Colegiales are persons affiliated with University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, commonly including alumni, current and former faculty members, students, and others. Here follows a list of notable Colegiales.
The university is unique in Puerto Rico for creating a strong bond between students and the institution itself.[citation needed] Alumni proudly declare themselves "colegiales" even decades after graduating from the institution. Being a "colegial" becomes part of a student's identity. Some students say that, given the shared challenges of academic life there, all alumni share a sense of belonging and trust.
Notable alumni of University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
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Alumni |
Notability |
Zayra Alvarez |
Singer-songwriter and guitarist[1] |
Antonio Fas Alzamora |
Former President of the Senate of Puerto Rico |
Jorge N. Amely Vélez |
Electrical engineer and inventor, holds various patents in the field of medical technology[2] |
Ricardo Aponte |
Brigadier General of the United States Air Force; first Hispanic Director, J-7, of the United States Southern Command, in Miami, Florida |
Ricardo Azziz |
Physician, scientist, executive, president of the Georgia Health Sciences University in Augusta, Georgia[3] |
F. Javier Cevallos |
President of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania |
Carlos Eugenio Chardón |
First Puerto Rican mycologist |
Juan R. Correa-Pérez |
First doctoral-level clinical andrologist and embryologist established in Puerto Rico |
Carlos Del Castillo |
Received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers Award |
Herminio Brau del Toro[4] |
Lawyer, engineer, professor, writer, president of P.R. Distillers |
Orlando Figueroa |
Former Director of NASA's Mars Exploration Program |
Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano |
NASA astrophysicist and researcher; pioneered the development of position-sensitive detectors |
Adolfo Figueroa-Viñas |
First Puerto Rican astrophysicist at NASA |
Joxel García |
Physician; former four-star admiral in the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps; thirteenth Assistant Secretary for Health; President of the Ponce School of Medicine |
Gladys González |
Former Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
Sergio Gonzalez |
Former Secretary of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico |
Olga D. González-Sanabria |
Scientist and inventor; highest-ranking Hispanic at NASA's Glenn Research Center; member of the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame |
Jorge Haddock |
Dean of the School of Business at Richmond University in Virginia |
Amri Hernandez-Pellerano |
Electronics engineer and scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center |
Carlos Ortiz Longo |
Aerospace engineer at the Structural Engineering Division at the Johnson Space Center in Houston |
Lissette Martinez |
Lead electrical engineer for the Space Experiment Module program at the Wallops Flight Facility, part of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center |
Antonio Mignucci |
Biological oceanographer specializing in the biology, management and conservation of marine mammals |
Héctor Moreno |
Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Blue Cross of Puerto Rico |
William A. Navas, Jr. |
First Puerto Rican to be named an Assistant Secretary of the Navy |
Silverio Pérez |
Musician, comedian, entrepreneur, TV personality |
Edryck Pol |
TV personality "Velcroman" on the once-popular show No Te Duermas |
Mercedes Reaves |
Designed a viable full-scale solar sail at NASA's Langley Research Center |
Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci |
F-111F pilot in the United States Air Force; killed during Operation El Dorado Canyon, the April 15, 1986 US air raid on Libya |
Emilio Rivera |
Engineer, Senior Director and Plant Manager for Amgen in California |
Pedro N. Rivera |
Retired Brigadier General of United States Air Force; in 1994 became the first Hispanic medical commander in the Air Force |
Juan A. Rivero |
Founder of the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo |
Justo A. Méndez Rodriguez |
Former Senator in the Puerto Rico Legislature |
Pedro Rodriguez |
Director of a test laboratory at NASA; inventor of a portable, battery-operated lift seat for people suffering from knee arthritis |
Angel R. Rosa |
Puerto Rico Senator at-large; Chair of Puerto Rico Senate Government Affairs and Economic Development Committee; Associate Professor of Political Science |
Frank C. Stipes |
Westernbank President |
Pedro Toledo |
Former Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police Department |
Notable faculty of University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
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Deans, Vice Chancellor and Chancellors
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Dean |
Years |
1 |
Frank Lincoln Stevens |
1911 - |
2 |
Ralph Stillman Garwood |
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3 |
Charles E. Horne |
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Joseph Axtamayer |
-1943 |
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Chancellor |
Years |
1 |
José Enrique Arrarás |
1966–1971 |
2 |
Fred Soltero Harrington [6] |
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3 |
Rafael Pietri Oms [7] |
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4 |
Salvador Alemañy [8] |
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5 |
José Luis Martínez Pico[9] |
1985–1989 |
6 |
Alejandro Ruiz Acevedo[10] |
1990–1993 |
7 |
Stuart J. Ramos |
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8 |
Antonio Santos Cabrera[11] |
1997-98 |
9 |
Zulma Toro Ramos[12][13] |
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10 |
Jorge Iván Vélez Arocho [14] |
2001–2009 |
11 |
Miguel Muñoz[15] |
2010-2013 |
See also
References
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