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In January 2015, Maldonado suspended with pay LCC chief financial officer Nora Stewart, another member of his management team<ref name=managementteam>{{cite web|url=http://www.laredo.edu/cms/LCC/About_LCC/President/President_s_Management_Team/|title=President's Management Team|publisher=Laredo Community College|accessdate=October 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>Other Maldonado management team members were Vincent R. Solis, vice president for instruction and student services; Luciano Ramon, information technology officer, and Nora Ramirez Garza, a former reading instructor and the vice president for resource development in charge of grantsmanship. Maldonado claimed that Stewart misused her staff to obtain an undisclosed college document that Maldonado considered to be "confidential." Her attorney, George Altgelt, subsequently elected to one of the eight seats on the Laredo City Council, said that Stewart had been "retaliated against for doing exactly what her job requires her to do."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmtonline.com/news/local/article_636bb18a-c409-11e4-967d-2b9ae8830e4e.html|title=Complaint discussed at meeting: CFO Nora Stewart waits for resolution after suspension|work=Laredo Morning Times|date=March 6, 2015|author=Judith Rayo|page=1|accessdate=August 27, 2015}}</ref> Stewart claims that Maldonado belittled her as "Miss Righteous" and then said in question form, "You are now the "auditor?", rather than the title of chief financial officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmtonline.com/news/local/article_7cd482ca-e441-11e4-914b-5fa71efcfb00.html|title=Retaliation claim: Trustees to discuss grievance against Maldonado|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|author=Judith Rayo|date=April 16, 2015|pages=1, 9A|accessdate=August 27, 2015}}</ref>

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Without revealing details of the investigation conducted into the Stewart matter by a [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]] firm, Anderson and Walsh, the trustees on May 18, 2015, directed the administration and its attorney to prepare an "amicable agreement" for Stewart's separation from the college. Stewart joined LCC in 2002; she was previously the asset management officer.<ref>Judith Rayo, "Financial officer may be on way out," ''The Laredo Morning Times,'' May 19, 2015, pp. 1, 12A.</ref>

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Without revealing details of the investigation conducted into the Stewart matter by a [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]] firm, Anderson and Walsh, the trustees on May 18, 2015, directed the administration and its attorney to prepare an "amicable agreement" for Stewart's separation from the college. Stewart joined the LCC staff in 2002; she was previously the asset management officer.<ref>Judith Rayo, "Financial officer may be on way out," ''The Laredo Morning Times,'' May 19, 2015, pp. 1, 12A.</ref>

However, the trustees reversed course and voted 5-3 to renew Stewart's contract for another year. Altgelt had threatened to sue the members individually had they not done so.<ref name=contractsresolved>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmtonline.com/news/local/article_d9d1ce78-20e7-11e5-984f-0bb462bc7f02.html|title=CFO stays, chief expires: President's contract will not be extended|publisher='''The Laredo Morning Times ''|date=July 2, 2015|pages=1, 12A|author=Judith Rayo|accessdate=September 8, 2015}}</ref> Stewart had also clashed with preceding President Ramón Dovalina, whom she accused, along with the then the retiring chief financial officer Daniel J. "Dan" Flores, Jr. (1938-2016),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmtonline.com/obituaries/article_a73b952a-0e30-11e6-aeef-334b6b1efc9a.html|title=Daniel Flores, Jr.|work=Laredo Morning Times|date=April 29, 2016|accessdate=August 1, 2016}}</ref> of "retaliation, verbal abuse, harassment, mental anguish, creation of a hostile work environment, and excessive stress and harm to her professional reputation."<ref name=auditorscomplaint/> Dovalina announced his pending departure within a month of the raising of Stewart's allegations.<ref name=auditorscomplaint>Tricia Cortez, "LCC feud: Auditor's complaint against President, CFO alleges retaliation, harassment," ''The Laredo Morning Times,'' February 23, 2007, pp. 1, 12A.</ref> Stewart continued in her position when Maldonado succeeded Dovalina.<ref>''Laredo Community College 2007–2008 Catalog,'' pp. 309, 312.</ref>

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Despite the controversies of his last two years in office, LCC was ranked tenth in 2015 among Texas' two-year colleges by the website BestColleges.com. The institution was cited for its two campuses, affordable tuition, the variety of associate degree programs, restored accreditation, and in the quality of its nursing and allied health programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=

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http://www.lmtonline.com/news/local/article_749d2a14-27fb-11e5-91be-4f4379da5703.html|title=LCC ranked 10th in online list|author=Monica R. Walters|publisher='''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=July 11, 2015|page=3|accessdate=August 27, 2015}}</ref>

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http://www.lmtonline.com/news/local/article_749d2a14-27fb-11e5-91be-4f4379da5703.html|title=LCC ranked 10th in online list|author=Monica R. Walters|publisher='''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=July 11, 2015|page=3|accessdate=August 27, 2015}}</ref>

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