Colegiales are persons affiliated with University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez in Spanish , is a land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant state university located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico...

, 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
Ricardo Azziz Ricardo Azziz Ricardo Azziz, a physician-scientist-executive with extensive leadership experience in biomedical research, medical education, and health care, is president of the Georgia Health Sciences University in Augusta, Ga....	a physician-scientist-executive, president of the Georgia Health Sciences University in Augusta, Ga
William A. Navas, Jr. William A. Navas, Jr. Major General William A. Navas, Jr. is the first Puerto Rican to be named an Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Navas, who served in the Department of Veterans Affairs resigned in 2007.-Early years:...	is the first Puerto Rican to be named an Assistant Secretary of the Navy Assistant Secretary of the Navy Assistant Secretary of the Navy is the title given to certain civilian senior officials in the United States Department of the Navy....
Antonio Fas Alzamora Antonio Fas Alzamora Antonio "Tony" Fas Alzamora is a Puerto Rican politician and Senator. He is currently the longest-serving member of the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly, having served as Senator since 1976...	Former President of the Senate of Puerto Rico Senate of Puerto Rico The Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate is composed of 27 senators, representing eight constituent senatorial districts across the commonwealth, with two senators elected per district; an...
Angel R. Rosa	Associate Professor of Political Science; radio commentator "La ultima palabra" Radio Isla 1320 WSKN WSKN is a radio station on 1320 AM. WSKN serves San Juan, Puerto Rico and is owned by Media Power Group. The station carries a Spanish language news and talk format....
Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci Major Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci , was an F-111F pilot in the United States Air Force. He was killed in action during Operation El Dorado Canyon, the April 15, 1986 U.S. air raid on Libya.-Early years:...	F-111F pilot in the United States Air Force, killed during Operation El Dorado Canyon Operation El Dorado Canyon The 1986 United States bombing of Libya, code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon, comprised the joint United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps air-strikes against Libya on April 15, 1986. The attack was carried out in response to the 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing.-Origins:Shortly after his... , the April 15, 1986 U.S. air raid on Libya.
Sergio Gonzalez	Former Secretary of Transportation and Public works of Puerto Rico
Silverio Pérez Silverio Pérez Silverio Pérez is a musician, comedian, entrepreneur and broadcasting media host, born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. He is known for several reasons, among them:* hosting several successful Puerto Rican television shows during his career....	musician, comedian, entrepreneur and TV personality
Pedro Toledo Pedro Toledo Pedro Toledo Dávila is a former Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police Department. He is known for serving as such for two non-consecutive terms, under two different administrations...	Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police Department
F. Javier Cevallos F. Javier Cevallos Dr. F. Javier Cevallos is the current president of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States. He is the eleventh university president, and has been president since April 25, 2002. Cevallos is also the university's first Hispanic president.Cevallos was born in...	President of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown University of Pennsylvania , is an American public university located in rural Kutztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania and is one of fourteen schools that comprise the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary...
Jorge Haddock	Dean of the School of Business at Richmond University in Virginia
Justo A. Méndez Rodriguez Justo A. Méndez Rodriguez Ing. Justo A. Méndez Rodriguez is a former Senator in the Puerto Rico Legislature.-Education and career:He was born in Lares, Puerto Rico. He later studied Engineering at the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in Mayaguez, there he joined the Beta Chapter of Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity. He...	former Senator in the Puerto Rico Legislature.
Orlando Figueroa Orlando Figueroa Orlando Figueroa , previously the NASA Mars Czar Director for Mars Exploration and the Director for the Solar System Division in the Office of Space Science at NASA Headquarters and the Deputy Center Director for Science and Technology of the Goddard Space Flight Center...	Director of the Mars Exploration Program in NASA
Emilio Rivera	Engineer, Senior Director and Plant Manager for Amgen Amgen Amgen Inc. is an international biotechnology company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. Located in the Conejo Valley, Amgen is the world's largest independent biotech firm. The company employs approximately 17,000 staff members. Its products include Epogen, Aranesp, Enbrel, Kineret,...  in California
Frank C. Stipes	Westernbank President
Héctor Moreno	Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Blue Cross of Puerto Rico
Carlos Castillo	Received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers Award
Olga D. González-Sanabria Olga D. González-Sanabria Olga D. González-Sanabria is a Puerto Rican scientist and inventor. She is the highest ranking Hispanic at NASA Glenn Research Center, and a member of the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame...	scientist and inventor. She is the highest ranking Hispanic at NASA's Glenn Research Center Glenn Research Center NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field is a NASA center, located within the cities of Brook Park, Cleveland and Fairview Park, Ohio between Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and the Cleveland Metroparks's Rocky River Reservation, and has other subsidiary facilities in Ohio... , and a member of the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame Ohio Women's Hall of Fame The Ohio Women's Hall of Fame was founded in 1978 and has 356 members. It provides public recognition for the achievements of Ohio women that better their state, their country and their world.-See also:*National Women's Hall of Fame... .
Gladys González	Former Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Mercedes Reaves Mercedes Reaves Mercedes Reaves is a Puerto Rican research engineer and scientist. She is responsible for the design of a viable full-scale solar sail and the development and testing of a scale model solar sail at NASA Langley Research Center in Virginia.-Early years:...	responsible for the design of a viable full-scale solar sail at NASA's Langley Research Center Langley Research Center Langley Research Center is the oldest of NASA's field centers, located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It directly borders Poquoson, Virginia and Langley Air Force Base...
Amri Hernandez-Pellerano Amri Hernandez-Pellerano Amri Hernández-Pellerano is a Puerto Rican electronics engineer and scientist who designs, builds and tests the electronics that will regulate the solar array power in order to charge the spacecraft battery and distribute power to the different loads or users inside various spacecraft at NASA's...	electronics engineer and scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Goddard Space Flight Center The Goddard Space Flight Center is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center. GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors, and is located approximately northeast of Washington, D.C. in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA. GSFC,... .
Carlos Ortiz Longo Carlos Ortiz Longo Carlos Ortiz Longo used to be the Constellation Program Division System Manager for the Structural Engineering Division at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. He is responsible for integrating Constellation Program items related to structures, mechanics, materials, and thermal...	is currently the Constellation Program Division System Manager for the Structural Engineering Division at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Pedro Rodriguez Pedro Rodriguez (NASA) Dr. Pedro Rodriguez, Ph.D., , is the Director of a test laboratory at NASA and inventor of a portable, battery-operated lift seat for people suffering from knee arthritis.-Early years:...	is the Director of a test laboratory at NASA and inventor of a portable, battery-operated lift seat for people suffering from knee arthritis.
Antonio Mignucci Antonio Mignucci Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni, PhD is a biological oceanographer specializing in the biology, management and conservation of marine mammals...	is a biological oceanographer specializing in the biology, management and conservation of marine mammals.
Juan R. Correa-Pérez Juan R. Correa-Pérez Juan R. Correa-Pérez, Ph.D. is a scientist credited with becoming the first clinical Andrologist and Embryologist established in Puerto Rico . He has a particular interest and expertise in male-factor infertility with an impressive resume of research. Dr...	is a scientist credited with becoming the first (doctoral level) clinical Andrologist and Embryologist established in Puerto Rico.
Carlos Eugenio Chardón	is the first Puerto Rican mycologist
Juan A. Rivero Juan A. Rivero Dr. Juan A. Rivero, the founder of the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo at the University of Puerto Rico's Mayagüez Campus, was born on March 5, 1923 in Puerto Rico.-Education:...	the founder of the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo is a zoo located in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is the only zoo on the island. It is named in honor of Juan A. Rivero, its first director. It has an extensive collection of animals from all continents, as well as new facilities.-History:...
Lissette Martinez Lissette Martinez Lissette Martinez , is the lead electrical engineer for the Space Experiment Module program at the Wallops Flight Facility which is part of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.-Early years:...	is the lead electrical engineer for the Space Experiment Module program at the Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Flight Facility , located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, is operated by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, primarily as a rocket launch site to support science and exploration missions for NASA and other U.S. government agencies...  which is part of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Goddard Space Flight Center The Goddard Space Flight Center is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center. GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors, and is located approximately northeast of Washington, D.C. in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA. GSFC,... .
Adolfo Figueroa-Viñas Adolfo Figueroa-Viñas Adolfo Figueroa-Viñas, Ph.D. is the first Puerto Rican astrophysicist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and is an expert in solar and space plasma physics at the Heliophysics Science Division...	is the first Puerto Rican astrophysicist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Joxel Garcia Joxel García Joxel García is a Puerto Rican physician and a former four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He served as the thirteenth Assistant Secretary for Health , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from March 13, 2008 to January 20, 2009...	is a Puerto Rican physician and a former four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He served as the thirteenth Assistant Secretary for Health and currently serves as the President of the Ponce School of Medicine Ponce School of Medicine Ponce School of Medicine is a private medical school located in the city of Ponce in Puerto Rico, U.S. The school is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education , and classified as a United States Medical School... .
Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano Dr. Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano a.k.a. "Tali", Ph.D., is an astrophysicist and researcher with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center who pioneered the development position-sensitive detectors. He is an expert and researcher on dark matter....	is an astrophysicist and researcher with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) who pioneered the development position-sensitive detectors.
Pedro N. Rivera Pedro N. Rivera Brigadier General Pedro N. Rivera, M.D. is a retired United States Air Force officer who in 1994 became the first Hispanic to be named medical commander in the Air Force. He was responsible for the provision of health care to more than 50,000 patients.-Early years:Rivera was born in San German,...	is a retired Brigadier General of United States Air Force who in 1994 became the first Hispanic to be named medical commander in the Air Force.
Ricardo Aponte Ricardo Aponte Brigadier General Ricardo "Rico" Aponte is a United States Air Force officer who was the first Hispanic Director, J-7, of the United States Southern Command, located in Miami, Florida.-Early years:...	is a United States Air Force officer who was the first Hispanic Director, J-7, of the United States Southern Command United States Southern Command The United States Southern Command , located in Miami, Florida, is one of nine Unified Combatant Commands in the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for providing contingency planning and operations in Central and South America, the Caribbean The United States Southern Command... , located in Miami, Florida.

Notable faculty of University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Faculty	Notability
Juan A. Rivero Juan A. Rivero Dr. Juan A. Rivero, the founder of the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo at the University of Puerto Rico's Mayagüez Campus, was born on March 5, 1923 in Puerto Rico.-Education:...	the founder of the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo is a zoo located in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is the only zoo on the island. It is named in honor of Juan A. Rivero, its first director. It has an extensive collection of animals from all continents, as well as new facilities.-History:... . Distinguished Professor, Department of Biology
Edwin Irizarry Mora Edwin Irizarry Mora Edwin Irizarry Mora is an economist, professor and pro-independence leader in Puerto Rico.He was the Puerto Rican Independence Party candidate for governor of the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the 2008 election. In 2004, he ran for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in Washington, D.C....	economist, Puerto Rican Independence Party Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty....  candidate for governor of Puerto Rico Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico...  in the 2008. Professor, Department of Economics
Angel Gaud Gonzalez Angel Gaud Gonzalez Professor Angel A. Gaud Gonzalez is one of the longest serving professor at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. For more than 50 years as professor of Physics, Math and Science. Born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. He studied Mechanical engineering, M.S. University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and...	Professor, Department of Physics

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