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{{Infobox University
{{Former F1 driver|
|name = Prairie View A&M University
Name = José Carlos Pace |
|native_name =
Nickname: Môco |
|image_name = Pvamuseal.png
Image = Jose Carlos Pace bust.jpg |
|image_size =
Nationality = {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]]ian |
|caption =
Years = {{F1|1972}} - {{F1|1977}} |
|latin_name =
Team(s) = [[Frank Williams Racing Cars|Williams]], [[Surtees]], [[Brabham]] |
|motto = ''Prairie View Produces Productive People''
Races = 73 (72 starts) |
|mottoeng =
Championships = 0 |
|established = 1876
Wins = 1 |
|closed =
Podiums = 6 |
|type = [[Public university|Public]], [[HBCU]]
Points = 58 |
|affiliation =
Poles = 1 |
|endowment = $34 million
Fastest laps = 5 |
|officer_in_charge =
First race = [[1972 South African Grand Prix]] |
|chairman =
First win = [[1975 Brazilian Grand Prix]] |
|chancellor =
Last win = 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix |
|president = Dr. George C. Wright
Last race = [[1977 South African Grand Prix]] |
|vice-president =
|superintendent =
|provost =
|vice_chancellor =
|rector =
|principal =
|dean =
|director =
|head_label =
|head =
|faculty = 422
|staff =
|students = 8,382
|undergrad =
|postgrad =
|doctoral =
|other =
|city = [[Prairie View, Texas|Prairie View]]
|state = [[Texas]]
|province =
|country = <br>[[United States]]
|coor =
|campus =
|former_names =
|free_label =
|free =
|sports = baseball<br>basketball<br>cross country<br>football <br>golf<br>tennis<br>track and field<br>bowling<br>soccer<br>softball<br>volleyball
|colors = [[Purple (color)|Purple]] and [[Gold (color)|Gold]]<br>{{color box|purple}} {{color box|gold}}
|colours =
|nickname = Panthers
|mascot =
|athletics = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I-AA]]
|affiliations = [[Southwestern Athletic Conference]] - West Division
|website = [http://www.pvamu.edu www.pvamu.edu]
|logo = [[Image:PVAM.PNG|150px]]
|footnotes =
}}
}}
'''Prairie View A&M University''' is a [[Historically Black colleges and universities|historically black university]] located in [[Prairie View, Texas|Prairie View]], [[Texas]] and is a member of the [[Texas A&M University System]]. PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools.
'''José Carlos Pace''' (born [[October 6]] [[1944]] in [[São Paulo]] - died [[March 18]] [[1977]] near São Paulo) was a [[racing driver]] from [[Brazil]]. He participated in 73 [[Formula One]] World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on [[March 4]], [[1972]]. He won one race, achieved six podiums, and scored a total of 58 championship points. He also secured one [[pole position]]. He was killed in a light aircraft accident in early 1977. The track which currently hosts the [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] annually now, as a tribute to him, bears his name, [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace]]. [[Brabham]] team owner, [[Bernie Ecclestone]], rated Pace highly and went on record saying that if Pace hadn't died, he would never have needed the services of triple world champion [[Niki Lauda]].{{Fact|date=July 2007}} Pace is buried in Cemitério do Araça, São Paulo.


== History ==
[[Image:1973-05-27 35 Carlos Pace, Ferrari, Hatzenbach.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Pace driving a [[Ferrari 312PB]] at the [[Nürburgring]] in 1973.]]
Founded in 1876, Prairie View A&M University is the second oldest state-sponsored institution of higher education in Texas.
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==Complete Formula One World Championship results==
In 1876, 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 an "Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Benefit of Colored Youth" as part of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now [[Texas A&M University]]).<ref name="Handbook">{{cite web|url=http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/PP/kcp6.html|title=Handbook of Texas Online}}</ref> Governor [[Richard Hubbard]] appointed a three-man commission, including [[Ashbel Smith]], a long-time supporter of public education. The Commissioners bought Alta Vista Plantation, near Hempstead in [[Waller County, Texas]] for $15,000, and turned the school over to the A&M board. Texas A&M President [[Thomas S. Gathright]] selected L. W. Minor of Mississippi as the first principal, and on [[March 11]], [[1878]], eight young African-American men enrolled in the short-lived Alta Vista Agricultural College. They were charged tuition of $130 which included nine months of instruction, board, and one uniform.<ref name="Handbook" /> In 1879, as the institution was struggling to find resources to continue, Governor [[Oran Roberts]] suggested closing the college. But Barnas Sears, an agent for the Peabody Fund, persuaded the [[Sixteenth Texas Legislature]] to issue charters two [[normal school]]s for the training of teachers, one of which would be called Prairie View Normal Institute. The Texas A&M College board met at Hempstead in August 1879, and established thirteen elementary and secondary subjects, and founded the coeducational institution. Women were housed in the plantation house, now called Kirby Hall, and boys were housed in a combination chapel-dormitory called Pickett Hall. Among the first faculty appointed to the new normal school was E. H. Anderson. In 1882, a strong storm damaged Pickett Hall. This came at the same time as state funds ran out. State Comptroller William M. Brown refused to continue paying the school's debts from the state's university fund, so Governor Roberts had to solicit money from merchants. E. H. Anderson died in 1885, and his brother L. C. Anderson became the principal of Prairie View. A longstanding dispute as to the mission of the school was resolved in 1887 when the legislature added an agricultural and mechanical department, thus returning the college to its original mission.<ref name="Handbook" />
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position / Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

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== Academics==
! Year
The university offers academic programs through the following administrative units:
! Entrant
*College of Agriculture and Human Sciences
! Chassis
*School of Architecture
! Engine
*College of Arts and Sciences
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*College of Business
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*College of Education
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*College of Engineering
! 4
*College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology
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*College of Nursing
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*Graduate School
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! 8
==Demographics==
! 9
The university enrolls 6,324 undergraduate students and 1,758 graduate students who come from all 50 U.S. states and several countries throughout the world.{{fact|date=September 2008}}<!--numbers don't match enrollment in infobox ---> Currently 56% of the students are female, and 44% are male.
! 10

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==Campus==
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The university sits on a {{convert|1440|acre|km2|sing=on}} campus in Prairie View, Texas and is {{convert|47.4|mi|km}} from the city hall of [[Houston, Texas]].
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Students may live in campus housing owned by [[American Campus Communities]]. Freshmen students on campus may reside in the University College community. Upperclassmen may live in apartment style living either in University Village Phase I, II, or III. Phase III has a academic standard (3.0 GPA). The first of these apartment buildings was built in 1996.
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==Student activities==
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===Athletics===
! WDC
{{Splitsection|Prairie View A&M Panthers|date=August 2008}}
! Points
Prairie View A&M University offers a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports programs.

Men's and women's athletics 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 of the SWAC in sports where the conference is divided. Prairie View competes in NCAA [[Division I-AA]] in football, and [[Division I]] in all other varsity sports.

Men's varsity sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and track and field. Women's varsity sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

====Football====
The first football coach at Prairie View was [[H.B. Hucles]] who began in 1924. Prior to coach Hucles's arrival at Prairie View, the school played two games without a coach on record: a 1907 7-0 win against a team from [[Wylie, Texas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/prairie_view_a&m/yearly_results.php?year=1907|title=Prairie View 1907 Football Results}}</ref> and a 1920 6-7 loss against [[Tuskegee University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/prairie_view_a&m/yearly_results.php?year=1920|title=Prairie View 1920 Football Results}}</ref>

The team lost 80 consecutive games between 1989-98, almost doubling [[Columbia University|Columbia University's]] 44 straight losses between 1983-1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0702/gallery.losingstreaks/content.4.html|title=SI.com - Photo Gallery - Memorable Losing Streaks}}</ref>

On November 10, 2007, it clinched its first winning season since 1976 with a 30-27 victory over traditional power [[Jackson State University]] under coach [[Henry Frazier, III]].

====Women's basketball====
The women's basketball team received national attention in 2005 with the naming of [[Cynthia Cooper]] as the head basketball coach. Cooper, a two-time [[WNBA]] MVP, led the Lady Panthers to the school's first ever SWAC title and NCAA Tournament berth in her second season as coach.

====Women's outdoor track & field====
In 1974 and 1976 the women's outdoor track and field team won [[AIAW]] national championships.

===Marching band===
{| class="infobox" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="font-size: 90%;"
|+ style="font-size: 1.25em;" |'''Marching Storm leadership'''
|-
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|Prof. George W. Edwards
| [[1972 Formula One season|1972]]
|Director
! [[Frank Williams Racing Cars|Team Williams-Motul]]
! [[March Engineering|March]] [[March 711|711]]
! [[Cosworth]] [[V8]]
| [[1972 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small></small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1972 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>17</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1972 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1972 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>17</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1972 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1972 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1972 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1972 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1972 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1972 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1972 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1972 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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! 18th
! 3
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|Dr. Marget Sherrod
| [[1973 Formula One season|1973]]
|Majorette Director
! [[Brooke Bond]] [[Oxo (food)|Oxo]] [[Surtees|Team Surtees]]
! [[Surtees]] [[Surtees TS14|TS14A]]
! [[Cosworth]] [[V8]]
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1973 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1973 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1973 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1973 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1973 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1973 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1973 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1973 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1973 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1973 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ''[[1973 German Grand Prix|GER]]''<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| ''[[1973 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]''<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1973 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1973 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1973 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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! 11th
! 7
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|Dr. William McQueen
| rowspan="4" | [[1974 Formula One season|1974]]
|Assistant Band Director
! [[Surtees|Team Surtees]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Surtees]] [[Surtees TS16|TS16]]
! rowspan="4" | [[Cosworth]] [[V8]]
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1974 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1974 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>4</small>
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! rowspan="4" | 11
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|Prof. Larry Jones
! [[Bang & Olufsen]] [[Surtees|Team Surtees]]
|Assistant Band Director
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1974 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1974 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1974 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1974 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1974 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
| [[1974 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small></small>
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|Mr. Mark Gordon
! Hexagon Racing
|Assistant Band Director
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT42|BT42]]
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|bgcolor="#FFCFCF"| [[1974 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>DNQ</small>
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! [[Brabham|Motor Racing Developments]]
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT44|BT44]]
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1974 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1974 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1974 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ''[[1974 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]''<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1974 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''[[1974 United States Grand Prix|USA]]''<br /><small>2</small>
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| [[1975 Formula One season|1975]]
! [[Martini Racing]]
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT44|BT44B]]
! [[Cosworth]] [[V8]]
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1975 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1975 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| '''''[[1975 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]'''''<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1975 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1975 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1975 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1975 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1975 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1975 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1975 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1975 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1975 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1975 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1975 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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! 6th
! 24
|-
| [[1976 Formula One season|1976]]
! [[Martini Racing]]
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT45|BT45]]
! [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]] [[Flat-12]]
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1976 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1976 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1976 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1976 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1976 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1976 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1976 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1976 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1976 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1976 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1976 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1976 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1976 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1976 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1976 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1976 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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! 14th
! 7
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| rowspan="2" | [[1977 Formula One season|1977]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Martini Racing]]
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT45|BT45]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]] [[Flat-12]]
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1977 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1977 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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! rowspan="2" | 6
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! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT45|BT45B]]
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|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1977 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>13</small>
| [[1977 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1977 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1977 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1977 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1977 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1977 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1977 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1977 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1977 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1977 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1977 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1977 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1977 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small></small>
|}
|}
The university's official marching band is referred to as the Marching Storm and supports the Delta Psi chapter of [[Kappa Kappa Psi|Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity Inc.]] along with the Epsilon Psi chapter of [[Tau Beta Sigma|Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority Inc.]]. Past performances include President George W. Bush’s 2001 Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., the 2004 Dallas Cowboys' Thanksgiving Day game, and the [[Honda Battle of the Bands]] Invitational Showcase in Atlanta, Georgia.

;Blackk Foxxes
The Marching Storm is joined by the Black Foxxes, the university majorette line.

;The McFunk B.O.X
The McFunk B.O.X is the drumline. "The B.O.X.", as they are affectionately called, was the first black collegiate showstyle drumline to debut a feature in the middle of a halftime show, beginning in the fall season of 1985.{{fact|date=September 2008}}

===Fraternities and sororities===
All nine members of the [[National Pan-Hellenic Council]] are represented at PVAMU. Though not a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, [[Kappa Kappa Psi]] a national Honorary Band Fraternity, was the first Greek organization to have a chapter on campus.

==Notable alumni==
{{AlumniStart}}
{{Alum|name=[[Julius Wesley Becton, Jr.]]|year=|nota=Lieutenant General US Army, [[FEMA]] Director, and educator|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[J. Don Boney]] |year=1948 |nota=First President of the [[University of Houston–Downtown]] |ref=}}
{{Alum|name=Rev. [[Emanuel Cleaver|Emanuel Cleaver II]]|year=|nota=U.S. House of Representatives, 5th District of Missouri|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[Cecil Cooper]]|year=|nota=5-time [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game| All-Star]], 17-year career with [[Boston Red Sox]] and [[Milwaukee Brewers]], current [[Houston Astros]] manager|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[Terry Ellis]]|year=|nota=vocalist and member of female R&B group [[En Vogue]]|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[Sidney A. McPhee]]|year=|nota=President of [[Middle Tennessee State University]]|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[Dewey Redman]]|year=|nota=jazz saxophonist|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[Frederick D. Patterson]]|year=|nota=founder of [[United Negro College Fund]]|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[Inez Beverly Prosser]]|year=|nota=the first African-American woman to receive a doctoral degree in psychology|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[Mr. T]]|year=|nota=actor (did not graduate)|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[Otis Taylor (American football)|Otis Taylor]]|year=|nota=member of 1969 World Champion [[Kansas City Chiefs]] Hall of Fame|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[Craig Washington]]|year=|nota=former member, U.S. House of Representatives, 1989-1994 [[United States House of Representatives, Texas District 18|18th District, Texas]]|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[DJ Premier]]|year=|nota=member of [[Gang Starr]]|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[Ken Houston]]|year=|nota=Member [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]], 13 year career as strong safety with [[Houston Oilers]] and [[Washington Redskins]]|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[Charles Brown (musician)|Charles Brown]]|year=|nota=Legendary Blues Recording Artist and member of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[Dave Webster]]|year=|nota=Former [[American Football League]] All-Pro football player for the [[Kansas City Chiefs|Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs]], [[Prairie View A&M University]] Hall of Fame inductee and one of the first blacks to play professional football in the [[American Football League]].|ref=}}
{{Alum|name=[[Zelmo Beaty]]|year=|nota=Former professional basketball player with the St. Louis and later Atlanta Hawks (1962-1969; NBA), the Utah Stars (1969-1974; ABA), and the Los Angeles Lakers (1974-1975; NBA).|ref=}}
{{AlumniEnd}}


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.pvamu.edu/ www.pvamu.edu] Official web site
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*[http://tamus.edu/ tamus.edu] The Texas A&M University System

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Prairie View A&M University
File:Pvamuseal.png
MottoPrairie View Produces Productive People
TypePublic, HBCU
Established1876
Endowment$34 million
PresidentDr. George C. Wright
Academic staff
422
Students8,382
Location
Prairie View
,
Texas
,

United States
ColorsPurple and Gold
   
NicknamePanthers
AffiliationsSouthwestern Athletic Conference - West Division
Websitewww.pvamu.edu
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Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools.

History

Founded in 1876, Prairie View A&M University is the second oldest state-sponsored institution of higher education in Texas.

In 1876, 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 an "Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Benefit of Colored Youth" as part of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University).[1] Governor Richard Hubbard appointed a three-man commission, including Ashbel Smith, a long-time supporter of public education. The Commissioners bought Alta Vista Plantation, near Hempstead in Waller County, Texas for $15,000, and turned the school over to the A&M board. Texas A&M President Thomas S. Gathright selected L. W. Minor of Mississippi as the first principal, and on March 11, 1878, eight young African-American men enrolled in the short-lived Alta Vista Agricultural College. They were charged tuition of $130 which included nine months of instruction, board, and one uniform.[1] In 1879, as the institution was struggling to find resources to continue, Governor Oran Roberts suggested closing the college. But Barnas Sears, an agent for the Peabody Fund, persuaded the Sixteenth Texas Legislature to issue charters two normal schools for the training of teachers, one of which would be called Prairie View Normal Institute. The Texas A&M College board met at Hempstead in August 1879, and established thirteen elementary and secondary subjects, and founded the coeducational institution. Women were housed in the plantation house, now called Kirby Hall, and boys were housed in a combination chapel-dormitory called Pickett Hall. Among the first faculty appointed to the new normal school was E. H. Anderson. In 1882, a strong storm damaged Pickett Hall. This came at the same time as state funds ran out. State Comptroller William M. Brown refused to continue paying the school's debts from the state's university fund, so Governor Roberts had to solicit money from merchants. E. H. Anderson died in 1885, and his brother L. C. Anderson became the principal of Prairie View. A longstanding dispute as to the mission of the school was resolved in 1887 when the legislature added an agricultural and mechanical department, thus returning the college to its original mission.[1]

Academics

The university offers academic programs through the following administrative units:

  • College of Agriculture and Human Sciences
  • School of Architecture
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Business
  • College of Education
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology
  • College of Nursing
  • Graduate School

Demographics

The university enrolls 6,324 undergraduate students and 1,758 graduate students who come from all 50 U.S. states and several countries throughout the world.[citation needed] Currently 56% of the students are female, and 44% are male.

Campus

The university sits on a 1,440-acre (5.8 km2) campus in Prairie View, Texas and is 47.4 miles (76.3 km) from the city hall of Houston, Texas.

Students may live in campus housing owned by American Campus Communities. Freshmen students on campus may reside in the University College community. Upperclassmen may live in apartment style living either in University Village Phase I, II, or III. Phase III has a academic standard (3.0 GPA). The first of these apartment buildings was built in 1996.

Student activities

Athletics

Prairie View A&M University offers a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports programs.

Men's and women's athletics 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 of the SWAC in sports where the conference is divided. Prairie View competes in NCAA Division I-AA in football, and Division I in all other varsity sports.

Men's varsity sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and track and field. Women's varsity sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

Football

The first football coach at Prairie View was H.B. Hucles who began in 1924. Prior to coach Hucles's arrival at Prairie View, the school played two games without a coach on record: a 1907 7-0 win against a team from Wylie, Texas[2] and a 1920 6-7 loss against Tuskegee University.[3]

The team lost 80 consecutive games between 1989-98, almost doubling Columbia University's 44 straight losses between 1983-1988.[4]

On November 10, 2007, it clinched its first winning season since 1976 with a 30-27 victory over traditional power Jackson State University under coach Henry Frazier, III.

Women's basketball

The women's basketball team received national attention in 2005 with the naming of Cynthia Cooper as the head basketball coach. Cooper, a two-time WNBA MVP, led the Lady Panthers to the school's first ever SWAC title and NCAA Tournament berth in her second season as coach.

Women's outdoor track & field

In 1974 and 1976 the women's outdoor track and field team won AIAW national championships.

Marching band

Marching Storm leadership
Prof. George W. Edwards Director
Dr. Marget Sherrod Majorette Director
Dr. William McQueen Assistant Band Director
Prof. Larry Jones Assistant Band Director
Mr. Mark Gordon Assistant Band Director

The university's official marching band is referred to as the Marching Storm and supports the Delta Psi chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity Inc. along with the Epsilon Psi chapter of Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority Inc.. Past performances include President George W. Bush’s 2001 Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., the 2004 Dallas Cowboys' Thanksgiving Day game, and the Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase in Atlanta, Georgia.

Blackk Foxxes

The Marching Storm is joined by the Black Foxxes, the university majorette line.

The McFunk B.O.X

The McFunk B.O.X is the drumline. "The B.O.X.", as they are affectionately called, was the first black collegiate showstyle drumline to debut a feature in the middle of a halftime show, beginning in the fall season of 1985.[citation needed]

Fraternities and sororities

All nine members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council are represented at PVAMU. Though not a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Kappa Kappa Psi a national Honorary Band Fraternity, was the first Greek organization to have a chapter on campus.

Notable alumni

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Julius Wesley Becton, Jr. Lieutenant General US Army, FEMA Director, and educator
J. Don Boney 1948 First President of the University of Houston–Downtown
Rev. Emanuel Cleaver II U.S. House of Representatives, 5th District of Missouri
Cecil Cooper 5-time MLB All-Star, 17-year career with Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers, current Houston Astros manager
Terry Ellis vocalist and member of female R&B group En Vogue
Sidney A. McPhee President of Middle Tennessee State University
Dewey Redman jazz saxophonist
Frederick D. Patterson founder of United Negro College Fund
Inez Beverly Prosser the first African-American woman to receive a doctoral degree in psychology
Mr. T actor (did not graduate)
Otis Taylor member of 1969 World Champion Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame
Craig Washington former member, U.S. House of Representatives, 1989-1994 18th District, Texas
DJ Premier member of Gang Starr
Ken Houston Member Pro Football Hall of Fame, 13 year career as strong safety with Houston Oilers and Washington Redskins
Charles Brown Legendary Blues Recording Artist and member of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Dave Webster Former American Football League All-Pro football player for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, Prairie View A&M University Hall of Fame inductee and one of the first blacks to play professional football in the American Football League.
Zelmo Beaty Former professional basketball player with the St. Louis and later Atlanta Hawks (1962-1969; NBA), the Utah Stars (1969-1974; ABA), and the Los Angeles Lakers (1974-1975; NBA).

References

  1. ^ a b c "Handbook of Texas Online".
  2. ^ "Prairie View 1907 Football Results".
  3. ^ "Prairie View 1920 Football Results".
  4. ^ "SI.com - Photo Gallery - Memorable Losing Streaks".

External links

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