In this issue, meet Board of Trustees member Joseph A. Reyes Joseph A. Reyes, a San Antonio native who resides in Washington D.C., has served as a member of the UIW Board of Trustees since 2004. “Some friends of mine recommended I serve on the board and they told Dr. Agnese about me,” said Reyes.
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In this issue, meet Board of Trustees member J. Scott Beckendorf A member of the Board of Trustees since January of 2010, Scott Beckendorf previously served on UIW’s development board for 14 years. As a development board member, he served on various committees to include the Nominations committee, Communications committee, Swing-In Auction Party committee, the
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In this issue, meet Board of Trustees member Mike Belz By Crystale Lopez University of the Incarnate Word Board of Trustees member Mike Belz may have only joined the board in 2011, but he is no stranger to the university. “I came to San Antonio from east St. Louis, Ill. in 1971 on an academic
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In this issue, meet Board of Trustees member Gayle Benson By Crystale Lopez Gayle Marie Benson, a New Orleanian for the past 30 years, has been a member of the UIW Board of Trustees since 2007. “I was asked to join the board by our close friend, Stanley Rosenberg,” she said. “UIW President Lou Agnese
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In this issue, meet Board of Trustees member Richard T. Schlosberg, III UIW Board of Trustees member Richard Schlosberg fondly recalls his first encounter with UIW President Dr. Louis Agnese, Jr. In 2004, upon returning to San Antonio where he began his career two decades earlier, he and his wife Kathy were the guests of
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In this issue, meet Board of Trustees member Carmen Nava By Crystal Campos ’07 BA After 12 years of Catholic school, it’s no surprise that Carmen Nava would be interested in serving a Catholic institution as an adult. Nava, born fifth of seven children and raised in Los Angeles, Calif., said the UIW Mission challenges
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In this issue, meet Board of Trustees member John Peveto By Salwa Choucair If it’s true that enthusiasm is contagious, then John Peveto’s passion for the University of the Incarnate Word may cause an epidemic. “It’s a very inspirational and exciting place to be, and I love being there,” says the 73-year-old entrepreneur who has
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In this issue, meet Board of Trustees member Alan Dreeben “To be as lucky in my life as I have been and not give back is unconscionable,” said Alan Dreeben, who has a long résumé of community service endeavors particularly in higher education. In addition to his dedication to UIW, he previously served as a
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In this issue, meet Board of Trustees member Betty Kelso It’s been three years since Betty Stieren Kelso was invited to serve the University of the Incarnate Word as a member of the Board of Trustees, and she has loved every minute of it. “It’s been a wonderful experience for me,” Kelso said. “The other
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In this issue, meet Board of Trustees member Gary Henry Gary Henry learned as a teenager how to build a waterpark from the ground up; he helped construct some of the first rides at his family’s New Braunfels riverside resort, Schlitterbahn. Today, he is the backbone of the organization, serving as president of Schlitterbahn’s four
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