{{Short description|Historically black university in Prairie View, Texas, US}} {{Use American English|date=November 2017}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2017}} {{Infobox university | name = Prairie View A&M University | image = Prairie View A&M University seal.svg | image_upright = 0.7 | former_names = Alta Vista Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youth (1876–1879)<br />Prairie View State Normal School (1879–1899)<br />Prairie View State Normal & Industrial College (1899–1945)<br />Prairie View University (1945–1947)<br />Prairie View A&M College of Texas (1947–1973)<ref>{{cite web |title=College History |url=https://www.pvamu.edu/about_pvamu/college-history/ |website=pvamu.edu |publisher=Prairie View A&M University |access-date=28 June 2022}}</ref> | motto = ''Prairie View Produces Productive People.'' | mottoeng = | established = 1876 | closed = | type = Public historically black land-grant university | affiliation = | endowment = $148.5 million<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tpinsights.com/exclusive-hbcu-endowments-grew-by-more-than-one-billion-dollars-in-2021/ | title=EXCLUSIVE: HBCU Endowments Grew by More Than One Billion Dollars in 2021 | date=December 22, 2022 }}</ref> | president = Tomikia P. LeGrande | faculty = 486 full-time and 80 part-time<ref name="nces.ed.gov">{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Prairie+View&s=all&id=227526|title = College Navigator - Prairie View A & M University}}</ref> | students = 10,085 (fall 2025)<ref>{{Cite web| title=Enrollment by Ethnicity | url=https://www.pvamu.edu/ir/wp-content/uploads/sites/98/Enrollment-By-Ethnicity-2.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119121227/https://www.pvamu.edu/ir/wp-content/uploads/sites/98/Enrollment-By-Ethnicity-2.pdf | archive-date=2022-01-19}}</ref> | city = Prairie View, Texas | country = U.S. | colors = {{color box|#330066}}{{color box|#FFCC00}} Purple and gold<ref name="VI">{{cite book |url=https://www.pvamu.edu/include/Public_Relations/visual_identity_guidelines.pdf |title=PVAMU Visual Identity Guidelines |access-date=2016-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208014352/https://www.pvamu.edu/include/Public_Relations/visual_identity_guidelines.pdf |archive-date=February 8, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> | sports_nickname = Panthers & Lady Panthers | mascot = Panther | campus = Rural, {{convert|1440|acre|km2}} | athletics_affiliations = NCAA Division I – SWAC | parent = Texas A&M University System | academic_affiliations = TMCF | website = {{url|https://www.pvamu.edu|pvamu.edu}} | logo = Prairie View A&M University logo.svg | footnotes = }}
'''Prairie View A&M University''' ('''PVAMU''' or '''PV''') is a public historically black (HBCU) land-grant university in Prairie View, Texas, United States. Founded in 1876, it is the oldest public HBCU in Texas <ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Robinson |first1=Marco |last2=Earles |first2=Phyllis |date=2018-11-29 |title=Engaging the Public with and Preserving the History of Texas's First Public Historically Black University |url=https://kula.uvic.ca/index.php/kula/article/view/96 |journal=KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies |language=en |volume=2 |pages=24 |doi=10.5334/kula.33 |doi-access=free |issn=2398-4112}}</ref> and the second oldest public institution of higher learning in the state.<ref name="PVAMUethnic">{{cite web|title=Total Student Enrollment By Ethnicity Fall 2010 – Fall 2014|url=https://www.pvamu.edu/PDFFiles/Institutional%20Research%20and%20Effectiveness/fact-book-2010-2014/enrollment/Total-Enrollment-by-Ethnicity.pdf|website=pvamu.edu|publisher=Prairie View A&M University|access-date=July 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912060406/https://www.pvamu.edu/PDFFiles/Institutional%20Research%20and%20Effectiveness/fact-book-2010-2014/enrollment/Total-Enrollment-by-Ethnicity.pdf|archive-date=September 12, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master's degrees and four doctoral degree programs through eight colleges and the School of Architecture. PVAMU is the largest HBCU in the state of Texas and the third largest HBCU in the United States. PVAMU is a member of the Texas A&M University System and Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Prairie View A&M fields 18 intercollegiate sports teams, commonly known by their Prairie View A&M Panthers nickname. Prairie View A&M competes in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Prairie View A&M is the only charter member remaining in the conference.
== History == 250px|thumb|left|An early campus photo
The university was established as '''Alta Vista Agriculture & Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youth''' The Sixteenth Legislature April 19, 1879 by Article 7 of the Texas Constitution of 1876, created near the end of the Reconstruction Era after the American Civil War. In that year, State Senator Matthew Gaines, State Senator Walter Moses Burton, and State Representative William H. Holland – all former slaves who became leading political figures – crafted legislation for the creation of a state-supported "Agricultural and Mechanical" college. In the article, the constitution stated that "Separate schools shall be provided for the white and colored children, and impartial provisions shall be made for both." The legislation made Prairie A&M the first state supported institution of higher learning for African Americans in Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/prairie-view-m-university-1878/|title=Prairie View A&M University (1878-- ) • BlackPast|first=Karla|last=Rixon|date=November 9, 2010}}</ref>
In an effort to comply with these constitutional provisions, the Fifteenth Texas Legislature, consistent with terms of the federal Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act – which provided public lands for the establishment of colleges – authorized the "Alta Vista Agriculture and Mechanical College for the Benefit of Colored Youth" as part of the Agriculture and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University).<ref name="VI" /> It was established on the former Alta Vista Plantation.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ketterer|first=Samantha|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Enslaved-people-toiled-at-a-plantation-where-16833077.php|title=Enslaved people toiled at a plantation where Prairie View A&M now stands. Researchers want to know their stories|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=2022-02-07|accessdate=2022-03-28}}</ref>
In 1945, the name of the institution was changed from '''Prairie View Normal and Industrial College''' to '''Prairie View University''', and the school was authorized to offer, "as need arises," all courses offered at the University of Texas. In 1947, the Texas Legislature changed the name to '''Prairie View A&M College of Texas''' and provided that "courses be offered in agriculture, the mechanics arts, engineering, and the natural sciences connected therewith, together with any other courses authorized at Prairie View at the time of passage of this act, all of which shall be equivalent to those offered at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas at Bryan." And finally in 1973, the legislature changed the name of the institution to '''Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University''' ('''Prairie View A&M University''').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kcp06|title=PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY|first=GEORGE|last=WOOLFOLK|date=June 15, 2010|website=TSHAOnline.org|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901202745/https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kcp06|archive-date=September 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> thumb|250px|Entrance of campus
In 1983, the Texas Legislature proposed a constitutional amendment to restructure the Permanent University Fund (PUF) to include Prairie View A&M University as a beneficiary of its proceeds. The 1983 amendment also dedicated the university to more enhancements as an "institution of the first class" under the governing board of the Texas A&M University System. The constitutional amendment was approved by the voters on November 6, 1984.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pvamu.edu/ir/wp-content/uploads/sites/98/General-Information1.pdf |title=General info |publisher=www.pvamu.edu |access-date=2019-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525132742/https://www.pvamu.edu/ir/wp-content/uploads/sites/98/General-Information1.pdf |archive-date=May 25, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2000, the Governor of Texas signed the Priority Plan, an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights to establish Prairie View A&M University as an educational asset accessible by all Texans. The Priority Plan mandates creation of many new educational programs and facilities. It also requires removing language from the Institutional Mission Statement which might give the impression of excluding any Texan from attending Prairie View A&M University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pvamu.edu/about_pvamu/college-history/|title=College History|access-date=May 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525132602/https://www.pvamu.edu/about_pvamu/college-history/|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
In December 2020, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $50 million to Prairie View A&M which is the second largest single gift in its history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pvamu.edu/blog/a-gift-to-pvamu-donor-announces-50-million-gift-to-prairie-view-am-university/|title=A Gift to PVAMU: Donor Announces $50 Million Gift to Prairie View A&M University|date=December 15, 2020}}</ref>
In 2021, Prairie View A&M attained the R2 Carnegie Classification (Doctoral University; High Research Activity). Prairie View A&M is one of only 11 HBCUs to be granted R2 status and one of only four Texas A&M University System members in this category.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pvamu.edu/blog/pvamu-achieves-prestigious-carnegie-r2-classification/|title=PVAMU achieves prestigious Carnegie R2 Classification|date=January 3, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://blavity.com/10-hbcus-awarded-the-coveted-r2-status-in-the-new-carnegie-classification-update?category1=news | title=11 HBCUs Awarded the Coveted R2 Status in the New Carnegie Classification Update - Blavity }}</ref>
In November 2025, MacKenzie Scott donated an additional $63 million to Prairie View A&M which is the largest single gift in its history.<ref>{{cite web | title=MacKenzie Scott makes largest single donation in Prairie View A&M's history | date=November 14, 2025 | url=https://www.khou.com/video/news/education/mackenzie-scott-makes-largest-single-donation-in-prairie-view-ams-history/285-ea96c786-6c63-4464-a0cf-5155e141cb4b }}</ref>
== Academics == {{Infobox US university ranking <!-- U.S. rankings -->| ARWU_NU = | Forbes = | THE_WSJ = 372 | USNWR_NU = 395-435 | Wamo_NU = 170 | ARWU_W = | QS_W = | THES_W = | USNWR_W = }}
Prairie View A&M University offers academic programs through the following administrative units: * School of Architecture 250px|thumb|Don K. Clark building (left) and Agriculture & Business building (right) * College of Agriculture and Human Sciences * Marvin and June Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences * College of Business * Whitlow R. Green College of Education * Roy G. Perry College of Engineering * College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology * College of Nursing *School of Public and Allied Health * Office of Graduate Studies
Prairie View A&M established the Texas Undergraduate Medical Academy (UMA) in 2004 which is a highly selective and rigorous pre-medical program designed to uniquely prepare academically talented undergraduates for success in medical, dental, pharmacy, or veterinary school.<ref name="application">{{cite news |url=https://www.pvamu.edu/uma/home/admissions/application/ |title=Application : Undergraduate Medical Academy |newspaper=Undergraduate Medical Academy |publisher=Pvamu.edu |access-date=2016-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310002757/https://www.pvamu.edu/uma/home/admissions/application/ |archive-date=March 10, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> UMA began due to a Texas legislative mandate in 2003 and is state funded with a mission to increase minority representation in the medical field and redress statewide healthcare professional shortages.<ref>{{cite journal|author=USA |title= Addressing medical school diversity through an undergraduate partnership at Texas A&M Health Science Center: a blueprint for success|date=2015-09-28 |pmid=18448910 |doi=10.1097/ACM.0b013e31816be5cf |volume=83 |journal=Acad Med |issue= 5|pages=512–5|doi-access=free }}</ref>
Prairie View A&M established a highly selective honors program for academically exceptional undergraduates who meet the specified criteria.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pvamu.edu/honorsprogram/ |title=The Honors Program |publisher=Pvamu.edu |access-date=2016-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310035205/https://www.pvamu.edu/honorsprogram/ |archive-date=March 10, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Prairie View A&M is consistently recognized as one of the top institutions in the country for producing the highest number of African-American architects and engineers by ''Diverse Issues in Higher Education''.<ref>{{cite news|title=PVAMU is the Top Producer of Black Architecture Undergrads|url=http://hbculifestyle.com/pvamu-black-architecture-undergrads/|work=IBCU Lifestyle|date=22 December 2014|first=Anchal|last=Bhatia|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513073753/http://hbculifestyle.com/pvamu-black-architecture-undergrads/|archive-date=May 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Diverse">{{cite web|title=Top 100 Degree Producers: Baccalaureate|url=http://diverseeducation.com/top100/BachelorsDegreeProducers2015.php?AppKey=38d31000g2h3a9a0b3f1b9i5j0e0&ComparisonType1_1=%3D&MatchNull1_1=N&school=Prairie+View+A+%26+M+University&ComparisonType2_1=%3D&MatchNull2_1=N&state=zip&ComparisonType3_1=%3D&MatchNull3_1=N&major=zip&ComparisonType4_1=%3D&MatchNull4_1=N&race=zip|website=Diverse|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505073233/http://diverseeducation.com/top100/BachelorsDegreeProducers2015.php?AppKey=38d31000g2h3a9a0b3f1b9i5j0e0&ComparisonType1_1=%3D&MatchNull1_1=N&school=Prairie+View+A+%26+M+University&ComparisonType2_1=%3D&MatchNull2_1=N&state=zip&ComparisonType3_1=%3D&MatchNull3_1=N&major=zip&ComparisonType4_1=%3D&MatchNull4_1=N&race=zip|archive-date=May 5, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Prairie View A&M annually awards the second most STEM degrees in the Texas A&M University System.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://assets.system.tamus.edu/files/communications/pdf/Facts2015.pdf|title=The Texas A&M University System: Facts 2015-2016|access-date=August 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310080559/http://assets.system.tamus.edu/files/communications/pdf/Facts2015.pdf|archive-date=March 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
Prairie View A&M academic programs are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and each college within the university holds additional accreditation or certifications.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pvamu.edu/discover-pvamu/accreditation/ |title=Accreditations : PVAMU Home |publisher=Pvamu.edu |access-date=2016-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310034758/https://www.pvamu.edu/discover-pvamu/accreditation/ |archive-date=March 10, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
For 2023, ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Prairie View A&M #331-440 in National Universities, #154 in Top Performers on Social Mobility (tie), #169-227 in Top Public Schools, #26 in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (tie), #196-212 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs, and #293 in Nursing.<ref name=usn>{{cite web |title=Prairie View A&M University Rankings|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/prairie-view-am-university-3630/overall-rankings |website=usnews.com |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref>
thumb|210px|John B. Coleman Library
===John B. Coleman Library=== The John B. Coleman Library is the main library on campus. It is a five-story, 150,000 square foot building completed in 1988. The library provides several services to assist students and is home to over 370,000 Volumes, including over 700 print periodicals, and close to 4,000 media materials. The library is also home to an art gallery and a vast collection of historic and special archives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pvamu.edu/library/about-the-library/|title=About the Library|access-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104013623/http://www.pvamu.edu/library/about-the-library/|archive-date=January 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pvamu.edu/library/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/25thanniversaryprogram11-15-13.pdf|title=25th Anniversary of the John B. Coleman Library|access-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133650/https://www.pvamu.edu/library/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/25thanniversaryprogram11-15-13.pdf|archive-date=January 3, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Campuses == <!-- Deleted image removed: thumb|right|PVAMU Education Building (1952) --> Prairie View A&M has over 50 buildings on its {{convert|1440|acre|km2|adj=on}} main campus in Prairie View, Texas which is {{convert|48.8|mi|km}} northwest of Downtown Houston.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pvamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Campus-Map.pdf|title=Campus Map|access-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628062625/http://www.pvamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Campus-Map.pdf|archive-date=June 28, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The campus is often referred to as "The Hill" because it rests on a hill in the region. The campus is also often described as one of the most beautiful in Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://onnidan.com/newsroom/july-sept-2016/4694-prairie-view-a-m-hosts-usa-track-and-field-for-final-training-before-the-olympics|title=Prairie View A&M hosts USA Track and Field For Final Training Before The Olympics|website=Onnidan's HBCUSports|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911073255/https://onnidan.com/newsroom/july-sept-2016/4694-prairie-view-a-m-hosts-usa-track-and-field-for-final-training-before-the-olympics|archive-date=September 11, 2017|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite newsletter |url=http://pvamf.org/images/uploads/PVAMF_Newsletter_March_2016_FINAL_LR_(1).pdf |title=Grand Opening of the Dream! |volume=6 |issue=1 |magazine=The Living Legacy: Prairie View A&M Foundation Newsletter |date=March 2016 |access-date=September 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911071837/http://pvamf.org/images/uploads/PVAMF_Newsletter_March_2016_FINAL_LR_(1).pdf |archive-date=September 11, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/New-football-stadium-ushers-in-next-era-at-9188609.php|title=New football stadium ushers in next era at Prairie View A&M|website=Chron.com|date=August 27, 2016|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080218/http://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/New-football-stadium-ushers-in-next-era-at-9188609.php|archive-date=September 17, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
Prairie View A&M has two smaller branch campuses in Houston with the Northwest Houston Center and the College of Nursing in the Texas Medical Center. The branch campuses offer several degree programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pvamu.edu/nursing/contact-us/|title=Contact Us|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528052541/https://www.pvamu.edu/nursing/contact-us/|archive-date=May 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pvamu.edu/northwest/|title=Northwest Houston Center|website=PVAMU Northwest Houston Center|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528052058/https://www.pvamu.edu/northwest/|archive-date=May 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Demographics == {| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;" |+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= College Scorecard: Prairie View A & M University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?227526-Prairie-View-A-M-University|website=College Scorecard |publisher=United States Department of Education |access-date=June 30, 2025 }}</ref> |- ! Race and ethnicity ! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total |- | Black |align=right| {{bartable|85|%|2||background:purple}} |- | Hispanic |align=right| {{bartable|7|%|2||background:green}} |- | Two or more races |align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:violet}} |- | Asian |align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:orange}} |- | International student |align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:#008080}} |- | Unknown |align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:grey}} |- | White |align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:cyan}} |- ! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |Economic diversity |- | Low-income{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.}} |align=right| {{bartable|64|%|2||background:red}} |- | Affluent{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.}} |align=right| {{bartable|36|%|2||background:black}} |} In spring 2022, the university enrolled 7,624 undergraduate students and 889 graduate students. 67% of students identify as female and 33% male. 88% of students are Texas residents.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.petersons.com/college-search/prairie-view-a-and-m-university-000_10003938.aspx | title=Prairie View A&M University - Tuition and Acceptance Rate }}</ref> Outside Texas, the top three states of origin for students were California (131), Louisiana (130), and Illinois (62). Outside the U.S., the top three countries of origin for international students were Nigeria (62), Equatorial Guinea (25), and India (16).<ref>{{Cite web| title=Fact book 2021-2022 | url=https://www.pvamu.edu/marcomm/wp-content/uploads/sites/114/PVAMU-Fact-Book-2022-Digital-spreads.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401073529/https://www.pvamu.edu/marcomm/wp-content/uploads/sites/114/PVAMU-Fact-Book-2022-Digital-spreads.pdf | archive-date=2023-04-01}}</ref>
== Student life ==
=== Housing ===
In 1998, American Campus Communities (ACC) was awarded the contract to develop, build, and manage a student housing property at PVAMU.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EA07554A2B56965&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Company News |work=Austin American-Statesman |date=June 27, 1998 |access-date=October 5, 2011 |quote=American Campus Communities has been awarded projects totaling $52.5 million to develop, build and manage three student housing projects at Prairie View A&M University, Texas A&M University and Iona College. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516160206/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EA07554A2B56965&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date=May 16, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Both student residence housing properties at PVAMU are owned and operated by ACC.<ref>[http://universitycollege-pv.com/ Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081030/http://universitycollege-pv.com/ |date=March 4, 2016 }}. University College. Retrieved on October 5, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://prairieviewuvillage.com/ Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221029/http://prairieviewuvillage.com/ |date=March 3, 2016 }}. University Village. Retrieved on October 5, 2011.</ref> Freshmen students on campus may reside in the University College community. Upperclassmen may live in apartment style living in University Village<ref>"[https://www.pvamu.edu/pages/933.asp Department of Resident Life] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806202947/http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/933.asp |date=August 6, 2013 }}." Prairie View A&M University. Retrieved on October 5, 2011. "Incoming Freshman Housing" links to University College, "Returning Student Housing" links to University Village</ref> (phases I, II, III, VI, and VII). The first of these apartment buildings was built in 1995. The University Square, completed in October 2017, is the newest student housing facility on campus with 466 beds available for juniors, seniors, and graduate students.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pvamu.edu/news/2017/10/10/ribbon-cutting-ceremony-held-for-new-466-bed-housing-facility/|title=Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Held for New 466-Bed Housing Facility : PVAMU News|website=www.PVAMU.edu|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114093057/https://www.pvamu.edu/news/2017/10/10/ribbon-cutting-ceremony-held-for-new-466-bed-housing-facility/|archive-date=November 14, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
About 50% of PVAMU undergraduate students live on campus.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pvamu.edu/recruitment/facts-about-pvamu/ |title=Facts about PVAMU |access-date=March 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301154457/https://www.pvamu.edu/recruitment/facts-about-pvamu/ |archive-date=March 1, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Previous buildings that formerly housed students include Alexander Hall, Banks Hall, Buchanan Hall, Collins Hall, Drew Hall, L. O. Evans Hall, Fuller Hall, Holley Hall, and Suarez Hall. Suarez Hall was already closed in 1996. In 1997 Alexander Hall, Buchanan Hall, and Collins Hall had closed. In 1998 Holley Hall had closed. In 2000 Drew Hall, Evans Hall, and Fuller Hall had closed. During the same year, Alexander, Buchanan, and Holley had been demolished. In 2001 Banks Hall had closed.<ref name="Factbook1996p77">{{cite web |url=https://www.pvamu.edu/Include/IR/Fact_books/1996-2001-Fact-Book.pdf |title=PVAMU Fact Book 1996–2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083336/http://www.pvamu.edu/Include/IR/Fact_books/1996-2001-Fact-Book.pdf |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |publisher=Prairie View A&M University |page=77 |access-date=October 5, 2011}}</ref>
=== Student organizations === PVAMU is home to over 150 honorary, professional, special interest, and Greek organizations established on campus. Since 1982, the Student Government Association (SGA) has been the highest ranking student organization on campus and official voice of the student body to the University Administration, as well as all internal and external organizations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pvamu.edu/sa/studentengagement/organizations/|title=Organizations : Student Affairs|website=www.PVAMU.edu|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114040520/https://www.pvamu.edu/sa/studentengagement/organizations/|archive-date=November 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pvamu.edu/sga/|title=Student Government Association|website=www.PVAMU.edu|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114093136/https://www.pvamu.edu/sga/|archive-date=November 14, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Student activities == === Athletics === {{Main|Prairie View A&M Panthers and Lady Panthers}} Prairie View A&M University offers a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports programs.
Men's and women's athletic teams are nicknamed the Panthers and the team colors are purple and gold. Prairie View A&M is a charter member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), and is a member of the West Division. Prairie View competes in NCAA Division I in all varsity sports; in football, the Panthers play in the Division I FCS.
Prairie View's most notable rivals are Texas Southern University and Grambling State University. [[File:Prairie View A&M University- Panther Stadium.jpg|right|260px|thumb|Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field]]
==== Football ==== {{Main|Prairie View A&M Panthers football}}
In summer 2016, Prairie View A&M completed the first phase of construction on its $60 million football stadium and athletic field house. The state-of-the-art facility is 55,000 square feet and holds up to 15,000 people. The final phase of construction will increase capacity to 30,000 people. In fall 2018, Aaron "General" Walker donated $25 million to Panther stadium. A statue is soon to be built.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.panther-stadium.com/ |title=New Look |publisher=Panther Stadium |access-date=2016-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625181715/http://www.panther-stadium.com/ |archive-date=June 25, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==== Men's basketball ==== {{Main|Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball}}
[[File:Byron Smith, TSU vs PVAMU Basketball 2019-20 season.jpg|thumb|right|Byron Smith coaching the men's basketball team in 2020]] All home basketball games are held in the William Nicks Building which was built in the early 1960s. The building has gone through several renovations since its inception and holds approximately 6,500 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pvpanthers.com/sports/2014/7/30/MBB_0730141952.aspx|title=WILLIAM NICKS BUILDING|website=Prairie View A&M University Athletics|access-date=November 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817225444/https://pvpanthers.com/sports/2014/7/30/MBB_0730141952.aspx|archive-date=August 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Baseball ==== Prior to a double header against the Texas Southern Tigers, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the renovated baseball stadium on April 26, 2014. Along with the opening, the stadium was formally dedicated to former Panthers baseball coach, John W. Tankersley. The renovated stadium features seating for 512 including 192 chair backed seats, new concession stand, new restrooms, press box, and bricked dugouts. The stadium is also Wi-Fi enabled.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tankersley Field Ribbon Cutting, SWAC Baseball Showdown set for Saturday at 12:30 P.M.|url=http://pvpanthers.com/news/2014/4/23/BB_0423140424.aspx?path=baseball|publisher=Prairie View A&M University Athletics|access-date=January 12, 2015|date=April 23, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113005537/http://pvpanthers.com/news/2014/4/23/BB_0423140424.aspx?path=baseball|archive-date=January 13, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The Panthers dedicated the stadium sweeping the double header winning 9–0 and 7–4.<ref>{{cite web|title=Panthers Dedicate Tankersley Field in Style with Doubleheader Sweep over TSU|url=http://pvpanthers.com/news/2014/4/26/BB_0426145059.aspx?path=baseball|publisher=Prairie View A&M University Athletics|access-date=January 12, 2015|date=April 26, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113005526/http://pvpanthers.com/news/2014/4/26/BB_0426145059.aspx?path=baseball|archive-date=January 13, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
=== Marching Storm === [[File:2019 State Fair Classic 44 (PVAMU Marching Storm).jpg|thumb|The Marching Storm performing during halftime of the 2019 State Fair Classic]]
Prairie View A&M's marching band is officially known as the Marching Storm and has close to 300 active members. Some of the band accomplishments include performing at the Super Bowl XLV halftime show, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a U.S. presidential inauguration, the Tournament of Roses Parade, the Honda Battle of the Bands, the Houston Rodeo, the grand opening of the NRG Stadium, and at a 2004 Dallas Cowboys game with Destiny's Child. The band made an appearance on MTV in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pvamu.edu/marchingstorm/about-us/|title=About Us : Marching Storm Band|website=www.PVAMU.edu|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114093100/https://www.pvamu.edu/marchingstorm/about-us/|archive-date=November 14, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/prairie-view-am-band-to-perform-in-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/285-493754084|title=Prairie View A&M band to perform in Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade|website=KHOU|date=November 21, 2017 |access-date=November 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729012858/https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/prairie-view-am-band-to-perform-in-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/285-493754084|archive-date=July 29, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pvamu.edu/academicaffairs/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/Dr.-Zachery-Presentation.pdf|title=Prairie View A&M University Marching Storm|access-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202102808/https://www.pvamu.edu/academicaffairs/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/Dr.-Zachery-Presentation.pdf|archive-date=December 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, the band starred in a TV docuseries entitled "March" on The CW Network.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2022/01/march-cw-review/ | title=March, the CW's reality show, follows the marching band at an HBCU | date=January 25, 2022 }}</ref> From 1984 to 2009 the marching band was directed by George Edwards.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fiyah |title=PVAMU's Marching Storm Director "George Edwards" Passes |url=http://www.tspnsports.com/2009/05/29/pvamus-marching-storm-director-passes.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601071804/http://www.tspnsports.com/2009/05/29/pvamus-marching-storm-director-passes.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 June 2009 |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref>
====Black Foxes==== The Black Foxes are the 15–25 member women's danceline that accompanies the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pvamu.edu/marchingstorm/2016/04/10/congratulations-to-the-2016-17-black-foxes-dance-line/|title=Congratulations to the 2016-17 Black Foxes Dance Line! : Marching Storm Band|website=www.PVAMU.edu|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114040518/https://www.pvamu.edu/marchingstorm/2016/04/10/congratulations-to-the-2016-17-black-foxes-dance-line/|archive-date=November 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
====Twirling Thunder==== The Twirling Thunder are the 20-25 member women's color guard that performs with the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pvamu.edu/marchingstorm/category/marching-band/twirling-thunder/|title=Twirling Thunder : Marching Storm Band|website=www.PVAMU.edu|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114093021/https://www.pvamu.edu/marchingstorm/category/marching-band/twirling-thunder/|archive-date=November 14, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Prairie View Trail Ride Association === Every year since 1957, the Prairie View Trail Ride Association<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to the Prairie View Trailriders Association! |url=https://www.pvtra.org/ |website=Prairie View Trailriders Association |date=<!--Not stated--> |access-date=February 13, 2025}}</ref> have done a trail ride from Hempstead, Texas, to Houston to attend the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. This ride contributes to keep alive the history and the continued existence of Black cowboys and cowgirls in Texas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beyoncé's Grammy-winning Cowboy Carter highlights the long history of Texas' Black cowboy culture |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240404-beyoncs-cowboy-carter-highlights-the-long-history-of-texas-black-cowboy-culture |last=Brown |first=Lynn |website=BBC |date=February 4, 2025 |access-date=February 13, 2025}}</ref>
== Notable alumni == {{Excessive examples|section|date=November 2025}} {{AlumniStart}} {{Alum|name= Tom Archia |year=1939|nota=Jazz Tenor Saxophonist|=}} {{Alum|name=Lawrence Allen Jr.|year=|nota=Former member of the Texas State Board of Education (2005–2023)|ref=<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-05 |title=Lawrence Allen, Jr. |url=https://txdirectory.com/online/person/?id=26865&office=22067 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Texas State Directory Online}}</ref>}} {{Alum|name=Hise Austin|year=1973|nota=Former NFL defensive back|ref=}} {{Alum|name=Sebastian Barrie|year=1992|nota=Former NFL defensive tackle|ref=<ref>{{cite web|title=Sebastian Barrie|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BarrSe20.htm|work=pro-football-reference.com|access-date=February 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801025727/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BarrSe20.htm|archive-date=August 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> }} {{Alum|name=Arthur Bryant|year=1931|nota=Restaurateur. 2021 Inductee Barbecue Hall of Fame|ref=}} {{Alum|name=Clora Bryant|attended|nota=Jazz trumpeter|ref=<ref name="Ankeny">{{cite web|last1=Ankeny|first1=Jason|title=Clora Bryant|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/clora-bryant-mn0001179578|website=AllMusic|access-date=28 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042743/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/clora-bryant-mn0001179578|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> }} {{Alum|name=Zelmo Beaty|year=1962|nota=Professional and College Basketball Hall of Fame athlete who played in the NBA and ABA from 1962 to 1975|ref=}} {{Alum|name=Julius W. Becton, Jr.|year=1960|nota=Lieutenant General US Army, Federal Emergency Management Agency Director, educator, and past president of PVAMU|ref=}} {{Alum|name=J. Don Boney|year=1948 |nota=First president of the University of Houston–Downtown |ref=<ref name="Dr. J. Don Boney">{{cite web | title=Dr. J. Don Boney| work=Past Presidents, University of Houston–Downtown (2000), www.uhd.edu|url=https://www.uhd.edu/about/president/boney.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210828/http://www.uhd.edu/about/president/boney.htm |archive-date = 2007-09-27}}</ref>}} {{Alum|name=Charlie Brackins|year=1955|nota=One of the first African-American NFL quarterbacks|ref=<ref>{{cite web|last=Finder|first=Chuck|title=Trail blazer: Willie 'The Pro' Thrower opened door for black quarterbacks|url=http://old.post-gazette.com/sports/columnists/20020224finder0224p1.asp|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|access-date=February 23, 2013|date=February 24, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731012934/http://old.post-gazette.com/sports/columnists/20020224finder0224p1.asp|archive-date=July 31, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} {{Alum|name=Kirko Bangz (real name Kirk Randle)|year=Attended|nota=Hip-Hop artist|ref=<ref>{{cite web|last=Cline|first=Georgette|title=Kirko Bangz Sheds Light on Marriage, Houston Rap Veterans, Ditching College|url=http://www.theboombox.com/2012/07/12/kirko-bangz-marriage/|work=The Boombox|access-date=February 23, 2013|date=July 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403221400/http://www.theboombox.com/2012/07/12/kirko-bangz-marriage/|archive-date=April 3, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> }} {{Alum|name=David L. Brewer III |year=1970|nota=Retired vice admiral of the United States Navy and superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (2006–2008)|ref=<ref>{{cite web|title=Arts and Sciences Alumni Make Their Mark|url=http://sacs.pantherconnect.com/assets/library/PreView5.pdf|work=PreView|publisher=Prairie View A&M University College of Arts and Sciences|page=6|year=2007}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> }} {{Alum|name=Charles Brown|year=1942|nota=Blues recording artist and member of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |ref=<ref name="Texas handbook">{{cite web|title=Brown, Tony Russell (Charles)|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbrcf|work=Handbook of Texas Online|access-date=February 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021123216/http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbrcf|archive-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Alum|name=Emanuel Cleaver|year=1972|nota=Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 5th district of Missouri since 2005|ref=<ref>{{cite web|title=CLEAVER, Emanuel, II, (1944 - )|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001061|work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=February 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310092751/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001061|archive-date=March 10, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> }} {{Alum|name=Cecil Cooper|year=Attended|nota=5-time MLB All-Star who played first baseman from 1971 to 1987, Houston Astros manager from 2007 to 2009|ref=<ref>{{cite web|author=PVPantherAthletics YouTube channel|title=Prairie View A&M Baseball Receives Visit From Cecil Cooper|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NfO0cV_D70|publisher=YouTube|date=October 19, 2011|access-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317014807/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NfO0cV_D70|archive-date=March 17, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Alum|name=Cynthia Cooper-Dyke|year=2005|nota=Former WNBA player, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, published author, and Head Coach of the USC women's basketball team|ref=}} {{Alum|name=Clem Daniels|year=1959|nota=Former NFL running back |ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/clemdaniels/2512438/profile|title=Clem Daniels|work=NFL.com|access-date=March 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719213945/http://www.nfl.com/player/clemdaniels/2512438/profile|archive-date=July 19, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Alum|name=Bertha Des Verney|year= |nota=Musician and educator in Harlem|ref=<ref name="WWCA">[https://books.google.com/books?id=_rQRAQAAMAAJ&dq=Bertha+Des+Verney&pg=PA153 ''Who's who in Colored America''] (Yenser 1942): 153, 156.</ref>}} {{Alum|name=Dorrough (real name Dorwin Demarcus Dorrough)|year=Attended|nota=Rapper|ref=<ref>{{cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|title=Dorrough Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dorrough-mn0002132219|work=allmusic.com|access-date=February 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902012049/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dorrough-mn0002132219|archive-date=September 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> }} {{Alum|name=Terry Ellis|year=1990|nota=Vocalist and member of female R&B group En Vogue|ref=<ref>{{cite web|title=Terry Ellis|url=http://hbcuconnect.com/content/61038/terry-ellis|work=HBCU Connect|access-date=February 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003112/http://hbcuconnect.com/content/61038/terry-ellis|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> }} {{Alum|name=Louis Edwin Fry Sr.|year=1922|nota=Architect and professor; former Chair of the School of Architecture at Howard University|ref=<ref name="Wilson">{{Cite book |last=Wilson |first=Dreck Spurlock |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0OaSAgAAQBAJ |title=African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945 |date=March 2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-95629-5 |pages=217–221 |language=en |chapter=Louis Edwin Fry Sr. (1903–2000)}}</ref>}} {{Alum|name=Adrian Hamilton|year=2012|nota=Linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL since 2012|ref=}} {{Alum|name=Ken Houston|year=1966|nota=Member Pro Football Hall of Fame, 13-year career as strong safety with Houston Oilers and Washington Redskins|ref=}} {{Alum|name=Louise Daniel Hutchinson|year=|nota=Historian|ref=<ref name=SIA1>{{cite web|title=Louise Daniel Hutchinson Interviews|url=https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217726|work=Record Unit 9558|publisher=Smithsonian Institution Archives|access-date=20 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921080633/https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217726|archive-date=September 21, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Alum|name=Lenwood Johnson|nota=Activist for the Fourth Ward, Houston and Allen Parkway Village|ref=<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.brenhambanner.com/obituaries/johnson/article_dcbcabd2-1217-5ae9-b3ca-b7228e7ac031.html|title=Lenwood Johnson|newspaper=The Banner-Press|date=2018-05-18|access-date=2019-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103225101/http://www.brenhambanner.com/obituaries/johnson/article_dcbcabd2-1217-5ae9-b3ca-b7228e7ac031.html|archive-date=January 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Alum|name=Jim Kearney|year=1964|nota=Defensive back in the NFL and AFL from 1965 to 1976|ref=}} {{Alum|name=Kase Lawal|year=1978|nota=Chairman & CEO of Erin Energy Corporation|ref=}} {{Alum|name=Loni Love|year=1991|nota=Comedienne, actress, and co-host and producer of ''The Real''}} {{Alum|name=Jermaine McGhee|year=2007|nota=Former NFL defensive end|ref=}} {{Alum|name=Sidney A. McPhee|year=1976|nota=President of Middle Tennessee State University|ref=}} {{Alum|name=E. Walter Miles|year=1955|nota=Political scientist and constitutional law scholar|ref=<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/miles-e-walter-1934/ |title=Elijah Walter Miles (1934-2020) |publisher=Black Past |first=Robert |last=Fikes |date=19 January 2007 |access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref>}} {{Alum|name=Jim Mitchell|year=1968|nota=Former NFL tight end|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/jimmitchell/2521353/profile|title=Jim Mitchell|work=NFL.com|access-date=March 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717100235/http://www.nfl.com/player/jimmitchell/2521353/profile|archive-date=July 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Alum|name=Thomas Monroe|year=|nota=1990 AFL Ironman of the Year|ref=}} {{Alum|name=Frederick D. Patterson|year=|nota=Founder of United Negro College Fund|ref=}} {{Alum|name=Ervin Perry|year=1956|nota=First African American faculty member at University of Texas at Austin and at a predominantly white university in the South|ref=<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cockrell.utexas.edu/an-accomplished-engineer-ervin-perry-made-history-as-uts-first-black-faculty-member |title=An Accomplished Engineer, Ervin Perry Made History as UT's First Black Faculty Member |publisher=University of Texas at Austin |access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref>}} {{Alum|name=DJ Premier (real name Christopher Edward Martin)|year=Attended|nota=Member of Gang Starr|ref=<ref>{{cite web|last=Ambrose|first=Patrick|title=DJ Premier: Hope to the Underground|url=http://www.themorningnews.org/article/dj-premier-hope-to-the-underground|work=The Morning News|access-date=February 12, 2012|date=September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514063805/http://www.themorningnews.org/article/dj-premier-hope-to-the-underground|archive-date=May 14, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Alum|name=Inez Beverly Prosser|year=1913|nota=First African-American woman to receive a doctoral degree in psychology|ref=<ref>{{citation|last=Benjamin|first=Ludy T.|title=America's first black female psychologist|url=http://www.apa.org/monitor/2008/11/prosser.aspx|work=The Monitor|publisher=American Psychological Association|volume=39|issue=10|page=20|date=November 2008|access-date=March 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905083547/http://www.apa.org/monitor/2008/11/prosser.aspx|archive-date=September 5, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Alum|name=Dewey Redman|year=|nota=Jazz saxophonist|ref=}} {{Alum|name=Alvin Reed|year=1966|nota=Former NFL tight end|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/alvinreed/2523850/profile|title=Alvin Reed|work=NFL.com|access-date=March 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509043226/http://www.nfl.com/player/alvinreed/2523850/profile|archive-date=May 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Alum|name=Amber Chardae Robinson|year=2012|nota=actress|ref=}} {{Alum|name=Clay Smothers|year=|nota=Member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County from 1977 to 1981; operator of St. Paul Industrial Training School in Malakoff, Texas|ref=<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mln.stparchive.com/Archive/MLN/MLN10021970P10.php|title=Doris Eastman Harris, "Smothers ... New Voice of a Silent Majority", October 2, 1970|work=The Malakoff News|access-date=October 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013152448/http://mln.stparchive.com/Archive/MLN/MLN10021970P10.php|archive-date=October 13, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Alum|name=James H. Stewart|year=|nota=Member of the Texas House of Representatives from Robertson County from 1885 to 1887|ref=<ref>{{cite book|last=Loughery|first=E. H.|chapter-url=https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/members/bios/Personnel_19th_1885.pdf|title=Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885; Containing Biographical Sketches of the Governor, Heads of Departments and Members and Officers of the 19th Legislature|chapter=Biographical Sketches of Members of the 19th Legislature|date=1885|publisher=L. E. Daniell|via=Texas Legislative Library|access-date=October 23, 2023|page=50}}</ref>}} {{Alum|name=Mr. T (real name Laurence Tureaud)|year=Attended|nota=Actor who played B. A. 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== See also == * Ruth Simmons, First black president of an Ivy League institution and the first woman president of Prairie View A&M *Flossie M. Byrd, First Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Prairie View A&M *KPVU 91.3 FM Radio, Prairie View A&M radio station *Clarence F. Stephens, One of the first African Americans to earn a PhD in mathematics and professor at Prairie View A&M *History of African Americans in Houston
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==Further reading==
* Woolfolk, George R. "History of Prairie View A&M University: From Agricultural College to University" (1976) [https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/prairie-view-a-m-university online] * Woolfolk, George Ruble. ''Prairie View, a study in public conscience, 1878-1946'' (1962) A standard scholarly history. [https://archive.org/details/prairieviewstudy00wool/page/n8/mode/1up online]
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