November 3, 2017

NJ Revilla-Garcia

HACU, KIA Motors America, Inc. announce scholarship recipients

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and corporate partner KIA Motors America, Inc. have announced ten students from HACU-member institution will receive scholarships for 2017-18 school year. A total of $34,000 in scholarships will be awarded.

The recipients of the KIA Motors America, Inc., scholarships awards of $3,400 each are:

  • Ernesto Gonzalez, California State University, Chico, agriculture education major
  • Laura Zamudio, Florida International University, mathematics education major
  • Patricia Jaimes, Michigan State University, earth and environmental sciences major
  • Jessica Chauca, Queens College, Latin American studies/elementary education major
  • Nathaly Miraval, San Diego State University, public health major
  • Ernesto Farias, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, political science and Mexican American studies major
  • Sergio Rosas, University of California, Irvine, urban and regional planning major
  • Marina Quintanilla, University of California, Los Angeles, public health major
  • Melissa Avila, Virginia Commonwealth University, clinical psychology major
  • Alejandro Martinez, Washington University in St. Louis, mental health major

KIA Motors America, Inc. Scholarships are part of the 2017-18 HACU Scholarship Program. 

  

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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