Faculty & Staff Success
A&M-Commerce Professor to Learn, Receive Innovative New Braille Device
A&M-Commerce faculty Dr. Belinda Rudinger has been selected to participate in a two-day training on the Monarch, a revolutionary new braille device. The Monarch is the first braille device to offer more than one line of braille at a time…
TAMUC Music Faculty Publishes Collection of Songs for Performance
Dr. Leanne Scaggs, instructor of voice and opera at Texas A&M University-Commerce, recently published a performance edition of a collection of songs by classical composer Nina d’Aubigny von Engelbrunner. The collection, titled “Deutsche, Italienische und Französische Gesänge mit Begleitung des…
The Great Connector: The Influence of Derryl Peace
The retired director of Alumni Engagement at TAMUC built relationships with Lions across generations. A new endowment will continue his legacy.
For Derryle Peace, the word “connection” embodies a central theme that resonates across his years at Texas A&M University-Commerce.…
A&M-Commerce Professor Receives Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
Dr. Maia Lamarque, a professor in the Department of Literature and Languages at Texas A&M University-Commerce, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for the 2024-2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.…
A&M-Commerce Math Students and Faculty Make Strong Showing at Statewide Meeting
A&M-Commerce students and faculty recently attended the 103rd annual Texas section meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, held at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.
From left, August Doss, Star Nouanesengsy, coach Adam Bowden, coach Rebecca Steward, Sherman…
A&M-Commerce Names New Honors College Dean Following National Search
Dr. Erin L. Webster Garrett is set to join A&M-Commerce as dean of the Honors College on July 1. She is currently the associate vice provost at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).
At VCU, Webster Garrett led the effort to institutionalize…
Tre’ Johnson Named Assistant Athletics Director for Development
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COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce has named Tre’ Johnson the Assistant Athletics Director for Development, as announced on Wednesday morning by Deputy Athletics Director for Revenue Generation Josiah Castro. Johnson comes over to the athletic department after…
Black History Month Extended: Celebrating the Contributions of Five Impactful TAMUC Professors
Black History Month Series Part 3: Honoring and Recognizing Impactful Black Figures in the Lion Family
As the echoes of Black History Month fade, the legacy of trailblazers like Dr. David Talbot continue to inspire forthcoming generations of brilliant professors…
A&M-Commerce Accounting Faculty Published by Online Journal, Podcast
Dr. James Hamill, Associate Professor of Accounting at Texas A&M University-Commerce, had an article recently featured in an online publication and made a guest appearance on a podcast to expound on his article. Hamill’s piece, “The Corporate Transparency Act May…
TAMUC Well-Represented at Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education Annual Conference
A&M-Commerce had a strong showing at the 51st annual Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education conference held Feb. 11-14 in Frisco, Texas.
Numerous faculty and staff presented at the conference, with two receiving some of TABPHE's highest awards.…
TAMUC Health and Human Performance Students Present at Regional Conference
Twelve students and three faculty from the Department of Health and Human Performance at A&M-Commerce attended and presented at the annual conference for the Texas chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine in Waco, Texas, Feb. 22-23.
(A&M-Commerce faculty…
Documentary Produced by TAMUC Faculty Member Premiering at SXSW Film Festival
A documentary chronicling the life of Liz Carpenter that is associate produced by Texas A&M University-Commerce Distinguished Professor Dr. Jessica Brannon-Wranosky is set for its screen debut at the prestigious South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival, scheduled for March 8-16…
A&M-Commerce Professor Set to Lead Advocacy Group’s Division of Visual Impairment and Deafblindness
A&M-Commerce faculty Dr. Beth Jones was recently elected president-elect for the Council for Exceptional Children's Division of Visual Impairment and Deafblindness (DVIDB). She will serve two years as president-elect, two years as president, and two years as past president.
DVIDB's…
TAMUC Faculty Member Named One of Top 15 Black Economists in U.S. Higher Education
Dr. Augustine “Chuck” Arize, Texas A&M University-Commerce Regents Professor, was recently named one of the top Black economists in academe in an article published in the Review of Black Political Economy, a peer-reviewed journal that bills itself as the leading…
A&M-Commerce Staff Member Receives Emmy Award for Musical Compositions
A staff member at Texas A&M University-Commerce was honored with an Emmy Award from the Rocky Mountain Southwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Taylor Mefford, who works as manager of videography in the Office of…
A&M-Commerce Alum, Instructor Spearheads Changes to CFL Collective Bargaining Agreement
A&M-Commerce alum and instructor Brandy Runyan recently celebrated the culmination of a two-year effort to battle fraudulent practices targeting free agents in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Runyan, founder of Black Diamond PR & Sport Management Firm in Dallas, championed…
Dr. David Talbot: TAMUC’s Champion for Civil Rights
Black History Month Series Part 1: Honoring and Recognizing Impactful Black Figures in the Lion Family
Photo of Dr. David Arlington Talbot, circa 1980 | Texas A&M University-Commerce
Many students at Texas A&M University-Commerce have wandered the halls or taken…
TAMUC’s ‘Quail Professor’ Discusses Sustainable Quail on Upland Nation Podcast
Dr. Kelly Reyna, associate professor and director of the Ted and Donna Lyon Center for Gamebird Research at Texas A&M University-Commerce, is featured on a recent episode of the Upland Nation podcast.
In the episode, Reyna and host Scott Linden…
A&M-Commerce Management Faculty Delivers Keynote Address at International Conference
Dr. Brandon Randolph-Seng, professor of Management at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was recently featured as a keynote speaker at the International Winter Business School Conference, hosted by the Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon in Gurgaon, India. Randolph-Seng’s presentation “Is Sustainability…
Educational Leadership Council Names TAMUC Professor ‘Living Legend’
The International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (ICPEL) selected A&M-Commerce faculty Dr. Nathan R. Templeton as the recipient of its 2024 Living Legend award, which recognizes service, scholarship and overall contributions to ICPEL and the field of education.
Templeton—a…