Dr. Rumaldo Z. Juárez ’66, a native of Robstown, Texas, received his BS and MS degrees in sociology from Texas A&M and his PhD in rural sociology from Penn State where he is a College of Agriculture Distinguished Alumnus. He was a Distinguished Military Graduate and member of Company C-2. Juárez is a Vietnam Veteran and received the Combat Medics Badge, two overseas service bars, and Bronze Star Medal with 1st Oak Leaf Cluster. He is published in national academic journals and served on national, state, and local advisory boards. During his 36 years in higher education, he has held academic appointments at the University of Arizona, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, UT-Pan American, the University of Texas System, Texas State University, and President of Texas A&M-Kingsville. Among major accomplishments are leadership in the establishment of Texas A&M-San Antonio and the Texas A&M Rangel School of Pharmacy.