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Hispanics at Texas A&M
Celebrating 130 Years
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The Advisory Committee and the director and staff of Cushing Memorial
Library and Archives were charged with "telling the story of Hispanics at
Texas A&M" from its earliest years to its current highly regarded standing
as one of the nation's major public research universities.
Guided by the charge that intellectual honesty would serve as the underlying principle of its
ingtAry, the committee and the Cushing staff began its task. Discussions centered on how
best to celebrate and document tl e. presence and contributions of Hispanics at "Texas AB:M
University. One of the first tasks at. hand was naming the exhibit. After much deliberation,
the committee agreed on, "lSiempre! Hispanic-, at. Texas A&AT: Celebrating 1.30 years." I'lie
story was to be told based ou arcltival documentation and materials conta-AMted by foriner
students and c:omii unity nicunbcrs. "I"liree small boxes of dociunent.s and, photographs depicting
Ilispanics at Texas A&M were available as a starting point;. 'I`lirougli the tircless effort. of the.
Ci:tshing staff and the committee tzieinbcrs, the project has developed into a premier exhibit
that features hispanic-, at AA-Al across the years. It is a distinct: privilege to honor Ilispanics
and their contributions in making this a great wA ersity.
Clearly; tlac. story of flispauies/Latinos at Texas ABr-NI Unixci-sity has just begun to be told.
Therc are niarty hispanic.kAggics who deserve to be included in the main exhibit. The exhibit,
however, cart only fe.atin•c a representative few who illustrate the, many facets ofAggieland life,
namcly traditicaus, aczidcni cs, adilet:ics. service, scliolarsliip, and colmra city. As is evident,
Hispanics have been part of tlic=. historical fabric of Texas ,,SLM f-ro in the start:.
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I. From War Heroes and International World headers to Loyal Staff Workers
The opportunity that the exhibit affords is to present the names and faces of honorable men and women who
contributed to the shaping of Texas AMM. The special place in the history of the first Hispanic Aggie to graduate
at A&M is finally publicly acknowledged. The Hispanic Aggie war heroes now, have been brought out from the
forgotten past. The inte-niational Aggie who became a president of a South American country is honored. The
contributions of food service and other workers now have a place in this history. The Mexican football player who
made the first touchdown at an Aggie football game; the first Hispanic woman to achieve the rank of Professor; the
Latino/a professors who inspire(d) and challenge(d) their students; the alumni who now help shape the future of
the histitution-all have left an indelible marls on the Uuiversity. No longer are their stories left untold, forgotten,
and hidden-the proud history of Hispanics at Texas AMA= is finally celebrated.
11. Challenges
The story of Hispanics at. Texas A(KM, however, is not complete. Much of the work still remains in the unfolding
story. As the exhibit is suede public, more stories of Aggie. Latinos/as will eanerge. One of the challenges taced by
the Cushing personnel and the committee was the limited amount of archival doctmientation. Time constraints to
meet the eLhibit's deadlines have challenged research on the subject: contacthig former students, recording their
oral history, soliciting photographs and other related activities critical in recording the role of 1-lispanics at Texas
A&M. Now that. the store= of Hispanics at'lcxas A&TNt University has found its proper place iii the institution',,,,
history, the biggest cliallcngc is kccphig it alive
III. Conellisiol
Piecing together the stories acid pliotographs of 1lisp mics at AXAT provides a broad foundation upon NvIiich
to continue to illustrate the roles that Iispanics/I.atiuios have. played in the history of'Texas AMNI I'niversity.
«'Iiat. emerges from the exliil>it is thal atl Aggics can takc pride in the fact that. Iispanics/I; atinos have been
part of its history since its cartx st, rears. Nonetheless, as the ccntin-V cvolvcs, iiauch worl~ remains if the
presence of Hispanics at 'I`cxas <<i& )I is to continue to increase aster the ['adversity's first 1.30 years.
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How Do We Refer to Spanish speakers?
By Marco A. Portales, Ph.D.
Since the period between the two World Wars, people who have spoken Spanish, particularly in Texas,
have been referred to by a number of terms that have understandably left many people confused about
the correct mode of address. Although some people used "Mexican" and "Mexican American" loosely,
the two terms designate distinctly different nationalities. A Mexican is a citizen of Mexico; and,
Mexican Americans were first created a year after the end of the U.S. War with Mexico, which occurred
between 1846 and 1848.
In 1970, in an effort to be more inclusive of all Spanish-speakers from the rest of the world, the United
States Census Bureau first used the term "Hispanic." This term has been in wide use since. In the
late. 1960s, however, the term "Chicano" and "Chicana" also gained prominence, primarily among
political activists in California and Arizona who sought to improve the status quo for Spanish-speakers
throughout the United States. Due to the fact that roughly two-thirds of people who speak Spanish in
the U.S. derive from Mexico, these terms have been embraced by some people and not others; both
within and without the Spanish-speaking community.
More recently, "Latino" and "Latina" have been widely used because, in some quarters, the term
"Hispanic" has tended to upset; people who feel that, using this word pays unnecessary allegiance
to Spain. As the mother country of the Spanish language, from this perspective Spain is seen as
the country that largely colonized the southern part of the American continent beginning in the
16th century.
For these reasons, successfully identifying people who use or whose predecessors have employed the
Spanish language is not an easy task. Indeed, people whose ancestors spoke Spanish or who currently
speak Spanish, historically, have been varied and culturally mixed. Today, their genealogical roots
today derive from all of the world's races, cthnicities, and cultural groups.
Even then, it is becoming increasingly clear that the preferred nauncr of addressing people of Spanish
descent, largely because the words tlzennsclvcs appear more agreeable and less upsetting to the majority
of Spanish-speakers: are as "Ltntinos" and "Latinas."
Nonetheless, because a good amount of the world's contemporary knowledge and information, especially
since 1970, has been categorized and filed under the term "Hispanic," the practice that has emerged is
to use both "IKntinnos/Latinas" and "llispanies" izrtercliangeably. The use of both terms, indeed, is the
practice, that this exhibit employs.
We hope that no one will tale umbrage witli the Nvays that our eoinnittec has ehoscnn to represent
men and women of Spanish-speaking parents who have studied at Texas A&Nf during the University's
130-year history in College Station.
Advisory Committee
Norma Adame Arizpe, Hispanic Studies
Department, College of Liberal Arts
(advisory committee chair)
James A. Anderson, Office of the Vice President
and Associate Provost for Diversity
Vanessa Diaz de Rodriguez,
Multicultural Services Department
Car Garcia, Texas A&M University Libraries
Sergio L. Herrera, Graduate Student Council
Beckv R. Petitt, Office of the Vice President
and Associate Provost for Diversity
Marco A. Poi titles, English Department,
College of Liberal Arts
Edward W Romero,
College ofAgricalture and Life Sciences
Adriana J. Trujillo,
Texas A&M University Libraries
Curatorial Staff
Miguel,hua-ez, David L. Chapman,
Gregory L. Cuellar, Diana Ramirez
Administrative, Editorial,
and Research Support,
Charlene Clark, Valerie Coleman, Steplanie
Elmquist, Lcila Grahain, Rebecca Hankins,
Adelle Hedleston, Alclyssa. Henderson,
Katherine Herzog, Kristen Hill, . Jemeela Ingrani,
Robin Hutchison, Gina Moreno, Christopher
Morrow, Kristen Moss, Bctsy Nitsch, I.attra
125mos, Lisa Richter, :Nancy Rodriguez, lrmie
Ross, Rebecca Caitlin Roy, Isabel Segarta, 11111ury
Sj6g'ren, Steven Uscar Smith, Tcssa `fhibodeau,
Timothy A. XVcavu,,Io5:oungblood, Lynn Z-vuda
Funding Has Been
Generously Provided by:
Association of Former Students
Texas A&AI Development Fouidation
Office of the President
Office of the. Provost
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
12th Man Foundation
Hispanic Studies Department
Multicultural Services Department.
Friends of the Sterliuig C. Evans Library
John H. Hinton Cushing Memorial Library and
Archives Endownicni.
Melbern G. Glasscock Center for
Humanities Research
Texas A&M University Libraries
Texas A&-If University Libraries
Diversity Committee
Norma, Victor, Victor J. and Andrew Arizpe
The Professional Hispanic
Network (PIIN) Members
Antonio Cepcda Benito
CSAI Nobcrto F. Espitia
Roger and Mary Lorenzo
vancssa Diaz de Rodriguez
Nancy Lugo
Robert Scan Mackin
Carolyn L. Sandoval
Juan C. and Carmen G. Villa
The Alexican-Arncrican Latino FacultyAsso iation
(ALILFA) :Members
Benito and Kathnar Flores
Marylyarn L. Alas and Barbara. F: Sharf
D. Edward and Maria C. -Nhirgaia
Alannel Pifia
Luis A. San Andres
Ciro V. Stmraya
Texas A&M Hispanic
Network Alernbers
Ralph, "53, Rachel, and
Col. Robert F, `68, Gonzales
Ileetor and Debbie Guticrez
Roger R. and Lilia ii. Martinez
Material for the Exhibit
Generously Loaned by:
Committee for the Awareness of
Mexican American Culture (CAALAC)
Ester and Jose Bernal
Helen Chavarria
I1C Rafael Garcia
Lionel Garcia
Butch Guerra, Jr.
Daniel R. Hernandez
Dorothy Heniandez
Texas A&M Student Alariaebi Group
Rafael A. Gonzales
Patrick Phillips, Filunnaker
Patty Puig Mueller
Daniel Ruiz
Additional digital photography by Miguel Juarez
Design
esd&assoeiates, San Antonio
Special Thanks to:
Sharon Colson, RADII` T; Alarty Holmes, the
Association ofForntcr Students, Debra Nlaeger,
University Purchasing; Newman Printings
Kara Bounds Socol, The Texas Aggie;
Barbara Smith, K13TX; Pcmny Zeal, TC AIU-FM;
John Knox Retirement Village, Weslasco, TX
(for Rafael H. Ciutron's photograph); William L.
Perry; Ronald G. Douglas.
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Jose Angel Ortiz, class of 1891, is the earliest luiown
Hispanic graduate of Texas A&M. He was born in
Laredo, Tess to Juan Ortiz and Jesusa Farias de
Ortiz, who had three other children-Bruna, Emilia
and Santos. He entered Texas A&M in 1887, taking
courses in mechanical engineering through his junior
year. It appears that he did not attend school during
the 1890-91 school year. He returned to A&M in
the fall of 1891 and graduated with a degree in civil
engineering. After graduation, he returned to Laredo
where he enjoyed a distinguished career while also
serving many years as city treasurer.
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Irma G. Alvarado
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Irma G. Alvarado is the earliest known ul
Hispanic woman to graduate from Texas
A&M. She was a member of the Class of
1970 and graduated with a bachelor's in
secondary education.
Jose Angel Ortiz
Class of 1891
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That the A&.M College of Texas is extending its R
Early Enroll, Ment
influence nationally and internationally is indicated front t
In the early 20th Century, international students the annual report ofthecollege, which isjustoffthepress.
Twenty states besides Texas are represented, with a total
attended Texas A&M. Students came from Brazil, Cuba, enrollment of 108 students. Twenty-four of these come
.NWxico and Peru to attend classes. from Arkansas, twenty-seven from Louisiana, fifteen
from Oklahoma. There are sixteen students in the col-
lege from &»eign countries that mclude Brazil, Cuba,
Mexico, Pens, and Poland. There were 1,678 enrolled
from Texas during the last session.
A VVA-W)truggle to
Return Home
In May 1920, two seniors from Arc-xtico, C sar Augustin Castillo, Chemical
Engineering, and Carlos Salazar, Agriculture, were allowed to graduate from
Texas A&-Ala month early to allow them a better chance of returning to
their homes when rexolution again threatened to inflame the whole country.
They boarded a ship in Galveston for Vera Cruz with Salazar's fat:licr and
made it home sately.
Eyewitnesses, to History
the Mexican Revolution of 1910 to 1920 lalaycd havoc Nvith
NggieS eonlila€ to school froth Mexico. Itl 1913, Migucl
Mza3-duez, E -i( is Aralllbllrtt rid l~c rnando friaric left
their hoanes iu Nlcxico (Jty for Collegc St ation, a4jonaaey
that gaol. two months to cotnaletc. Along the way, they
t tvc i-c. strandc(I when rcvohationarics dcstroticd the rail line,
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t v61 Messed the Battle of Motatctrcy, were threatened with
lacing shot by rebels, had tlic.ir hotcl btu•ne:d atld lost all
their posse'ssiolls. They retilrned to ixlcxico C.Itv'to Start
i oZ-cr € Id ctntnizlhmade their yvay by slam front krc a Cruz,
NW.. co to Galvcstoil. Texas.
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jchnnne, M! wlii In!tlA @ KY n((wrt to
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and pity fate. The NI-twg tlat f
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!try log fur tlra tralw, Tin Gri-
bee k, JI® Garxa. Lceux itndar, ^1Raa"
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flurmntnr and finr WL rn.
Distinguished
moo-Getter
Jim L. Garza
1914-1916
Jim L. Garza, a Saar Antonio native, was a distinguished
student in his first term as a freshman. In addition to
his duties in the Newman Chub and I:E. Society, he was
captain of the Company A basketball team.
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1905 Longhorn
Campus Illustrator
ExtraordmaiLre
a David Rodriguez
1902-1905
David Rodriguez was a major
illustrator for the Te:cas A&
Yeait>ook, The Longhorn.
Outside of illusirating, he.
was involved throughout the
campus, sci-ring as a member
of the Fencing Club and playing
t1,11111 'pct. for the A&NI
C;ollegc Band, Ile. -,vas also
involved intellectually in the
prestigious _lustin Literate
Socicty. Pictured. Liar heft
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conflict:
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the Corps?
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The following are excerpts from aii article
titled, "Another less Hall Suggestion,"
from The Battalion editorial. The
article raises the question, "Why
not give all students a chta ce
to earn their way
through school?"
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The first Hispanic workers at Texas A&M probably came with Ber laid Sbisa,
the director of the Stibsistence Departaicnt, to work in the mess hall. Sbisa,
a Czech ixn.migrant, had opened the Comntereial Hotel !it Matamoros, Mexico
in 1864, where lie became accustomcd to Nc-orkiag with :Mexicans in food
service. Wicsi he rettiuned to Texas in 1868 lie brought many of his workers
with him to Galveston. He continued the practice of employing hispanic
workers when lie came t,o Texas X&M and thus began a lorig tradition.
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ANOTHER MESS HALL SUGGESTION.
Inasmuch as the mess hall ques.
tion is being pretty freely discussed
through the columm of the Sat- t
talion, it nka,} not he out of dace:
to make one further eugestion. Jfi
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are hundreds of _ young men in ~
earn their board by putting in
'exas who would be glad of an op-;
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three or four hours a day at this
portuiity to earn their way
work. It would certainly not be
through college by this sort of ern-
ployrnent. There is scarcely a
more expensive to the college than
college in the -country that does
the present system of hiring Mex-
not have students engaged in work
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of this kind while }rzoseeutingd
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em I een or wenty o ars per
month besides boarding them. The
method of dress and general de.
meanor of the present force cannot
be regarded as particularly appe-
tizing or conducive to good man-
ners on the part of the Cadets,
though, of course clean aprons and
white iackets would do something i
toward remedying this defect. In!
addition, it is believed that the
change bere suggested would lielp
to rill the campus of an element
quite undesirable in a college com-
munity.
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Immediate Left Photo:
Emilio Salazar worked for 42 years in Food Services for the University.
Immediate Photo Below:
Emilio Salazar makes banana splits for the 1950 Aggie football team.
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but hey, now it's okay. You know. We A
can't forget that they have been here
doing this all along without anybody's
help. That is the help. They have paid
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Emilio Salazar's daughter
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AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE OF TEXAS
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
Sept, 19th 1921 1 4
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CERTIFICATE OF IDENTIFICATION:
THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE CARRIED BY THE PARTY WHOSE NAME APPEARS HEREON
AND WILL BE PRODUCED WHEN SO DIRECTED•BY THE DAY OR NIGHT INSPECTORS OF THE
ENO HOUSEHOLDER, DEPARTMENT, CONTRACTOR OR LNUtV10 UAL WILL EMPLOY Ah
GRO OR 714EXICAN IN ANY CAPACITY WHATSOEVER ON THE COLLEGE CAMPUS UNLESS
464.LF-THIS CERTIFICATE.
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as 054 ol17an----------------------and lives at 2_3D~_J3• _-c-Qn"0------- Sex-FQmAjQ
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Married or single---3~82`P1sd Nativity -N-____-___------
Age--50 Height---_5_s6 -Weight -145------------------------------------
Personal description
I c -iry that I nm emvlo"d by the varty or partieo mentioned above end that thi„+ eertm-tc habeen 1-11y- ylaincd to me And I npdrratanrl
that tailure•.o oroduce t1u, mrtilicate when directed to do eo by the inayaetora of Y 'go w:11 cauem e-ent1r and gaeglbla nrreat
Signature-
THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE 4SSUJW IAte.ROOM lO1.tiATN.~3i~ DIAT~ _ -
A Must Have for Hispanics
In the 1920s, this "Certificate of Identification" was required to be carried at all times by
Hispanic and African-American workers at Texas A&M. It also applied to the domestic staff
of the faculty living on campus. There was no requirement for Hispanic students.
This is an example from Abbie Jolmson in 1921.
"The method of dress and
general demeanor of the
present force (i.e. "negroes"
and Mexicans) cannot be
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appetizing or conducive to
good manners on the part
of the cadets, though, of
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white jackets would do
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something toward remedying
this defect."
-1905 editorial The Battalion
A special meal in the
basement, of Sbisa hall in the
early 1920s. Hispanic gaiters
arc sc en standing in the back
of the room. frcclucntly, the
only employment available to
f fi"Paiiies on the campus was
in the area of food service.
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Pete L. Rodriguez
2 Years of Service
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Pete L. Rodriguez, or "Uncle Pete," as he is Known at Texas
A&1\I and in the Bryan/Collegc Station community, worked for
the University for 52 gears. He was a cat<alyst. in the Mexican-
American community= and aided many persons (hiring his long
tenure. He began his career at the Aggieland Inn, later beconiiuig
the purchasing agent for the Clicniistry Department, until his
retirement. During WNVII, lie fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
He is the, patriarch of the now extensive Rodriguez family that
includes several generations acid wvas one of the first Latino
families to settle in Bryan, Tcxas.
e rta C. De Jess" s
Food Services
31 Ye'a rs of Service
Berta C. De Jesus worked for Food Services for 31 years begin niing it
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1671 in Dimcan Hall, cheau>iag tables at the age of 15 ill "Family Style"
dining, serving over 2,000 Cadets a day for $1.40 all liour. She said it was
hack breaking -,work with wily half an hour for hunch. In her experience,
as iin the case with many ollicr food service workers, she w,vas usually
laid off for the sununier. °I:o make ends nice(, slie worked as a migrant
fins xn wvcirlcer, irtolitig as far north as 1licbigttrn and as Car sotttlI as I7orida.
Advaauceiucnit for food service `vorkcrs has always bccn difficult, and she
c:ncouintered this aiicl ifiany other clialleniges over ber long career ai 'rc_tas
&M. She rc tired in `"'00!f.
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Food Services
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Daniel Ruiz worked for Food Services for 43 y-ears. He scn,cd
in the P11ilif piacs under CBcncral AlacArilnufwifli thr 37th
Iii%-isioii. I-Ic be
"gall iworl`in at Ic ai 1 11 iin lf) 1. I le zw'oihccl
on rnianv rc•ceptioiis and at- an(jucts at i Iic DISC. I le retired in
Al-Igust 1986, aiiid is active ill the Bryan Ifisliauiic coinnii imity
f wi-acilycoacliing the L 1 AC '<xnnieil ~`)9 INIcui's baseball tcalli.
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Emilio Salazar
Food Services
42 Years of Service
Emilio Salazar was born in Skidmore, Tc-, as
on A tPtist 11, 1913. Ile worked at Sbisa Ball
for 42 years begiiining when he was 17. He
earned twenty'-five cents an hour acid lived
on campus in a workers dormitory called La
Arca. Dorothy Hernibidcz, Emilio's daigliter,
states that "even Hispanic ill Bryan/College
station at. one time worked for Food Service,
at Sbisa or at the l~lcss Hall." Working
at. Texas A&INI was a family affair lin the
Salazars, Emilio's wife, Maria Louisa Salazar,
once worked for the Board of Regents.
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1'cc1 ;ro ('ast illo-Diaz Ilas -,vorkc(l at `Ik: xkts A&Al f~)r t.wentti-
years bc€;inithig Willi Food Services ilk 1986, and later
niovnig tit Plivsical Plam and (usio(lial Sere ccsin 20010.
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0 -h iii<tlly fioin <lalliaii ~Ic Sc.t°ra, ()tierctaro, lli xico, lic
and Ili-, fitniily ino-,x- live hi Bryan, 'lcx<as, 11c, like iiiany first:
t` generation t'orl crs, suq_))io -is fand]y incinbcrs in .'Mexico.
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Agg-]*I.c Muster in
Santo Domingo
The. Aggic tradition of Muster is celebrated outside
of the United States in Latin American countries
such as one celebrated on April 21, 2006 bN the
Dominican Republic A&A1. Chub in Santo Domingo
that has over 1.00 members. 1lie Muster speaker
was Jaime Viiias RomAn, Class of 1966, one of the
first Dominican graduates from Texas A&--Al.
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The original March to the Brazos began in 1909 and
ended with World War I. In an attempt to stop mischief
on the Campus during April Fool's Day, the Corps of
Cadets marched ten miles down to the old iron bridge
over the Brazos for two days of sham battles, camping
and swimming. The Cadet Corps re-established the
event as a one day hike in 1977 to raise money for the
March of Dimes. The almnal trek continues to be the
largest college fund raiser for the March of Dimes.
Eddie l lizalde Class of 19 35, to the fight of the rolulg lady
with odder iuciu tcrs of Squadmi Sevcu Jariag the 1984
Dlarch to the Brazos.
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that Y celebrates the said CA''VIAC's event
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tx t Am-ricaas in exocans and ("4e.rie the ~ trvalhel
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victory of Mexico over France in lI-x'9uzteCt [)ro Sa; + l i u`hai' tins off ~~raere are iii d;ffe ent
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1848." be nn veryone ge~tPatrick'sD re ay Antonio dContests.
i' zrtt the Battle of Puebla in 9Irish. » to ce/-bra history «erd
major, erL a senior said ~4Y 7 b `1
"need, is as Much , Cinco de
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rts is
r r;. , le✓r special aGO `o ~1I beehos n g a ~ Mexrcan ,k a celebration
festriir es i on cunpus. United SIles ,"Pere enhUre in the
ri i ,ra a whole nl,o1An testivi duzco
r bi weed, and Ho g'eleslast ou trP5' help peo sand. "The
Paerade on Sunday ° Cas n had a can onRrbutro Ple to recognize
sto n to r + her dancers 11.5 to
i are Ro said, it s is almost e attire' What
andA7ariach
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tome celebrating it o lb,, th the
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Hector Gutierrez, Jr.
Class of 1969
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A native of Laredo,
Hector Gutierrez, Jr.,
was A'BM's first Hispanic
Corps Commander. He
is sho ni liere diming his
junior Near, soon after
his sclccl ion as Corps
Cominander. During his
college career, lie was
a mcmher of the Ross
l~olinitccrs, Wings and
Sabers, Honors Program,
SCONA, Faculty Advisorv
Conn:mittec and was
named as a Distinguislicd StmIciit. Alter graduation,
hc served in the United Statics :fir Force, refiring
wifli the rank _cifLieutenant Colonct. IIe jointed
Sonathwc.stcrii Bell in 1.97 as Assistant Vice President
of Govcninncnt< l Rclat.ions. Ile later served as then
Liexitcnanrt Governor Dick Penry's Scnioi: Advisor Ior
I,cgislativc 1lliairs during the 1999 session. I`oday, he
seiti,rcs on name, roans boards and committees.
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Class President
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Narciso "Norris"
Ortiz Cano
Class of 1966
Al-bile at Tczas AMM, Narciso
"Norris" Ortiz Cano was the 1966
Class President. and a member
of the distinguished Mao's Who
in Colleges mid Universities.
11c graduated with a degree in
Aeronautical Engineering.
Narciso "Norris" Ortiz Cano leads an Aggic }vctl far {lie 1966 1ggie
Sweetheart committee to welcome eandidates to the campus.
Memorial Student. Center Committee for the Awareness
of Mexican Aincric n Culture (NISC CANLNC) is a student n
organization that focuses on -u iiting students from diverse
bac,kgi ounds to establish an appreciation for various
Hispanic cultures on the Texas AMM campus and Bryan/
College. Station community. "Throughout the 30 years of
existence, we have dedicated ourselves to educating and
serving our conlmrinity as well as diversifying our campus.
We also focus on instilling in our nicinbe.rs leadership,
communication, commitment, innovation, initiative, honor,
diversity and academia. We motivate the community to
learn about these cultures through intorinative programs." I
1 Cl From the early rears of `I'cxas A& M. ]ionic town chits provided
77 t a Chalice for Ilispaniic Aggics to nicer on camptis mid socialize
t' with fricrids. 'I'lrerc was all oppon taiity to fuel closer to tioiue,
plant partics, speak Spani4i and, wittl the. growth of the
ailt:onnobilc, a conduit. for sluo-ing rides ]ionic.
Latin American,
Cluh,
The Latin American Club appears to have begun
on the Texas A&M eaunpus in the early part of the.
20th Century and functioned for students from Latin
America in much the same way as the home town
clubs. It -vas a social organization where students
could share their common bacl ;rounds and language,
as well as seek solutions to the problems of college life
in a place that ix-as very feu- from home.
19`11
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Associatio.11. of
n Students
Tbis group lbrmcd <tt Terms Art; NI to provide- stipport and
assistance for studcnts from LNfcxico. Conntrv swdcnt clubs
gradually replaced oldcr onf mizai ions such as the C0111110
and Pali Amcricmi Clubs of, the f 20"'Ind assumcd. their- i
fumctiow, ruur <z more, country spec~ific basis.
I~c~rnincan
Republic Club
Like other country chubs, the Dominican Republic
Club, sho«mu here in 1970, formed as more
students from Latin Amcrica came to Texas
A&:NI after World War II, All provided important.
lic:>mc-,t-,vay-from-borne connection,,,, to ease the
transition to college life in a 11cxv country.
Kappa Delta Chi promotes the traditional values of -unity, honesty, integrity
and leadership in its members. The organization is dedicated to service to the
university and the minority community, with special emphasis on the Hispanic
population, a service and philosophy based on love and friendship.
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Helping them undcrstand the
impollancc ofCciucation. Our goal
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b taking part W the students' personal and Mucatioxaal lives. Otic. of thc° maisl
objectives of tlic program is to arise ilie. studcn:ts' reading abilities through (lie
guidancc of tlu: it mentors.
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Hispanic
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The mission of the. Hispanic Business St;ude it
Association is to increase the number of
culturally responsibic Hispanic Business
sttidetits, and help tliean to cxcel academically,
succeed professionally,positivcly, impact.the
connn.ucnity and becfnne the liaison between the
Mays Business School tuici its students.
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Rachel Gonzales
In 1983 Rachel Gonzales, a San Antonio native, was the first
Hispanic to become the President of the Federation of Teams A&M
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University Mothers' Clubs. At the time of her election, she was the
a
librarian at Highlands High School. She was a member of a large
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Aggie family with her eight brothers, her husband Ralph, her son
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Robert and numerous nieces and nephews all graduating from Texas
A&M. In 1956, the student body of Texas A&M voted her mother,
Maria V. Reyes, "Aggie Mother of the Year."
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Maria V. Reyes receives her plaque as 1956 Aggie Mother
of the Year from President of the Student Senate Byron A.
SO,
Parham `56 as her son Mike V. Reyes `56 and her husband
Carlos look on.
M. Guadalupe Rangel
Term of Service: 1993-1999
M. Guadalupe Rarngel of Corpus Christi, Texas was appointed to the Board
of Regents by Governor Arun Richards in 1993. She was chairwoman of
the Committee on Academic and Student Affairs and was a member of
the Cornrnittee on Audit and the Campus Art and. Aesthetic Improvement
Committee. She also served as past and only chair of a special committee
on System Policies. During her sei vice on the Board she was nnstrunnental
in ensuring the recruitment and retention of high-quality faculty through
the implementation of the A&M System's first-ever post tenure review
process. She was a graduate of the Harvard School of Education and studied at the University de 'lours in France. She earned
a bachelors in English and French from the University of Houston ill 1971. She was a founder of the Corpus Christi Literacy
Cowneil and served on the Board of Governors of the hueees County Hospital District, the Corpus Christi Independent School
District, Strategic Planning Board, the Board of Directors of the Corpus Christi Nhiscuni of Science and History, the Board of
the Creative Arts Center, the Board of South Texas Public Broadcasting to name just. a few.
Raiit1 B. Fernandez
Class of 1959, Term of Serv ice: 1989-1990'
Raul B. Fernandez was appointed to the Board of Regents by governor Bill 4
95
Cletncirts in 1989. Mt lc on the Board, he acted as a special liaison to the "Texas
Act JT Association of Former Students, a member of the Esecritive committee,
the Plaiuning and building Committee and the Audit Committee. He is a past r
president of the Texas.X&M Association of Former Students and the Greater San
Antonio Builders Association. He is a long time builder and real estate developer
and was selected the 1989 Builder of the Year. He scivcd previously as a inember .gip
of the Board of Directors of the Texas :association of 13rulders, the Siu1 < ntonio
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edical Fowidation and the. Alamo lVater Conservation and Re-I'sc District -11 '
of the City of Sail Antonio. Also, Ile Lvas a member of the 'feias Higher Education
Coordinating Board. Ile graduated from Tcxas AN,--Nl in 1959 with a
bachclor's degree in civil crigineering and served as an artillery captain in the
united States Anny.
enrv Cisneros
Class of 1968, Term of Service: 1985-198
Governor Mark White appointed Hem y Cisneros to the Board of Regents in 1985 to fill the uncapired
term of H. R. "Brun" Bi Wit. He was only 38 at the time of his appointment, and served with distinction
until the e~)iration of the term in 1987. Over the years since his graduation, he has been active in
AW NI a fairs and a frequent speaker on campus including the campus bluster Address in 1980 and the
1984 Commencement Address. In 1975, he eras elected to the San Antonio City Council, becoming the
youngest councilman in the city's History. He served for sit years oil the City Council and was elected
Mayor of San Antonio in 1981, becoming the first Hispanic mayor of a prominent American city. Ile
served four terms as mayor. In 1989, he bccamc chairman of ihe. Cisneros Asset Management Company,
a national asset-rnanagenicat firm for tw -ezenipt organizations. He also served as deputy chairman of
the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and -tvas a board nicmber of the Rockefeller Foundation. lie served
as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Bill Clinton from 1992 to 1997.
He formed American City Vista (hater transfbrnied into CityVietv), a joint venture witli I-B Honic for
the purpose of building homes in central areas of major inctropolitmi areas.
R=
Governor Rick Perry appointed Lupe Fraga of Houston to
the Board in 2005. He received his Bachelor of Business
Administration degree from Texas A&M University hi
1957. During his tenure at A&M, he was a letterman on
the TA-MU baseball team. He is Chairman and CEO of
Tejas Office Products, Inc. He began his career in the office
products industry more than 44 years ago after serving
in the United States Army. His company has been recognized by the Houston Business Journal as one of
Houston's Top 100 Small Businesses as well as one of the largest minority-owned businesses. He is a 9-003
recipient of the Mays Business School Outstanding Ahunnus Award from Texas A&AI University.
Lionel Sosa
Term of Service: 19 -2005
Lionel Sosa was appointed to the. Board of Regents by Governor
George W Bush in 1999. He was a incdia consultant for President
George W Bush in the `?000 and 9-004 election campaigns and has
been a Hispanic media consultant in five presidential campaigns,
beginning in 1980. An advertising executive for most of liis career, he
lica dcd Garcia LIiS, the Southwest's largest independent Hispanic
advertising agency fioin December 1995 until his retirement, iii
December 2000. He served on the C;onunittees on Audit, Academic
and Student Affairs, and Campus Art and Aesthetic Improvement. He
\x-as also cliairinan of the. Coniinittec on Educational Access.
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Dionel E. Aviles
Class of 1953, Term of Service:
1997-2003
Dionel E. Aviles, originally fr onr Ponce, Puerto Rico, was
appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor George W.
Bush iii 1997. He served on muncrous eomrnittecs, most
notably as Vice-Chairman of the Board Regents. Din-ing his I
distinguished career lie compiled an impressive and enviable I
list of accomplishments and accolades. Among these arc:
named a Distinguished Civil Engineering Graduate. (2000), . ~ .
named a Distinguished Graduate of the Dwight Look College of
Engineering (`'()04), named a Distinguished Alumnus of "Texas A&-,ti1 University (2004), inducted into the Corps of Cadets
flall of 1Iorior (20(4), established an endomvinent for the. Ragan .Military Collection at. the ('itshiiig :Memorial Library
(1999), appointcd by the President of the t7 ited States to the Board of Visitors of the t Tnitcd States Air Force Academy
(on which lie currently serves as Vice Chairniaii), appointed by the President of the United Staters to the President's
Conmiissiori on the t iiit:ed States Postal Service, selected as Engineer of the Year for the Houston Area (1.998), selected
Enghiccr of the Near for the State of 1:evis (1999), endowed a Texas A&M President's Endo-veer Scholarship, a Sill Ross
Scholarship, a Gen ral Earl Rudder- Scholarship, an Adiletic 1>cpartiiicnt Scholarship, and awarded the title office
Chairman l;nic:ritus of the Texas AGSM System Board of Rcgcnts. In addition to being a Founding Member of the Civil
En 0 u i
giuccring Endocvnicitt Fluid (1983), he. has notably sensed as a member of the. L'-xtctti,-d Advisor y eil of the D«7ght
I.c;ok College of Engineering, iiiciiil)cr of the Development Coiuicil of the Te_ as Ae~~I Health Scic7rce Center, Board of
Visitors Texas ,,V&-.N1 Corps of Cadets, Eprigbt Distinguished I )ouor ofTc-ms A&-N1 Athlcties and a member of the Trxiis
AFL N1 Legacy. Socicty. He is a graduate of the Arinv War College acid the only Hisparlic Aggie to have achieved the rank
of 1lajor General in the Unitcd States Arinv Reserves. He is the fo nidcr, ONkrucr and president of VJWe Engineering
CoTporat:iou of 11oustou acid has nearly a half' centni-N' of ciiginec.ring ex-pcricucc.
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Rafael H. Cintron
3 Class of 1946
A native of Puerto Rico, Rafael H. Cintron left. A&M with a degree in horticulture and worked for
the Texas Research Foundation for 26 years, retiring at the Texas A&M Agriculture Experiment
Station in 1979. As a specialist in fruits and citrus, he often traveled to South America and was a
key developer of the Ruby Red Grape it„fig eAurcntly resides in W s u, Tehrti _
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Pablo D. Marvin r
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In 2006, Pablo D. Marvin was selected as the recipient of Texas 1 - - -
1&M University's Outstanding International Alumnus Award, He c, n A D A r
graduated from Texas A&M with a bachelor's degree in BgssS
:Management and then returned to his native Mexico t6 begin .a
knig and prosperous career in business. He and his wife Barbara
Avila Marvin contributed their large office building and complex in
Colonia Jutu-zz, Mexico City, to house the Mexico City Center.
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Class of 1929 Art4" r a -F4
llexander Paez graduated with a fk-
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degree in electrical engineering and
rzhu- ned to Tampico, Mexico where he
worked for Cuidad Electiea de Tampico. a
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Class of 190 i B R A Z i L
Adrian N. Aguayo is one of °"ao.rviA "
thzearliest graduates ofA&M Ar"
coming from Parras, Mexico. j `E
After graduation, he built a
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Nuevo Leon, Mexico. t u
Martin Torrijos
Class of 1987-F AN
A native of Panama, Martin Torrijos
l; graduated with a degree in political "
science and economics. He was elected
President of Panama in 2004 in the first
election since U.S. troops relinquished " _
the Panama Canal in 1999.
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Leonardo G. Hernandez e pia 77-, Tor e P a
Class of 1973 - rp : a
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Leonardo G. Hernandez, retired colonel in :Cl
the United States Marine Corps, attended Born as in s Caldwell, f.1966 Texas, Class of 1981
Texas A&M as a member of the Corps of _ Joaquin "Jack" Hernandez Graduating Summa Cum
s xy Cadets; he received a Bachelor of Arts degree was a member of the Corps of Laude with a degree in
in History and was commissioned as a Roberto Cadets. In his military service, industrial engineering,
2nd Lieutenant of Marines in May 1973. he was stationed in Dover, Jorge E Quiroga became
Payan Delaware and flew C-130's all the first ie Head of
Colonel Hernandez is a graduate of Agg
class of 1974 over the world from the Congo State when he became
" the tlmphipous Warfare School, Marine Corps Command
and Staff College, the Inter American Defense College to France, Germany, Spain, President of Bolivia in
run by the Organization of American States, and Roberta Payan is Turkey and what is now Iraq. 2001. He is a recipient
has a master's Degree in Military Studies originally from Bogota, At Texas A&M, he worked for of the Outstanding
" (Navy History) from the American Military Colunnbia and was a the Cyclotron Institute for 33 International Alumnus
University. He is the 2006-07 place kicker on the years in the target fabrication Award presentee by
President of the Texas A&M football team for three lab, starting on September 1, the University and The
Hispanic Network. Years. He graduated 1967, three months before the Association of Former
with a degree in Cyclotron was officially opened Students and has two
agricultural economics. for operation. Aggie brothers.
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VJ~Ilajyaerlly is Filipe M. N1Lira de Castro Eduardo Diego de la Chiea
Professorship in Nautical Archaeology Class of 19/16
from Portugal, Lies Filipe M. Vieira de Castro was a Originally from Laredo, Texas, Staff Sergeant Eduardo
member of the team who created the Portuguese State Agency Diego de la Chica served as a tail gunner on a bomber
for Nautical Archaeology in 1997. He received his doctorate in with the Eighth Air Force in England. He was killed in
Anthropology from A&M in 2001 action over Germany on April 10, 1945.
and has directed and : ' -
' participated in many
underwater investigations Edmundo Martinez Fernando Martinez
of shipwrecks from the Class of 1951
period of European Class of 1915
/ maritime first Lieutenant Edmundo Martinez left A&M in 1943, Lieutenant Fernando Martinez served
expansion. as forward artillery observer (FO)
where he majored in mechanical engineering, to serve in during the Korean War. He returned
' R World, „II -Sadlluc was killed in action in German
y to Texas where he had a distinguished
while leading his platoon against enemy M
--f I career as a civil engineer.
emplacements in the Siegfried
, 1945.
I; on March 18,
Rafael G. Garcia
R o - r' ° Class of 1959
Rafael G. Garcia left A&M with a degree in
education and was commissioned as a Second
\ Lieutenant in Armor for the IT. S. Army. He
served tours in Germany, Korea, Vietnam,
Columbia and Chile. Some of Rafael's military
Y , .
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Star, the Air Medal, the USA Achievement
t - c n n a . rr n • Medal, the Joint Service Commendation
N y Medal, the Army and the Vietnamese Cross for
I A j f - - Gallantry for Valor and Meritorious Service.
LIB r a ;1L He currently resides in El Paso, Texas.
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Joe B. Guerra, known as "Smokie Joe"
m,
during his college days, was from Carrizo
Springs, Texas, and graduated with a
degree in Animal Husbandry. Captain
`o- Guerra was killed in action during the
4A ' „ F ^I D~- lp 2 FS 'u~k
bitter fighting on Okinawa on April 18,
A T 1945. He was one of the nearly one
thousand Aggies killed in World War H.
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r~ ,tt p C _ A °G#~erto S. Trevino
f C Y~ss of 1947
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A U S T R L I A ilberta. S. Treviiio enrolled at Texas A&M in 1942, but left after two
„ - - - - years to cnlret ixLthe United States Marine Corps. He fought in the
u bitter battles r Iwo Jima and returned to A&M after the war.
i 11recen ed a doctorate of Veterinary Medicine along with a
masters of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from Texas A&M
„ em in 1958. He was called to active duty during the Korean
~.~w•War and again called to duty during the Vietnam War and
°m m served until his retirement as a colonel in 1976. He
returned to Texas A&M as a Professor of Pathology
and retired in 1982. He was also honored with die
Outstanding Alumnus Award.
Benjamin
- "Bennie"
Rodriguez
Antetlca'
Class of 1966
y Sebastian Luis G. Ernesto M. Shown here serving as
Com B,
'Doc' Rodriguez Blanco-Caldas a 1st Lt' afon
(Air y bile)
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` Class of 1985 Class of 1998 nth Calvva y of theme s
I,omanitz
Class Of 198 A native of Venezuela, A native of Puerto Rico and Cavalry division in the Republic
Luis G. Rodriguez resident of San Antonio, vof Vietnam, I Corps, 1968-69 I
Sebastian "Doc" Lomanitz was active in student Captain Ernesto M. Blanco- Alberto J. "Al" He served in the U.S. Army from
graduated A&M;rith a government and Caldas earned a Bronze Star 1967 to 1968. He graduated
bachelor's and master's degree international studies during his deployment to Ti~erma from A&M with a degree
in Agriculture. Originally from during his time at A&M. Afghanistan for Operation Class of 1965 in industrial technology.
Florianopolis, Brazil, he moved He graduated with a Enduring Freedom. He was
to Houston after graduation, degree in mechanical killed in action in Quaryat Ash Albert J. "Al" Tijerma, Jr. was from San Angelo, Texas and
working as a chemist and later engineering and served Shababi, Iraq on December served as Texas Aggie Band Head Drum Major in 1965-66.
became a faculty member at as Social Chairman 20, 2004. He died fighting to He was killed in action on March 1, 1971 in Laos during the
Oklahoma City University for of the International defend his country and for the Vietnam War. At the time of his death, the 27 year old Captain
more than 40 years. Students Association. freedom of the Iraqi people. was piloting a CH-53 helicopter in support of ground troops.
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Professor Emeritus of
Landscape Architecture
and Urban Planning
Jesus H. Hirrojosa first joined the A&M faculty in 1960
before a teaching stint at Harvard University, where
he also received a Masters Degree in City Planning.
He returned to Texas A&M, where he served in many
positions including Director of Continuing Education
and Urban Extension for Model Cities, Department
Head of Urban and Regional Planning and Associate
Dean for International Programs.
David Hinojosa
Professor Emeritus,
Educational Administration
A noted author, teacher and educational achninistrator, David Hirrojosa
received h is baclielor's and master's from Texas AcU University and
his doctorate iii Admirristratioru and Supervision from the University
of Houston hi 1974. He joined the f"aculty" at Texas A&M in 1984 as an
Associate Professor of Educational Adnririistration and Co-Director
of the. Principals Center. Ile left. A&M. in 1986 to take the position of
Assistant Superintendent in the Corpus Christi Independent School
District. He joined the `I:cxas A&M Iniversity System in 1989 as
Associate Deputy- Chaucchor- for Programs, hl 1992, lie became a
Professor of Educational Administration, a position lie held until
1994. During his time at 'texas Ac' M, Ire `vas one of the founders of
the Professi0~nal Hispanic Network.
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Cruz
orres
Cruz Coronado Torres earned her doctorate in Philosophy of
Sociology at Texas A&M University, College Station in 1987.
She earned both her master's (in Interdisciplinary Studies) in
1981 and her bachelor's (summa cum laude) from Laredo State
University in 1980. Her previous positions include: Associate
Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Texas-Pau
American (1993 -1998), Assistant Professor, Department of
Sociology, University of Colorado-Denver (1990-1993) and
Visiting Professor, Department of Sociology, Texas A&M University
(1988-1990). Her areas of specialization are psychology,
sociology, history, organizations, minorities and race relations.
Her honors and awards include: Phi Kappa Phi (1988), Junior
Faculty Award (1991), National institute on Aging Summer Fellow
(1993), Outstanding Faculty Award (1998) and the ESCOP/ACOP
Leadership Program Fellow.
Cesar 0. Malmre`
Cesar 0. Malave is the. Assistatt Dean for Recruitment
and International Programs at Texas A&1I University.
He carried a bachelors in Chemical Engineering and
a master's in Operations Research from the Georgia
Institute of Technoloy. He then obtained a doctorate
in Industrial Engineering froin the University of South
Florida in "Iantpa. He, has taught in the Department of
Industrial. Engineering since 1J~87. His current research
interests are on process and production planning f )r
electronic assembly. Ile teaches graduate courses
and conducts research in the area of manufacturing
systems niodeling and control. At the undcrgraduat_e level, he has taught the freshman introductory course in
fiuidaiiiciitals of cngince.ring, engineering cconon-ty, ntainrfacturing operations analysis and robotics. He was the
Tctits .4cY '1 principal investigator on an NSF Coalition Foundation grant, the. ol- jective of which was the redesign
of cagineering curriculum for undergraduates. 'l lic main thrusts of the. Foundation Coalition are integration
of sttl~jcct matter, active/collaborative learning, teanii_ng and continuous iniproveincnt through assessment
and evaluation. lie is a member of the ASEF, and IIF,. In his capacity as Assistant Dean for Recruitment and
Inteirlatioiital I'rograins in the Dwight Look College of Engineering, lie leads cagineei ing effeiiis in Study
Abroad Programs, international agrecincnts and the Qatar campus.
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Jose Silva Martinez
Texas Instruments Professor in
Analog Engineering
Jose Silva Martinez has been an Associate Professor
since September 2000. He received his doctorate
from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, his
master's from the Instituto Naeional de Astrofisiea,
Optiea v Electronica (INAOE) in 1981 and his bachelor's
from the Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico,
in 1979. He has served as chairman and member of
the teclmical committee of ISCAS-96 and M WAS-95
and is co-recipient. of the 1990 European Solid-State
Circuits Conference best paper award. His research is
in the design and fabrication of integrated circuits for
communication and biomedical applications.
Edgar Sanchez-Sinencio
Jack Kil ry, Chair in
Analog Engineering
`wp P 3' Edgar Sanchez-Siricucio has been at. Texas A&M since 1983.
Born in Mexico Cite, he did his undergraduate studies in
l _c of Mexico
Electrical Engineering at the National Polvtcc mi
and earned his master's and doctorate in 1970 and 1973,
{ respectively, at Stanford I inix i si tv and the University
of Illnzors. Ile is c urreutlthe Director of the Analog
and Mixed Signal (.enter*. Ile is also an IEEE Fellow. His
research is in communication circuits. He is a past recipient
of various grants including National Science Foundation and
f~ ,a
SRC t5rauts. Ile received a DoctorHQrxoris Causa from the
National Institutc 16r Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics
in Puebla, Mexico in 1.995.
Luis San Andres
Mast-Childs T'ribologg Professorship
Luis San Andres obtained his Engineering Diploma at Eseuela
Politecnica Nacional in Quito, Ecuador. He obtained master's and
doctorate degrees at the University of Pittsburgh and Texas A&M
University in 1982 and 1985, respectively. In 1990, he joined the
Mechanical Engineering Department at TAMU as an Assistant
Professor. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1993 and
to Professor in 2000. He is a notable role model for the Hispanic
community through his many accomplishments. In 2005, he was
awarded the Mast-Childs Tribology Professorship in recognition
of his outstanding research work. He has established research
and student exchange programs with universities in Mexico and
the Andean countries, and serves pro-bono to the petrochemical
companies in Latin American countries. He advocates diversity
and collaborates with 1A1411T and NSF on the recruitment and
retention of under-represented minority faculty in engineering.
Manuel Pina
Manuel Pina, Jr. is an Associate. Professor in the Department of
Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications. He teaches a
graduate course in grant writing and is Associate Director of the Mexican
American and U.S. Latino Research Center C% LRC), responsible for its
fiuiaricial development. Prior to joining NIALRC, he was Assistant Vice
Chancellor for Special Programs in (lie Agrieulttue Program, Texas AM NI
University System. In this capacity tie raised over $8 million between
1994 and 2005 for projects improving access to higher education for
hispanic youth. Ali example of such work that, continues to date is the
Hispanic Leadcrship Progr4ani in \griculture and Natural Resources that
is supported by the. 1'S_L)A at. $ 750,000 annually. Ile was also program
director with the WK. Kellogg Fotindation for lour -years, a training
director witli the International Potato Center (Lima, Perfi) for 11, years
and a commtuii(•.atioris specialist, -,•it.li'Iexas Cooperative Extension for
five years. He is a Victiiain veteran, reacliitig the rank of Major in
the U .S. Marine. C"oij)s.
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Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Civil
Engineering
Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe became head of the
Civil Engineering Department in 1993. He
came to Texas A&M after serving as vlsitmg
professor and senior civil engineering lecturer
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He had previously been in Caracas, Venezuela,
where he had been a professor at the Instituto
'r
Internaeional de Estudios Avanzados and at
Universidad Simon Bolivar. At A&M, he held
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the R. P. Gregory Chair in Civil Engineering. In
1994, he received the Mexico Prize in Science
and Technology for his research and fundamental
contributions to mathematical modeling of
hydrologic processes. In 1997, he was named as
a Distinguished Professor at A&M.
Benito E. Flores
Tenneco Professor in Business
C wss of'.1960
Benito L. Flores carried a Ph.D. froaai the University of Ilorastoii in 1969.
Ile is a faerrlty- ineinbcr of the Departrncnt of hiforniation and Operatioiis
Management at the l,0-XT .Mays C°tall.cgc & C radrrate School of Business. He
johiccl the # act- illy in 19 84- as a spccitali t ira operations
management after
a long) career in both indub try and acaclcaiies. Iii addition to Issas A& xl
1_'niversity, lie has tcariglill at Indiaaaa University's Gradnatc School of Business,
lie Vitiversity of Nloiitc rrev~s (~racluate School of 13risiness, Montci-rev,
N.L. NIcieO.:`lonlei: cy Iti tittrt:e cif"Icc4iiar>l« j`"s Iaidta5t.rial I iigincerua€
I)Cpart bent taarcl Grarliiwatc Scliool of Basincss i i Nlo atcrrc\', N.L. AIesico,
Stataford l -taivcrsit.V s hiclaast rifal I nAticerhi ; Dcparinrcaat and 'flic Universii:y
oflioaaston's Indust ial l ngia:ecaiaa, Dcpartaaiciit. lie is an international
c'onstiltarat and a I`e lovK` of the Decisions Science In-stit ite.
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Roel R. Lopez
Roel R. Lopez is an Associate Professor
with the Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M
University. His previous employment was
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's
National Key Deer Refuge. He received his
B.S. in Forestry from Stephen F Austin
State University and his M.S. and Ph.D.
from Texas A&M University. His research
interests are in urban Nildlife ecology,
deer ecology, wildlife population dynamics
and habitat management.
Linda G. Castillo
Linda Castillo received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology
from the University of Utah. She is an Assistant Professor in the
Counseling Psychology and School Counseling programs at Texas
A&1 University. She is a licensed psychologist and manages an
online private practice and is the Principal Investigator and Project.
Director o f the Gulf Coast GEAR UP project, which prepares
imdei-rcpreseiited students to successfully enroll and complete
college. Her research focuses on her professional and personal
commitment to reduce the educational, mcntal health and health
disparities of Mexican Americans. Her more recent publications
include cultural competence and training of college personnel
and counselors, racial prejudice, Mexican Anieri.can acculturation
and influence of the twiversity enviromuent on Mexican American
eclaueational persistence and mental health.
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Professional Hispanic Network (PHN)
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Created in
Texas A&AT 1 Professional Hispanic Network (PHN) Presidents from L to R Back row) Manuel Pina (1996-1998),
Vanessa Diaz de Rodriguez (2003-2004), Victor Ax-izpe (1993-1995), (Front row) Marco Portales (1995-1996),
Marisa Stahtn (2006-07) anti Fidel rcrtiart(lez (1998-20()2). Not:picitued: David 1Iuiojosa (1991-1992), Totnm3'
I36squez (1992-1.993), Cesar MalaW (2002-2003) and Antonio Cepeda-Bcu:ito (2004-2005). The Professional
Hispanic Network is a group of leaders supporting Tc,--- s A,&-.NI University and the. I3iwan-College Staatioart
co.ntcitunit-, to proactivcly address key issues affectisag the education and quality of life of all llisp,,mics.
'\1 k1,1aA txtcmhc°rs pose with Dr. l grata l_;. tL'atstzat, 1)catz't <>f Fac°ttltics (v . ssoci<cte Provost mtci 1'tc tiirlettt Caates
oil the iuccpti,oll oftltc_ orgmliralion. MALUA is an otttgrowth of dtc ProlessimmI I listmnic Nctrsorlc (PIIN). It
'kv<ts crcaicd in 2002, tt> crcatc a _Nlexic°ztn AmcriccntJl,alitit) i<tctiltc prc-st,nec at Texas A &M I "itiversity and otter
<t strc,tc 1e ic:tata _lattet is art;I,,ttino a oic°e <trt ctiltzptts grad support t(?e cuts of
vision `_,o,,2 'ri c group seeks to
cstaltlish a liztison -\vith the idmitaistratictn by providing insight in ittattcrs regarding Mc-xican Arncrican attd
Latino issues at, all levels ol'tiac Uuivct.sitx°
The Mexican American and
U.S. Latino Research Center
Created in 2004
Eduardo Murguia, Sociology, is the founding director of the Mexican American and
U.S. I,at.ino Research Center (ALAIRC). MAIM was approved by the Texas A&M
University System Board of Regents in May 2004 and opened its doors in February
2005. NLA l.RC was created to enable Iacitlty members to conduct research on
issues that impart the quality of life of Mexican Americans and otlier Latinos in
Ate- Teas and the United Stiite:s.
Texans r1c4,\I LTriivcrsity I'residcut Robcrt; (rates witli "Icxas A&-:NI Hispanic Network (TANIIEV) floustoii Region
Aa gics at. a reccia. J'AA11IN event on March 3, `.>ow 'I'hc, missiou of tlic Teas A&M Hispanic: Network is to serve
as aia ad vocale and support group Oil I-iisp mic couc:crras and issues at the Universityand local communities
`vitliira the larger Associatioua of` o rnaer Students org-mizaitiou. Tlic. Texas A&M lispanic Network dvilarnically
works toward iracrcasiiig the uumbcr of Hispanic: staudc:uits attending Texas A(K-M University, and enhancing
their expericuiec, education, and dlualily of life ou campus: 'FIVNIIIN was started iii Spring `x003 to address how
former studcnts of1e-mas A&yI I-uiversity of hispanic bacl grotnd call assist. President dates Lund the i"niversity
in achicviag tlic Vision `2020 foals relating) to diversity of the student body, faculty, and staff. '.17ie Hispauuic
Suinmit, is part of this vision.
La Lucha ~
Held i-Innually
ylaris a P. "itilim (at podium), Assistant Director of M.tilticullural Services
or-1111izi-d the `200<5 La I,11c"lia symposium iii Ap it 2,005 tai the. Sterling C.
E-,-ans Memorial Library. La Lucha. is all ammal svnaposumi supported by
Ilisp.aaiiclacuult~ti. st<alfauid the academic coat miudlY that addicss issues on.
the state of l,aat:iraos.
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~1sa A. Murano
Elsa A. Murano was appointed Vice Chancellor and Dean of
Agriculture and Life Sciences in 2005 and also serves as Director
of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. In 2001, she was
appointed Undersecretary for Food Safety, U. S. Department of
Agriculture, by President George W Bush. She served as the highest
ranking food safety official in the United States government, with the
responsibility of overseeing the policies and programs of the Food
Safety Inspection Service (FSIS). Prior to this appointment, she was
appointed professor in the Department of Animal Science at Texas
A&M University after having been an associate professor in that same
department since 1995. She is a native of Havana, Cuba.
Rumaldo Juarez has served as President of TANILT- Kingsville
since 2002. He received his doctoral deee in rural sociology
from Penn State University and has bachelor's and master's
degrees in sociology from Texas A&M University in College
Station. He was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Aimy
Medical Service Corps and is a Vietnam Veteran.
O rfelina "Fe nal' Garza
Class of `100
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Orfelina "Fenn" Garza, is President of the
Houston Community Canipus (14CCI) Southeast
College. She has worked as part of'I:1CC for 30
years, starting in the Upward Bound Prograin and
working her way tip to President. She is the only
Latina President hi the IICTC svsteiii.
Viola E. Florez
Viola E. F16rez began her career at Texas A&M in
1982 and quickly rose through the ranks. In 1992, she
became the first Latina to be named a full professor.
She was an assistant head of education curriculum and
instruction from 1990-92, an executive assistant to the
president from 1993-95, interim dean of the College
of Education from 1995-96 and interim vice president
and CEO for A&M Galveston 1996-97. In 1997, she
was appointed dean of the College of Education at the
University of New Mexico. She earned a masters from
the University of Colorado at. Boulder and her doctorate
fi•om Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Daniel R. nernandez
Class of '19,13,
As a student leader, Daniel R. Hernandez was one of
the founders of CAMAC (Conuuittce for Awareness of
Alexican American Culture.). He was the first. Hispanic to
serve as the Assistant Director of Admissions in 1974,
tivas an Affirmative Action Of6ccr and evas formerly the
_lssisiant General Counsel and Associate Vice Chancellor
for Community Development at Texas A&M.
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Aiitoitio Cepeda-Benito obtained a doctorate ui Psychology from Purdue
University and joined the faculty at Texas A&M hi 1994 as an Assistant
Professor. He was promoted to associate professor in 2000 and to
professor h-i 2005. He was appointed Associate Dean of Faculties in
February of 2006. He has published extensively in the areas of drug
addiction and eating disorders and his research has been supported by
grants from the :National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Texas Department
of Health, and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology. He has
been recognized for his contributions by receiving the Psychology Teacher
of the Year Award, the Academic Inspiration Award and two Diversity
Awards from Texas A&M University. He has held and holds several
offices in local, national and international organizations, including the
2005 President of the Professional Hispanic Network at. Texas A&M,
2003-2006 chair of the International Research Collaboration Committee
of the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse, and has served
as a liaison for Spanish and Mexican govenlmental agencies and the
National Institute of Drug Abuse since 2003.
Victor Arizpe
Victor Arizpe is a Professor of Spanish and Head of the
Department. of Ilispaitic Studies, at Texas A&M University.
He served as interim Head for the Department of
Modern aiid Classical I aliguages and was Director of the
ITudergradciate Program in International Studies. He is a.
Ford Foundation fellow having received both the pre-and
post doctoral fcllo-,vships. He has published several books
all(] articles on Spanish Golden Age literaturc and draina.
His hooks include, Edicihn critiea: El Ivey Gallo y discursos
de la Ilorniiga; T1te Spanish Drania Collection in the Ohio
State University Library: A Descriptive Catalogue; the Teatro
antigiio espanol in the Sinith College Library: A Descriptive
Cataloyice. Ile is currently co-editing an annotated edition
of Leon prodigioso. Ile is a recipient of the Faculty
Disthigntished Achicvenicut Award in Teaching anti the.
International Excellence Award. IIe is one of the rounders of'
the Mexican Aincri_can Latino Faculty Association (MALE
Marco Portales
Marco Portales has held faculty appointments at the University
of Houston, Clear Lake (1979-1991) and at the University of
California at Berkeley (1974-1979). Since 1991, he has taught
courses in American ethnic literature, Life and Literature of
the Southwest, and Creative Writing at Texas A&M in College
Station. He received a bachelor's in English from The University
of Texas at Austin (1970) and his doctorate in English from the
State University of New York at Buffalo (1970. Currently he is
the Coordinator of the English Department's Creative Writing
Program. He has previously held the following administrative
positions: Executive Assistant to the Texas A&M University
President (1996-1997), Acting Director of the Race and Ethnic
Studies Institute (1993-1994), and English Undergraduate
Director (1992-1993). He serves on the Faculty Senate of the University, representing the College of Liberal
Arts for a third 3-year term. He was Dean of Arts and Sciences at Texas Southmost College in Brownsville
(1986-1988). While dean, he was instrunicntal in initiating an endowment drive that led to the College's first
$3 million gift. He was elected President (1992-1990 of the International Society for the Study of the Multi-
Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS). He was a long-terns reader for the MELUS scholarly joi-meal,
published at the University of Connecticut in Stoirs. He is a contributing editor to Ca.llaloo.
Vanessa Diaz de Rodriguez
Vanessa Diaz de Rodriguez studied at the University of
Florida where she received a bachelor's in Psychology, a
master's in Education, and a specialist degree in Education.
She came to Texas A&TNI to pursue, doctoral studies. Her
work as an administrator in the Division of Student Affairs
has been focused primarily on new undergraduate students,
but she is a strong proponent of issues of diversity. At
A&,NI, she has been recognized as a dedicated advocate and
suppoi-t.er of goals to make the university a more inclusive
and welconiulg campus for all. As an active member and
past-president of the Professional Hispanic Network (PHN),
she was instrumental in promoting collaboration between the
PHN and the Afcxican-American/l rhino Faculty Association
( ALFA). Among her other contril)utions, she is also
credited with organizing the inaugural Ilispanie Heritage
Month at Texas a1&M and with the creation of Gig `Em Wcek:
Aggicland's Neck of Welcome.
Luis A. Cifuentes
Lids A. Cifuentes, received his masters in Marine Studies in 1982
and a doctorate in Oceanography from the University of Delaware in
1987. He began his tenure at Texas A&M as an assistant professor in
1988, was promoted to associate professor in 1994 and attained the
rank of professor in 2000. His current and future research involves
tracing microbial processes with isotopic biomarkers and isotopic
methods for tracing dissolved organic carbon and the use of scientific
data in developing public policy. In 2002 he received a Texas A&M
International Travel Grant to develop cooperative education programs
with. INOCAR in Ecuador. Since 1998 he has been a chemical
oceanography representative to the senior advisory council and in 1999
was invited to give a presentation to the National Conference of the
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
Rogeho Saenz 4
Rogelio Saenz is professor in the Department of Sociology at Texas
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A&M Lnivcrsity. He recently completed service as head of his
department (1997-2005). He received a bachclor in Social Work
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from Pan American University in 1981, and a inaster's and doctorate
in Sociology from Iowa State University in 1984 and 1986, respectively. -
Ile is the author of niunerous journal articles, book chapters, and
technical reports on many topics including the demography of Latillos,
immigration, social inequality, and race and etliuicity. IIe, is the author
of a ccrnsus report titled Latinos and the Changing Face of America
(2004), published as part of the Russell Sage Foundation/Population
Reference Bureau American People Census 2000 Publication Series.
Sacnz is ctu7•cntly on the editorial boards of Journal of Latino/a-Latin
Aincrican Studies and Social Science Quarterly, and is an associate
editor of Southern Rural Sociology; He. has co edited (with Linda
Loboa) a special. issue on "Spatial Ineoluality and Diversity" for
Rural Sociology (22002), co-cdited (with Cruz "forres) a special issue
on "Latinos in the South" for Southern Rural Sociology (2004), and co-edited (with Edward Murguia) a special
issue on "I'11c I,atilio Experience in the United States" for Sociological Focus (2004). Ile is a past president of
the Southwestcni Sociological Association and a Fast vice president of the Rural Sociological Society. He was the
recipient ofthe lxucrican Association of Higher Education Hispanic Cations Outstanding Lati-no/a Faculty Award in
Research and `l:eachiug in Higher Education in 2003 and the American Sociological Association Latino/a Sociology
Section's Disting-ushed Contributions to Research and Scholarship in 2005.
Theresa Maldonado
From 1981 to 1986, Theresa Maldonado was a Member of
Tecluiical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories, working in optical fiber
systems, fiber components, and cable design. She joined Texas
A&M University in 2003 as Associate Dean for Research of the
DAvight Look College of Engineering and Assoc. Director of the
Texas Engineering Experiment Station. At NSF she was recognized
xvith the 2001 Director's Award for Program Management
Excellence and the Director's Award for Collaborative Integration
for her services on the. CAREER Coordinating Committee and
with a Certificate of Appreciation for Distinguished Service
in the Development of the NSF Program entitled ADVANCE.
Furthermore, she was an invited participant at the National
Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering (FOE) and the
Gerina i-American Frontiers of Engineering (GAFOE) meetings in
2002. In 2004 the NAE appointed her to the Committee on Diversity of the Engineering Worldoree (CDEW). She
currently serves on the. national boards for the OSA/SPIE Hands-On-Optics project and Women in Engineering
Programs & Advocates Network (WEPAND as well as on the. advisory board for the. School of Electrical and
Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. She is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a member of the Optical Society
of America, SPIE, Eta ppa Nu, Tau Beta. Pi, and Sigma Xi. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas.
Edward ANT Romero
Edward W Romero was appointed to the College of Agriculture and Life "
Sciences in 2000 and. was the first Hispanic dean (assistant dean). As
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assistant dean in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, lie oversees
undergraduate recruitment, retention and student development. He
provides academic advising and supportto students and oversees the
college's satellite reerttiting office in South Texas. He has also held the
position of assistant to the. dean for -Multicultural Affairs. I le is nationally y
recognized for co-developing the A!ForLife concept, a model depicting
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opportunities in agriculture, lood and life sciences. It depicts the visual ~ ~r
integration of agriculture in various systems of society- and how it
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interacts with programs in agriealtural education to provide opportunities
in multiplc fields. Ile is also fimnder and advisor ot'the AgForLife
Student. Association at Texas A&M. Originally from Santa Rosa, New Mexico, he received a baclielor's of Science
in Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Bushicss and a master's in Agricultural and Extension Education fi-om
New Mexico Stage Lhiiversity. Ile supported his iutdcrgraduate studies on a scholarship as part of a rodeo team.
Cu7-rcritIv, lie: is finishing his doctorate in the Agriculuirtal. Education Departrncnt at Texas A&,~l Lniversity.
Carlos H. Cantu
Class of 1955
Carlos H. Cantu, originally from Bro`xmsville, Texas, the son of
Mexican inunigrants, graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in
Agricultural Administration. During his career he built the Terminix
company into the leading nationwide pest control bush-less. In 1994
he became president and CEO of ServieeMaster. At the time he was
only one of six Hispanics to head a Fortune 500 company. In 1999,
his donation of a million dollars established the Carlos H. Cantu
Hispanic Education and Opportunity Endowment at Texas A&M.
"Education," he said, "is the great. equalizer."
Raymond V. Gomez
Class of 1964
A$er graduation from Texas A&M, lZaSnnond V Gomez continued his
studies at Columbia University in New York. He began work for the
firin of Edward I ureil Stone, where lie was a resident architect for the
firm in Linia, Peru and latter managed the EDS office in Cairo, Egypt.. In
1.991, lie formed the firm RGA and continued his international design
work with numerous prgjects in China and Central America. Raynioncl
currently resides in New York City-.
Rafael A. GonzAles
Class qo,{` 1 9.
A native of Sail Antonio, "Texas, Rafael A. Gonzcilcs had a
distinguished c119inecring career at Chrysler Automotive in
Dayton, Ohio. He rose tbrougli the, ranks of the company,
fmi5hiilg as Director ofAplAication Engiueeririg for Chrysler's
Airteinp Division.
Maine Mendoza Gay
Class of 1987
Elaine Mendoza Gay is the founder and President/CEO of
Conceptual Mind Works Inc., which develops software for military,
industrial and medical clients. The company was named the 13th
fastest, growing Hispanic-owned business in the nation by Hispanic
Magazine in 1999. She is past President of the San Antonio
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Eduardo Castro Wright
Class of 1975
Eduardo Castro-Wright is President and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, USA. He was
promoted to this position in September 2005, following his role of executive
«cc president and chief operating officer for Wal-Mart Stores, USA. He joined
Wal-Mart in 2001 as President and COO for Wal-Mart Mexico. In Januarv
9-003, he was promoted to President and CEO for Wal-Mart T\Wxico. Prior to
his employment at Wal-Mart, he -,vorked for Honevxrell International Inc. At
Hone-,-well, he seivcd as President and CEO of Honeywell Transportation
and Power Systems from 2000 to 2001 and was the President, and CEO of
Honeywell Asia/Pacific from 1998 to 2000. Prcvious to that, he was the.
President of Nabisco Asia Pacific. from 1995 to 1998. He also worked as
President and CEO of Nabisco Mexico from 1994 to 1995 and of Nabisco
Venezuela from 1991 to 1994. Ile was born iii Ecuador and has a degree in
mechanical engineering from Texas A&A1 Uiiivcrsifyy
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Rolando H. Santos
Class of 1978
Rolando H. Santos directs the operations and
development of CNN's fast-breaking news service.
Previously, he served as president of CNN en Espanol,
the 24-hour Spanish-language news network, where
lie oversaw, daily- operations and editorial content.
The job also included supervision of the Spanish-
lanunage Web site CNNen-Espanol.com. He helped
launch international networks CNA+ and CNN Turk.
He joined CNN in 1993 as executive producer of CNN
Spanish, which produced Notieiero CTXW Inteinacional.
Originally fiom Eagle Pass, TX, he was an Infantry
Band Supply Officer for the Corps.
John Lopez
Class of ' 11984
John Lopez, a San. Antonio native, is a sports columnist for
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the Houston Chronicle. He has worked for the Bryan-College
Station Eagle, the San l Antonio Express News, the San Antonio
Light and since 1990 for the Houston Chronicle. His work
also has appeared In Sports Illastrated, the Sporting News,
Newsweek and various national publications. In 1997, his first
book, a biography of I1.S. Olympic gymnastics hero Kerri Strug,
sold more I han 75,000 copies and was named by the American
Association of Libraries as one of the vear's best books. A
nationally recognized columnist since 1998, he, has appeared
on 'flic Today Show, CBS Evening News, ESPN SportsCenter,
CNN, Cool Morning America and numerous other radio and
television shows.
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Lionel G. Garcia
Class of 1956
Lionel G. Garcia is a noted author of Mexican-American
fiction, a 1956 graduate of Texas A&M and a practicing
veterinarian. He began writing in grammar school and
published his first literary work while still iii college. He
has,k%,ritterr n- unerous books, short stories and plays and
he has won many, literary awards for his work. His novel
11ardserub won the 1990 Texas Institute of Letters Novel of
the Year, the 1990 Southwest Booksellers Novel of the Year
and the 1990 Dallas Times Herald Novel of the Year. Most
or his writings concern the Mexican-American experience
in the deep South Texas brush country. He is in nation-
wide demand as a reader and speaker.
Jaime A. Vuias Ronidu is a
Dominic,-iii cducator/academic
who has written many books on
musc:uni studies and on improving
agricuhural education in Lati i
America and the Caribbean.
Ida H.
Acura Garza
Ida H. Aeufta-Garza is a Program Specialist and
Director of the Abriendo Puertas program with
the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at
Texas A&M University. She also holds a position
as a Wuiet professor in the graduate program
of the Department of Educational Psychology
at the University of Texas-Pan American where
she teaches human growth and development
classes. In addition, she does private consulting in
nutrition science and education, training, outreach,
and leadership development. She received her
doctorate from Texas A&M in 1990. Previous to
her current position, she served for thirty-three
years as Hidalgo County Extension Agent for
Family and Consumer Services.
Tito Guerrero, III
Class of 1070
Tito Guerrero, III holds a bachelor's in Health
Education and Biology from Tex as A&,XI a master's
in Education from the University of Nortli Texas, and
a doctorate with an emphasis on administration,
planning and social policy from Harvard. He has
received fellowships from the. rational Science
Foundation, the Ford Foundation, Kellogg President
National Leadership and the Academic Leadership
AcadcTny. As President of the University of Southern
Colorado at Pueblo, Ile stemmed six Consecutive years
of enrollment decline, and under his leadership, the
university experienecd consecutive fall enrollment
increases of nine percent and seven percent. Ile has
served as president of Stephen. I Austin University
since. `'2001.
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Eduardo Urbina
Eduardo Urbina obtained his doctorate at the
University of California at Berkeley (1979) and is
currently Professor of Hispanic Studies at Texas
A&M University, and Visiting Professor and Director
of the Cervantes Chair at the University of Castilla-
La Mancha. He is the Director of The Cervantes
Project, editor of the Don Quixote Electronic
1'ariorum Edition, the Anuario Bibliogrdfieo
Cervantino and co-editor of the Anuario de Estudios
Cervantinos, founding member of the Cervantes
Society of America, and a member of the Cervantes
International Academy and of the Academia
Norteamericana de la Lengua Espanola. g
Leo Sayavedra
Leo Sayavedra has spent his 40-phis-year career
demonstrating his enthusiasm and concern for all
levels of Texas public education. He is most noted for
work as president, in which he oversaw the successful
transfer of Laredo State University into the Texas
A&M University System in 1989, t:he expansion of
the institnt ion from an tipper level to four year and
the construction of a new turiversity campus. Ile also
served as professor, academic vice president and
president, for'Iexas A&M International University and
Laredo State University. Since 1996, he has put his
talents to -,vork at, thc.'icxas A& l University System
as vice chancellor for academic and student affairs
and dcputy chancellor of the System. Ile provides
leadership and guidance to 1&l System member
univcrsides and agencies on prograin development,
and on academic and student affairs planning. He
travels vear-rotind throughout the state. providing
iiilorxnat:ion to such institutions is the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board, tlic Ietiis Legislature
and svsteni mcnibcrs.
Henry Cisneros
Class of 1968
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Henry Cisneros, the first Hispanic mayor of San
Antonio and former Texas A&M regent, graduated
from Texas A&M in 1908 with a bachelor's in
English and a master's in Urban and Regional
Planning. He served as Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development for President Clinton.
Ciro V. sumaya
A native of Brownsville, Ciro V. Su maya is the founding Dean of
the new School of Rural Public Health and holder of the Cox
Endowed Chair in Medicine at Texas A&M University System
Health Science Center in College Station. Prior to this, he was
a Presidential. appointee at the U.S. Department of Health and
Hunan Services. He has served as Administrator of Health
Resources and Services Administration, a federal focal point
for innovation in health care delivery and health professions
education and as Deputy Assistant Secretar v for Health,
spearheading the federal Initiative on the Future ofAcademie
Health Centers.
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Edward D. Garza
Class of 199
Edward D. Garza graduated from "Texas A&NI with a degree in
1-indscape. Arcldtceture. He began a successful career in politics
serving two terms as District 7 representative of tlic San Antonio
City Council. Ile ran for and won the mayorship in 2001, and
was re-elected in May 20()3. under his leadership, San Antonio
experienced rcmar•ltablc economic growth. Ile currently serves
as vice president of (lie. North Aii►crican International Trade
Corridor Partnership.
Sonya Elissa Medina
Class of 1997
Sonya Elissa Medina serves as Special Assistant to the
President for Domestic Policy and Director of Projects for
the First Lady. In this capacity Sonya is the key advisor to
the President for all areas of education policy, from early
childhood through higher education. In addition, she
oversees First Lady Laura Bush's projects and policy office,
where she works on a variety of issues regarding education,
women and children's health and global democracy. She also
serves as a presidential appointee on the Board of Trustees
of the American FoUdife Center. She has been honored
as Hispanic Magazine's recipient of the 2005 Government
Service Achievement Award and serves as an Executive
Board Member of the Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy
at the John. F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard
University. She earned her Masters of Public Health in
Health Policy acid Management from Columbia University in
2000 and graduated etun laude from texas A&, University
with a Bachelor of 'Science in Community Health Education.
She is a native of San Antonio, Texas.
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Abelardo Valdez
'lass of 196
Abclardo Valdez is an honor graduate of Texas A&-M. In 1977.
President Jimmy Carter appointed him to servc as USAID Assistant
Adulinistrator for Latin America and the Caribbcan, a position lie
served until 1979. From 1979-81 lie served as RXliitc Houise Chief
of Protocol. He earned a law degree from Harvard University and a.
doctorate froin Baylor University.
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Bernardo Martinez
Class of 1995
Bernardo Martinez, 1995 tennis team captain lettered all four years
at Texas A&uNl. Along with his younger brother and fellow teammate
Eduardo Martinez, Class of 1996, he helped the Aggic tennis
team set a school record of 23 wins and 4 losses and won the Co-
Championship of the Southwest Conference in 1994. He -,vas born in
Mexico City, Mexico. He was an excellent student and eai lied three
Academic Achievement Awards bcfore graduating with a degree in
marketing. Ile currently makes his home in Mexico.
Rodrigo B. Rodriguez
Class of 1912
Jerry Machado Alata)Avski, a business major,
graduated from liigrh school at 13 asxl trained
for seveai years at. the famed Bollct.ticri Tennis
Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Ile is the son of
Jerzy and Ahu a-Rosa Makowski of Bradenton;
Fla. His parents were immigrants to Anncrica;
his father from Poland and his mother from
Puerto Rico. Asa child he would speak a
mixture of Polish aiicl Spanish that his teachers
thought: was gibberish.
Now, as ati Ac`, TAI
Rodrigo B. Rodriguez, an Electrical Engineering
major from San Luis Potosi, Mexico was the
first luiown Hispanic to be a member of the
Texas A&M tenons team... In addition, lie served
as secretary and treasurer of the team in 1911.
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only a fen years before, ~
in 1909, the tcam was
little more than a club
sport (aldlig its first
steps in mtercollcgiate
competition against. _
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Shun Alejandro Madden, born in Caracas, Venezuela, graduated
from Tcxas AWNI with a degree in agricultural development.
Kliovni during his playing days at. A&M as "Mad Dog i\Iadden,"
Ile achieved a national singles ranking of No. 2. Ile teamed Nvth
his temiis partucr I?umitru Caradima and the duo achieved
a nationail ranking of No. 1. Ile led the Aggies to four straight
N AA Championship appearances and to three visits to the
round of 16, in addition to three Big 12Totu°nament. titles and a
rep at season Bic 12 Chainpioiisliip. A.5 a player, he compiled
a 98-29 singles record and a doublcs mark of 85-28.
Ctass of .l 9"
Rayrnond'Salazair, .Jr. v"as a Solid phtycr call the: tennis icai2t during
tLLlic building years of'tlic carlr 1960s as' dais S-K inovc(I from
colh->c to Mill His inspired play liclpcd set the
stanclatrds for the great icanis that -,vcrc latter to build a tradition of*
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tie ciijoycd a d istiiigtlist Icd c°aircer of more than thirty ycars of
tcacliing and administration W ttte 1'dgc~vood udcfieilde~iit ,School.
Disti°ict: Ile is tow rct:ircd aiitl living tit Sall Antonio, `1'cXas..'
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'loss of 1958
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the Icgc-ndar coach Paul " Ilc ar BrNILAnt from
1955 to 1957. These teams climbed tlic rilatioiaal rankings, winning tlic Sotrthnrest ( cpnlcicncc. C_.lass o/ . 19CJ6
Championship in I9i6 and holding tlic t
ntrmlrc,a- one spot. i dic nation fin, scvcra ` 'Eddie Dominguez try nsfcrrcd
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to such lofri sports lacig lass is one ofthc .hmior Colleac for the 14164-1065 ~rcat ~1 <;ic, sl~in•is Citidc~rclla storics of` ~season and Ictt~:red his first year.
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Ile cas antra tiYafs guard in 1966 known
I'Or c,.ccptional bull handling shills and
(lcil touch onjunip shots. His play helped
the 1066 tram to second placc it) llac tozagh
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Class of 1995
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a Southwest Conference.
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in golf in 1992, 1.993, 1994
and 1995. He has been a
inetnbcr of the Professional
Golf Association Tour (PGA).
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Linn Oclioa is onc of i long linc of great Latina
& sofiball ipkiyers for Texas A&M. Shc was fioin
Oklahoma ('its d)(clahonati, Ihu•ing her AMNI
carcei- she played outficid on the 1987 rational
('hompionship canc. `l'lie te.ani finislicd second
nat.ionally~ in 1986 and lifillin 1938.
Her strong dcii iisivc skills and tinkly ofl`ensc
hclpcd lcad the tcain to nal iomil prominence.
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N. Valdez
Class of 1897
The first touchdown by an
Aggie football team was scored on
Thanksgiving Day November 22, 1894
by N. Valdez from Hidalgo, M4 :xieo,
Class of 1897, in a 14-0 victory over
Galveston. This was only the second
football gaine played by A&M and was
the first time the school played on
Thanksgiving Day. Unforttntately, no
photographs of Valdez have survived. o
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Homer Martinez
Class of 1937
Flomer Thomas Martinez from
Iebbronville, Texas, graduated
,ith a degree in veterinary medicine.
le was a three-year-letterman
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Cortez
Glass of 1963
Robert Cortez was a football
lettcrinan from 1965-1967,
serving as Team Captain
in 1967. Ali c- trcmch,
physical linebacker, be
was instrumental in A&_.Nl
..iirning the 1967,Southwest
Conlcrence Championship
and the 1968 Cotton Bo,.N,l
.ytli a victory over Alabama.
Ile left: A& NI .with a degree
in physical education.
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