Samuel was born and raised in El Paso, Texas in abject poverty by parents with only a second-grade education. His parents immigrated from Mexico and faced many hardships throughout their stay. His mother abandoned him and his family when he was only nine years. Despite these hardships, he graduated from Horizon High School in the top 1% of his class and received the Wells Fargo Presidential Scholarship to attend UTEP as a first generation college student.
Due to a near death experience of his mother, he decided, at an early age, to become a volunteer Firefighter, putting his life on the line for his community on a day-to-day basis. He joined the Fire Department immediately after his High School graduation and went on to obtain his Emergency Medical Technician license to serve his community during medical emergencies.
Read more: Undergraduate Banner Bearer – Samuel Garcia – Fall 2014
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Bioinformatics Colloquium: Dr. Wah Chiu - November 7, 2014.
Physics Seminar: Devesh Misra - November 7, 2014.
Biology / BBRC Seminar: Vicente Planelles, Ph.D. - November 7, 2014.
Physics Seminar: Jorge Muñoz, Ph.D. - November 21, 2014.
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Taylor was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. He was graduated from Maxine L. Silva Health Magnet High School where he was the Area 4 President of Health Occupations Students of America. While at Silva he was a member of the National Honor Society, Orchestra, and soccer team.
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