TAMIU Annual Report 2020

Recipients of the inaugural TAMIU Alumni Rising Star Awards were recognized at the Virtual Alumni @ Home 50th Anniversary Celebration in September. The new, competitive awards aremade possible by theUniversity’s Alumni Association to recognize dynamic graduates who represent the University’s five Colleges or Schools admirably. The inaugural Rising Star Award recipients were: 1. Leslie D. Martínez , BA, University College, Multidisciplinary Studies, ’15, Registrar services specialist, TAMIUOffice of theRegistrar. 2. JosephP. Byrd , MA, College of Education, Educational Admin- istration, ’17, assistant principal, Honore Ligarde Elementary School. 3. Guillermo Heard , MSN, Dr. F. M. Canseco School of Nursing and Health Sciences, ’10, nurse practitioner; firefighter and former TAMIU NAMES INAUGURAL ALUMNI RISING STAR AWARDS RECIPIENTS deputy department chief of EMS, Laredo FireDepartment. Heardwas appointed Laredo’s new Fire Chief in August. 4. EduardoCastillo, Jr., BA, College of Arts andSciences, English, ’14, U.S. Department of State Foreign Services Officer,Washington, D. C. 5. Dr. AlejandroG. Barrera, College of Arts and Sciences, Biology, ’13, general dentist, Avenue 360 Health &Wellness, Houston. 6. Alejandra Ávila, BBA, A. R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business, Business Administration, ’11, judicial law clerk, U.S. Courts for the Ninth Circuit, Arizona. Mary Treviño (’72) and SusanE. Nichols (’88) co-chaired the Dis- tinguished Alumni and College Awards, Alumni Golden Celebration Committee that determined Award recipients. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ALUMNI 13