Eduardo J. Padrón
President
Office of the President
300 N.E. Second Avenue
Miami, Florida 33132-2297
305-237-3316
epadron@mdc.edu
Message From the President
Monday, April 13, 2009
Outstanding MDC alumni to be honored at Seventh Annual Hall of Fame Gala
Miami Dade College will once again recognize some of our best, brightest and most successful alumni during the Seventh Annual Alumni Hall of Fame Awards gala. This year's celebration will take place on Thursday, April 16, 6 p.m., at Jungle Island and will honor the career achievements of 23 accomplished alumni, working in such fields as architecture, business, education, journalism, law, medicine, public safety and visual arts.
Inductees to the 2009 MDC Hall of Fame include: Carlos Martinez, public defender, Miami-Dade County; Dr. Elsa Murano, president, Texas A&M University; Tony Segreto, retired news anchor, WTVJ NBC Channel 6; Beatrice Louissaint, president, Florida Regional Minority Business Council; Juan del Busto, regional executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; and author Lin Arison. A complete list of inductees is included below. Hall of Fame honorees are recognized for their positive influence on their profession, the community and the College.
Individual tickets to the Hall of Fame cocktail reception and dinner are $250. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Alumni Association Student Scholarship Fund.
For ticket reservations, please click here or call 305-237-3247.
Thank you.
Eduardo
2009 Miami Dade College Alumni Hall of Fame Honorees
ACCOUNTING
Miguel G. Farra, CPA, JD
Partner
Morrison, Brown, Argiz, & Farra, LLP
ARCHITECTURE
William F. Brown, Jr.
Vice President and Principal
CSA Group
Architects & Engineers
BANKING
Juan del Busto
Regional Executive
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
BUSINESS
Ralph L. Gazitúa
President and CEO
WTDC
EDUCATION
Elsa A. Murano, Ph.D.
President
Texas A&M University
ENGINEERING
Manuel Pérez-Montoya, P.E.
President
SDM Consulting Engineers Inc.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
José A. Garrido Jr., J.D.
President
The Garrido Group of Companies
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Robert Espín
President and CEO
Hamilton Risk Management Co.
HEALTH CARE
Joseph L. Caruncho Sr., J.D.
CEO and Co-Founder
Preferred Care Partners
JOURNALISM - BROADCAST
Tony Segreto
Anchor (Retired)
WTVJ – NBC6
JOURNALISM - PRINT
Ana Veciana-Suárez
Columnist
The Miami Herald
LAW
Carlos J. Martínez, J.D.
Public Defender for Miami-Dade County
Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida
LITERARY ARTS
Lin Arison
Author
MARKETING
Jorge Plasencia
Chairman and CEO
República
MEDICINE
Smith Joseph, Pharm.D., D.O.
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Universal Medical Center, P.A.
NONPROFIT
Beatrice Louissaint
President
Florida Regional Minority
Business Council
NURSING
Cheryl Cottrell, R.N.
Vice President of Nursing
Mariners Hospital
PUBLIC SAFETY - FIRE
Otto Drozd III
Fire Chief
City of El Paso, Texas
PUBLIC SAFETY - POLICE
Charles R. Press
Chief of Police
Village of Key Biscayne
SPORTS
Paula Pearson-Tucker
Professional Golfer
TECHNOLOGY
Manuel Alvarez Sr.
CEO
Beam Radio Inc.
TRANSPORTATION
Stuart Klaskin
Founder and Partner
Klaskin, Kushner and Co.
VISUAL ARTS
Connie Lloveras
Artist