{"id":45245,"date":"2016-04-18T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/nations-top-latino-scholars-to-be-honored-at-hispanic-scholarship-fund-annual-awards-dinner\/"},"modified":"2016-04-18T09:02:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T13:02:21","slug":"becarios-latinos-sobresalientes-de-la-nacion-distinguidos-en-cena-de-premiacion-anual-del-hispanic-scholarship-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/becarios-latinos-sobresalientes-de-la-nacion-distinguidos-en-cena-de-premiacion-anual-del-hispanic-scholarship-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Nation&#8217;s Top Latino Scholars To Be Honored At Hispanic Scholarship Fund Annual Awards Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 18, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), the nation&#8217;s largest not-for-profit organization supporting Latino higher education, will recognize HSF Scholars, parents, a community partner, and a corporate partner for being exemplary champions of education, at HSF&#8217;s Annual Leaders in Education Awards (LEA) Dinner to be held on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Wednesday, April 20, 2016<\/span> at the JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. Live.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20140430\/82709\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20140430\/82709<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Four-time Emmy Award-winning reporter for NBC4 <span class=\"xn-location\">Southern California<\/span> and HSF Alum, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kim Baldonado<\/span>, will serve as emcee. Ms. Baldonado, a long-time devoted HSF supporter, credits an HSF Scholarship with helping her earn her bachelor&#8217;s degree from <span class=\"xn-person\">U.C. Berkeley<\/span>. In addition to volunteering countless hours speaking to youth about the importance of higher education, she worked closely with HSF in 2013 to help establish the first NBCUniversal\/NBC4 Scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are delighted to honor and recognize the achievements of our inspiring HSF Scholars, parents and partners,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Fidel A. Vargas<\/span>, President &amp; CEO of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. &#8220;This event serves as an opportunity to showcase HSF&#8217;s impact in the community to partners, donors and friends of HSF, and what better way to demonstrate, first-hand, than by having HSF Alum Kim Baldonado take the podium, once again, as emcee&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The ten 2016 Leaders in Education Awards&#8217; <b>Scholar of the Year finalists<\/b> are students who have each demonstrated outstanding academic performance and exemplify what it means to be an exceptional leader. The five female finalists are <span class=\"xn-person\">Kathleen Guerra<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-person\">Ashley Martinez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Brown University<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-person\">Milena Nino<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Johns Hopkins University<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-person\">Daisy Ramos<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Yale University<\/span>; and <span class=\"xn-person\">Cesia Sanchez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Texas A&amp;M University<\/span>. The five male finalists are <span class=\"xn-person\">Chris Casares<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Brown University<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-person\">Bill De La Rosa<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Bowdoin College<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-person\">Omar Garcia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Southern California<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-person\">Eric Gonzalez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Columbia University<\/span>; and <span class=\"xn-person\">Alex Sowell<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Stanford University<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Awards will also be given in the following categories:<\/p>\n<p><b>LEA Parents of the Year<\/b> &#8211; <span class=\"xn-person\">Angelica Prieto<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Antonio Ramirez<\/span> for supporting, encouraging, guiding, and inspiring their children to pursue higher education.<\/p>\n<p><b>LEA Community Partner of the Year <\/b>&#8211; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) for their partnership with HSF, in supporting Latino students&#8217; academic development and access to higher education.<\/p>\n<p><b>LEA Corporate Partner of the Year<\/b> &#8211; Southern California Gas Company in recognition of its long-standing philanthropic commitment and support of the Hispanic community.<\/p>\n<p><b>Representing HSF&#8217;s Board of Directors<\/b>, will be Chair of the Board, <span class=\"xn-person\">Lisa Garcia Quiroz<\/span> (Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Corporate Responsibility, Time Warner Inc.); \u00a0Vice Chair of the Board, <span class=\"xn-person\">Gene Camarena<\/span> (President and CEO, La Raza Pizza, Inc.); <span class=\"xn-person\">Linda Bagley<\/span> (Deputy General Counsel, The Walt Disney Company); <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Bender<\/span> (Chief Operating Officer, Global e-Commerce, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.); <span class=\"xn-person\">Kim Casiano<\/span> (President, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kimberly Casiano<\/span> &amp; Associates); <span class=\"xn-person\">Walter Dolhare<\/span> (Head of Markets Division, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC); <span class=\"xn-person\">Phillip Hyun<\/span> (President, LAKANA); <span class=\"xn-person\">Jim McNamara<\/span> (Founder and Chairman, Panamax Films, LLC); <span class=\"xn-person\">Angel Morales<\/span> (Senior Advisor, Star Mountain Capital, LLC.); <span class=\"xn-person\">Elizabeth Oliver-Farrow<\/span> (President &amp; CEO, The Oliver Group, Inc.); <span class=\"xn-person\">Adam Rodriguez<\/span> (actor\/director); <span class=\"xn-person\">Anthony Salcido<\/span> (Vice President and Corporate Controller, Toyota Motor Sales, <span class=\"xn-location\">U.S.A.<\/span>, Inc. ); and <span class=\"xn-person\">Edgar Sandoval<\/span> (Chief Operating Officer, World Vision U.S.).<\/p>\n<p>LEA&#8217;s 2016 <b>Platino Sponsors<\/b> are Anheuser-Busch, McNamara Family Foundation, Toyota and Wells Fargo; <b>Oro Sponsors<\/b>: The Boston Consulting Group, Camarena Adelante Foundation, The Coca-Cola Company, The College Board, <span class=\"xn-person\">Esther Rudis<\/span> &amp; Associates, Orrick, Herrington &amp; Sutcliffe, LLP, Target, and UPS.<\/p>\n<p><b>About the Hispanic Scholarship Fund<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>Founded in 1975, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund empowers Latino families with the knowledge and resources to successfully complete a higher education, while providing scholarships and support services to as many exceptional Hispanic American students as possible. 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