10 Notable alumni of
Texas A&M University - Commerce
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Texas A&M University - Commerce is 2917th in the world, 999th in North America, and 945th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Texas A&M University - Commerce sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Colleen Hoover
- Occupations
- writerchildren's writernovelist
- Biography
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Margaret Colleen Hoover is an American author who writes primarily novels in the romance and young adult fiction genres. She is best known for her 2016 novel, It Ends with Us. Many of her works were self-published, before they were picked up by a publishing house. As of October 2022, Hoover has sold approximately 20 million books. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.
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Sam Rayburn
- Enrolled in Texas A&M University - Commerce
- Studied in 1903
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time House minority leader, and a 24-term congressman, representing Texas's 4th congressional district as a Democrat from 1913 to 1961. He holds the record for the longest tenure as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving for over 17 years (among his three separate tenures).
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Duane Allen
- Years
- 1943-.. (age 82)
- Occupations
- musiciansongwriter
- Biography
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Duane David Allen is an American singer and songwriter who had formal training in both operatic and quartet singing before becoming a member of The Oak Ridge Boys in 1966. Allen is the lead singer for the quartet and is heard on the majority of their most successful songs.
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Mike Conaway
- Enrolled in Texas A&M University - Commerce
- In 1970 graduated with Bachelor in Business Administration
- Occupations
- politicianexecutivecertified public accountant
- Biography
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Kenneth Michael Conaway is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Texas's 11th congressional district from 2005 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district Conaway represented is located in West Texas and includes Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Brownwood, and Granbury. Conaway led the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections (with assistance from Trey Gowdy and Tom Rooney) after the Intelligence Committee chair, Devin Nunes, recused himself. Aside from serving as the chair of the House Ethics Committee, he served as the chair of the House Agriculture Committee, and later its ranking member. Conaway indicated in July 2019 that he would not be seeking reelection. Conaway was succeeded by fellow Republican August Pfluger.
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Morgan Garrett
- Occupations
- stage actoractorvoice actor
- Biography
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Morgan Lauré Garrett is an American voice actress. She won the Behind the Voice Actors' Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year Award in 2012. Her major roles include Seraphim in the Is This a Zombie? series, Kaori Kanzaki in the A Certain Magical Index series, Twoearle in Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!, Rico Brzenska in the Attack on Titan series, Akira Mado in the Tokyo Ghoul series and Tina in the Toriko series.
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Jess Herbst
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jess Helene Herbst is an American politician and transgender rights activist, who served as the mayor of New Hope, Texas, from May 2016 until May 2018. Herbst became the first openly transgender mayor in Texas in 2016 when the then-mayor suffered a heart attack and died days before the election, but still won, leaving the town without a mayor. Herbst, who was Mayor pro-tem, was then appointed to the position.
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Barbara Bass
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 71)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Barbara Reid Bass is the former mayor of Tyler, Texas. First elected in May 2008, she won re-election in 2010 and 2012. She left office in 2014 because of term limits and was succeeded by Martin Heines, a real estate businessman.
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Chris Adams
- Occupations
- writermilitary officer
- Biography
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Christopher S. Adams, Jr. is an American author and retired United States Air Force officer.
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Aundra Thompson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Aundra Thompson is an American former professional football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M-Commerce and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1976 NFL draft. In 1981, he left the Packers and joined the San Diego Chargers.
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John Clifton Wright
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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John C. Wright is an American author and pioneer of America's Great Loop. Best known in the trades as Capt. John. His first documented voyage around the Loop was completed in 1971. He is best known for his books, articles and public speaking engagements about living aboard and cruising America's Great Loop. His Best-Selling books include "The Looper's Companion Guide", and "More Fun Than Fuel". His "The Looper's Companion Guide" has been awarded "Great Loop Book of the Year" for 6 years from 2019 to 2024. Capt. John maintains a popular website about living aboard and cruising America's Great Loop. Publishers Weekly said he "may be the most influential author of Great Loop books on Market."
