Manny González ‘82
Man of Achievement
Award Presentation
Sat. July 16, 2022
Hilton Palacio Del Rio
200 South Alamo Street
San Antonio, TX
6pm
Manny González to Receive Phi Kappa Theta’s
Man of Achievement Award in San Antonio, Texas.
SAN ANTONIO, TX — Manny González, an entrepreneur, and leader in the oilfield waste management and environmental industry, was honored with the Man of Achievement by the Phi Kappa Theta Foundation on Saturday, July 16, 2022 in San Antonio, TX.
Brother González joined the Texas Kappa Tau Chapter of Phi Kappa Theta National Fraternity as an undergraduate at Texas A & I University. He will be recognized during the Fraternity’s Leadership Summit.
González was President and CEO of US Liquids of Louisiana (USLL). Before becoming CEO, he held positions as COO and led USLL’s Texas and Mexico operations. USLL became the platform to create R360 Environmental Solutions, where González was the Executive Vice-President of the nation’s leading environmental oilfield waste management provider.
During his three decades of industry experience, he also held international positions conducting business in the UK, the Middle East, and Central and South America.
González is currently the CEO of Westco Grounds Maintenance, a leading Houston-based commercial landscape company. He is a Partner at Altos Partners, a private equity firm.
González serves as a Trustee of the Phi Kappa Theta Foundation and is a member of the PKT Alamo Alumni Association.
He was born and raised in Kingsville, Texas where he attended and received his B.S. in Geology from Texas A&I University. He is a car enthusiast, an avid sporting clays and competition shooter, and enjoys playing his many guitars.
He is married to Lucinda G. Gonzalez for 40 happy years and shares in a Spanish wine business with her. They have two wonderful daughters.
The Man of Achievement Award, started in 1980 and awarded by the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, is the highest honor bestowed upon Brothers of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity from the Foundation. The award recognizes members who have risen to prominence in their chosen fields and remain committed to being servant leaders.
The Phi Kappa Theta National Foundation raises money and manages financial resources to support the academic and educational development of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity’s brothers, chapters, and colonies. The Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 1954 through the generosity of Brother Paul Galvin (Illinois Institute of Technology), President and Founder of the Motorola Corporation.
Today, the Foundation’s board, volunteers, and staff work together to support the next generation of servant leaders.