FEDERATION OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY MOTHERS' CLUBS Organized 1928
DIRECTORY 2020-2021
FEDERATION OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY MOTHERS' CLUBS
Organized 1928
107 MEMBER CLUBS
2020-2021
Paid Membership: 6268 as of August 2020
Fede a i n f TAMU M he Cl b P.O. Box 1443 College Station, TX 77841
Visit us at: www.aggiemoms.org Mission of the Federation of Texas A&M Mothers Club
The Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers Clubs was organized in 1928 and has grown to include 109 individual Member Clubs located across Texas and throughout the nation. The mission of our organization is “by individual and united effort to contribute in every way to the comfort and welfare of the students and to cooperate with Texas A&M University in maintaining a high standard of moral conduct and intellectual attainment . Texas A&M University Mothers Clubs are proud organizations, proud of Texas A&M and proud of the daughters and sons they send to Texas A&M. Aggie Moms are also proud of making a contribution to the education of their students, to the future of Texas A&M University, and to the future of the Great State of Texas. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Directory Dedication ...... 1 Message from the President of the Federation ...... 3 Calendar of Federation Meetings and Events ...... 7 Board Photo ...... 9 Officers of the Federation ...... 10 Texas A&M University System Board of Regents ...... 14 Office of the Chancellor ...... 14 Office of the President ...... 15 Academic Deans ...... 16 Affiliated Organizations ...... 17 Former Presidents of the Federation ...... 18 Former Honorary Presidents ...... 21 Honorary Life Members and Honorary Members ...... 21 Minutes of the Spring Business Meeting...... 22 Annual Report of the Treasurer ...... 26 Districts...... 27 Duties of Local Presidents in Relation to the Federation ...... 32 Aggie Mom University ...... 34 Listing of Member Clubs...... 36 Bylaws of the Federation and Standing Rules ...... 90 Important Telephone Numbers Texas A&M Campus ...... 104 Galveston A&M Campus ...... 107 McAllen A&M Campus ...... 107 Cross Reference of Clubs by City, County, and/or State ...... 108 Acknowledgements ...... 117 Donor Levels & Benefits ...... 118 Advertisements ...... 120
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Diane Eckols’ Dedication of the 2020-2021 Year and Directory April 16, 2020
College is the best time of your life. Who believes this? I know for my college years there were many fun times, great stories, and lifelong friends including my husband, Kris. There were also difficult times. From getting my first D to my Mother’s cancer diagnosis, there were also many tears. Just like a Mother’s heart, we let go and forget the tough times and focus on the good. That’s why we tell our Aggies “your years at Texas A&M will be wonderful”, right?
Today the pressures on students are even bigger than when we were in school. There is more pressure to be perfect, but last time I checked, we are not intended to be perfect. It is through our trials and the difficult times we really grow. When I first decided to focus on the challenges of college, it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now our students are dealing with decisions regarding learning and safety. Do they stay at school or study from home? How will they handle the pressure and isolation?
With these huge questions, I looked to the Offices of the Dean of Student Life for answers. I met with Dr. Anne Reber in February. Think back to that time. We knew COVID-19 was in China and Italy was getting hot, but it was still far away. Students were still 1 participating in study abroad programs across the world. Our discussion was about the programs available for students. Dr. Reber leads the Offices of the Dean of Student Life and provides administrative supervision for the departments of Counseling and Psychological Services and Student Health Services. Dr. Reber coordinates all investigations into alleged violations of the University’s Student Rules and co-chairs the University’s bias assessment and response team. She knows how to take the challenges that a student has, including the poor choices they sometimes make, and helping them get back onto the path of success and graduation. Think about it. We learn from our challenges and mistakes.
The offices include the LGBTQ+ Pride Center, The Graduate and Professional Student Government, Health Promotion, New Student & Family Programs, Student Assistance Services, Student Conduct Office, Student Legal Services, Student Media and The Women’s Resource Center. Our Aggies are as diverse and their needs, as variable as the offices included in Student Life. Most of us are familiar with New Student Conferences, Family Weekend and The Battalion. Our Aggies may not be touched by all the services, but the student body is richer for all the ways Texas A&M works to meet our Aggies’ social, emotional, and physical needs as well as their academic endeavors.
In recognition of all their efforts in support of our Aggies, I dedicate the 2020-2021 directory to the Offices of the Dean of Student Life.
2 Diane Eckols’ President’s Message 2020-2021 April 16, 2020
As many of you know, my son, James is Class of ’17 and attended Texas A&M University Galveston Campus. As a nod to him and Galveston, I chose a lighthouse to represent my year. To me, a lighthouse represents hope, a light in the storm, a direction to foreign destinations, and a beacon home. We all have many lighthouses in our lives; friends, loved ones, mentors, and strangers can all be a light of hope. Our students can find beacons all over campus and most importantly, they can always come home. As President George H. W. Bush talked about the thousand points of light, I see light every time I am in the presence of you.
Our Aggie Moms have been united since the first two clubs started in 1922, Dallas and Fort Worth. Because these moms shined brightly for our Aggies and each other, the light grew. The Federation was created in 1928 to help the light reach even further. Now there are over 6,200 lights representing Aggie Moms shining brightly across the state and even the country. I see the light when an Aggie gets hurt in Colorado on spring break and Moms step up to care for him and his family when they are miles from home. I see it in the Facebook group when a Mom writes that her Aggie is struggling, and Moms shine with love and support. There’s light when a student feeling hopeless reaches out for help.
3 Three lessons I have learned from lighthouses are: 1. Sometimes you need to let go – When James was three years old we took a family trip to the outer banks of North Carolina, the land of Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, and Duck. Obviously, we had to visit one of the many stately lighthouses. We ventured to the northernmost Currituck Lighthouse, paid our entrance fee, and started the climb to the top. At first, I was so excited to start our climb! It was only after beginning the climb my excitement grew to fear, because I suddenly remembered I was afraid of heights. We have a video Kris took with the old VHS-c camera. He panned the beautiful shoreline and little Jimmy standing on the ledge. Finally he panned to me, and I was plastered to the center wall of the lighthouse in fear, frantically calling “Jimmy, come here!” … and yes, it was pretty useless calling to Jimmy. That day, and countless other times, I learned we have to let go and allow our kids to find their own way.
2. Sometimes you need to move your lighthouse – Every Thanksgiving we made the pilgrimage to Hatteras Island. It was a time to go surf fishing for stripers doing the Hatteras Shuffle at the point in the shadow of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The lighthouse was built in 1870, and at that time, was a safe 150 yards from the shore. Through years of storms and erosion, the beach came to meet the lighthouse. Eventually the decision was made to move it inland to protect it from falling to the storm surge. In 1999, the 4,830-ton Hatteras Lighthouse standing 193 feet tall, was raised off its foundation and moved 2,900 feet so it could continue to safely shine. When changes are necessary, remember it’s important to move the lighthouse.
3. Shine your light – In the days of old, a lighthouse wasn’t self-sustaining, it had a lightkeeper to maintain the light. As the steward of the lighthouse, it was the job of the lightkeeper to ensure ships could find safe passage. Today every lighthouse in the United States is automated except 4 one. We are like that one lighthouse….it is our responsibility to shine for all Aggie Moms and our Aggies. Not because we own the lighthouse or because it is our legacy, but because it is our job to be enduring stewards of this beautiful light.
This brings me to my theme of Aggie Moms – Shining Together. As Aggie Moms, we need to shine for each other by celebrating the triumphs together and caring for each other during the challenges. Building instead of tearing down. Being supportive in good times and bad. Listening to each other, opening our hearts, being present for each other.
Thank you for allowing me to be the steward of the Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers’ Clubs for 2020-2021. Thank you to the moms and mentors who came before me. Thank you to the wonderful women serving on the board with me. Thank you to my husband, Kris, for your patience with all my Aggie Mom endeavors. Most of all, thank you James for making me the loudest and proudest Aggie Mom. Whoop!
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Two Lighthouses
I would like us to live like two lighthouses at the mouth of a river, each with her own lamp.
We could see each other across the water, which would be dangerous, and uncrossable.
I could watch your shape, your warm shadow, moving in the upper rooms. We would have jokes.
Jokes that were only ours, signs and secrets, flares on birthdays, a rocket at Christmas.
Clouds would be cities, we would look for omens, and learn the impossible language of birds.
We would meet, of course, in cinemas, cafes, but then, we would return to our towers,
knowing the other was the light on the water, a beam of alignment. It would never be broken.
Julia Darling