“I drew such inspiration today from meeting with students at Prairie View A&M University who will help shape our region’s future.” Those are reflections from President and CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Lorie K. Logan, following her event at Prairie View A&M University on Feb. 14. The event was hosted by the College of [...]
Prairie View A&M University students heard one man’s success story of how he grew from his failures to become a top leader at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. That is because while picking up other people’s garbage as a sanitation worker, Tommy Alsbrooks, now senior vice president and chief information officer at the Federal [...]
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced a nearly $1.2 million multi-year gift, consisting of both in-kind equipment and monetary contributions, to Prairie View A&M University to support student development of skills in engineering and business analytics for undergraduates.
Growing up with a twin by your side has its pros and cons. Though most people see the benefits, only a twin can understand the downside. Twins always want to be their own individual person, which is always hard when you’re seen as a pair from birth. We would always correct people immediately when they [...]
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration in Management What was your greatest achievement while attending PVAMU?
The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, had a long-standing and far-reaching impact on America, including on Prairie View A&M University and Halliburton, a global oilfield service company based in Houston.
Upcoming Prairie View A&M University Executive MBA graduates Daniel Smith and Dene Matadeen have a partnership that works. In 2020, the duo led their team of seven to first place in the HBCU Battle of the Brains competition, beating out 34 other HBCUs to cinch $25,000 in prize money.
A team of Prairie View A&M University students who took part in a semester-long program culminating in a case study competition took home fifth place and $155,000 in grants from Goldman Sachs, the New York City-based investment banking, securities and investment management firm.
To be fair, LaTrinidy Mike hated her career in banking. The day she got laid off was a shockingly good one. More than a year later, Mike recognizes that it was pivotal: Losing the security of a job gave her the freedom to follow through on a longtime goal of completing her undergraduate degree. “It [...]
December 6, 2020, will always be a day I will remember. It was the day that would change my life forever. I was laid off from my job of six years. I wasn’t devastated because, to me, it was the break I needed to finish what I started in August 2006, which was my bachelor’s [...]
