March 28, 2005
Former Students’ Association Chooses Professor and Three Local Financial
Administrators As Newest Inductees into College’s Wall of Honor
April 16 gala and dinner to honor four individuals for their achievements and
impact on community
Since 1995, the Del Mar College Former Students’ Association has paid tribute
to the distinguished achievements and services of 51 former students by inducting
them into the Wall of Honor. These individuals have made their mark in such fields
as the arts, business, health care, law enforcement, politics, religion and education.
This year, four more former students will join the celebrated list during an honorary
gala and dinner on Saturday, April 16. This year’s inductees include Mike
Anzaldúa, English professor at Del Mar College; Michael Harrison, president
of the Bank of America; Yolanda Olivarez, senior vice president of Business Development
at Wells Fargo Bank; and Gina Prince, president of the Coastal Community And Teachers
Credit Union.
The 2005 Del Mar College Wall of Honor Gala and Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. in
the Retama Room, second floor, Harvin Student Center, Del Mar College East Campus,
Ayers and Baldwin. Tickets are $25 per person or $200 for tables of eight and
are available through April 7. Donations are welcome. Eddie Galvan will provide
entertainment during the event. For more information, call the College’s
Office of Development at 698-1317.
Anzaldúa received an associate degree in English from Del Mar College
before earning his bachelor’s degree in 1968 and master’s degree in
1974 from East Texas State University. He joined Del Mar’s faculty as a teaching
assistant in 1969. Since then, the educator has carried out several roles beyond
instructing English in the classroom, including serving as assistant director
of the East Campus Writing Center, chair of the Department of English and Philosophy
and director of the College’s Title V Learning Communities Program. Among
his numerous honors and awards, he received a Teaching Award from the Labor Council
for Latin American Advancement, the Dr. Aileen Creighton Award for Teaching Excellence
from Del Mar College and the Western Regional Faculty Member Award from the Association
of Community College Trustees.
Harrison graduated from Corpus Christi Academy and attended DMC from 1965
to 1967. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an
emphasis in marketing from Texas A&I University in Kingsville in 1969. Since
1970, Harrison made banking his career with Corpus Christi National Bank, Commonwealth
Savings and Bank of America (formerly NationsBank). He has served on numerous
boards and is currently a director on the Board of the Corpus Christi Chamber
of Commerce as well as a divisional chairman for the Palmer Drug Abuse Program.
Olivarez has served in the banking industry over 30 years. Currently
a senior vice president at Wells Fargo Bank, Olivarez also serves on the Port
of Corpus Christi Authority Commission. In January 2001, Olivarez was the first
woman elected as chairman of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority. She also
serves on the Del Mar College Foundation Board of Trustees and is treasurer
for the Corpus Christi Community Development Corporation. Among Olivarez’s
numerous community accomplishments, she was recently a recipient of the Y Women
in Careers Award, which is presented annually by the local YWCA.
Prince graduated from Mary Carroll High School and received an associate’s
degree from Del Mar College in 1983. She earned her bachelor’s degree in
business administration in 1993 and a master of accounting degree in 1999 from
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. In March 2004, the Board of Directors
of Coastal Community and Teachers Credit Union announced her promotion to president
of the Credit Union, where she officially took over in July 2004.
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