List of Texas A&M University–Commerce 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[]

• – 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
• – 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).
• - President of ; 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
• 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[]

• List of people from Texas
• Texas A&M University-Commerce

References[]

External links[]

• Texas A&M University-Commerce Alumni Association