Students from the Attebury Honors Program celebrated their accomplishments and saluted their advisers during the reception in Legacy Hall on WT’s Canyon campus. “In addition to the regular rigor...

CANYON, Texas — Faithful Buffs can now wear their pride on their bumper. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is now offering WT-branded plates for in-state passenger vehicles. The plates, which...

CANYON, Texas — The West Texas A&M University Police Department is seeking tips to help locate suspects in an on-campus act of vandalism. Around Oct. 30, the newly installed bronze sculpture of...

ANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University alumni from the top of Texas are sought for a special gathering in Pampa. The WT Alumni Association will host a dinner at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at The Coffee...

CANYON, Texas — The holiday season at West Texas A&M University officially will open Dec. 1 with the annual Festival of Lights. The event—which will feature the official lighting of WT’s Christmas...

CANYON, Texas — More than a thousand students will officially receive their diplomas in West Texas A&M University’s Dec. 10 commencement ceremonies. Students from the Paul Engler College of...

CANYON, Texas — The West Texas A&M University Concert and Symphonic Bands will be featured in back-to-back concert nights. The WT Concert Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30, and the WT Symphonic...

CANYON, Texas — The region’s most-anticipated holiday concert returns Dec. 4 when the West Texas A&M University Symphony Orchestra presents its 2022 edition of “Music of the Christmas Season.” Free...

West Texas A&M University alumni are helping young people in one Panhandle town rocket to success. Photo: This article originally appeared in the Spring '22 issue of The West Texan. Click the image...

At first,  Randall Boles ’74 wasn’t sure he wanted a baby brother. “I was the baby in family until he came along 11 years later and spoiled my whole deal of being the favorite,” Boles said. Photo:...

Photo:This article originally appeared in the Spring '22 issue of The West Texan. Click the image to read the entire issue. “When I heard they were closing it, I was just praying they wouldn’t...

After successfully founding a Texas nonprofit dedicated to ensuring equal access for people with disabilities,  Regina Blye ’01 has taken her mission to a national level. Photo: This article originally...

CANYON, Texas — Five undergraduate art students at West Texas A&M University will be featured in a wide-ranging new exhibition opening Dec. 1. “This Heart Is the Best of Me” will feature works...

CANYON, Texas — A West Texas A&M University student string quartet will make its Carnegie Hall debut in the spring. The JAMS Quartet recently won the collegiate strings category of the American...

CANYON, Texas — The West Texas A&M University percussion ensemble will offer musical selections stretching from day to night in its upcoming fall concert. The concert is set for 7:30 p.m. Nov....

Renee Padilla, a junior animal science major from Hereford, is the 2022 WT Intern of the Year for his internship with Cargill.

CANYON, Texas—Actress, playwright and educator Anna Deveare Smith will headline West Texas A&M University’s Distinguished Lecture Series annual spring event. Smith will speak at 7 p.m. April...

CANYON, Texas — Two West Texas A&M University agricultural science professors were the lead editors for a new review of research into liver abscesses in cattle for a major national veterinary medicine...

CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University nursing students will learn what it’s like to live on the razor’s edge of poverty during a morning-long exercise Nov. 16. Senior nursing students...

CANYON, Texas — The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Nov. 10 approved two major infrastructure projects at West Texas A&M University. During the regents’ Nov. 10 meeting,...

CANYON, Texas — The West Texas A&M University horse judging team won two championships at recent competitions. The team took top honors at the National Reining Championship on Nov. 2 and 3 and...

CANYON, Texas — Six student dancers at West Texas A&M University will explore fractured relationships, harrowing addictions and the joy of discovering oneself in works they choreographed for an upcoming...

CANYON, Texas — Ongoing research conducted by a West Texas A&M University team into how climate change can be measured recently won a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The grant...

CANYON, Texas — Twenty West Texas A&M University students soon will depart on a trip that will change not only their lives, but also the lives of children and families an ocean away. Students...

CANYON, Texas — An organization potentially representing about half of West Texas A&M University’s student population recruit new members and celebrate its accomplishments during F1RSTGEN Week. Tying...

CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University’s soil judging team placed second and qualified for nationals for the first time at a recent competition. Alex Kuehler, a senior plant, soil and environmental...

CANYON, Texas — An upcoming West Texas A&M University opera production may be set in an infernal realm, but it’s meant to show students—and audiences—that there’s nothing to fear in tackling...

CANYON, Texas — A West Texas A&M University student who pioneered a small innovation that could have a multimillion-dollar impact in the beef processing industry will be honored as the University’s...

CANYON, Texas — A world-renowned opera star will give a recital at West Texas A&M University while the University hosts a regional conference. Greer Grimsley, a bass-baritone who’s one of the...

CANYON, Texas — A classic tale with a confounding ending will butterfly back into the spotlight for the November edition of West Texas A&M University’s Great Books series. Dr. Eric Meljac,...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — Ten nurses educated at West Texas A&M University—including the current head of the WT Department of Nursing—will...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University will salute the U.S. military in an array of Veterans Week events from Nov. 5 to 11. Commemorations...

CANYON, Texas — After careers as a working actress and a teacher of English, speech, theater and art, West Texas A&M University graduate student Marcia Tippit knows a thing or two about long voyages. “Life...

CANYON, Texas — Secret codes hidden in works by three major composers will be unlocked during a special Harrington String Quartet concert event.  All three concerts in HSQ’s “Synergy in G”...

CANYON, Texas — A recent West Texas A&M University graduate will present groundbreaking research into methods to more closely analyze a crucial feature of the Texas Panhandle ecosystem — playa...

West Texas A&M University President Walter V. Wendler, left, congratulates the 2022 WT Family of the Year — sophomore Jose Trejo, second from left, and his parents Sara and Francisco Trejo of Gruver.

CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University alumni will help feed homeless people during a Nov. 3 volunteer night. The Serve with the Herd event will allow Buffs to serve dinner to clients at Faith...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — A horrific hate crime is examined in a staged version of a true-crime docuseries in West Texas A&M University...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — A record-breaking ensemble will perform in the West Texas A&M University Symphony Orchestra’s next concert. Nearly...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — An innovative Oct. 25 piano recital at West Texas A&M University will offer audiences the chance to enjoy a pair...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — A “Treat People Right” attitude put into place by a West Texas A&M University alumnus set the tone for AT&T’s...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University’s horse judging teams thundered into a top position at two recent national competitions. The...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — A West Texas A&M University professor and his students are making it easier for students around the Panhandle...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — The West Texas A&M University Foundation honored generous and faithful supporters Oct. 13 at the University’s...

CANYON, Texas — Harrington String Quartet’s upcoming season will dive into unexpected connections to three other disciplines at West Texas A&M University.  HSQ’s “Synergy in G” season...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University will lead a community celebration of lost loved ones with its annual Día de los Muertos...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — No matter when they graduated, a Buffalo is always part of the herd. West Texas A&M University alumni who...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University will celebrate its Family of the Year during upcoming Family Weekend festivities. Family...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — Government and nonprofit professional can take advantage of a flexible way to expand their career options through...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — Three West Texas A&M University ensembles will praise harmony—in multiple senses of the word—in the fall...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — The chief operating officer of AT&T will headline West Texas A&M University’s Stan Sigman Leadership and...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas —West Texas A&M University will continue to bolster its acclaimed nurse practitioner program thanks to a newly...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — Five Amarillo business leaders will offer inspiration and share real-world experiences with aspiring entrepreneurs...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — A trio of outstanding educators at West Texas A&M University are being honored in conjunction with World Teachers’...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — A Texas native with a deep passion for regional universities will be West Texas A&M University’s new vice president...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — Two seniors from the Panhandle region were voted Homecoming Queen and King during Homecoming celebrations at West...

Pat White, from left, Val White, Betty Solis and Col. Steven McCraw were honored Saturday as West Texas A&M University Distinguished Alumni as part of ongoing Homecoming Week activities.

CANYON, Texas — An acclaimed short story by an Amarillo-born author is in the spotlight for the next installment of West Texas A&M University’s Great Books Series.  Dr. Ryan Brooks, assistant...

CANYON, Texas — Flickers of the past are reincarnated in new creative works on view in an upcoming exhibition at West Texas A&M University.  Michael Merriman, a 2016 WT Distinguished Alumni...

CANYON, Texas — Seven women athletes from West Texas A&M University were named as the first recipients of a major new scholarship endowment at a Sept. 27 luncheon. The student-athletes—representing...

CANYON, Texas — Laundry. Restaurant. Surpass.  These are the words that still haunt the director and cast members of West Texas A&M University Theatre’s upcoming production of “The 25th Annual...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — A West Texas A&M University graduate and Amarillo television mainstay will help the University celebrate its...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — A Sunray native and nationally regarded scholar on Chicano studies will discuss often-overlooked settlers of...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of events through its Office...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   Dr. Lisa Garza Dr. Betty Coneway Dr. Laura Bell Dr. Kristina Drumheller Anne Medlock Michelle...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — A pair of podcasts launching this week will explore leadership and entrepreneurship, thanks to West Texas A&M...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — A mashup of old-school classics and new-world twang will entertain audiences at the first event of the season for...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected] CANYON, Texas — A lineup of all-star Amarillo musicians will join with the West Texas A&M University Symphony Orchestra for a special...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected] AMARILLO, Texas — An innovative plan to increase the number of teachers in Texas Panhandle school districts was announced Sept. 12 by West...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University’s retention rate for sophomores is at record-high levels, newly released enrollment...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected] CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University shattered fundraising records in fiscal year 2022, the first year of its historic One West...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — A classic tale with a confounding ending will backstroke into the spotlight for the September edition of West...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected] Contact: Elizabeth Bertram, head of press & public affairs, British Consulate-General, Houston, 832-248-2138, [email protected]   UPDATE,...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — Deadline is Sept. 20 for engineers and mathematicians to register for a opportunity to advance...

Photo: David Schaeffer, left, and Mike Bain speak on behalf of their families at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium on Sept. 2 at West Texas A&M University. The home football season will kick off Sept. 3.

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CANYON, Texas — A team of spirited students is ready to get loud for a new school year at West Texas A&M University.  The WT Spirit Squad will make its official 2022-23 debut at the Sept. 3 football...

CANYON, Texas — Research by a West Texas A&M University team will be published in a national journal, helping the world get closer to finding materials that could conduct electricity at faster speeds.  The...

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]   CANYON, Texas — The impact of the historic $80 million gift to West Texas A&M University from Dr. Paul Engler continues...