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ROXELLA CAVAZOS ’82

have some funds to help pay for essentials such as food,
utilities, tires or gas for the vehicle that gets the student
to school.
“Philanthropy is an opportunity to exercise social
responsibility and a conscience.”
Cavazos serves as Associate General Counsel for the
Alamo Community College District in San Antonio.
Her decision to pursue a career in law came from
her background growing up in an economically and
educationally disadvantaged area.

“Philanthropy is an

opportunity to exercise

social responsibility

and a conscience.”
CAVAZOS MAKES MARK

AT UHLC WITH ENDOWED “I was motivated to become educated in a field

SCHOLARSHIP that touches every part of our lives, personal and
professional,” she said.
Cavazos firmly believes that having a legal education
With the skills a law degree provides, Roxella made a difference in her life, and that it has made her
Cavazos, a 1982 graduate of the University of Houston a better person. It has also defined and allowed her to
Law Center, believes it is important for attorneys conduct personal and business affairs with skills most
to give back to their respective communities. One people do not have.
of the ways she does this is through the Roxella T. “The incredible professional opportunities, including
Cavazos scholarship. 25 years of private practice, that my legal education
“The scholarship is a means of leaving a legacy and provided, have enabled me to successfully perform and
express gratitude for the education that has guided my expand my role in public higher education, an industry
life and impacted me for the better,” Cavazos said. “It is new to me,” Cavazos said. “My law degree enables me
a means of validating myself to assist a law student with to practice the transparency and governance required
financial need to do better in school. The student will of a public servant.”

For more information on how you can support your legacy or the memory of a loved one with a scholarship,
contact Director of Development, Stephanie Johnson at sejohns9@central.uh.edu or 713-743-3839.

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