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People pose with a Texas A&M flag and give the Gig'em thumbs up sign at the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal.

‘Like a Fish in the Water:’ Ilya Espino de Marotta ’85 Thrives at the Panama Canal

Jun 15, 2026 • 4 min. read

Texas A&M University at Galveston engineering graduate known for megaproject leadership was named the first woman to lead the critical shipping channel.