May 3, 2012
NJ Revilla-Garcia

 

HACU presents award to Secretary of Labor

The Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU) recently presented its 2011 President’s Award for Excellence to the Honorable Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. 

The award presentation took place in Washington, D.C. during a gathering with representatives from HACU and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. HACU Alumni Association chair and Governing Board member, Fabiana Perera, presented Secretary Solis with the award in recognition of outstanding service to Hispanic Higher Education Success. 

Solis is a graduate from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, a Hispanic-Serving Institution and HACU-Member Institution. 

 

(L-R) Noel Guerrero, associate director of the HACU National Internship Program (HNIP); Dr. Gumecindo Salas, vice president of government relations; Maria Elena Vivas-House, HNIP senior executive director; Cesar Oyervides-Cisneros, director of federal relations and outreach; The Honorable Hilda Solis, U.S. Secretary of Labor; Fabiana Perera, HACU Alumni Association (HAA) chair and HACU Governing Board member; Josue Barrera, HAA member-at-large; and Virgilio Barrera, HAA vice chair of community relations.

Related:

HACU presents 2011 awards at its national conference



  

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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