Spring 2026 Commencement
Saturday, May 16, 2026 10:00 a.m.
Hilliard Center Arena
A Member of The Texas A&M University System
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Spring 2026 Commencement
President Kelly M. Miller, Ph.D., presiding
Prelude and Processional*
Carrier of the Mace ...................................................................................................... Dr. Deniz Gevrek Professor and Director, South Texas Economic Development Center College of Business
Welcome ................................................................................................................... President Kelly Miller
Presentation of the Colors TAMU-CC Army Islander Battalion
National Anthem ............................................................................................................ Jessica Valdez ‘25 Alumna, TAMU-CC
Greetings ............................................................................................................... Chancellor Glenn Hegar Texas A&M University System
Commencement Address ........................................................................................ Dr. Nelly Garcia Blow Chief Medical Officer, Amistad Community Health Center
Presentation of Degree Candidates ............................................................................ Dr. Cate Rudowsky
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs College of Business .................................................................................................... Dean Faiza Khoja College of Engineering and Computer Science.............................................................. Dean David Ma College of Science ............................................................................................... Dean Robert McKallip
Conferring of Degrees............................................................................................... President Kelly Miller
Announcing................................................................................................ Dr. Carmen Tejeda-Delgado Professor and Director of Transformative Alliance for Student Success College of Education and Human Development
Hooding of Doctoral Candidates ..............................................................
Candidate’s Major Professor College of Science | Assisting: Dean Robert McKallip
Commissioning .................................................................................. Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Stevens Professor of Military Science
Alumni Presentation .................................................................................................... Kimberly Cook ‘94 President, TAMU-CC National Alumni Association
Recessional*
*Audience will remain seated.
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Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Doctor of Philosophy in Coastal and Marine System Science
Dr. Nene Coulibaly
Dissertation: Machine Learning and Stochastic Frontier Methods for Modeling Uncertainty and Efficiency in Coastal and Environmental Systems
Dr. Hyangim Ji
Dissertation: Simulation and Analysis of Epidemic Transmission in Predator-Prey Systems
Dr. Nigel Christopher Lascelles Jr.
Dissertation: Impacts of Tire Wear Particles on Aquatic Environments
Dr. Florian Marcel Robert Morvais
Dissertation: Understanding Ice Microphysics in Thunderstorms from Passive Microwave Brightness Temperatures
Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology
Dr. David Alexander Armstrong
Dissertation: The Mechanisms of Coral Calcification Under Ocean Acidification
Dr. David Silva
Dissertation: Molecular and Bioinformatic Implications of Novel Bacteriophage's Deletion of Cold Shock Genes in Pandemic O3:K6 Vibrio parahaemolyticus
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Master of Accountancy
Nuur Al Hudaa Bin Abdallah
Ayodele Adepitan
Farah Alamawi
Julio Antonio Allo
Kavitha S. Anjanappa
Anna Arrieta
Angela Arroyo
Rhori Ann Beauregard
Alicia Florencia Bejaran
Leah M. Butler
Emma-Lee Prince Caprio
Mayra Viridiana Castillo
Richard Childress
Kathryn Elizabeth Flom
Ashley Marie Abbs
Elia Abramzon
Yara Akhrass
Confidence Yayra Akpoblu
Rehana Akther
Kiarah A. Allen
Bianca Elisa Alvarado
Amarachi Valerie Amako
Dustin Reed Amos-Holland
Amanda R. Freese
Kade Jarron Fryar
Kimberly Gardner
Amare G. Geda
Kamryn Elaine Guderyahn
Cristian Cruz Hernandez
Dulce Rebeca Hernandez
Cheyenne Lee Jacquot
Christopher Juarez
Kaitlyn Laurel
Devin C. Lawler
Lisa Le
Paulina Lim
Trudy Ann Mendoza
Master of Business Administration
Sabrina Jane Andrews
Taruj Ansari
Carlos Alejandro Aranda
Zontaysia L. Asberry
Daniel Matthew Baker
Justin Andrew Baravik
Marina Barsoom
Monica Battle
Robert Frederick Beach
Leslie Alyssa Maria Munoz
Kyle Nicoletti
Jeffrey Odiraa Okereke
Deisy Nahomi Ortiz Guerrero
Maria Guadalupe Perez
Joanna Alejandra Pina-Lopez
Allison Leigh Prater
Cecelia K. Rakestraw
David Sanchez III
Riyasa Shrestha
Fatima Siddiqui
Michael K. Smith
Gabriela S. Villa
Ariana Noelle Wagner
Victoria Nicole Beauvoir-Reategui
Shada Shamsiddin Benali
Desiree Adrienne Brimage Hines
Ryan S. Brown
Graciela Angelica Caldera
Antoinette Callahan
Jennifer Canales
Brian Carter
Major Chaney
Paul Edward Chavez
James William Cowart
Everett W. Cox Sr.
Rachel Sydney Crockett
Emma Rose Crump
Anita Jing-You Cruz
Valerie Curry
Anissa Renee Davis
Laura Davis
Mary Vivian Grace De Arman
Benjamin Elizarraraz Jr.
Chadi Eltaha
Victoria Katherine Estess
Nancy Espinoza
Malick Faustin
Maira Fuentes
Tristan Macey Gabbard
Ethan Isaiah Galvan
Adrian Brooke Garcia
David Alonso Garcia
Anh Le Garza
Kelsey A. Gasiorowski
Juan Felipe Gomez Vera
Brandy Marcella Gonzales
Ruben Gonzales
Clarissa E. Gonzalez
Madeline Guevara
Shaqaal Guidry
Satchit Gyawali
Jennifer Halderman
Karen Hawk
Tina He
Venkatesh L. Hegde
Elizabeth Ann Hendrex
Cristina Marie Hernandez
Juan Herrera Stanziola
William Wayne Hicks II
Brandi Hoffman-Ooka
Davian Jevan Houston
Danielle Dyan Hyslop
Aquinas Cheri Jackson
Pavithra James
Tamara Jelenkov
Akash Jha
Josephine Nicole Johnson
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Master of Business Administration, continued
Justin Dallas Johnson
Flavian Juma
Rabecca Kamanga
Jonathan Bradley Kendall
Heather Julia Keylich
Aleeza Shabreen Khan
Charles William Kinsworthy
Christopher Stephen Kovatch
Katrina Lautenberger
Paul Tanner Leissner
Christopher Lim
Melissa R. Lopez
Samantha Marie Loving
Katelyn Marie Lugo
Morgan Marsh
Jasmine Martinez
Bryan Hamilton Massey
Jeffrey Eren Mayberry
Alicia Medina
Antonio Cervantes Medina
Luis Norman Medina
Amye Marie Miller
Crystal Mireles
Becky Mora
Jacob Anthony Morgan
Kendra Lou Morrison
Eric L. Mueller
Ryan Neven
Daniel M. Nguyen
Dieu Hovi Nguyen
Mai Thi Nguyen
Priscila Novello
Eniola Ayodeji Olawunmi
Mohammed Zaheer Omar
Domonique Torres Onken
Chidubem David Onwuchekwa
Joeniqua R. Owens
Brooke Layne Parker
Andrew Parsley
Ashish Patel
Danny Pena
Haylee Alejandra Perez
Maria Elisa Perez-Johnson
Logan N. Perrin
Russell Alan Peterson
Feby Phelopes
Frederick Pope
Posthumous Degree
Sadhana Prasadi
Kynedi Price
Samantha Elizabeth Reddell
Sargam Regmi Gyawali
Maribel Rodriguez
Juan E. Rojas
Andrew Salas
Alizay Ahmed Sardar
Mohammed Alaaeldin Mohammed Zaki Sedik
Labdhi Mitesh Shah
Ahmed Nabeek Siddiqui
Dennis Silva
Jessica Marie Silva
William Leroy Songer
Stephanie Abigail Soto
David Spurlock
Samuel J. Stallings
Lauren Abigail Steele
Shaterika Stevenson
Jason Boyd Sullivan
Arvind Sundaravadanam
David Genaro Suniga
Shivane Jaypal Suri
Khaulah Uzair Syeda
Catherine Ann Teniente
Kamina Mitesh Thakkar
Toi Tippin
Dang Minh Tran
Isaiah Seith Trevino
Nam Vuong Trinh
Michaela C. Udume
Deepa Unni
Madison Alexis Valadez
Apurva P. Vansadia
Alexis Vasquez
Ismael Vela III
Edgar Alejandro Verdin
Jason Abner Walker
Kaylan D. Whitaker
Divonshe Wilson
Ronald Rogers Wilson Jr.
Dethra Lavon Woodberry
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Master of Science
Alexandra Aliyas
Andrews Amoah
Abdullah Anjum
Rajeshreddy Atthunuri
Indrasena Bogapathi
Akanksha Bolla
Akshaya Bollikonda
Indrasena Reddy Byreddy
Bala Nithin Chennarapu
Nageswara Rao Chinta
Rupa Sri Divya Chinthamsetti
Chandana Daggumati
Keerthana Dallavai
Arjun Damaraju
Goutham Darapogu
Chandra Hasini Daruvury
Suhas Shekhar Deore
Manmeet Rasikbhai Detroja
Keerthana Ellanki
Bhargavi Reddy Gaddam
Nandini Gorityala
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Master of Science, continued
Ranjith Guggilla
Sarika Gurram
Muhammad Ibrar
Bharadwaj Jakkula
Vijay Javvaji
Abhishek Kumar Jha
Sricharitha Katta
Fenil Prafulbhai Khunt
Vineeth Reddy Kodakandla
Srilekha Kongala
Suraj Reddy Kota
Sampath Reddy Kothakapu
Karthik Krishnan
Chandana Lingala
Gowtham Krishna Sai Malina
Harshith Reddy Maram
Rahul Marri
Sameera Mohammad
Sri Surya Pravallika Ajjarapu
Dimple Alekya Basimi
Laiba Moiz Butt
Siddhartha Chilukuri
Leah Marie Cogar
Lavanya Dontheboina
Clarissa Marie Garcia
Abigail Karmella Gonzalez
Yejin Hwang
Makenna Abbott
Sonia Aguilar
Briyana D. Alexander
Mia Dominque Almaguer
Marisol Alvarez*
Alexis Mercedes Arevalo•
Riley Aaron Ayotte*
Shelbi Layne Barnhill
Benjamin William Baughman•
Brittney Diann Bishop
John Thomas Reeves Blinn*
Nicholas Keith Blundell
Benjamin Alexander Bolting
Hannah Leah Bornstein
Ryan D. Bradford
Dakota Lynn Bryant*
Genavieve M. Bumgardner
Shelby Ashley Burkholder*
Glynn C. Burton
Kenedy N. Carew*
Matthew Esteban Carrillo•
Gavin A. Castillo
Melissa G. Chase*
Ana Laura Chavez
Luis R. Cisneros
Ashlyn Caroline Clark
Colby James Coker
Corina Lynn Cordova‡
Rohan Mulukuntla
Abhinay Kumar Nalband
Meghana Nalluri
Hamideh Ojee
Syamalanand Dhanush Panchakarla
Lakshmi Sahithi Likhya Paruchuri
Mahip Bhavesh Patel
Shubham Samirbhai Patel
Isha Rakeshkumar Pathak
Ankith Hanumagowda Patil
Jaya Sankar Pattem
Venkata Mohith Penneti
Bhargav Venkata Sai Guptha Perla
Monica Pingali
Madhusudhan Poduturu
Nishitha Pujala
Sri Jaya Sankar Punati
Vishnu Priya Puppala
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Master of Science
Gowtham Kamle
Sunil Kumar Kanala
Vigneshwar Lokoji
Marysa D. McAllister
Sophia Elizabeth Mihalek
Kimber Lee Ann Montanye
Philip James Munoz
Jyoshna Naluvala
Ritu Panta
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Bachelor of Business Administration
Alexis Destanie Cortinas
Katlyn Brooke Cothren•
Jake Matthew Cox
Deacon Croes
Malia R. Cuellar
Derek Gregory Damore
Sienna Hope Marie Davidson
Nathan Alexander de Koning
Victor Cody Deleon Jr.
Juan Felipe Delgado
Emma N. Demczak‡
Eliana A. Diaz‡
Kevin Wayne Dirksmeyer
Logan James Drawert
Makenzi E. Driggers•
Alexandria Marie Dukes•
Logan Shae Durocher
Dylan K. Dusek
Arushi Anil Dwivedi‡
Abigale Christine Edwards
Oliver Welton Eissler
Cecily R. Ensley
Benjamin Devin Escamilla
Rodrigo Daniel Escobar‡
Jonathan Espinosa
Roselyn M. Ferrell•
John Charles Field
William Michael Foss
Sai Priya Ramini
Sai Abhiram Goud Seekati
Zaheer Uddin Shaikh
Sai Pushkar Sikharam
Smit Babulal Tejani
Anjana Vaidyula
Dhathri Reddy Vangala
Keerthi Reddy Vangeti
Venkatesh Prasad Vasantha Kumar
Greeshma Veerla
Sahith Reddy Vellenki
Nikhilesh Krishnakum Verma
Poojitha Vontela
Sumadhar Rao Vunnam
Lakshmi Sowjanya Vuyyuru
Margesh Kishor Vyas
Lillian Antoinette Pedraza
Prathyusha Pentam
Delaynie Barbara Peters
Jerricca Dale Ann Rossilli
Lily Marie Tubbs
Hannah Patricia Yarbrough
Suhong Ye
Zakry Zapata
Joslyn E. Gabriel
Ashley Lyann Garcia
Matthew Rene Garcia
Shayla Marie Garcia‡
Patricia Garibay
Megan Dawn Gaspard
Anelka Gonzalez
Sarina Aryn Gonzalez
Victor Romeo Gonzalez
Robert Jacob Gutierrez*
Shayna Harbaugh
Kendra Shantel Hardy•
Maximillien Levi Harrison
Kendall Hope Hastings
Donovan Lynn Hawkins
Jordan Bradley Herd
Abigail Denise Hernandez
Hailei Maria Hernandez
Michelle Hernandez*
Ryan Higgins
Lois Maricella Hinojosa*
Jessica Holmes*
Cole Tatum Holzem
Jackson P. Homan
Reya Monroe Hooper
Chase Vincent Islas
Rylee Marie Jacob•
Nicholas Hervey Jaramillo
Jonathon R. Jimenez‡
Nia Belle Jones
Ylena C. Jones
Luke Christopher Jordan
Clare Audree Joseph
Emily Joseph
Zane N. Joseph*
Evelyn I. Karabanoff‡
Gwyneth Aspen Keefer
Muhammad Arham Khan*
Gia Elizabeth Kidwell
Kade Alan Krause
William B. Landers
Gabriel Lara III
Mercedes Lee Leal*
Finis Tate Lindsey IV•
Blake Cody Litzau
John Michael Livesay
Wesley Scott Lugg
Priscilla E. Luna•
Ryan Patrick Mallory
Neely Corrin Marshall
Mason Bryant Martin*
Isabel C. Martinez
Jacob Michael Martinez
Martin Reynaldo Martinez Jr.
Rose M. Martinez
Tammy L. McChester
Tammi L. Mcdaniel
Mark Steven Mcdonald
Cody Mcginnis
Austyn Ryan Meaux
Joseph Dean Migl
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Bachelor of Business Administration, continued
Brandon W. Miller
Logan B. Millhouse‡
Jay Jeff Montalvo
Orlando Montalvo
Andrea Emma Montes
Sebastian Montes*
Alexa Lynn Morris•
Courtney Leigh Mosemann
Daniel Motta Gomez
Justin Scott Mottle
Hunter Reese Muniz‡
Abigayle G. Nauert*
Meggie Thy Nop•
Andrew Ray Oden•
Serena Brea Olivares
Eric Ortega
Mackenzie E. Owen*
Dominique Aroura Padilla
Gabrielle Alexis Parden‡
Abigail Elaine Passmore•
Allan A. Pena
Nicole Rose Pepper*
Brandon Emil Perez
Tommy Huu Pham
Caden Elliot Pulido
Rebecca Cristina Quintanilla
Kenna L. Rangel*
Ramsey Lewis Rangel Jr.
Courtney L. Reeves
Ryan Lee Reyes
Luke Thomas Robertson‡
Stalin De Jesus Rodriguez Morales
Jonathan Richard Salgado
Elvira Salinas Salinas
Melina Sanchez*
Hannah Faith Seaton
Edward James Shannon III
Nicholas Shogbonyo
Ethan Thomas Silkett
Jackson Walker Dayton Smith
Luke C. Snyder
Diego Solis
Adelyn G. Sparrow•
Caleb R. Steadman
Sean Riley Wagnon Strakos
Juliet Suzanne Swonke*
Elsa Hilma Christina Toernvall‡
Catherine Sage Tolbert*
Jesus Alejandro Tovar Rodriguez
Ezekiel Jose Trevino•
Everleigh Turner*
Jaquelinne Vega
Knox Walker
Erika Leigh Welch
Emily Morgan Whitesides
Sheldon Jamal Williams•
Ellison N. Wood
Lisa Ann Wuensche
Ross Wunderlich*
Augustine Ismael Ybarra•
Marc A. Ybarra•
Lehontre Ethaniel Young
Josef Zapletal•
Justin Andrew Zubetz
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dominic A. Alexander*
Rebecca Ann Marie Andrus
Mir Tawfiqur Ash Aqive•
Mai-Lisa A. Atis*
Abigail Celina Gabatin Avila
John-andrew S. Bannister
Carmen Maria Barahona Rivera
Marcelo Jesus Barahona Rivera
Luke Alan Barnett
Anointiyae La Joy Beasley
Elizabeth Maria Bell*
Hal J. Bieniek‡
John Curtis Breitbeil
Jacob A. Bryson
Russell B. Cain
Andrew Aaron Campbell
Charles Peyton Carr*
Randy Cisnero Jr.•
Jalen Idelle Winter Counterman*
Gerry Davis IV
Trey Micheal Deal
Matthew Aaron Dominguez‡
Benjamin Alec Escobedo
Omar E. Escudero
Jacob Angel Espinoza
Nathan Favier•
Max David Finn
Warren Jacob Flick‡
Bachelor of
Science
Angela Mercedes Franco
Alex Jewell Bate Galang
Adolfo J. Garcia
Jared R. Garcia*
Reynaldo Gonzalez
David Alexander Gray
Cyan Green
Kayla J. Grier-Porter
Miranda Elise Griggs*
Colten Duane Hankins
Teran Lee Hendricks
Max Daniel Henson‡
Joshua R. Hernandez
Ethan Connor Hughes
Zachary Shih-Chang Kao*
Nadia Khodja‡
Cameron Austin-Lee Kling
Izaac A. Labauve
Lindsey Kay LeMaire•
David Isaac Leal*
Joshua Charles Earl Lee
Blaise A. Lewis
Joseph B. Lewis*
Tristan Evermor Lindley•
Connor R. Lively
Cheyenne M. Martin•
Gabriel Hiram Maysonet
Atharva Navin Mehra
Justin Tri Nguyen•
Nicholas Randell Otwell*
Prem Anand Patel
Pearson Jeffrey Pollard‡
Voss Indiana Purkey
Tristan Ossiel Rayo
Ashton Ty Reitzel‡
Angelina Samantha Reyes
Rhett Kyler Richardson
Nickolaus P. Rispoli
Isai Rodriguez• Honors Program Graduate
Riley R. Rossner
Parker Akira Schroader
Natalie Isabel Sepulveda•
Ryleigh D. Sibley•
Derrick Vivakanand Subnaik*
Austin Wayne Thompson
Cameron Scott Trainer
Venus Nkemjika Ubani
Bryan Douglas Urban
Emily E. Villarreal
Zadok Villarreal
Brayden J. White
Bobby Jerome Whitfield Jr.*
Brandon Alexander Yakey
Talha Zaidi
Jan Zaretski
Niha Faiz Ahmed*
Chisom Stephanie Anijekwu*
Jordan Leslie Askew*
Eduardo Avina•
Mazzy Yasmine Barrientos
Isabella Rose Bingham•
Saylor E. Blanco*
Kaynin Marchez Block
Ciara C. Bohn‡ Honors Program Graduate
Rory Deionne Boss
J'aime Nadia Brown
Riley Zheng Brundrett•
Luke Anthony Cacioppo
Luciana Calderon Saavedra
Austin John Carey‡ Honors Program Graduate
Sara Castaneda‡
John Paul Moises Castro
Paris Madilynn Chalfant
Autumn S. Chamberlain
Esperanza M. Chavarria•
Elizabeth Jo-Chelle Cole*
Peyton Riley Cole• Honors Program Graduate
Liam Weldon Crowder
Camran N. Cupp•
Benjamin I. De La Cerda Jr.
Marc S. Degenhardt
Angel Delacruz
Brendan Nicholas Delgado
Makayla Carin Delgado
Nayeli Delgado•
Soleil Charley DeLorge•
Rebekah Faith Diaz
Eileen Alyssa Dutton*
Katelynn Ferrell•
Sarah Rae Fleming•
Matthew S. Flores•
Honors Program Graduate
Noah Ishaan Flores
Serena Maribel Flores
Guillermo Angel Gallegos*
Beverly April Galloway
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Bachelor of Science
Ana M. Garcia•
Emily N. Garcia
Jesus Gasca Jr.•
Alexandra Selena Gomez
Ximena Gomez Aradillas•
Isabella Klarissa Gonzales
Madison Lexi Hallmark• Honors Program Graduate
Haley Rae Hanna•
Paige Kaye Hart
Christian Anthony Harvey•
Aurora Cathryn Haynes*
Nathan S. Herrin
Cade Mason Hinson•
Antares James Hofmann
Darrian Rose Hons*
Harvey Leo Houltby•
Jacqueline Noelle Johnson
Cambree Gael Jones
Mason Roarke Jones*
Colleen Teresa Jowers
Chloe Celeste Daley Kayser
Alishba Kazmi•
Colton A. Kemp
Baz Kemp•
Jarrett Patrick Kernen‡
Layke Kinney
Gilbert N. Lametrie•
Jamie Elizabeth Larson*
Miranda E. Leduc*
Charlotte D. Lochner
Zophia Bella Luna
Leah Renee Marr-Lyon‡
Abigail Martinez•
Andrea Christine Martinez
Areli O. Martinez
Freddy R. Martinez Jr.
Renediego Vizuet Martinez•
Bryson Ahmad Mathis
Nicholas Allen McLain‡
Esme Maeve McMullan‡
Lauren Marie Mckeown
Nathalia Cerelia Medellin
Cassandra Marie Molina
Officer Commissioning
Second Lieutenant United States Army
William B. Landers
Jay Jeff Montalvo
Taylor B. Moore
Marissa K. Mungia
Emarie J. Narvaez
Vaun E. Natalroman
Ivy Nguyen*
Clara Grace Novotny
Kylie P. O'steen*
Sophia K. Ortegon•
Brooke E. Otka*
Breann Nicole Posey
Ryan Austin Procious*
Rulisha Katrina Petranilla Ramharack
John Matthew Ramirez
Lilie Faith Ramon•
Katelyn Ruth Reid‡
Grace Anne Remey
Avery Elizabeth-Jean Richardson•
Gianna Victoria Rizzo•
Alec C. Roberson•
Michelle Hazard Rodriguez•
Tristian Luis Romero‡
Faith N. Runyon•
Emily Rebecca Salinas
Edgar Santos Jr.•
Maryam Sharafeldin‡
Honors Program Graduate
Zahra Shiraz Sheikh•
Sophia M. Signori
Sloan Taylor Solis
Georgina Abigail Stephens
Rebecca L. Tillison
Alena Kelly Tran
Anthony A. Trevino
Kaya T. Trumbo
Abigail Leeann Valdez
Brayden C. Wallace
Ayden L. Walpole
Hector Geronimo Watt‡
Kendall R. Westervelt
Kylli Moon Widas
Jiahao Yan‡
Aidan Mark Zuber
The names on this program include all students who have applied for graduation. Conferral of the official degree is based upon completion and certification of all degree requirements.
Nelly Garcia Blow, D.O., is a highly respected physician leader and community advocate whose career reflects an unwavering commitment to compassionate care, health equality, and service to underserved populations. Currently, she is the chief medical officer and family medicine physician at Amistad Community Health Center, where she provides clinical leadership to ensure quality health care delivery while primarily caring for patients 55 and older
A strong advocate for education and community health, Dr. Garcia Blow is dedicated to improving the lives of Coastal Bend residents. Her leadership is grounded in a deep understanding of the social determinants of health and steadfast belief that quality care should be accessible to all. Beyond her clinical and administrative roles, Dr. Garcia Blow is a passionate advocate for education, mentorship, and community engagement.
A native of Brownsville, Texas, Dr. Garcia Blow earned her medical degree from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. She completed her family medicine residency and geriatric fellowship at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital–Memorial and is board-certified in family medicine and geriatrics.
Dr. Garcia Blow's greatest blessing is her family. She cherishes spending time with her husband, Dr. Osbert Blow, their children, and their beloved puppies.
The Texas A&M University System Board of
Regents
Mr. Robert L. Albritton, Chairman ...................................................................... Fort Worth
Mr. Jay C. Graham, Vice Chairman ............................................................................ Bryan
Mr. David C. Baggett .............................................................................................. Houston
Mr. John W. Bellinger ....................................................................................... San Antonio
Mr. James R. "Randy" Brooks ........................................................................... San Angelo
Mr. Michael A. "Mike" Hernandez III ................................................................ Fort Worth
Mr. William "Bill" Mahomes, Jr. ................................................................................ Dallas
Ms. Kelley Sullivan Georgiades ........................................................................... Galveston
Mr. R. Sam Torn ...................................................................................................... Houston
Mr. Jaquavous S. Doucette .................................................................................. Fort Worth
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Official Ring
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and the Islander Alumni Association unveiled the official ring in 1999. The ring itself is a symbol of achievement, unity, and university spirit. Upperclassmen wear the ring with the school’s name facing their heart. Upon the granting of degrees at commencement, graduates turn the ring around, with the name facing outward. This symbolizes that the graduate is now ready to face new challenges outside the university.
The official ring is a visible, tangible manifestation of the long-lasting bond between Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and its alumni, offering symbolic representation of one’s past, present, and future as an Islander. As always, it is alumni who carry the same pride in their university, and a seamless gold band holds together the many people who have shared a dream—to earn a college education..
University Mace
The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Mace is the wooden staff that is carried by a mace bearer leading the academic processional for commencements, convocations, and special university ceremonies. Originally, the mace was a long-handled club used by knights during the Middle Ages to crush the armor of enemies. Later, ceremonial maces were carried by guards of French and English monarchs. Later still, the mace was carried or placed by a magistrate or dignitary to establish authority. In sessions of the British House of Commons, the mace is placed on the treasury table. In the U.S. House of Representatives, it is placed to the right of the speaker. Today, the University Mace is used to symbolize the authority of the University President and is a grand emblem of tradition at commencement ceremonies for colleges and universities.
Academic regalia (cap, gown, and hood) date to 12th-century Europe, where they were worn primarily for warmth by university students as well as laymen. As laymen gradually changed their garb to capes and breeches, institutions of learning prescribed the gown of black for scholars, with a hood draped down the back when not worn over the head and a mortarboard cap shaped like the mortarboard of the master workman.
In 1985 in the United States, the Intercollegiate Commission prepared a code, specifying the design and color of academic regalia for colleges and universities in the United States. Under this code, the bachelor ’s gown has long pointed sleeves. The master’s gown has an oblong sleeve. The doctor’s gown has bell-shaped sleeves. Gowns are generally black; however, a number of schools have adopted special regalia for the doctor’s gown.
The velvet border of the hood may represent either the color of the degree or the color of the field of study. The current trend is for the color to represent the field of study rather than the name of the degree, but in earlier years dark blue was characteristic for a Ph.D. in any field. Hoods are lined with the official colors of the college or university from which the degree is received.
Caps are the traditional mortarboard except for the doctor’s degree, where a four-sided velvet tam is optional. Caps from schools with special color gowns or from foreign universities may be more distinctive. Cap tassels for the doctor’s degree are gold, while the tassels for the master’s and bachelor’s degree are typically black. Holders of all these degrees wear the tassel on the left. The ritual of bachelor’s degree candidates shifting the tassel from right to left marks the conferring of one’s first university degree.
Hood Color Code
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 Academic Honors
Students earning academic honors wear cords in recognition of academic excellence. The following honors are awarded at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi:
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• Summa Cum Laude: the silver honor cord is awarded to graduates whose cumulative grade point average is 3.9 and above.
Magna Cum Laude: the blue honor cord is awarded to graduates whose cumulative grade point average is 3.7 to 3.899.
Cum Laude: the green honor cord is awarded to graduates whose cumulative grade point average is 3.5 to 3.699.
*The honors presented during the ceremony are calculated on the student’s institutional cumulative grade point average and institutional credit hours through the semester prior to filing for graduation. Official honors designation, which includes the calculation of the final semester’s grades and hours, will be indicated on the final transcript and diploma.
Honor Society Medallions and Cords
Students at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi have the privilege of being asked to join honor societies. Membership is based on grade point average and special criteria for each organization such as major, community service, and service to a profession. Students belonging to these honor societies wear cords and medallions that represent their high achievements and the colors and symbols of the organization.
Music Provided by Symphonic Winds
Directed by Dr.
Brian Shelton, Professor of Music
Special thanks to the faculty, staff, Student Government Association, and Island Ambassadors who participated in today’s events.
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