The memorial in the Philippines will also recognize hundreds of Aggies who fought there.

Texas A&M University Interim President Dr. Mark A. Hussey ’79 honored staff members at the 28th annual President’s Meritorious Service Awards ceremony.

They have a mission clearly defined by a simple statement: One big day….one big thanks…. one Big Event.

Texas A&M students are known for having a strong tradition of community service, and that commitment will be evident when thousands of Aggies take off for spring break next week.

Texas A&M’s mascot-to-be will be formally named Reveille IX at the Corps of Cadets “Final Review,” the May 9 ceremony held in conjunction with the university’s spring commencement ceremonies.

The rankings measure the schools that are the best value based on “net price,” which the guide explains is affordability and how well the universities do graduating students.

The Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees recognized Evelyn and Ed Kruse, Verlin and Howard Kruse, and Modesta and Clayton Williams Jr. as recipients of the Sterling C. Evans Medal.

Newly elected Cong. Will Hurd, a 1999 Texas A&M graduate, will be the university’s 2015 campus Muster speaker.

The Texas A&M Foundation selected 20 new members for the eighth class of its student ambassadors organization, the Maroon Coats.

Alyssa Marie Michalke of Schulenburg, Texas, will take command of the 2,400-plus member unit, the largest of its type in the nation except for the service academies, at the conclusion of the spring semester and serve throughout the 2015-16 school year.