Alumni

2009 Alumni Hall Of Fame

Inductees*

ACCOUNTING
Miguel G. Farra, C.P.A., J.D.

Partner
Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLP

ARCHITECTURE
William F. Brown Jr., A.I.A.
Vice President and Principal
CSA Group
Architects & Engineers, North America

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
Roberto Espín Jr.
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 Martínez, J.D.
Public Defender
Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida

LITERARY ARTS
Lin Arison
Author

MARKETING
Jorge A. Plasencia
Chairman and CEO
República

MEDICINE
Smith Joseph, D.O., Pharm.D.
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Universal Medical Center, P.A.

NONPROFIT
Beatrice Louissaint
President
Florida Regional Minority Business Council

NURSING
Cheryl A. Cottrell, R.N.

Vice President
Nursing Mariners Hospital

PUBLIC SAFETY – FIRE
Otto Drozd
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 A. Alvarez Sr.
CEO
Beam Radio Inc.

TRANSPORTATION
Stuart Klaskin
Founder and Partner
Klaskin, Kushner & Co.

VISUAL ARTS
Connie Lloveras
Artist

* Inductee titles at the time of award