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About The Center

The Marilyn Kent Byrne Student Success Center was established in 2007 in the College of Education and Human Development. Established by Dorothy and Artie McFerrin '65 in honor of Marilyn Kent Byrne, a distinguished educator with over 30 years of service to the field, the center is committed to furthering student success in education.

Dr. Marilyn Kent Byrne is an educator who is dedicated to the success of her students. For a lifetime, she has worked tirelessly to foster the drive to succeed with students of all ages.

Dr. Byrne began her career as a teacher in Idaho, subsequently teaching in three other states before becoming a school administrator and principal in Oregon. Her last professional position before retirement was as dean of graduate studies in educational leadership at Doane College in Nebraska.
  
Her list of accolades is many and varied; however, designing and delivering a new graduate program in educational leadership to prepare principals for Nebraska schools and leading the improvement of a low-performing middle school in Oregon are two of her most noteworthy accomplishments.

Dorothy and Artie McFerrin are committed to furthering student success in education. They are dedicated Aggies and they have generously supported numerous projects and programs on the Texas A&M University campus. Dorothy is a member of the College of Education and Human Development's Advisory Council and previously worked as a sociologist who brought social issues including drug/alcohol abuse, crime awareness and AIDS education into public schools to be addressed. Artie McFerrin founded KMCO, one of the premier custom manufacturing and specialty chemical providers in the nation.

 

 

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