Texas A&M-Kingsville Holds Summer Commencement August 7
KINGSVILLE — Nearly 400 graduates crossed the stage to receive their degrees during the summer commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, in the Steinke Physical Education Center at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Students receiving their master’s and doctoral degrees were recognized within their academic colleges.
During the commencement ceremony, Carson Alsop, Student Government Association president, presented the Distinguished Student Awards. Anissa Hernandez, president of the Javelina Alumni Association, brought greetings and presented a university ring to one deserving graduate.
CPT Ryan McCormick, assistant professor of military science at A&M-Kingsville, commissioned Bob Link Brown III and Jamie Elizabeth Dobbins as second lieutenants in the United States Army.
Alumna Carol Alexander Scott was the keynote speaker for the commencement ceremony.
About Carol Alexander Scott
Carol Alexander Scott, APR, Fellow PRSA, is the owner and president of Kailo Communications Studio, a Corpus Christi-based public relations firm. Clients span a variety of business sectors including energy, manufacturing, refining, financial, retail and government.
She is past chairman of the Public Relations Foundation of Texas and past president of the Texas Public Relations Association from which she received the Golden Spur award, the group’s highest individual honor for service to the profession. Scott was inducted into the Public Relations Society of America’s College of Fellows in 2005 and received the PRSA’s Paul M. Lund Public Service Award in 2013.
Scott was elected to the Del Mar College Board of Regents in November 2014 and serves as vice chair of the legislative committee for the Community College Association of Texas Trustees. Previously, she served eight years on the Board of Trustees of the Corpus Christi Independent School District, including three terms as president.
She is a graduate of the Leadership Texas Class of 2001 and Leadership Corpus Christi Class XVI. She has served in leadership positions for the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Corpus Christi Class XXIII, League of Women Voters, Corpus Christi Arts Council, Corpus Christi Education Foundation and as an elder for Parkway Presbyterian Church.
Scott is an alumna receiving a business degree from Texas A&I University in 1982. She is past president of the Javelina Alumni Association and currently serves on the President’s Leadership Council and the College of Engineering Advisory Committee. During her collegiate years, Scott was president of her sorority, Alpha Delta Pi, a member of the A&I Singers and the Panhellenic Council and was Miss Texas A&I in 1979.
SUMMER 2015 – EAGLE PASS GRADUATES
Bachelor of Science: Ashley Marie Gonzalez, Daisy Nayelhi Pena
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering: Jose Luis Perez
Master of Science in Human Sciences: Alexandra Olguin
