Community

Chairman, Port Commission, Port Authority of Corpus Christi

Member, Board of Directors, American Bank, Corpus Christi, Texas

Member, Board of Trustees, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Foundation

Member, Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization, Transportation Police Committee

Member, "Power Up!" Del Mar Foundation

Advisory Board Member, Texas State Aquarium

Keaton Fellow, Law School Foundation, University of Texas School of Law

Board Member, Dean's Roundtable, University of Texas School of Law

Advisory Board Member, American Bank, Corpus Christi

Board of Governors, Leadership Corpus Christi

Chairman, Corpus Christi I.S.D. Master Facilities Review Committee

Past Affiliations

National President, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), 1979-1981

Texas State Director LULAC, 1977-1979

State Chairman, Texas Mexican-American Democrats (MAD,) 1985

Chairman of the Board, LULAC National Educational Service Center 1981-1990

Chairman of the Board, Boys & Girls Club of Corpus Christi, 1989-1991

Member, Economic Development Board Council, Corpus Christi Business Alliance

Member, Boys & Girls Club of America Board of Directors

Member, Board of Directors, Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program

President, W.B. Ray Texans High School Athletic Booster Club

Chairman, Texan Torch Committee, W.B. Ray H.S. (improving athletic and academic facilities)

Member, Community Advisory Council, Corpus Christi Federation of Teachers

Special Projects Advisor, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Austin, Texas

Member, Leadership Corpus Christi Board of governors

Member, President's Council, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Member, Advisory Council to Athletic Director Board, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Advisor for the Boys & Girls Club of Corpus Christi

Member, United Way Board of Governors

Member, Economic Development Council

Chair, Youth Intervention Task Force, Corpus Christi Business Alliance

Chair, 5th Dimension Program (career and professional development program for 5th graders)

Co-Chair, 28th Annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner, sponsored by the National Conference for Community and Justice

Member, Little Theater Board of Directors (a.k.a. Harbor Playhouse)

Member, Red Cross Board of Governors

Member, Texas Immigration Task Force Committee, appointed by Governor Mark White.

Member, United States Immigration Advisory Committee

Member of numerous committees supporting various bond proposals for improving the city of Corpus Christi and

Corpus Christi Independent School District

Vice Chair, Texans Against Gangs

Member, Southwest Voter Registration Project Board of Directors

Member, Leadership for Education and Academic Development (LEAD)

Member, Democratic Business Council, Democratic National Committee

Co-Chair, Texas Law Enforcement and Community Relations, 1978-1979

Member, Texas Advisory Committee on Farm Workers' Concerns

Organizations

Member, Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce

Life Member, University of Texas Ex-Students Association

Life Member, LULAC (League of United Latin-American Citizens)

Member, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Member, American G.I. Forum

Past Affiliations

Member, Tarpon Foundation, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Member, Nueces County Historical Society

Member, Wednesday Morning Breakfast Club

Member, Corpus Christi, Art Museum (now known as The Art Museum of South Texas)

Member, San Antonio Museum of Art

Member, Witte Museum, San Antonio, Texas

Member, Corpus Christi Symphony Board

Leadership Corpus Christi Alumni, Graduate Class One

Member, Greater Corpus Christi Business Alliance

Member Charter Revision Committee, City of Corpus Christi

Scholarships Established

McCord-Turberville Scholarship, W.B. Ray High School

Gene Van Cleave Scholarship, W.B. Ray High School

Peter Silvas Scholarship, W. B. Ray High School

Peter Weil Fighting Texan Scholarship, W.B. Ray High School

Ruben Bonilla, Sr. Scholarship, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas

Maria Ramirez Scholarship, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas

Raymond L. Ramirez Scholarship, Elgin High School, Elgin, Texas

Maria Ramirez Scholarship, Elgin High School, Elgin, Texas

Awards and Honors

Westside Business Alliance Association "Community Leader of the Year," 2001

National Conference for Community & Justice Humanitarian Award, 1999

Heroes for Children Aware, Awarded by the Texas Board of Education, 1998

Named to the Register, Esquire Magazine, 1985

Named one of the Ten Outstanding Men in America by the United States Jaycees, 1982

Named by Texas Business Magazine as one of the "Rising Stars of Texas"

Selected Señor Internacional 1989 (Laredo, Texas)

National Boys & Girls Club Leadership Award

LULAC "Man of the Year" 1977

Named "President of the Year" by Texas LULAC Council, 1976

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