Amarillo College picked up a 2025 Outstanding Project from Learning By Design for the nearly 50,000 square-foot FirstBank Southwest Center on AC’s Washington Street campus in Amarillo. The designation appears in the spring issue of Learning By Design. “This exemplifies the creative and functional design that helped create a show piece on the campus,” said Chris Sharp, AC’s vice president of business affairs. “We are thrilled the work was recognized in this way.” 

Amarillo College has a new head women’s volleyball coach who likely needs no introduction to enthusiasts of the sport, and not just those residing in the Texas Panhandle; Scott Sandel has helped produce winning teams from coast to coast.

In a career spanning 35 years, Sandel has assembled an impressive résumé that reflects his coaching prowess at the club, high school, and collegiate levels and conspicuously includes 10 NCAA post-season appearances.