Heritage Society Cumulative Giving 1979-2013
              
            
            
              28
            
            
              TexasA&M International University’s nursing program,
            
            
              one of its most popular majors for students, was named the
            
            
              beneficiary of a new Scholarship Fund.  Dr. Francisco A.
            
            
              and Nora M. Leal have created the Scholarship Fund for
            
            
              TAMIU’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences’ Dr. F.
            
            
              M. Canseco School of Nursing.
            
            
              Joining student nurse scholarship recipients are, left, to
            
            
              right: Nora M. Leal, Dr. Francisco Leal; Gilsa Díaz, senior
            
            
              nursing student; Herman Castillo, senior; Karen Valadez,
            
            
              junior; John Saucedo, junior; Dr. Glenda Walker, TAMIU
            
            
              dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and TAMIU
            
            
              president Dr. Ray Keck.
            
            
              
                New Scholarship Benefits TAMIU
              
            
            
              
                Nursing Students
              
            
            
              
                Platinum Society - ($1,000,000.00 + )
              
            
            
              BBVA Compass Bank
            
            
              Belia R. Benavides and Family
            
            
              Canseco Foundation
            
            
              E. H. Corrigan Foundation
            
            
              Matias de Llano Charitable Trust
            
            
              D. D. Hachar * Charitable Trust Fund
            
            
              Mr. * and Mrs. Radcliffe Killam and Family
            
            
              Family of Óscar M. Laurel
            
            
              Guadalupe and Lilia Martínez Foundation
            
            
              Mr. * and Mrs. B. P. Newman and Family
            
            
              Georgia A.* and Anthony J. Pellegrino *
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Renato Ramírez
            
            
              Fernando A. Salinas Charitable Trust
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Sames, III
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Sanchez, Jr. and Family
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Summers, Jr.
            
            
              Texas Community Bank
            
            
              Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust
            
            
              Dolly Richter Watson Foundation
            
            
              
                Gold Society - ($500,000.00 + )
              
            
            
              AT&T Foundation
            
            
              Delfina and Josefina Alexander Family Foundation
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Blackstone Dilworth, Jr.
            
            
              H-E-B
            
            
              Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Health Center
            
            
              South Texas Academic Rising Scholars
            
            
              Robert A. Welch Foundation
            
            
              
                Silver Society - ($250,000.00 + )
              
            
            
              Arguindegui Oil Company
            
            
              ConocoPhillips, Inc.
            
            
              Family of Olga G. and Jorge B. Haynes
            
            
              International Bank of Commerce
            
            
              City of Laredo
            
            
              Laredo Medical Center
            
            
              Laredo Rotary Club
            
            
              Logistics and Manufacturers Association Port Laredo
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Albert T. Lowry
            
            
              Person, Whitworth, Borchers & Morales, LLP
            
            
              TAMIU Faculty and Staff
            
            
              TG
            
            
              Time Warner Cable
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Shashi Vaswani
            
            
              
                Bronze Society - ($100,000.00 + )
              
            
            
              AEP - American Electric Power
            
            
              Anonymous
            
            
              Beaumont Foundation
            
            
              Commerce Bank
            
            
              Doctors Hospital of Laredo
            
            
              EOG Resources, Inc.
            
            
              Helene Fuld Health Trust
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo A. Garza-Robles
            
            
              Elizabeth J. Gill
            
            
              Greater Texas Foundation
            
            
              Adela * and Manuel Guerra
            
            
              Mr. * and Mrs. Daniel B. Hastings, Jr.
            
            
              Nancy Smith Hurd Charitable Trust
            
            
              J. A. Kawas Charitable Trust
            
            
              Dr. and Mrs. Ray M. Keck, III
            
            
              Drs. Edmund Ludwig * and W. F. King *
            
            
              Laredo Daybreak Rotary Club
            
            
              Mall Del Norte
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Brian O’Brien
            
            
              Hortense Offerle
            
            
              Martha C. Pradeau Charitable Remainder Trust
            
            
              Ed Rachal Foundation
            
            
              Sandia National Labs
            
            
              Union Pacific Foundation
            
            
              Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
            
            
              Women’s City Club
            
            
              
                Pewter Society - ($50,000.00 + )
              
            
            
              Anonymous
            
            
              The Honorable C. Y. Benavides, Jr.
            
            
              Norma Zúñiga Benavides
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brand *
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Rosendo A. Carranco and Family
            
            
              Chemtura Company
            
            
              Coca-Cola Foundation
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Epstein
            
            
              Excelencia in Education
            
            
              Ford Motor Company Fund
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Friedman *
            
            
              Mrs. Emilia Rodríguez García
            
            
              Estate of Rudolph Hafernik
            
            
              Lasker O’Keefe Hereford
            
            
              Housing and Residence Life at TAMIU
            
            
              Norma A. Hunt
            
            
              John G. and Marie Stella Kenedy  
            
            
              Memorial Foundation
            
            
              Lakeside Subdivision, LLC
            
            
              Laredo Development Foundation
            
            
              Laredo Medical Center Gift Shop
            
            
              Laredo Specialty Hospital
            
            
              Laredo Webb County Bar Association General
            
            
              Leyendecker Construction, Inc.
            
            
              William N. Mayo
            
            
              Mejía Engineering Company
            
            
              Janet M. Payne
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. George Person
            
            
              Etta T. Russell *
            
            
              Servicios Industriales Peñoles, S. A. de C. V.
            
            
              Dr. and Mrs. Erik R. Sloman-Moll
            
            
              South Texas Higher Education Foundation
            
            
              The Honorable Elma Salinas Ender and  
            
            
              Mr. David Ender
            
            
              TAMIU Alumni Association
            
            
              Javier A. Zapata, M.D.*
            
            
              Family of Mr. and Mrs. Renato Zapata, Sr.
            
            
              
                Copper Society - ($25,000.00 + )
              
            
            
              Dr. and Mrs. Esteban Alejo
            
            
              American Petroleum Institute-Border Chapter
            
            
              Jan Felts Bullock and The Honorable Bob Bullock *
            
            
              CONAHEC
            
            
              Dr. Henry Cuellar
            
            
              Family of Luz María Dávila
            
            
              Educational Foundation of America
            
            
              Falcon International Bank
            
            
              Farm Credit Bank of Texas
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Juvenal J. Haynes ‘77
            
            
              Guadalupe C. Haynes
            
            
              International Good Neighbor Council 
            
            
              -Laredo Chapter
            
            
              Khaledi Family
            
            
              Kinder Morgan Foundation
            
            
              Laredo Asian Association
            
            
              Laredo Chamber of Commerce
            
            
              Laredo Licensed U.S. Customs Brokers  
            
            
              Association, Inc.
            
            
              Laredo Morning Times
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Max Mandel *
            
            
              Suzy N. Mayo
            
            
              Meadows Foundation
            
            
              Mendoza Maintenance Group
            
            
              Mercy Health Plans
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph M. Miles
            
            
              Pan American Express, Inc.
            
            
              Prairie Foundation
            
            
              Family of Lupita Ramírez and   
            
            
              The VSAL Genealogical Society
            
            
              Minnie Ramírez and Family
            
            
              State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
            
            
              Summerlee Foundation
            
            
              The Honorable and Mrs. Aldo Tatangelo *
            
            
              Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation
            
            
              VOS-MITA
            
            
              Winn Exploration, Co.
            
            
              Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Zúñiga, Jr. * and Family
            
            
              * deceased