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Renewing
Our Promise
More than 500 Aggies and friends of Texas A&M--including 20 Aggies who were in the well-known 1946 Muster photo on Corregidor Island--joined Association staff and volunteers in rededicating the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. |
Alumni Center on Oct. 30. In an event filled with Aggie Spirit, Association staff and Board members thanked the donors who made the enhancement project possible and renewed a promise to keep the Aggie Spirit alive among former, current and future students and to fulfill The Association's mission to strengthen the Aggie Network; promote the interests and |
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welfare of Texas A&M; perpetuate the ties of affection and esteem formed in university or college days; and serve the student body. To read more about the evening's events and speakers, please click the headline.
Yosufzai Elected 2010
Association Chair
S. Shariq Yosufzai '74 was elected to serve as The Association of Former Students' 2010 Chair of the Board during the Fall Leadership Council meeting October 31. In addition, the Leadership Council elected Jorge Bermudez '73 to serve as the 2010 Chair Elect and Shelley Potter '78 to serve as the Immediate Past Chair. Robert E. “Bo” Bradbury '89, Scott D. Josey '79 and Michele A. Mobley '87 were elected to replace outgoing Board members General Hal M. Hornburg (USAF, Ret) '68, Mike Havel '76 and Linda La Mantia'82. For a complete list of The Association's 2010 Board of Directors, please click the headline.
Election Notice
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Electronic ballots for the election of The Association of Former Students' 2010 Area and National Representatives will be distributed via e-mail to each former student for whom The Association has a current e-mail address. You may also vote by going to AggieNetwork.com/ballot. To request a paper ballot, call Brenda Lessor at (979) 845-7514.
Maroon Out The Longhorns
Maroon Out Thanksgiving's matchup with The University of Texas at Kyle Field. T-shirts are $5 each and can be purchased online or at G. Rollie White Coliseum during the four hours leading up to every home football game. On game day, be sure to stop by The Association of Former Students 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 Huddleston Video Wall, as well as interesting and interactive exhibits that tell the proud story of Texas A&M and Texas Aggies. Click here for more information on game day.
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See The Amazon With
Traveling Aggies
Join your fellow Aggies Feb. 1-8 as you cruise into the vast expanses of the rainforest with expert naturalists as your guides. Both in-depth and in-style, there is no better way to explore the mystery and diversity of the Amazon. Click the headline for more information about this fascinating journey.
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Bonfire Remembrance Week
A week-long remembrance of the Bonfire tragedy at Texas A&M University 10 years ago that claimed the lives of 12 Aggies, and |
injured 27 others is being observed on campus beginning Nov.13. Events will include a formal remembrance program in Reed Arena at 8 p.m.
on Nov. 17 and a candlelight vigil at 2:42 a.m. on Nov. 18—marking the 10th anniversary of the precise time that the stack fell. Photos and memorabilia will be displayed in Rudder Exhibit Hall through Nov. 16 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. and in the Sam Houston Sanders Corps Center on Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. For more information, visit bonfire.tamu.edu, or click here.
In Memoriam:
Staff Sgt. Chris N. Staats '01
Texas National Guard Staff Sgt. Christopher N. Staats '01 died Oct. 16 of injuries suffered when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in the Wardak province of Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 143rd Infantry Detachment at Camp Mabry. In an interview with the San Antonio Express News, his wife, Monteigne Staats '02, expressed pride in Staats' service. "Chris's entire goal was to help the Afghan people become self-sufficient, "she said. "I'm so proud of Chris for his hard work, his dedication, his service and belief in helping others." Staats earned his bachelor's degree in renewable natural resources.
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The National Science Foundation named Texas A&M University as the only new member of the NSF's annual list of the Top 20 Academic Research Performers in the United States. Other members of the list include Johns Hopkins
University, Stanford University, Duke University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Texas A&M is the only Texas institution to rank in 2009. The NSF ranks Texas A&M as No. 3 among all institutions without a medical school.
New Arts And Humanities Building
Construction on a four-story building dedicated to the arts and humanities will begin in early 2010. The 107,000-square-foot building to be built between the Melbern G. Glasscock History Building and the Jack K. Williams Administration Building will permanently house the departments of English and Performance Studies. Enrollment in the College of Liberal Arts currently ranks second among Texas A&M's 10 colleges at more than 6,800 students, including approximately 6,000 undergraduate majors and 823 graduate students.
Half-Price Tickets For Baylor Game
Texas A&M Athletics is offering half-price tickets for $35 to the home football game against Baylor on Nov. 21. Kickoff will happen at 2:30 p.m. at Kyle Field. The game will not be televised The tickets are available in four designated sections, including the bleachers. Tickets are available online at AggieAthletics.com or by calling 1-888-99-AGGIE.
Houston Holiday Shootout
Houston's Toyota Center welcomes back NCAA men's basketball at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, when the Aggies take on the University of New Mexico Lobos. This is the second straight year Texas A&M has played at Toyota Center. Last year, under the leadership of Coach Mark Turgeon, the Aggies beat LSU, 72-61. The last time the Aggies met the Lobos was on Dec. 3, 1992, at UNM, with a 71-69 Lobo victory. Help the Ags have a home court advantage by getting your tickets to this great event. Click the headline for more information.
New License Plates Available
Texas A&M's personalized plates now have a new design. A&M leads all Texas schools in the purchase of university-affiliated personalized license plates. A&M was the first university to top $1 million in sales, and to date has generated more than $2.6 million. Of the $30 Texas A&M plate fee, $22 goes toward Texas A&M scholarships. For more information, click the headline.
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Thanksgiving
Pregame activities at Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center begin at 3 p.m. |
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Forsyth Fridays
MSC Forsyth Center Galleries at 110 N. Main in Bryan, 5-9 p.m.
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