2018 Presidential Inauguration Program

The Inauguration of

KELLY M. QUINTANILLA, PH.D. Eleventh President of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

KELLY M. QUINTANILLA, PH.D.

Eleventh President of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi March 2, 2018 3:30 PM Performing Arts Center Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, Texas

INVESTITURE CEREMONY Processional:

Lichtenstein String Quartet Call to Order:

Chief Master of Ceremony, Jaime Nodarse Barrera *Posting of the Colors:

Army ROTC Islander Battalion *National Anthem:

Senior, Music Major, College of Liberal Arts, Eli Gonzalez

Professional Asst. Professor, College of Liberal Arts, Cassi Torres McNabb Welcome and Introductions:

Chief Master of Ceremony, Jaime Nodarse Barrera Greetings from the State:

State Senator Juan “Chuy� Hinojosa

State Representative Todd Hunter

State Representative Abel Herrero Greetings from the Community:

Mayor of Corpus Christi, Joe McComb Greetings from Higher Education:

Student Government Association President, Justin Bustos

Staff Council President, John Paul Regalado

Faculty Senate Speaker, Frank Spaniol, Ed.D.

National Islander Alumni Association Past President, Ed Cantu Greetings from the Board of Regents:

Chairman of the Texas A&M University System

Board of Regents, Charles W. Schwartz Investiture:

Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, John Sharp Inaugural Address:

President Kelly M. Quintanilla, Ph.D. Closing:

Chief Master of Ceremony, Jaime Nodarse Barrera Recessional:

Lichtenstein String Quartet You are cordially invited to the investiture reception to follow in the University Center Rotunda. * Audience will please stand

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KELLY M. QUINTANILLA, PH.D. Kelly M. Quintanilla, Ph.D., assumed the role of President and CEO of Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi in August 2017, but she is a long time member of the Island University. She joined the A&M-Corpus Christi faculty in 1994, after earning her Ph.D. in Communication from Pennsylvania State University.

She was a Professor of Communication for 16 years, teaching courses in business & professional communication, teamwork & leadership, organizational communication, public relations and public speaking. She is also a published lead author of the textbook “Business and Professional Communication: Keys for Workplace Excellence,� which is used in universities across the nation.

Additionally, President Quintanilla worked as a consultant and corporate trainer in the Coastal Bend region. Her clients included: H-E-B, CHRISTUS Spohn, Corpus Christi Independent School District, the City of Corpus Christi, the Corpus Christi Army Depot, the Port of Corpus Christi, and the YWCA, to name a few. Over the years, President Quintanilla has received many awards for her teaching, service, advising and scholarship.

Prior to becoming President, she served in multiple administrative roles including Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Director of the School of Arts, Media & Communication and Chair for the Department of Communication and Theatre.

President Quintanilla is active in the community, serving as a Board Member for the Corpus Christi United Chamber of Commerce, the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Corporation, the Texas State Aquarium, the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center, the Art Museum of South Texas, the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra and the Harbor Playhouse. In addition to her dedication to the University and the Coastal Bend, she thoroughly enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter on the beaches of South Texas.

PLATFORM PARTY

Chief Master of Ceremony, Jaime Nodarse Barrera Faculty Senate Speaker, Frank Spaniol, Ed.D. State Senator Juan “Chuy� Hinojosa State Representative Todd Hunter State Representative Abel Herrero Mayor of Corpus Christi, Joe McComb Student Government Association President, Justin Bustos Staff Council President, John Paul Regalado National Islander Alumni Association Past President, Ed Cantu Chairman of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, Charles W. Schwartz Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, John Sharp Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the Texas A&M University System, James Hallmark, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Business, John Gamble, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Education and Human Development, David Scott, Ed.D. Dean of the College of Graduate Studies, JoAnn Canales, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Mark Hartlaub, Ph.D. Dean of Libraries, Cate Rudowsky, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Julie Anne Hoff, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Science and Engineering, Frank Pezold, Ph.D. Dean of Students and Associate Vice President for Student Engagement and Success, Ann DeGaish Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Clarenda Phillips, Ph.D. Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Ted Guffy, Ed.D. Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, Terry Tatum Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Tom Mundell Vice President for Student Engagement and Success, Don Albrecht, Ph.D. Interim Vice President for Research, Commercialization and Outreach, Ahmed Mahdy, Ph.D. Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President for Information Technology, Ed Evans Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, Margaret Dechant

President Kelly M. Quintanilla, Ph.D.

REGENTS AND MACE BEARER

THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM Chairman, Charles W. Schwartz Vice Chairman, Elaine Mendoza Phil Adams Robert L. Albritton Anthony G. Buzbee Morris E. Foster Tim Leach Bill Mahomes Cliff Thomas Student Regent, Stephen F. Shuchart

BEARER OF THE UNIVERSITY MACE Faculty Senate Speaker, Frank Spaniol, Ed.D.

INVESTITURE SYMBOLS The inauguration of a university president is a formal induction into office that is steeped in academic tradition, including a processional and recessional of robed members of the faculty and special guests led by the faculty senate speaker. It is an age-old tradition that reaffirms the heritage and roots of an institution. The ceremony is held during the new president’s first year in office or at the conclusion of the first year. The investiture symbolizes the bestowing of power to the president when the university medallion is placed around their neck.

GONFALONS, HISTORIC BANNERS The gonfalon, a flag that hangs from a crosspiece of frame, originated in the medieval republics of Italy as an ensign of state or office. Gonfalons have been adopted in many universities around the world as college or institutional insignias.

The University’s gonfalons represent the six colleges that make up Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and are present at commencement ceremonies to designate the colleges of the graduating students. The gonfalon for each college features a different color and distinctive image representing each individual college.

THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION The President’s Medallion, the official symbol of the University’s Office of the President, commemorates the lineage of the presidency dating back to 1972, when it was presented to D. Whitney Halladay. He was the first President of Texas A&I University at Corpus Christi, which became A&M-Corpus Christi in 1993.

During the ceremony, President Quintanilla will be presented with the medallion by Chancellor John Sharp. The medallion will be placed over President Quintanilla’s head to symbolize the bestowing of power entrusted to her by the Texas A&M System Board of Regents. The medallion, designed to be worn with academic regalia at all official university programs, has been presented to each subsequent president during the inauguration.

THE UNIVERSITY MACE The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi mace is a grand emblem of tradition and is carried at the head of all formal academic processions, including commencement, convocation and other distinguished university ceremonies. The mace, which stands thirty-six inches tall, was designed

by C. Ray Hayes, former Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, and Richard Adamson, former Manager of Construction Services. Juan S. Carrasco, a local craftsman, shaped the mace from a beam of wood that had been part of one of the Navy barracks that was located on campus when the University was a naval training center. The wood from the barracks was used to represent the history of the University and the role it has played in the Corpus Christi community.

The head of the mace bears the four different seals associated with the Island University: The University of Corpus Christi (1947-73); Texas A&I University at Corpus Christi (1973-77); Corpus Christi State University (1977-93); and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (1993-present).

ACADEMIC REGALIA The academic regalia, which consists of cap, gown and hood, dates to 12th Century European universities. Originally worn primarily for warmth by students and laymen, institutions of learning prescribed a gown of black for scholars during a time when laymen began wearing capes and breeches. Scholars also wore a hood draped down the back and a mortarboard cap shaped like the mortarboard of the master workman. In 1895, the Intercollegiate Commission of the United States produced a code that specified the design and color of academic regalia for American colleges and universities. The code specifies long pointed sleeves for a baccalaureate gown, oblong sleeves for a master’s gown and bell-shaped sleeves for a doctoral gown. Most academic gowns are black, but some universities have specified special regalia for the doctoral gown.

The velvet border of the hood may represent either the designated color of the degree or the color of the field of study. In earlier years, dark blue was characteristic of all doctoral degrees regardless of field, but the current trend is for the color of the hood’s border to represent the field of study.

Arts, Letters, Humanities — White Commerce, Accountancy, Business — Drab Dental — Lilac Economics — Copper Education — Light Blue Engineering — Orange Fine Arts, Architecture — Brown Library Science — Lemon Medicine — Green Music — Pink Nursing — Apricot Philosophy — Dark Blue Physical Education — Sage Green Public Administration — Peacock Blue Public Health — Salmon Pink Science — Golden Yellow Social Work — Citron Speech — Silver Gray

MISSION AND HISTORY MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is an expanding, doctoral-granting institution committed to preparing graduates for lifelong learning and responsible citizenship in the global community.

We are dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, creative activity and service. Our supportive, multicultural learning community provides undergraduate and graduate students with a challenging educational experience through residential, distance learning and international programs. The University’s federal designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) provides a foundation for closing educational gaps, while its strategic location on the Gulf of Mexico and on the cultural border with Latin America provides a basis for gaining national and international prominence.

HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY The island campus of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has been a setting for higher education since 1947. That year, Ward Island became the home of the University of Corpus Christi (UCC), an institution affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. The UCC campus was developed on land previously used by the U.S. Navy as a radar training facility.

In 1970, Hurricane Celia severely damaged the campus, causing more than $1 million in damages.

The following year, UCC and the Baptist General Convention took steps to end their affiliation.

Concerned about higher education in Corpus Christi, a coalition of civic leaders sought local support, as well as state legislation, to convert the campus of UCC to a state-supported institution with an expanded curriculum. In 1971, the 62nd session of the Texas Legislature authorized the creation of a state-supported institution of higher education in Corpus Christi. The Board of Directors of the Texas A&I University System was authorized to establish an upper-level university and to prescribe courses for the new institution at the junior, senior and graduate levels leading to both bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Funding was approved by the Legislature to initiate planning for the university. The citizens of Corpus Christi approved a bond issue to purchase the campus of the University of Corpus Christi on Ward Island. Subsequently, the campus was given to the State of Texas as a site for the new state-supported university. Civic leaders in Corpus Christi also launched a successful public fund-raising campaign to provide local financial support for the new university.

On September 4, 1973, several months after UCC completed its final classes, Texas A&I University at Corpus Christi opened its doors with an initial enrollment of 969 students. In 1977, the Legislature changed the name of the institution to Corpus Christi State University. The name of the university system, which also included Laredo State University and Texas A&I University, was changed the same year to the University System of South Texas (USST). In 1989, the Legislature abolished the University System of South Texas and merged Corpus Christi State University and the other two USST universities into The Texas A&M University System. In the same year, the Legislature approved the expansion of Corpus Christi State University to a four-year, comprehensive

university, with enrollment of freshmen and sophomores to begin in fall 1994. In 1992, the role of the institution was expanded further when the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board authorized the University to offer its first doctoral degree program.

Another milestone occurred in 1993 when The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents renamed the institution Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. The arrival of freshmen and sophomore students in 1994 marked the transformation of the institution to a four-year university.

In the following years, the University continued its overall expansion, which included additions of new academic colleges, programs and degrees. Furthermore, intercollegiate athletics were revived, which now boasts competition in 16 men’s and women’s sports as a member of the Southland Conference. The City of Corpus Christi donated 156 acres in 2007 for the expansion of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to the area off Ennis Joslin Rd. and Nile Dr., the current site of Momentum Campus. This development features additional student housing and a state-of-the-art sports complex.

In 2014, the University announced Momentum 20/20, a five-year strategic plan looking forward to the year 2020, which includes the goal of becoming an emerging research university with an unparalleled commitment to every student’s success, closing gaps in achievement and delivering a robust campus experience. By 2017, enrollment hit an all-time high of 12,236 students. The University currently offers 45 bachelor’s degrees, 28 master’s degrees and 8 terminal degrees.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI PAST PRESIDENTS E. S. Hutcherson (1947–1948)

W. A. Miller (1952–1965)

Raymond M. Cavness (1948–1951)

Joseph H. Clapp (1966–1968)

Leonard L. Holloway

Kenneth A. Maroney

D. Whitney Halladay

B. Alan Sugg

(1968)

(1972–1977)

Robert R. Furgason (1990–2004)

(1969–1973)

(1977–1990)

Flavius C. Killebrew

(2005–2016)

DEANS AND PRESIDENT’S CABINET Dean of the College of Business John Gamble, Ph.D.

Dean of the College of Education and Human Development David Scott, Ed.D.

Dean of the College of Graduate Studies JoAnn Canales, Ph.D.

Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Mark Hartlaub, Ph.D.

Dean of Libraries Cate Rudowsky, Ph.D.

Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences Julie Anne Hoff, Ph.D.

Dean of the College of Science and Engineering Frank Pezold, Ph.D.

Dean of Students and Associate Vice President for Student Engagement and Success Ann DeGaish

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Clarenda Phillips, Ph.D.

Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Ted Guffy, Ed.D.

Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Terry Tatum

Vice President for Institutional Advancement Tom Mundell

Vice President for Student Engagement and Success Don Albrecht, Ph.D.

Interim Vice President for Research, Commercialization and Outreach Ahmed Mahdy, Ph.D.

Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President for Information Technology Ed Evans

Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management Margaret Dechant

PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS Melissa Adames

John Paul Regalado

Kevin Amaya Villeda

Hank Roraback

Jaime Nodarse Barrera

Michele Roth

Justin Bustos

Heather Selim

Luisa Buttler

Jesse Sifontes

Carrie Coursey

Alexandra Simons McBroom

Jennifer Crawford

Kellie Smith

Jamie Dietrich

Claire Snyder

Shawn Elizondo

Ben Soto

Diana Ivy, Ph.D.

Frank Spaniol, Ed.D.

Ashley Larrabee

Russell Wagner

Casandra Lorentson

Melissa Wright

Lisa Perez, Ed.D.

MUSICIANS

Lichtenstein String Quartet Gabrielle Choma Austin Gabrillo Matthew Paiz Anthony Salazar