Tyler/Smith County Scholarship Endowment
The Tyler/Smith County scholarship was established in 2000 with the funds generated by a Tyler/Smith County Alumni fundraiser. The plan was to grow the corpus of the endowment to a minimum of $100,000. The original donors wanted to encourage students from the...
Wayne & Joan Chumley Endowment
An agricultural science major at Texas A&M University-Commerce, Wayne planned to pursue a career as an Ag Science teacher, before fate offered a new path. “One day, I stopped by a campus career fair with a friend, and found myself talking to a recruiter from...
W. Garland & Margaret Button Endowment
Mr. W. Garland Button will be remembered as a pillar of all that is good at A&M-Commerce. His ties to the university nearly span its entirety. Button followed his family’s footsteps to campus, graduating in 1938 with a degree in education. Following several years as...
Wilfred & Bobbie Dietrich
Mr. and Mrs. Dietrich completed their doctoral work at A&M-Commerce during the summers of 1971-1978. Bobbie got her degree in drama and speech and taught for 40 years. Wilfred earned his degree in English and curriculum and taught for 58 years. Mr. Dietrich taught at...