List of East Texas A&M University people
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The following is a list of notable people associated with Texas A&M University–Commerce, located in the American city of Commerce, Texas.
Notable alumni
Politics and government
- Randy Alexander – Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Springdale, Arkansas[1]
- Mike Conaway – Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 11th congressional district
- Marsha Farney (formerly Marsha Gonyaw) – Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Williamson County; received bachelor's and master's degrees in professional education from the Commerce campus in the early 1990s
- Jimmy Hickey Jr. – Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate from Texarkana, Arkansas; obtained Bachelor of Business Administration from the Texarkana campus
- Alphonso Jackson – former secretary of Housing and Urban Development under U.S. President George W. Bush
- Tom Price – judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1997-2015
- Sam Rayburn – Democratic representative for Texas's 4th congressional district and long-term Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- Gary VanDeaver – former school superintendent for the New Boston Independent School District and incoming Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives; received doctorate in education from TAMU-Commerce
- Mary Lou Bruner – Republican candidate for a seat on the Texas State Board of Education; received a master's degree in Special Ed. from the Commerce campus (when it was called East Texas State University).
- Jacob Walls - President of Frisco West WCIDDC; received a master's degree in Accountancy
Media and arts
- Duane Allen – lead singer of The Oak Ridge Boys
- Tia Ballard – actress for Funimation Entertainment
- Will Creedle – Novelist and thought leader in the field of website ADA compliance
- Jim Fiscus – photographer specializing in editorial and advertising photography, including several campaigns for the Showtime series Dexter
- Trenton Doyle Hancock – fine artist
- Colleen Hoover – New York Times bestselling author of eleven novels and five novellas
- Donovan Lewis - Sports Talk Radio Host[2] at SportsRadio 1310 The Ticket, Dallas, TX
- Staley T. McBrayer – newspaper publisher and inventor of the Vanguard web offset press for newspaper printing[3]
- John Charles Norman – advertising executive and graphic designer, Chief Creative Officer, TBWA Chiat Day, Los Angeles
- Bill O'Neal – author who has written more than thirty books and three hundred articles and book reviews on the American West
- Robyn O'Neil – artist known for her large-scale graphite on paper drawings
- Gary Panter – illustrator and set designer of Pee Wee's Playhouse
- Freda Ross - News Director at WBAP-AM, Dallas, TX[citation needed]
- Michael Sampson – New York Times best-selling author
- Michael Schwab (designer) – Graphic designer and illustrator, attended from 1970 until 1972.[4]
- Mark Seliger – photographer noted for his portraiture; regular front-page photographer for Rolling Stone, where he began working in 1987.
- Jordan Randall Smith - founder and music director of Symphony Number One[5]
- Renée Witterstaetter – comic book colorist, editor, and writer
Athletes and coaches
- Autry Beamon – former NFL player
- Bobby Bounds – former Arena League Football player
- Chad Brown – NFL official, refereed Super Bowls XXXV and XLV
- Marv Brown – former Detroit Lion, Super Bowl Champion
- Curtis Buckley – former NFL player
- John Carlos – former sprinter; professional football player; human rights activist
- Tim Collier – former NFL cornerback
- Danny Mason – current CFL Defensive End for the Ottawa RedBlacks
- Ricky Collins – current CFL wide receiver for the BC Lions
- Derrick Crawford – former Arena Football League player
- Will Cureton - former starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns
- Clint Dolezel – former Arena Football League all-star quarterback; head coach for the Philadelphia Soul in the AFL
- Jon Gilliam – former Kansas City Chiefs player, played in Super Bowl I
- Rich Houston – American football player
- Bo Kelly – former Arena League Football player for the Arizona Rattlers
- Dee Mackey – former NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers
- Kyle Mackey – Former NFL Quarterback for the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins
- Harvey Martin – former defensive end in the National Football League and Super Bowl XII MVP
- Kevin Mathis – former starting cornerback for the Super Bowl Champion Dallas Cowboys
- Mike Miller – former head coach of the Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
- Rex Norris – former defensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma
- Luis Perez – Quarterback for the Birmingham Iron of the AAF
- Bryn Roy - professional Canadian football player
- Wes Smith – former NFL player for the Green Bay Packers
- Aundra Thompson – former NFL player for the Green Bay Packers
- Michael Trigg – former ArenaBowl-winning player and head coach
- Darrell Tully – former NFL player; Superintendent of schools at Spring Branch ISD in the Houston area
- Alan Veingrad – NFL football player
- Devondrick Walker – Professional European basketball player
- Sam Walton – NFL football player
- Curtis Wester – former Canadian Football League player
- Dwight White – Hall of Fame NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl Champion
- Darrell Williams (born 1989), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League[6]
- Antonio Wilson – former professional football player for the Minnesota Vikings and the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League
- Wade Wilson - former NFL quarterback
Military personnel
- Chris Adams – United States Air Force officer and author
See also
References
- ^ "Randy Alexander's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ "Norm Hitzges & Donovan Lewis". KTCK-AM. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "Staley McBrayer, 92; Inventor of Offset Press for Newspaper Printing". Associated Press. April 18, 2002. Retrieved October 19, 2017 – via Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "The Cover Artist: Michael Schwab". The Bay Club. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lim, Jon. "Jordan Smith on How Becoming a Maestro at the Pivot Led to a Great Career as a Conductor". Moving Forward. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
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