“I was so excited,” says Rodriguez, who received a full scholarship in the amount of $18,000 per year to participate in the program. “I loved the industry and was pleased to see this new program offered.”
TSU established the program in collaboration with $2 million in start-up funds from the Port of Houston Authority — one of the nation’s largest ports — to respond to the dearth of minorities in managerial positions and an aging maritime industry work force that will need to be replaced over the next decade.
