The delegation visited Salamanca, Mexico from May 21-25, 2012 as part of the Bryan/College Station Sister Cities program with Salamanca. The four member delegation included representatives from Bryan City Council, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, and Blinn College. During the visit, the delegation toured local organizations, met with the Mayor, visited universities, and signed a ceremony with the Salamanca Lions Club to establish partnerships between the two cities.

1. Sisters Cities Program
Salamanca- Bryan/College Station
Visit to Salamanca, GTO, Mexico
May 21-25, 2012

2. Delegation
• David Ruesink
– Past President, Bryan-College Station Sister Cities Board
– Professor and Extension Specialist Emeritus in Community
Development
– College Station City Council Member
• Nancy Granovsky
– Professor and Extension Family Economics Specialist, Texas
AgriLife Extension Service, The Texas A&M University System
– Board of Directors (Secretary), FedStar Credit Union
• Mike Bowers
– Texas A&M Former Student, ‘96
– Texas Entrepreneur
• Marcelo Bussiki
– Chair of Fine Arts Dept., Blinn College, Bryan
– Music Director Brazos Valley Symphony

3. Trip Highlights

4. Arrival and Reception

5. Casa del Migrante and Centro de Integración Juvenil

6. University of Guanajuato in Salamanca and Guanajuato

7. Cultural Center and Guitar Studio

8. Lunch with the Mayor of Salamanca and Local Businesses

9. Signing Ceremony at the Salamanca Lions Club

10. Visit to Huaricho and Corralejo

11. Economic Development
• Pemex Plant
• New Mazda plant to open in 2013 in
Salamanca
• New Honda plant to open in 2014 in Celaya
• DVD

12. Potential Exchanges
• Upcoming youth exchange program November
2012
• Adult delegation expected November 2012
• Twinning between the Lions Salamanca Corazón
de Mexico and College Station Noon Lions Club
• Potential exchanges between Blinn College in
Bryan and University of Guanajuato in Salamanca
and Guanajuato in the area of Visual Arts