2009 Photos
Manuel G. Guajardo, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’75
John C. Hunter,
Film Composer, Co-founder Juniper Music Productions,
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’88
2008
Ciro Valent Sumaya, M.D.
Dean, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health,
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’60
Ruben Gallegos, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, International Education Services Inc.,
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’57
2006
Johnny N. Cavazos
Educator, Philanthropist & Owner, Cavazos Insurance Agency
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’50
Ma. Teresa (Nena) S. Cavazos
Educator, Philanthropist & Owner, Cavazos Insurance Agency
Texas Southmost College Alumna ’50
Guadalupe C. Quintanilla, Ed.D.
President, Cross-Cultural Communication Center and Associate; Professor, Modern and Classical Languages Department, University of Houston
Texas Southmost College Alumna ’68
2005
José Luis Betancourt Jr.
Former Chief Administrative/Operations Officer, San Diego Schools; Retired Rear Admiral, United States Navy
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’69
David W. Nunez, DDS
Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’83
Welcome W. Wilson Sr.
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, GSL Industrial Ltd.
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’46
2004
Mary Rose Cardenas
Former Trustee and Chair,
Texas Southmost College District,
Co-Owner and Vice President, Cardenas Motors & Cardenas Development
Texas Southmost College Alumna ’48
2003
Elena L. Marin, M.D.
Executive Director, Su Clinica Familiar
Texas Southmost College Alumna ’75
Maria Alma Solis, Ph.D.
Research Entomologist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Smithsonian Institution
Texas Southmost College Alumna ’75
2002
Robert A. Estrada
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Estrada, Hinojosa & Company Inc.; Former Regent, The University of Texas System
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’67
Benigno "Ben" G. Reyna
Assistant to the Vice President of Academic Affairs – Federal Relations, UTB/TSC; Former Director, United States Marshals Service
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’90
2001
Margaret M. Clark
Retired Educator
Texas Southmost College Alumna ’49
2000
James "Jim" Richard Batsell
Retired Businessman; Former Long-time Commissioner, Brownsville Navigation District
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’40
Raul A. Besteiro Jr
Former Chief Executive Officer/Port Director, Port of Brownsville; Former Superintendent, Brownsville ISD
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’52
1999
Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, Ph.D.
Ellen Clayton Garwood Professor of English, The University of Texas at Austin
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’51
Miguel Angel Méndez, J.D.
Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law, Stanford University
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’60
1998
Brock "Randy" Stone
Retired Deputy Director, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, NASA
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’63
Hon. Filemon B. Vela
Former Judge, United States District Court
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’56
1997
Cecilia Anzaldúa
Executive Director of Advanced Academic Services Dallas ISD; Former Director, Barney Brand Management Worldwide
Texas Southmost College Alumna ’69
1996
Bruce Aiken
Executive Director Emeritus, Historic Brownsville Museum
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’41
1995
Américo Paredes, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas at Austin
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’36
1994
Norma V. Cantu, J.D.
Professor of Law and Education, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law & Education
Texas Southmost College Alumna ’71
1993
Hon. Reynaldo G. Garza
Former Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Texas Southmost College Alumnus ’35