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
âą David Ruesink
â Past President, Bryan-College Station Sister Cities Board
â Professor and Extension Specialist Emeritus in Community
Development
â College Station City Council Member
âą Nancy Granovsky
â Professor and Extension Family Economics Specialist, Texas
AgriLife Extension Service, The Texas A&M University System
â Board of Directors (Secretary), FedStar Credit Union
âą Mike Bowers
â Texas A&M Former Student, â96
â Texas Entrepreneur
âą Marcelo Bussiki
â Chair of Fine Arts Dept., Blinn College, Bryan
â Music Director Brazos Valley Symphony
11. Economic Development
âą Pemex Plant
âą New Mazda plant to open in 2013 in
Salamanca
âą New Honda plant to open in 2014 in Celaya
âą DVD
12. Potential Exchanges
âą Upcoming youth exchange program November
2012
âą Adult delegation expected November 2012
âą Twinning between the Lions Salamanca CorazĂłn
de Mexico and College Station Noon Lions Club
âą Potential exchanges between Blinn College in
Bryan and University of Guanajuato in Salamanca
and Guanajuato in the area of Visual Arts