Benavidez: South Texas College does not get the credit it deserves, locally

MCALLEN, Texas - The people of the Rio Grande Valley do not realize what a gem they have in South Texas College.This is the view of the president of STC’s board of trustees, Rose Benavidez.Benavidez held a news conference on Thursday to name a sole finalist for president of the college, announce a one-time payment for all employees, and present STC’s most recent state and national rankings.“One of the things that is probably most troubling to me is that we have this great faculty, we’ve had this great president, we expect to have an amazing president coming forward, yet every single time that our record is recognized, we know about that within our own internal confines,” said Benavidez, during the news conference. “And that is unfortunate for this region, it is unfortunate for the students that we serve, it is unfortunate for the taxpayers that subsidize a lot of the work we do because we absolutely know that is critical and vital for people to know that South Texas College is a premier institution, not just in this region but all over the country.”Editor's Note: To read the full story go to the Rio Grande Guardian website.Go to www.riograndeguardian.com to read the latest border news stories and watch the latest news videos.