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The Association of Former Students is the official alumni association of Texas A&M University and operates as a 501 (c)(3) organization.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=The Association of Former Students )〕 The Association recognizes over 640,000 people as part of the Aggie Network and oversees 244 clubs worldwide.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aggienetwork.com/media/online-docs/resource-guide/index.html )〕 Known to Aggies as simply The Association, the group is dedicated to promoting the interests and welfare of Texas A&M University, perpetuating ties of affection and esteem that students formed during their college days, and serving the current student body. The Association facilitates numerous programs aimed at connecting the worldwide Texas A&M community, such as Class Reunions, A&M Clubs, the Aggie Ring program, the publication of the ''Texas Aggie'' magazine, and 'Find an Aggie' database that is housed on The Association's website, AggieNetwork.com.〔 ==History== The Association was established on June 26, 1879, when 11 former cadets hosted a reception in Houston initiating the first formal organization of A&M former students. In 1888, the Ex-Cadets Association was reorganized to form the Alumni Association.〔 In the mid-1890s, E.P. Cushing founded Alpha Phi to "work for the upbuilding of the college." 〔 Cushing chose to contact all 3,000 former students of the college, rather than just the 300 students who had received degrees. As a result, the term "former student" is used in lieu of "alumnus" or "ex-Aggie" (keeping with tradition that "once an Aggie, always an Aggie"). A coalition was formed between the A&M Alumni Association and Alpha Phi Fraternity in 1919 to form “The Association of Former Students.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=The Association of Former Students )〕 Lacking a permanent location on the A&M campus, the Alumni Association created a fundraising campaign to erect a YMCA-Alumni Memorial Building in 1910. Although this building was dedicated on February 15, 1915, the Y never was home to the Alumni Association. Instead, the Alumni Association forfeited the building to Texas A&M to provide space for the campus's growth. In 1987, The Association constructed its first free-standing building, the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center, and the long series of temporary locations ended.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=The Association of Former Students )〕 From 1947 to 1964, Dick Hervey was the executive secretary of the association. Under his leadership, the first computerized database, the university archives, and the "Distinguished Alumnus Award", which Hervey himself received in 1988, were all established. Hervey was also the mayor of College Station from 1971 to 1974.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hervey, James "Dick" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Association of Former Students」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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