FEATURED: The Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin is home to top-ranked programs in advertising and public relations, communication sciences and disorders, journalism, and radio-television-film. The Center for Media Engagement is part of the Moody College of Communication.
Photograph Courtesy MOODY COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION FACEBOOK
FEATURED: Priscilla Garza of Edinburg, a junior and School of Nursing major at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, was recently appointed the new ApplyTexas Advisory Committee student representative. She is the first UTRGV student selected for the position.
FEATURED: Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Coréz, during Hidalgo County COVID-19 Memorial Day, on Tuesday, March 21, 2022, at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance.
FEATURED: Bride Judith Pappas, who in the mid-1980s as Judith Pappas Zaffirini would become the first Mexican American woman elected to the Texas Senate, and groom Carlos M. Zaffirini, pose with family members following their wedding more than 57 years ago.
Photograph Courtesy SEN. JUDITH ZAFFIRINI FACEBOOK
FEATURED: Third-year University of Texas Rio Grande Valley medical student Isha Mittal and Dr. Michael Hocker, Dean, UTRGV School of Medicine, display Mittal’s recent U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award.
FEATURED: Myra L. Ayala, Edinburg’s recently appointed city manager, is a rarity in more ways than one as the top leaderof the municipal government for one of the most populated (100,000+ residents) cities south of San Antonio. By becoming the city’s top administrator, Ayala is now part ofthe public leadership profession in Texas where women are the minority. Ayala’s appointment as city manager makes her the the second female city manager in the Edinburg community since 2003, when Wendy Smith was selected as city manager.
