Community Impact
New VIDA park named after Professor Megan Wise de Valdez
When Southstar, the developer behind VIDA, reached out via social media to ask who it should name one of the community’s new parks after, the overwhelming response was in support of beloved faculty member Dr. Megan Wise de Valdez, chair of the Department of Natural Science and professor of biology. To celebrate the new park, Southstar and A&M-San Antonio hosted a dedication ceremony, where faculty, students and staff showed their support and appreciation. Wise de Valdez started her career at the University in 2010 as the first biology faculty member.