Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) means a lot to Billie J. Evans, 2011-12 PVAMU Staff of the Year. A native of Waller, Texas, and an administrative coordinator at the School of Architecture (SOA), Billie started working at PVAMU 27 years ago. She credits the university for taking a chance on her and giving her the [...]
You could not miss them. Donned in the traditional gold suit jackets of the Golden Class, the Class of 1968 stood out in the crowd of thousands during Prairie View A&M University’s 2018 Homecoming Week. And while they came to celebrate the past, the future was very much on their minds. “It is tradition for [...]
When faced with her own death, Viola Bess Hebert, RN, BSN, MA ’74 focused first on the lives of others. “I was undergoing major surgery and wanted to update my will,” states Viola. “I prayed and reflected on what is important to me—nursing and the lives of patients served by our profession. Nursing is my [...]
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) a grant of $500,000 to support its effort to establish an African-‐American Studies Initiative which will be housed in its Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences. Inspired by the Mellon Foundation award, an anonymous donor pledged an added [...]
