MG Alvin R. Luedecke ’32
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Year Awarded: 1967

El Dorado, TX

Luedecke received a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering in 1932. His 30+ year career included duty in WWII and he served as Air Planner for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He became deputy chief of the Armed Forces Special Weapons project in 1951 and was appointed chief in 1957. In 1957 he was commander of Joint Task Force Seven, in charge of nuclear tests on Eniwetok and Johnston Island.



Luedecke was named General Manager of the Atomic Energy Commission in 1958 and in 1964 was appointed to his post with the Jet propulsion Laboratory. He has been deputy director of the Ranger, Mariner, Surveyor, and Voyager space projects. In 1946, Texas A&M awarded General Luedecke an honorary LL.D. degree.

"While my professional pursuits kept me elsewhere, I’ve always been dedicated to the objectives of Texas A&M, since I first came here in 1928."

William W. Lynch ’22
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Year Awarded: 1962

Marshall, TX

Lynch received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering in 1922. He was employed with Edison Electric Institution, an organization of the investor owned electrical utility industry in America, and later became President. He also served as Vice President and Director of Texas Utilities and Director of the Republic National Bank, Employers National Insurance Company, Texas Employers Insurance Association, Employers Casualty Company, Dallas’ Citizens Council, and the State Fair of Texas.



Lynch served as President of the Texas A&M Research Foundation and was a Councilman at Large for The Association of Former Students.

Bill Mahomes, Jr. ’69
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Year Awarded: 2022

Dallas, TX

Texas A&M taught Bill Mahomes ’69 that, “I was tougher and more resilient than I knew. That life may or may not have always been fair, but how I respond and feel about it is the real test, not the action itself.”

As the first Black student to complete four years in the Corps of Cadets, Mahomes experienced his share of tests. Growing up in Lindale, Texas, he attended segregated schools before coming to the recently integrated Texas A&M. He was the first in his family to attend college, and at the time, he struggled with a speech impediment. However, Mahomes was determined to uphold A&M’s values, even when others didn’t. He graduated with a finance degree, participating in the Cadet Honor Council among other student organizations. Mahomes went on to earn his Juris Doctor from the University of Texas in 1972, serving as vice president of the Student Bar Association while there.

In his distinguished legal career, Mahomes has spent over 30 years specializing in public finance, real estate and commercial transactions. He is the former managing partner, president and director of Mahomes Bolden PC, and is currently a partner at Bracewell LLC. He is also the general counsel and executive vice president for Vista Bank. Some of his most notable clients include the city of Dallas, DFW International Airport and the Texas Turnpike Authority.

Mahomes has served on the boards of over 25 different civic and charitable organizations, including the Salvation Army, the Dallas Legal Service Corp., the Bethlehem Foundation and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. In 2015, Mahomes was appointed to The Texas A&M System Board of Regents, where he continues to serve. He was reappointed and named vice chairman of the board in 2021. Bill and his wife, Pam, have two children.

“Bill is a wonderful example of an Aggie that has spent his life personifying the core values of Texas A&M. Despite all his success and recognition, he remains exceedingly humble.”

  - Bill Carter ’69

Bill Mahomes, Jr. ’69
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Year Awarded: 2022

Dallas, TX

Texas A&M taught Bill Mahomes ’69 that, “I was tougher and more resilient than I knew. That life may or may not have always been fair, but how I respond and feel about it is the real test, not the action itself.”

As the first Black student to complete four years in the Corps of Cadets, Mahomes experienced his share of tests. Growing up in Lindale, Texas, he attended segregated schools before coming to the recently integrated Texas A&M. He was the first in his family to attend college, and at the time, he struggled with a speech impediment. However, Mahomes was determined to uphold A&M’s values, even when others didn’t. He graduated with a finance degree, participating in the Cadet Honor Council among other student organizations. Mahomes went on to earn his Juris Doctor from The University of Texas in 1972, serving as vice president of the Student Bar Association while there.

In his distinguished legal career, Mahomes has spent over 30 years specializing in public finance, real estate and commercial transactions. He is the former managing partner, president and director of Mahomes Bolden PC, and a former partner at Bracewell LLC. He currently serves as the general counsel and executive vice president for Vista Bank. Some of his most notable clients include the city of Dallas, DFW International Airport and the Texas Turnpike Authority.

Mahomes has served on the boards of over 25 different civic and charitable organizations, including the Salvation Army, the Dallas Legal Service Corp., the Bethlehem Foundation and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. In 2015, Mahomes was appointed to The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, where he continues to serve. He was reappointed and named vice chairman of the board in 2021. Bill and his wife, Pam, have two children.

“Bill is a wonderful example of an Aggie that has spent his life personifying the core values of Texas A&M. Despite all his success and recognition, he remains exceedingly humble.”

  - Bill Carter ’69

Dr. Frank J. Malina ’34
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Year Awarded: 1972

Brenham, TX

Dr. Frank Malina has literally reached the stars both as a scientist-administrator and as an artist. Malina’s pioneering work in the field of rocketry is part of the basis of rockets now going to other planets. His advancement in the field of kinetic art has won him fame in recent years.



Malina is a trustee in the International Academy of Astronautics; founder-editor of Leonardo, International Journal of the Contemporary Artist; and founder of Electre Lumidyne International Corporation.



Malina received a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1934, a master’s degree in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1936, and a Doctorate of Aeronautics from Cal Tech in 1940.



He is credited with forcing the start of rocket science and technology in the 1930’s with his thesis on the theory and practice of rocketry. Malina was instrumental in establishing NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In 1954, he brought a new vision to art when he introduced electric light and movement into painting. Malina’s mobile electro-paintings have been exhibited in Paris, Lyon, Rennes, France; Milan; Rome; Prague; Amsterdam; Washington, D.C.; New York; San Francisco; and the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M campus.

"Malina has played a leading role in the development of space technology and would worthy of recognition for that accomplishment alone. But in addition, he has been a leader in the development of the International Space Academy, which has effectively promoted the interchange of scientific information about the exploration of space."

  - Daniel J. Boorstin, Director, Smithsonian Institution

Melvin S. Maltz ’47
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Year Awarded: 2013

Houston, TX

Melvin S. Maltz, Class of 1947, earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas. In 1944, he served in the U. S. Army Air Corps and was honorably discharged in 1946. He reentered A&M to finish his degree in 1948. As a student, he was Cadet Lieutenant of Squadron A, an athletic officer in the Corps of Cadets, and assistant sports editor for The Longhorn in 1946. He was also involved in the student chapter of the Institute for Aeronautical Sciences and the Houston Hometown Club.



After graduation in 1948, Maltz was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1953. He worked as secretary, director and vice president of Century Papers, Inc. from 1952 to 1976. In 1966, he was Industry Group Chairman of the Southern Division of the Paperboard Packaging Council.



Maltz and two partners formed National Inpack Corporation in 1976 and he served as president until the company was sold in 1985. He earned a Broker Securities license and licensed life insurance agent in the state of Texas in 1987. During that time he was a frequent member of the President’s Cabinet of the Acacia Group, earning qualification as a Life Member of the Million Dollar Roundtable. In 2005, Maltz became a member of Silver Fox Advisors and now serves as a senior account manager for the Lone Star Advisory Group, Inc.



Maltz has been an active Houstonian, serving as Masonic Master Mason in 1949, chairman of the Lombardi Committee for the Rotary Club of Houston in 1985, vice president of Congregation Beth Israel and president of Westwood Country Club in 1987. In 1949, he earned the Shriners Cripple Children Cross Crutch Award in recognition for his fundraising efforts for Arabia Shriners Hospital. He served on the Greater Houston Board of Directors for the American Cancer Society from 1974 to 1988—twice as its Chairman—and he was vice president of the Lone Star Chapter National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and director and vice president of Lighthouse Houston. He served on the Texas Division of the American Cancer Society’s Board of Directors until 2003. Maltz currently serves as a member of the Houston Advisory Board of the Prison Entrepreneurship Program mentoring prisoners in business principles.



He has also remained active at Texas A&M, having served as director and president of the Houston A&M Club from 1952 to 1955, Class Agent from 1957 to 1962, Chair of The Association of Former Students’ Board of Directors in 1973 and commencement speaker at Texas A&M in 1974. A member of the A&M Legacy Society, Maltz funded a President’s Endowed Scholarship in 1986. He served on the College of Science Development Council, the Planned Giving Council at the Texas A&M Foundation, and as chairman of the Board of Visitors for the Texas Maritime Academy, and vice president and president of the Sul Ross Group of The Association of Former Students. In 1970, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Houston A&M Club. Maltz currently serves on the President’s Board of Visitors for the Corps of Cadets.



Maltz and his wife, Corky, live in Houston. They have seven children, one of whom graduated from A&M, and a grandson who also graduated from A&M.

Muster is one of the traditions that I am most proud of. It maintains relations with Aggies, an emotional tie to Aggies who have passed on; and will at least annually remind you of relations built, friends made, and friends lost. It reminds of those days of "yore" that we lived, learned, and grew from.

Herschel G. Maltz ’50
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Year Awarded: 1987

Houston, TX

Maltz received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 1950. In 1968, he was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of Century Papers, a firm which distributes paper products. Widely recognized as a leader in his field, Mr. Maltz is a past president of the Southwest Paper Merchants Association and a director of the National Paper Trade Association.



A member of various civic and charitable organizations, he received the 1978 Humanitarian Award for Outstanding Philanthropic Service from the National Jewish Hospital, for which he also served as a trustee. Maltz served as a Class Agent for the Class of 1950 and was President of the Houston A&M Club.

Glenda C. Mariott ’79
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Year Awarded: 2013

College Station, TX

Glenda C. Mariott, Class of 1979, graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in finance.



After graduation, Mariott held various positions in the banking industry, including cashier and vice president of operations for United Citizens Bank of College Station, Texas, and assistant vice president of First City Texas of Bryan. In 1992, she left the banking industry and began her career in the home building and remodeling industry. She is the owner of GCM Designs LLC, a design, build and remodeling firm which has completed projects in the Brazos Valley, and throughout the state of Texas. In 2010, she founded Hud-Saw Properties LLC, a Texas-based real estate investment company. She earned the distinction of Certified Graduate Builder by the National Association of Homebuilders in 2007.



Mariott volunteers her time with the Bryan-College Station Junior League Community Advisory Board and is a recent past chair of the Center for Teaching Excellence Advancement Council at Texas A&M, where she remains active. In 2003, she was appointed to the Texas Residential Construction Commission by Governor Rick Perry ’72 where she served until 2010. From 2006 to 2009, she served as the vice chairman of the commission and was the only woman ever appointed to the nine-member commission. She has served on the boards of the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce, the Bryan-College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau, Scotty’s House, the Better Business Bureau, and the American Red Cross. She is a past president of the Brazos County A&M Club and the Bryan-College Station Homebuilders Association. In 1996, the Bryan-College Station Homebuilders Association named her Builder of the Year—she is the only woman to have received this honor in the history of the local organization. She has also served as a director of the National Association of Homebuilders and the Texas Association of Builders.



At Texas A&M, Mariott has been a guest lecturer and adjunct professor for the Department of Construction Science. She served on the Board of Directors at The Association of Former Students from 1997 to 2003, and in 2002 she was the first female Chair of the Board of The Association. She is a member of the Women Former Students’ Network and was honored with the Legacy Award in 2009. She is a member of the Endowed Century Club, 12th Man Foundation, A&M Legacy Society and the One Spirit One Vision Campaign.



Mariott resides in College Station, where her son Jared, Class of 2006, and her twin grandsons, Hudson and Sawyer, reside as well.

The relationships built at Texas A&M are strong relationships for they were founded on the values and principles of integrity, loyalty, respect, and service. Throughout my life and career, whenever in need, I am secure in knowing I can call upon and depend upon those relationships.

Pablo D. Marvin ’66
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Year Awarded: 2009

College Station, TX

Marvin earned a Bachelor of Science in business management while working part-time and later full-time to support his young family.



Upon graduation, he returned to his native Mexico and built a long and prosperous career in business. Marvin worked for Aceros Nacioneles, S.A. and Deutz, CV.de C.B in Mexico City. He later founded Plasticos Precisos, S.A., a plastics extrusions company; the Los Tocayos chain of restaurants in Denver, Co; and Compania de Inversionistas de Mexico, S.A. de C.V, a real estate company where he currently serves as CEO.



A loyal supporter of Texas A&M, especially to initiatives focusing on international programs, Marvin was named an Outstanding International Alumnus in 2006. He is a member of the Texas A&M International Board, the Texas A&M Mexico Center Advisory Board, the Bush School Development Council and is a founding member of Texas A&M’s International Programs Office. In 1993, Marvin and his wife, Barbara, provided 5,000 square feet of office space rent-free to Texas A&M University, allowing for the creation of the Texas A&M University Center in Mexico. He is a mentor to Texas A&M’s Academy for International Leaders Program, an external advisor to the Mexican Student Association and was actively involved in the planning of the Central American Aggie Summit in 2006 and in the 2007 Middle East Aggie Summit.



A native of Mexico City, Marvin and his wife Barbara now reside in College Station with their daughter, Sophia. Marvin is also father to Paul ’86 (spouse, Pamela Galbreath Marvin ’87), Taylor, and Rosalind.

"Texas A&M has given extra meaning to my life. The values that A&M teaches are of worldwide importance and if even a little bit of A&M could rub off on the rest of the world, the world would be a better place."

James R. "Randy" Matson ’67
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Year Awarded: 2001

Waco, TX

Randy Matson achieved worldwide renown as an athlete and gained nationwide respect while directing Texas A&M’s amazingly successful alumni organization. After Matson received a bachelor’s degree in Marketing in 1968 and working in investments and athletic fundraising, he joined The Association of Former Students in 1972 as the Director of the Annual Fund under the leadership of Richard “Buck” Weirus. Among Weirus’ retirement, Matson was promoted to Executive Director. During Matson’s 20 year tenure, the Annual Fund grew from $1.75 million to $5.5 million and the organizations budget more than tripled. He supervised the construction of the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center and directed the establishment of the Bonfire Relief Fund.



Matson won Olympic gold and silver medals in the shot put in 1968 and 1964 and was the first person in the world to throw the shot more than 70 feet.

"I never went anywhere in the country or world that there wasn’t an Aggie there to support me… That makes Aggies unique."