2018 Annual Report / IMPACT The Power of IMPACT 2018 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL / 2018 University International A&M Texas 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 2 TAMIU’s Music Program /DONOR IMPACT 4 Impacts Laredo Phil

/FACULTY IMPACT 6 In 1980, a group of visionary Laredoans dreamed of a day when orchestra music professionals would call Laredo home and form the core of the city’s /STUDENT IMPACT 8 own Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra.

/PROGRAM IMPACT 10 Today, that dream is coming true. Buoyed by faculty, graduates and students CONTENTS /NEWS 11 in the music program at Texas A&M International University, the Laredo Phil now boasts a core group of some 25 TAMIU-affiliated musicians, / ACHIEVEMENTS/IMPACT 14 creating the largest corps of professional-quality musicians in its history. Brendan Townsend, TAMIU faculty member and music director of the CHALLENGE/IMPACT 16 Laredo Phil, said he believes the University’s relationship with the Laredo Phil has been integral to its growth and success. ENGAGEMENT/IMPACT 18 “This is a source of tremendous excitement for us as we perform before EXPLORING/IMPACT 20 our audiences, knowing that our Orchestra includes more TAMIU faculty LEADERSHIP/IMPACT 22 members, students or graduates, and other gifted local music educators helping us deliver our seasons of sound,” Townsend said. SERVING/IMPACT 24 The Laredo Phil opened its 39th Concert Season in October at TAMIU’s GIVING/IMPACT 26 Center for the Fine and Performing Arts’ Recital Hall. The season includes four orchestral concerts featuring six of TAMIU’s full-time faculty, four THE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT adjunct faculty, seven students and numerous alums.

TEAM: TAMIU president, Dr. Pablo Arenaz, noted the historic collaboration shows the importance of dreaming big. DR. PABLO ARENAZ, PRESIDENT

PUBLISHER: “In 2002, we launched this important collaboration. Our success today ROSANNE PALACIOS reminds us all of the importance of dreaming big and, as we say here at EDITOR: TAMIU, ‘Going Beyond,’ ” Dr. Arenaz said. STEVE HARMON ART DIRECTOR: The Laredo corps ANA CLAMONT of musicians is CONTRIBUTING DESIGN: supplemented by ANDREA MARTINEZ freelance musicians CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: from San Antonio, MIKA AKIKUNI, STEVE HARMON, DAN LATHEY, Austin and Houston. CHRISTINE ROJAS

PHOTOGRAPHY: ROLANDO SANTOS, DAN LATHEY, FERCH, TAMIU STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS STAY CONNECTED 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT

Message from the President In 1970, when then-Texas A&I University at Laredo opened its doors, 285 students enrolled in three undergraduate programs. Today, nearly 8,000 students are enrolled and we offer 93 different undergraduate or graduate degrees. In 1972, we awarded 127 degrees; this past year, we presented nearly 1,500 diplomas.

So…what has been the impact of all those graduates? In 1990, only 11% of Laredoans over 25 had a Bachelor’s degree or higher. By 2016, that number had increased by 58%. Another example of TAMIU’s impact on the region is in upward income mobility. TAMIU has been recognized as one of the top three universities in the country for advancing upward income mobility of graduates. Most incoming students have a family income around $30,000, which puts them in the bottom 40% for income. The income of the average graduate from TAMIU 10 years later is in the top 40%. One year after graduation, over 78% of our graduates are employed, a number well above the Texas average.

Our Impact: As you can see, the IMPACT TAMIU has had on Laredo and the region we Measured so proudly serve is significant. Our gaze ahead remains fixed on a future and Shared rich in promise and lives forever changed. The broad spectrum of stories within this Annual Report attest to that impact.

This last year certainly has been an exciting one for us To ensure that impact is extended and sustained, we’ve launched Imagine at Texas A&M International University. Last fall, we 2045, a committee of University and community members charged with enrolled over 7,600 students, a record. We also had developing a long-term vision for TAMIU. How might we extend our the largest freshman class in our 24-year history on impact? What can we do to sustain this? What should we anticipate and this campus. This Fall, we exceeded those numbers, how can we build and marshal forces to address variables seen and unseen? increasing enrollment by over 4% to nearly 8,000 Imagine 2045’s report will be unveiled during our 25/50 Anniversary Cel- students. In addition, for the first time in our history, ebration next year. Look for more on our 50th Anniversary Celebration in we were ranked in the U.S. News and World Report’s the coming months. In the meantime, let’s take a look back at an IMPACT “Best Colleges in the West.” measured and shared.

Why am I talking about enrollment? Because I want “In 1990, only 11% of Laredoans over 25 to demonstrate the impact we have had on this region. had a Bachelor’s degree or higher. By 2016, This Annual Report is all about the IMPACT TAMIU that number had increased by 58%.” has had on Laredo and the surrounding region…and Dr. Pablo Arenaz, we have had a major impact. President 2 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT DONOR IMPACT /

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Sometimes help comes at just the right time…and in just the right place.

Rene Alvarado, a sophomore TAMIU Criminal Justice major, wants to be part of a family legacy in law enforcement. Thanks to the generous support he receives from the Mary Lamar Gallagher Leyendecker Endowed Scholarship, he’s going to do just that.

Established by Laredo philanthropist Cliffe Killam to honor his mother, Mary “As I grew up and learned Lamar Gallagher Leyendecker, and their family’s legacy of service to the Laredo more, I wanted to be a police Police Department, the Scholarship Endowment helps make higher education more officer and help people. Their accessible to the children of the LPD. code is to protect and serve... Alvarado represents the third generation in his family to pursue a career in law and always put people first.” enforcement. His grandfather, father and uncles have all worked for the LPD as - Rene Alvarado officers.

The Alexander High School graduate said he applied for the Scholarship after his mother, Sonia Alvarado, read an article about it in the newspaper.

“I was very humbled, happy and appreciative when I was notified that I received the Scholarship,” he said, “It motivated me even more to finish college and to have a good attitude towards school. I didn’t like school before, but now that they were giving me an opportunity to go to college, I said, ‘I’m not going to take it for granted.’ ”

Alvarado’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and has medical bills to worry about, so he’s thankful for the Scholarship because he is able to pay for his own tuition, books and college expenses.

Growing up and watching his father wear a police officer uniform daily piqued his curiosity about a law enforcement career, Alvarado said. Rene Alvarado, center, recipient of the Mary Lamar Gallagher Leyendecker Scholarship, is majoring in Criminal Justice at TAMIU. Pictured with him “As I grew up and learned more, I wanted to be a police officer and help people,” from left to right are his cousin, Laredo Police he said, “Their code is to protect and serve… and always put people first.” Department (LPD) Officer Jose Roberto Alvarado; father, LPD Lt. Rene Rolando Alvarado; uncle, LPD Capt. Benito Alberto Martínez; and uncle, Upon graduation, Alvarado said he plans to apply for a job in LPD and eventually LPD Capt. Gabriel Ernesto Martínez. pursue a career as a federal law enforcement officer. 4 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT

Dr. John Kilburn: He asked for a ‘Spiritual Reassignment.’ He got a new Lesson in Life.

A man who will rise early in the morning to don to re-evaluate my life. I co-founded a homeless an adult “Elf” costume to help encourage runners shelter and I prayed to God…‘put me where I’m in a benefit scholarship event is up for anything. needed and where I can make an impact.’ I wanted a ‘spiritual reassignment,’ preferably somewhere Meet Dr. John Kilburn, TAMIU faculty member warm, ” he recalled. and associate vice president for Research and Sponsored Projects. The costume hints at the “I had never heard of Laredo; my wife had. Here lengths the New Orleans native and Laredo fan at TAMIU, there was a chance to build something will go to give back to a community he says has new. I fell in love with Laredo on my first visit. impacted him and nurtures his efforts to return the I wandered around downtown and everywhere favor. He said his engagement in community has people were so open and receptive,” he said. childhood roots. “My full recovery happened here. People helped “I’m the product of a working class family that me. Now I help others. My students do the same. taught me ‘if you don’t like something, address Students can create change. One person can make it or fix it,’ ” he revealed. a difference,” he assured.

Couple that with a Jesuit school childhood and Asked how he would measure his impact and the a doctorate degree in Sociology and you have a success of his spiritual reassignment, he quickly force to be reckoned with. Along the way, there and simply said, “When I’m gone, if people should have been some detours and some tough lessons, talk about me, I want them to smile. That’s all.” but they’ve all combined to create a force for change, a force for good.

“After I completed my graduate degrees with “I fell in love with Laredo on my first visit. sizable student debt, I got into investing in the I wandered around downtown and tech industry, making a fair amount of money. everywhere people were so open and Soon I was teaching and consulting, but I lost receptive.” my focus. At age 37, I had a stroke. It forced me - Dr. John Kilburn 5 2018 Annual Report /

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‘Kindness Goes a Long Way’: Student Logs 10,000+ Community Service Hours.

The holiday season has always been a Rodríguez has recorded a whopping 10,273 “[Volunteering] showed me that kindness special time for Mariana Rodríguez. community service hours for various local goes a long way,” she reiterated. and international organizations, including While most children spent time writing the Laredo Center for the Arts, the Laredo She calls on her peers to commit themselves their letters to Santa Claus, Rodríguez Convention and Visitors Bureau, Volunteers to engage and serve their local community. collected gifts and donated them to local Serving the Need, Serving Children and community groups organizing toy drives Adults in Need (SCAN), Tapitas Por Una “I encourage my fellow students to complete for children. As one of the first volunteer Sonrisa, Angeles Sin Fronteras, and others. community service hours. By helping and efforts Rodríguez ever participated in, she giving back to your community, you’re knew from an early age that serving her As a Mexican-American student, Rodríguez also making a difference in the world,” said community would be a priority in her life. felt that volunteering at both local and Rodríguez, “Volunteering is always worth international organizations was especially it. People are always looking for help. It’s Years later, Rodríguez, now a sophomore important. good to give back and it truly warms your marketing major at TAMIU, continues to heart to see the difference you’ve made in give back to her community and helps those “Volunteering can change your life because someone’s life.” in need in truly remarkable ways. now you think of ways to help people and how you can make an impact in their life. She is the recipient of the President’s You become less selfish and start worrying Lifetime Achievement Award, a distinction about the needs of those that surround you,” recognizing individuals completing over said Rodríguez. 4,000 community service hours during their “Volunteering can change your life... you lifetime. Through her efforts, Rodríguez knows she become less selfish and start worrying can solve difficulties faced by those in her about the needs of those that surround you.” community. - Mariana Rodríguez Mariana Rodríguez has volunteered at the Volunteers Serving the Need Thrift Store.

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Bowls of Love: Impacting Our Neighbors.

They are “thrown” with love but will someday a development in my artistic skills along with In ceramics, the making of workable mud (called land on someone’s table -- beautiful vessels ready the privilege to donate these personal milestones clay or stoneware) is but one stage in the journey to be filled with more love, ready to be shared in to the South Texas Food Bank. I hope my passion to final artwork. a place called home. and dedication can be used to help the South Texas community to progress and have a positive impact From modest beginnings come beautiful ends, Created by TAMIU students in Natasha Hovey’s on their lives.” deep with impact and potential. Ceramics classes, the 400 handcrafted bowls are part of an innovative Bowl-A-Thon collaboration with the South Texas Food Bank. The Bank uses the students’ bowls in its fundraising efforts. Bowls “As artists we have the ability, and I would argue a responsibility, to utilize our talents and skills were created over the academic year and students to help make an impact locally -- to care for our neighbors.” imbued each with their individual spirit and style. - Natasha Hovey Like the young artist who created it; each is unique.

“What is so wonderful about this effort is that our students donate their time and creative energy to create and glaze handmade bowls to help raise funds and awareness for many of the ‘empty bowls’ or hunger faced in our community. As artists we have the ability, and I would argue a responsibility, to utilize our talents and skills to help make an impact locally -- to care for our neighbors,” Hovey explained.

Art graduate and alumnus Diego Canales concurred.

“Participating in a Bowl-A-Thon event is a humbling experience. It is a moment where I can apply my skills in order to make every bowl as best as possible. Through every bowl I make, I am rewarded with

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Natasha Hovey and artist Diego Canales.

10 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT $3.1 Million in Federal Grants TAMIU Student Debt to TAMIU Impacts Science, Nursing One of Lowest in TX Bragging Rights Congressman Henry TAMIU students graduate with one of the lowest Cuellar (’82) recently average student loan debt figures in the entire Unit- For the third consecutive announced more than ed States, according to a study by online source, year TAMIU was ranked in th NEWS $3.1 million in federal LendEDU which ranked TAMIU 6 for the State the national Top Ten Best funds in two separate and 20th among similar schools in the nation. Some Bang for the Buck among / grants for TAMIU. 1,080 institutions were analyzed for the ranking. Southern Colleges in the 2018 Washington Monthly The US Department of Education’s Devel- Dr. Bernat Gets College Guide. The Guide focuses on institu- oping Hispanic-Serving Programs awarded Alumni Award tional affordability and how well universities $1,937,380 for the University’s ADVanc- TAMIU professor Dr. Frances do in graduating students. ing the Instruction of Science Educators P. Bernat was selected as the (ADVISE) Project. It targets an increase recipient of the Criminal Justice US News and World Report’s 2019 Best in the pool of Hispanic Science teachers. and Criminology Outstanding Colleges ranking noted TAMIU’s discounted Alumni Scholar Award for tuition, and placed it at 16th, the highest ranked The Department of Health and Human Washington State University, regional Texas institution among Top Public Services Health Resources and Services and served as Keynote Speaker Schools in its 15-state Regional Universities Administration provided a $1,169,368 for the Department of Criminal Justice and Crim- West ranking. grant for TAMIU’s Advance Nursing Ed- inology’s Award Ceremony and Luncheon at the ucation Sexual Assault Nursing Examiner Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center in Pullman, WA. Financeopedia ranked TAMIU sixth among (SANE) Program. It will fund advanced the best 30 Universities in Texas, noting “an nurse education to increase the number of Planetarium almost impossible to beat net price.” trained and SANE-certified forensic nurses. Celebrates 13th Anniversary Over the past 13 years, thousands have traveled to Low cost TAMIU Posts the stars at TAMIU’s Lamar Bruni Vergara Plane- is fueling Record Enrollment tarium. In May, the Planetarium hosted a heavenly enrollment TAMIU’s Fall enrollment is historic, driven Anniversary Celebration with a party highlighted growth, but by a record freshman class size, increased by a showing of the popular film “Coco.” the University also draws praise for its graduates’ semester credit hours and a dramatic increase job success -- Zippia ranked TAMIU as one in graduate enrollment. Total combined In Memoriam of “Texas’ Best Colleges for Getting Jobs.” undergraduate and graduate enrollment is Dr. Siddharth Shankar 7,996, up 4.6% over last Fall. This past summer the University Utilizing Stanford University’s Equality of community was saddened to Opportunity Project, the American Council Kappa Phi lose one of its bright faculty on Education’s Report “Minority Serving Inducts 87 talents, Dr. Siddharth Shankar, Institutions as Engines of Upward Mobility,” TAMIU’s Chapter of the Honor Society of who passed away unexpectedly. recognized TAMIU as the top scoring Texas Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) inducted 82 students A brilliant teacher, researcher institution in its study for its high extended and five faculty into PKP, the nation’s oldest and student advocate, he was income mobility rate of 34.1 percent. and most selective collegiate honor society much admired and respected by his colleagues for all academic disciplines in ceremonies and students. An associate professor of Finance, The University’s impact on students’ lives this May. Presiding over the ceremony he first came to TAMIU in September 2008. He and, by extension, the communities in which was TAMIU PKP Chapter president, Dr. is survived by his wife, Wricha Mishra and sons, they live and thrive, is being affirmed. James A. Norris. Neil and Ayaan.

11 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT CPUPC Project Shares Value Council of Public University A COLLEGE EDUCATION Presidents and Chancellors of Texas Higher PROVIDES Education A LIFETIME OF VALUE The Council of Public University Presidents and Chancellors (CPUPC) includes the chief executive officers of Texas’ publicly-supported general academic universities, two Lamar A COLLE GE ED UCATION SIGNIFICANTLY INC REASES L IFETIME State Colleges and the Lamar PROSPERIT Y A ND ECO NOMIC S ECURIT Y F OR TE XANS. Institute of Technology, System Texans with a college education earn, on average, more each year and over their lifetimes than those with a high school diploma. offices, and Health Science Centers.

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12 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT First Staggs Academy Grad Makes History of International and STEM She continued, “TAMIU transformed me as a Studies…and also the person by making me a responsible and mature first graduate to earn a adult. Since I started college at such a young age, bachelor’s degree from I had to leave the high school mentality aside. The TAMIU last December. Academy allowed me to develop the right habits of Ayala earned a degree in mind and molded me into a responsible individual Psychology from TAMIU, in order for me to do well in my studies.” and said attending the Texas Academy was She is currently completing a Master of Arts in beneficial to her as she Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She intends was able to save on tuition to pursue a future in Counseling Psychology and costs while accelerating become a licensed professional counselor. her degree attainment. “I am going to pursue my life-long goal of opening “In addition to saving my own counseling practice,” she said. It’s not often that a 19-year-old makes history, money, another benefit to attending the Texas but Analyssa Ayala may be getting accustomed Academy is the experiences the school provides,” she “TAMIU transformed me as a person by to doing just that. said, “You can participate in all the extracurricular activities TAMIU offers, do research with amazing making me a responsible and mature adult.” Ayala was in the first cohort of students to graduate professors, and Study Abroad.” - Analyssa Ayala from the TAMIU Frank and Julieta Staggs Academy

New Academy Name Honors Julieta and Frank Staggs

TAMIU celebrated the unveiling of The Julieta and Frank Staggs Academy of International and STEM Studies this past September.

Previously known as the Texas Academy of International and STEM Studies, the Academy’s name change honors the longtime impact of benefactors Frank Staggs and his late wife, Julieta.

Created by State Senator Judith Zaffirini and authorized by the 79th Texas Legislature in 2005, the Academy is an innovative, University-level institution on the TAMIU campus. It is designed for highly gifted and motivated high school juniors and seniors focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and International Studies.

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IMPACT ACHIEVEMENTS / IMPACT Retired TAMIU Professor A ‘North Star’ for Others

If the measure of a life is a measure of love and respect, 45-year veteran of Laredo’s higher education profession, Dr. Julio F. Madrigal, is indeed loved and respected.

This past January, Dr. Madrigal, former Texas A&M International University executive director of Special Programs, celebrated his retirement among friends and colleagues at TAMIU’s Helen Richter Watson Gallery in the Sue and Radcliffe Thompson’s Historical Impact Killam Library. is Simply Award-winning TAMIU provost and vice president for One of TAMIU’s most prolific authors, Regents Professor Dr. Jerry D. Thompson, is the recipient of Academic Affairs Dr. Tom Mitchell said four prestigious awards, one from the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), another from the Madrigal’s lifetime impact on education Texas Institute of Letters (TIL), a third from the Webb County Heritage Foundation and a fourth from here defies measure. the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). “In the remarkable arc of his years of educating The TSHA named Dr. Thompson its recipient of the Mary Jon and J. P. Bryan Leadership in and leading, his impact is beyond measure. Education Award. His students have gone from classrooms to research laboratories and boardrooms, Thompson is also among a select group of 2018 TIL Prize winners. His “Tejano Tiger: José de los leading change and vastly improving their Santos Benavides and the Texas-México Borderlands, 1823-1891,” received the Ramírez Family Award quality of life and that of the communities for Most Significant Scholarly Book. “Tejano Tiger” was also a Pulitzer Prize nominee. they now serve, many in our Laredo-Webb County area. His passion, drawn from his Last May, the Webb County Heritage Foundation also named him its recipient of the Elizabeth Gill own life experience, encouraged students to and Sam Johnson, III Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of an individual making significant find their way, without limits, regardless of contributions to the preservation of Webb County Heritage on a continuous basis. perceived barriers. This is the epitome of what educators strive for: to help students This September, Thompson was named one of 12 Laredoans to receive the prestigious 2018 Tejano realize their true potential, and then reach Achievement Award presented by Laredo’s LULAC Council No. 12 for his service to Tejano history. further still.

He has been a cherished TAMIU faculty member since 1987 and is one of the country’s leading experts “He is an inspiration to us all and will be on the Civil War in the Southwest. Thompson has taught in Laredo over 50 years and is the author or the North Star that others must follow to editor of 26-plus books on the US-México borderlands. achieve and exceed,” Dr. Mitchell said.

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Principals Give Thumbs Up to TAMIU College of Education Grads, First Year Teachers

They scored above the Prepared from 2015 to 2017 has also increased State’s average in the overall by six percent from 2014 in these areas: latest Texas Education Classroom Environment, Instruction, Students Agency (TEA) survey with Disabilities, English Language Learners, that gauges principals’ Technology Integration and Using Technology satisfaction level with with Data. teachers’ preparedness. TAMIU College of Education dean Dr. James In the 2016-2017 TEA O’Meara said the Educator Preparation program Principal Appraisal of at TAMIU is distinctive because it prepares First Year Teachers, educators to achieve quality learning outcomes in TAMIU College of Hispanic-serving schools districts with some of Education graduates’ the highest levels of economically disadvantaged, results, which were 81 at-risk, English Language Learners in the state. percent, exceeded the State benchmark of 70 “This preparation includes a degree plan for percent and the State timely completion, a certification plan for career average of 73 percent. readiness, and the opportunity to earn micro- credentials by completing free online modules,” Results were gleaned he noted, “Collectively, these innovative program TAMIU College of Education graduates working as from a survey of 57 participating principals. elements contribute to the majority, or 80% of first-year teachers in Texas are impressing school TAMIU graduates being career educators employed principals with their high level of professional The report further indicates that the percentage of locally and remaining employed in Texas public readiness. first-year teachers appraised as Sufficiently or Well schools for at least 10 years.”

College of Nursing and Health Science, Dr. F. M. Canseco School of Nursing Class of 2017 recipients of the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) graduate degree posted a 100% passing rate on their first attempt on Board Exams from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board. This is the third consecutive year that TAMIU FNP graduates score 100% success on their Board Exams on first attempt. Front row from left to right: Eunyoung Lee, Maria Vinegar, Kurt Cuellar, Chantilly Mae Demasiado, and Ana Laura Cantú. Back row left to right: Miranda Ramírez, Jesús Jiménez Sánchez, Mario Ramírez, Alex Cavazos, and Ricardo Rodríguez.

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IMPACT CHALLENGE / IMPACT Tech Solution Puts Course Scheduling in Students’ Hands

A frequent source of student headaches at TAMIU is no more.

Using an innovative online system, TAMIU has made it possible for students to create their own course schedule from the convenience of their desktop, smartphone or tablet.

Dubbed TAMIU SchEDUler, the free of charge service was launched this Spring and has proven popular with students who can build their schedules, accommodating outside obligations and preferred learning times with a few keystrokes.

University Registrar Juan Gilberto García, Jr. said TAMIU SchEDUler has made scheduling seamless, reduced registration frustrations and accommodated student preferences, all within a mobile-friendly interface.

“This is the first major change in our registration process in some time, and it puts students first. We wanted to impact students with a solution native to them: taking control of their needs Local Chef Cooks Up from a desktop, smartphone or tablet. We know that schedules optimized for a student actually Scholarship Funding boost credit hours, increase student retention, and accelerate degree completion -- critical for all students and for the University. When the student Chef Pete Mims has been pleasing Laredo builds a schedule that works for them, this flexibility palates for years. But lately, he’s found a helps them balance learning and life…and build on way to ‘plate up’ his talents in support of their success,” Garcia said. scholarship funds for summer programs offered by TAMIU’s Office of Continuing Education. The University collaborated with Civitas Learning, a student success company that has partnered strategically “The Cooking Series with Chef Mims” has with more than 325 colleges and universities like proven a tasty way to share lifelong learning TAMIU, serving nearly 8 million students. with the community, while also offering generous program support. To date, Chef Mims has offered three distinct cooking demonstrations, including a Thanksgiving-themed event, a Paella Night (TAMIU president Dr. Pablo Arenaz assisted!) and, most recently, an Italian Night which featured homemade pasta.

Guests sampled starters to desserts and received a special recipe booklet.

Proceeds fund special scholarships that enable foster children to attend Dusty’s Junior University and the TAMIU Programming Summer Camp.

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Meadows Foundation Awards $150,000 Grant

TAMIU will continue to strengthen its coordinated and integrated healthcare delivery network in Laredo, Jim Hogg and Zapata counties thanks to a $150,000 continuation grant the Meadows Foundation awarded to The Texas A&M University System. Students Create BIG Impact The Grant supports the Sí Texas Juntos for During The Big Event Better Health Grant administered by TAMIU’s In total, 2,300 residents benefited with four yards College of Nursing and Health Sciences’ Dr. Four hours. cleaned, eight houses painted, 150 animals vaccinated F. M. Canseco School of Nursing dean Dr. and 21.79 tons of trash picked up. Glenda Walker, grant principal investigator. It’s the average approximate Super Bowl watch time and the average daily time spent using media Mayra Hernández, director of TAMIU’s Office of “This Grant from The Meadows Foundation like computers, tablets and smartphones. Student Conduct and Community Engagement, provides vital support to help to continue lauded the tremendous impact students made in to realize our Sí Texas - Juntos for Better But for a group of 350 TAMIU students, four hours such a short time span. Health Grant objectives through a linked spent at the Santo Niño neighborhood equated constellation of education, outreach and 1,400 community service hours, generating an “It’s an exciting opportunity. TAMIU students services,” Dr. Walker said. in-kind monetary impact of $30,800. want to ‘pay it forward’ -- to become effective leaders, responsible constituents and serve their She said the program operates through an This year, student volunteers representing six community. They believe it’s a shared obligation approach featuring comprehensive healthcare countries and all student classifications participated to give back to a community that has given them and patient engagement. in The Big Event. Held March 24, the annual so much,” Hernández said. community service initiative is a dedicated effort “We also deploy a Traveling Health Care for universities to serve their communities. The Big Event began at Texas A&M University Team (THCT), a critical community outreach in College Station in 1982. Since its inception at initiative that emphasizes primary screening TAMIU projects included graffiti removal, house TAMIU in 2010, students have generated more and links to a medical home or mental health painting, a mulch project, park restoration and pet than $4 million in equivalent economic impact services,” Walker explained. vaccinations. and more than 220,000 total service hours.

17 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT ENGAGEMENT / IMPACT Moving, awe-inspiring, unforgettable TAMIU, LTGI Stage Historic – these are just a few of the words used Spanish Language Production by social media users when describing performances of Federico García Lorca’s drama “Yerma” which made its two- weekend debut in January at TAMIU.

The production, made possible through an ongoing partnership between the Laredo Theater Guild International (LTGI) and TAMIU, served as the opening production of LTGI’s ninth season.

Lauded as the first LTGI production delivered entirely in Spanish, “Yerma” featured a cast of 25 actors. The production was heralded for its impressive use of stage scenery and emotionally-charged character portrayals. “Yerma” serves as a timeless story of marriage, motherhood and societal pressures faced by women living in rural Spain during the early 20th Century.

Through its renewed Memorandum of Understanding, LTGI and TAMIU have established a framework for their collaborative efforts. This includes the use of University facilities for rehearsal and performances, as well as student engagement in LTGI productions.

Past collaborative efforts between the University and TAMIU have resulted in several outstanding community productions and educational offerings for the popular Class on Stage Series.

In addition to “Yerma,” the University and LTGI have staged two other major theatrical productions this year, with performances of Tennessee William’s “The Glass Menagerie,” and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s iconic “In the Heights.” Casandra Canales (’11) as Yerma • Photo by: Ferch

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Reading the Globe Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary

With nearly 75,000 miles traveled and 15 countries visited in the past 10 years, the TAMIU Reading the Globe (RTG) program has certainly left a stamp on the lives of students, faculty and staff.

Since 2008, the initiative has impacted TAMIU and Laredo by creating a common, academically- oriented intellectual activity.

“This creates an opportunity for discourse about issues relevant to students, and raises social awareness on a local and global scale. Faculty and staff also participate in the Common Read, fostering and strengthening the growth of an intellectual community in and around TAMIU that supports students’ academic development,” explained Dr. Conchita Hickey, Dean Emeritus.

Author Loung Ung’s unforgettable novel, “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers,” served as this year’s common read for the University’s freshman class.

Ung shared her story with a captivated audience during a presentation this October.

The novel was also selected by Laredo Public Libraries’ One City, One Book program, as part of the joint program with TAMIU funded in part by Humanities Texas.

The 10th-anniversary celebration of RTG offered an array of activities commemorating the global travels made by student ambassadors. An evening gala was attended by 23 former RTG ambassadors. Film and documentary screenings and a commemorative, 10-foot standing exhibit helped trace the impressive global travels of RTG ambassadors.

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Students Complete National Internships

Summertime for TAMIU students often translates into impactful opportunities – like the chance to travel and study abroad, or to complete an extra course and get ahead on their degree plan schedule.

For students Pauline Arredondo, María Jacobo and Cesar Villarreal, a 10-week-long summer internship through the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) National Internship Program helped further their career prospects and bolster their skills.

Arredondo, a business administration major, worked out of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office Earth Week Celebration of the Chief Financial Officer in Washington, D.C. Impacts Future Sustainability

Jacobo, a sophomore accounting major, completed When your University president is also a research biologist, don’t be surprised if he shows a an internship at the Pension Benefit Guaranty keen interest in science and its impact on campus. TAMIU president Dr. Pablo Arenaz said the Corporation, also in Washington. Villarreal, a University is tightly focused on campus sustainability and so dedicates a weekly observance to senior system engineering major, traveled to the Earth Week on campus…and yes, Maroon is the new Green. U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Services Office in Knoxville, Tenn. “Sustainability is an important lesson for everyone, and Earth Week helps students learn how they can make a difference in their lives now and in the future. We’re fortunate to leverage our Established in 1986, HACU represents over 470 energy budget to fund much-needed energy and infrastructure upgrades designed to save money colleges and universities across the U.S. and improve our students’ learning environment,” Dr. Arenaz said.

The week-long observation takes place in April and includes a pond clean-up, a recycling extravaganza and water conservation event, on-campus Community Garden beautification, a recycled bench dedication and more. Behind the scenes, there’s also some serious energy saving strategies at work with TAMIU partner Schneider Electric. Existing electric and chilled water metering systems have been upgraded, interior and exterior LED retrofits have taken place, HVAC equipment at the Residential Learning Community upgraded and campus water conservation optimized with domestic water fixtures and an irrigation well. And there’s more green, erm, maroon to come.

“In 2019, we’ll initiate our Conserve My Planet Student Engagement Program aimed at gener- ating over $14 million in guaranteed savings over the life of the project and reducing energy consumption by 4,080,836 kWh per year -- an impact equivalent to removing 1,500,643 pounds of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere,” Dr. Arenaz concluded.

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Completing Degree ‘Closer than Ever’ with New Initiative They’re out there…students who have been unable García said the University reaches out to former “We have a simple online form that enables us to complete their undergraduate degree but have students through social media and direct, targeted to collect some basic information to retrieve made substantial progress. Perhaps life became outreach to encourage them to renew ties with the the student’s academic history, establish contact busy, new obligations emerged, or priorities shifted. University and establish next steps. and discuss options that can be tailored to them. TAMIU launched a new initiative this Fall to help There is also the possibility of limited financial former students complete their undergraduate assistance,” García explained. degree. Dubbed the “Closer than Ever” Initiative, TAMIU is reaching out to engage with former stu- Interested students can take their first steps forward dents and help them conclude their degree journey. to completing their degree by visiting a dedicated TAMIU website, located at: http://www.tamiu. “Some of our former students are actually mere edu/closerthanever/ hours, or a handful of classes away from securing their Bachelor’s degree. With accessible and flex- “We encourage our former students to explore the ible programs and online options, these students new options available to them,” García concluded, are closer than ever before to degree completion,” “There’s no time like the present, and they really said TAMIU registrar Juan Gilberto García, Jr. are closer than they think.”

University Among Nation’s Tops at Advancing Income Mobility A new study reveals that lower-income students who It places TAMIU among the nation’s top universities TAMIU was the top scoring Texas institution attend the nation’s minority-serving universities with especially high extended income mobility rates highlighted in the study. are more likely to advance their economic status among the 359 minority-serving colleges surveyed. or income mobility. TAMIU president Dr. Pablo Arenaz said this “Minority Serving Institutions as Engines national report once again affirms the University’s of Upward Mobility,” authored by the impact on students’ lives and, by extension, the American Council on Education, drew communities in which they live and thrive. from statistics shared by the Equality of Opportunity Project, a much-cited data “This is the third national assessment that measures project by Stanford University. That our impact, that shows how we truly help our study analyzed students’ and parent’s students and graduates to ‘Go Beyond,’ as we say. income. As the University approaches our 50th Anniversary in 2019, it’s especially gratifying to know that we The overall finding was that for students daily deliver our cherished mission of serving an at minority-serving universities like under-served population, impacting them with the TAMIU, income mobility rates tend highest quality of education delivered by a gifted, to be two to three times higher than global faculty,” Dr. Arenaz said. at non-minority institutions.

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TAMIU faculty members are providing the most up-to-date insights on how bilinguals comprehend and store information with their release of two published books.

TAMIU Regents Professor Dr. Roberto R. Heredia and Dr. Anna Cieślicka, associate professor of psychology, together with Dr. Alfredo Ardila, professor of communication sciences and disorders at Florida International University, and Mónica Rosselli, professor and assistant chair of psychology at Florida Atlantic University, authored “Psychology of Bilingualism: The Cognitive and Emotional Measure of a Son Traces World of Bilinguals.” Impact of a Mother The book analyzes the psychological world A mother’s birthday is a great opportunity to “Her passion since then has been to of bilinguals and cognitive milestones faced acknowledge an impact often beyond measure. make higher education accessible and throughout their lifespan. It also integrates For one son, the chance to honor that impact has affordable for all Texans, especially South up-to-date bilingualism research, focusing created a new measure with generational dimensions. Texans. What better way to honor her on cognitive and emotional experiences of than to help teachers pay their college bilinguals. Carlos Zaffirini, son of Senator Judith Zaffirini, student loan debts? This is my way of initiated a Teachers’ College Student Loan Debt saying ‘thank you’ to her, but also to those It’s the fifth volume in Springer’s “Bilingual Grant Program in her name, announcing it in who made her education possible through Mind and Brain Book Series,” which Drs. advance of her Feb. 13 birthday in ceremonies at student loans,” he explained. Heredia and Cieślicka co-founded and co-edit. TAMIU. It will continue through 2020. Zaffirini, an attorney, businessperson and Five Laredo educators received $2,000 grants to- philanthropist, is president and CEO of wards their college student loan debts. To qualify, Adelanto Health Care Ventures (AHCV), teachers must have taught in Laredo for at least five LLC, a healthcare finance consulting firm. years, have a college student loan debt of at least $5,000, and be selected by his or her institution. Since 2012, he has honored his mother Zaffirini shared his motivation. annually with endowed gifts including scholarships at TAMIU, UT-Austin, and “My mother completed three degrees at The the Baylor College of Medicine; the Ac- University of Texas at Austin only because of cess to Justice Initiative at the UT Law a National Defense Student Loan,” Zaffirini, Jr. School, and a family patient suite at the said, “and she paid it largely through teacher loan UT Dell Seton Medical Center. forgiveness programs.”

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Student TAMIU women’s basketball has completed 248 community service hours Athlete this year, with many of those hours served at the South Texas Food Bank. Volunteer 77% Participation Hours Community TAMIU softball and volleyball 1,412 Service student-athletes served as judges for the Laredo Big Bad BBQ competition on Nov. 9-10 at Events Uni-Trade Stadium. The event, 40Attended organized by TAMIU Building Homes for Heroes Baseball BBQ Organizations pit master Tony Vedia, brought helped the best BBQ in South Texas to 23 the community with the proceeds benefitting Operation Peacemaker, Institution a local nonprofit that assists police 49Impact score officers in times of emergency. Top organizations served: Volunteers serving the need TAMIU Student-Athletes honor local military veterans through service with Volunteers Serving The Need (VSTN), a local nonprofit that provides south texas essential services to financially disadvantaged veterans. Here, cross country athletes are performing food bank warehouse duties for a VSTN Work Day.

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Photo by: Dr. Arturo Limón Veterans (L to R, front) Heriberto Saldívar, David Rankin and Manuel Ramírez are joined by TAMIU student-athletes. Student-Athletes Expand Giving Tradition

TAMIU student-athletes have a long tradition of TAMIU Athletics also supports two annual mainstay Dustdevil student-athletes greet attendees giving back to the community and that commitment philanthropic causes, the Voz De Niños Christmas of the Bon Voyage Ceremony, visit with the is as strong as ever as evidenced by the continuing Toy Drive and TAMIU Baseball BBQ Military honorees and represent TAMIU Athletics community outreach efforts being made by these Appreciation event. Last April’s Baseball BBQ in the community at large. dedicated young people. Dustdevil student-athletes raised a record $2,360 for Building Homes for have recorded over 1,400 community service Heroes, a nonprofit organization that provides TAMIU softball and men’s basketball hours since January, attending 40 events serving mortgage free homes to severely injured military athletes participated in the latest Hero 23 different community partners. members. Flight Ceremony in September.

Dustdevil student-athletes have benefited through TAMIU student-athletes have honored older Making the trip on this year’s flight were interaction and service-learning with long-standing military veterans by serving as hosts at the Laredo World War II veteran David Rankin, Korean partnerships with community partners such as the Veterans Heroes Flight Bon Voyage Ceremony at War veteran and P.O.W. Manuel Ramírez South Texas Food Bank, Volunteers Serving the the Laredo International Airport for the last two and Vietnam War veteran Heriberto Saldívar. Need and the Bethany House. New partnerships years. The Hero Flight sends three Laredo veterans are constantly being explored with the intention to Washington D.C. for an escorted tour of our of exposing athletes to new service-learning great nation’s monuments and historical sites opportunities. along with a visit with our federal representatives. 24 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT ANNUAL GIVING 2017-2018

President’s Lewis Energy Group District No. 337 Alma L. Hernandez ’79, ’86 Efren A. Moreno, Jr. Carole and Abe S. Wilson John F. Jordan Circle ($25,000+) Palenque Group Women’s City Club Madeleine M. Joullie Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp. Dr. Jana Pisani and Dr. Michael Pisani Wyatt Foundation Terri and Robin Kami Doctors Hospital of Laredo Richer Family The Honorable George P. Kazen D. D. Hachar Charitable Trust Fund Valero Energy Foundation University Partner’s The Honorable Tracy O. King and Laredo Medical Center Sherra and James Walker Circle ($500.00 + ) Cheryl King Diana S. and Albert T. Lowry La Paletera Wells Fargo Foundation Stephen Alton, JD Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Sandra K. Lint Cardwell, Hart & Bennett, LLP. Foundation Joshua Llamas ’16 Alberto de Llano ’87 The Meadows Foundation Consuelo and Elmo Lopez Sandra P. ’92 and Peter D. Fallgatter ’92 Methodist Healthcare Ministries of Scholar’s Sara and Elmo Lopez, Jr. Diana and Ricardo Garcia South Texas, Inc. M. R. Brothers, Inc. Circle ($1,000.00 + ) Norman Giles Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Mambo’s Sports Pub Alma Acevedo Christina ’99 and Albert Gutierrez, III Hank and Elizabeth Sames Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course AEP Hector Hall A. R. “Tony” and Maria J. Sanchez Charles L. Martens Alamo Drafthouse Martha Lerma Family Foundation James P. McGrath Allstate Marcus Moreno Insurance Betty Bunn Moreno and Oscar Moreno ’01 TAMIU Alumni Association Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Agency, Inc. O’Connell Robertson Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust Scientists Alvelais Forwarding & Logistics, Inc. Toni ’84 and Vito A. Ruiz, Jr. Linda M. Mitchell, PhD ’77, ’82 BBVA Compass Foundation San Antonio CPA CE Foundation Juan Molina ’95, ’97 Leslie and Tom Benavides Sigma Delta Lambda Brenda and Larry A. Norton Gene L. Burgess South-Wen, Inc. Dean’s Esteban Otero, Jr. ’16 Alicia and Vidal Cantu, Jr. Jessica and Cory Stull Sara and Juan Paz-Sandoval Circle ($10,000 +) Courtyard by Marriott Mary K. Young Delfina and Josefina Alexander Family Cresta Advisors Linda and Alfredo Perez ’89 Foundation Mark Deutsch Person, Whitworth, Borchers Consulado General de Mexico Doctors Hospital Auxiliary & Morales LLP en Laredo Firehouse Subs Century Por Vida Tattoos Falcon International Bank First in Texas Ana ’91 and Frank Quesada Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Circle ($100.00 + ) Elma E. and Mauro M. Ramirez, Jr. ’81* Global Tooling Specialties, Inc. Valeria and Gustavo Acevedo International Bank of Commerce Rancho Foods Inc. Teryn Grater Tayeb Ahmadi ’17 Cristina and Cliffe Killam, II Gloria S. Rendon ’92 Grease Monkey Anonymous Laredo Medical Center Gift Shop Reyna’s Trailer Repair Daniel B. Hastings, Inc. Maria A. Beck Laredo Specialty Hospital Frances Salinas Horizon Group Properties Doris L. ’81 and James Bell Nora and Francisco A. Leal, MD Olivia and Arthur Santos, MD Housing and Residence Life Linda and Ernest M. Bruni Pilar Munoa Virginia A. and William H. Selzer, Jr. ’88 Lucila and Rob Jennings, III Armi Cady Ana ’82 and David T. Newman Jo Emma P. and Edward L. Sherfey, Jr. Killam Development LTD Carrillo & Associates Evelyn and Carroll E. Summers, Jr. Tim Shipton Laredo Independent School District Dora Castro Texas Community Bank Law Office of Diane St. Yves, PLLC Laredo Rotary Club Maria and Jack Christensen Audrey and Carlos M. Zaffirini, Jr. Ray Sullivan Logistics and Manufacturing Gladys K. Christensen Association Port Laredo Tami ’16 and Robert Summers Javier Coronado ’02 Terracon Thomas J. Mann Janet M. and Billy F. Cowart, PhD Jose G. Martin Texas A&M University - Kingsville Chair’s Crane Engineering Corp. Times Square Optical Jessica and Javier Mendoza ’02, ’16 Delta Dental Circle - ($5,000.00 + ) Ada ’93 and Marcus Moreno ’92 Isabel and Winder Vasquez, MD William D. Deso Priya and Shashi Vaswani Association of Laredo Forwarding PeopleFund Gloria Dickinson Patricia C. Vazquez Agents, Inc. Pizzas del Sur, Inc. Dissinger Reed Reynol S. Vela, Sr. Arturo N. Benavides, Jr. Juancarlo Rendon ’04, ’07 Elizabeth ’01 and Michael Flores Susan Walker, PhD Capital Farm Credit, FLCA Rheem Manufacturing Viviana Frank and Frank Rotnofsky County of Webb City of Laredo Kay and Charles W. Schwartz The Reverend Paul Frey Robert K. Willis The Honorable Anna B. Galo and Sultanas of the Zahara Caravan Marilu Garay-Hernandez Violeta and Ramon Zertuche, Sr. The Honorable John Galo Texas A&M Foundation Darla J. Giles H-E-B Texas A&M University - San Antonio The Glass Kitchen Hurd Enterprises LTD TownePlace Suites by Marriott Laredo Consuelo L. Guzman Laredo Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC Webb Soil & Water Conservation Annabelle Hall

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Maroon & Silver Hispanic International Circle ($50.00 + ) Maria G. Jimenez ’77 A&M Care BlueCross BlueShield Evelyn ’00 and Yancey Jones Anonymous Krispy Kreme Doughnut Maricela Arriaga La Roca Seafood Restaurant Ana R. Arzate Jose Martinez, Jr. ’06, ’09 AT&T Mobility Laura O. Matos Hugo G. Barrera Maribel Medrano ’17 Cristina L. Benavides Rolando Medrano ’16, ’18 Veronica Bernal Elise A. Munoz Border Transmission Parts, Inc. Dheeraj G. Muthyampet ’11 June Cannon Evangelina and Ronald Newton Alexis E. Cantu Rick Pauza Cristian Cavazos ’16 Korkanok Piamjariyakul ’91 Preetham R. Chamakura Julian B. Quesada Cinemark Theaters Adriana and Ed Ramirez, Jr. Climb at Rio Yenesey Ramirez ’15 Complete Nutrition Sandra Rubio Rosemary ’02 and Encarnacion Angelica M. Salinas ’17 Contreras Mary Esther and Homero Sanchez Javier Coronado ’02 Lisa G. Schonefeld Liliana and Victor de Anda, Jr. Richard W. Schreier Benita C. de Leon Regina G. Slechta David E. Dodier Fernando Trevino “I found giving to be very satisfactory at the personal level Flores Residential LC Rocio E. Trujillo and the institutional level. I feel that giving demonstrates a Joe Flores Valic collective effort and commitment to education to the well-being Susan ’93 and Paul Foster Reynol Vela ’17 and careers of our students. To give means to build... to build a Scott Frechette Yuriria Verastegui Mary and Robert Freeman Egna A. ’79 and Derly Villarreal, Jr. ’77, ’79 community of giving.” Nuria M. Gabitova ’00 and Charan Maria Cristina ’13, ’17 and Derek Vinegar – Dr. Peter Haruna Alemblaseril Maria Angela and. J. D. Wendeborn Sandra Guerra Jordan D. Wise ’12 Dr. Peter Haruna, TAMIU professor of Public Administration Candy and Conrado M. Hein, Jr. ’78 Jessica S. ’09 and Jose Zamarripa Patricia Y. Hernandez ’15 Zoila ’99 and Javier Zambrano and Government, directs the University’s National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration-accredited graduate program in Public Administration. TAMIU assistant professor of Engineering Dr. Tariq Tashtoush A Fulbright Scholar, he holds both his Ph.D. in Public Adminis- has received national recognitions tration with a specialization in leadership and Master of Public at a furious pace this year alongside Administration degree from The University of Akron, Ohio. His students he advises. Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Administration was earned at GIMPA in Ghana and his honors Bachelor’s degree was earned Dr. Tashtoush was recently at the University of Ghana, Accra. selected as the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) TAMIU Faculty and Staff make their impact in and outside advisor-at-large. He was also the classroom through financial gifts that impact students. selected as the SHPE National TAMIU’s annual 30-day giving campaign, #VIVATAMIU, 2018 Convention Vice-Chair for the included 297 employees who contributed $51,119 in gifts Advisors Conference. to TAMIU.

26 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT FACULTY & STAFF ANNUAL GIVING 2017-2018 Dean’s Circle Maria Eugenia Calderon-Porter ’99, ’01 Stephanie Y. Martinez ’16, ’18 Rosa A. Dickinson ’97, ’01 Paty Cantu ’95 Martha L. Medina Jorge A. Dimas ’12, ’13 ($10,000.00 + ) Jody L. Carlisle Jessie M. Mena Melissa J. Dominguez ’05 Pablo Arenaz, PhD Jane E. Casey, PhD Sergio Moreno Melinda L. Downie ’16 Rosanne Palacios Marta Castro ’00 David K. Milovich, Jr., PhD Angie Escamilla Jui-Chin Chang, PhD James A. Moyer, PhD Leiza ’07, ’08 and Robert Evans Scholar’s Circle Albert Chavez, Jr. ’01, ’08 Lola Norris, PhD and James Norris, PhD Abigail Fernandez ’15 Moon-Kyung Cho, PhD Martha C. Olivos-Gonzalez ’05 Linda D. Flores ($1,000+) Juan Cisneros, III ’01 Angel A. Pacheco Paredes, PhD Blanca C. Gamez Juan J. Castillo George R. Clarke, PhD Jessica Perez ’09 Nora U. Gaona Mirasol and Trevor Liddle Keith D. Combrink, PhD Blanca E. Ramos ’05 Vivian I. Garcia Thomas Mitchell, PhD Jennifer M. Coronado, PhD Melisa R. Rangel ’95, ’08 Aaron Garza ’06 James G. O’Meara, PhD Athena M. Cortez ’05 David Rocha Cunha ’16 Denisse Garza ’12, ’14 Minita Ramirez, PhD Malynda M. Dalton Rose A. Saldivar Roberto H. Garza, III ’10, ’13 Tariq Tashtoush, PhD Michael Daniel Claudia E. San Miguel, PhD ’97, ’99 Antonio I. Gonzalez ’10 Miguel A. Trevino Lina M. De La Garza ’03 Deborah M. Scaggs, PhD Jesse Gonzalez, III ’06 Desi Vasquez Lorraine M. Dinkel, PhD Federico Schaffler, PhD ’93 Laura H. Guerrero Adrian Dominguez ’03, ’07 Steve Sears, PhD Karla J. Gutierrez ’13 University Partner’s Wendy L. Donnell, PhD Jonathan P. Serna ’07, ’11 San Juana H. Guzman Stephen M. Duffy, PhD Juanita M. Soliz ’99 Jose G. Hernandez, Jr. ’18 Circle ($500.00 + ) Laura Elizondo ’95, ’10 Kristen Standage, PhD Robert Hernandez Deborah L. Blackwell, PhD Timothy P. Fairhead Tami Summers ’16 Ann T. Hoey ’99, ’04 Randel D. Brown, PhD Ernst D. Feisner * Marivic B. Torregosa, PhD Destine D. Holmgreen ’00 Cathy Colunga Valentina Flores ’13, ’15 Erika Trevino ’17 Natasha L. Hovey Guillermo C. Dominguez, PhD Susan Foster ’74 Mary T. Trevino ’72 Tonya Huber, PhD Douglas M. Ferrier Anne R. Frey Patricia E. Uribe, PhD ’91 Ken Hung, PhD Gina D. Gonzalez ’99, ’01 Isabel Gaona-Woods ’00 Petra Vela Jasminne A. Isquierdo ’17 Conchita Hickey, PhD Cynthia S. Garcia Lourdes Viloria, PhD ’93 Balaji Janamanchi, PhD Kelly J. Higgins, PhD Hilda P. Garcia Ginger Watkins Grayson ’11 Susan M. Jangada John C. Kilburn, Jr., PhD Juan G. Garcia, Jr. ’05, ’07 Rodney M. Webb Alma V. Jasso Chavez ’02 Julio F. Madrigal, PhD Rocio Garcia ’08, ’11 Catheryn J. Weitman, PhD Lauren A. Jones, JD Alex A. Martinez, Jr. ’89 Veronica E. Garcia Cassandra L. Wheeler Fred Juarez, III ’92, ’08 Jessica Palacios ’03 Brian E. Gaskins, PhD ’13 Richard B. Wright, PhD Rebekah M. Kawas ’17 Ana M. Vargas ’12, ’14 Jazmin A. Gibeaut ’15 Michael R. Kidd, PhD Glenda C. Walker, PhD Ana M. Gonzalez ’08 Traci A. Klein Ruby Ynalvez, PhD and Marcus Belva J. Gonzalez, PhD Maroon & Silver Circle Lisa H. Kong ’06, ’10 Ynalvez, PhD Michael E. Gonzalez ’04 ($25.00 + ) Scott E. Libby Griz Zimmermann Roel Gonzalez Anonymous Runchang Lin, PhD San Juanita Guerra ’04 Jee E. Ahn Jose Carlos Lozano, PhD Century Circle Carol A. Gunnoe Weam M. Al-Tameemi, PhD Sofia C. Maldonado ’04, ’06 Anne Gutierrez ’03, ’16 Rodrigo Avila ’14 Patricia A. Martinez ’06 ($100.00 + ) Rita M. Haber ’97, ’06 Michelle A. Begwin Curtis N. McReynolds, PhD Patricia I. Abrego, PhD ’85 Peter F. Haruna, PhD Heather K. Benavides Julio C. Medina ’04, ’07 Mika S. Akikuni ’02 Maria Elena Hernandez ’82 Beatriz B. Bernal Angelica M. Michelangeli ’01, ’10 Laina and David E. Allen, PhD Mayra G. Hernandez ’07, ’11 Endenira Bernal ’15 Pablo D. Morales ’02 Anonymous San Juanita Hernandez ’03, ’12 Laura and Timothy E. Bogue Dan Mott, PhD Claudio E. Arias Marina ’08 and Rogelio H. Hinojosa James M. Bonnette Jonathan W. Murphy, PhD Jan Aspelund Yelitza M. Howard ’11 Enrique E. Botello ’12 Qingwen Ni, PhD Julie E. Barrera ’08, ’12 Margarita A. Johnson ’16 Jack C. Byham, PhD Paul J. Niemeyer, PhD Claudia C. Beltran ’01, ’17 Daniel A. Lathey Cesar A. Caballero ’12, ’17 Aaron A. Olivas, PhD Maggie Blasco ’98, ’01 Emily L. Lerma ’17 Ivan Cano ’16 Kimber J. Palmer, JD Jackelyne K. Briseno ’15 Kevin D. Lindberg, PhD Irma L. Cantu, PhD Analee G. Paz Manuel Broncano, PhD Nerissa S. Lindsey Ramiro Castillo, Jr. ’17 Rolando Pena-Sanchez, PhD Li Z. Brooks, PhD Diana Linn, PhD ’94 Anna B. Cieslicka, PhD Angelo Piccirillo ’85 Jeffrey M. Brown, PhD Patsy Lopez Ana P. Clamont, ’00, ’07 Sylvia Quinn Jorge O. Brusa, PhD Lucia Maldonado ’07, ’09 Joan D. Davis Jerry Quintero, ’97 Jeff L. Caha Elena Martinez ’93 John E. Dean, PhD Frances Rhodes, PhD ’78, ’79

27 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT Dental Society Scholarships Give TAMIU Philip S. Roberson, PhD Students Something to Smile About Maria F. Robles ’15 Lorenzo A. Rodriguez ’94 Maria R. Rosillo Elizabeth Rubio Daniel Salazar ’14, ’18 Lisa M. Salazar ’17 Maria Isabel Salazar ’08, ’18 Yezmin D. Salazar Naiely M. Saldana ’08, ’13 Annie P. Salinas Dodd ’02 Gilberto Salinas, PhD ’99 Martha E. Salinas ’99, ’06 Anabelly Sanchez ’09, ’14 Bernice Y. Sanchez, PhD Pam Short Ruben Soto Juan E. Toledo Brendan Townsend Eddie Trevino Robert Trevino ’95 Marcela Uribe, PhD Miguel A. Valdez Triana G. Valdez Kristina Valenciano ’06 Carlos A. Vallarta Sonia L. Vela Irene Vela-Mendoza Juana E. Villagran This past March, three TAMIU Pre-Dental students had something to smile about as beneficiaries of Susan Wei, PhD scholarships from the Laredo District Dental Society, District 23. Arek C. Zambanini ’10 Georgina Zamudio Phylis A. Zimmermann ’16 The three TAMIU Pre-Dental students: Ana Laura Gomez-Vasquez, Laura Lomeli and Alyson Miller, each received $750 scholarships. All three were accepted into Dental School and began their *Denotes Deceased studies this Fall 2018.

A Legacy of Your Own? Gomez-Vasquez attends The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry. Lomeli enrolled at the Texas A&M University School of Dentistry and Miller attends The Interested in forging University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry. a legacy of your own at Texas A&M Dr. Alessandro Vallone, president of the Laredo District Dental Society, said the Society’s scholarship International University? program is focused on helping students achieve their degree and perhaps return as Laredo District dentists.

Call Rosanne Palacios at “We understand the process of obtaining a DDS degree can be a challenging, expensive, and long 956.326.2178, email one. Our goal is to plant a seed by helping our local Pre-Dental students achieve that Dental degree [email protected] or with initial financial aid assistance via these scholarships, and perhaps one day having these future mail donations to TAMIU Office Dentists return to their roots and communities here in South Texas to provide an invaluable health of Institutional Advancement service to an underserved area,” Dr. Vallone said. 5201 University Boulevard, The group plans to make this an annual award, and that’s something to smile about all over again. Laredo, TX 78041.

28 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT TRIBUTES 2017-2018 “We see the University as a forum In Memory of: for discussion and learning and

Hector Arias Paul Garza, Jr. P.E. ’55 TAMU we wanted to help make that Frank Averill, Sr. Adela Guerra possible. We realize that as an Robert F. “Bob” Batey Ricardo Hernandez Arturo N. Benavides, Sr. Nancy S. Lozano international university, TAMIU Jessica Blasco Edward P. Matos is a natural setting for these Antonio A. Cantu, PhD Lazaro Medina Jacinto Castro James Parish important discussions.” E. H. Corrigan Heberto Rendon, Jr. -- Ninfa Cantú Deandar, El Mañana Barbara Castillon Garza In October, El Mañana hosted a visiting lecture by Tatiana In Honor of: Clouthier, the campaign manager for the successful campaign of México’s incoming President, Andrés Manuel 2011 Grads Kimberly S. Maldonado López Obrador. 2017-2018 Student Philanthropy Marketing 2018 Council Adriana Martinez 2018 Miguel Angel Alba, Class of 2020 Jose Moreno, Educator Nahin Aldana 2019 James A. Moyer, PhD Hidekazu and Masuko Akikuni Pete Mims Jackelyne Briseno NASA Robotic Programs “I’ve always been intrigued Hernando Castro Josette and Joe Palacios Class of 2016 Nishith Parekh Class of 1984 & 1985 by the science of black holes Class of 2018 Ana Maria Perez and wanted to be able to make Engineering Program Julian Quesada Adela Frank Mori Reyes possible a special lecture by Global Medical Brigades Rosebel Soliz, Jr. Class of 2010 an esteemed scientist right Jorge Gonzalez, Jr. Class of 2016 Edward L. Sherfey, III 2018 students TAMIU Community here at TAMIU.” Adrian Hernandez TAMIU DustyMOTOR Team -- Guillermo Benavides Z. Tommy Paul Hickey* TAMIU DustyTRON Team Honors Program Graduating Class 2015 TAMIU Engineering Students A. R. Kahn, Sr.* Roberto Tanedo In September, Dr. Eva Noyola, of The University of Mary K. Longoria Tariq Tashtoush, PhD Texas at Austin’s department of Astronomy and the Christian A. Loya Vanessa Valle December 2017 famed McDonald Observatory, lectured on “ How Do Rogelio Lozano Gene and Susan Walker Nursing Class of 2017 We Observe Black Holes” at the TAMIU Center for the *Denotes Deceased Fine and Performing Arts Theatre.

TAMIU’s Walk of Fame is Erica Benavides-Moore John C. Kilburn, PhD Jesus Reynoso De Cordova located on the south end of the Mary Lisa Canul-Figueroa Martha L. Lerma Fabiola Rodriguez Myrna A. Castro Nancy S. Lozano Daniel O. Salazar native stone water fountain that Arianna Cavazos Lucy Maldonado Marisa S. Salazar graces the plaza in the center of Andrea De La Cruz Gonzalez Leslie Maldonado Julie Salazar campus. Purchase of the inscribed Dusty Servando Maldonado Rebecca J. Salazar DUSTYSWARM Lazaro Medina C. K. Summers, PhD bricks is great way for students, Alejandro Gallegos Henry Miller Christian Terrazas organizations, parents, alumni, Adriana Garcia Carlos A. Nandin Erika Trevino and community supporters to be Raymundo Garcia, Jr. Damaris I. Ramos William F. Weber Allison Hein-Gray Miguel Rangel Maximiliano Zapata part of a permanent tribute that Ricardo Hernandez Heberto Rendon, Jr.

WALK OF FAME OF WALK supports TAMIU. Cesiah J. Holguin Julio Reyes, Jr.

29 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT HERITAGE SOCIETY Cumulative Giving 1970-2018

Platinum Society Laredo Rotary Club Pewter Society Copper Society Meadows Foundation ($1,000,000.00 + ) TG ($50,000.00 + ) ($25,000.00 + ) BBVA Compass Bank Time Warner Cable Anonymous Laura and Esteban* Alejo, MD Belia R. Benavides and Family Union Pacific Foundation Family of Anita G. Benavides American Petroleum Institute- Canseco Foundation Priya and Shashi Vaswani Arturo N. Benavides, Jr. Border Chapter E. H. Corrigan Foundation Welch Foundation The Family of Honorable C. Y. Sonia ’87 and Guillermo Benavides Z., Jr. D. D. Hachar Charitable Trust Fund Benavides, Jr. The Honorable Bob Bullock* and Jan Matias de Llano Charitable Trust Norma Zuniga Benavides* Felts Bullock Sue and Radcliffe* Killam and Family Bronze Society Josephine Brand * CONAHEC Family of Oscar M. Laurel ($100,000.00 + ) Mary Kathryn and Rosendo A. Carranco The Honorable Henry Cuellar, PhD ’82 Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez AEP - American Electric Power & Family Manuel J. Davila Foundation Anonymous Chemtura Company Educational Foundation of America Methodist Healthcare Ministries of Arguindegui Oil Company Coca-Cola Foundation Family Chevrolet South Texas, Inc. Beaumont Foundation Consulado General de Mexico en Laredo Diane and Tom Gates Peggy and B. P.* Newman and Family Commerce Bank Doctors Hospital Auxiliary Samantha and Dos Gates Georgia A.* and Anthony J.* Pellegrino Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp. The Honorable Elma Salinas Ender and Guadalupe C. Haynes Patricia and Renato Ramirez EOG Resources, Inc. David Ender Candy and Conrado M. Hein, Jr. ’78 Fernando A. Salinas Charitable Trust Helene Fuld Health Trust Doris* and Isaac Epstein Hurd Enterprises, LTD Elizabeth and Harry E. Sames, III Juanita Galvan and Eduardo A. Excelencia in Education International Good Neighbor Council- Maria J. and A. R. Sanchez Garza-Robles Falcon International Bank Laredo Chapter Family Foundation Elizabeth J. Gill* Farm Credit Bank of Texas Khaledi Family South Texas Academic Rising Scholars Greater Texas Foundation Ford Motor Company Kinder Morgan Foundation Julie* and Frank Staggs, Sr. Adela* and Manuel Guerra Yolanda and Albert E.* Friedman Laredo Chamber of Commerce Evelyn and Carroll E. Summers, Jr. Gloria and Daniel B.* Hastings, Jr. The Honorable Anna B. Galo and The Laredo Licensed US Customs Brokers Texas Community Bank Housing and Residence Life at TAMIU Honorable John Galo Association, Inc. Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust Nancy Smith Hurd Foundation Emilia Rodriguez Garcia * Laredo Morning Times Dolly Richter Watson Memorial J. A. Kawas Charitable Trust Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Roslyn* and Max* Mandel Foundation John G. and Marie Stella Kenedy Estate of Rudolph Hafernik Suzy N. Mayo* Memorial Foundation Minnie Dora Bunn ’77 and J. J. Haynes ’77 Mendoza Maintenance Group, Inc. Gold Society Patricia and Ray M. Keck, III PhD Lasker O’Keefe Hereford* Hilda ’91 and Salvador A. Mercado Edmund L. King, PhD* and Norma A. Hunt Mercy Health Plans ($500,000.00 + ) W. F. King, PhD* Lakeside Subdivision LLC Elsa and Rudy Miles Delfina and Josefina Alexander Family Radcliffe Killam, II Laredo Asian Association Pilar Munoa Foundation Laredo Daybreak Rotary Club Laredo Builders Association, Inc. Pan American Express, Inc. AT&T Foundation Laredo Medical Center Gift Shop Laredo Development Foundation Prairie Foundation Frances and Blackstone Dilworth, Jr. Laredo Specialty Hospital Laredo Webb County Bar Association Family of Lupita Ramirez and the H-E-B Logistics and Manufacturing Nora and Francisco A. Leal, MD VSAL Genealogical Society Diana S. and Albert T. Lowry Association Port Laredo Leyendecker Construction, Inc. Minnie Ramirez and Family Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Health Los Caballeros De La Republica Del William Neel Mayo Sony Electronics, Inc. Center Rio Grande Inc. Mejia Engineering Company State Farm Mutual Automobile TAMIU Alumni Association Mall Del Norte Family of Josette K. and Joe Palacios Insurance Company TAMIU Faculty & Staff Ana ’82 and David T. Newman Janet M. Payne Summerlee Foundation Sandra and Brian O’Brien Pam and George J. Person Alice* and The Honorable Silver Society Hortense Offerle Mary and Evan Quiros Aldo* Tatangelo Martha C. Pradeau Charitable Etta T. Russell * Texas Guaranteed Student Loan ($250,000.00 + ) Remainder Trust Servicios Industriales Penoles Corporation ARM University Program Ed Rachal Foundation S. A. de C. V. Sara Cabello, PhD ’74 and Jerry ConocoPhillips, Inc. Richer Family South Texas Higher Education Thompson, PhD Doctors Hospital of Laredo Sandia National Labs Foundation VOS-MITA Family of Olga G.* and Jorge B.* Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Stripes Foundation Winn Exploration, Co. Haynes Women’s City Club The Family of J. O. Walker, Sr. Josephine* and Fernando * Zuniga, Jr. International Bank of Commerce Audrey and Carlos M. Zaffirini, Jr. Wyatt Foundation and Family City of Laredo Angela* and Renato* Zapata, Sr. Laredo Medical Center and Family *Denotes Deceased Javier A. Zapata * 30 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT Pedro Edgardo Nunez Evelyn Vazquez STUDENT DONORS Jazmin Marie Ornelas Viviana Izarely Vazquez TAMIU students are part of the University’s philanthropic tradition Jose Luis Ortega Celestino Vela Mancillas Alberto Ortiz Daniela Lynette Vela and each class contributes to the Dustdevil P.R.I.D.E. scholarship. Kimberly Pacheco Elizabeth Raquel Velasquez Kimberly Joy Palacios Ashley Lauren Villarreal Julieta Gonzalez Jose Cruz Paredes Edgar Andres Villarreal Class of 2017 Kristopher Taylor Gonzalez Amanda Michelle Pena Maria Cristina Vinegar Diana Gabriela Aguilera Miriam Denise Gonzalez Julian David Pena Qicong Yang Tayeb Ahmadi Nora Elba Gonzalez Alfredo Peralta Jonathan Ryan Alaniz Ruperto Gabriel Gonzalez Leonor Alejandra Perez Class of 2018 Annalee Aldape Gerardo Grimaldo Priscilla Ashley Perez Enrique Acosta Linett Alvarez Jackie Lizette Guerra Judith Yvette Pompa Juan Carlos Alarcon John Eugene Amaya Alma Ruth Guerrero Claudia Veronica Ramirez Paula Amelia Alejandro Amanda Elizabeth Arambula Esmeralda Ysabel Gutierrez Javier Adan Ramirez Paola Alexis Aleman Griselda Aranda Kyle Michael Harriger Krystal Nicole Ramirez Ana Karen Alfaro Clarissa Lee Astudillo Astrid Hernandez Leticia Michelle Ramirez Carolina Alfaro Jorge Alberto Avitia Deidra Christine Hernandez Luis Francisco Ramirez Oscar Joel Allende Gabriela Guadalupe Blanco Ramiro Hernandez Auguste Julian Ramos Kimberly Melissa Almanza Melissa Monica Bracero Tanya Elizabeth Hernandez Belinda G Ramos Antonio Daniel Alvarado Olivia Yvonne Canales Daniel Alejandro Herrera Carmen A Ramos Alicia Veaney Alvarez Priscilla Carlo Polanco Maribel Higareda Damaris Itzamara Ramos Ashley Aileen Ancira Kassandra Jo Castaneda Carolina Astrid Hinojosa Ricardo Rangel Daisy Rose Arambula Paola Stephene Castellanos Jesus Alfredo Hinojosa Judith Alexandra Renaud Rebecca Arce Emily Cassandra Castillo Cesiah Jeraldine Holguin Brandy Marie Rendon Ana Laura Arreola Juan Carlos Castillo Laura Edith Holguin Karla Gisela Reyes Fabiola Guadalupe Barrera Leslie Castillo Minh Hieu Huynh Raul Lorenzo Reyes Isaac Barrientos Arianna Cavazos Erika Ibarra Vanessa Yvette Reyna Vanessa Michelle Barron Jacqueline Charles Hania Ibarra Jessica Aydee Riojas Erica M Benavides Efren Chavez Andres Antonio Iglesias Cassandra Rios Keyla Janeth Benavides Vladimir Galileo Contreras Joanne Jasmine Inguanzo Mireya Rios Romel Isaias Benavides Estefania de Hoyos Regina M Jaime Diana Rivera Kevin Noah Bernal Alejandro de Leon Priscilla Lizette Jalomo Alyssa Mimi Robles Raul Mario Bernal Naomi Nicole de Leon April Anette Jimenez Claudia Melissa Rodriguez Nicole Clara Best Alfredo Roman de Luna Maria Elena Jimenez David Rodriguez Benito Antonio Bondoc Kassandra Decker Lesli Amayrani Juarez Martinez Edgar Eduardo Rodriguez Ina Lysette Bondoc Chantilly Mae Comahig Demasiado Edgar Alan Lara George West Rodriguez Ilse Elisa Borrego Milo Eduardo Diaz Perla Cecilia Ledezma Lariza Iliana Rodriguez Graciela Anita Brondo Kristyn Desiree Dovalina Carlos Humberto Limon Ricardo Adrian Rodriguez Oscar O. Buentello Clarissa Ann Duran Michael Thomas Lopez Eliseo Andres Rojas Barbara Buitron Paola Duran Lorena D. Madriaga Leslie Ruby Romero Joanna Buitron Elizabeth Mae Duron Jessee Paul Maldonado Veronica Y Romero Amanda Lee Bustamante Aileen Espinoza Lucia Martinez Guerrero Karina Eileen Rosas Janet Chassidy Cabrera Sanchez Daisy Espinoza Alma Yazmin Martinez Evelyn Martinez Ruiz Brenda Denisse Cadena Viviana Michelle Espinoza Armando Esteban Martinez Joaquin Gabriel Ruiz Yaritza Veronica Cadena Jose Luis Estrada Conrado Javier Martinez Francisco Jose Salazar Denise Acevedo Callahan David Alexandro Figueroa Esmeralda Martinez Lisa Marie Salazar Ruth Darlene Calvillo Laura Flores Ancira Ismael Alejandro Martinez Raul Salazar Stephanie Denise Camacho Arlene Fuentes Noemi Alejandra Martinez Dafne Berenice Saldana Jenapher Alexa Canales Antonia B Garcia Jessica Alejandra Mata Angelica Mistique Salinas Eddwin Cantu Jacqueline Garcia Ashley Beatriz Medina Samantha Lee Salinas Danielle Monique Cardenas Olivia Vanessa Garcia Clarissa Medina San Juana Samaniego Diego Cardenas Sherly Ann Garcia Yvette Medina Leslie Irazema Sanchez Sabina Nicole Cardenas Armando Garza Maribel Medrano Sergio Reymundo Sanchez Ricardo Carrillo Dellisha Cristel Garza Tsion Adane Adane Melaku Carolina Santos Jose Luis Casiano Emilio Alejandro Garza Judith Mena Leyna Denise Saucedo Abram Narciso Castro Iris Bridgett Garza Arturo Alexis Mendiola Karla Y Sierra Roberto Castro Joe Robert Garza Stephanie Mendoza Eduardo Alejandro Solano Kristel Alexis Cedillo Jovanni Alexis Garza Patricia Meza Alexa Michelle Solis Karla Edith Celestino Luisa Fernanda Garza Jessica Molina Angel David Soto Daniela Cervantes Laura Adriana Gaytan Arcelia Jeannette Monarrez Maira Speir Ana M. Chapa Paola Giselle Gonzalez Mercado Jeanette Elaine Montalvo Antonia Alexandra Taylor Cristina Chapa Ana Gonzalez Maria Luisa Morales Jesus Ricardo Tejeda Cynthia Carolina Chapa Anaissa Gonzalez Juan Antonio Moreno Jacquelynn Alexandra Tellez Daniel Chapa Armando Gonzalez Lucia Isabel Muller Edgar Damian Trejo Denise Chavez Felipe Eduardo Gonzalez Marissa S. Munoz Cynthia Uribe Valeria Chavez Jeffrey Alexander Gonzalez Jessica Lynn Neri Sophia Lorraine Vasquez Scruggs Hector Cisneros Judith Dianne Gonzalez Eliamar Garza Nguyen Crystal Anne Vasquez Jazmin Contreras 31 31 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT Diana Denise Costilla Lupita Gonzalez Juan Carlos Medina Vianca Alejandra Saenz Sylvia Alexa Covarrubias Mariana Patricia Gonzalez Julie Renea Medina Daniel Oseas Salazar Eugene Earl Crawford Mario Gonzalez Rolando Medrano Maria Isabel Salazar Brianna Preslee Cruz Misael Gonzalez Samantha Melero Rebeca Salazar Brittany Annai Cruz Rosendo Gonzalez Hector Eduardo Mendez Juanita Ysela Salinas Desiree Lanelle David Edelyn Guerrero Jazmine Mendez Mariafernanda Salinas Claudia Michelle De La Rosa Rebecca L Guerrero Silena Mercado Paulina Salinas Rosaestela De La Selva Yatziry Lizbeth Guinto Rebekah Molina Sonia Salinas Arlette Margarita De Leon Alejandro Abdon Gutierrez Victoria Montes Christine Sanchez Stephany De Leon Ana Rocio Gutierrez Mariel Morales Julia Martha Sanchez Mary De Sylva Heni Gutman Mark Morales Laura Sanchez Diana Lizbeth Del Valle Allison Marie Hein-Gray Priscila Morales Jesus Enrique Sandoval Karla Sofia Delgadillo Ashley Henderson Janell Lizette Moreno Brenda Berenice Santos Raul Delgado Alejandra Hernandez Luisa Fernanda Moreno Sabrina Santos Daniela Montserrat Diaz Raya Itzayana Hernandez Luz A. Mota Olajide Peter Sarayi Mari Lou Diaz Jessenia Erika Hernandez Azael Dario Munoz Luis Rolando Sauceda Roberto Diaz Jose Gilberto Hernandez Carlos Armando Nandin Alfonso Arnoldo Segura Alejandra Eligio Jose L. Hernandez Linda Noemi Newland Rebecca Alejandra Segura Bianca Nallelly Elizaldi Marcela Guadalupe Hernandez Priscila Yanely Nunez Felipe Neri Sierra Karina Yvette Enriquez Valeria Michelle Hernandez Alonzo Javier Olivarez Aileen Aracely Sifuentes Miguel Angel Enriquez Esteban Herrera Alexandra Ortiz Jacqueline Sifuentes Jasmin Nicole Escamilla Griselda Herrera Daniela Monique Ortiz Haley Patricia Slight Katia Elisa Escamilla Jessica Janet Herrera Ramiro Ortiz Eliseo Cesar Solis Kristie Amanda Esparza Ashley Nicole Hight Rene Antonio Ortiz Conrado Sosa Alejandra Michelle Espinosa Carlos Ibarra Jesus Eduardo Padilla Samantha Soto Viviana Michelle Espinoza Cynthia M. Idrogo Karina Teresa Paez Veronica Lynn Soto Connie Frances Esquinca Jasmine Victoria Idrogo Marilynn Victoria Palacios Jan Aison Bry Tanedo Laura Isabel Esquinca Priscilla Lizette Jalomo Mariana Nirvana Palma Carmen Rocio Tellez Tiffany Estevis Jose Alfredo Jara Ilse Alejandra Pedraza Aaron Albert Tijerina Arturo Fernandez Kassandra Alexis Jaramillo Alfredo Samuel Perez Clarissa Lizette Torres Jocelyn Hazel Figueroa Rebecca Emilia Jones Ana Cecilia Perez Erika Yvette Torres Erika Janeth Flores Alyzza Renee Lara Andrea Marie Perez Jennifer Torres Yoana Estefany Flores Briana Lynette Lara Edna Agapita Perez Priscila Janeth Trevino Vanessa Fonseca Valeria Noemi Leal Santiago Andres Perez Rodolfo Trevino Andrea Micaela Fuentes Martha Lidia Lerma Valerya Jessica Perusquia Leopoldo Valdespino Miriam Leticia Gallegos Jasmin Esmeralda Limon Carlos Geovani Poblano Ismerai Atai Valdez Moises De Israel Gallegos Laura Arlen Lomeli Aileen Gecenia Pompa Ruben A. Valdez Danielle Jenae Galvan Jose A Lopez Segura Julian Benjamin Quesada Juan Angel Vallejo Justin Gamboa Adriana Yvette Lopez Jesus Enrique Rabago Pablo Agustin Vallejo Ana Paola Garcia Denisse Lopez Andrea Ramirez Ramos Kayla Marie Valverde Audrey Leigh Garcia Evelyn Lopez Carlos Roberto Ramirez Angelica Marie Vasquez Clarissa Garcia Kimberly Rae Lopez Cassandra Michelle Ramirez Kassandra Marie Vasquez Frida Yomira Garcia Guadalupe Lugo Daisy Ramirez Carolina Vazquez Carrizales Gerardo Javier Garcia Jessica Concepcion Lugo Luis Alberto Ramirez Maria Dora Vela Grecia Alexandra Garcia Yesenia Macias Pena Frida Samantha Rayo Valeria Noemi Vela Issa I. Garcia Dana Alicia Maldonado Carmen Raquel Rendon Veronica Kimberly Veyro Jonathan Garcia Rubi Valadez Maldonado Gilbert Reyes Karina Alejandra Vidal Nelsy Lizeth Garcia Melissa Marchan Higinio Guillermo Reyes Alexis K Villa Rodman Aleksander Garcia Santiago Marina Julio Reyes Genaro Villalobos Ruth Garcia Alejandra Naomi Martinez Rey Reyes Julia Margarita Villanueva Sherly Ann Garcia Alejandra Yamileth Martinez Rosario Guadalupe Reyes Daniel Villarreal Yesenia Garcia Angelica Martinez Luis Angel Reyna Jose Alberto Villarreal Stephanie Garcilazo Brenda Gabriela Martinez Jose Luis Rios Ruben Alejandro Villarreal Amanda Garza Cecilia Martinez Marisela Catarina Rivas Thelma Villarreal Kasandra Campos Garza Gerardo Martinez Eduardo Rizo Vivian Villarreal Priscilla Marie Garza Isela Joseline Martinez Alejandra Monserratt Rodriguez Christian Rene Waldo Rodriguez Samantha Garza Javier Guillermo Martinez Brittny Jay Rodriguez Stacey Lynn Ydrogo Victoria Cristina Garza Joshua James Martinez Daniel Ross Rodriguez Elma Ethel Zapata Daniela Gatica-Gutierrez Klaryx Yvonne Martinez Daniella Ileana Rodriguez Flor Mariana Zapata Melissa Mendiola Gignac Priscilla Martinez Evelyn Rodriguez Stephanie Enedelia Zapata Brandi Gabrielle Giles Priscilla Aitza Martinez Fabiola Rodriguez Karina Elizabeth Zarate Abril Alejandra Gomez Priscilla Lizette Martinez Paola Margarita Rodriguez Mauricio Gerardo Zertuche Ashley Marie Gonzalez Rolando Alfredo Martinez Tabata Nayaj Rodriguez Emily Brianne Zirbes Jacqueline Gonzalez Alma Delia Mata Vivianna Rodriguez Kasandra Aileen Zuniga Jocelyn Gonzalez Elizabeth Mata Nayeli Ruby Rojas Juanita Gonzalez Melody Mata Lee Roldan Class of 2019 Liliana A Gonzalez Doris Jo McGill Nicole Marie Romanos Aurora Barrios Linda Isabel Gonzalez Mary Lisa McKinnon Carlos Armando Ruiz 32 2018 Annual Report /

IMPACT STUDENT PROFILE SOCIAL MEDIA IMPACT T M STUDENTS 7,013 UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLED 31+K VISITS TO TAMIU.EDU 7,996 THIS FALL 983 GRADUATE FACEBOOK FANS FROM 203 COUNTRIES YEARS 67 OLD 1+K OLDEST STUDENT TWITTER DOCTORAL SOCIAL MEDIA 22 STUDENTS MENTIONS 200+K FANS FROM YEARS GRADUATE SCHOOL 13 OLD ENROLLMENT INSTAGRAM IMPRESSIONS DIFFERENT YOUNGEST STUDENT 16%INCREASE FINANCIAL AID 45 COUNTRIES COMING FROM STUDY/TRAVEL CAMPUS VIEW $65+MM AWARDED IN 219 30 DIFFERENT27 DIFFERENT 66 1,457,561 FACULTY DIFFERENT FINANCIAL AID COUNTRIES STATES COUNTIES MILES TRAVELED MEMBERS Abroad By students to 24 countries 442 82.7% STAFF VOLUNTEERING STUDENTS ON FINANCIAL AID MEMBERS $5.8+MM TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS 55,444+ DEGREES MONETARY IMPACT VOLUNTEER HOURS OFFERED SINCE 2010 93 STUDENT 20% 1,100 VOLUNTEERS OF INCOMING FRESHMAN STUDENTS TAMIU EMPLOYEES GAVE A RECORD $50,220 RECEIVE THE PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT CLUBS/ TO THE 2018 STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN 89 ORGANIZATIONS 2018 Annual Report /

IMPACT STUDENT PROFILE SOCIAL MEDIA IMPACT T M STUDENTS 7,013 UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLED 31+K VISITS TO TAMIU.EDU 7,996 THIS FALL 983 GRADUATE FACEBOOK FANS FROM 203 COUNTRIES YEARS 67 OLD 1+K OLDEST STUDENT TWITTER DOCTORAL SOCIAL MEDIA 22 STUDENTS MENTIONS 200+K FANS FROM YEARS GRADUATE SCHOOL 13 OLD ENROLLMENT INSTAGRAM IMPRESSIONS DIFFERENT YOUNGEST STUDENT 16%INCREASE FINANCIAL AID 45 COUNTRIES COMING FROM STUDY/TRAVEL CAMPUS VIEW $65+MM AWARDED IN 219 30 DIFFERENT27 DIFFERENT 66 1,457,561 FACULTY DIFFERENT FINANCIAL AID COUNTRIES STATES COUNTIES MILES TRAVELED MEMBERS Abroad By students to 24 countries 442 82.7% STAFF VOLUNTEERING STUDENTS ON FINANCIAL AID MEMBERS $5.8+MM TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS 55,444+ DEGREES MONETARY IMPACT VOLUNTEER HOURS OFFERED SINCE 2010 93 STUDENT 20% 1,100 VOLUNTEERS OF INCOMING FRESHMAN STUDENTS TAMIU EMPLOYEES GAVE A RECORD $50,220 RECEIVE THE PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT CLUBS/ TO THE 2018 STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN 89 ORGANIZATIONS 2018 Annual Report / IMPACT TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Office of the President 5201 University Boulevard Laredo TX 78041-1900