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Dallas Press Club gives Pride a golden girl

Your Pride recently won one of the region’s most prestigious journalism awards: the Katie.
The Dallas Press Club judged three consecutive issues of The Pride for overall excellence. Judges chose The Pride over the two other finalists, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas and the City of Irving, calling the A&M-Commerce publication “literally a lifeline to its Alumni.”
The Dallas Press Club sponsors the competition to recognize excellence in journalism in a seven-state area of the Southwest.
This year, more than 1,000 journalists and public relations professionals vied for a Katie. The Pride competed in the category of public relations and corporate/employee communications, external newsletter or newspaper.
Managing Editor and Alumna Deborah Davies (BS ’92) accepted the statuette on behalf of the University during a formal event at Dallas’ Fairmont Hotel.

Guest of honor at the dinner was veteran newsman Walter Cronkite, who received a Katie Your Pride recently won one of the region’s most prestigious journalism awards: the Katie.
The Dallas Press Club judged three consecutive issues of The Pride for overall excellence. Judges chose The Pride over the two other finalists, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas and the City of Irving, calling the A&M-Commerce publication “literally a lifeline to its Alumni.”

The Dallas Press Club sponsors the competition to recognize excellence in journalism in a seven-state area of the Southwest. This year, more than 1,000 journalists and public relations professionals vied for a Katie. The Pride competed in the category of public relations and corporate/employee communications, external newsletter or newspaper. Managing Editor and Alumna Deborah Davies (BS ’92) accepted the statuette on behalf of the University during a formal event at Dallas’ Fairmont Hotel. Guest of honor at the dinner was veteran newsman Walter Cronkite, who received a Katie nificance the University places on providing excellent communication with the Alumni body,” Kayla said. Deborah said, “Kayla Price and Jack Gray have always had a vision for providing Alumni with the best Pride possible.” She added, “What makes The Pride so special is our Alumni themselves. They have fascinating stories to tell, and so many of them – like high school teacher Andrea Webb – have been uncommonly generous in how they opened up to Pride readers.

Andrea’s story, “Under the Gun,” appeared in the fall 2001 issue and related the story of how her class was held hostage by a student who ultimately killed himself as Andrea stood only a few feet away. Andrea wouldn’t talk with a single major media outlet, but she talked to The Pride,” Deborah said. “She did that because she wanted her colleagues to have the benefit of her experience, as horrifying as it was. I’ve often been humbled by how our Alumni subjects made the effort to go beyond the easy response, even when it was uncomfortable for them.“

A chair for Gary
During Homecoming Gary D. Finney of Garland (right), outgoing president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, is presented a special chair as

	gift for his work with the Association. The chair features the University seal on the back and a small plaque stating the chair is a gift to Finney from the Association. With Gary is Janet Estes Peek of Commerce, vice president.
The current officers will complete their term of office at the end of this month.

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Rich, cont.
conceal any part of what one has found to be true.” Science has a tremendous responsibility to the medical profession as well as to the community as a whole. We are taught again and again that science is dispassionate. In other words, I am obliged to not concern myself with the outcome of an experiment. I can only run the test and report the answer. I can never let my results or the reporting of the data become biased with my personal prejudice. There is no such thing as a good or bad result in science. If the experiment was done correctly, the result is just what it is — the result.

Tim, cont.
There is no substitute for integrity. One has to be true to one’s beliefs and must remain honorable. Kindness is not always paid back with kindness, but, for the most part, treating people with dignity and respect encourages openness and a willingness to be vulnerable. In the scientific community that means openly debating issues, which is necessary for the long-term success of a program. No one person knows all the right answers.
Finally, in saying “stick with it,” I wanted to convey the necessity of believing in oneself. Someone always has a better idea, and often they do not mind telling why their idea is correct and yours is wrong. Only through persistent pursuit of ideas can success be obtained.

SHOW YOUR PRIDE

A great way to help someone else get going
With a license plate featuring A&M-Commerce, you can give a student a lift.
The collegiate plate is available through the Texas Department of Transportation and is $30 annually in addition to the regular vehicle registration fee. Of that amount, $25 goes to the university for student scholarships.

“It’s a great way to promote A&M-Commerce while helping students out with scholarships,” said Alumni Relations Director Kayla Price.
Tisha May Cottman, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University in 1992, designed the A&M-Commerce license plate.
You can get an application for the special plate at county tax offices. For more information, call TxDOT at 512-465-7611 or go to www.dot.state.tx.us/insdtdot/orgchart/vtr/reginfo/spplates/allplates.asp.