PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 26, 2023) - “Today, we salute the life of an extraordinary man.” (Ret.) Lieutenant Colonel Benny L. Lockett ’61 exemplified a lifelong devotion to serving others. On Jan. 18, Prairie View A&M University’s Office of the President, College of Agriculture and Human Sciences dignitaries, as well as family and friends gathered [...]
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Jan. 5, 2023) – Prairie View A&M University alumna Pamela Goynes-Brown ’84 has made history as Nevada’s first Black mayor.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Jan. 5, 2023) - Prairie View A&M University alumna Pamela Goynes-Brown ’84 has made history as Nevada’s first Black mayor. She officially took office for the City of North Las Vegas last month. Goynes-Brown, a longtime resident of North Las Vegas and longtime educator turned public servant, has lived in the [...]
Ten Sandia engineers received Black Engineer of the Year Awards, including Most Promising Scientist in Government, the Research Leadership Award, Science Spectrum Trailblazers and Modern-Day Technology Leaders.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Two-thousand and twenty-two – what a year for Prairie View A&M University! As 2023 begins, let’s look at the most notable items accomplished on “The Hill” over the last 365 days. 1. PVAMU achieved the prestigious Carnegie R2 Classification. PVAMU kicked off 2022 with a bang. The University attained [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Dec. 13, 2022) – More than 640 proud students graduated on Dec. 10 during Prairie View A&M University’s 27th Fall Commencement Convocation. The number marks the University’s highest number of fall graduates in recent history. The featured commencement speaker was Cornel West, a pre-eminent American philosopher, political activist and social critic. For [...]
HOUSTON — Two graduates of Prairie View A&M are shifting the face of urban farming while also addressing food insecurity in one of Houston’s low-income neighborhoods. The Fresh Houwse Grocery located in the Sunnyside community is now open and the two are making it a point to provide healthy food options in places that are typically out [...]
Phyllis Darden-Caldwell I am pleased to inform you that Phyllis Darden-Caldwell has been appointed Director of Alumni Affairs at Prairie View A&M University, effective January 1, 2023. A prominent PV volunteer, Phyllis graduated from the university with a B.S. in 1980 and an M.S. in 1981. Over several decades, Phyllis has set the [...]
Serita Whiting PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 11, 2022) – The Texas A&M University System has announced Prairie View A&M University alumna Serita Whiting as this year’s Student Veteran Excellence Award recipient. PVAMU is a member of TAMUS. An Army veteran, Whiting served as president of the PVAMU Student Veteran Association for two years [...]
