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Adventures With Reveille
Interviews by Mamie Hertel ’24

Former mascot corporals recall their favorite memories with the First Lady of Aggieland.

Big Leaders for Small Towns
By Dorian Martin ’06

Amid unprecedented city challenges across Texas, a new program prepares future public servants to lead and serve in local government.

How Can Nature Nurture Us?
By Bailey Payne ’19

Faculty with the Texas A&M University Center for Health & Nature examine how answering the call of the wild can impact health in unexpected ways.

Farmers Fight for Maroon (and White)
By Mamie Hertel ’24

How Texas pride and the Aggie Spirit converged to produce the maroon bluebonnet.

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Solving for Complex Assets

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No Aggie Left Behind

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Pen Pals

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Maroon Myths and Little White Lies

By Bailey Payne ’19 and Mamie Hertel ’24

Accelerating Success

By Chrystal Houston

Motorcycle-riding Wall Street finance leader Raja Akram ’95 ’97 challenges the status quo.

Pen Pals

Interview by Dorian Martin ’06

Marilyn Dawson and Michele Mobley ’87 reflect on the 40-year friendship they forged thanks to a President’s Endowed Scholarship.

No Aggie Left Behind

By Mamie Hertel ’24

Two Aggies cross paths during the Vietnam War in this remarkable rescue story.

Did You Know…

By Bailey Payne ’19

Texas A&M University Press has published nearly 2,000 peer-reviewed books in its first 50 years?

Leading the Corps

By Hilary Nguyen ’26

Four former Corps of Cadets Commanders talk shop on leadership lessons they took from the Quad.

Fatherless No More

By Lydia Hill ’21

From supporting single moms to mentoring teenage boys without fathers, Natalie ’82 and Doug McGehee ’81 pour their hearts for service into ministries that impact numerous lives.

Maroon Myths and Little White Lies

By Bailey Payne ’19 and Mamie Hertel ’24

Do it twice, it’s a tradition. Say it twice...it’s not always truth! We investigated some of Aggieland’s enduring tall tales and misconceptions to separate fact from fiction.

Aggieland Anecdotes

By Tiarra Drisker ’25

Graduating senior and scholar Miles Huffhines ’24 answers five questions about his time in Aggieland.

A Feat on Feet

By Sam Langenbahn ’24

What a 24-hour walk and other fitness challenges have taught me about purpose, community and perseverance.

Solving for Complex Assets

By Kristin Baird Rattini

Jim and Peggy Sims find a unique solution to turn a partnership interest into income for themselves and future support for Aggieland.

Go Baby Go

By Tiarra Drisker ’25

Aggies in the School of Engineering Medicine partner with a national nonprofit to design an electric wheelchair car benefiting 4-year-old Christopher Nelson.

Sustainable Student Farming

By Tiarra Drisker ’25

Leily Khaleghi ’24 spotlights Urban Howdy Farm, an organization that promotes sustainable farming and cultivates diverse crops.