The delegation visited Salamanca, Mexico from May 21-25, 2012 as part of the Bryan/College Station Sister Cities program with Salamanca. The four member delegation included representatives from Bryan City Council, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, and Blinn College. During the visit, the delegation toured local organizations, met with the Mayor, visited universities, and signed a ceremony with the Salamanca Lions Club to establish partnerships between the two cities.
2. Delegation
• David Ruesink
– Past President, Bryan-College Station Sister Cities Board
– Professor and Extension Specialist Emeritus in Community
Development
– College Station City Council Member
• Nancy Granovsky
– Professor and Extension Family Economics Specialist, Texas
AgriLife Extension Service, The Texas A&M University System
– Board of Directors (Secretary), FedStar Credit Union
• Mike Bowers
– Texas A&M Former Student, ‘96
– Texas Entrepreneur
• Marcelo Bussiki
– Chair of Fine Arts Dept., Blinn College, Bryan
– Music Director Brazos Valley Symphony
11. Economic Development
• Pemex Plant
• New Mazda plant to open in 2013 in
Salamanca
• New Honda plant to open in 2014 in Celaya
• DVD
12. Potential Exchanges
• Upcoming youth exchange program November
2012
• Adult delegation expected November 2012
• Twinning between the Lions Salamanca Corazón
de Mexico and College Station Noon Lions Club
• Potential exchanges between Blinn College in
Bryan and University of Guanajuato in Salamanca
and Guanajuato in the area of Visual Arts