June 30, 2023

19th Annual ¡Lánzate! Travel Award Program committee meet to select awardees

The selection committee for the 19th Annual ¡Lánzate! / Take Off! Travel Program, offered by Southwest Airlines in conjunction with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, met in San Antonio, Texas on June 27-28, 2023. Special thanks to the HACU development, student services staff and selection committee members for their participation.

Through this national education initiative, Southwest Airlines awards roundtrip e-pass(es) to undergraduate and graduate students across the country who travel away from home to pursue a higher education. 2023 Awardees will be officially announced in the fall.

The 2023 selection committee members are:

  • Allison Cotton, Metropolitan State University of Denver
  • Annay Ruiz, HACU
  • Florencia Velasco-Fortner, The Concilio
  • Gaston Cantu, Alamo Colleges Foundation
  • Julissa Vasquez, HACU
  • Lorena Blanco-Silva, Central New Mexico Community College
  • Monalisa Vitela, Imperial County Office of Education
  • Patricia Witherspoon, The University of Texas at El Paso
  • Rebecca Murillo, HACU
  • Richard Montez, HACU
  • Tydie Abreu, Hispanic Federation
  • Uriel Iniguez, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries



  

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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