16 Notable alumni of
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is 2356th in the world, 807th in North America, and 762nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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William F. Garrison
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- military personnel
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William F. Garrison is a retired American major general who commanded the United States forces during Operation Gothic Serpent, the military operation launched during the Somali Civil War in 1993 to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid.
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Gloria E. Anzaldúa
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- literary criticjournalistqueer theoristphilosopherwriter
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Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa was an American philosopher and scholar of Chicana feminism, cultural theory, and queer theory. She loosely based her best-known book, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (1987), on her life growing up on the Mexico–Texas border and incorporated her lifelong experiences of social and cultural marginalization into her work. She also developed theories about the marginal, in-between, and mixed cultures that develop along borders, including on the concepts of Nepantla, Coyoxaulqui imperative, new tribalism, and spiritual activism. Her other notable publications include This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color (1981), co-edited with Cherríe Moraga.
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Lucious Jackson
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- basketball player
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Lucious Brown Jackson, also known as Luke Jackson, was an American professional basketball player. A power forward and center, he played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1964 to 1972. He was named an NBA All-Star in 1965, and won an NBA championship with the 76ers in 1967. Jackson also played for the U.S. national team in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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Paul Stoll
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- basketball player
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Paul Michael Stoll is an American-born Mexican professional basketball player for Halcones de Xalapa of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for Lansing Community College and University of Texas–Pan American.
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Rubén Hinojosa
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- business executivepoliticianadjunct professor
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Rubén Eloy Hinojosa is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 15th congressional district, from 1997 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district stretched from Seguin (east of San Antonio), to McAllen on the Mexican border. Much of the region was rural although Hidalgo County is part of the third-fastest-growing metropolitan statistical area in the country. Hinojosa served on the Financial Services and Education committees.
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Kika de la Garza
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- lawyerpolitician
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Eligio "Kika" de la Garza II was an American lawyer, Korean War veteran, and politician who served 16 consecutive terms as the Democratic representative for the 15th congressional district of Texas from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1997.
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Juan Hinojosa
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- politician
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Juan Jesus "Chuy" Hinojosa is an American politician and attorney who is a member of the Texas Senate, representing the 20th district, which stretches from Corpus Christi to McAllen. A Democrat, he was first elected to the Senate in 2002 and has represented parts of South Texas in the Texas Legislature for a combined total of over 35 years.
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Kinga Szemik
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- association football player
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Kinga Jadwiga Szemik is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Poland national team.
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Perry Hill
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- baseball playercoach
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Perry Wendell Hill,, nicknamed "Bone," is an American professional baseball coach. He is the infield coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He formerly coached for the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, Florida / Miami Marlins, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He is widely regarded as a top infield coach, repeatedly helping improve his teams' defense.
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Jim Hickey
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- baseball player
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James Joseph Hickey is an American professional baseball pitching coach for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Hickey was the previously the pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs, and Houston Astros.
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Tim Duryea
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
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Timothy Lee Duryea is an American college basketball coach who was men's basketball head coach at Utah State, and is currently an assistant coach at Boise State.
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Minerva G. Carcaño
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- priest
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Minerva Garza Carcaño is the first Hispanic woman to be elected to the episcopacy of The United Methodist Church (UMC), the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States. She was elected in 2004. Her first assignment was as Bishop of the Phoenix Episcopal Area of Desert Southwest Conference of the UMC. She was then appointed as Bishop of the California-Pacific Annual Conference of the UMC in 2012, and currently serves as Bishop of the California-Nevada Annual Conference of the UMC. She also serves as the leader of the United Methodist Church's Immigration Task Force.
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Rossy Evelin Lima
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- poetwriter
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Rossy Evelin Lima-Padilla is a United States–based Mexican writer, scholar, translator and activist. She has published her work in numerous journals, magazines and anthologies in Europe, North America and South America.
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Arthur Rogers
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- association football player
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Arthur Rogers is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for USL Championship club Miami FC.
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Bobby Allen
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Robert Allen is a Canadian retired professional basketball player.
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Oscar Casares
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- writer
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Oscar Cásares is an American writer and associate professor of creative writing. He is the author of Brownsville: Stories, Amigoland, and Where We Come From. Cásares teaches at the University of Texas at Austin where he is director of the Creative Writing Program.
