Summary of Professional Experience

Samuel Idrogo brings more than 40 years’ management and technical experience to SACU, with a distinguished Civil Service career and a tour of service with the United States Air Force. He has also served on many boards of directors in the San Antonio community, the University of Texas in Austin and the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is a tireless promoter of health and fitness and an avid runner of marathons and shorter road races.

Recent Significant Accomplishments

Elected to Board of Directors in 1993; served as Board Chairman from 1996-2004 and Secretary from 1995-1996
Race director, San Antonio Marathon – Marathon of the Americas^®
Received the Civil Service Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Force Legion of Merit

Educational Background

University of Texas, Austin, Texas. 1957. BS: Aeronautical Engineering
Commissioned through the Air Force ROTC program.
St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas. MBA
University of Texas, Austin, Texas. Completed coursework for PhD in Public Management and Operations Research.
Government-sponsored schools - the Federal Executive Institute; Legislative Options Roundtable for Executives; the Executive Development Seminar; the Carnegie-Mellon University Senior Executive Seminar; and the first-ever Senior Executive Service Candidate Development

Professional and Life Experience

Kelly AFB – Executive Asst. to the Commander, San Antonio Air Logistics Center, 1984-2000
Chief of Engineering and Reliability Branch; Chief of Investment and Replacement
Branch, and Deputy Chief of the Engineering Division, 1976-1984
Chief of the Aeronautical Design and Performance Analysis Section, Chief of the Mechanical Engineering Branch, Chief of the Quality and
Reliability Assurance Division, and Chief of the Technical Services Branch, 1960-1976
Aeronautical Engineer, Service Engineering Unit, 1957-1958
Completed 30 years’ active and reserve duty in the United States Air Force, rank of Colonel; active duty, 1958-1960

Community Involvement and Professional Affiliations

San Antonio Public Library Board of Directors
United Way of San Antonio
Guadalupe Community Center
Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce: Military Affairs Committee
Committee for Community Progress (Focused on developing candidates for city council)
Kelly Management Assn., president, 1981-1982
San Antonio New Schools Development Foundation, vice president of Board
Target 90/Goals for the San Antonio Development Committee
The San Antonio Private Industry Council (a later revival of Target 90)
Mechanical Engineering Visiting Committee, UT Austin
Advisory Committee of the College of Sciences and Engineering, UT San Antonio- Charter member