SBS Homecoming
Photos by Chrisitine Scheer and Lori Harwood. Homecoming Chair Manny Molina meets student speaker Nathan R. Olivarez-Giles.
This year, our homecoming celebration on Nov. 3 was held in the Women’s Plaza of Honor. Alumni and friends strolled through the beautiful Plaza, sipped on a beverage from the coffee bar, and ate tasty Mexican food from Lerua’s. Thanks to Bill Nugent, owner of The Shanty, for hosting this event! And thanks to Espresso Art owners, Cherie and Danny Mannheim, for donating a portion of the coffee.Manny Molina was our homecoming chair this year. Molina, a well-respected business and Hispanic marketing professional, founded Molina Media Group, which includes Molina Outdoor, LLC and Latino Future magazine. Molina was previously an executive with Clear Channel Outdoor and senior vice president for Circle K Corporation.
Molina has served the Phoenix, Tucson and Atlanta business and Hispanic communities for more than 20 years. He is the chairman of the board for the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Ruby Hooper (Psychology, Class of '67) meets the current head of psychology, Al Kaszniak.
Molina studied criminal justice administration and sociology at the UA, and was named an Honorary Letterman in 1999. His wife, Jennifer, received her B.S. in rehabilitation from the UA. The Molinas are members of the UA Foundation President’s Club, and he is on the UA Foundation board of directors.The Molinas have three children: Matt, a UA communication alum, Michelle, and Michael, a current UA student.
Our student speaker this year was Nathan R. Olivarez-Giles. Nathan, a journalism and Mexican American studies double major, has been asking tough questions on a busy crime beat for the last year with the Arizona Daily Star. As the Star’s Metro intern reporter, Nathan has also written about the culture and people of Tucson’s south side for the paper’s Thursday “Neighbors” feature.
Before interning with the Star, Nathan reported on student government for the Arizona Daily Wildcat. Nathan also worked as a photo editor and editorial cartoonist for the paper. He is the founding co-president of the UA chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and a founding member of the UA Journalism Student Advisory Council. He served as counselor for the annual Journalism Diversity Workshop in 2006 and was commencement speaker for the workshop in 2007.
LaToya Tewawina (Journalism, Class of '03), with her husband, Anthony, and children Gabriel, Tylar and Dana.
Edna Meza Aguirre hangs out with Magellan Circle members Ron Rose (Political Science, Class of '72) and his wife, Karen.
Margy McGonagill, Kristin Almquist and Gaily Healy.
Manny Molina and Ed Donnerstein in the homecoming parade.
Women's Plaza of Honor
Jay Sander (Anthropology, Class of '93), (far right), joins the festivities with his daughter, Catherine, his mom, Louise Canfield, and his dad, Gene Sander, who is provost of The University of Arizona.
For more information, contact Lori Harwood at 520-626-3846 • Editor