Sitting:

Merida Escobar, Minority Small Business Champion of the Year
Blanca E. Perez-Moreno, Women in Business Champion of the Year
Jamie A. Bowell, SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Alma Ortega-Johnson, Financial Services Champion of the Year
Maria Nuez-Hall, Home-Based Business Champion of the Year

Standing:

Leon De Leon, Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year
Velma Sue De Leon, Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year
Dr. Robert S. Nelsen, President, The University of Texas Pan American
Baldomero Trevino, Small Business Person of the Year
Sylvia Zamponi, SBA District Director
Javier Martinez, SBDC Advisor of the Year
Joaquin Spammer, Small Business Exporter of the Year
Maria Juarez, SBDC Director