Graduating students receive ring as symbol of university years
KINGSVILLE - May 06, 2011
Contact:
Julie Navejar
julie.navejar@tamuk.ed or
361-593-2590
Graduating students from Texas A&M University-Kingsville who purchased an official school ring received them during a special ceremony held Sunday, May 1.
Graduates and alumni are able to purchase an official Texas A&M-Kingsville ring. Students have made the ring purchase and ceremony an annual tradition of the university. A committee of students, staff, alumni and faculty selected a company to design the ring. Its symbols reflect the university’s history and traditions.
The symbols include the school’s mascot, the javelina, because of its tenacity; mesquite and cactus, because they personify the students’ ability to survive and prosper; palm trees, because they are found all over campus; the Lone Star, because it symbolizes the state of Texas; and the College Hall clock tower, because it is the most recognized landmark on campus.
Students receiving their official school ring are listed, along with their hometown and major. All are from Texas except where otherwise noted. All are receiving bachelor’s degrees except where otherwise noted.
Alamo: Julian Rivera , psychology
Alice: Adan Olivarez Jr., kinesiology; Hilberto L. Perez Jr., general business; Ashley Salinas, communication sciences and disorders
Angleton: Jessica M. Navarro, civil engineering; Benjamin Schulze, agribusiness
Austin: Kirby Ellason, general business
Banquete: Jasmine Bourlon, English
Beeville: Stacey Baker, biology; Michael Anthony Liles, mechanical engineering
Bishop: Ben Adam Limas, industrial technology; Lindsay C. Pierce, communications; Lisa Reyna, interdisciplinary studies
Brenham: Kristopher Helms, range and wildlife management
Brownsville: Abelardo Campos III, mechanical engineering; Martin Carrion, architectural engineering; Krystle Anne Lopez, English
Corpus Christi: Stephanie R. Anderson, architectural engineering; Leroy N. Brandon IV, mechanical engineering; Cameron D. Gebhardt, electrical engineering; Abigayle Gibson, animal science; Ryan Thomas Mathisen, marketing; Daniel E. Mazoch, civil engineering; Christopher Pefanis, electrical engineering; Edward Vargas, accounting; Elizabeth Winegeart, accounting
Cuero: Mario Arguellez Jr., pre-pharmacy; Danny J. Tyl Jr., electrical engineering
Del Rio: Juan Alberto Celedon, biomedical sciences
Donna: Roberto Eric Guzman, mathematics
Driscoll: Armando Gonzalez, management
Eagle Pass: Aldo Morales, music; Edgar Rodriguez, accounting; Irma Rodriguez, communication sciences and disorders; Sasha Samaniego, communication sciences and orders; Jose D. Solis, electrical engineering
Edinburg: Tirso J. Hinojosa III, criminology
El Campo: Dustin Appling, agribusiness; James L. Cannell, accounting
Falfurrias: Susana Cantu, master’s in counseling and guidance; Irisema Ysell Ruiz, psychology; Alberto Salinas Jr., kinesiology
George West: Audrey D. Liles, accounting
Goliad: Sylvia S. Bustamante, biomedical science
Gregory: Paul Aleman, electrical engineering
Harlingen: Andrea Y. Ayala, communication sciences and disorders; Andrea Gonzalez, biology; Yolanda Martinez, interdisciplinary studies; Abel L. Morales Jr., finance; Belinda A. Munoz, interdisciplinary studies
Hebbronville: Rene Eden Cantu Jr., industrial technology
Helotes: Melinda Mauldin, range and wildlife management
Hobson: William Holz, chemical engineering
Houston: Andrew Flores, criminology; Victor Orellana Jr., mechanical engineering; Clay Austin Stephens, animal science
Katy: Troy T. Stephens, civil engineering
Kingsville: Sara Booth, fashion and interior merchandising; Amanda Branch, human development and family studies; Christopher Cruz, psychology; David Gregory Del Bosque, industrial technology; Celina Y. Garza, master’s in sociology; Jennifer Martinez, psychology; Alejandro Alberto Mendietta, biology; Catherine M. Montalvo, psychology; Fabiola G. Nelson, chemical engineering; Luis Resendez, industrial technology; Sylvia Rodriguez-Ozuna, social work; Jerrell Schonefeld, agriculture science; Elda N. Trevino, interdisciplinary studies; Kenneth Young, agriculture science
Knippa: William A. Sanderlin, range and wildlife management
La Feria: Rochelle Azua, Spanish
Laredo: Eliud De Los Santos Jr., civil engineering; Edward D. Garza, management; Sherry Gale Gonzalez, agriculture science; Charles Prince, mechanical engineering; Federico Solis Jr., doctoral in educational leadership
Los Fresnos: Ashley Marie Guerra, animal science
Louise: Andrew Menefee, electrical engineering
Lyford: Justin Barnett, range and wildlife management; Laura Ann Salinas, agriculture science
Lytle: Gilbert Joe Benavente Jr., chemical engineering
Mathis: Jacob J. Longoria, civil engineering
McAllen: Marylou Ivette Espinosa, communication sciences and disorders
Midlothian: Justin Rattan, range and wildlife management
Needville: Richard H. Sinclair, range and wildlife management
New Caney: William Frederick, range and wildlife management
Orange Grove: Vernon Manibusan, electrical engineering
Palmview: Vanessa Galvan Gomez, agriculture science
Pearsall: Lauren Lambert, agriculture science
Port Lavaca: Jennifer Kruse, music
Portland: Melissa Mumme, kinesiology
Poth: Johnny De La Zerda, political science
Premont: Selinda M. Guzman, political science; Sulema Rachel Martinez, art
Raymondville: Eddica O. Rodriguez, psychology
Ricardo: Ariadna A. Morales, criminology
Rio Grande City: Jennifer Castaneda, criminology; Annette Lynn Lopez, communication sciences and disorders
Riviera: Louis B. Pearson, industrial technology; Tracy Yaklin, kinesiology
Robstown: Zinnie Sepulveda, Spanish
Roma: Marina Marilyn Moreno, human development and family studies
San Antonio: Jesse Alvarado, communications; Christopher Javier Pena, chemical engineering; Jose T. Rodriguez, music
San Diego: Marissa Claudia Hinojosa, industrial technology
San Juan: Justin Martinez, psychology
Sandia: Amanda Kay Nattrass, agriculture science
Santa Rosa: Casandra Nicole Rickford, psychology
Sealy: Trent Alan Maresh, agriculture science
Skidmore: James Daniel Henshall, accounting
Sweetwater: Rico Z. Garza, physics
Three Rivers: Britney M. Rodriguez, communication sciences and disorders
Uvalde: Gabriella Ramirez, interdisciplinary studies
Van Vleck: Valerie Tijerina, art
Waller: Christine Brumley, kinesiology
Weslaco: Selina Dominguez, animal science
Yantis: Blake Hill, agriculture science; Kimberly Hill, agriculture science
Zapata: Arturo Leal, psychology
Burkina Faso: Abdel A. Zoungrana, chemical engineering
Cameroon: Denis Minkeu, chemical engineering
Mexico: Hector Rafael Castelltort, Spanish, Jose Eduardo Castillo, doctoral in bilingual education; Loida Gonzalez Gallegos, Spanish; Diana Ramirez, chemical engineering
Nepal: Anup Man Tuladhar, chemical engineering
South Carolina: Michael W. Floyd
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