Maria Hernandez Ferrier
Maria Hernandez Ferrier | |
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| 1st President of Texas A&M University–San Antonio | |
| In office 2010–2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Cynthia Teniente-Matson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Our Lady of the Lake University (B.A., M.Ed.); Texas A&M University (Ph.D.) |
| Profession | University Administrator |
| Website | Office of the President |
Maria Hernandez Ferrier is a former government official and the first president of Texas A&M University–San Antonio from 2010-2014. After working as an unlicensed nurse's assistant for minimum wage, Ferrier attended her first community college class at age 30, and she has received a doctorate from Texas A&M University and other degrees from Our Lady of the Lake University. In 1992 and 2002, she was named as the director of the Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA) separately under Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush; in this position, she served as the main advisor to the United States Secretary of Education for all matters related to students who speak limited-proficiency English.