The Texas A&M Foundation Magazine
A country star who drove a bus around campus. An Aggie Dance Team captain who became a soap opera staple. National reporters who got their start at The Battalion. Eight extraordinary former students share life-changing lessons from their time at Texas A&M.
The oldest Texas honor guard and drill team of its kind, the Ross Volunteer Company has created and upheld cherished Aggie traditions for more than 135 years. Travel through time to explore some of the organization’s defining moments.
Carrie King ’08 and her husband, Bryant, established an Endowed Opportunity Award to support homeschooled Aggies.
Kylie Denton ’23 spotlights the Aggie Magic Circle, an officially recognized Texas A&M University student organization that promotes magic as a form of art and entertainment.
Interviews by Mamie Hertel ’24
By Mamie Hertel ’24
By Tiarra Drisker ’25
By Dorian Martin ’06
By Kristin Baird Rattini
By Jeannie Ralston
Interviews by Dorian Martin ’06
Interview by Dorian Martin ’06
By Bailey Payne ’19
By Bailey Payne ’19 and Mamie Hertel ’24
By Samantha Atchley ’17 ’19
Cigna CEO David Cordani ’88 uses servant leadership to help employees and wounded veterans run their best race yet.
Dave South remembers his origins after spending 50 years in broadcasting and 35 years delivering iconic play-by-play for Aggie athletics over the radio.
The Aggie Experience Fund gives more students the chance to learn by doing.
Texas A&M University design students are continuing a nearly two-decade legacy of service to nonprofits in Cambodia.
How I learned that biology was not in my DNA.
The Dr. Chris Skaggs Excellence Endowment provides a major boon to Texas A&M University’s renowned Livestock Judging Team.
…students in Mays Business School manage major investment portfolios?
With support from Anthony Wood ’87 and Ray Rothrock ’77, Texas A&M University is establishing an institute to address cybersecurity issues and build digital leaders across disciplines.
For almost 40 years, chimes from the Albritton Bell Tower have reverberated across central campus.
Spirit is published three times per year by the Texas A&M Foundation, which builds a brighter future for Texas A&M University, one relationship at a time.
Texas A&M University researchers are untangling its complex origins in the search for a cure.
Located in the Memorial Student Center, the Centennial Carvings tell the story of Texas A&M University’s first 100 years. Carved by Susan and Rodney Hill, the pieces aim to connect Aggies past, present and future.
Now an official competitive team in the Department of Animal Science, Texas Aggie Rodeo is fundraising to hire a full-time coach.
We asked: Where is the most unexpected place you met a fellow Aggie? Here are the responses!
