Hispanic Scholarship Fund Inducts Carnegie Mellon Alumna Into 2003 Alumni Hall of Fame
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), the nation's leading organization supporting Hispanic higher education, announced the induction of five individuals into the 2003 HSF Alumni Hall of Fame. The HSF Alumni Hall of Fame event, now in its second year, celebrates the achievements of Hispanics who demonstrate the power of higher education and mentorship to change a life and positively impact the world. Each honoree's story illustrates the possibilities offered by higher education and personifies the mission and values of HSF. Awards are given in the Optimista, Altruista, Triunfador, Inspirador and Brillante categories.
This year's inductees, representing achievements in the academic, medical, government and arts fields, include Martha Chávez McGivney, Director of the Master of Science in Public Policy and Management Program, Carnegie Mellon University. Martha Chávez McGivney received the Inspirador award for breaking the cycle of under-education and becoming one of the first in her family to get a college degree. Through her amazing accomplishments, limitless potential, energy, and drive, along with her commitment to education issues, she is a role model for Hispanics nationwide. McGivney, who came from Guanajuato, Mexico with her parents, received a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master's degree in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University. She served as a Presidential Management Intern for the U.S. Department of Education, working on national education policy issues. Currently at Carnegie Mellon University, she is helping to increase educational opportunities for Hispanics and serves on the Carnegie Mellon University President's Diversity Advisory Council to provide strategic direction on diversity issues. She is the Director of the Master of Science in Public Policy and Management Program, Carnegie Mellon University H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, and was an HSF Scholar from 1989 through 1992.
This year's other inductees are: The Honorable Alberto R. Gonzales, White House counsel; writer Sergio Troncoso; Carolina Reyes, M.D., assistant professor at UCLA's Geffen School of Medicine and the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Hisauro Garza, Ph.D., director of the Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies at the University of Oklahoma. The 2003 inductees were honored at a White House reception and then attended a gala event at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C. on October 7, 2003.
"Through the HSF Alumni Hall of Fame, we are contributing to our community's tradition of storytelling to show our children the possibilities offered by education," said Sara Martinez Tucker, president and CEO of HSF. "By spotlighting our inductees, their stories, their perseverance and their dedication to their families, professions, community and heritage, we strive to inspire younger generations to create a tradition of college-going in our community."
About the Hispanic Scholarship Fund
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the nation's leading organization supporting Hispanic higher education. Founded in 1975, HSF's vision is to strengthen the country by advancing college education among Hispanic Americans, the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population. In support of its mission to double the rate of Hispanics earning college degrees, HSF provides the Latino community more college scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in the country. Headquartered in San Francisco, HSF has opened regional offices in Southern and Central California, the Northeast, the Southeast, Midwest and Texas. In addition, HSF launched the Washington, D.C.-based Hispanic Scholarship Fund Institute to generate public partnerships in support of its work. During its 28-year history, HSF has awarded more than 61,000 scholarships in excess of $115 million to Latinos from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who have attended more than 1,700 colleges and universities.