Liberal Arts Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award Honorees
2023 Honorees
The College of Liberal Arts Honors Three Outstanding Alumni with Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award
The Honorable Rose Vela, Director of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships.
Dr. Todd Votteler, President of Collaborative Water Resolution LLC and Water Opinions LLC.
2021 Honorees
Dr. Christian Bolden, Associate Professor and the Interim Chair in the Criminology and Justice Department at Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Mr. Myric Polhemus, Director of Talent, HR Technology and Partner Learning and Development at H-E-B.
Dr. Jeff Wilson, Professor and Entrepreneur.
The Honorable Fred Guerra is a retired policy analyst of government relations for the Children's Health System of Texas (CHST).
2018 Honorees
Dr. Beverly C. Tomek, Associate Provost for University College and Associate Professor of History at the University of Houston-Victoria
Ms. Andrea C. Powell, Executive Director and Co-founder of FairGirls.org
Dr. Pamela S. Meyer, Regents Professor in the Department of Psychology and Sociology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas
Pictures from the 2018 event are now available. Click here to view.
2017 Honorees
Sonia V. Diaz, Director of Public Relations and Digital Strategies at Balsera Communications
Diane Hirsch, VP of Litigation for Valero Energy Corporation
James S. Taylor, founding partner of Vianovo in Austin, Texas
2016 Honorees
Dr. Fenda Akiwumi, Associate Professor at the University of South Florida.
Mr. Barney Knight, founder and practicing partner at Knight & Partneers
Marise McDermott, Witte Museum President and CEO
2015 Honorees
Mr. Jesus "Gilbert" Rodriguez, Jr., Del Rio Welders Equipment, Inc
Dr. Randa Safady, Vice Chancellor for External Relations in the UT System
Dr. Tino Villanueva, Nationally recognized poet
2014 Honorees
Ms. Deborah Tucker, Executive Director, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
Mr. Robert L. Mooney, CEO, J.R. Mooney Galleries
Mr. Michael R. Young, President, Chuy's Comida Deluxe, Inc. and Partner, Glazing Saddles, Inc.
2013 Honorees
Mr. Richard Owen Baish, Retired President of El Paso Nat. Gas Co.
Mr. Richard Castro, Owner/Operator, McDonald's
Ms. Diana Holt, Attorney
2012 Honorees
The Hon. Veronica Gonzales, Texas State Representative District 41
Mr. Del Kolbe, Partner, Paradigm Tax Group
Dr. Roger Spiller, George C. Marshall Distinguished Professor of Military History Emeritus
2011 Honorees
Dr. Light Cummins, Guy M. Brian Chair of History at Austin College and State Historian of Texas
Mr. Kelly Frels, Senior Partner, Bracewell & Giuliani
The Hon. John Sharp, Chancellor, Texas A&M University System
Dr. Melba Vasquez, Psychologist and Executive Director, Vasquez & Associates Mental Health Services
2010 Honorees
Ms. Michelle T. Brown, Director, Refugees International, New York, NY
Dr. Patrick Cox,President of Patrick Cox Consultants, LLC.
Mr. William Cliff Davis III, President and CEO, Davis Medical Resources, Cuero, TX
Dr. Terri LeClercq, Professor of English Emerita, The University of Texas at Austin
Mr. William Steuer, Manager, U.S. Consulate General, Johannesburg, South Africa
2009 Honorees
Dr. Ramiro Martinez, Jr., Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Florida International University
Dr. Charles R. Matthews, Chancellor, Texas State University System
Dr. Jill D.E. Pruetz, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Iowa State University
Mr. E.W. Bill Wright III, First Vice President-Investment Officer, Wachovia Securities LLC; Wells Fargo
2008 Honorees
H.S. Buddy Garcia, Chair, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Mark Gimenez, Author and Attorney
Ronald Angelo Johnson, Doctoral Candidate, Purdue University
Timothy Robert Staskus, Key Accounts Manager, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Mary-Agnes Taylor, Professor Emerita of English, Texas State University