Texas A&M University–Commerce
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Texas A&M University–Commerce is a state university
located in Commerce, Texas
and a member of the Texas A&M University System
, the second largest university within the system behind Texas A&M University
in College Station.
Located within the boundaries of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, approximately fifty five miles from downtown Dallas
, the University has traditional resident students, both from smaller northeast Texas cities and from the Metroplex, and commuters. In addition to the main campus in Hunt County, there are additional satellite buildings in downtown and Mesquite, Texas
. Classes from the institution are also offered in McKinney, Texas
and Mount Pleasant, Texas
as an outreach to students in the geographic region.
, roughly 16 miles northeast of Commerce. After the original campus was destroyed by a fire in 1894, Mayo moved the college to its present location in Commerce, Texas, due to the presence of a railroad to commute students from Dallas and areas from both North and East Texas.
The State of Texas purchased the campus from Mayo in 1917. Shortly after the purchase of the school, Mayo died suddenly and the school was named East Texas State Teachers College. The name was chosen due the State already having schools named for the North, South and West geographic areas of the state and Commerce was the city easternmost of the four. As a result, Commerce received the name for the Eastern Texas school, despite being geographically located in rural North Texas.
In 1957, the Texas Legislature
, recognizing that the purpose of the institution had broadened from teacher education, changed the name of the college to East Texas State College. Following the inauguration of the first doctoral program in 1962, the name was changed to East Texas State University. ETSU opened branch locations in Mesquite
, Dallas, and Texarkana, Texas
. In 1996, this university was transferred to the Texas A&M University System
, and it became the Texas A&M University–Commerce. The Texarkana branch separated from the Commerce college, and it became Texas A&M University–Texarkana, a separately administered and funded university.
. The CBT also has a large number of Professors that have tenure and have Emeritus
status and give lectures across the country and internationally.
The College of Education and Human Services is perhaps the most well known and has produced thousands of successful teachers and school administrators. As such, TAMU-Commerce is a DRU (Doctoral Research University)
, classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Important on-campus locations include:
Other noteworthy structures include a new building for the Department of Music, which was recently opened in conjunction with the beginning of the Fall 2010 academic semester. Also, a state-of-the-art planetarium resides in the science building, where students, faculty and visitors enjoy watching movies on the planetarium ceiling as they are seated almost fully reclined. It has been considered one of the most important and modern planetariums on a university campus in the southeastern United States.
The East Texan is the weekly student newspaper of A&M-Commerce. Started in 1915, it is part of the department-based Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, headquartered in the Journalism Building. Circulation is 2,000. Adam Troxtell is the current editor.
'Newscenter 3' is a weekly news broadcast put on by the students of Radio and Television.
Registered Fraternities-Kappa Alpha Order
, Sigma Chi
, Kappa Sigma
, Delta Tau Delta
, Phi Iota Alpha
, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
, Alpha Phi Alpha
, Tau Beta Sigma
, Kappa Alpha Psi
, Omega Psi Phi
, Alpha Gamma Rho
, Phi Beta Sigma
, Kappa Kappa Psi
Registered Sororities- Chi Omega
, Alpha Kappa Alpha
, Kappa Delta
, Delta Sigma Theta
, Zeta Phi Beta
, Gamma Phi Beta
, Alpha Phi
, Kappa Delta Chi
Religious-Baptist Student Ministries, Wesleyan Student Fellowship, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Lions For Christ, Catholic Student Organization, Episcopal Student Organization, Muslim Student Association.
International Student Organizations- India Student Association - ISATAMUC
Hispanic Students at Texas A&M-Commerce
(Division II), a 15-member league that spans three states (Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico). A flagship member, TAMU-C remains from the original league formed in 1931.
TAMU-C offers 5 men's sports: football, basketball, golf, cross country, and track and field; as well as 6 women's sports: basketball, soccer, volleyball, golf, cross country, and track and field.
Football is A&M Commerce's most tradition-rich sport. The Lions have won 20 Lone Star Conference Titles and many more North Division Titles. They have produced professional standouts such as Wade Wilson, Harvey Martin
, Kevin Mathis
, and Arena League star Clint Dolezel
. Every year the Lions host the Harvey Martin Classic at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and play host to a random LSC opponent as a chance to reach out to the numerous Dallas Alumni and also most of the Lion football players are from the DFW area. The Lions won the National Championship in 1974 and went to the Tangerine Bowl
twice, in 1955, and again in 1956.
State university
In the United States, a state college or state university is one of the public colleges or universities funded by or associated with the state government. In some cases, these institutions of higher learning are part of a state university system, while in other cases they are not. Several U.S....
located in Commerce, Texas
Commerce, Texas
Commerce is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, located in rural East Texas. The population was 7,669 at the 2000 census, however recent growth and its proximity to Interstate 30 and the eastern Metroplex has put the population around 9750...
and a member of the Texas A&M University System
Texas A&M University System
The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the United States. Through a statewide network of eleven universities, eight state agencies and a comprehensive health science center, the Texas A&M System educates over 100,000 students, conducts more than $600...
, the second largest university within the system behind Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
in College Station.
Located within the boundaries of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, approximately fifty five miles from downtown Dallas
Downtown Dallas
Downtown Dallas is the Central Business District in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city. The area termed "Downtown" has traditionally been defined as bounded by the downtown freeway loop: bounded on the east by I-345 Downtown Dallas is the Central Business District...
, the University has traditional resident students, both from smaller northeast Texas cities and from the Metroplex, and commuters. In addition to the main campus in Hunt County, there are additional satellite buildings in downtown and Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite is a city located within the Dallas/Ft.Worth area of Texas. As of the 2010 US Census, the population was 139,824.-History:The city was founded May 22, 1873, by a Texas & Pacific Railway engineer who purchased land along the Texas & Pacific line outside of Dallas...
. Classes from the institution are also offered in McKinney, Texas
McKinney, Texas
McKinney is a city in and the county seat of Collin County, Texas, United States, and the second in population to Plano. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 131,117 The Census Bureau listed McKinney as the nation's fastest growing city from 2000 to 2003 and again in...
and Mount Pleasant, Texas
Mount Pleasant, Texas
Mount Pleasant is the county seat and largest city of Titus County in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2000 census, Mount Pleasant's population was 13,935. It is the county seat of Titus County, and is situated in Northeast Texas. This town, by city ordinance, is dry to sell alcoholic beverages....
as an outreach to students in the geographic region.
History
This university began as the East Texas Normal College in 1889 when founder William Leonidas Mayo opened the doors to a one-building campus in Cooper, TexasCooper, Texas
Cooper is a city in Delta County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,150 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Delta County. Cooper proclaims itself to be the "Vetch Capital of the World".-Geography:...
, roughly 16 miles northeast of Commerce. After the original campus was destroyed by a fire in 1894, Mayo moved the college to its present location in Commerce, Texas, due to the presence of a railroad to commute students from Dallas and areas from both North and East Texas.
The State of Texas purchased the campus from Mayo in 1917. Shortly after the purchase of the school, Mayo died suddenly and the school was named East Texas State Teachers College. The name was chosen due the State already having schools named for the North, South and West geographic areas of the state and Commerce was the city easternmost of the four. As a result, Commerce received the name for the Eastern Texas school, despite being geographically located in rural North Texas.
In 1957, the Texas Legislature
Texas Legislature
The Legislature of the state of Texas is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives. The Legislature meets at the Capitol in Austin...
, recognizing that the purpose of the institution had broadened from teacher education, changed the name of the college to East Texas State College. Following the inauguration of the first doctoral program in 1962, the name was changed to East Texas State University. ETSU opened branch locations in Mesquite
Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite is a city located within the Dallas/Ft.Worth area of Texas. As of the 2010 US Census, the population was 139,824.-History:The city was founded May 22, 1873, by a Texas & Pacific Railway engineer who purchased land along the Texas & Pacific line outside of Dallas...
, Dallas, and Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. It effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses a state line — the other half, the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, lies on the other side of State Line Avenue...
. In 1996, this university was transferred to the Texas A&M University System
Texas A&M University System
The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the United States. Through a statewide network of eleven universities, eight state agencies and a comprehensive health science center, the Texas A&M System educates over 100,000 students, conducts more than $600...
, and it became the Texas A&M University–Commerce. The Texarkana branch separated from the Commerce college, and it became Texas A&M University–Texarkana, a separately administered and funded university.
Academics
Texas A&M Commerce has 3 Colleges and a separate school for art students in downtown Dallas, as well as a Downtown Dallas, Texas campus for graduate school students. The three Colleges consist of The College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Business and Technology, and the College of Education and Human Services. The College of Business and Technology has been nationally recognized for its MBA program and undergraduate accounting program, making mention in both Forbes Magazine and the Wall Street Journal as "Best Buys" for programs offered by smaller schools in TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. The CBT also has a large number of Professors that have tenure and have Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
status and give lectures across the country and internationally.
The College of Education and Human Services is perhaps the most well known and has produced thousands of successful teachers and school administrators. As such, TAMU-Commerce is a DRU (Doctoral Research University)
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is a framework for classifying, or grouping, colleges and universities in the United States. The primary purpose of the framework is for educational research and analysis, where it is often important to identify groups of roughly...
, classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Student life
The University is home to a number of conventional student services and institutions, as well as a number of innovative and atraditional efforts, in an attempt to service the diverse commuter and residential student body.Important on-campus locations include:
- The Sam Rayburn Student Center, which provides all on-campus meals, numerous meeting locations for student organizations, an on-campus bookstore, wireless internet access, and a performance venue known as ‘The Club’
- Whitley Hall, a twelve story residence hall intended to house the majority of freshmen on-campus students, including Freshman Leadership Class and Regents Scholars
- Smith Hall & Berry Halls, suite style residence halls for all classifications of on-campus students
- The New Pride Apartments & West Halls, apartments intended for upperclassmen
- Prairie Crossing, an upscale apartment complex housing Honors College students and members of the Sophomore Experience
- Family Housing, apartments for families, with and without children
- The Gee Library, a five story location containing the entirety of the University’s book services
- The Morris Recreation Center, which contains a variety of weight equipment, treadmills and exercise bikes, separate courts for racquetball, volleyball, and basketball, running tracks, changing rooms, pools and a hot tub
- Pride Rock, a new residence hall for freshmen
Other noteworthy structures include a new building for the Department of Music, which was recently opened in conjunction with the beginning of the Fall 2010 academic semester. Also, a state-of-the-art planetarium resides in the science building, where students, faculty and visitors enjoy watching movies on the planetarium ceiling as they are seated almost fully reclined. It has been considered one of the most important and modern planetariums on a university campus in the southeastern United States.
The East Texan is the weekly student newspaper of A&M-Commerce. Started in 1915, it is part of the department-based Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, headquartered in the Journalism Building. Circulation is 2,000. Adam Troxtell is the current editor.
'Newscenter 3' is a weekly news broadcast put on by the students of Radio and Television.
Registered Fraternities-Kappa Alpha Order
Kappa Alpha Order
Kappa Alpha Order is a social fraternity and fraternal order. Kappa Alpha Order has 124 active chapters, 3 provisional chapters, and 2 commissions...
, Sigma Chi
Sigma Chi
Sigma Chi is the largest and one of the oldest college Greek-letter secret and social fraternities in North America with 244 active chapters and more than . Sigma Chi was founded on June 28, 1855 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio when members split from Delta Kappa Epsilon...
, Kappa Sigma
Kappa Sigma
Kappa Sigma , commonly nicknamed Kappa Sig, is an international fraternity with currently 282 active chapters and colonies in North America. Kappa Sigma has initiated more than 240,000 men on college campuses throughout the United States and Canada. Today, the Fraternity has over 175,000 living...
, Delta Tau Delta
Delta Tau Delta
Delta Tau Delta is a U.S.-based international secret letter college fraternity. Delta Tau Delta was founded in 1858 at Bethany College, Bethany, Virginia, . It currently has around 125 student chapters nationwide, as well as more than 25 regional alumni groups. Its national community service...
, Phi Iota Alpha
Phi Iota Alpha
Phi Iota Alpha , established December 26, 1931, is the oldest Latino fraternity still in existence, and works to motivate people, develop leaders, and create innovative ways to unite the Latino community. The organization has roots that stem back to the late 19th century to the first Latino...
, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is an American collegiate social fraternity for men with a special interest in music...
, Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Phi Alpha is the first Inter-Collegiate Black Greek Letter fraternity. It was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Its founders are known as the "Seven Jewels". Alpha Phi Alpha developed a model that was used by the many Black Greek Letter Organizations ...
, Tau Beta Sigma
Tau Beta Sigma
Tau Beta Sigma is a co-educational national honorary band sorority dedicated to serving college and university bands. The Sorority, headquartered at the historic Stillwater Station in Stillwater, Oklahoma, numbers over 3,500 active members in 145 active chapters, and over 40,000 alumni...
, Kappa Alpha Psi
Kappa Alpha Psi
Kappa Alpha Psi is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African American membership. Since the fraternity's founding on January 5, 1911 at Indiana University Bloomington, the fraternity has never limited membership based on color, creed or national origin...
, Omega Psi Phi
Omega Psi Phi
Omega Psi Phi is a fraternity and is the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black college. Omega Psi Phi was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. The founders were three Howard University juniors, Edgar Amos...
, Alpha Gamma Rho
Alpha Gamma Rho
Alpha Gamma Rho is a social-professional fraternity in the United States, with 75 university chapters including chapter in Mindanao State University, Philippines...
, Phi Beta Sigma
Phi Beta Sigma
Phi Beta Sigma is a predominantly African-American fraternity which was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male students. The founders A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I...
, Kappa Kappa Psi
Kappa Kappa Psi
Kappa Kappa Psi is a fraternity for college and university band members. It was founded on November 27, 1919 at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in Stillwater, Oklahoma. William Scroggs, now regarded as the "Founder," together with "Mr. Kappa Kappa Psi" A...
Registered Sororities- Chi Omega
Chi Omega
Chi Omega is a women's fraternity and the largest member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Chi Omega has 174 active collegiate chapters and over 230 alumnae chapters. Chi Omega's national headquarters is located in Memphis, Tennessee....
, Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha Kappa Alpha is the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African American college women. The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of nine students, led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle...
, Kappa Delta
Kappa Delta
Kappa Delta was the first sorority founded at the State Female Normal School , in Farmville, Virginia. It is one of the "Farmville Four" sororities founded at the university...
, Delta Sigma Theta
Delta Sigma Theta
Delta Sigma Theta is a non-profit Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women who perform public service and place emphasis on the African American community. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University...
, Zeta Phi Beta
Zeta Phi Beta
Zeta Phi Beta is an international, historically black Greek-lettered sorority and a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.Zeta Phi Beta is organized into 800+ chapters, in eight intercontinental regions including the USA, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean...
, Gamma Phi Beta
Gamma Phi Beta
Gamma Phi Beta is an international sorority that was founded on November 11, 1874, at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. The term "sorority," meaning sisterhood, was coined for Gamma Phi Beta by Dr. Frank Smalley, a professor at Syracuse University.The four founders are Helen M. Dodge,...
, Alpha Phi
Alpha Phi
Alpha Phi International Women's Fraternity was founded at Syracuse University on September 18, 1872. Alpha Phi currently has 152 active chapters and over 200,000 initiated members. Its celebrated Founders' Day is October 10. It was the third Greek-letter organization founded for women. In Alpha...
, Kappa Delta Chi
Kappa Delta Chi
----Kappa Delta Chi , also known as K-D Chi, pronounced Kay-Dee-Kie, is a Greek letter, intercollegiate sorority founded by Latina women in the United States...
Religious-Baptist Student Ministries, Wesleyan Student Fellowship, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Lions For Christ, Catholic Student Organization, Episcopal Student Organization, Muslim Student Association.
International Student Organizations- India Student Association - ISATAMUC
Hispanic Students at Texas A&M-Commerce
Athletics
The university is a part of the Lone Star ConferenceLone Star Conference
The Lone Star Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II. Member institutions are located in the southwestern United States, with schools in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico...
(Division II), a 15-member league that spans three states (Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico). A flagship member, TAMU-C remains from the original league formed in 1931.
TAMU-C offers 5 men's sports: football, basketball, golf, cross country, and track and field; as well as 6 women's sports: basketball, soccer, volleyball, golf, cross country, and track and field.
Football is A&M Commerce's most tradition-rich sport. The Lions have won 20 Lone Star Conference Titles and many more North Division Titles. They have produced professional standouts such as Wade Wilson, Harvey Martin
Harvey Martin
Harvey Banks Martin was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys from 1973 until 1983. He started playing football in high school, only because he overheard his father tell his mother that he was ashamed that his son did not play like his friends'...
, Kevin Mathis
Kevin Mathis
Kevin Bryant Mathis is an American football cornerback in the National Football League who is currently a free agent. He has played for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, and the Atlanta Falcons...
, and Arena League star Clint Dolezel
Clint Dolezel
Clint Dolezel is Offensive Coordinator of the Philadelphia Soul, an Indoor Football team belonging to the Arena Football League . As an AFL player, he was originally signed by the Milwaukee Mustangs...
. Every year the Lions host the Harvey Martin Classic at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and play host to a random LSC opponent as a chance to reach out to the numerous Dallas Alumni and also most of the Lion football players are from the DFW area. The Lions won the National Championship in 1974 and went to the Tangerine Bowl
Tangerine Bowl
Multiple events were named Tangerine Bowl:*The Tangerine Bowl is the original name of the college football bowl game that is currently called the Capital One Bowl. It was known as the Tangerine Bowl from 1947 to 1982....
twice, in 1955, and again in 1956.
Summer activities
Located approximately one hour north east of Dallas, TAMU-C attracts students and visitors from the metroplex. During the summer, TAMU-C provides and hosts a variety of summer camps for children of all ages and interests.Notable alumni
- Alphonso JacksonAlphonso JacksonAlphonso Jackson served as the 13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development . He was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 28, 2004 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on March 31, 2004. On March 31, 2008, Jackson announced his resignation, effective April 18,...
, Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Under George W. BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
. Jackson attended TAMU-C for a year as a member of the Track team before transferring to Truman State UniversityTruman State UniversityTruman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences university in Missouri, United States and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. About 6,000 students attend Truman, pursuing degrees in 43 undergraduate and 9 Graduate programs. It is located in Kirksville in...
. - Alan VeingradAlan VeingradAlan Stuart Veingrad, now known as Shlomo Veingrad is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League....
, NFL football player - Clint DolezelClint DolezelClint Dolezel is Offensive Coordinator of the Philadelphia Soul, an Indoor Football team belonging to the Arena Football League . As an AFL player, he was originally signed by the Milwaukee Mustangs...
-Former Arena Football League All-Star Quarterback for the Dallas Desperados. - Kevin MathisKevin MathisKevin Bryant Mathis is an American football cornerback in the National Football League who is currently a free agent. He has played for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, and the Atlanta Falcons...
-Former starting Cornerback for the Super Bowl Champion Dallas Cowboys. - Mark SeligerMark SeligerMark Seliger is an American photographer noted for his portraiture.Seliger was born in Amarillo, Texas and attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, and Texas A&M University–Commerce. Seliger served as the chief photographer for Rolling Stone from 1992 to 2002 and...
(born 1959), American photographer noted for his portraiture. Editorial Photographer, Chief Photographer for Rolling StoneRolling StoneRolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
from 1992 to 2002. - Trenton Doyle HancockTrenton Doyle HancockTrenton Doyle Hancock is an American artist. He was born in 1974 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and grew up in Paris, Texas.Hancock received a BFA from Texas A&M University, and an MFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Philadelphia...
(born 1974, Oklahoma City), American Fine Artist - Jim FiscusJim FiscusJim Fiscus is an American photographer specializing in editorial and advertising photography, including several highly regarded campaigns for the Showtime series Dexter, starring Michael C. Hall...
, American photographer specializing in editorial and advertising photography, including several highly regarded campaigns for the Showtime series Dexter. - Lester Van Winkle, Professor Emeritus Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...
Sculpture Program. - Robyn O'NeilRobyn O'NeilRobyn O'Neil is an American artist known for her large scale graphite on paper drawings.O'Neil received a BFA from Texas A&M University-Commerce, TX and did graduate work at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She also studied at King's College London. O'Neil's narrative drawings most often...
(born 1977, Nebraska), American artist known for her large scale graphite on paper drawings. - Harvey MartinHarvey MartinHarvey Banks Martin was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys from 1973 until 1983. He started playing football in high school, only because he overheard his father tell his mother that he was ashamed that his son did not play like his friends'...
(November 16, 1950 – December 24, 2001), American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys from 1973 until 1983. - Mike Moses-Former Superintendent of Dallas Independent School District
- Bill O'NealBill O'NealJohn William O'Neal, known as Bill O'Neal , is an American author who has written some thirty books and more than three hundred articles and book reviews on the American West, including gunfighters, lawmen, and ghost towns; Country music, with emphasis on Texas artists; baseball, such as his study...
(born April 8, 1942), American author who has written some thirty books and more than three hundred articles and book reviews on the American West. - Gary PanterGary PanterGary Panter is an illustrator, painter, designer and part-time musician. Panter's work is representative of the post-underground, new wave comics movement that began with the end of Arcade: The Comics Revue and the initiation of RAW, one of the second generation in American underground comix...
(born December, 1950), Illustrator and set designer of Pee Wee's Playhouse. - (Sam RayburnSam RayburnSamuel Taliaferro Rayburn , often called "Mr. Sam," or "Mr. Democrat," was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for seventeen years, the longest tenure in U.S. history.- Background :Rayburn was born in Roane County, Tennessee, and...
) (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961), Democrat lawmaker and Representative for Texas's 4th Congressional District. Longest Serving Speaker of the US House of Representatives in history. Texas A&M Commerce's most distinguished Alumnus, Student Center Building in named in his honor. - Dwight WhiteDwight WhiteDwight Lynn White was an American football defensive end who played for ten seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League and was a member of the famed Steel Curtain defense....
-Former professional football player in the National Football League. - Antonio WilsonAntonio WilsonAntonio Demarcus Wilson Antonio Demarcus Wilson Antonio Demarcus Wilson (born December 29, 1977 in is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League from 2000 to 2002. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played...
-Former professional football player for the Minnesota Vikings and the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. - Darrell TullyDarrell TullyDarrell Dean Tully was an American football player and coach. He graduated from Eastland High School in 1935 and went on to play at East Texas State. A 7th round selection in the 1939 NFL Draft, Tully played one season for the Detroit Lions. Later Tully became head football coach and athletic...
-Former NFL player, Superintendent of schools at Spring Branch ISD in the Houston area. - Aundra ThompsonAundra ThompsonAundra Thompson is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1976 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M-Commerce.Thompson also played for the San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and...
-Former NFL player for the Green Bay Packers. - Wes SmithWes SmithWes Smith is a former wide receiver in the National Football League. Smith was drafted in the tenth round of the 1986 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals and was later a member of the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at Texas A&M University-Commerce.-References:...
-Former NFL player for the Green Bay Packers. - Bo KellyBo KellyBo Kelly is a former American football fullback in the Arena Football League. Kelly played for the Arizona Rattlers and Carolina Cobras....
- Former Arena League Football player for the Arizona Rattlers. - Rex Norris- Former Head Football Coach at the University of Oklahoma, and assistant at Various other Major college football programs. Guided the Sooners to 8 bowl victories.
- Kyle MackeyKyle MackeyKyle Erickson Mackey is a former Arena Football League player, who played quarterback for the Albany Firebirds and the Fort Worth Cavalry. He also played in the National Football League for the New York Jets, St...
-Former NFL Quarterback for the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins. - Dee MackeyDee MackeyDee Elbert Mackey was an American football tight end who played professionally for six seasons in the National Football League and the American Football League. He played for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Colts...
-Former NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers. - Jon GilliamJon GilliamJon Ray Gilliam is a former American college and professional football center who played seven seasons in the American Football League from 1962-1968. He played for the 1966 AFL Champion Kansas City Chiefs and in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, Super Bowl I.-See also:*Other American...
- Player for the Kansas City Chiefs, played in Super Bowl I. - Tim CollierTim CollierTimothy Collier Jr. is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played ten seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs , the St. Louis Cardinals , and the San Francisco 49ers ....
-NFL Cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, and St. Louis Cardinals. - Curtis BuckleyCurtis BuckleyCurtis LaDonn Buckley is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at East Texas State University....
-Former NFL player for the Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and New York Giants. - Marv BrownMarv BrownMarvin Clifford Brown is a former American football halfback in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions, NFL champions of that year. He attended high school in Waco, Texas and Alice, Texas. He was drafted in the 25th round by Detroit in 1953.-Recources:...
-Former Detroit Lion, Super Bowl Champion. - Chad BrownChad Brown (American football official)Chad Brown is an American football official in the National Football League since the 1992 NFL season. Brown serves as an umpire and has officiated in two Super Bowls and served as an alternate official for Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999...
-NFL Official that has refereed Super Bowl XXXV and Super Bowl XVL. - Autry BeamonAutry BeamonAutry Beamon is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for seven seasons for the Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, and Cleveland Browns....
-Former professional football player for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, and Cleveland Browns. - Mike ConawayMike ConawayKenneth Michael "Mike" Conaway, is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is located in West Texas and includes Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Brownwood and Fredericksburg....
-Republican Congressman representing the Permian Basin area of West Texas, Former Lion football player and former player for Texas High School powerhouse Odessa Permian High School. - Wade Wilson- Former Pro Bowl Quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, and Dallas Cowboys, where he won a Super Bowl as a Back-up to Troy AikmanTroy AikmanTroy Kenneth Aikman is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. The number one overall draft pick in 1989, Aikman played twelve consecutive seasons as quarterback with the Cowboys...
. Current Quarterback Coach for the Dallas Cowboys. - Tia BallardTia BallardTia Lynn Ballard is an American actress, artist, comedian, writer, and voice actress for FUNimation Entertainment.She received an Associate of Science degree in 2006 from Paris Junior College with an emphasis on Theatre and Art...
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