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A
GGIELIFE
A is for Aggie
Boettcher brings Aggie traditions to children^
BY SCOTT HARRIS
The Battalion
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M onopoly, THvial Pur
suit and The Game
of Life — the Aggie
tradition has spread its wings
and touched many facets of
popular American culture.
Cindy Boettcher, author of
Anna Meagan: The Aggie
Cinderella Story, has added
to the line of Texas A&M cul
ture with children’s books.
Boettcher said she took what
started out as a class project
and turned it into something
that went far beyond her
wildest expectations.
“I was in a children’s lit
erature class working on get
ting my Ph.D.,’’ Boettcher
said. “In the class, we had to
write a twist on a fairy tale.
Well, 1 love Cinderella, and I
collect Cinderella stories, so I
wrote a twist on the Cin
derella story. The original
version was different than
the version today; it was orig
inally Boot Dance not Ring
Dance and there are some
other things — I asked Aggie
students for help to make it
more realistic.”
Boettcher received her
master’s degree in education
psychology from A&M in
1976 and her doctorate in
curriculum and instruction in
1998. She has taught for 20
years and is now a professor
at A&M.
Boettcher was born and
raised in Canada and first at
tended the University of
Hawaii before transferring to
the University of Texas to re
ceive her undergraduate de
gree.
“I got my degree from
t.u.” Boettcher said. “But 1
got my education from Texas
A&M.”
Brian Wasson, Class of ’95
and trade book manager at the MSC Bookstore, said he
knew the book would be successful the first time he saw
it.
“She came in three years ago on a Saturday morning
with a bunch of her books,” Wasson said. “1 ordered 200
copies without my manager’s approval, but they sold
out so fast that the manager didn’t care. We’ve ordered
thousands since then and we always keep 150- to 200
copies in stock. ”
In addition to Anna Meagan Boettcher has also writ
ten the books Whoop! An Aggie Football Weekend and
A is for Aggie. Whoop is based on her memories of bring
ing her two children to Aggie football games, and A is
for Aggie is an alphabetical guide to the traditions at
A&M.
Wasson said Boettcher’s are the best selling books in
the store.
“We count on her books during football season be
cause tourists come in looking for books about Texas
A&M University,” Wasson said. “During the games, she
does us the favor of coming in and signing the books.
Her books are a good representative to other non-Aggies
with Aggies in their families. It makes things much more
clear to them.
“Elephant Walk, Ring Dance, Bonfire, really any uni
versity event — the books become really popular. That
and the mother’s clubs can’t get enough of them.”
Boettcher said her books are really popular with the
college crowd.
“My books were intended for children, but they are
a big hit with college kids,” Boettcher said. “1 sell many
of my books through clubs at the University. When they
sell my books, I donate money to the clubs who then,
in turn, must donate the money to scholarships. I have
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of several Aggie children’s books dispa
donated over $35,000 towardsdifferents|
Boettcher said there is much worktl
ing books for children.
“It is not as easy as it would seemaij
writing books that involve this unive
said. “I have to be careful not toi
“I talked to a lot of Aggies. Theyhavt
family that cuts across all lines, a real;
raderie. All the students I talked tot
The yell leaders, the archivist at Cushing!
editor of Texas Aggie Magazine, allhel
formation for my hooks.”
The illustrations for Boettcher’s boot-
one of the major reasons for theirsuccsj
er, Boettcher’s husband, takes photograp
and events around the University for
takes 2000-3000 pictures per book art
photographs to the artist. Everybody
actual students at A&M. Tammie Bissei: )ack on the
Anna Meagan and Whoop while Bendaunted by
trated A is for Aggie. Both Bissett anr ium could
known Aggie artists. helve a sec
Wasson said the hooks are a good lobody mu
Aggie seed of pride in children.
"It is a way to foster and develop a r®
family that we as Aggies hold dear,”toll
makes me excited to think about a (on: gV .
read to by Uncle Bob, who is instilling A&ft
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their young mind by reading Whoop!k
Weekend.” %§ K
Boettcher’s fans can expect another* le p^ ( n ( 1 ,^ se
or early August. The new book titled L -
a counting book with 21 traditions not ft ln 1 a< Fc
Aggie. This book will incorporate manyc 0| |Souiliwe
well as some of the newer ones, suchat
D<?liver\
($10 minimu
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The Women In Science and Engineering (WISE), an
organization of women graduate students, staff, and
faculty will host its seventh annual all-day
professional and career development conference.
The conference “Creating a Positive Career Experience”, which will take place on Saturday,
February 20, 1999, at the MSC on the Texas A&M campus, will focus on giving participants the
skills and insights needed to succeed in the scientific and technological workplace of the year
2000 and beyond.
Participants will select from topics such as:
Positive Perceptions
Your Turn-My Turn
Enhancing Career Advancement
This year’s keynote speaker will be the Special Assistant to the Provost of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Dr. Stephanie Bird.
Contact Nancy Magnussen at (409) 845-5587 or via e-mail at
nancy@isc.tamu.edu for registration information. Free child care will be
provided on site. Registration deadline is February 18 ,h .
Sponsors: Office of the Vice President for Research and Associate Provost for Graduate Studies, College of Science,
College of Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Geosciences and Maritime Studies,
College of Veterinary Medicine
Corporate Sponsors: GTE, DuPont, Lockheed-Martin (corporate sponsors will have representatives at the conference)
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