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2011 UTPA Outstanding Young Alumnus of the Year
Aaron Acuna, was selected as the 2011 UTPA Outstanding Young Alumnus of the Year. He is currently an engineer with Ford Motor Company (CAP Electrical VRT Co-Leader /VO Electrical EOL-CBT Process Engineer ). He was honored for his contributions to HESTEC, mentoring UTPA engineering students, helping graduates get placed into industry jobs, and promoting relationships between industry and academia.
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CCET/IEEE 2011 Student Contest Winners
The winners of the IEEE/CCET 2011 student design competition have been announced! First-place goes to the team led by Beny Vasquez of The University of Texas - Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. Team Members included Gabriel Benavides, Roberto Morales, Emile Kowalski.
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Outstanding Student Award 2011
Forty-three students were joined by their parents, family members, and friends as well as top University administrators, deans, and faculty at a banquet where they were recognized for their academic accomplishments and contributions to the University and the community. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Havidán Rodríguez presented the college deans or their representatives to announce the three students in each of UTPA’s seven colleges who were recognized with the Academic Dean’s Outstanding Student Award. All the recipients of this award were nominated by faculty. Beny Vasquez received the award for the College of Engineering and Computer Science under the Electrical Engineering Department.
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