400 Outstanding Alumni
Amb. Benjamin Jyh-Yuan Lo
Exactly 30 years ago after leaving Manila, Amb. Benjamin Jyh-Yuan Lo again found himself in a familiar ground, but with a more challenging diplomatic task.
Ambassador Enrique P. Syquia
Prof. Dr. Enrique P. Syquia is presently the Ambassador Estraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the Philippine Government.
He was valedictorian of his Associate in Arts (Pre-Law) class at UST, and graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws, magna cum laude, from the Faculty of Civil Law of the University of Santo Tomas in 1953, and with the degree of Doctor of Civil Law, sobresaliente, from the Universidad Central de Madrid in 1955. He was a Bar topnotcher in 1953 Bar examinations.
Antonio E. Mateo, Ph.D.
Dr. Mateo is a multi-awarded inventor. He has presently 27 patent certificates mostly in the field of Water System Technology, Non-conventional Fuel Source and Energy Saving Device. His inventions and innovations are now being used by water districts all over the Philippines. He is the 1994 World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva Switzerland for Best Inventor. He has been involved in the preparation of Product Standards Specifications of the Department of Trade and Industry since 1975. He obtained his Ph.D in Commerce degree from the University of Santo Tomas in 1982.
Arch. Manuel Tronqued Mañosa, Jr.
ARCH. MANUEL TRONQUED MAÑOSA, JR., has been practicing Architec¬ture and Environmental Planning for some 46 years now. In 1954, with his brothers, Francisco and Jose, a planner and an interior designer by profession, respectively, Manny established the Manosa Brothers, a firm which existed for 23 years. In 1976, however, manny, togher with other principals, formed the Planning Resources and Operations Systems, Inc.
Arch. Yolanda Reyes
Twenty-six years of competently practicing her craft has made Arch. Yolanda Reyes a renowned personality in Philippine architecture. Credited under her name are two milestone achievements as an architect and an educator.
Archt. Carlos Arguelles
His pioneering efforts in Filipino architecture are concretized in the design of buildings, subdivisions and community plans that are suited to Philippine conditions. His designs have a distinct international style which must have been honed during his schooldays in the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and later at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he obtained his Bachelor in Architecture in 1941 and Masterate in Architecture in 1946.
Atty. Reginaldo Oben
A successful businessman and legal practitioner, lawyer Reginaldo Oben's management expertise is evident in the achievements his affiliated firms have garnered under his supervision.
He completed his pre-law and law proper courses at the University of Santo Tomas. Placing 6th on the list of bar topnotchers for the year 1961, Atty. Oben took further legal studies at the University of London in 1963-1964 where he earned a Diploma in Law, specializing in Shipping Law.
Carmen G. Kanapi, PhD.
p>CARMEN G. KANAPI, PhD., is one of the more popular personages in Philippine Academia. She was the first geneticist in the country to have earned her PhD. in Zoology major in Genetics from the University of Texas in Austin and pre-doctoral studies in Human Genetics at the John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Chairman Rosario N. Lopez
A loyal daughter of this 389-year-old University, Ms. Rosario Lopez began her Thomasian training as early as the secondary level. She later took her Associate in Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws degrees at the same institution. She continued her academic pursuits in Spain, taking up Master of Arts in Spanish and Doctors of Laws at the Instituto Cultura Hispanica and Universidad de Madrid, respectively.
Concepcion F. Blaylock, Ph.D.
Dr. Blaylock is the Chairman of the Board of Diamond Motor Corporation (DMC), Zanzibar Hotel Management Services Corporation and CFB Farm. Under her leadership DMC expanded its dealership operation and became the number one dealer of Mitsubishi cars and truck in Metro Manila.
For her active participation in various business enterprises, she was cited as one of the Twelve Outstanding Women in 1979 for excellence in entrepreneurship by the Philippine Council of Management. She obtained her Doctor of Philosophy in Commerce from the University of Santo Tomas.
