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Renewing
Our Promise
The Association of Former Students will rededicate the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center and thank the 84 donors who made our $17 million enhancement project possible during events October 30-31. The Aggie family is invited to attend the rededication events Friday, |
Oc. 30, beginning at 6 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 31, beginning three hours prior to the game. Saturday events will include free Blue Bell Ice Cream to the first 500 guests, student entertainment, photos on the Haynes Ring Plaza, and door prizes, including two tickets and reserved parking for the Thanksgiving evening football game against the Longhorns. |
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For more information on event times and activities, please click the headline.
Game Day At The Association
Of Former Students
The Association staff invites you to join us on game days for food, football, and a great time connecting with Aggies and Aggieland. 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 Huddleston Video Wall, as well as interesting and interactive exhibits that tell the proud story of Texas A&M and Texas Aggies. Reasonably priced food and beverages 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 beginning three hours before kickoff. Our doors will remain open through the game and for one hour post-game. Click the headline for more information on game day activities, including the Singing Cadets open rehearsals each Friday of home game weekends. In addition, Texas A&M has set up a website to keep Aggies informed about tailgating rules and parking options.
Interactive Exhibits Installed
At Williams Alumni Center
The Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center is rapidly transforming into a must-see destination on the Texas A&M campus with the installation of several new interactive exhibits. Visitors can record themselves leading a yell at Midnight Yell Practice, record memories of their time at A&M, experience Aggie traditions in an immersive video exhibit, view the revered Aggie flag that hung in the Malinta Tunnel during the famous 1946 Aggie Muster at Corregidor, and much more. Click the headline for photos of selected exhibits.
12-Foot Ring Replica Unveiled
The Association of Former Students unveiled a 12-foot replica of the Aggie Ring on Sept. 18 at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center. The Ring replica was modeled after the Ring of Association and Texas A&M benefactor Harold J. Haynes '46. Click the headline to learn more about the replica and the Haynes family or to watch a video of the replica's construction, delivery and unveiling. The Association is accepting submissions of photographs taken of or around the Ring replica. Some of the best images may appear (with full credit) in future issues of Texas Aggie magazine or other Association publications. For consideration, send your photos to AggieNetwork@AggieNetwork.com. Also, the Aggie Ring Program is taking Ring orders for qualified former students until Oct. 30 for delivery on Dec. 18. Orders are accepted in person or by mail, e-mail or fax. For more information, click here.
Distinguished Alumni Gala
The Association of Former Students held its Distinguished Alumni Gala on Oct. 9 at the Brazos County Exposition Center, honoring the 2009 recipients of the Distinguished Alumnus Award. This year's honorees are Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge, Jr. '60 of Arlington, Va; Frank C. Litterst, Jr. '43 of College Station; Pablo Marvin '66 of College Station; Dr. Charles R. Munnerlyn '62 of San Jose, Calif., and two posthumous recipients, Jesse W. Easterwood, Class of 1909, and Frederick W. Heldenfels, Jr. '33. The Distinguished Alumnus Award is the highest honor bestowed upon a former student of Texas A&M University. The awards recognize the University's alumni and alumnae who have made significant contributions to society, and whose accomplishments, affiliations, and careers have honored the legacy of excellence at the University. Nominations for the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus Award will be |
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accepted through Nov. 6. Click the headline for more information.
Association Leadership Council
Meeting October 31
The Association’s Leadership Council will gather for the Fall Leadership Council meeting Oct. 31 in the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center. Leadership Council members can register for the Council Weekend events by clicking the headline. The Leadership Council is the governing body of The Association and the representative body of our worldwide Aggie Network. The Council is comprised of The Association’s Board of Directors, Association Past Chairs, Class Agents, A&M Club Presidents, Area and National Representatives, Representatives at Large, Student Loan Fund Trustees, Constituent Network Representatives, the Sul Ross Group President, the Student Body Class Presidents and Councilmen Emeriti. These 606 Aggie volunteers are The Association’s ambassadors to the Aggie Network.
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Traveling Aggies Catalog Available
The Traveling Aggies' 2010 travel catalog is now available by request. With trips to China, India, southern Africa, Scotland, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Jordan, Paris, New York, and even an "Around the World by Private Jet" tour, the 2010 travel season has a destination for everyone. Request your catalog by calling (979) 845-7514 or e-mailing TravelingAggies@AggieNetwork.com.
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win $100,000 for his organization, Wheelchairs for Iraqi Kids. Blauser started Wheelchairs for Iraqi Kids in 2005 after being told of disabled Iraqi children pulling themselves along the ground. Blauser asked how he could help, and now four years later, his organization has given more than 600 pediatric wheelchairs to Iraqi families. Blauser went to Iraq as a civilian contractor, but has since quit his job to focus full-time on Wheelchairs for Iraqi Kids. Blauser said the prize money would buy 285 more wheelchairs. Voting is unlimited and ends Nov. 19. Blauser and his story have been featured in Texas Aggie magazine. He is also highlighted at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center in an exhibit that shows Aggies making a difference around the world.
Flags Lowered
To Honor Borlaug
Flags were flown at half-staff throughout the state Oct. 6 in honor of the late Dr. Norman E. Borlaug. Borlaug, a Nobel laureate and distinguished professor of international agriculture at Texas A&M University, died Sept. 12 in Dallas at age 95. A public memorial was held at Oct. 6 in Rudder Auditorium. Eulogies were given by U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and others. Borlaug was remembered as a man who "built armies of agricultural workers" throughout the world to combat hunger, Gates said. Borlaug received the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for developing high-yielding crops to prevent famine in the developing world.
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Texas Armed Service Scholarship Program
A new Texas law created the Armed Service Scholarship Program to provide $10,000 annual scholarships for 185 students. In return, each student must complete four years of ROTC training, graduate within five years of admission, and commit to four years of service as a commissioned officer in any branch of the service or as a member of the Texas Army or Air Force National Guard. Sen. Steve Ogden (R-Bryan) carried the bill in the Senate and Rep. Dan Gattis '90 (R-Georgetown) carried it in the House. "We need a strong Texas Guard and a good education system--and this program would provide an important investment in both areas," Gattis said. Gattis also fulfilled a promise he made to nudge the bill through a House committee--he dropped to the floor on the spot and did 20 pushups.
Click the headline for information on nomination procedures.
Seven To Join Corps Hall Of Honor
The Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets will recognize the lifetime achievements of seven former cadets during a Corps Hall of Honor induction ceremony on March 6. The honorees are 1st Lt. Turney W. Leonard ’42, Jarrell Gibbs ’60, Bill Heye ’60, Maj. Gen. Ted Hopgood ’65, Henry Goodwin ’66, Neal Adams ’68, and a seventh honoree, not yet notified, who will be announced at a later date. The Corps Hall of Honor was established in 1993 to pay tribute to former students of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets who have lived a life that exemplifies the Aggie Spirit. They must also possess the values upon which the Corps is founded: honor, loyalty, service, patriotism and leadership.
Clinic Named For Aggie Killed In Iraq
A medical clinic in Iraq has been named in honor of late U.S. Army Spec. Christopher J. West '04. West, of Arlington, Texas, died Feb. 4, 2008, from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations in Muqdadiyah, Iraq. West earned a bachelor's in marketing from Texas A&M University in December 2004. After graduating from A&M with honors, West joined the Army in January 2007, becoming a combat medic and the fourth generation in his family to serve. On Sept. 17, the commander and soldiers of the TF 421st Multifunctional Medical Battalion dedicated the Cpl. Christopher J. West Medical Clinic at Forward Operating Base Q-West.
Maroon Out On Nov. 26
This year's Maroon Out football game is scheduled for Nov. 26 when the Aggies play The University of Texas at Kyle Field. Maroon Out started in 1998 as a way to build unity in the Aggie community, unify the 12th Man and provide extra support for the team. T-shirts are $5 and can be purchased online or at G. Rollie White Coliseum during the four hours leading up to every home football game.
Nobel Physics Prize Winner Joins Faculty
Dr. David M. Lee, 1996 Nobel Prize winner in physics, will join Texas A&M University's Department of Physics and Astronomy on Nov. 16. That department now boasts two of the three Nobel laureates currently on faculty at Texas A&M. Dr. Dudley R. Herschbach, also in the physics department, won the 1986 Nobel Prize for chemistry, and Dr. Bruce A. McCarl of the Department of Agricultural Economics shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. The late Dr. Norman E. Borlaug (Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize) and the late Sir Derek H.R. Barton (Department of Chemistry, 1969 Nobel Prize in chemistry) complete the list of Nobel-winning faculty during the University's 133-year history.
Fall 2009 'Fingertip Facts'
The Office of Institutional Studies & Planning recently released its 20th class day "Fingertip Facts," containing preliminary data for the fall 2009 semester. From the number of students enrolled in each of the different colleges, to data concerning students' classification, Top 10 percent ranking, ethnicity and more, all data is available on the OISP web page.
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