli in front of thousands of fans in a sold-out…

Dr. Jared Pickens, assistant professor in Economics and Finance and director of Personal Financial Planning, recently had the Graduate Minor in Personal Financial Planning program approved by the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board, a nonprofit organization that grants and upholds…

Dr. Tim Letzring, dean of the College of Education and Human Services, recently published an article on TribTalk: Perspectives on Texas, a publication of The Texas Tribune. Letzring's article, “Big questions about dual credit in Texas,” examines the potential unintended…

Dr. LaVelle Hendricks, associate professor of counseling and student affairs coordinator at A&M-Commerce, was recently cited in an article by American Heart Association News. The article, “Energy drinks, cramming for final exams could be unhealthy mix,” warned that energy drinks…