South Texas College

South Texas College Board of TrusteesOfficers 2008-2009Mike AllenChairDr. Alejo Salinas, Jr.MemberMembersRoy de LeónMemberGary GurwitzVice ChairSTC PresidentDr. Shirley A. ReedJesse VillarrealMemberDistrict 1Vacant• Representing Starr CountyDistrict 2Vacant• Representing La Joya, Western Mission, Palmview,Sullivan City, Peñitas and Western AltonDistrict 3Mike Allen, Chair• Former President and CEO of McAllen Economic Development Corporation• Representing South McAllen, Southwest Pharr,Hidalgo, Sharyland, Southeast Mission and Granjeno• Elected May 2004District 4Gary Gurwitz, Vice Chair• Managing Partner, Atlas & Hall, L.L.P., McAllen• Representing North McAllen, Northwest Pharr,Palmhurst and Northeast Mission• Re-Elected May 2004District 5Dr. Alejo Salinas, Jr., Member• Clinical Lecturer, University of Texas-Pan American• Retired Superintendent/Superintendent Emeritus, Hidalgo ISD• Representing Northwest Hidalgo County, Edinburg, North San Juanand Northeast Pharr• Re-Elected May 2008District 6Jesse Villarreal, Member• Parental Involvement Department, Weslaco ISD• Representing Donna, South Alamo, South San Juan,Southeast Pharr, South Weslaco and Progreso• Re-Elected May 2006District 7Roy de León, Member• District Retail Executive BBVA Compass• Representing Northeast Hidalgo County, North Weslaco, Edcouch-Elsa, La Villa,North Mercedes, Northeast Alamo, Northeast Edinburg and Hargill• Re-Elected May 20082 SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009

10:00 a.m.Nursing and Allied HealthDivision2:00 p.m.Liberal Arts and SocialSciences DivisionCommencement Speakers6:30 p.m.Business and TechnologyDivisionMath and Science DivisionBaccalaureate ProgramsEduardo J. Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H.Vice President and Chief Medical Officerfor BlueCross BlueShield of TexasEduardo J. Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H. currentlyserves as vice president and chief medical officerfor BlueCross BlueShield of Texas. Before joiningBlueCross BlueShield of Texas, he served as directorof the Institute for Health Policy at The Universityof Texas (UT) School of Public Health.Previously, Dr. Sanchez served as commissionerof the Texas Department of State Health Servicesfrom 2004 to 2006, and the Texas Departmentof Health from 2001 to 2004. Trained as a familyphysician, he practiced family medicine in Austinfrom 1992 to 2001. During that time, he worked insettings providing medical care to the uninsuredand underinsured. He served as the city/county localhealth officer and chief medical officer for theAustin-Travis County Health and Human ServicesDepartment from 1994 to 1998.Dr. Sanchez earned his M.D. from The UTSouthwestern Medical School in Dallas. He was amember of the American Medical Student Associationand completed a summer health preceptorshipin Brownsville.He holds an M.P.H. from The UT School of PublicHealth, San Antonio Branch; an M.S. in BiomedicalEngineering from Duke University, and a B.S.in Biomedical Engineering and B.A. in Chemistryfrom Boston University.Dr. Sanchez currently serves as chair of theAdvisory Committee to the Director of the Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and aschair of the National Commission on PreventionPriorities (NCPP), a nationally-recognized entitythat uses evidence-based methods to assess thevalue of preventive services that protect and improvehealth. He also serves as the co-chair of theNational Governors’ Association Childhood ObesityAdvisory Council and as a member of the IOMStanding Committee on Childhood Obesity.Veronica GonzalesTexas State RepresentativeDistrict 41State Representative Veronica Gonzales isserving her third term in the House of Representativesrepresenting District 41 in Hidalgo County,which includes portions of McAllen, Edinburg andMission. Gonzales currently serves as chair of theBorder and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee,and as a member of the Public Health Committee.Gonzales has passed numerous pieces of legislationto address the diverse needs of her district,including protecting women who are victims ofabuse; protecting youth along the border; providingassistance to improve colonias; and helpingstudents finish college sooner, to name just a few.Raised in San Marcos, Texas, she graduatedcum laude from Southwest Texas State University,earning her Bachelor of Arts in English and Spanish.She was selected to study law at The Universityof Texas School of Law, where she earned herDoctorate of Jurisprudence.Since 1991, she has practiced civil, employment,business and family law across the state ofTexas and in the Rio Grande Valley. She is a partnerat Kittleman, Thomas & Gonzales, L.L.P. and hasserved the legal community in various positions.As a devoted servant of the law, she is also a veryactive member of associations guiding educationand ethical standards for lawyers. She served aspresident of the Hidalgo County Young LawyersAssociation, president of the Hidalgo County BarAssociation and panel chair of the 12B GrievanceCommittee, which regulates lawyers.She has also been recognized for her devotionto law including earning the Texas Center ProfessionalismAward for her ethics from the HidalgoCounty Bar Association. She was named an “ExtraordinaryWomen in Texas Law” by Texas Lawyerand recognized as a Super Lawyer in a specialpublication featured in Texas Monthly.Fred W. Heldenfels IVVice-Chair,Texas Higher Education Coordinating BoardFred W. Heldenfels IV is the president andCEO of Heldenfels Enterprises, Inc., a manufacturerof precast/prestressed concrete structuresfor the highway, industrial, commercial andsports construction markets. His company operatesplants in San Marcos and Corpus Christi.Heldenfels was appointed to the Texas HigherEducation Coordinating Board by GovernorRick Perry, and in November of last year wasappointed vice chairman of the board. He chairsthe board’s Strategic Planning Committee andserves on the Agency Operations Committee.Heldenfels also received a gubernatorial appointmentto the Select Commission on HigherEducation and Global Competitiveness and in1995, was appointed to the Coastal CoordinationCouncil by then Governor George W. Bushto represent coastal business owners.He recently served on the San MarcosEconomic Development Board and as boardchairman of Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse ofCentral Texas. In addition, Heldenfels is a pastchairman of the Texas A&M Twelfth Man Foundation,past president of the Texas Good Roads/Transportation Association and past chairmanof the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute.Heldenfels is a past chairman of both theTAMU-Corpus Christi Foundation and the CorpusChristi Chamber of Commerce, where hehelped initiate support for tort reform in theCoastal Bend, as well as creation of a fouryearuniversity within the TAMU System. In1993, Heldenfels received the Small BusinessAchievement Award presented by the NFIB andSenator Phil Gramm.A native of Corpus Christi, Heldenfels is agraduate of Texas A&M University and a fifthgeneration Texan.SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009 3

About South Texas CollegeIn 15 short years, South Texas College has grown from 1,000 students to a spring2009 enrollment of more than 22,000 students. STC, one of the fastest growingcommunity colleges in the nation, has a staff of 1,800 working across five campuses.Students can choose from more than 100 degree and certificate program options,including associate degrees in a variety of art, science and technology fields ofstudy. The College began offering a Bachelor of Applied Technology degree inTechnology Management in fall 2005, and a Bachelor of Applied Technology inComputer and Information Technologies in 2008. STC is one of only three Texascommunity colleges accredited to offer a limited number of bachelor’s degreesand the only community college in Texas offering two bachelor’s degrees.Dual enrollment programs with high schools throughout Hidalgo and Starrcounties allow eligible students to take college courses while attending highschool. Approximately 7,000 high school students are taking advantage of theprogram. STC has developed two intensive programs for academically gifted highschool students interested in pursuing degrees in the medical and engineeringfields. The Dual Enrollment Medical Science Academy and the Dual EnrollmentEngineering Academy consist of concentrated two-year programs of study andinternship opportunities for qualified students to pursue an Associate of Sciencedegree during their junior and senior years in high school.For those students who wish to continue their educations beyond theCollege’s offerings, STC has more than 60 articulation agreements with collegesand universities across the nation. These include Georgetown University, TexasTech University, Texas A&M University-College Station, The University of Texas-Brownsville and The University of Texas-Pan American, Texas A&M-Kingsville,Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, just to name a few.STC is the fiscal agent and home of the executive offices for the North AmericanAdvanced Manufacturing Research and Education Initiative. The College serves asthe Regional Institute for Advanced Manufacturing linked to all the communityand technical colleges in the region. STC has taken the lead in helping train theworkers to fuel a regional manufacturing economy and to support innovations inrapid response manufacturing.The College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the SouthernAssociation of Colleges and Schools to award Baccalaureate and Associate degrees.Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of SouthTexas College.For additional information about South Texas College call 956-872-8311 or visitwww.southtexascollege.edu.4 SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009

Graduate Designations✪➤SUMMA CUM LAUDE4.0 grade point averageSumma Cum Laude Graduates are identified by wearing a gold cord.MAGNA CUM LAUDE3.8-3.99 grade point averageMagna Cum Laude Graduates are identified by wearing a gold cord.› CUM LAUDE3.5-3.79 grade point averageCum Laude Graduates are identified by wearing a gold cord.★▲■●✤HONOR GRADUATESHave completed certificates with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher as of fall 2008.Honor Graduates are identified by wearing a gold cord.PHI THETA KAPPA INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETYInternational honor society recognizing the academic achievements of two-year college students.Phi Theta Kappa Graduates are identified by wearing a gold stole, medallion, blue/gold cordand gold tassel.VALLEY SCHOLARS PROGRAMAcademic scholarship program awarded to top 10 percent of high school graduates who maintained a3.25 grade point average while attending South Texas College.Valley Scholars Graduates are identified by wearing a green cord.HONORS PROGRAMProgram for highly motivated and academically gifted students providing opportunities for leadershipdevelopment and academic challenge.Honors Program Graduates are identified by wearing a white cord and a medallion.GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSAwarded to outstanding minority students to promote future leaders in computer science, education,engineering, library science, mathematics, public health and the sciences.✦SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE EMPLOYEEEmployees of South Texas College who have completed a certificate or degree program.BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSBaccalaureate Graduates are identified by wearing a purple and green hood.DUAL ENROLLMENT MEDICAL SCIENCE ACADEMY (DEMSA)DEMSA Graduates are identified by wearing a light blue cord.DUAL ENROLLMENT ENGINEERING ACADEMY (DEEA)DEEA Graduates are identified by wearing an orange cord.SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009 5

Division ofNursing and Allied HealthMelba Trevino, Interim DeanPROCESSIONALPomp and CircumstanceNATIONAL ANTHEMStar Spangled BannerLaura OrtizSouth Texas College Staff MemberWELCOMEDr. Shirley A. ReedPresidentSouth Texas CollegeRECOGNITION OF BOARDOF TRUSTEESDr. Shirley A. ReedPresidentSouth Texas CollegeINTRODUCTION OF STC ALUMNUSJuan E. MejiaVice President for Academic AffairsSouth Texas CollegeFORMER STUDENT ADDRESSLeo LopezSTC Alumnus - Class of 2007PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMASJosé Cruz, Jr.Vice President for Information Services and PlanningSouth Texas CollegeJuan E. MejiaVice President for Academic AffairsSouth Texas CollegeDiana A. PeñaVice President for Finance and Administrative ServicesSouth Texas CollegeWilliam SerrataVice President for Student Affairsand Enrollment ManagementSouth Texas CollegeRECOGNITION OF GRADUATESDr. Shirley A. ReedPresidentSouth Texas CollegeRECESSIONALPomp and CircumstanceCOMMENCEMENT ADDRESSEduardo J. Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H.Vice President and Chief Medical Officerfor BlueCross BlueShield of TexasLeading faculty processional for the Division of Nursing andAllied Health, and the Division of Developmental Studies:Rebecca L. Silva, Program Chair, Radiologic Technology,Gardner “Spud” Reynolds, Program Chair, College Success6 SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009

Division of Nursing and Allied HealthASSOCIATE DEGREENURSINGASSOCIATE DEGREENURSINGAssociate o Applied ScienceYemi Adebowale ➤Dora AguilarJennifer Aguilar ▲John N. Akunne ›Andres AlvaradoNorma Mireya AlvaradoJorge Alberto AndersonOralia AragonAndre G. ArriolaEsmeralda AyalaJulia Ayala ▲Jackeline G. BarrierePeter C. Barrios ›Michael Brian BecerraVeronica Belmares ▲Renelyn J. Bermejo ➤Angel BernalMarissa E. Blough ▲➤Talia BordersKirk D. BryanViviana BucioMartha BurrowsGabriela Calzada ▲Brenda Lee CamposChristina CamposMaria G. CancinoAdriana CantuCrystal Zoe CantuLisa Marie CantúNormalinda CantuPriscilla Dennise CantúRuben G. CantuRoberto Erik CaraveoElvira N. CardenasHeike Brigitte CarranzaBelinda Casanova ▲➤Jose L. CastilloNorma Irene CastilloChristine M. CavazosDavid Gabriel CavazosJulio C. CavazosLee R. CervantesHilda V. Chang-JuarezCristina Elizondo ChastainErik Chavez ■Danielle René ChristophersonLloyd Ian S. Cirunay ▲›Claudia ClaudioAlan CompleWan Ricce J. ConjeVictor H. CoronadoElva M. Corpus ›Victor Gabriel CorralPatricia CortezRobert CruzJulie Rose E. De Jesus ›Sarah De La Fuente ›Lois Detiveaux DetiveauxSamuel DefinoNicholas J. DeleonCynthia Ann Diaz ›Dennis B. DiazJeanie EadsMarie EkortarhYvette M. ElejarzaPaul Isaac Beza Eustaquio ■Jaime L. Fealko ›Veronica FernandezAngela M. FerreriShelly H. FikeSandra Iris FiscalRoel Flores Jr. ▲➤Alicia Marchelle GallegosEdna M. Garcia ›Erika GarcíaFrancisco GarciaJanie Ann GarciaJason GarzaMelissa Garza ▲›Oscar GarzaSteven K. GarzaLoraine Delores Glass ▲✪Carolina GomezOscar F. GomezVeronica M. Gomez ▲›Frank Gonzalez Jr.Eduardo Gonzalez ▲➤Leticia GutierrezAshley Hawkins ▲›Claudia Christine HernandezJahaziel E. Hernandez ›Jessica Hernandez ▲›Yolanda HernándezLinda Herrera ›Maria Rejeki HickmanEmma Hunt ▲›Maria Christie JaudianEliza Marie Jazinski ›Cruz JimenezJose Luis Jimenez ›■Lisa Jone-FullingimSylvia Ann KellyShawn Kendrick ›Maryem S. KianinejadRommel LangitEmilio Lara Jr. ▲›Ralph LlorenRachel A. LunaMaria Leanor D. MagbooMichael Maldonado ›Roxanne Marie MancíasElizabeth MargoCrisela Annette MartinezJose Luis Martinez Jr.Julio C. MartinezMichelle Lee MartinezMonica MartinezRodrigo MartinezVeronica T. MirelesErin Meghean McQuittyAngel MelchorDenise Mendoza ■Cleotilde (Cleo) Meza ▲›Javier MontelongoEdna MontemayorLinda Ann Mora ▲✦Daniel MuñozNina C. NegrilloSamuel OcegueraTeresa de Jesus OchoaDiana Elia OlivarezMarta Shydi OlivarezKarla Hernandez OlivaresLeticia I. OrozcoCrystal Lynn OrtizAnushila S. Pathak ➤Thelma PeñaMyra Melinda PerezJulie Hobbs PriceRosa PulidoChristopher L. QuickLina Marie QuintanillaMartha A. QuirozEric Neil RamosHillary ResendezNelda Idette ReyesAshley Marie RicónSOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009 7

Division of Nursing and Allied HealthArnulfo A. Rios Jr.Martha C. Rios ▲Benjamin Joel Rodriguez ›Carolina RodriguezConsuelo Rodriguez ›Corina Debbie RodriguezKrystal M. RodriguezMaria G. RodriguezMartha A. RodriguezRoxanne RodriguezAlfonso C. Rubio IIIElizabeth Ruiz ▲Jose Faustino Sala ▲✪Homero Salinas Jr.Jeanne SalinasYecenia Salinas ■Sandra SanchezYanet D. SanchezMaria Elizabeth SanchezMarissa E. SerratosJovana SilvaMaria G. SilvaEstefana M. SmithTrinity Grace Solano ›■Jeffrey L. Stephens ▲➤Edna I. SturgeonMarcelo O. SuarezVeronica TenienteAnn Thi TranCynthia TijerinaMaria Theresa Tijerina ✦›JoAnn B. Topham ➤Norma Isela ToviasAnna Isabel TrevinoPriscilla TrevinoDelilah Marie TurrubiartezDavid Robert Underwood ›Beatriz Valenzuela ▲Yvette ValeroClaudio G. Vazquez ›Lori Ann Vela ▲›Fritz Vidal ›Jessica Villarreal ›Elsa Eileen VillegasDorthy E. Watts ▲›Monica Marie Wilborn ▲➤Jacbo Womble ›Roberto Zamora Jr.Sandra B. ZavalaNoemi ZamoraEMERGENCYMEDICALTECHNOLOGYEMERGENCY MEDICALTECHNOLOGY-BASICCertiicate o CompletionFrancisca M. AdcoxJonathan CamachoLuis A. CantuConsuelo Carolina CantúCatherine Yvette ColoradoIgnacia ContrerasCristal CortezWhitney Curtis-ArcherJuan R Del BosqueAngela C. Esau O’NeilLee Roy GalindoCesar D. GarciaJonathan GarzaNela L. De La GarzaRafael GarzaRosbel Garza Jr.Amanda Lee GonzalezBaldomero Gonzalez Jr.Julio Cesar GonzalezEfrain Guerrero Jr.Yajaira Marlene GutierrezLinda Anahi LopezAlonzo A. MendozaKandie Monique MendozaOdalis Jaramillo MendozaCarlos H. RamirezMario Daniel RamirezJuan RoblesJeremy J. RodriguezJoseph A. RomeroRuby Y. RubalcavaAshley Ann SalinasDavid TorresNicholas TorresJesus F. Vallejo Jr.EMERGENCY MEDICALTECHNOLOGY-INTERMEDIATECertiicate o CompletionFrancisca M. AdcoxMartha Laura Chavira de BerlangaJessica CamposMayra ChaveroGustavo A EsparzaSantos GarzaAmanda Lee GonzalezEfrain Guerrero Jr.Rebecca GutierrezAngel MarmolejoAlonzo A. MendozaBernardino PalaciosIsrael PinedaNicholas SchofieldEMERGENCY MEDICALTECHNOLOGY-PARAMEDICCertiicate o CompletionJuan A. FrancoJose A. GarzaMiriam GarzaBenito MontezRamón G. Ochoa Jr.Alberto RamirezCarlissa M. ReynaDavid A. RuizJorell Jesus ValdezMichael Eric VillarrealEMERGENCY MEDICALTECHNOLOGYAssociate o Applied ScienceAdriana Benson ›Barbie R. GonzalezJairo Gabriel GonzalezPriscilla Lee GonzalezJose L. Leija ➤Leonel López JrTomas B. MartinezArtemio O. Perez ›Alberto Rodriguez ›Monica Treviño ›8 SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009

Division of Nursing and Allied HealthHEALTH ANDMEDICALADMINISTRATIVESERVICESMEDICAL CODINGSPECIALISTCertiicate o CompletionMonica AlafaCrystal Lynn AvilaMelinda BarrsRaquel L. EscobarJulian GarciaMaria A. GarciaVictoria GarciaCynthia Ann GarzaLisa G. IslasCynthia M. LaraAlma Lara NiccumErica M. MuñizElizabeth PalaciosLisa A. PheanisMargaret ProvaznikAlicia A. RuizLynn Marie SalinasMonica Isabel SanchezDulce M. SantosMEDICAL INFORMATION/TRANSCRIPTIONSPECIALISTCertiicate o CompletionVanesa CastellanosAlma Lara NiccumElizabeth PalaciosHEALTH INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYAssociate o Applied ScienceNaida Lynn CasasChristian April EspinozaPrisilla GarciaRodolfo Martinez ▲›Nilda M. Mejia ›Sandra NaranjoLisa A. PheanisDelia Soto ›MEDICAL ASSISTANTTECHNOLOGYMEDICAL ASSISTANTTECHNOLOGYCertiicate o CompletionNoelia FaustoNorma E. GutierrezLinda Alvina HernandezLucero HernandezMarcinda KazenZoila Flor OlavarrietaFernando Palacios Jr.Maritza D. PompaLinda D. RangelAndrea RodriguezKimberly S. RuizConcepcio SanchezDalila ViasanJazmin Y. VillarrealAaron Douglas ZemlickaMEDICAL ASSISTANTTECHNOLOGYAssociate o Applied ScienceConsuelo Irene Arellano ▲➤Denise De LeónMaria Victoria Enriquez ➤Celina GarciaNorma E. GutierrezJessica JimenezZoila Flor OlavarrietaLeland Van WagonerOCCUPATIONALTHERAPY ASSISTANTOCCUPATIONAL THERAPYASSISTANTAssociate o Applied ScienceAndrea Nicole Borders ➤Gladys M. CastroSandra ElizamaAysha Dominque GarciaHector Randall HernandezAngela Renee Honke ›Julieta Becerra MartinezLaura R. Martinez ›Maria E. Martinez ›Reynaldo Martinez Jr.Isacc Eli Perez ▲■Marissa L. RojasDebbie Saavedra ›PATIENT CAREASSISTANTPATIENT CARE ASSISTANTCertiicate o CompletionBeatrice Adriana AnicetoMarissa Lorena BadilloIvonne BarreraDrena BarrientesNora Lissette BenavidesPatricia V. BernalCharlene N. BetancourtVilma Yanet BocanegraRaven CalvilloLorena J. CanoNora Marie CarreónRuperto CazaresMartin Cazares JrNallely CerdaDorothy ContrerasBrenda CortesJoanna CruzDavid Gerard Dougherty Jr.Janie EsparzaLissette FernandezCynthia Yvette Flores ▲Karen Priscilla GallegosBrenda Lee GallegosMaria E. GalvanElizabeth GarciaBrenda Y. GarzaMaria I. De La GarzaPamela GarzaValerie A. GarzaMariana GaytanAna M. GilesMeralda GonzálezVictorino Gonzales Jr.Mayra Nataly GutierrezEva L. HernandezSaraly HerreraLisa Marie JuradoMonica Lee LopezVeronica LoredoLizette Ashley MartinezPatricia MartinezCrystal McAllisterSOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009 9

Division of Nursing and Allied HealthJustine M. NarroWenceslao Niño Jr.Nora H. OrtizVictoria A. PachecoJuan R. Palacios Jr.Leticia PerézVictoria PerezJesenia RamosPaula Camille Villegas RamosFrank RobledoCrystal Leeann RodriguezLourdes Rodriguez TovarKrystal J. RotramelElida SaldañaOmar Dagoberto SernaMeztli A. SilvaHector Hugo TreviñoNieves VillaArcelia WoodMaria Alma ZavalaDiana I. ZermenoPHARMACYTECHNOLOGYPHARMACY TECHNOLOGYCertiicate o CompletionClaire Rhea CammarataYesenia CantúCrystal Y. GarzaMaricruz JimenezMichelle Lee LopezJohnny Lee MartinezJose Luis MedranoAdrian A. MendozaDaniela T. PachecoJoseph PerezJosue PerezElizabeth PiñaMayra E. SerratoCasandra A. SilvasGuadalupe TinajeroFelix Hernandez VargasEric VillalobosPHARMACY TECHNOLOGYAssociate o Applied ScienceErica Yesenia PrietoGerardo E. Salamanca A.PHYSICALTHERAPISTASSISTANTPHYSICAL THERAPISTASSISTANTAssociate o Applied ScienceJose Alejandro CepedaLorena Isabel Flores ▲Fabian HernandezCristobal Isaac Lopez ›Klaryssa Michelle Martinez ›Michelle McClennyMireya PerezFrancisco Ramirez Jr.Atanacio Salazar ▲›Maria A. VargasEsteban VillarrealRADIOLOGICTECHNOLOGYRADIOLOGICTECHNOLOGYAssociate o Applied ScienceJose Reyes BecerraYesenia Yaneth CuellarOdette Editte LozanoNora Elia PenaAmanda M. Plata ›Cristina Rodriguez ➤RESPIRATORYTHERAPYRESPIRATORY THERAPYAssociate o Applied ScienceLuis E. Cortina ›Nelda EasonDiego A. FloresJesse Omar GonzalezGilberto GuerreroKarina GuerreroEfrain Lopez Jr.Ramiro MolinaMarisa PeralesBlanca I. Perez ›Ruben A. ReynaMonica RodriguezMichael Sanchez ➤Diana L. VelaMarc WilliamsonVOCATIONALNURSINGVOCATIONAL NURSINGCertiicate o CompletionYasmin AcostaBianca Marie AguilarAlejandro AguirreAide AlanisEdgar Rosell AlmiranteVanessa AlonzoCelinda AlvarezCynthia Ann AlvarezOlga E. AmaroLori Lynn AndersonEsther AquinoDelma L. ArriagaBertha A. BalboaAzucena BarriosMaria Belica SaurinaBerlinda BeltranWilliam Jesse BishopJessica BrooksEdiel CadenaLeonel Siriban CalaguiFernando Cantu Jr.Janie CardenasAmy Lee CastañedaJessica Dennise CerdaErika Rodriguez CervantesTrya Chappell10 SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009

Division of Liberal Arts and Social SciencesLiliana Diaz ›Chantel L. EscalonDora Fabela ›Ana FloresAngelica Flores ▲›Lizbeth Flores ✦Marisol FloresMichelle S. FloresJeremiah Lewis FosterIrma L. FrancoAmy GarciaJessica GarciaMaria GarciaOlga L. Garcia ›Yarali Blasita GarciaGloria A. GarzaJocelyn GarzaRose Marie GarzaLaura Gaytán ›Maritza GonzalezPatricia G. Gonzalez ▲✪Esperanza GrimaldoJoanna GuelDalia GuerraJesse GuerreroDiana M. Guevara ›Claudia N. GutierrezSusan Marie Guzman ›Allison HernandezBelen Hernandez ›Jessica S. HernandezIsabel Hernandez ›Overlin Aaron HernandezAnna HinojosaBilma HinojosaMayra JimenezVanessa JimenezSylvia KnightMayra Alejandra Lara PérezHolly B. LidstromBeatrice A. Lopez ▲➤Lori Lee LopezNancy I. LopezRuth E. LopezCarmen R. Madriga ›Angelica C. MaldonadoAna Lorena MartinezCorine MartinezLizzeth MartinezNancy MartinezSonia Martinez ›Yesenia K. MartinezApril MedelezGilda Janneth Mendoza ▲›Ana B. MirelesJuanita MolinaDorinda MontañoLaura MoralesKenya B. MorinDelma MuñozGissela Ochoa ›Jessica A. OchoaMargarita OrtizJose PalomoMaricela PardoDiana ParraDalila Pecina BarreraJolene Liza PeñaNorma Alicia PeñaPerla M. PeñaAlma D. PequeñoAmelia R. PerézAna Laura PerezBeatriz A. PerezFelicia Perez ▲›Edna Y. PerezJohanna RamirezRosemary RamirezSanJuanita Ramirez ›Edith RamónAshley Sue Ramos ➤Selina RamosMaribel De Hoyos RazoSandra ReyesGuadalupe ReynaAimee D. Rivas ▲›Gabriela RivasBrenda Yadira RodriguezJuanita L. RodriguezMaria Del Rosario RodriguezVeronica RodriguezYazmin Karina Rodriguez ›Zulma Nereyda RodriguezAna Gabriela RojeroLiset SaenzMaria Teresa SalinasMonica Jo SalinasGaspar Sanchez Jr.Lenny Lisbeth SanchezMaricela SanchezPaola Yohali SanchezYadira Diamantina SanchezSabrina SandovalLuis Adrian SeguraCristina Servin ▲Maria de Lourdes SillerCynthia C SilvaVanessa SolisAnabel TapiaAndres TelloCrystal Monique TijerinaDoraelia Tijerina ›Jay J. Torres ›Mariela TorrezMarisa Adriana TreviñoMonica C. UrbinaAnna M. Valdez ▲›Yahaira ValdezAlexandra ValleBertha Cristina VasquezTanya VasquezJohanna Lizbeth VegaMaria Lourdes Vela ›Margarita C. VilchesManuel Marcos VillarrealAdrian YbarraGisela Aurora Zamarron ›Elizabeth Zamora ›4-8 GENERALISTAssociate o Arts in TeachingMayra Nelly BugarinNidia Veronica CardenasLee R. GarzaJennifer Lee KillebrewCrystal Ramirez ▲GRADES 8-12-SECONDARYEDUCATIONAssociate o Arts in TeachingJose Carlos AgueroAmy Guerra-AlvaradoIrma Lizeth BarreraNoel BernalDora Nelia CastorenaKatia CazaresNicole Marie ClancySandy C. CortezAlma P. De La RosaLaura Alegandra EscobarMaria De Jesus GallardoSOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009 15

Division of Liberal Arts and Social SciencesAbel Garcia ›Fabiola Garcia ▲›■●Veronica GarciaCarolina GarzaSandra GarzaCarmen GonzalezClaudia Yaneth GonzalezFlor Esther GonzalezAleida Guajardo ✦Aurora GutierrezOscar Alberfo HernándezDavid Aaron HinojosaAdam Kieran HudsonYuriria N. LeyvaRuby Ann LongoriaDonald Duane Lovestrand ▲✪Karla G. Lozano ▲›Bertha E. MartinezEzequiel MartinezFabiola Monique MarquezMaria Isabel MolinaHortencia MoyaReynaldo O. MunozRosa M. NegreteKristal L. Ochoa ✦David OrtizNatasha Marie PedrazaCynthia A. PerezMarisol RamirezNoraida RamirezNoreyda RamirezCrystal Jo ReyesJacqueline ReyesMartha L. RuizBelinda C. SaenzMaria Elena SaldañaNancy SegoviaBrenda SolisAndres ValadezVeronica ValdezJose Jesus Villegas Jr.ENGLISHENGLISHAssociate o ArtsMichelle M. Cordova ➤Yvonne McCallNorma Laura MendezLaura OlivaresAnne C. Pruneda ▲FINE ARTSMUSIC CONCENTRATIONAssociate o ArtsJaime J. Barajas ✦Jesus Cervantes Jr. ▲›Rodrigo GarcíaDennis Isai HernandezJose Rodrigo LealZachary LewisMario Javier Mora Jr.Erika Noemi Muñoz ▲›Fernando PerezVISUAL ARTSCONCENTRATIONAssociate o ArtsAmanda Marie AlejosElizabeth AquinoErika M. Baloghne ✪Andres Flores ›Eric Salinas FloresNereida Garcia ›Idalia April GonzalezMonica Celeste GonzalezDiego SanchezAnnie L. SandovalCarl W. Vestweber ▲✪HEALTH AND HUMANSERVICESHEALTH AND HUMANSERVICESAssociate o Applied ScienceMinerva Reyna ▲›HISTORYHISTORYAssociate o ArtsAndres A. AyalaNoe AyalaChristopher Daniel CalifaMicah G. J RolphChris SalinasJacqueline TafollaFrancisco Javier VasquezINTERDISCIPLINARYSTUDIESINTERDISCIPLINARYSTUDIESAssociate o ArtsJohanna N. AlvarezCrystal D. AyalaMarivel Balboa ▲›Joanna Lee BalderasJason BalliCarlos C. BarreraCristal BarreraJuan R. Barrera III ▲➤Nereyda Barrera ›Claudia Lissette BazanRomeo Benitez Jr.Hilda Blanco-EsparzaShaynna Lynn BoydJose A. Cabrera ›Manuel A. CadenaBonnie Marie CantuHilda G. CantúMary Theresa Casarez ✦Miguel Castañeda ▲›Maria D. CastilloMaria del Carmen Cruz ✦Gilberto Davila Jr.David Michael Echazarreta ▲›Jose A. EliasSuxeit Nereida Elizondo ›Cassandra Annette EsquivelMarta Ethridge ▲Irma A. Fernuik ▲›Cristina FloresJessica V. FloresMarisol FloresDebra Diane GamboaMaribel GarcesAnahi GarciaAurora K. GarciaJacob GarciaJo Ann GarciaJuan A. Garcia Jr.Laura Leticia GarciaLorena C. GarciaMargarita GarciaMarianita GarciaRamon Alejandro GarciaVanessa Rene GarciaChristina Garza16 SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009

Division of Liberal Arts and Social SciencesEddy GarzaElizeth Adriana GarzaGilbert GarzaGustavo Garza ✦›Horacio Garza Jr. ✦Marco Anthony GarzaPriscilla GarzaAnna Kathleen GomezAbigail GonzalezBelinda Lee GonzalezBelio Gonzalez ›Homer Gonzalez Jr.Juan R. Gonzalez Jr.Melinda GonzalezNatalie Del Carmen Gonzalez ›Olga L. GonzalezJulianita GuerreroJessica Marie GutierrezDavid GuzmanClaudia Isela HernandezLillian M. HernandezGregorio Hinojosa IIIAgusta Jarde Laurel ›Timothy S. Laws ✪Priscilla Leal ■●Irma Haydée LizcanoDonald Duane Lovestrand ▲✪Imelda Viridiana LozanoMontserrat LozanoMayra Elizet MarroquinElizabeth H. MartinezMayra A. MartinezJose Martin Mata ›Eva Liliana McGoldrickAmanda R. MejiaElizabeth MendezMichael A. Merinos GarciaMelinda MirelesIsaias M. MolinaElizabeth A. MontesDebra Jane MontielAlexandra MoralesAide MorenoJessica Moreno LinoSamuel MorenoCarol T. MuñozJoaquin NavaColin Jarrod NewtonMaria Luisa NuñezMonica OrtaMelinda OrtegaElvira Ozuna ▲➤Susan PadillaRoberto Palacios Jr.Bryan Noel Pedregosa ▲›Andrea PeñaJennifer PenaDeborah Sarai Perales ›Ana Elfida PerezDesiderio PerezJesus PerezOmar Gerardo PerezYvette R. PerezGuadalupe I. PortalEven I. PradoAlana Rae RamirezBethsaida G. RamirezChristina E. RamirezLiz Arlene Ramirez ▲›Stephanie I. Ramirez ▲➤Hilda Leticia RamosMarco A. Ramos Jr.Jeanette Marie ResendezVanessa ReyesJesus A. ReynaElizabeth Rios ➤Adrian Rivera ■●Christina Rodriguez ➤Elda RodriguezElia Rodriguez ▲›Jaime H. Rosas Jr.Jose G. Saenz Jr.Melissa SaenzStephanie Michelle SaenzMaria Lydia Anzaldua-SalazarRebecca SalazarCecily Alysa Saldaña ›■Aaron SalinasJesus R. SalinasPriscilla R. Salinas ▲›Veronica Nohemi SandovalMayra Sauceda ■Carolina O. SegundoMelanie D. Silva ➤■Charles D. SmithRene SolisRobert D. SolizSabrina M. Soto ▲›Crystalin A. Tagle ▲›■George R. Torres IIElvira TreviñoMariela T. Treviño ✦›Maria C. ValdezRebecca VelaRoxanne Vera ▲›Ricardo Villanueva ›Claudia Y. VillarrealDylielah L. VillarrealNancy Lee VillarrealJoe ZarateMaria Fernanda Zavala Heredia ▲›●Monica Maria Zavala ›Alma ZepedaEnedelia ZuritaKINESIOLOGYKINESIOLOGYAssociate o ArtsRicardo AlanisArturo Alvarado Jr.Maria Edna E. BarcenaMinerva BarrientosStorm CampbellCassandra CantúJoe Daniel CavazosMichael H. CavazosRoberto A. Compean Jr.Julio CruzEnrique De La GarzaSteven DelgadoLiliana Diaz ›Michael Anthony EstradaRaul GarzaRobert GuerraDámaris Hernández Torres ▲➤Juan Carlos MadrigalEsmeralda MartinezJose Manuel MartinezEnrique Mata Jr.Mabel RamirezRigoberto RodriguezDiana SanchezGrecia E. ValdezMarisela VeraRuben O. Villarreal Jr.SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009 17

Division of Liberal Arts and Social SciencesDeborah G. RiosTiffany Christine RiversCandida RodriguezCrystal SalazarDulce Maria SalinasMichelle Aileen SandovalRicardo Segovia Jr.Consuelo TreviñoCynthia TreviñoRey U. TreviñoYveliz A. VazquezSeth A. Watkins ✦Monique Valverde Rosas ➤Dora ZapataSOCIAL WORKCONCENTRATIONAssociate o ArtsSandra R. CavazosBlanca E. EscobarBlanca D. FernandezMarisol FloresOfelia FloresJessica GarcesJanet GarciaMarianita GarciaRosaura GarciaXochitl Y. GarciaErika GarzaMayra Ruby GomezBriselda GonzalezNora GonzalezLaurentina Guerra ›Alicia J. Valdez Henderson ▲›Silvia HernandezNancy S. LopezMayda Lee Luna ›Belinda Macias ➤Crystal Madden ▲➤Olivia MagallanAdalia A. MartinezJenny Martinez ›Vanessa Lee MedinaElma I. MorenoBeatriz G. NiñoElvia Rosa Obregón ▲›■Jessica Olivia PerezNinfa ReyesJaime H. Rosas Jr.Maria T RosasRogelio Salazar ›Juanita SalinasNorma Leticia SalinasSonia Jonet TijerinaEduardo TreviñoRamiro TreviñoDora ZapataSOCIOLOGYCONCENTRATIONAssociate o ArtsMonica AlvaradoKelly BellLisa Marie CancholaWillie CoyEnerida De La OSarah Vanessa FloresDebra Diane GamboaChristine GarciaTrinidad GuajardoDeyla Yanette GuerraJesus Hernandez JrJamie BasalduaSandra G. Lazo ✦Víctor Antonio Martínez Balderas ›April MedelezAlex NavarroDiana Guadalupe Olvera ▲›Roumaldo Peña JrKarina Judith PerezNorma PerezGladys Quintanilla ›SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009 19

Division of Business and TechnologyMario Reyna, DeanDivision of Math and ScienceDr. Ali Esmaeili, INTERIM DeanBaccalaureate ProgramsDr. Ali Esmaeili, DeanPROCESSIONALPomp and CircumstanceNATIONAL ANTHEMStar Spangled BannerLaura OrtizSouth Texas College Staff MemberWELCOMEDr. Shirley A. ReedPresidentSouth Texas CollegeRECOGNITION OF BOARDOF TRUSTEESDr. Shirley A. ReedPresidentSouth Texas CollegeINTRODUCTION OF STC ALUMNUSJuan E. MejiaVice President for Academic AffairsSouth Texas CollegeFORMER STUDENT ADDRESSLeo LopezSTC Alumnus - Class of 2007COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSFred W. Heldenfels IVVice-ChairTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardPRESIDENTIAL INSPIRATIONALACHIEVEMENT AWARDDr. Shirley A. ReedPresidentSouth Texas CollegePRESENTATION OF DIPLOMASJosé Cruz, Jr.Vice President for Information Services and PlanningSouth Texas CollegeJuan E. MejiaVice President for Academic AffairsSouth Texas CollegeDiana A. PeñaVice President for Finance and Administrative ServicesSouth Texas CollegeWilliam SerrataVice President for Student Affairsand Enrollment ManagementSouth Texas CollegeRECOGNITION OF GRADUATESDr. Shirley A. ReedPresidentSouth Texas CollegeRECESSIONALPomp and CircumstanceLeading faculty processional for the Division of Businessand Technology, the Division of Math and Science, andBaccalaureate Programs:Lupe Hernandez, Program Chair, Heating, Ventilation, AirConditioning, Refrigeration Technology,Dr. Max Abbassi, Program Chair, Biology,Benito Garza, Ph.D., Bachelor of Applied Technology-Technology Management Faculty20 SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009

Division of Business and TechnologyADMINISTRATIVEOFFICE CAREERSLEGAL OFFICE SPECIALISTCertiicate o CompletionJessica V. Amaya ✦Alejandro FloresYohana Vanessa GaleasYolanda GarzaAlicia A. GonzalezVeronica LopezCynthia Perales-De La CruzMaribel ReyesOFFICE SPECIALISTCertiicate o CompletionMaria Amparo AlvaradoValerie AlvarezJessica V. Amaya ✦Consuelo BallezaMaria C. ChavezMaria Elaina ChaviraGerardo ContrerasSonia GallegosPerla Esmeralda GarciaRebecca GonzalesTeresa E. GuajardoAngelica Monique GuerraAnna Karen HernandezElizabeth Y. LatigoAlejandra LopezAna M. MartinezArabeli OrozcoYobana OrozcoTerri Renee OrtegaMargarita Perez GonzalezBertha L. QuirozDaniel RamosNoemi RiveraTania M. RojasAlejandra SalinasDiane SantoyoJennifer SerratosBrenda Lee SilvaSan Juanita VillarrealOFFICE MANAGEMENTAssociate o Applied ScienceAzucena Y. BastidaRose M. Colorado ✦Erica GomezElvia Nery Rios GutierrezCarolina Quintanilla ✦Maria Guadalupe Reyes ✦David Anthony VillarrealPARALEGALAssociate o Applied ScienceYadira CortinasYvette DelgadoCynthia Marie FloresAlysse GarzaVanessa D. LopezCarla M. Mahan ➤Blanca Alicia NavarroElizabeth RamirezTeresa Ramirez ✪Vanessa RodriguezYovanna Vargas ✪AUTOMOTIVETECHNOLOGYAUTOMOTIVETECHNOLOGYCertiicate o CompletionMark Anthony BarriosBlas Enrique CantuRey CastañedaJuan Carlos CastellanosJaime FloresJose A. GarzaJuan Carlos GonzalezRoberto Rolando MartinezJose Cruz RamirezEduardo SernaFORD MAINTENANCE ANDLIGHT REPAIRCertiicate o CompletionSaul CruzToribio Garces Jr.AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYAssociate o Applied ScienceMartin Pedro Avalos JrJuan Carlos CastellanosJaime FloresRoberto Rolando MartinezVictor X. RodriguezDavid Sanchez ✦›GM AUTOMOTIVE SERVICEEDUCATION PROGRAMAssociate o Applied ScienceRicardo Barrera Jr. ›Alfredo BazanJames Aaron Floyd ➤Dimas Ibarra IIIFrancisco J. RuizCarlos A. SalazarBUSINESSADMINISTRATIONACCOUNTING CLERKCertiicate o CompletionElsa Leticia AlmazanAlberto ArriagaPaulina LiñánNancy LlanosMartha MagañaCynthia PradoIsabel M. RuízGilberto Antonio SaenzYueting WangBUSINESSADMINISTRATION-ACCOUNTINGAssociate o Applied ScienceSuzanne J. CortinaRaul Enriquez ➤Maria Teresa GarciaMartha Garza ›Lizette GomezAbigail Hernandez ▲›Brenda Kay Lopez ▲✦›Linda M. Lopez ›Medina, Mayra E. MedinaMara Anette MoralesMaria D. OchoaRamon OyervidesAraceli PerezFernando RamosJesenia A. ReyesBenny Jose RodriguezMaria Dorotea RodriguezSilvia G. SalinasS. Veronica SernaAraceli SolisMaryann C. Tagle ▲➤Sonia L. Vasquez ›SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009 21

Division of Business and TechnologyBANKINGCertiicate o CompletionFernando L. SegundoBUSINESSADMINISTRATION-BANKINGAssociate o Applied ScienceMaria Teresa ZamoraIMPORT/EXPORTCertiicate o CompletionLuis Fernando Lugo Jr.LOGISTICSCertiicate o CompletionLuis Fernando Lugo Jr.BUSINESSADMINISTRATION-IMPORT/EXPORT/LOGISTICSAssociate o Applied ScienceFrancisca G. RamirezErica RamosMANAGEMENTCertiicate o CompletionMatilde AlanisLuis D. BarronRuben GarzaOctavia Isabel MendezJesse MendozaMoises MorenoIrma Riojas ▲Jazmin VillarrealBUSINESSADMINISTRATION-MANAGEMENTAssociate o Applied ScienceRuben Francisco FloresAdriana del Pilar Peña- GarciaPatricia A. GarciaJose Vicente GarciaRuben GarzaDavid GaytanNorma González ✦Maria S. HerreraSusana L. Lemus ✦Natty Elisa MartinezRene MartinezJustin Leon PeelIvy A. PiñonChristian P. RecinosIrma Riojas ▲ ›Inocencio RiosKristal M. SantiagoMARKETING22 SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009Certiicate o CompletionOrvelin PerezBUSINESSADMINISTRATION-MARKETINGAssociate o Applied ScienceDaysi CavazosCeleste Elizabeth HernandezMonica HernandezNatty Elisa MartinezThelma Julieta PerezBUSINESSADMINISTRATION-TECHNOLOGYMANGEMENTAssociate o Applied ScienceClaudia Berenice PadronLiz Arlene Ramirez ▲›Jose F. ValdezBUSINESSADMINISTRATIONAssociate o ArtsThelma Diana AlanizCrystal Lynn AlcalarDavid N. AlcoserNahaliel Anoc AlvaradoMargarita AlvarezYeseña S AlvarezAntonio Alviso Jr.Juanita AmayaLuis Alberto Amores HerediaMiriam Izahualquiria Arenas ▲Irma E. ArmijoVanessa AybarLeonardo BaergJose L. BalderasJason BalliRene BarajasEmma Bello ›Yvonne BlancoDanielle Renee Camille BlissitSusie Canchola ▲›Michael CancinoBrenda CantuNicholas CarpenterLuis A. CastilloRina D. CastilloRosalinda Castillo ▲›■●Jason S. CavazosJavier CavazosLuis Cavazos ➤Sonia CavazosMaria G. CazaresJacklyn CepedaYvette Chavez ›Emilio Cruz IIIJesus Fabian DavilaDeborah DavisIsaias De Leon Jr.Stephanie Danielle DownsSalvador O. DuerteJohnathan Ray ElizondoMarcia Veronica Elizondo ▲➤Yesenia ElizondoAmy Espericueta ▲›■Jessica Marie Farias ›Armando Omar Flores Jr.David Omar Flores ■Jeanette FloresNellie N. Flores ›Rudy FloresAmanda Franke ›Montserrat Frausto ▲➤Michelle FuentesLuz E. GalindoViviana G. GalvánGina GamezAngela GarciaCynthia Garcia ➤Diego A. GarciaJessica Marie GarciaRosa Garcia ›Valeriano GarciaAdalia Gonzalez GarzaAdriana GarzaCarol Sky Garza

Division of Business and TechnologyEdgar E. GarzaRegina GarzaHiram T. Gomez ▲›Marco Antonio GomezSamantha Lee GomezElizabeth Rosaura GonzalezHomer Gonzalez Jr.Javier Gonzalez Jr.Maricela Gonzalez-Silva ✦Pedro Guerra Jr.Crissy Guidry-ElizondoLluviana Gutierrez ›Magaly GutierrezMelissa GuzmanMaria Alejandra Heredia ●Abdiel HernandezDiana B. HernandezJonhatan Hernández ➤ ■Paula L. Hinojosa ▲›■●Charles Wayne Hubner ›Patricia A. JacksonMayra L. LazosMarisol Ledezma ›Priscilla LeijaMayra A. Llamas ▲➤Cindy LopezMaria D. LopezVanessa Monique LunaCarmen MaciasAmalia MartinezElias Marinez Jr.Ludivina MartinezMaria V. MartinezVanessa MendozaSanjuanita Guadalupe MijaresItzel E. MontezDebra Jane MontielMayela Gpe. MoralesRaymundo MoralesJosue Jacob Moreno ›Lizette Moreno ✦›Jose Alejandro MunizDustin R. NoellIsmael Noguez Jr.Elida OrtizMyra PalominReynaldo PeñaYajaira Pena ▲›■●Priscila I. Perales ›Debanhi Perez RiosJesus PerezZulma PicenoArturo PradoCarlos Quintanilla Jr.Stephanie Ramirez ▲›Penny M. RamonRolando RamonYesenia ResendezFederico Reyes IIIMaria G. ReyesElizabeth RiosJoanna RodriguezSonia Guadalupe RodriguezJulissa RojasJesus Alejandro Salazar ➤Maria Elena SalinasCynthia SanchezRosa Angelica SanchezIvan SandovalRene Adrian Sandoval Jr.Guillermo SedenoIsela Virginia SilvaJillian Elizabeth Smith ▲➤Rolando SolisJatziry L. SoteloDagoberto Soto Jr.Mayra E TellezCynthia Torres-MirelesMario Alberto Treviño Jr.Yaneth Vaca ›Nancy ValdezJon Obie Valdivia ›Jose Luis VargasArmando VelaHilda P. VelaMaria Lourdes Vela ›Patricia VelaYadira M. VelardeJesus VillafuerteAna Christina VillanuevaMarisol VillanuevaRicardo Villanueva ›David VillarrealSahidaly Arely VillarrealLeslie Beth VillegasChad M. Young ✪Amadita Zamora ▲➤Abel ZarateFrancisco J. ZavalaBUSINESSCOMPUTER SYSTEMSTECHNOLOGY SUPPORTSPECIALISTCertiicate o CompletionLuis Manuel Aguilar Jr.Julio Cesar ArmendarizJaime Javier AyalaMario Ayala Jr.Eden S. Cantu ✦Jorge Alberto DunzzXayde GonzalezMaria GrimaldoAlonzo Medina IIIMichael Gregory RatcliffPablo SalinasJaime VasquezJose O. VillarrealIsauro Daniel Zaragoza ✦BUSINESS COMPUTERSYSTEMS-COMPUTERSPECIALISTAssociate o Applied ScienceLuis Manuel Aguilar Jr.Mario Ayala Jr.Felipe CardonaFernando De LeonBlanca Janet Garcia ▲✪Xayde GonzalezMaria GrimaldoEsperanza GrimaldoJavier RangelBlanca Estela Sanchez ›Jaime VasquezBUSINESS COMPUTERSYSTEMS-INFORMATIONSECURITY SPECIALISTAssociate o Applied ScienceSaul DiazJohn Brandon HarbisonBUSINESS COMPUTERSYSTEMS-MULTIMEDIASPECIALISTAssociate o Applied ScienceEmmanuel PerezAnthony Martin RogersSOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009 23

Division of Business and TechnologyBUSINESS COMPUTERSYSTEMS-NETWORKINGSPECIALISTAssociate o Applied ScienceEder A. CastañedaDayton Paul GreenBenjamin HernandezAlonzo Medina IIIMichael Gregory RatcliffWilliam Arron RatcliffRaul Rios IIIMarcos Ybarra Jr.BUSINESS COMPUTERSYSTEMS-WEBMASTERSPECIALISTAssociate o Applied ScienceJaime Javier AyalaClayton E. Benignus ▲›COMBINATIONWELDINGCOMBINATION WELDINGCertiicate o CompletionEleazar Alanis Jr.Alfonso Rene BarreraHoracio CadenasDaniel CortezRodolfo M. De LeonCarlos Farias Jr.Ricardo FraireCharly GarzaEfrain GarzaJuan Angel Garza Jr.Arnulfo Alexander MartinezRoberto Meza Jr.Luis C. MonarrezRuben MurilloWilver ParraJairo PerezEfrain G. RodriguezJoel Robert RodriguezElias Torres IIIBenjamin TreviñoJose Manuel TreviñoCOMPUTER AIDEDDRAFTING ANDDESIGNARCHITECTURALDRAFTINGCertiicate o CompletionCesar Rolando ChavezIrvin E. ElizondoRicardo FloresJulio Cesar GarciaMarcelo Garcia Jr.Gilberto Rumaldo GarzaAdriana GuajardoJoel HernandezJuan Marcelo Luna Jr.Arturo MartinezNoe Omar PazJeremy Randall PerezJose M. RiosRaquel C. SalinasCarlos ValdezCOMPUTER AIDEDDRAFTING AND DESIGN-ARCHITECTURALDRAFTINGAssociate o Applied ScienceVerónica G. Cárdenas-Vento ▲➤Mario H Garza Jr.Lorenzo Guzman ›Enrique ReaChristopher RodriguezBrian N. Thornburg ▲›Jesus VenegasOscar ZamoraGilbert Zuniga ›CIVIL DRAFTINGCertiicate o CompletionIsaul SalinasBrian N. Thornburg ▲DIGITAL IMAGINGCertiicate o CompletionAna Karen HerreraCOMPUTER AIDEDDRAFTING AND DESIGN-DIGITAL IMAGINGAssociate o Applied ScienceAnna Sarai BorregoLiza Yaneth CarrilloDiego E. GarciaEli E. InfanteCarlos A. MartinezAntonio A. PalaciosNathaniel Austin PeñaDiana RodriguezManuel Angel RodriguezCULINARY ARTSCOMMERCIAL COOKINGCertiicate o CompletionAmanda Ileen GaonaNieves HernandezMarcela HinojosaRoel R. MedranoCULINARY ARTSAssociate o Applied ScienceRoland Jason Anacin AbilaFernando R. AcostaDaniel BautistaEmma D. Creps ✦➤Brenda Elizabeth EscalanteDiana Marlene Fernandez ▲Denise FloresMichael Lee GonzalezMario D. LueraAyssa M Peralez ›Maria Patricia RodriguezAurora A. VelezClarissa ZamoraDIESELTECHNOLOGYDIESEL TECHNOLOGYCertiicate o CompletionJose AlatorreAgustin CalderonLuis E. CortezDennis EscobarAaron Fuentes Sanchez24 SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009

Division of Business and TechnologyPablo Galaviz Jr.Abdel GonzalezRobert Goodwin Jr.Rolando HernandezGilberto HuertaBernardo Leal Jr.Shawn A. LewisAlejandro Lopez Jr.Pedro Luis Lopez JrErnesto Lugo Jr.Eduardo Luna Jr.Carlos MontesJulio Morales Jr.Juan C. Peña Jr.Hector Manuel Rivera Jr.Jose RosasHector Luis SolisRobert Soto Jr.Efrain Treviño Jr.DIESEL TECHNOLOGYAssociate o Applied ScienceManuel Alejandro AguilarJose RosasELECTRICIANASSISTANTELECTRICIAN ASSISTANTCertiicate o CompletionAbiel AlanisEdward Lynn ArreolaIsrael Bernal Jr.José Luis EstradaEdward E. GarzaEdward Garza Jr.Randy GonzalezCasimiro Reyes Guerra Jr.Armando GuerraSteve HerreraEdurado MedellinJose MontoyaDaniel RamirezSamuel RamirezGeorge R. RobledoDaniel SernaRobert TempleNorberto ZuñigaELECTRONICAND COMPUTERMAINTENANCETECHNOLOGYCOMPUTER MAINTENANCESPECIALISTCertiicate o CompletionAmanda BabineauxFernando D. CorralOscar Matthew DiazJesus Enrique FloresJose M. FloresJacob GonzalezJoel GutierrezAlvarado Iglesias Jr.Luis A. MartinezEdwin OrtegaKevin Lee PachecoJoe L. Perez Jr.Raul Rios Jr.Jose F. SaenzJose Luis Torres Jr.Alfredo Vargas Jr.Daniel YbarraCOMPUTER SUPPORTSPECIALISTCertiicate o CompletionJavid Even ArellanoELECTRONIC ANDCOMPUTER MAINTENANCETECHNOLOGY-COMPUTERMAINTENANCEAssociate o Applied ScienceOscar Matthew DiazEric Nathan Ochoa ▲Kevin Lee PachecoMartin RodriguezJose Luis Torres Jr.Daniel YbarraLinda Ybarra ▲›ELECTRONICSTECHNOLOGYCertiicate o CompletionOliver HammondsOscar HernandezELECTRONIC ANDCOMPUTER MAINTENANCETECHNOLOGY-ELECTRONICSTECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTAssociate o Applied ScienceOscar HernandezHEATING,VENTILATION, AIRCONDITIONING ANDREFRIGERATIONTECHNOLOGYHEATING, VENTILATION,AIR CONDITIONINGAND REFRIGERATIONTECHNOLOGYCertiicate o CompletionEdgar M. AlanisJuan R. AnayaJoe CabreraJames Nicholas CamposOmar CavazosJose U. Cuellar Jr.Erasmo De La RosaGerardo De La RosaJose Angel FloresIrvin GarciaVictorio Garcia Jr.Rodolfo GarzaJorge GarzaArturo Gutierrez Jr.Jaime J. HernandezJesse LopezJorge S. MartinezRolando MartinezCarlos MercadoAlberto MontalvoBaldemar Muñoz Jr. ▲Juan E. ReynaLeonardo RiosJosue RuizJesus SanchezAlonzo VillarrealSOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009 25

Division of Math and ScienceENGINEERINGENGINEERINGAssociate o ScienceAndre M. BoucherErnesto CantuNicolas Gonzalez Jr.Oscar Hernadez Jr.Mayra E. Herrera ▲Carlos LoeraJuan J. LoeraDora Elia Marin ▲Jose MolinaSergio Vicente Ortega Jr. ▲Hazel Marina RiosJose J. Rodriguez ▲›Jonathan SaucedaHeriberto TovarMichael Treviño ✪MATHEMATICSMATHEMATICSAssociate o ScienceJaime AlvarezErnesto CantuRichard Rene Charles ▲✪Anna F. Garcia ▲Mario Christian GarciaHeron GonzalezMaria M. HernandezEric Michael McPhail ›Lucinda MolanoNancy J. Navarro ▲Sergio Valentin OlivaresJoshua Bryant Orozco ■●Guadalupe Ortega ›Sergio Vicente Ortega Jr. ▲Maribel SaenzAna G. Samaniego ▲›■Jonathan SaucedaJose A. TorresHeriberto TovarIvan TrujilloJose E. Uriegas Jr.PHYSICSPHYSICSAssociate o ScienceIsmael Beraza ▲✪DUAL ENROLLMENT MEDICALSCIENCE ACADEMY (DEMSA)BIOLOGYNallely AlanisVeronica Fernandez▲✪Krystal Flores ▲➤✤Alejandra GarciaCarolina GarcíaYadira GarciaSheila Janeth Gonzalez ▲➤Giordana Gutierrez ▲ ✪Fernando Aguilera ▲Alberto ArratiaJavier Betancourt Jr.Carolina Cadengo ›Zelma CastilloGrisel CavazosRogelio Cazares IIIAna Karen Del AngelKain Diaz ›Alyssa Marie Dorado ✤Adam A. ElizondoCorina Michelle FuentesCrystal GonzalezRamon GuerraAaron K. JacksonAssociate o ScienceDaniel Omar LealAlejandra G. LopezPatricia Isabel LopezAriel Nicole RiosElvia SalinasYarehely M. SalinasAnna Karen SolisEla Adriana Villarreal ›DUAL ENROLLMENT ENGINEERINGACADEMY (DEEA)ENGINEERINGAssociate o ScienceJessica Jimenez ▲➤✤Juan Jose Mireles Jr.Alejandra J. MuñizJulio Cesar Navarro Jr.Geronimo PerezBrisa M. PiñonMiguel Angel Rios Jr. ▲›Ivy Cassandra RodriguezKaroline Stephanie Rodriguez ▲›Abraham Romero ▲›Sheyla SanchezEdgar Solis II ✤Samantha SolisGabriela TorresJose ZamoraDEMSA and DEEA are year-round dual enrollment programs forhigh school students who are seriously interested in pursuing a careerin healthcare or engineering. These graduates are receivingtheir associate degree prior to graduating from high school.SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009 27

Baccalaureate ProgramsCOMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESBachelor of Applied TechnologyMaría Luisa AbalosArmando CarrionJose L. Galindo ✦Ruben Gallegos II ✦Carmen GarciaJose Daniel GarciaLidia GarciaMoses J. Garcia ›Oscar Adrian Gomez Jr.Rogelio GonzalezCarlos Magdaleno ✦Alicia Navarro ›Michael A. Parker ➤Alfredo PeñaJeffery Perez ✦Amado Rodriguez Jr ✦Isaac J. RodriguezRobert R. Saldaña Jr.Rene SolisOnesimo TreviñoEsteban “Steve” Trevino ▲ ›Tommy J. Vela ✦Melissa Villarreal ›TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTBachelor of Applied TechnologyMaribel Aguirre ▲ ➤ ●Hector Jesus Alcoser ›Tina Louise AnguianoJuan Ruben Arredondo › ●Jason BalliOmar BarreiroSylvia Barrientos ▲ ›Cristobal Benavides ✦Hilda Blanco-EsparzaMaria Christina CantrellElizabeth CardozaCecilia CastilloEliza CavazosElizabeth Garza Cerda ▲Erica Vanessa ChavezAmanda Nobuko CisnerosSandra Mariel CruzEduardo EspinoL. David Flores Jr.Angela Marie GalvanMa. Cristina GarciaElizabeth GarzaEmily GarzaSaul Garza Jr.Belinda Lee GonzalezJorge Luis Gonzalez ▲ ➤José Alfredo González ▲ ●Luis Eduardo GonzalezMaricela Gonzalez-Silva ●Aleida HinojosaClaudia Isela HernandezJR HernandezJose Carlos Herrera ▲Norma A. IbarraRyan Ty JohnsonIrma Haydée LizcanoPatricia Macias ✦Vanessa MarinesJovita Martinez ●Maria Dalia Ruiz MartinezPatricia MartinezPete MartinezRicardo Martinez Jr.Rosa A. Martinez ›Robert Steven McIver Jr.Enrique Molina IIIMiguel A. NavarroKevin Nichols ›Esmeralda OchoaErnesto O. PeñaMiguel PeralesNora K. PerezValerie Jo PerezJesus Jaime Ramirez ▲ ➤Maria Antonia Ramos ▲ › ●Karen Jeanette RivasOlivia B. RodriguezBetty SalinasEnrique Alberto SolisDoralia Martinez-TamayoMaria Idalia TorresJoaquin ValleDahlia C. VelaArmando Isaac VillarrealSandra Zamora ›Nancy Maribel Zarazúa28 SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE ~ CLASS OF 2009