(From left to center) HBLI Associate Director, Lucia Rodriguez, New Fellows: Lisa Irby, Diane Ramirez, Maria Cristina Cavazos, Glendelia Zavala, Alfredo Salinas, and Executive Director, Dr. Leonard Valverde.
UT Pan Am Campus Coordinator, Dr. Patrick Lynch, (center) with his staff.
Glendina Zavala and Cristina Cavazos during the orientation. 
Coordinating
Council member Dr. Jaime Chahin discussed the inception and philosophy behind
HBLI.
Dr. Valverde listens intensely as Dr. Rudy Arevalo, Academic VP, discusses the importance of the HBLI doctoral program to UTPA.
NMSU Fellows Mari Rodriguez and Ed Arrellano discussed their research and
teaching experiences with the new fellows.
The fellows concluded the orientation with a traditional
South Texas BBQ.
Orientation Group Photo
August 18, 1999