The University of Texas-Pan American Foundation Board of Trustees is composed of leaders from business, the professions and civic affairs who are dedicated champions of the University and thoughtful stewards of the Foundation’s assets.
As a volunteer board, representatives from national and international corporations sit side by side with state and regional business leaders, attorneys and landowners to bring a broad spectrum of expertise and wise counsel to the business of the Foundation – all for the benefit of the University.
With the help of the trustees, individually and collectively, the UTPA Foundation has made great strides since its creation in 1982 in raising, managing and investing funds to help build first-class academic, research and public service programs that benefit the region, state and nation.
Through their dedicated work over the years, the UTPA Foundation Board has raised more than $35 million in endowment funds to support student scholarships, faculty research and development, academic initiatives and student support programs, and to provide flexible funding to meet other University needs.
Officers of the Board
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Jaime Ramon
Chair
Partner
KL Gates LLP
Dallas, Texas
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Armando A. Perez
Vice Chair
Senior Vice President, Houston Division
H-E-B
Spring, Texas
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Victor H. Gonzalez, M.D.
Vice Chair
Ophthalmologist
Valley Retina Institute, P.A.
McAllen, Texas
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Carmen Z. Lara
Treasurer
President, UTPA Alumni Association
Ewing, Lara & Company P.C.
McAllen, Texas
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Arcilia C. Acosta
Secretary
Chief Executive Officer
CARCON Industries and STL Engineers
Dallas, TX
Trustees of the Board
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Alejandro (Alex) R. Badia
Power Systems Client Care
Integrated Supply Chain, IBM
Austin, Texas
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Rudy Beserra
Vice President of Latin Affairs
The Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, Georgia
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Alonzo Cantu
President & CEO
Cantu Construction & Development Co.
McAllen, Texas
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Bill Ellis, Jr.
Attorney & Partner
Ellis, Koeneke & Ramirez
McAllen, Texas
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Lisa Brady Gill
Executive Director, Education Policy and Practice
Texas Instruments
Dallas, Texas
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Yno Gonzales
Senior Vice President, Network Services
Healy & Company
San Ramon, California
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A.R. (Felo) Guerra
Rancher & General Manager
Guerra Brothers Successors
Linn, Texas
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R. David Guerra
President & CEO
IBC Bank
McAllen, Texas
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Richard Lawson
Vice President - Govt. Affairs
Verizon - South Area
Austin, Texas
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Laurie Lozano
IWB President
Lynn Lee dba Dairy Queen
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Roel (Roy) Martinez
President
2M Ranch
Mission, Texas
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Doug Matney
Group Vice President
South Texas Health System
Edinburg, Texas
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Edward Muñoz
Principal
Muñoz Group Investment Banking
Leesburg, Virginia
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H. R. Bert Peña
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
Washington, District of Columbia
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Joe Ramirez
Principal
J.R. Enterprises
Summit, New Jersey
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Ed Rivera
Director, Sales & Marketing
Nypro Kanaak
Laguna Vista, Texas
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John Schrock, Sr.
Chair & CEO
Lifetime Industries
McAllen, Texas
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Morgan Talbot
Attorney & Senior Partner
Talbot & Talbot
McAllen, Texas
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Tom Torkelson
CEO & Head of Schools
IDEA Public Schools
Weslaco, Texas
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Chuck Villarreal
Director of Production Operations
Tactical Missiles & Combat Maneuver Systems
Lockheed Martin
Dallas, Texas