TAMIU Annual Report 2019

2019 Annual Report / AWORLDOF DIFFERENCE Giving/ DIFFERENCE 26 Prisma K. Lopez ’04, ’06 Jose Martinez, Jr. ’06, ’09 Stephanie G. McCanlas ’13 Diana Y. ’11 and Rolando G. Ortiz ’11 Jesus E. Padilla ’18 Sergio A. Perez ’14 Rita Peters ’76, ’84, ’86 Rajesh Pitla ’17 Laura ’04, ’06, ’07 and Gilberto Requena ’04, ’07 Maria de Lourdes ’84 and Fernando Rodriguez Viviana Frank and Frank Rotnofsky Nelly G. Salazar Zulema ’88 and Raul Salazar Daniela A. Sanchez Jane D. and Dongli Shen Georgia and Robert Shurts Stone & Stein Studio 55 Day Spa & Salon Paola V. Tovar Ruben A. Valdez ’15, ’18 Sonia ’99, ’04 and Gerardo Vera Marie and J. D. Wendeborn Isabel ’00 and Jerry Woods Zoila ’99 and Javier Zambrano *Denotes Deceased TAMIUBenefits from Johnson Charitable Trust Texas A&M International University was one of five beneficiaries of a shared $500,000 gift from the Samuel N. Johnson, Jr. 2013 Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust. On behalf of the Trust, Trustee JimMoore announced gifts to TAMIU’s Theatre Department, the Laredo Little Theatre, Laredo Theatre Guild International, St. Edward’s University, and theWebb County Heritage Foundation. TAMIUpresident Dr. Pablo Arenaz welcomed guests to the Colonnade of the Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library, and reminded all of the extensive and lasting legacy the late Johnson andhis sister Betsy Gill have had on TAMIU. HowDoWe Give? We Give Big…The Big Event This past March, Texas A&M International University celebrated the 10th Anniversary of its signature service event, The Big Event, at the Ruthe B. Cowl Rehabilitation Center. Over 300 TAMIU volunteers including students, staff, and alumni gathered to give back by painting, gardening, and organizing at the event facility. MayraHernández,director of TAMIU’sOffice of Student Conduct and Community Engagement, said the service event generated an in-kind monetary impact of $27, 962. It gives students a chance to give back to a community most call home, she said. “It’s an exciting opportunity. TAMIUstudentswant to ‘pay it forward’ -- to become effective leaders, responsible constituents and serve their community. They believe it is a shared obligation to give back to a community that has given them so much. And we all greatly admire the work of the Ruthe B. Cowl Center,” she said. Visit an online gallery at: https://www.facebook.com/pg/txamiu.scce/photos/?tab=album&album_ id=10156936683612295 See a video of our 2019 Big Event at: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=zcE1738lph4&feature=emb_title