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Contact: Erin Malecha (malecha@pdx.edu)
Over 600 community members, parents, teachers and students will be in attendance Saturday night at the Oregon Convention Center to honor high-achieving Chicano/Latino students from Portland State University.
PSU’s Chicano/Latino Studies program is hosting its seventh-annual gala, “Celebrating Contributions,” Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. Dinner and speakers begin at 7:00 p.m. The event will award scholarships of $1,000 - $5,000 for academic achievement and community involvement to 19 of PSU’s stellar Hispanic students (listed below).
The gala evening includes dinner, dancing and celebrity speaker Lupe Ontiveros, a film and television actress who recently appeared HBO’s Real Women Have Curves, and is well known for her roles in Mi Familia and the Oscar-nominated El Norte. Enrique Castillo, who has appeared in Bound by Honor, Mi Familia, El Norte as well as many other movies, will join Ontiveros as a celebrity guest and master of ceremonies. The local Latin band Alegre will perform at the event.
The Chicano/Latino Studies gala serves as the primary scholarship fundraising event to support Chicano/Latino students at PSU. It recognizes the achievements of the Chicano/Latino Studies program and acknowledges and highlights October as Hispanic Heritage Month. For more information about the gala or the Chicano/Latino Studies program, contact Maria Alanis Ruiz, 503-725-4447, or email alanism@pdx.edu.
Chicano/Latino Studies 2003 Scholars
Maria Astorga: Maria is majoring in Business Administration. Maria is from Salem, Ore. and her scholarship is from Washington Mutual.
Nicholas Alvarado-Greenwood: Nicholas is majoring in English. Nicholas is receiving the Ruben Sierra Dean’s Scholarship.
Edgar Barrera: Edgar is majoring in Sociology and Speech Communication and is pursuing a certificate in Chicano/Latino Studies. Edgar is from Portland and his scholarship is from State Farm Insurance.
Joel Campos-Alvis: Joel is majoring in Economics. Joel is from Portland and his scholarship is from Wells Fargo.
Ivan Castellanos Perez: Ivan is majoring in Spanish. Ivan is from Portland and his scholarship is from American Family Insurance.
Orlando Heredia: Orlando is majoring in Arts and Graphic Design. Orlando is from Hillsboro, Ore. and his scholarship is from the Portland Guadalajara Sister City Association.
San Juanita Hernandez: San Juanita is majoring in Social Sciences. She is from Clackamas, Ore. and her scholarship is from the Portland Guadalajara Sister City Association.
Maria Mendoza: Maria is majoring in Education. Her scholarship is from American Family Insurance.
Randi Messer: Randi is majoring in Spanish. Randi is from Portland and her scholarship is from State Farm Insurance.
Sophia Mundy: Sophia is majoring in Kinesiology. Sophia is from Katy, Texas and her scholarship is from Providence/Health Services.
Veronica Ortiz: Veronica is majoring in Child and Family Studies. Veronica is from Independence, Ore. and her scholarship is from the Oregon State Lottery.
Hector Manuel Osuna Jr.: Hector is majoring in Urban Planning. Hector’s scholarship is from Town and Country Auto Dealership.
Joshua Plante: Joshua is majoring in Business Administration. Joshua is from Bozeman, Mont. and his scholarship is from the Oregon State Lottery.
Angelica Quintero: Angelica is majoring in Social Science and Administration of Justice. Angelica is from Salem, Ore. and her scholarship is from Squire & Lopez.
Karen Schroeder: Karen is majoring in Marketing and Advertising Management. Karen’s scholarship is from Town & Country Auto Dealership.
Mercedes Serrano: Mercedes is majoring in Microbiology. Mercedes is from Aloha, Ore. and her scholarship is from Providence/Health Services.
Alicia Tijerina: Alicia is majoring in Spanish with an ESL endorsement. Alicia is from Cornelius, Ore. and she is receiving the Jose Romero Endowment Scholarship.
Jessica Torres: Jessica is majoring in Business Administration and she is pursuing a certificate in Chicano/Latino Studies. Jessica is from Culver, Ore. and her scholarship is from the Portland Guadalajara Sister City Association.
Carlos Villarroel: Carlos is majoring in Political Science and he is pursuing a certificate in Chicano/Latino Studies. Carlos is from Portland and he is receiving the Ruben Sierra Dean’s Scholarship.
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Sources: |
Maria Alanis Ruiz (503-725-4447) |
Release Number: 03-169
Date:
Oct 21, 2003