Hall of Honor Inductees

According to Dr. “Sammy” Sanders, “Texas A&M made me what I am today.” He lettered in football, basketball, and track. He went on to achieve success in football and medicine as a founder of the Mid-South Football Officials Association and Head of the Department of Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. His love for the Corps was expressed shortly before his death when he became the principal donor for the construction of the Corps of Cadets Center, now known as the Sanders Corps of Cadets Center.

The extraordinary 38-year military career of the late General Bruce, spanning two world wars, includes the creation of the Tank Destroyer Center in 1941. Later, he was known as the “Father and Founder” of Fort Hood.

He received the Distinguished Service Cross for valor in World War I, both Army and Navy Distinguished Service Metals, and the Air Metal in World War II. After serving as commandant at the Armed Forces College, he retired in 1954 to become president and later chancellor of the University of Houston.