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Maldonado considered himself a native of Laredo<ref>{{cite web|url=http://portal.clubrunner.ca/8274/Speakers/7a37ecdc-24d7-4a0c-b028-9b5c599cbfde|title=Juan Maldonado, LCC College president|publisher=Rotary Club of Laredo Daybreak|date=April 25, 2014|accessdate=October 4, 2015}}</ref> because he was reared there in the historic Barrio Azteca Historic District.<ref name=martinhigh/> In 2009, Maldonado in an interview described how Laredo in its pioneer days developed out of necessity an independent spirit because of its remote location. Though the community was compelled to become self-sufficient, he noted how people from the early years of settlement became dependent on one another. This situation, he added, fostered an impressive community spirit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.mysanantonio.com/cards/2009/03/the-laredo-lowdown/|title=The Laredo Lowdown: San Agustin Plaza Is the Oldest Public Square in Texas|publisher=blog.mysanantonio.com|date=March 1, 2009|author=Michelle Newman|accessdate=October 21, 2015}}</ref>

Maldonado considered himself a native of Laredo<ref>{{cite web|url=http://portal.clubrunner.ca/8274/Speakers/7a37ecdc-24d7-4a0c-b028-9b5c599cbfde|title=Juan Maldonado, LCC College president|publisher=Rotary Club of Laredo Daybreak|date=April 25, 2014|accessdate=October 4, 2015}}</ref> because he was reared there in the historic Barrio Azteca Historic District.<ref name=martinhigh/> In 2009, Maldonado in an interview described how Laredo in its pioneer days developed out of necessity an independent spirit because of its remote location. Though the community was compelled to become self-sufficient, he noted how people from the early years of settlement became dependent on one another. This situation, he added, fostered an impressive community spirit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.mysanantonio.com/cards/2009/03/the-laredo-lowdown/|title=The Laredo Lowdown: San Agustin Plaza Is the Oldest Public Square in Texas|publisher=blog.mysanantonio.com|date=March 1, 2009|author=Michelle Newman|accessdate=October 21, 2015}}</ref>

===Education===​

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​Maldonado attended the former Central Elementary School and in 1967 graduated from Martin High School, formerly Laredo High School, at which he was the co-captain of the "Tigers" [[football]] team, the senior class president, a member of the National Honor Society, and he was voted "Most Likely to Succeed." In 2008, he was named a "Tiger Legend," along with several other alumni, including Andres Ramos, Jr., a former county judge for Webb County. As a "Tiger Legend," Maldonado urged graduates to be "committed to what you want to achieve in life and help others. In helping others, you help your community [to] be a better place [in which] to live."<ref name=martinhigh>{{cite web|url=http://airwolf.lmtonline.com/news/archive/042308/pagea15.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222153111/http://airwolf.lmtonline.com/news/archive/042308/pagea15.pdf|dead-url=yes|archive-date=December 22, 2016|title=Martin High honors 2008 Tiger legends|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Time''|date=April 23, 2008|page=15A|accessdate=September 8, 2015}}</ref>​

Maldonado attended the former Central Elementary School and in 1967 graduated from Martin High School, formerly Laredo High School, at which he was the co-captain of the "Tigers" [[football]] team, the senior class president, a member of the National Honor Society, and he was voted "Most Likely to Succeed." In 2008, he was named a "Tiger Legend," along with several other alumni, including Andres Ramos, Jr., a former county judge for Webb County. As a "Tiger Legend," Maldonado urged graduates to be "committed to what you want to achieve in life and help others. In helping others, you help your community [to] be a better place [in which] to live."<ref name=martinhigh>{{cite web|url=http://airwolf.lmtonline.com/news/archive/042308/pagea15.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222153111/http://airwolf.lmtonline.com/news/archive/042308/pagea15.pdf|dead-url=yes|archive-date=December 22, 2016|title=Martin High honors 2008 Tiger legends|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Time''|date=April 23, 2008|page=15A|accessdate=September 8, 2015}}</ref>​

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After completing high school, Maldonado attended [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], at which he majored in [[Engineering]] and Business Administration. In 1970, he transferred from Texas A&M to the University of North Texas in Denton County, from which in 1972 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in [[Sociology]] with a minor in [[Psychology]]. In 1975, he received a Master of Education degree in student services from the University of North Texas. In 1986, he was awarded a [[Ph.D.]] in child development (elementary education) from Texas Woman's University, also in Denton. In both of his graduate degrees, he carried minor studies in sociology.<ref name=vitae>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75R/senate/commit/c560/handouts10/0624-JuanLMaldonado.pdf|title=Curriculum Vitae: Juan L. Maldonado|publisher=senate.state.tx.us|accessdate=May 14, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222115622/http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/Commit/c560/handouts10/0624-JuanLMaldonado.pdf|archivedate=February 22, 2012|df=}}</ref><ref name=rotary>{{cite web|url=http://portal.clubrunner.ca/8274/Speakers/7a37ecdc-24d7-4a0c-b028-9b5c599cbfde|title=LCC - Update|publisher=Rotary Club of Laredo Daybreak|date=April 25, 2014|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}</ref>  

After completing high school, Maldonado attended [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], at which he majored in [[Engineering]] and Business Administration. In 1970, he transferred from Texas A&M to the University of North Texas in Denton County, from which in 1972 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in [[Sociology]] with a minor in [[Psychology]]. In 1975, he received a Master of Education degree in student services from the University of North Texas. In 1986, he was awarded a [[Ph.D.]] in child development (elementary education) from Texas Woman's University, also in Denton. In both of his graduate degrees, he carried minor studies in sociology.<ref name=vitae>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75R/senate/commit/c560/handouts10/0624-JuanLMaldonado.pdf|title=Curriculum Vitae: Juan L. Maldonado|publisher=senate.state.tx.us|accessdate=May 14, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222115622/http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/Commit/c560/handouts10/0624-JuanLMaldonado.pdf|archivedate=February 22, 2012|df=}}</ref><ref name=rotary>{{cite web|url=http://portal.clubrunner.ca/8274/Speakers/7a37ecdc-24d7-4a0c-b028-9b5c599cbfde|title=LCC - Update|publisher=Rotary Club of Laredo Daybreak|date=April 25, 2014|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}</ref>