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Texas A&M
Presidential Search
Texas A&M's Presidential Search Committee seeks input from the Aggie Network and invites all former students and friends of Texas A&M to go here and complete a survey that will allow |
visitors to rate and comment on the search process, including criteria for presidential candidates, and to make suggestions for improvement. Shelley Potter '78, The Association of Former Students' 2009 Chair of the Board, represents The Association on the Presidential Search Committee. We urge you to complete the survey and share your thoughts on the search and also to share your thoughts with The Association through the
e-mail address Communicate@AggieNetwork.com. To follow news on the search for Texas A&M's 24th president or to share your thoughts on this critical leadership transition, please click the headline.
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All Aggie Hullabaloo
Oct. 2 In Arlington
The Association of Former Students and the 12th Man Foundation invite you to join them Oct. 2 for the All Aggie Hullabaloo at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The All Aggie Hullabaloo runs 8-11 p.m. and includes a live concert featuring Roger Creager '93, presented by Bud Light. Cover is $10 for adults and $5 for children (children 36 inches or shorter can enter for free). Parking is free. Gates open for yell practice at 11:15 p.m., with free parking and free entry. On Oct. 3, come watch the Corps of Cadets march-in and then watch the Aggies and the Razorbacks in the first Southwest Classic. Click the headline for more information or click here to buy tickets.
Join The Association
For Game Day Activities
The Association staff invites you to join us on game days for food, football, and fun! Beginning at least three hours prior to each home game, the newly enhanced Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center will feature a live feed from Kyle Field on our 49-panel Aggie Network TV as well as interesting and interactive exhibits that tell the proud story of Texas A&M and Texas Aggies. Reasonably priced food will be available for purchase and those looking to purchase tickets can stop by the APO ticket mart, which will operate out of the Williams Alumni Center on game days. Those without tickets or needing to escape the heat can view the game on AggieNetwork TV as our doors will remain open through the game and for one hour post-game. Please click the headline for more information on gameday activities, including the Singing Cadets open rehearsals each Friday of home game weekends.
Call For Nominations:
2010 Distinguished Alumnus Award
The Distinguished Alumnus Award is the highest honor bestowed upon a former student of Texas A&M University. The award is jointly sponsored by The Association of Former Students and Texas A&M to recognize those former students who have made significant contributions to society and whose accomplishments and careers have brought honor and distinction to Texas A&M and The Association of Former Students. For award criteria and a nomination form, as well as a list of previous recipients, click the headline. Nominations must be postmarked by Nov. 6.
Fall Reunions Bring
Classmates Together
One thing that sets Texas A&M apart from many other schools is the camaraderie shared throughout the Aggie Network. An excellent way to take part in that camaraderie is by attending your Class Reunions. Your next Class Reunion may be sooner than you think. Click on the link to see Reunions planned for this fall. For additional information, e-mail Class@AggieNetwork.com or call our Former Student Programs staff at (979) 845-7514.
Lubbock Band BBQ Canceled
While the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band will be in the stands as the Aggies take on the Red Raiders in Lubbock Oct. 24, their itinerary won't include the traditional Lubbock A&M Club BBQ. |
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After discussions with Aggie Band officials regarding travel costs and schedules and Lubbock-area event officials, the Club made the decision to forgo this event, as well as ticket sales, in 2009. The club, however, will host Midnight Yell Practice at the Mackenzie Park Amphitheater the night before the game. If you have questions, contact Club President Jana Wolfshohl ’76 at (806) 928-9768 or Jfw1953@yahoo.com; or the event chairman, Eddie McBride ’75, at (806) 441-8966 emcb75@sbcglobal.net. Aggies wishing to purchase tickets for this or any other road or home games are encouraged to contact the 12th Man Foundation.
Cruise The Panama Canal
With The Traveling Aggies
Unusual to many Panama Canal Cruises, this Jan. 14-30 cruise includes the fascinating port of Puerto Chiapas, where Mayan history is everywhere. Other interesting ports include famous Acapulco, stylish Cabo San Lucas and gorgeous Costa Rica. You'll also call on the Colombian city of Cartagena and Key West. While some itineraries only sail a partial transit, this program includes a full transit of the entire canal during daylight hours. This trip offers a two-for-one price, along with an additional discount of $1,000 per person off the special price. Roundtrip airfare from more than 20 cities is included. The price is right for this trip with a unique Aggie flavor, as both the president of Panama and the head of the Panama Canal are Aggies. So, join the Traveling Aggies aboard the Regatta, an upscale, 684-passenger vessel that is perfect for sailing the incredible Panama Canal.
Hispanic Summit Set For Sept. 10-11
The 2009 Texas A&M Hispanic Summit is scheduled for Sept. 10-11 on the Texas A&M University campus. This year's theme is “The Changing Face of Texas: Achieving the Dream of Vision 2020 Imperative 6.” Featured speakers are expected to include Dr. Raymund Paredes, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board commissioner; Dr. Mike McKinney, chancellor of The Texas A&M University System; Dr. R. Bowen Loftin '71, the interim president of Texas A&M University; Pete Garcia, retired vice president of Continental Airlines; and Bill Flores '76, president and CEO of Phoenix Exploration and Past Chair of the Board of The Association of Former Students. Click the headline for registration information. For more information, call (979) 862-4400 or e-mail HispanicSummit@tamu.edu. |
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Reed Arena, with Jeff Dunham as the headliner. Dunham, a ventriloquist and stand-up comedian, frequently sets sales and TV ratings records, tops charts and performs before consistently sold-out shows. Tickets are now available to the public. First Yell was started in 1999 by the yell leaders as a way to welcome all Aggies, current and former students, back to campus at the start of a new school year. It is always planned for the weekend of the first home football game. This year, Texas A&M will line up against New Mexico at 6 p.m. Sept. 5.
The Aggie Spirit
Hits The Road
Texas A&M University has a new design on its personalized license plates. Texas A&M leads all Texas schools in purchases of the personalized plates, a tradition dating back to 1990, when the plates were first offered by the state. Texas A&M was also the first state university to top $1 million in sales. The University has generated more than $2.6 million through sales of the plates, by far the most of any university and more than the second- and third-place universities combined, according to figures from the Texas Department of Transportation. Aggies and others interested in ordering the plates can do so on-line at aggieplates.tamu.edu. Of the $30 Texas A&M plate fee, $22 goes directly to Texas A&M for scholarship use.
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Class Councils' Maroon Out Committee is gearing up for its 2009 Maroon Out season. With an innovative new design and the traditional $5 price, Aggies everywhere can enjoy Maroon Out again in 2009. More information, this year's design, and the form for online sales can be found by clicking the headline. Sales begin Sept. 1. During weeks with a home football game, shirts can be purchased from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday inside the John J. Koldus Building, and on Saturdays in front of the Koldus Building. Bulk order purchases are available online. Show the colors you bleed this football season with a 2009 Maroon Out shirt.
August Commencement
More than 1,700 students received degrees at Texas A&M's Aug. 14 commencement ceremony in Reed Arena. The day prior, at the commencement convocation, Gene Stallings '57 spoke to the new graduates and their guests. Stallings' varied affiliations with Texas A&M University stretch back more than a half century as a student, as a leader of a legendary Aggie football team under a legendary coach, later as head coach of the Aggies, and now as a member of The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. Stallings is also a Distinguished Alumnus of Texas A&M. After the convocation, new graduates and their guests were invited to The Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center for a mass graduation party known as The Next Tradition. Food, Association decals, door prizes and information on regional A&M Clubs were all made available for the new graduates.
San Diego Art Critic To Be Inducted
Into A&M's Journalism Hall Of Honor
Texas A&M's Former Journalism Students Association will induct San Diego arts critic Welton Jones II '58 into its Hall of Honor at a reception at 4 p.m. on Sept. 5 in Room C-1111 of Cain Hall. Jones, who wrote his first review for The Battalion in October 1957, worked for the Houston Post before moving in 1965 to San Diego, where he was a reviewer, editor and critic for 35 years with the San Diego Union and Union Tribune. After his retirement, he helped initiate the arts coverage at sandiego.com, for which he still writes. Previous inductees into the FJSA Hall of Honor include CNN's Roland Martin '91, Kathleen McElroy '81 of the New York Times, and Thomas M. DeFrank '67 of Newsweek and the New York Daily News. Click the headline for more information.
'Experience The Spirit' With
Coach's Videos
Every Thursday this summer, head football coach Mike Sherman will release a new video in his "Experience the Spirit" series. Click the headline to watch the videos already released, starting with the first about the Spirit of Aggieland.
Retail Summit Set For Oct. 1-2 In Dallas
The 2009 Retail Summit, sponsored by the Center for Retailing Studies at the Mays Business School, is scheduled for Oct. 1-2 in Dallas. More than 300 retailers, leading retail strategists, CEOs and visionaries are expected to attend from across the nation and abroad. The conference theme is "Moving Forward: Innovation & Discovery to Survive, Evolve and Thrive." For registration information, click the headline or go to www.retailingsummit.org or www.crstamu.org. |
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