Joseph Akers announced as 2021 Dr. Hector P. Garcia Fellow
Four-time 
Islander Alumnus Joseph Akers Announced as 2021 Dr. Hector P. Garcia Fellow
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Deemed one of the most pivotal figures in Mexican American history, Dr. Hector P. Garcia (1914-1996) continues to influence research and education through the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Fellowship. The fellowship, sponsored by the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation, has been provided annually since 2019 to encourage scholarly research using the Garcia Papers, held in the Archives and Special Collections Department of the Mary and Jeff Bell Library at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Read More
Don't let them erase our heroes!
Cecilia Garcia Akers and others testified against the removing of Dr. Hector and other Civil Rights Leaders from the required the high school history curriculum at both the Senate and House hearing for SB3. Most were reinstated in the the bill. Bills that passed this session represent a direct threat to everything Dr. Hector believed in.
Help us keep Dr. Hector's message of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Alive!
Curtis Clark appointed to Board of Directors
Please help me in congratulating Curtis Clark , our newest board member of The Dr. Hector P Garcia Memorial Foundation. Among many other accomplishments, Curtis is the Vice President at IBC Bank and a member of the NAACP. We are so honored to have Curtis as a new board member.
International Bank of Commerce “IBC”, Assistant Vice President
Mary McLeod Bethune Early Child Development Inc., Former Chairman of the Board of Directors
Coastal Bend Boys and Girls Club, Vice President
Corpus Christi International Airport Board of Directors, Former 1st Vice Chairman of CCIA Board of Directors
Harold C. Kaffie Middle School, Former PTA Board President
Corpus Christi Crime Control & Prevention District Board, 2021-Present Vice President of CCCCPD
NAACP H. Boyd Hall Branch Chapter #6168, 2nd Vice President NAACP Chapter #6168
United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce 2015-Present, Present United CC Chamber of Commerce Chamber Champions Chairman
Corpus Christi Black Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Vice President of CC Black Chamber of Commerce
Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corp. 2021-Present
Leadership Corpus Christi Class 46 Steering Committee Member
Leadership Corpus Christi Class 44 Graduate 2016
Corpus Christi Under 40 2015 Honoree
Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Embajadore President 2016
United States Navy 1996-2001 Veteran
Interview with Cecilia Garcia Akers- daughter of Major Héctor Pérez García MD (WWII Veteran)
