By Juan Montoya
People who heard him speak Thursday said Texas Southmost College presidential candidate Roberto Gutierrez was hugely impressive in his bearing, his communication skills and his vision for the future of the district.
However, at least one of t the TSC trustees who will make the decision hat affects the future of the institution took a pass on this candidate just as he did on the previous interv
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iewee.Again, little Dr. Robert Robles opted to skip out on the Gutierrez interview before the board.
If he had attended he would have learned that Gutierrez, a migrant from Los Fresnos, embodies everything that American society values: hard work, ambition, perseverance, and achievement.
"Robles was a no-show again," said a participant. "This time there wasn't even an explanation for his absence. It looks like the only time he goes to a TSC meeting or function it's to report on what's happening to Juliet Garcia. Little Robert doesn't seem to have anything to do with our college anymore."
Gutierrez, as did many local residents, grew up in a migrant family and traveled the Midwest migrant stream working in agriculture.
The family moved away when he was still a youngster, although his mother was from Monterey and married his father, who is from South Texas.
If Robles had attended, he would have learned that after he attained his education, Gutierrez witnessed the separation of Rhodes College in Lima, Ohio, and Ohio State-Lima, a situation very much like the separation between TSC and the UT System.
He is now the vice president for academic affairs at Rhodes State College.
Today Rhodes State College and Ohio State Lima share a campus.
TSC trustees Adela Garza and Trey Mendez both asked questions of Gutierrez at the forum.
"I like to come to these forums because I like to get a sense of the person, how they bear themselves in front of people and how that react on the spot," said Mendez. "Gutierrez was an impressive candidate."
Likewise, Garza, who lives in Los Fresnos, said Gutierrez shared a common experience with local students and said that the caliber of the candidates would make it difficult to reach a decision after all six are interviewed.
"That's not necessarily a bad thing," she said. "It means we are going to get a very well qualified candidate to oversee the transition of our community college. Our community stands to benefit from our choice."
5 comments:
Li'l Bobby Robles is proving that he lacks any bedside manner and is neither a diplomat nor a public servant. Bobby serves himself in every venture in which he engages. If he treats his patients as he treats the public, then he's really a dangerous to the community.
Those "Trustees" who fail to participate in the selection process should recuse themselves when it comes to selecting a new TSC President.
When Dr. Robles shows up for an interview we should be careful; it may be that Queen Scorpiana has a mole in the mix.
Mrs. Garza lives in Olmito and she is loved. Beautiful person inside and out.
The scandalously self-serving behavior of the dissenting members of the Board, especially Robles and Oliveira, give the lie to their pious claims of public service. They should indeed recuse themselves from the decision making in a process which they have, up to now, chosen to undermine or ignore at every turn, but then again, given their behavior to this point, I would expect them to fail, yet again, to fulfill their responsibilities.
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