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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===​

===Educaation===

​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>​

==Early career==​

==Early career==​

From 1973 to 1975, Maldonado was a [[social worker]] for the Mexican American College Education Fund, which was established in 1970 to offer scholarships to only [[Hispanic]] students entering college. From 1975 to 1996, he served in numerous capacities, including counselor and psychology instructor, at Tarrant County College, a community college in [[Fort Worth]], Texas.  From 1991 to 1996, he was the chairman of the Tarrant College Business and Sciences Division. He came to Laredo Community College in 1996 as vice president for student development and human resources. In 1998, he became vice president for instruction and student development, a designation he retained until 2006, when he was elevated to the position of executive vice president prior to the assumption the next year of the college presidency upon appointment by the trustees.<ref name=vitae/><ref name=rotary/>​

From 1973 to 1975, Maldonado was a [[social worker]] for the Mexican American College Education Fund, which was established in 1970 to offer scholarships to only [[Hispanic]] students entering college. From 1975 to 1996, he served in numerous capacities, including counselor and psychology instructor, at Tarrant County College, a community college in [[Fort Worth]], Texas.  From 1991 to 1996, he was the chairman of the Tarrant College Business and Sciences Division. He came to Laredo Community College in 1996 as vice president for student development and human resources. In 1998, he became vice president for instruction and student development, a designation he retained until 2006, when he was elevated to the position of executive vice president prior to the assumption the next year of the college presidency upon appointment by the trustees.<ref name=vitae/><ref name=rotary/>​

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