{"id":54991,"date":"2024-10-23T16:17:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T20:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/?p=54991"},"modified":"2024-10-23T16:17:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T20:17:52","slug":"hacu-announces-honorees-to-be-recognized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/hacu-announces-honorees-to-be-recognized\/","title":{"rendered":"HACU Announces Ten Honorees To Be Recognized at 38th Annual Conference on Hispanic Higher Education, Nov. 1-3, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO, TX \u2014 October 23, 2024 \u2014 (NOTICIAS NEWSWIRE<\/a>) \u2014 The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced 10 honorees will be recognized for their contributions to improving opportunities for college students. The awards will be presented during HACU\u2019s 38th Annual Conference, \u201cChampioning Hispanic Higher Education Success: Reaching New Heights of Excellence and Equity,\u201d taking place November 1-3, 2024, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado.<\/p>\n

As the nation\u2019s leading voice for Hispanic higher education and Hispanic-Serving Institutions, HACU has been instrumental in securing the support of federal, corporate and higher education communities for programs and initiatives advancing Hispanic higher education. The Association\u2019s efforts range from the nationally recognized HACU National Internship Program providing college students real world professional experience, to its HACU Leadership Academy\/La Academia de Liderazgo and Enlace Mid-level Leadership program which aim to prepare aspiring Hispanic leaders to advance through the administrative ranks of higher education. The Association\u2019s programs, in tandem with advocacy efforts, have created pathways to federal, corporate and higher education careers for thousands of students into organizations seeking diversity in their workplace.<\/p>\n

\u201cHACU has had a great number of supporters, partners and allies who fulfill our mission of advancing Hispanic student success over the years, and our awards recognize and celebrate their efforts at our Annual Conference,\u201d said HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores. \u201cThe work being done by these honorees is invaluable in uplifting Hispanic-Serving Institutions across the country and the students they serve. These awards demonstrate our gratitude to the honorees who are dedicated and committed to the future of our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

2024 HACU Hall of Champions Inductee:<\/b><\/p>\n

One honoree will be inducted into HACU’s Hall of Champions, recognizing those who embody the mission of the Association through their exemplary efforts and contributions to higher education.<\/p>\n

Emma Grace Hern\u00e1ndez Flores, Ph.D.<\/b>, the president of Universidad de Iberoam\u00e9rica, has over 25 years as an international tax-law professor, is a founder of Universidad de Iberoam\u00e9rica (UNIBE) (1994), and established a health sciences education model in Central America and the UNIBE University Hospital in 2003, the region’s only facility offering 55 specialties. She currently leads UNIBE as well as several other educational institutions including ICS and Independent University in Heredia and sits on HACU’s Governing Board. She earned a law degree in San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica, in 1984 and a doctorate from Complutense University of Madrid.<\/p>\n

2024 HACU Awards of Excellence:<\/b><\/p>\n

Honorees to be presented with Awards of Excellence.<\/p>\n

Jorge V\u00e9lez Arocho, Ph.D.<\/b>, recipient of the Lifelong Leadership Award<\/b> for lifelong service to Hispanic higher education.<\/p>\n

Mike Flores, Ph.D.<\/b>, recipient of the President\u2019s Award of Excellence<\/b> for outstanding leadership and support of HACU\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n

The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo<\/b>, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, recipient of the Exemplary Policy\/Advocacy Leadership Award<\/b> in recognition of exemplary leadership and support of HACU\u2019s policy issues.<\/p>\n

Dallas College<\/b>, recipient of the Outstanding HACU-Member Institution Award<\/b> in recognition of excellence in support of HACU\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n

SEPIE-Spanish Service for the Internationalization of Education<\/b>, recipient of the Exemplary International Partner Award <\/b>in recognition of outstanding support of HACU\u2019s international mission.<\/p>\n

United Health Foundation<\/b>, recipient of the Extraordinary Philanthropic Partner Award<\/b> in recognition of exemplary leadership and support of HACU\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n

Southwest Airlines<\/b>, recipient of the Outstanding Private Sector Partner Award<\/b> in recognition of excellence in support of HACU\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n

Export-Import Bank of the United States<\/b>, recipient of the Outstanding Public Sector Partner Award<\/b> in recognition of excellence in support of HACU\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n

Rosa Garay-L\u00f3pez<\/b>, recipient of the Alicia Casanova Award<\/b> in recognition of excellence in support of HACU\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n

Download a PDF of HACU 2024 Awardees here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

About HACU<\/h3>\n

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\u2019s headquarters is in San Antonio, Texas, with offices in Washington, D.C, Sacramento, California, and Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO, TX \u2014 October 23, 2024 \u2014 (NOTICIAS NEWSWIRE) \u2014 The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced 10 honorees will be recognized for their contributions to improving opportunities for college students. The awards will be presented during HACU\u2019s 38th Annual Conference, \u201cChampioning Hispanic Higher Education Success: Reaching New Heights of Excellence and… Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":54984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2360,2349],"tags":[15405,13377],"class_list":{"0":"post-54991","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-asuntos-publicos-gobierno","8":"category-educacion","9":"tag-hacu-es","10":"tag-hsis-es","11":"entry"},"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/featured-image-10232-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/featured-image-10232-600x463.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"vicente","author_link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/author\/vicente\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}