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"Thanks to generous supporters like Anheuser-Busch, the ANF has been able to reach more than half a million people in Nicaragua through our education, health care and nutrition programs," said F. Alfredo Pellas, Jr., president and co-founder, American Nicaraguan Foundation. "Anheuser-Busch is also one of the largest contributors to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, so we're not surprised they joined with us to form the ANF Scholarship Fund."

Earlier this year, Budweiser and the Anheuser-Busch distributors of South Florida donated 25 cents per case for every Budweiser, Bud Light and Budweiser Select 18-pack of bottles and cans sold at Navarro stores in June. The funds supported sustainable development in Nicaragua and the efforts of more than 2,000 local organizations established by ANF. ANF's humanitarian efforts focus on housing, education, nutrition and health programs.

Anheuser-Busch is also a sponsor of the gala itself, which raises funds to cover the foundation's yearly operating expenses.

"We're proud to support the American Nicaraguan Foundation in their mission to end poverty in Nicaragua, and the formation of the ANF Scholarship Fund is the next step in providing opportunities to the Nicaraguan community both here in the United States and abroad," said Paco Bendana, director of community relations, Anheuser-Busch, and a co-chair of the event. "We hope others who care about the Latino community will join us in supporting this effort."

Anheuser-Busch's support of the Latino community dates back more than a century. The company supports approximately 400 community-based, local and national Latino organizations with contributions totaling more than $58 million during the past two decades. Anheuser-Busch's efforts in the Latino community focus on values such as education, leadership development, economic empowerment, public advocacy and arts and culture. The company has the No. 1 and No. 2 beer brands in the Latino market -- Bud Light and Budweiser. To learn more about these efforts, please visit http://www.Latinobud.com .

Based in St. Louis, Anheuser-Busch is the leading American brewer, holding a 48.5 percent share of U.S. beer sales. The company brews the world's largest-selling beers, Budweiser and Bud Light. Anheuser-Busch also owns a 50 percent share in Grupo Modelo, Mexico's leading brewer, and a 27 percent share in China brewer Tsingtao, whose namesake beer brand is the country's
best-selling premium beer. Anheuser-Busch ranked No. 1 among beverage companies in FORTUNE Magazine's Most Admired U.S. and Global Companies lists in 2008. Anheuser-Busch is one of the largest theme park operators in the United States, is a major manufacturer of aluminum cans and one of the world's largest recyclers of aluminum cans. For more information, visit
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The four 2008 Winner's Circle Scholarship recipients personify the next generation of accomplished Hispanics whom we salute each year at Hispanic Business magazine's EOY event. These individuals are achievers in diverse courses of study, and hail from across the United States.
Puerto Rican-born Elizabeth Padilla is a graduate student at Georgia Institute of Technology, scheduled to graduate in spring 2010 with her Ph.D. in Environmental Microbiology. Ms. Padilla's participation in the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Science Steering and Evaluation Panel in Potsdam, Germany solidified her career choice to become a scientist when she was able to witness first hand the opportunity to have her voice heard at an international forum. She looks forward to safeguarding the environment, and once a teacher, will educate her students on knowing that "opportunities are not waiting for them, and that they are in the drivers seat, responsible for chasing down opportunity." Ms. Padilla's Winner's Circle Scholarship is sponsored by Wachovia, a diversified financial services company that provides a broad range of retail banking and brokerage, asset and wealth management, and corporate and investment banking products and services.
Alejandro Virrueta spends his weekends delivering wine caskets and building wine cellars with his father, CEO of Pacific Wine Cellar Consultants. They travel from San Francisco to Bakersfield in their white Ford truck and talk about the old days, and his father's initiative and resiliency inspire Mr. Virrueta. At Stanford University, Mr. Virrueta studies Engineering and looks forward to being the first person in his family to hold a college degree. A positive role model for his younger siblings, he is eager to learn. Palladium Equity, a company that provides equity capital to companies seeking to grow, restructure or provide liquidity for shareholders, sponsors his Winner's Circle Scholarship.
Raised in Chicago, Illinois, Elias Popuch is a senior at Macalester College in Minnesota and is majoring in Geography. He is currently working on an honors project on the effects of Empowerment Zones on the economic development in Minneapolis, MN. Mr. Popuch aspires to become an urban planner and analyst, committed to social justice as it relates to the people and the spaces they occupy. He is also proficient in Spanish and teaches ESL to members of the Latino community. His Winner's Circle Scholarship is sponsored by KPMG, who helps clients successfully respond to changing opportunities by providing professional services, wherever and whenever they are needed.
Veronica Reyes is passionate about international development and is constantly exceeding her own expectations. A first generation Salvadorian American and winner of many scholastic achievements, she honors her success to her family's courage in leaving their homeland, a country engulfed by civil war. Next year she joins the MPA/MBA program at Harvard University and sets an example for Hispanic women everywhere as she completes undergraduate studies at USC in Public Relations. Currently a humanitarian and goodwill ambassador to the underrepresented population, she aspires to work for the United Nations Children's Fund and knows her commitment to education will help her work for impoverished communities. Her Winner's Circle Scholarship is sponsored by the Cordoba Corporation, a civil engineering, construction management, program management, and planning firm specializing in education, transportation, and water.
The Hispanic Business Winner's Circle Scholarship Fund is designed to assist Hispanic students with education-related costs as they complete their undergraduate or post-graduate education. The scholarships are available on a competitive basis to students enrolled full time at accredited colleges, universities or community colleges. It is open to Hispanic students who have demonstrated leadership and civic or community involvement, and have completed a minimum of 15 undergraduate semester credits after high school graduation with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. " HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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Dr. Murano is the first woman and first Hispanic-American president in the 132-year history of Texas’ first public institution of higher learning.



Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Chairman Bill Jones and Chancellor Michael D. McKinney presided at the formal installation in Rudder Auditorium.



Following her installation, President Murano outlined her vision for the university and its growing number of students and faculty, along with providing an update on Vision 2020, Texas A&M’s long-range road map for becoming one of the nation’s top public universities by the year 2020 – or, as President Murano proposed in her remarks, the best public university in the nation.



For a copy of Murano’s speech go to:
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For additional photos of the event, go to:

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Dr. Martinez is the only Orange County college president selected.

“It is such a distinguished and exclusive honor for one of our institutional leaders to be recognized on such a platform as the Latino Leaders magazine,” said Dr. Edward Hernandez, Jr., Rancho Santiago Community College District chancellor. “We are very proud of Dr. Martinez’ recognition and for her extensive contributions to Santa Ana College.”

About Santa Ana College
Part of Rancho Santiago Community College District, Santa Ana College serves nearly 40,000 credit and non-credit students each semester and offers 136 certificate and associate degree programs. The mission of the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) is to respond to the educational needs of an ever-changing community and to provide programs and services that reflect academic excellence. Santa Ana College and Santiago Canyon College are public community colleges of RSCCD, which serve the residents of Anaheim Hills, East Garden Grove, Irvine, Orange, Santa Ana, Tustin and Villa Park. Both colleges provide education for academic transfer and careers, courses for personal and professional development, customized training for business and industry, and programs to train nurses, firefighters and law enforcement personnel." HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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The conference, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, is themed "Nuestro Tapiz de Colores: Weaving the Threads of Our Past, Present and Future." It is coordinated by a statewide planning committee and the University of Iowa School of Social Work with the support of this year's host, Grand View College.

The Strengthening and Valuing Latino Communities in Iowa conference was founded in 1998 to explore the changing demographics and dynamics of Latino communities in Iowa and strengthen the responsiveness of policy makers, business leaders and community-based organizations. It has become a cherished gathering of Latinos and non-Latinos as a place to emphasize culture as a strength and provide networking opportunities for Latino leaders who live and work in Iowa.

This year's conference features four major components:

-- Friday, Oct. 10, Latino Youth Leadership Summit for junior and senior high students;

-- Friday, Oct. 10, pre-conference Professional Development Training Institute geared to the strengthening of professionals in education, social services, community development and advocacy;

-- Friday, Oct. 10, 5-7 p.m., opening reception for an Iowa Latina Art Exhibit, "Mujeres de Armas Llevar: Women Raising Arms," at the Grand View College Art Gallery; and

--Saturday, Oct. 11, the main conference featuring workshops and two keynote speakers: Laura I. Rendón, professor and chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Iowa State University's College of Human Sciences; and Francisco Guajardo, executive director of the Llano Grande Center, a nonprofit organization in Texas that works to revitalize communities through youth by creating access to higher education, engaging students in community change, and developing leadership that respects local history and culture.

Arts and culture are a significant component of the Latino conference. This year artists will join the conference from California, Texas, Minnesota and Iowa.

For more information or to register, contact the UI School of Social Work at 319-335-1273 or latino-conference@uiowa.edu or visit http://www.iowalatinoconference.org.

STORY SOURCE: University of Iowa News Services, 300 Plaza Centre One, Suite 371, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2500

MEDIA CONTACTS: Kate Kemp, UI School of Social Work, 319-335-1254, kate-kemp@uiowa.edu; Alex Piedras, Grand View College, 515-263-6017, apiedras@gvc.edu; Nicole Riehl, UI News Services, 319-384-0070 ( office ), 319-430-6576 ( cell ),, nicole-riehl@uiowa.edu
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NHCSL's scholarship fund was created to develop Hispanic leaders through exposure and learning opportunities within the public service arena. The scholarships are funded from a $150,000 grant to NHCSL from the Comcast Foundation; the grant will continue to be applied over the next year in support of the NHCSL scholarship program.


With state legislators in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, and Maryland, this program offers guidance and financial support to 12 Hispanic high school students selected by the NHCSL, Hispanic state legislators and educational institutions. Each student will receive his or her $1,500 scholarship after graduating from high school with a GPA of 3.0 or better.

The scholarship recipients for the second year of the program include: Isaiah Fransua, Alexandria Salazar and Yadira Solis from Colorado; Rebecca Espinosa, Emilio Lopez and Glysel M. Rivera from Florida; Maritza Gomez, Brenda Ortega and Omar A. Torres from Illinois; Barbara Hendrick, Ruben Antonio Muñoz Ochoa and Mariana Olaizola from Maryland.

"This grant provides Latino students a unique opportunity to gain leadership skills and learn about the public and private sectors," said Susan Gonzales, Vice President for the Comcast Foundation. "We are proud to partner with programs such as the NHCSL John S. Martinez Scholarship Fund to significantly impact the development of our future leaders."

The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) is a nonpartisan organization representing the interests of Hispanic state legislators from all states, commonwealths, and territories of the United States. NHCSL is a catalyst for joint action on issues of common concern to all segments of the Hispanic community. For more information, visit www.nhcsl.org. " HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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Dr. Luis Cifuentes and Dr. Victor Arizpe and their wives, who live next door to one another, welcomed into their homes a host of Aggies—mostly but not all Hispanics—as part of a program known as “Mi Casa Es Su Casa”—translated “my home is your house.”



“Mi Casa Es Su Casa,” part of the Memorial Student Center Committee for the Awareness of Mexican-American Culture ( CAMAC ) at Texas A&M, is primarily intended to develop a support system for freshmen and transfer students, noted Liliana Garcia, the student who chairs MSC-CAMAC this year.



“Mi Casa Es Su Casa” has been kicked off each year with patio dinners at the adjacent homes of Dr. Arizpe, professor of Hispanic studies; his wife, Norma Arizpe, a senior lecturer in Hispanic studies; Dr. Cifuentes, professor of oceanography and interim vice provost, and wife, Dr. Lauren Cifuentes, associate professor of educational psychology.



Other Texas A&M Hispanic faculty members have joined in by hosting every-other-month sessions for smaller student groups throughout the school year.



The faculty members and CAMAC leaders say they hope to expand the program to include even more faculty and more students.



“This program is in a sense having a home away from home for these students, particularly those entering as freshmen or as transfer students,” Cifuentes said, adding that it gives them “a welcoming environment.”



Arizpe agreed, saying “As members of the Mexican American / U.S. Latino Faculty Association ( MALFA ), we have enjoyed coming together to create a welcoming and supportive environment for Hispanic students by bringing them into our homes. One of our primary goals is to let students know that we care for their success at Texas A&M University and that we are here to help.”



Daniel Hernandez, MALFA facilitator this year, joined in the welcoming program and cited its benefits. “The initiative is an excellent opportunity to create significant and value added relationships between students and faculty that will enrich the A&M experience for all concerned. Students in particular will learn the benefits of building relationships that willenhance them academically, socially and professionally,” he noted.



Cifuentes and Arizpe emphasized that the core of the “Mi Casa Es Su Casa” program is the cadre of other volunteer faculty members who take up the hosting and related work after the fall kick-off session.



“Mi Casa Es Su Casa” is receiving funding assistance this year from the Texas A&M Office of Admissions & Records as part of its retention program designed to keep students in school and on track to graduate, Garcia said.
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