Washington, DC–(HISPANIC PR WIRE)–October 27, 2005–The 2005 Hispanic College Fund Scholarship recipients will be honored by Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Terry Powell and the Gala’s Presenting Sponsor, PricewaterhouseCoopers at the Scholarship Awards Gala on October 26th at the JW Marriott Hotel in downtown Washington, DC. “These students represent the next generation of CEOs, scientists, engineers, and technologists and their dreams of becoming leaders in their fields should not go unrealized,” said Barrueta. “The Hispanic College Fund. is reaching students that could very well become the next Carlos Gutierrez or Jim Padilla, leaders that make our nation proud,” added Barrueta.
Ford Motor Company will be recognized as the “Corporation of the Year” for its commitment to education and its outstanding support of HCF’s programs. Mr. James Padilla, President and CEO will receive the coveted award. HCF chose Ford Motor Company for its support and dedication to education and diversity.
Among the Gala’s Chancellor level sponsors are CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Lockheed Martin and MVM, Inc. This year’s Dean Sponsors are Abercrombie & Fitch, BAE Systems, the Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., General Dynamics Corporation, Nancy and Jorge Kfoury Foundation, MasterCard International, ManTech International Corporation. The Fellow Sponsors are Citistreet, LLC and Marriott International, Inc. We are grateful to our generous corporate partners who recognize the unique potential that the Hispanic community offers the nation.
Thanks to the support of Southwest Airlines, the official airline of the Hispanic College Fund, the Gala will feature thirty five of this year’s highest performing scholarship recipients. Honored at the event will be:
Lorien Day
Rutgers University – Camden
Accounting
Maria Pogyo
SUNY at Purchase
Criminal Justice
Susana Hernandez
University of Texas at Austin
Civil Engineering
Solorio Noemi
Washington State University
Nursing
Alicia Romero
Pepperdine University
Business
Ernesto Escareno
Saint Edward’s University
Accounting
Caleb Leon
Texas A & M University-Kingsville
Electrical Engineering
Oseas Ayardi
University of Florida
Industrial Engineering
Angelina Paniagua
California State – Chico
Human Resources
Christopher Lopez
Michigan State
Marketing
Pamela Escobar
Brown University
Pre-Medicine
Lourdes Garcia
Florida International University
Accounting
Sebastian Cano-Besquet
Yale University
English
Mynor Raguay
University of Illionois – Chicago
Pre-Medicine
Julio Medina
St. Mary’s University
Industrial Engineering
Reneida Leon
University of Florida
Marketing
Maryin Vargas
Florida International University
International Studies
Arlyssa Jaquez
University of Oklahoma – Norman
Industrial Engineering
Jonathan Martinez
San Francisco State University
Marketing
Olga Salazar
DePaul University
Education
Hairo Pena
Austin College
Business
Pedro Perez
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Electrical Engineering
Dyam Sanchez
Florida Gulf Coast University
Accounting
Nelson Escobar
Hillsborough County Community College
Accounting
The student keynote is Arlyssa Jaquez, a sophomore attending University of Oklahoma, who is majoring in Industrial Engineering and Business. Arlyssa is the first person in her family to go to college. Arlyssa will be speaking about how she overcame the challenges of growing up in an empoverished community, even in places like the prairies of Oklahoma.
The gala will include the unveiling of HCF’s new logo and website. The new logo uses the HCF initials as pillars to symbolize its supportive role of Hispanic higher education. In addition, the Hispanic College Fund will adopt the tagline, “Developing Professionals…One Degree At A Time” which speaks to the organization’s focus on getting Hispanic students prepared to join the professional ranks of America’s corporations. The new HCF website will have user-friendly and attractive navigational features to facilitate access to its scholarship application as well as host an alumni website. Thanks to a grant from MasterCard International, the Alumni website, called HCF Connections, will allow the HCF scholarship winners to network and seek employment opportunities.
The Hispanic College Fund, Inc. (HCF) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Hispanic professionals. HCF has provided more than $6 million in scholarships to more than 2,800 Hispanic students in over 500 colleges and universities since its founding in 1993. For more information visit the HCF website at http://www.hispanicfund.org or call 202-296-5400.
