(Ed.'s Note: Brownsville native and Texas A&M University graduate Mike Hernandez returned home with a mission after he read that his hometown had been declared the poorest community in the United States. A self-made millionaire, he founded OP 10.33, an advocacy group composed of academic, voc-tech, social, political and religious components to confront the conditions that gave Brownsville its unsavory ranking. Between running his successful business and giving incentives to local residents to better their lot, he has since been appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott to the A&M Board of Regents.
Despite predictable blowback by the usual suspects in this city, Hernandez has persevered and established the Cameron County Educational Incentive which has graduated several classes of students in vocational-technical fields, the Brownsville Scholars Program for city students at A&M, a collaborative engineering program with Texas Southmost College, all without forgetting to assist residents in Cameron Park through Proyecto Juan Diego, battling the Zika virus, and collaborating A&M, TSC, and Texas State Technical College to support training the local workforce at the Port of Brownsville.Just a little over 300 A&M graduates have been recognized as distinguished alumnus from more than half a million former students since 1962. Among his fellows for this year's recognition are Army generals, business CEOs. higher educational leaders and distinguished scholars.)
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The Distinguished Alumnus Award is the highest honor bestowed upon a former student of Texas A&M University, awarded since 1962 to only 303 of Texas A&M’s more than 517,000 former students.
Presented jointly by the university and The Association of Former Students, this award recognizes Aggies who have achieved excellence in their chosen professions and made meaningful contributions to Texas A&M University and their local communities.
Mike Hernandez III ’83, owner of D&M Leasing and several auto dealerships, founded the Brownsville Scholars Program at A&M and nonprofit ventures that boost opportunities in Cameron County, and leads and supports other educational and charitable work.
Presented jointly by the university and The Association of Former Students, this award recognizes Aggies who have achieved excellence in their chosen professions and made meaningful contributions to Texas A&M University and their local communities.
Mike Hernandez III ’83, owner of D&M Leasing and several auto dealerships, founded the Brownsville Scholars Program at A&M and nonprofit ventures that boost opportunities in Cameron County, and leads and supports other educational and charitable work.
He is a member of The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.
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Yep...let’s stay at home forever...put everybody on welfare forever...the Mexican way!
I wish this gentleman would run for mayor (I know he doesn’t live here), state representative, or US representative....
Congratulations Mike, great job, keep up the great work no matter what the naysayers say or do. They will always be crying about something.
This is all local government doing and calling the shots. Trump has taken it upon good faith, that our so called local governors, such as Abbott is really looking out for the SAFETY of our citizens, but in reality he is looking at the big MONEY industry. He knows the high risks involved in this world plague and yet he is appointing millionaires at the same time that Texas is in this crisis. You decide for yourself where his heart and corrupt mind is. We must not forget our beloved so called congressman Filemon Vela, Vicent Gonzales, Eddie Lucio,Chuy Hinojosa for working so hard for the Mexican side. They are working so hard to make sure the illegals get "their Stimulus monies. This is my opinion
Gig ‘Em!
Congratulation Mike Hernandez. You make the city proud. Thank you for your investments here and hopefully you will continue to promote our youth and the community. Hopefully we can improve education and opportunities and end our current "brain drain" that causes our brightest to leave the community to realize their educational and financial goals.
Hook 'Em!
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