MC Board of Trustees
dedicates room to
Dr. Arnulfo Tarin Carrasco

On Friday, December 7 at 11:00 a.m., the MC Board of Trustees hosted a dedication ceremony in which the Roadrunner Room was re-named the Carrasco Room. Named in honor of former MC alumnus Dr. Arnulfo Tarin Carrasco, M.D., this dedication ceremony recognized the $100,000 contribution of Dr. Carrasco to the Midland College Foundation. This gift reflects the Carrasco family’s commitment to education, and their desire to give back to Midland College. As Dr. Carrasco said in his letter to MC President, Dr. Daniel, “I want to thank you for all what Midland College has done for the Carrasco family. Midland College helped us establish the foundation that allowed us to succeed in our educational and business endeavors.”

The ceremony included a dedication of the room to Dr. Carrasco, with an unveiling of a plaque and portrait, which will hang permanently thereafter in the room. A reception followed the ceremony.

Leonardo and Eva Carrasco of Kermit, Texas entrusted Midland College to educate their ten children. Arturo, Arnulfo, Arnaldo, Arleen, Arcilia, Abel, Alfredo, Adam, Adrian and Arelia all attribute their career and business success to the foundation provided by Midland College. This legacy of learning that Leonardo and Eva Carrasco began will continue for the Carrasco family as several of their grandchildren are now attending, or have already graduated from Midland College.

Dr. Arnulfo Tarin Carrasco, M.D. is a nationally and internationally recognized authority in the field of pain management. He earned an Associate of Science in 1980 from Midland College, received a Bachelor of Science in Zoology with a minor in Chemistry from Texas Tech University in 1983, and earned his Medical Degree in 1987 from the Texas Tech School of Medicine. He completed his residency in anesthesia, and fellowship in pain management, at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio in 1991. Since 1991, Dr. Carrasco has been the owner and Medical Director of the Carrasco Pain Institute and Spa in San Antonio. His multi-disciplinary institute treats patients throughout the United States and Mexico.

He is also a highly respected medical, business and Internet entrepreneur, medical real estate developer, medical educator, and educational philanthropist. His company has been named The Top Supplier Firm by the San Antonio Business Development Center and he has been named to the Top 40 Under 40 Businessmen in San Antonio.

Dr. Carrasco has been a member of the Midland College Foundation Board since 2000. For the last 14 years, through his creation of the A.T. Carrasco Educational Foundation, he has provided educational opportunities by awarding scholarships to high school and college students across Texas. He resides in San Antonio, along with his son, Arnulfo Leonardo (Leo) Carrasco, II.

The Carrasco Room will ultimately become part of the new Scharbauer Student Center addition that is planned as a part of the 2005 Bond improvements.