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Meet the 2008-2009 UTSA Student Alumni Scholars! |
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Allison
Guettner
Classification: Sophomore, UTSA Honors College – second year
scholarship recipient
Major: Civil Engineering
Honors/Awards: UTSA President’s List
Community/Student Service: UTSA Ambassador;
Community Service Committee co-chair; mass flautist for Catholic
Student Association; volunteer, Alumni Association Diploma
Dash
Future Plans: A degree in civil engineering and doctoral
program in environmental sciences and engineering
Quote: “One side of my family is all teachers, and I learned
early in life that academics and a good education are very
important.”
Scholarship Benefactor: Valero Corporation |
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Robert
Gutierrez
Classification: Junior – third year scholarship recipient
Major/Minor: Chemistry/Math
Honors/Awards: UTSA Student Honor Roll, accepted into the
Minority Access to Research Careers-Undergraduate Student
Training for Academic Research 07-08, Sigma Kappa Upsilon
honors fraternity, National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Employment: Research assistant in Dr. George Negrete’s
organic chemistry lab
Future Plans: A career in the fields of medical chemistry
and drug discovery
Quote: “The theme ‘come here, go far’ helps students like me
go even farther when attending UTSA, thanks to you.”
Scholarship Benefactors: Hope Alcorta ’81 and
David Glasscock ’89 |
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Jessica
Hinojosa
Classification: Freshman, UTSA Honors College - first year
scholarship recipient
High School Graduation: Antonian College Preparatory High
School,
2007
Major: Biology
Honors/Awards: National Honor Society; vice-president, Mu-Alpha
Theta Math Club; JV basketball assistant coach
Community
Service: Habitat for Humanity, “Under the Bridge”, Vacation
Bible School
Employment: HEB; Joe’s Crab Shack
Future Plans: A career requiring knowledge in science and
math
Quote: “This scholarship award is most appreciated and I
will work very hard to deserve it!”
Scholarship Benefactor: F. J. “Buck” Walters |
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Ruth Jackson
Classification: Junior, UTSA Honors College – third year
scholarship recipient
Major: Psychology
Honors/Awards: Summer intern program University of Texas
Tech Health Sciences Center, UTSA President’s List, Alpha
Lambda Delta Honor Society, Sigma Kappa Upsilon Honor
Society, Alpha Chi Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa
Honor Society, member of Joint Admission Medical Program
Community/School Service: Pre-Medical Society, church music
director and youth choir director, volunteer for Alumni
Association Diploma Dash and Melanoma Monday
Employment: Private piano teacher
Future Plans: To become a physician
Quote: “Because of your support, my eyes have been opened to
a world of education and opportunity.”
Scholarship Benefactor: Humana South Texas |
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Candace
Jennings
Classification: Graduate Student – first year scholarship
recipient
Major: MPA in Public Administration
Community Service: Mission trip to Mexico, active member of
Longs Creek Community Church
Employment: Texas Department of Aging and Disability
Services – San Antonio State School
Future Plans: To continue working to improve the lives of
people with developmental disabilities in an administrative
role
Quote: “The efforts of this journey will prove worthy when
as an administrator, I can make decisions that will impact
lives as well as continue my personal service to others.”
Scholarship Benefactor: Martha Hicks ’78 ’88 |
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Megan Kraus
Classification: Junior, UTSA Honors College – fourth year
scholarship recipient
Major: Marketing
Honors/Awards: UTSA Student Honor Roll, Dean’s List, Sigma
Kappa Epsilon Honor Society
Community/School Service: Alpha Omega, church volunteer,
camp counselor
Employment: San Antonio International Church of Christ
Future: A career in the field of marketing
Quote: “My dream is to be able to obtain a college degree
and have a successful future. It is great motivation and
encouragement to know that someone is investing in my
college education and future.”
Scholarship Benefactor: The Capital Group Companies |
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