The largest group of students receiving undergraduate or graduate degrees in the history of Texas A&M International University participated in Spring 1999 Commencement Exercises Saturday, May 15 at the Kinesiology/Convocation building.
235 candidates for degrees participated in the morning ceremonies.
Keynote Speaker Frederick D. McClure, member of The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents and former assistant to Presidents Reagan and Bush, reminded the candidates for graduation that higher education empowers them to be individuals of consequence.
The traditional student response was provided by the class' top graduate, Veronica Serna.
Highlights of the morning ceremonies were the introduction of the University's largest group of freshmen to complete their undergraduate education at the University, the announcement of Dr. Xiaoming Zhang, Assistant Professor of History, as Faculty Scholar of the Year and the performance of the A&M International Chorale and Friends.
Candidates for graduate degrees from A&M International this Spring are listed according to their respective College.
Master of Arts in Counseling and Psychology María del Rosario Anaya de Sanmiguel Martha D. Aristotelidis Gabriela Cano-Luna Nora Elia Estrada Elda Góngora Adelaida Flores Hernández Bethany E.N. Hilzendeger Eliseo J. Olivares Judith Marie Ramos Gustavo Salazar, II Gilberto Salinas Mohamed María Cristina Serrano Marco Gabriel Tijerina
Master of Arts in English Nydia Rosa García
Master of Arts in History John Patrick Flanagan
Master of Arts in Sociology Brad Edward Huffaker
Master of Science in Criminal Justice Laura Viridiana Canela
Master of Business Administration Carlos Alberto Bedian Olga Leticia Cantú Azeneth R. de Luna Arturo García Olga Alicia Guerra Abdelkrim Nabih Angélica Eva María Pettersson Andrés Ramón Carolina Irenne Villarreal Ochoa
Master of Business Administration in International Banking Nieves Mary Alvarez Gómez Alvaro Elías Lezama
Master of Business Administration in International Trade Luis Carlos Bernal Millán José A. Carranza Zoila Covarrubias Lucía Delgado Stephen C. Flagor Guillermo R. García, Jr. Sandra D. González Suresh Kumar Luz I. Leal Lance J. Lucas Gabriel Ochirosi Irma Pérez-Vargas Tadhya Rak-Amnouykit Gilberto Sánchez, Jr.
Master of Professional Accountancy Sandra E. Carmona Alvaro L. MartínezMaster of Science in Information Systems Jirasak Dumrongstien Gerardo Martínez Hassan Mousaid Ramón Muñoz Gabriel Ochirosi Arn Ramírez Pongsak Supanichvoraparch Gabriel Angel VieraCollege of Education
Master in Science in Education Melissa Cordelia Cavazos Melissa Yvonne Cruz Nora Alicia Elliott Gloria Martínez Galván Priscilla Montalvo García Selina Sandoval Gómez James Ernest Kirchenbauer Mary Ybarra Lara Pedro Lara, Jr. Melba Lozano Diana Luna Elva Margarita Martínez Maricela Martínez Cordelia Martínez Nava María Cristina V. Palacios Elisa H. Peña Ana María Rojas-Smith Jacqueline Loraine Sáenz Mayra N. Rodríguez Solorio Sanjuanita Villanueva Claudia Deyanira Villarreal Ruby Madrigal Villarreal
Bachelor of Arts Herminia Rivera Alarcón José Efraín Baeza, Jr. Benjamín Cabello Conrad Cantú, Jr. Humberto Cardenas, Jr. Lilian Aideé Castillo Margarita Colón Alejandra Díaz Bertha Cristina Elizondo Miriam Fernández Gerardo Gilberto Flores Robert Gallegos Héctor Javier García Jesús Cruz García, Jr. Rafael García Sylvia Barrera García Francisco Javier Gloria Omar González Debra Lynne Helt Roberto Hugo Hernandez Ismael Hugo Hinojosa José Isabel Jasso Samantha Elizabeth Johnson Linda Marie Lozano Francisco Emigdio Martínez, Jr. Sonia Moya Juan Antonio Orozco Laura Esther Peña Anthony Thomas Rigal, Sr. Yvonne Rodríguez René Rubio Guadalupe Sánchez, Jr. Alexander Santos Eduardo Héctor Treviño Antonio Z. Vela
Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Sylvia Larralde Acevedo Griselda R. Alvarez Rosa Elva Alvarez Juan Arriaga, Jr. Tito Ramón Avila, Jr. Ida Chamberlain Migdalia Arabella Cué Flores Alberto Garibay, Jr. Concepción S. González Perla Inez González Sonia Consuelo González María Isabel Ramírez-Johnson María Lourdes Lara Alberto Alfonso Ortiz Jimenéz Marcia Lynn Peña Aida Estella Ríos J. Marcelo Salinas Lydia Reyes Sánchez
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Pedro A. Alvarado José G. Berrones Alicia Blanco Lilian Aideé Castillo Alonso Chapa Irma Elena De La Cruz David Lynn García César Gabriel Hernández Reynaldo Infante, Jr. Enrique Martínez Jorge Martínez, Jr. Yesenia Isela Martínez Robert H. Ponce Esmeralda Ramírez Rosa M. Ramos Valerie Salinas Gumaro Teodoro Valdivias Eladio René Zúñiga
Bachlor of Business Administration in Accounting José Manuel Escalera Patricia Holguín Raúl Santiago Montiel, Jr. Salvador Núñez Pérez Dorina C. Shadid Daniel Treviño
Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration Barbara Ann Garza Antonio González Cynthia Ramos Juan De Dios Vargas, Jr.
Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems Elsa Adriana González Juan José González
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance Guillermo Arevalo Edgar Federico Chapa Eloy Paredes, Jr. Ronald Lance Price José Salvador Tellez, II Lourdes Marcela Villarreal
Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Karla Robles de la Rosa Erica Hinojosa Jeannie Ann Johnson Estela Martínez Edward Maya Julia Molina Teresa O. Padilla
Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing Araceli Chapa Lilia Ann García Melissa González Gerardo Guerra Arturo Sánchez, III
Bachelor of Business Administration in Transportation and Logistics Raúl Gabriel Perales
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies Esther Ann Alfaro María Inez Berra Martha E. Bickel Eliza Adriana Carranco Rocío Chavana Araceli P. Cortez Leticia García-Cruz Adriana G. Cuéllar María Isabel Cueva Cynthia Araceli Donovan Beatriz Rodríguez Escamilla Jessica Denise Flores Liz Arlene García Consuelo Garza Lydia Bustamante Garza Aurora González Infante Paula Polly Landeck Guillermina López Diana Elizabeth Méndez Leonor Cristina Mendiola Gina Yvonne Morales Laura Elena Muñoz Azucena Leticia Olivares Cynthia Peña Jeanette Andrea Ramírez Azalia Cecilia Reyes Lydia Venessa Saldívar Mirna Isolina Flores-Salinas Verónica Serna Yahnira Lizbeth Soto José Carlos Valadéz Griselda Vásquez Nora Elia Villarreal
Bachelor of Arts Raymundo Castillo, Jr. Guadalupe Cortinas, Jr. Jorge Domínguez, Jr. Reynaldo Guerrero Yolanda Martínez Maribel Julissa Campos Mitsui Pedro Antonio Palizo Valerie Danielle Perales Abril Alejandra Pineda Devon Marie Ramírez Paula Karina Reyes Cynthia Geneva Ruffing Guadalupe Sáenz, III Maxsimo Salazar Juan Ricardo Sauceda Adriana Lisa Vela
Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences María Antonietta González Idalia Zapata
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Enedina Berrones Marie Christine Dillon-González Susana María Rodríguez Guevara María Del Rosario Hernández Victor Madrigal Martha B. Salinas
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