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[[File:Juan Maldonado and Jesse Porres.jpg|thumb|250px|right|President Juan L. Maldonado (left) converses on September 15, 2010, with Jesse Poras, then the incoming LCC trustee, at the groundbreaking of the Rodney Ray Lewis Education and Academic Center. Four years later, Maldonado campaigned successfully to defeat Porras in the trustee elections. Maldonado announced his own retirement several months thereafter.]]​

[[File:Juan Maldonado and Jesse Porres.jpg|thumb|250px|right|President Juan L. Maldonado (left) converses on September 15, 2010, with Jesse Poras, then the incoming LCC trustee, at the groundbreaking of the Rodney Ray Lewis Education and Academic Center. Four years later, Maldonado campaigned successfully to defeat Porras in the trustee elections. Maldonado announced his own retirement several months thereafter.]]​

===Retirement issues===​

===Retirement issues===​

In June 2015, the LCC trustees took formal action not to extend the president's contract for another year. This action forced Maldonado to retire earlier than he had planned.<ref name=retirementlooming>{{cite web|url=http://www.laredo.edu/cms/LCC/News_and_Events/News/ImageRotation/content/2015/Jun/DrMaldonadoRetirement/|title=LCC president to retire after 20 years of service to college|date=June 19, 2015|publisher=Laredo Community College|accessdate=October 3, 2015}}</ref>​

In June 2015, the LCC trustees took formal action not to extend the president's contract for another year. This action forced Maldonado to retire earlier than he had planned.<ref name=retirementlooming>{{cite web|url=http://www.laredo.edu/cms/LCC/News_and_Events/News/ImageRotation/content/2015/Jun/DrMaldonadoRetirement/|title=LCC president to retire after 20 years of service to college|date=June 19, 2015|publisher=Laredo Community College|accessdate=October 3, 2015}}</ref>​

https://www.intelius.com/people-search/Juan-L-Maldonado/San%20antonio-TX|title=Juan L. Maldonado|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=July 25, 2017}}</ref> where he died the following year. His obituary was published in the [[Spanish language]] edition of ''The Laredo Morning Times.'' [[U.S. Representative]] [[Henry Cuellar]] of Texas' 28th congressional district, who was reelected in 2022, worked with Maldonado on various college projects, called him a "great leader and visionary" whose work greatly benefited the students.<ref name=maldonadodeath/>​

https://www.intelius.com/people-search/Juan-L-Maldonado/San%20antonio-TX|title=Juan L. Maldonado|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=July 25, 2017}}</ref> where he died the following year. His obituary was published in the [[Spanish language]] edition of ''The Laredo Morning Times.'' [[U.S. Representative]] [[Henry Cuellar]] of Texas' 28th congressional district, who was reelected in 2022, worked with Maldonado on various college projects, called him a "great leader and visionary" whose work greatly benefited the students.<ref name=maldonadodeath/>​

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