TAMIU Annual Report 2021

President’s Circle ($25,000 + ) Juan J. Castillo Deans’s Circle ($10,000 + ) Dr. Pablo Arenaz Rosanne Palacios Scholar’s Circle ($1,000 + ) Dr. Deborah L. Blackwell Dr. Jui-Chin Chang Dr. Nathaniel P. Graham Gina D. Gonzalez ’99 Dr. Tonya Huber Alejandro A. Martinez, Jr. ’89 Dr. Thomas R. Mitchell Dr. James G. O’Meara Dr. Minita Ramirez ’83 Dr. Marivic B. Torregosa Dr. Desi Vasquez University Partner’s Circle ($500 + ) Anonymous Dr. Randel D. Brown Dr. Guillermo C. Dominguez Dr. Melissa P. Garcia Maria Elena Hernandez ’82 Dr. Barbara H. Hong Dr. John C. Kilburn, Jr. Dr. Alfredo Ramirez, Jr. ’93, ’98 Dr. Jerry D. Thompson Ana M. Vargas ’12, ’14 Griz Zimmermann Century Circle ($100 + ) Dr. Patricia I. Abrego ’85 Dr. Homero Aguirre-Milling ’77 Mika S. Akikuni ’02 Dr. David E. Allen Vanessa L. Almaraz ’05, ’14 Anonymous Claudio E. Arias Julie E. Barrera ’08, ’12 Claudia C. Beltran ’01, ’17 Endenira Bernal ’15, ’19 Diana Blackwell ’12, ’17 Maggie Blasco ’98, ’01 Dr. Adriana Blasco Rubio ’00 Laura Bogue Dr. Manuel Broncano Dr. Li Z. Brooks Dr. Jack C. Byham Ma. Eugenia Calderon-Porter ’99, ’01 Ivan Cano ’16 Paty Cantu ’95 Jody L. Carlisle Marta Castro ’00 Alberto Chavez, Jr. ’01, ’08 Dr. Moon-Kyung Cho Juan Cisneros, III ’01 Dr. George R. Clarke Cathy M. Colunga Athena M. Cortez ’05 Malynda M. Dalton Dr. Lina M. De La Garza ’03 Dr. Jared R. Dmello Adrian Dominguez ’03, ’07 Dr. Stephen M. Duffy Christa L. Elizondo ’19 Laura Elizondo ’95 Angie Escamilla Abigail Fernandez ’15 Maria C. Flores-Westerman Anne R. Frey Pat Garcia Juan G. Garcia, Jr. ’05, ’07 Dr. Nilda Garcia, ’06, ’09 Rocio Garcia ’08, ’11 Veronica E. Garcia ’19 Dr. Friedrich C. Gechter Dr. Puneet S. Gill Ana M. Gonzalez ’08 Dr. Ariadne A. Gonzalez ’05 Dr. Belva J. Gonzalez Dr. Guillermo E. Gonzalez Margarett Gonzalez ’12 Madison R. Guerra ’21 Carol A. Gunnoe Ann E. Gutierrez ’03, ’16 Rita M. Haber ’97, ’06 Dr. Alison M. Hadley-Hilburn Brittany Harry Dr. Peter F. Haruna Lisa H. Heard ’06, ’10 Mayra G. Hernandez ’07 Conchita Hickey, PhD Dr. Kelly J. Higgins Dr. Nicholas L. Hudson Jonathan A. Hussak Dr. Balaji Janamanchi Margarita A. Johnson ’16 Dr. Kameron R. Jorgensen Dr. Hayley D. Kazen ’05 Dr. Robin L. Knowles Daniel A. Lathey Scott E. Libby Dr. Kevin D. Lindberg Patsy Lopez Elena Martinez ’93 Dr. Gilda Y. Martinez ’04, ’08, ’12 Martha Laura Medina Jessie M. Mena Angelica M. Michelangeli ’01, ’10 Henry A. Miller ’00, ’12 Dr. Aaron L. Modic Angela M. Moran Dr. Daniel J. Mott Dr. Qingwen Ni Dr. James A. Norris Dr. Angel A. Pacheco Paredes Amy Palacios ’08, ’11 Dr. Rolando Pena-Sanchez Jessica Perez ’09 Jerry Quintero ’97 Melisa R. Rangel ’95, ’08 Benjamin S. Rawlins Mariana Rodriguez ’21 Christine Rojas ’12 Elizabeth Rubio Dr. Gustavo Salazar, II ’99 Martha E. Salinas ’99 Dr. Claudia E. San Miguel ’97, ’99 Fructuoso San Miguel, III ’92, ’02 Roberto G. Sanchez ’84 Miguel A. Saucedo ’05, ’09 Dr. Deborah M. Scaggs Dr. Steve Sears Dr. Federico Schaffler ’93 Jonathan P. Serna ’07, ’11 Dr. Filiz E. Shine Jessica P. Tamez Dr. Jerry Thompson Jennifer Torres ’08 Mary T. Trevino ’72 Dr. Patricia E. Uribe ’91 Linda V. Villarreal Dr. Lourdes Viloria ’93 Dr. Jascha Wagner Ginger Watkins Grayson ’11 Rodney M. Webb Dr. Susan Wei Dr. Marcus Ynalvez Dr. Ruby A. Ynalvez Maroon & Silver Circle ($25 + ) Sanaa Z. M. Al Nasser ’21 Laina W. Allen Jennipher A. Ambrose ’17 Anonymous Rodrigo Avila ’14 Mariana Barberena ’08 Dr. Emily N. Bayless Michelle A. Begwin Heather K. Benavides Rosario Benavides ’12, ’14 Dr. Marvin E. Bennett, III Enrique E. Botello ’12 Jackelyne K. Briseno ’15, ’19 Dr. Jeffrey M. Brown Thomas R. Brown Anna Buentello ’11 Cesar A. Caballero ’12, ’17 Cristina M. Calderon ’09, ’12 Dr. Irma L. Cantu Dr. Jose J. Cardona-Lopez Marcus T. Carey Kathy A. Casares Anna L. Castillo Jessica D. Chandarlis ’15 Gabriela Chapa ’20 Dr. Shu-Hsiu Chen Yong Chen Dr. Anna B. Cieslicka Ana P. Clamont ’00, ’07 Norma A. Cortez Amy L. Cortina ’19 Dana H. Crabtree Leti Cruz ’12 Dr. John E. Dean Rosa A. Dickinson ’97, ’01 Melissa J. Dominguez ’05 Youssef O. Elmasry Ofelia Escamilla-Pena Juan F. Espinoza ’10, ’13 Dr. Josias Figueirido Rivas ALUMNI SPOTLIGHTS Matías Ydrogo III (’01,’06) Matías Ydrogo III is Director of Special Education at Laredo’s United Independent School District. He’s a 20-year veteran educator with an extensive background in special education and has been part of UISD for 11 years. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Bilingual Education and a Master of Science in Generic Special Education from TAMIU. “I am excited to be part of the UISD family and to serve, support, and guide our school communities,” Ydrogo said. FACULTY & STAFF GIVING 2020-21 35