A Dream Deserved
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First in family to attend high school, college
A college degree, a design career,
possibly graduate school. When Gerardo Rodriguez ’06
was seventeen, these were just dreams. Thanks to a teacher,
and scholarships funded by private gifts, today they are
realities.
The first in his family to graduate from elementary school,
high school, and college, Rodriguez is the son of Mexican
immigrants who moved to Hermiston, Oregon, in 1993.
In June 2006, he graduated with a B.F.A. in digital arts—and
an impressive resumé. While at the university,
he made the Dean’s List three times, got involved
with student groups, and volunteered with youth organizations.
