Nov. 9, 2012

Lupe Flores

HACU Scholarship and Leadership Awards for 2012-2013  

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships and awards for the 2012-2013 academic year. The 31 recipients of the HACU Scholarship Program awards totaling $77,200 attend HACU-member institutions, and demonstrated financial need along with other program criteria. An additional $15,000 in scholarships associated with the HACU National Internship Program (HNIP) and a $10,000 leadership award brought the total amount awarded to $102,200.

The 2012-2013 academic scholarships include:

• Aetna Nursing Scholarship
• NASCAR/Wendell Scott Sr. Award
• Travelers Scholarship
• United Health Foundation/Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Scholarship

Angelica Pallares, a graduate student at West Texas A&M University, received the $10,000 Deloitte Jorge Caballero Student Leadership Award.

Six students received scholarships of $2,500 each after completing internships with Sodexo through HNIP.

HACU-Sodexo Internship and Scholarship Program awardees:

Taylor Herron, Rio Hondo College

Jose Quintanilla, University of New Orleans

Leslie Flores, El Paso Community College

Sierra Yancey, California State University, Long Beach

Cesar Hinojosa, University of Houston, Main

Aldo Macias Landeros, Radford University

Scholarship program recipients:
 

Angela Patino Medrano, Alliant International University, San Diego

Jose Mata, Antioch University Los Angeles

Kitty Lau, California State University, San Marcos

Ellen Vega, Caribbean University, Bayamon

Alison Morales, Florida International University

Milton Reinoso, Florida International University

Daniel Torrens, Florida International University

Margarett Saint-Jean, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus

Erez Gueta, Michigan State University

Norma Santos, Mountain View College

Elizabeth Lisardo, Mt. San Jacinto College

Isabel Bolivar, Nova Southeastern University

Yanet Hernandez, Nova Southeastern University

Lisbett Perez, Nova Southeastern University

Erica Tiscareno, San Diego State University, San Diego

Ladiz Ochoa, Texas A&M International University

Brenda Tristan, Texas A&M International University

Sara Munoz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Lizette Day, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Alexis Pena, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Cassandra Ragin, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Erika Rodriguez, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Anne Marie Serrano, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Monica Javier, The University of Texas-Pan American

Deborah Lawton, The University of Texas-Pan American

Jennifer Bruno Franco, Universidad Adventista de las Antillas

Ligia Padilla, University of California, San Francisco

Rebeca Dellegrazie-Perren, University of Central Florida

Amanda Enriquez, University of Central Florida

Vanessa Grant, University of Northern Colorado

Wilmarie Cosme, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

The scholarship application for the 2013-2014 academic year will open in the spring of 2013 and will run through the end of May 2013. Information will be provided at www.hacu.net/scholarships.