June 24, 2015

Lupe Flores

USDA Selects 2015 Class of E. Kika De La Garza Fellows

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the 12 fellows of the 2015 class of the E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program. Their selection was based on the compatibility of their interests with USDA mission areas, as well as the value their experiences will add to their institutions' educational capacities.

HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores and President Joseph I. Castro of Fresno State and co-chair of the USDA-HACU leadership group, participated in the Recognition Ceremony for the 2015 USDA E. Kika De La Garza Fellows during the group’s meeting on June 24, 2015. The leadership group is tasked to recommend policies and programs to strengthen USDA partnerships with HSIs, and provides leadership and strategic direction to the USDA Hispanic-Serving Institutions National Program Office.

 Most of the fellows are from HACU-member institutions, indicated in bold below.

The 2015 E. Kika De La Garza Fellows are:

Cesar G. Abarca, Humboldt State University

Grady Lane, Fresno Unified School District

Kelly M. Locke, Hartnell College

Omar Murillo, California State University, Monterey Bay

Ariana Gonzalez, San Joaquin Delta College

Caren M. Fernandez, Woodland Community College

Ryan Ausmus, Dodge City Community College

Yi He, John Jay College – The City University of New York

Tracey Ledoux, University of Houston

Kiley P-H Miller, Schreiner University

Jose Rodolfo Valdez Barillas, Texas A&M-San Antonio

Nicole C. Wagner, Texas State University

  

The E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program brings together college, university, and high school faculty, staff, researchers and administrators to the benefit of both USDA and HSIs.  Fellows enrich USDA with knowledge and experience in the challenges facing their communities and institutions while enhancing their professional growth and knowledge of USDA and the federal government, improving their teaching, student interaction and research programs at their institutions.

For more information on the E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship program, visit: www.hsi.usda.gov/HSIs/fellowship.htm

(Source: USDA)



  

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, founded in 1986, represents more than 500 colleges and universities in the United States, Latin America, Spain, and school districts throughout the U.S. HACU is the only national association representing existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The Association’s headquarters are in San Antonio, Texas, with regional offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, California.

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