The University of Texas-Pan American was awarded The Monitor’s 2008 Readers’ Choice Award for Favorite College/University in South Texas. Pictured left to right are Letty Tijerina, account executive for The Monitor; Dr. Blandina Cárdenas, UTPA president; and Tammie Risica, marketing director for The Monitor. UTPA would like to thank The Monitor, the largest and leading newspaper in South Texas, and all its readers for the honor. This is the sixth time UTPA has received the accolade.