Texas A&M University- Texarkana celebrated its spring 2024 graduating class during two commencement exercises on May 11, 2024. Family, friends, faculty, staff, and university administration gathered in the gymnasium of the Lois & Cary Patterson Student Center for the ceremonies. The university graduated 259 students this semester from all academic levels- undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral.
“Commencement is a celebration of our graduates who have earned their respective degrees while juggling academic, career, family, and life responsibilities,” said A&M-Texarkana President Dr. Ross Alexander. “I could not be prouder of them. I am also confident that they will soar in all their future endeavors due to their preparation at A&M-Texarkana.”
“Commencement day was full of emotions,” said graduate Sadie Parker, who was an A&M-Texarkana Softball Player from Brandon, Mississippi. The sadness of the cherished relationships with fellow peers and professors was only overcome by the excitement of the future ahead. It’s taken a village to get where we are today, and none of it would have been possible without the dedication of the supportive family, friends, classmates, and teammates that have all impacted our journeys that have led us here today. All have had an impact on my journey, but I will miss my softball teammates the most. We will go our separate ways but remain lifelong friends.” Parker will begin Physical Therapy school in a few weeks.
