Meet the 2012 Winners


James Bounds

Minority Small Business Champion of the Year

James (Jim) Bounds has been the Director of Business Development of the South Texas Region for Security Service Federal Credit Union for the past four years.  In his previous role as President of Horizon Credit Union, he created a small business loan program. More...

Randy K. Webb, Jr

SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Randy K. Webb, Jr. started working construction with his dad and grand-father when he was 13 years old.  Later, Randy worked turn-a-rounds in the refineries and then, from college, worked for Sherwin Alumina.  More...

Sylvia Ann Tryon-Oliver

Women in Business Champion of the Year

Sylvia Ann Tryon-Oliver is a native of Corpus Christi. She was educated in the coastal bend and employed for the past 35 years in customer service, marketing and finance. More...

Celia Garza

Del Mar College SBDC Counselor of the Year

Celia Garza has proven to be a premier counselor for the Small Business Development Center. She, as the only Spanish-speaking counselor on staff, has a much higher number of clients than our other counselors.More...

Theresa Nix

Small Business Person of the Year

Theresa Nix, President of Gainco, Inc. has significantly increased the company’s workforce & revenues by diversifying services and investing in the latest technology to enhance value to their clients. More...

Joe Dove

SCORE Counselor of the Year

Joe Dove, Jr graduated in 1964 from A & I University now Texas A & M Kingsville with a BBA degree in accounting. He earned his CPA license and went to work for the accounting firm Collier, Johnson & Wood. More...

Virginia A. Delgado

Home-Based Business Champion of the Year

As a small business owner, Virginia Delgado has worked diligently to provide other small business owners with the marketing tools and resources needed to grow their respective businesses. More...