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Bahia Grande Research Station
Building Dedication
Bahia Grande Site
March 2, 2006 @ 10:00 a.m.

Welcome ~ John Wallace, Refuge Manager for The Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
Pledge of Allegiance ~ Junior Girl Scout Troop #85 from The Episcopal Day School
Invocation ~ Rev. Richard Aguilar, Chaplain for The Episcopal Day School
Introduction ~ Thor Lassen, President of Ocean Trust

Community Sponsors
~ The Hon. Gilberto Hinojosa, Judge of Cameron County
~ The Hon. Patrick Marchan, Mayor of the City of Port Isabel
~ Robert Cornelison, Port Director of Port Isabel San Benito Navigation District
~ The Hon. David Privett, Mayor of the City of Laguna Vista
~ Dr. Estella R. Pineda, Superintendent of the P.I. I.S.D.

Building Dedication
~ Karen H. Ray, Assistant Director of The Episcopal Day School
~ Irv Downing, President of Chase Bank for the Rio Grande Valley Region
~ Les Hodgson, Director of Ocean Trust Texas
Dedication Remarks
~ Dr. Juliet V. Garcia, President of The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
Plant Presentation
~ Junior Girl Scout Troop #85 from The Episcopal Day School
Closing Remarks
~ Thor Lassen

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Bahia Grande Research Station and dedication event would not have been possible without the generous help and support of our community sponsors:

The Episcopal Day School of Brownsville, Chase Bank Rio Grande Valley Region, Marco Sales, Inc., The University of Texas at Brownsville & Texas Southmost College, Campus Police, JASON Project, Physical Plant, Institutional Advancement – Publications, News & Information, and Development Office, Cameron County Judge Gilberto Hinojosa, Cameron County Commissioner Pct. 3, David Garza, American Electric & Power, City of South Padre Island, Cameron County Parks, Cameron County Constables Pct. 1 & Pct. 2, Cameron County Sheriff's Department, Port of Brownsville Security, Red River Service Corporation, Joe Gayman, Girl Scout Troop #85 from Episcopal Day School, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, The Yturria and Garcia Families, Ocean Trust

Special Thanks to Les Hodgson, Laurie Howell, Mary Jane Shands and Joe Vega