The Texas A&M Engineering Academy at Blinn‐Brenham
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Page 1 of 11 ENROLLMENT BY HOUSE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS House District State Representative Fall 2017 Enrollment 1 Gary VanDeaver 23 2 Dan Flynn 39 3 Cecil Bell, Jr. 353 4 Lance Gooden 48 5 Cole Hefner 44 6 Matt Schaefer 59 7 Jay Dean 70 8 Byron Cook 69 9 Christopher “Chris” Paddie 55 10 John Wray 84 11 Travis Clardy 44 12 Kyle Kacal 728 13 Ben Leman 2,287 14 John Raney 2,105 15 Mark Keough 207 16 Will Metcalf 207 17 John Cyrier 419 18 Ernest Bailes 108 19 James White 89 20 Terry Wilson 206 21 Dade Phelan 77 22 Joe Deshotel 61 23 Wayne Faircloth 175 24 Greg Bonnen 163 25 Dennis Bonnen 119 26 Rick Miller 137 27 Ron Reynolds 137 28 John Zerwas 137 29 Ed Thompson 128 30 Geanie W. Morrison 154 31 Ryan Guillen 41 32 Todd Hunter 46 33 Justin Holland 125 34 Abel Herrero 47 35 Oscar Longoria 36 Page 2 of 11 36 Sergio Munoz, Jr. 15 37 Rene Oliveira 68 38 Eddie Lucio III 66 39 Armando “Mando” 15 Martinez 40 Terry Canales 15 41 Bobby Guerra 15 42 Richard Pena Raymond 28 43 Joe Manual Lozano 53 44 John Kuempel 101 45 Jason A. Isaac 118 46 Dawnna Dukes 60 47 Paul Workman 64 48 Donna Howard 64 49 Gina Hinojosa 60 50 Celia Israel 60 51 Eddie Rodriguez 64 52 Larry Gonzales 229 53 Andrew Murr 91 54 Scott Cosper 104 55 Hugh Shine 92 56 Charles “Doc” Anderson 76 57 Trent Ashby 331 58 DeWayne Burns 80 59 J.D. Sheffield 59 60 Mike Lang 39 61 Phil King 90 62 Larry Phillips 30 63 Tan Parker 78 64 Lynn Stucky 78 65 Ron Simmons 78 66 Matt Shaheen 82 67 Jeff Leach 82 68 Drew Springer 23 69 James Frank 14 70 Scott Sanford 82 71 Stan Lambert 36 72 Drew Darby 42 73 Kyle Biedermann 340 Page 3 of 11 74 Alfonso “Poncho” Nevarez 49 75 Mary Gonzalez 4 76 Cesar Blanco 4 77 Evelina Ortega 4 78 Joseph “Joe” Moody 4 79 Joe Pickett 4 80 Tracy King 37 81 Brooks Landgraf 12 82 Tom Craddick 24 83 Dustin Burrows 16 84 Joe Frullo 13 85 Phil Stephenson 146 86 John Smithee 10 87 Four Price 13 88 Ken King 14 89 Jodie Laubenberg 82 90 Ramon Romero, Jr. 48 91 Stephanie Klick 48 92 Jonathan Strickland 48 93 Matt Krause 48 94 Tony Tinderholt 48 95 Nicole Collier 48 96 Bill Zedler 48 97 Craig Goldman 48 98 Giovanni Capriglione 48 99 Charlie Geren 48 100 Eric Johnson 27 101 Chris Turner 48 102 Linda Koop 27 103 Rafael Anchia 27 104 Roberto R. Alonzo 27 105 Rodney Anderson 27 106 Pat Fallon 75 107 Victoria Neave 27 108 Morgan Meyer 27 109 Helen Giddings 27 110 Toni Rose 27 111 Yvonne Davis 27 112 Angie Chen Button 27 Page 4 of 11 113 Cindy Burkett 27 114 Jason Villalba 27 115 Matt Rinaldi 27 116 Diana Arevalo 46 117 Philip Cortez 46 118 Tomas Uresti 46 119 Roland Gutierrez 42 120 Barbara Gervin‐Hawkins 46 121 Joe Straus 46 122 Lyle Larson 46 123 Diego Bernal 46 124 Ina Minjarez 46 125 Justin Rodrieguez 46 126 Kevin Roberts 113 127 Dan Huberty 113 128 Briscoe Cain 113 129 Dennis Paul 113 130 Tom Oliverson 113 131 Alma A. Allen 113 132 Mike Schofield 113 133 Jim Murphy 113 134 Sarah Davis 113 135 Gary W. Elkins 113 136 Tony Dale 229 137 Gene Wu 113 138 Dwayne Bohac 113 139 Jarvis Johnson 113 140 Armando Walle 113 141 Senfronia Thompson 113 142 Harold Dutton, Jr. 113 143 Ana Hernandez 113 144 Mary Ann Perez 113 145 Carol Alvarado 113 146 Shawn Thierry 113 147 Garnet Coleman 113 148 Jessica Farrar 113 149 Hubert Vo 113 150 Valoree Swanson 113 Page 5 of 11 THE TEXAS A&M‐BLINN TEAM PROGRAM The Texas A&M‐Blinn TEAM Program is a collaborative, co‐enrollment partnership between Texas A&M University and the Blinn College District. Each year since 2001, this pioneering initiative has allowed the admission of hundreds of qualified students into the Texas A&M freshman class that otherwise would have been impossible due to enrollment limitations. Participating students enroll in one or two academic courses at Texas A&M each semester, and the remainder of their courses are taken at the RELLIS Campus. Students who complete 45 Blinn credit hours and 15 Texas A&M credit hours, within a two‐year period, while maintaining academic standards, transition into degree‐granting majors upon completion of the program. TEAM students benefit from enrollment at both institutions. At Texas A&M, TEAM students enjoy residence hall life, sports events, and a huge range of student services and activities. At Blinn College, students benefit from smaller classroom environments and lower tuition and fee rates. Academic advisors, faculty, and staff at both schools facilitate TEAM student success. TEAM students save approximately $1,500 in tuition and fees each semester, compared to a student enrolled solely at Texas A&M, and approximately 85% of TEAM students matriculate to Texas A&M. Of those students, 88% ultimately earn their bachelor’s degree, including 12% who graduate from Texas A&M with honors. In acknowledgement of this success, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recognized the TEAM Program in 2013 by bestowing its “Recognition of Excellence.” In 2014, TEAM received the Board’s coveted Star Award as one of the top educational initiatives in Texas. Page 6 of 11 THE TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING ACADEMY AT BLINN‐RELLIS Students enrolled in the Texas A&M Engineering Academy are co‐enrolled in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University and Blinn College at the RELLIS Campus. Engineering Academy students are selected from the freshman applicant pool by the Office of Admissions at Texas A&M University, and have the ability to remain co‐enrolled for two years. Engineering Academy students take their Texas A&M engineering courses on the Texas A&M campus and their math and science courses with Blinn at the RELLIS Campus. This co‐enrollment model allows Texas A&M to offer admission to an increased number of qualified freshman applicants. Students are eligible to participate in all student services, activities, and organizations at both institutions, though participation in NCAA Division I sports is not allowed per NCAA regulations. Engineering students in this program will apply for entry‐ to‐a‐major as early as the end of their first year, having completed the required courses. Benefits of the Texas A&M Engineering Academy at Blinn College‐RELLIS include: Smaller student‐faculty ratios in math and science courses taken at RELLIS, which build the foundation in engineering; Opportunities for on‐campus housing at Texas A&M, the purchase of a sports pass, participation in student activities – e.g. the Corps of Cadets, Greek Life, etc.; Opportunities to take engineering courses at the Texas A&M College of Engineering; Opportunities to take first‐year math, science and engineering courses with the same students and developing a community of engineering academic peers; Substantial financial savings; and Automatic admission to the first‐choice engineering major at the end of the second semester for engineering students who earn a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at both Blinn College and Texas A&M, and complete the required coursework. As the program completes its fifth year, the Texas A&M College of Engineering has found that the retention rate for students who earn enrollment through the Engineering Academy is approximately equal to that of students who are accepted into the College of Engineering out of high school. Page 7 of 11 THE TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING ACADEMY AT BLINN‐BRENHAM Students accepted to the Texas A&M Engineering Academy at Blinn‐Brenham participate in a living and learning community, allowing participants to live on campus, and take their first‐year math, science and engineering courses together. Texas A&M engineering courses are taught on the Brenham Campus by Texas A&M faculty. Benefits of the Texas A&M Engineering Academy at Blinn‐Brenham include: Optional early entry to an engineering major at Texas A&M upon completion of the required math sequence (Calculus I, II and III) for the desired major, or when the math requirement for the engineering area of interest is met. Opportunities to enroll in engineering courses previously reserved only for students admitted to the Texas A&M College of Engineering. Participation in all student activities and organizations to the fullest extent possible at both institutions, as well as NJCAA sports, if taking at least 12 hours at Blinn (in addition to Texas A&M classes). Opportunities to take freshman math, science, and engineering courses with the same students and develop a community of engineering academic peers. Savings of approximately $1,500 per semester for students taking 15 credit hours. Additionally, Engineering Academy students are eligible for the Texas‐STEM Challenge Scholarship, which may award up to $1,250 per semester. Full admission to Texas A&M University upon timely completion of all program requirements (an admission application and fee is not required).* Opportunity for students to strengthen their transfer application into a degree‐granting major within the Texas A&M College of Engineering. * Engineering Academy students who choose to transfer to Texas A&M prior to completing the program requirements will be considered for full admission on the same basis as all transfer students. Page 8 of 11 THE RELLIS CAMPUS In May 2016, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp announced plans to create a new research and development campus to help companies move ideas from the laboratory to the marketplace, while also offering new pathways to bachelor’s degrees.