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Dr. Ray Keck (left) joins Sidney and Dave
VerMilyea (center) and Mary Treviño for a fun
recollection at his Retirement Reception this
past May. “Mr. V,” as he was known to students,
completed 42 years with the University and saw
it grow from a shared study carrel on the former
downtown campus to a sprawling, 300-acre
complex in northeast Laredo.
The lasting legacy of two Laredo sisters will
further the legacies of TAMIU students. The
Trustees of the Delfina and Josefina Alexander
Family Foundation have provided a gift of $500,000
to establish the Delfina and Josefina Alexander
Family Foundation Scholarship in support of TAMIU
student scholarships and emergencies.
Students who are awarded a
scholarship will be known as the “Delfina
and Josefina Alexander Scholars.”
The Foundation that honors the
sisters said the gift was in keeping with
the goals of their Foundation.
“The purpose of the Foundation is
to receive and maintain real or personal
property, or both, and to use and apply
the income and principal exclusively for
charitable, religious, scientific, literary,
educational, purposes and also for
the prevention of cruelty to children
or animals. This gift to TAMIU will
further its educational focus and assist
these students in reaching their higher
education and career goals,” said Judith
Zaffirini, Foundation president.
ValerieGarza,ajuniorCommunications
Disorders major, was the first recipient of
the Delfina and Josefina Alexander Scholarship.
The Delfina and Josefina Alexander Family
Foundation was formed in 1998, by the late Delfina
Alexander, and Josefina Alexander Gonzalez.
The Foundation provides scholarships to
Alexander High School graduates and contributes
regularly to local churches.
A Legacy of Learning:
Delfina and Josefina Alexander Family Foundation
Donates $500,000 Scholarship Fund
Left to right are David Arredondo, Trust secretary-treasurer; Dr. Ray Keck, TAMIU president;
Judith Zaffirini,Trust president; Josefina Alexander Gonzalez, donor; Clarissa Chapa, Trust
vice president, and the first student scholarship recipient, Valerie Garza.
Dr. Rex H. Ball,
founding faculty
member at TAMIU’s
predecessor,
the Texas A&I
University Center
at Laredo, provided
Commencement
Remarks at 2012
Fall Graduation
Exercises.
After completing
his 42-year career
in higher education,
he and wife Betty
leave Laredo
to retire in New
Mexico.
Happy Trails!