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THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE
SUMMER 2013
SUMMER 2013
EDITOR:
Cheryl Cain
ASST. EDITOR:
Jason Marton
DESIGN:
Jesse Garza Carreón
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Doug Smith
CONTRIBUTORS:
Adriana Garza-Flores, Justin
Muñoz, Julie Navejar, Robert Peña
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THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KIN
SUMMER 2013 EDITOR: Cheryl Cain ASST. EDITOR:
Message from the president I t’s summer t
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT'S
Another university program has been recognized fo
COVER story THEN • NOW • ALWAYS More than 2
PLANS FOR THE FUTUREMartin Brittain Assistant Dea
KNOW WHO YOU ARE Fondest memory on campus: CHEMI
LIFE-LONG FRIENDS Fondest memory on campus: TAIL
What makes our campus unique? “Just being in So
1974Coach Ron Harms Years of service: 23 years Ti
PRIDE What does it mean to be a Javelina: PRIDE.
Fondest memory on campus: “One year, my nephew c
A Moment with an Expert Dr. John E. Cicala Assist
or have business careers, one day, hopefully, the
FEATURE A New Beginning: Texas A&M-Kingsville joi
We have a civic duty to give back to a communit
(A New Beginning, cont.) “These type
Leaving A Lasting LEGACY JAVELINA profile
A new field of study became available this sprin
Association; representative and former chair
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Melanie Gavlik • Civil Engineer, Naismith Enginee
FEATURE De-Bundling the Airline Industry Two Co
from the airlines that continued to include free
MAY GRADUATES AT A GLANCE 709 TOTAL G
Womack ends his term as student regent for the Te
JAVELINA athletics National titles. Earning awar
Taylor Taska (junior): · 2013 Daktronics NCAA Div
Lone Star Conference Javelina Alum
MONDAY, OCT. 7 7 p.m. Javelina Talent Show Jones
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