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15th Annual Inspire Awards

October 28, 2026 at the Witte Museum Mays Center

The Inspire Awards gathers the community to celebrate San Antonio ISD alumni who have risen to the top of their fields and have made a significant impact in their community. Our alumni honorees serve as examples to current students and remind us all of the powerful impact SAISD students have made and will continue to make in our city and beyond.

Our 2026 Honorees

Carmen & Joe A. Gamez

Jefferson High School & Lanier High School

City of Live Oak Mayor Mary M. Dennis

Sam Houston High School

Major General (Ret.) Alfred A. Valenzuela

Jefferson High School

Friends of the Foundation - Battle of the Flowers

Sponsorships Available

Sponsorship Packet

View our 2025 Inspire Award honorees and event highlights by clicking the buttons below.

View Our 2025 Event

Event Photos
Honorees Playlist
Photo booth gallery
Past honorees

Event Host Committee

Thank you for your early commitment!

Shari Albright | Charles Butt Foundation

Ernest Bromley  (Jefferson) | Pescador Public Strategies

Alexandra Frey | 80|20 Foundation

Lilia Gibson | Linebarger

Letty Gonzales (Highlands) | Generations Federal Credit Union

Debra Guerrero | NPR Group 

 

Gary Joeris | Joeris General Contractors

Marisa B. Perez-Diaz (Edison) | Firstmark Credit Union

Suzanne Peterson | Frost Bank

Erika Robinson

Minnie Abrego-Sanchez (Highlands) 

 

Paddles Up Donors

THANK YOU to our donors during our paddles up at the Inspire Awards. See the donors below!

Armstrong Vaughan & Associates
$500
Mary Potishman Lard Trust
$5,000
Fabian Construction
$1,000
Alfred & Carrie Ramirez
$500Knowledge is Power 📚
Truist Bank
$100
Ramiro
$2,500
Callan Gawlik
$50
Vangie Aguilera
$100
Rene Martinez
$20
Jenny Seger
$500
The Crew
$50
Brad Jupp
$150Here’s a little more! Thanks for all you do.
Mina López
$100
Geraldine Garcia
$100Mustangs 1973
Ivy Weron
$100
Air Cantu
$100Go Bulldogs
Paige
Nancy G.
$100
Kristopher Wickerham & Kathy Bieser
$250
JRC
$100Keep it going. Pay it forward
Brooke Vasquez
$100
Carlos & Melody Rodriguez
$250
Jaclyne & Amir Rahimi
$500Highland Owls
Anonymous
$25
Mariachi Campanas de America
$500For Mariachi Program
Marisa Perez-Diaz
$500From one SAISD Alum, love my Alma Mater!
Javier & Suzanne Oliva
$250
Mark Shank
$500
Tony Magaro
$100A small token of support
Abel Martinez
$500
Lise and Charlie de Leon
$500
Joseph Acevedo
$1,000
Scotty P.
$150In honor of Bobby P.
James and Paul Chapman
$250
Janie Gonzalez aka Latina CE9
$1,000 Alumnus Burbank HS
Frank Micelli
$1,000
Mario Torres
$1,000
Lawrence Morales II
$500
Bonnie Garcia
$1,000
Bel Garcia
$100
Kate Rogers
$100Congratulations on the work you are doing!
Suzanne Wade
$1,000
Dr. Phylis Zimmermann
$100
Sylvia Maddox
$500
San Antonio Police Department Association
$1,000
Emilio A.
$25
Veronica Oviedo
$500
Stephanie Ward
$1,000Love the ability to support students with scholarships
Heriberto “Eddie” Rodriguez
$50
Covo-Tijerina Familia
Tiffany O'Neill
$250
Helen Eversberg
$1,000
Trey Martinez Fischer
$500
Christina
$100 Thank you SAISD Foundation Board and Staff for supporting our district!
James G. Lifshutz
$1,000
Kat Sauter
$100
Lionel & Kathy Sosa
$1,000In honor of Dr. Clark
Debra Guerrero
$250
Anna M Guzman
$20
Pinata Possible
$1,000
Belinda B Flores
$100
Liz Ozuna
$100
Jen and Carlos Maestas
$150In honor of all the educators in the room.
Futuro San Antonio
$250Thanks for all you do!
Ed & Lisa Guerrero
$500
Bonnie Garcia
$1,000
Mike Grundon
$250
Liberty Swift
$500
Frank Miceli
$1,000
Familia Rosas
$100Thank you for your support and for making a mariachi out of my Mexican American.
Dr. Peggy Stark Wilson
$100Thank you for all you do for SAISD!!!
Marcos & Eve Hernandez
$100Go SAISD!
Brent Jackson
$50
Linebarger LLC
$2,500
Mary E. Barrera
$100 I believe in you!
Shari Albright
$2,500
Lionel Estrada
$100
Kedrick Wright
$1,000
Raul Salazar
$100
Mark Larson
$50At the table of the “Education Celeb”, Shari Albright
Anonymous
$5,000
Fred Losoya
$25
Suzanne Peterson
$500
Michael de la Garza & Evan Kruse
$50
Stephen Lucke
$100
Carlos and Adriana Contreras
$500
Lisa Wong
$1,000 SAISD
Erika D. Robinson, Esq.
$100
Ary and Aurora
$100
Jason Mims
$100
Mike Villarreal
$100
Jeannette Garcia
$50In honor of Louis D. Garcia (Jefferson C/O 1974)
24103 Vecchio Thorne
$50
Bobby Perez
$1,000
Laura Barberena, Ph.D.
$100
Walter Embrey
$5,000
Brandon Cook
$100
Yvonne Little
$50
Hsiang Yee Hoekstra
Keep doing the great work!
Laura Cabanilla
$100
Emmanuel and Jennifer Casasola
$200
Laura Powell
$500
Melo
$20
Javier Espinoza
$500
City Education Partners
$10,000
Joeris General Contractors
$5,000
John Peterek
$25
Ernest & Aimee Bromley
$500
Jenny & Frank Arredondo
$100
Brad Jupp
$100Thank you SAISD Foundation for all you do!
Dana
Sheryl Moreno
Dr. Bianca Sanchez
$200
Ernesto Rodriguez
$25
Suzanne Wade
$1,000
Donte & Tabitha Banks
$50
Nick Guinn
$100 In honor of Judge Xavier Rodriguez; What a great organization! The impact is real!
Letty
$200Go HHS!
Brian Dillard & Marla Segura
$100
Anonymous
Keep it up SAISD
Gabriela Trevino-Black
$100
Tracy Guadarrama
$100Go Owls!
Susan Essex
$250 TJHS ‘83!
Deborah & Rex Amini
$10,000
Deborah Martin
$50Yay SAISD!
Ryan Bee
$10❤️🪴
Candy Wilson
$100
Connie Gonzalez
$100 SAISD Proud! 🤩
Brian Wright
$1,000
Monica Gonzalez
$50
Purple Queen
$100Thank you for your work supporting our teachers!
Gabby Sorto
$20
Dr. Chaunte Hall
$100
Colleen Bohrmann
$100
Bernadette and Cristian
$20Go Bears! 🐻
Laura Hernandez
$1,000
Tyler Jones
$1,500Proud to support SAISD!
Ron and Alicia Thomas

Raise your Paddle!

If you have not yet had a chance to raise your paddle for SAISD students, you can do so below. 

Raise your Paddle

Thank you to our generous 2026 Event sponsors!

Title Sponsors

Premier Sponsors

Inspiration Sponsors
Gamez Law Logo

Distinguished Sponsors

Partner Sponsors

How to Register Offline

Sponsorship Packet

Registrations paid by check may be mailed to:

SAISD Foundation
1270 W Summit
San Antonio, TX 78201

Please send the commitment form along with your check or select the box to be invoiced.

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