Shine Trabucco (M.A. ’19)
2022 Crossing Latinidades Mellon Humanities Fellowship Recipient
2022 Presidential Award Winners
Zoe Brigman
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Degree: B.A. in Music with Teacher Certification
Regina de la Parra
Hometown: Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México
Degree: B.A. in International and Global Studies
Wilzave Quiles Guzmán
Hometown: Camuy, Puerto Rico
Degree: B.A. in International and Global Studies
Sarah Daniela Uhlig
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Degree: B.A. in Theology and English and M.A. in English Literature and Language
Shalini Venkat
Hometown: Helotes, Texas
Degree: B.A. in Psychology
2021 Presidential Award Winners
Allison A. Grijalva
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Degree: B.A. in Political Science
Mark “Adam” Nerio
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Degree: M.A. in Public History
Angela Perez
Hometown: Mission, Texas
Degree: B.A. in Political Science
Ana Paula Saravia
Hometown: Lima, Peru
Degree: B.A. in Economics
2020 Presidential Award Winners
Lupita Partida
Hometown: Laredo, Texas
Degree: B.A. in Political Science
Future Plans: Library of Congress Junior Fellows Program
Samantha Salazar
Hometown: League City, Texas
Degree: B.A. in Communication Studies
Future Plans: Career in Media Production/Communications
2019 Presidential Award Winners
Andrew Jazbani
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Degree: B.A. in Exercise and Sport Science
Future Plans: Andrew will attend the Physical Therapy Program at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in the pursuit of his dream of becoming a sports physical therapist.
Ximena S. Mondragon
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Degree: B.A. in Political Science
Future Plans: Ximena intends to attend law school to become an immigration attorney. She plans on running for public office with the goal of serving as governor of Texas.
Daniel A. Reyes
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Degree: B.A. in Political Science
Future Plans: After graduation, Daniel will work with Accenture Consulting as a business management consultant. He plans to attend law school, with the ultimate goal of sitting on the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
José Arturo Tapia Villaseñor
Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico
Degree: B.A. in Speech Communication
Future Plans: In late July, José will begin his post-graduate service with the Marianist Pulse Program at St. Vincent De Paul Homeless Shelter. He plans to pursue a graduate degree in social work or music education, and a career as a performing musician and songwriter.
2018 Presidential Award Winners
Marshall Ayres Bowen
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Degrees: J.D./M.A. in Theology
Future Plans: Marshall will be a law clerk for the Hon. Kevin Yeary (B.A. ’87, J.D. ’91), Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Barbara E. Falcon-Mendoza
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Degree: B.A. Political Science with Art minor
Future Plans: Barbara will move to California to work for Google in their two-year rotational program, pursue a graduate degree in business and work in the tech or government sector. Her life’s goal is to establish a nonprofit to help survivors of domestic violence.
Valeria Denisse García
Hometown: Brownsville, Texas
Degrees: B.A. in Speech Communication with Visual Communication Design minor, B.A. in Spanish
Future Plans: Valeria will participate in a year of service with Rostro de Cristo, a faith-based organization in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and then hopes to pursue a master’s degree in nonprofit management.