161003-N-ND850-123 EDINBURG, Texas (Oct. 3, 2016) Calhoun, Tenn. native, Cmdr. Karen Muntean, commanding officer, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, speaks on the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) within the Navy during the 2016 Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology Week’s (HESTEC) Congressional Panel held on the campus of the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley as UTRGV President Dr. Guy Bailey and Congressmen Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15) look on. HESTEC Week is an educational conference that features events geared towards promoting STEM education to people of all ages and backgrounds. HESTEC is celebrating its 15th anniversary. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NRD San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)