alumnus, alumni, alumna, alumnae

“Alumnus” refers to a male graduate (plural: “alumni”). “Alumna” is a female graduate (plural: “alumnae”). Use “alumni” to refer to a group of mixed gender. At Texas A&M, the preferred term is generally “former students.”

Texas A&M class year may be added after a person’s name. If the person also had credentials listed, the order depends on whether his or her Texas A&M class year was in relation to that credential. For example, if Jane Doe’s only degree from Texas A&M was her MD, she would be listed as Jane Doe, MD ’11. However, if she earned her bachelor’s degree at Texas A&M and that was what was being listed, the order would go like this: Jane Doe ’07, MD . If she earned her bachelor’s degree and then a higher degree that was being listed as a credential both at Texas A&M, it would look like this: Jane Doe ’07, MD ’11. In general, the year should go next to the degree earned in that year, unless the credential corresponding to that class year is a lower degree and one that is not listed after the person’s name, in which case it will go by itself before the degrees. See class year.