February 9, 2022 

HACU awards scholarships to five students with funding from The Coca-Cola Foundation

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, through support from The Coca-Cola Foundation, is pleased to announce that five students from HACU-member institutions have been awarded Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarships in the amount of $2,550 each for the 2021-22 school year.

Awardees, who are first-generation college students of Hispanic descent from a family whose parents did not attend college., submitted a 500-word essay about their personal motivation for applying to the scholarship as a first-generation college student. The following students were selected to receive a $2,550 scholarship:

  • Andy Hernandez - Florida International University
  • Dominic Griego-Chavez - Central New Mexico Community College
  • Jennifer Morales Salazar - San Diego State University
  • Lizbeth Aparicio - Utah Valley University
  • Stephanie Mata - Baylor University

The Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarships were part of the 2021-22 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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