List of University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez people

Colegiales are persons affiliated with University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, commonly including alumni, current and former faculty members, students, and others. Here follows a list of notable Colegiales.

The university is unique in Puerto Rico for creating a strong bond between students and the institution itself. Alumni proudly declare themselves "colegiales" even decades after graduating from the institution. Being a "colegial" becomes part of a student's identity. Some students say that, given the shared challenges of academic life there, all alumni share a sense of belonging and trust.

Notable alumni of University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Alumni	Notability
Zayra Alvarez	Singer-songwriter and guitarist[1]
Antonio Fas Alzamora	Former President of the Senate of Puerto Rico
Jorge N. Amely Vélez	Electrical engineer and inventor, holds various patents in the field of medical technology[2]
Ricardo Aponte	Brigadier General of the United States Air Force; first Hispanic Director, J-7, of the United States Southern Command, in Miami, Florida
Ricardo Azziz	Physician, scientist, executive, president of the Georgia Health Sciences University in Augusta, Georgia[3]
F. Javier Cevallos	President of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Carlos Eugenio Chardón	First Puerto Rican mycologist
Juan R. Correa-Pérez	First doctoral-level clinical andrologist and embryologist established in Puerto Rico
Carlos Del Castillo	Received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers Award
Herminio Brau del Toro[4]	Lawyer, engineer, professor, writer, president of P.R. Distillers
Orlando Figueroa	Former Director of NASA's Mars Exploration Program
Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano	NASA astrophysicist and researcher; pioneered the development of position-sensitive detectors
Adolfo Figueroa-Viñas	First Puerto Rican astrophysicist at NASA
Joxel García	Physician; former four-star admiral in the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps; thirteenth Assistant Secretary for Health; President of the Ponce School of Medicine
Gladys González	Former Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Sergio Gonzalez	Former Secretary of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico
Olga D. González-Sanabria	Scientist and inventor; highest-ranking Hispanic at NASA's Glenn Research Center; member of the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
Jorge Haddock	Dean of the School of Business at Richmond University in Virginia
Amri Hernandez-Pellerano	Electronics engineer and scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Carlos Ortiz Longo	Aerospace engineer at the Structural Engineering Division at the Johnson Space Center in Houston
Lissette Martinez	Lead electrical engineer for the Space Experiment Module program at the Wallops Flight Facility, part of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Antonio Mignucci	Biological oceanographer specializing in the biology, management and conservation of marine mammals
Héctor Moreno	Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Blue Cross of Puerto Rico
William A. Navas, Jr.	First Puerto Rican to be named an Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Silverio Pérez	Musician, comedian, entrepreneur, TV personality
Edryck Pol	TV personality "Velcroman" on the once-popular show No Te Duermas
Mercedes Reaves	Designed a viable full-scale solar sail at NASA's Langley Research Center
Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci	F-111F pilot in the United States Air Force; killed during Operation El Dorado Canyon, the April 15, 1986 US air raid on Libya
Emilio Rivera	Engineer, Senior Director and Plant Manager for Amgen in California
Pedro N. Rivera	Retired Brigadier General of United States Air Force; in 1994 became the first Hispanic medical commander in the Air Force
Juan A. Rivero	Founder of the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo
Justo A. Méndez Rodriguez	Former Senator in the Puerto Rico Legislature
Pedro Rodriguez	Director of a test laboratory at NASA; inventor of a portable, battery-operated lift seat for people suffering from knee arthritis
Angel R. Rosa	Puerto Rico Senator at-large; Chair of Puerto Rico Senate Government Affairs and Economic Development Committee; Associate Professor of Political Science
Frank C. Stipes	Westernbank President
Pedro Toledo	Former Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police Department

Notable faculty of University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Faculty	Notability
Angel Gaud Gonzalez	Professor, Department of Physics
Edwin Irizarry Mora	Economist; Puerto Rican Independence Party candidate for governor of Puerto Rico in 2008; professor, Department of Economics
Juan A. Rivero	Founder of the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo; Distinguished Professor, Department of Biology

Deans, Vice Chancellor and Chancellors

	Dean	Years
1	Frank Lincoln Stevens	1911 -
2	Ralph Stillman Garwood
3	Charles E. Horne
	Joseph Axtamayer	-1943

	Vice Chancellor	Years
1	Luis Stefani[5]	1943–1965

	Chancellor	Years
1	José Enrique Arrarás	1966–1971
2	Fred Soltero Harrington [6]
3	Rafael Pietri Oms [7]
4	Salvador Alemañy [8]
5	José Luis Martínez Pico[9]	1985–1989
6	Alejandro Ruiz Acevedo[10]	1990–1993
7	Stuart J. Ramos
8	Antonio Santos Cabrera[11]	1997-98
9	Zulma Toro Ramos[12][13]
10	Jorge Iván Vélez Arocho [14]	2001–2009
11	Miguel Muñoz[15]	2010-2013

See also

• List of notable Puerto Ricans
• List of University of Puerto Rico people

References

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4. Aurelio, Martínez (2004). Cabo Rojo: historia y personalidad de un pueblo (in Spanish). Indiana University: Ediciones Chriscela. p. 189. ISBN 1596080396.
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