Juan Jose De Leon Jr., better known as J.J. De Leon, has served on the Texas Southmost College Board of Trustees since elected in 2018. As a TSC graduate, he understands—first-hand—how the community college represents a profound opportunity for all students to have access to high quality, affordable education.

“TSC serves a Hispanic community with strong family ties,” De Leon said, “and I believe that we, as a comprehensive community college, can and should provide a cost-effective education that offers a pathway to an even brighter future for our students and communities.”

J.J. De Leon Jr., was elected to the Texas Southmost College Board of Trustees in 2018. As a TSC alumnus, he understands—first-hand—how the community college represents a profound opportunity for all students to have access to high quality, affordable education.

Every day during this school year, the Robotics Team at Perkins Middle School in Brownsville met virtually to prepare for the 2021 First Tech Challenge robotics competition, where they won first place for their district and brought home the Collins Aerospace Innovate Award.

The middle school robotics team is part of the Texas Southmost College Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center housed at Perkins. The team was created three years ago and has seen success that led to this year’s win.

The robotics team at Perkins Middle School in Brownsville recently won first place at the 2021 First Tech Challenge robotics competition and the Collins Aerospace Innovate Award.

Brownsville’s Public Director of Health and Wellness for the city of Brownsville Art Rodriguez, Ph.D., has led a successful career in the health care sector and it all started at Texas Southmost College.

The TSC alumnus graduated from the college with a certificate in emergency medical services in 1987, an associate degree in respiratory care in 1989 and an associate degree in nursing in 1992, laying the foundation for a health care career that spans three decades.

Texas Southmost College alumnus and Director of Health and Wellness for the city of Brownsville Art Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Kayla Uribe was one of 28 students who graduated on Saturday from the Texas Southmost College Criminal Justice Institute during a ceremony hosted at the TSC Performing Arts Center.

At only 23 years old, Uribe said TSC’s police academy has given her the skills she needs for a lifelong career in law enforcement.

Kayla Uribe was one of the 28 cadets that graduated on June 12, 2021 from TSC’s Criminal Justice Institute. She has already been hired by the Harlingen Police Department and upon completing and passing her licensing exam later in June, she will begin to protect and serve the residents of that community.

As a lifelong educator, Texas Southmost College Trustee Eva Alejandro has spent nearly five decades shaping the future of classroom education. With great energy, she has pursued excellence on three fronts: educating future teachers in the classroom, establishing an exceptional Child Care and Development program at TSC as well as developing teachers through alternative pathways.

Alejandro, a Pawnee, Texas native who calls Brownsville home, has served on the TSC Board of Trustees for three years and is the current board secretary. She said TSC has held a special place in her heart since 1977, when she was hired to develop a Child Care and Development program at the college.

Texas Southmost College Trustee and Past Board Chair, Adela Garza, has served on the college’s Board of Trustees for the last 12 years and is helping lead TSC into a new era of growth and prosperity.