Through its University Partnership Program, Chevron has committed $1 million to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) to establish the Chevron Leadership Academy. Fostering diversity, the new program will encourage student participation from business, engineering and science disciplines while promoting leadership ideals.
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is the grateful recipient of $240,000 from Fluor Corporation, an engineering and construction firm headquartered in Irving, Texas. One of three Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) slated to receive funds in Fluor’s newly initiated $1 million Engineering Scholar Program for HBCUs, PVAMU will use the money to establish the HBCU Engineering [...]
Engineer. Attorney. Teacher. Students in Dr. Lealon Martin’s chemical engineering thermodynamics, process modeling and simulation, and senior design classes at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) are getting an assistant professor with an intriguing background and a lot on his plate. And, in his words, they are getting someone who “enjoys engaging student curiosity.”
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is spearheading a new multidisciplinary effort to help improve food security, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and social welfare in Africa. Led by Camille Gibson, interim dean of the College of Juvenile Justice, with the assistance of Godlove Fonjweng, executive director of the Office of International Programs, the Pacesetters Initiative will gradually link [...]
In recent years, genomic research, or the study of a cell or organism’s complete set of genes, has progressed tremendously. Many diseases are actually genetic disorders, and understanding their behavior requires a deeper understanding of our own genome. A genome contains all of the information needed to build an organism and allow it to grow [...]
“They are my why. The reason I can’t give up. The reason I have to keep going no matter what. They are innocent, precious and deserve the world.” Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) computer engineering alumnus Jovante Ham ’18 is the proud father of one, soon-to-be, two children. “Journey Lee is 3, and Neriah Honey is due [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas: With more than a dozen gleaming shovels festooned with purple-and-gold bows, more than a dozen university and system administrators, donors, and student representatives ceremonially broke ground on June 8 on a $70 million classroom and research building for the Roy G. Perry College of Engineering. Designed by Stantec Architecture and to be [...]
Halliburton announced the establishment of a new $1 million Halliburton Business and Engineering Scholarship Fund at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). Scholarships will be awarded to eligible junior and/or senior students majoring in Accounting, Management Information Systems, Finance and Engineering. “This fund is an opportunity for Halliburton to support Prairie View A&M and deepen our [...]
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) student Devyn Allen was interested in computer programming from the time he first discovered coding in high school. After exploring the source code of one of his favorite games, he knew he had an interest in software development and the entrepreneurship involved in creating digital products. His first businesses and [...]
Tim Kinnard ’92 has 28 years with Texas Instruments (TI). As the vice president of Wafer Fab Manufacturing Operations at TI, he manages nine different factories that fabricate highly complex semiconductors, leading more than 5,000 employees at manufacturing facilities in North Texas, Maine, Japan and Germany. Is it safe to say that this 1992 graduate [...]
