TAMIU Annual Report 2022

President’s Circle ($25,000 +) Dr. Pablo Arenaz Deans’s Circle ($10,000 +) Rosanne Palacios Chair’s Circle ($5,000.00 +) Dr. Barbara H. Hong Scholar’s Circle ($1,000 +) Juan J. Castillo Dr. Jui-Chin Chang Dr. Nathaniel P. Graham Dr. John C. Kilburn, Jr. Alejandro A. Martinez, Jr. ‘89 Dr. Thomas R. Mitchell Dr. James G. O’Meara Dr. Minita Ramírez ‘83 Dr. Claudia E. San Miguel ‘97, ‘99 University Partner’s Circle ($500 +) Dr. Deborah L. Blackwell Dr. Randel D. Brown Dr. Guillermo C. Dominguez Maria Elena Hernandez ‘82 Carla E. Luna ‘15 Dr. Alfredo Ramirez, Jr. ‘93, ‘98 Fructuoso San Miguel, III* ‘92, ‘02 Dr. Steve Sears Griz Zimmermann Century Circle ($100 +) Dr. Patricia I. Abrego ‘85 Mika S. Akikuni ‘02 Sanaa Z. M. Al Nasser ‘21 Claudio E. Arias Jan Aspelund Julie E. Barrera ‘08, ‘12 Michelle A. Begwin Claudia C. Beltran ‘01, ‘17 Daniel Berndt Dr. Manuel Broncano Dr. Li Z. Brooks Dr. Jeffrey M. Brown Thomas R. Brown Dr. Jack C. Byham Maria Eugenia Calderon-Porter ‘99, ‘01 Dr. Colin A. Campbell Ivan Cano ‘16, ‘21 Dr. Irma L. Cantu Paty Cantu ‘95 Jody L. Carlisle Marta Castro ‘00 Dr. Yong Chen Dr. Moon-Kyung Cho Juan Cisneros, III ‘01 Dr. George R. Clarke Cathy M. Colunga Dr. Jennifer M. Coronado Athena M. Cortez ‘05 Dr. Daniel Covarrubias ‘07 Malynda M. Dalton Dr. Lina M. De La Garza ‘03 Adrian Dominguez ‘03, ‘07 Dr. Stephen M. Duffy Christa L. Elizondo ‘19 Laura Elizondo ‘95 Angie Escamilla Abigail Fernandez ‘15 Cristina C. Flores-Westerman Anne R. Frey Pat Garcia Juan G. Garcia, Jr. ‘05, ‘07 Dr. Nilda M. Garcia, ‘06, ‘09 Rocio Garcia ‘08, ‘11 Dr. Friedrich C. Gechter Dr. Puneet S. Gill Ana M. Gonzalez ‘08 Dr. Belva J. Gonzalez Gina Gonzalez ‘99, ‘01 Margarett D. C. Gonzalez ‘12 Carol A. Gunnoe Rita M. Haber ‘97, ‘06 Dr. Peter F. Haruna Astrid Hernandez ‘17, ‘19 Mayra G. Hernandez ‘07 San Juanita Hernandez ‘03, ‘12 Yelitza M. Howard ‘11 Alexandra C. Howland ‘18 Dr. Tonya Huber Dr. Geoffrey S. Hubona Dr. Nicholas L. Hudson Jonathan A. Hussak Alma V. Jasso Chavez ‘02 Dr. Michael R. Kidd Dr. WuLung Li Scott E. Libby Trevor C. Liddle Dr. Kevin D. Lindberg Patsy Lopez Dr. Jose C. Lozano Dr. Shuhong Luo Elena Martinez ‘93 Dr. Gilda Y. Martinez ‘04, ‘08, ‘12 Dr. Curtis N. McReynolds Jessie M. Mena Angelica M. Michelangeli ‘01, ‘10 Dr. Angela M. Moran Dr. Jonathan W. Murphy Dr. Qingwen Ni Dr. Paul J. Niemeyer Dr. James A. Norris Dr. Angel A. Pacheco Paredes Amelia Palacios ‘08, ‘11 Dr. Rolando Pena-Sanchez Jessica Perez ‘09 Dr. Cody Perry Cynthia L. Pina ‘00, ‘09 Jerry Quintero ‘97 Melisa R. Rangel ‘95, ‘08 Benjamin S. Rawlins Benny Rodriguez Mariana Rodriguez ‘21 Christine Rojas ‘12 Elizabeth Rubio Dr. Gustavo Salazar, II ‘99 Gloria Z. Sanchez ‘05, ‘09 Dr. Daniel W. Scott Jonathan P. Serna ‘07, ‘11 Dr. Filiz E. Shine Dr. Arthur D. Soto-Vasquez Jessica P. Tamez Dr. Tariq H. Tashtoush Diana C. Valdez ‘06, ‘14 Ana M. Vargas ‘12, ‘14 Viridiana G. Vela ‘05 Dr. Ajith Venugopal Dr. Lourdes Viloria ‘93 Ginger Watkins Grayson ‘11 Dr. Susan Wei Dr. Richard B. Wright Dr. Marcus Ynalvez Dr. Ruby A. Ynalvez Maroon & Silver Circle ($25 +) Judith Abrego ‘15, ‘20 Anissa M. Aguilar ‘22 Dr. Homero Aguirre-Milling ‘77 Vanessa L. Almaraz ‘05, ‘14 Rodrigo Avila ‘14 Dr. Stephanie J. Bain Mariana Barberena ‘08 Heather K. Benavides Rosario Benavides ‘12, ‘14 Dr. Marvin E. Bennett, III Dr. Maya P. Bhatt Maggie Blasco ‘98, ‘01 Enrique E. Botello ‘12 FACULTYANDSTAFF GIVING 2021-22 TAMIU student Daniel Tovar, Jr., a senior Mathematics major and Creative Writing minor, recently earned the top award in a statewide writing competition. Tovar’s nonfiction piece, “The End?” was the winning entry in the Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers’ undergraduate nonfiction category. The piece, told through a third-person perspective, is an opportunity for Tovar to express himself, he emphasized. “I really enjoy being able to use the genre to express a part of my more vulnerable self. You could do that with every form of the genre, but it’s with nonfiction where you’re really putting readers into your shoes and allowing them to see almost every part of you,” Tovar explained. 35