SU honors 13 former employees as 2025 Heritage Builders

Silliman University (SU), through the Organizational Development and Human Resource Management (OD-HRM), paid tribute to 13 former employees as Heritage Builders in a recognition ceremony held on August 26, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. in Silliman Hall.

Since 2007, this annual Founders Day tradition has celebrated individuals whose dedicated service formed part of the University’s enduring legacy.

The 2025 Heritage Builders honorees include:

Dr. Angel C. Alcala, SU President, Trustee, and Professor Emeritus
Alejandra R. Bañas, Faculty Member, High School English Department
Prof. Eliseo P. Bañas, University Librarian
Engr. Juan Escarda, Dean of the College of Engineering and Interim President
Dr. Charles R. Hamilton, Acting President
Edith Alice Hamilton, Home Economics Teacher
Dr. Josefa M. Ilano, Trustee Chair Emeritus
Rev. Leon C. Hills, Mission Pioneer
Dr. Agustin A. Pulido, SU President, Trustee, and Professor Emeritus
Teresita A. Rodriguez, Social Secretary, Office of the President
Julio O. Sy, Trustee and Faculty Member
Calinico B. Tolentino, Clerk and Photographer, Office of Information and Publications
Col. Roman T. Yap, Trustee and Chair Emeritus

Present at the event were some of the honorees and their family members, and members of the SU administration. Ricardo A. Balbido Jr., SU Board of Trustees chairperson; Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, SU president; and Dr. Lourdes Angela F. Piñero, OD-HRM chief, gave out the awards at the ceremony. They were joined by other members of the SU Administration.