The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the 18 fellows of the 2017 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. Most of the fellows are working at HACU-member institutions (noted in bold). HACU staff members from the Washington, D.C. office attended the 2017 Kika de la Garza Fellows Recognition ceremony.
2017 Kika de la Garza Fellows
Name |
Institution |
City |
State |
Robin L. Cotter |
Phoenix College |
Phoenix |
AZ |
Amanda Ripstra |
Maricopa County Community College District |
Tempe |
AZ |
Christopher D. McCraw |
Bakersfield College |
Bakersfield |
CA |
Evelyn Young Spath |
California State University, Bakersfield |
Bakersfield |
CA |
John A. Unruh |
California State University, Chico |
Chico |
CA |
Michael G. Kanyi |
Imperial Valley College |
Imperial |
CA |
Briana McCarthy |
Los Medanos College |
Pittsburg |
CA |
John McMillan |
San Diego State University |
San Diego |
CA |
Gabriela Alberola |
California State University, Monterey Bay |
Seaside |
CA |
Eduardo A. Araujo-Pradere |
Miami Dade College |
Homestead |
FL |
Johana Meléndez |
Hillsborough Community College |
Plant City |
FL |
Anthony S. Marin |
New Mexico State University |
Las Cruces |
NM |
Efren Delgado |
New Mexico State University |
Las Cruces |
NM |
Edgardo L. Sanabria-Valentin |
John Jay College of Criminal Justice |
New York |
NY |
Olgaly Ramos-Rodríguez |
University of Puerto Rico at Utuado |
Utuado |
PR |
Joanne Rampersad-Ammons |
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
Edinburg |
TX |
Norma Olvera |
University of Houston |
Houston |
TX |
Bonita de Leon |
San Antonio College |
San Antonio |
TX |