HENAAC Student Leadership Awards
Each year, Great Minds in STEM recognizes graduate students and undergraduate students to receive the top HENAAC Student Leadership Awards that are accompanied by a scholarship. These students are recognized for their high academic achievements, research and/or teaching, outstanding leadership and service within the Hispanic community, and their overall potential to become an innovative leader in the STEM technical workforce, and a role model for Hispanic youth.
2020
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2020 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Alexis Lopez Senior, Mechanical Engineering University of Texas at El Paso Robert Amezcua Memorial Scholarship Recipient |
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2020 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Erica Fagnan Senior, Mathematics University of California, Santa Barbara Edison International Scholarship Recipient |
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2020 Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award David Lopez Doctoral Student, Chemical Engineering University of Arizona Dow Chemical Scholarship Recipient |
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2020 Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award Dora Gerardo Masters, Mechanical Engineering University of Southern California GMIS CEO Scholarship Recipient |
2019
2019 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Elena Martinez Sophomore, Applied Mathematics Loyola Marymount University Northrop Grumman Scholarship Recipient |
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2019 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Manuel Losada Senior, Electrical Engineering Florida International University Lockheed Martin Corporation Scholarship Recipient |
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2019 Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award Cody Silva Masters Student, Electrical Engineering University of California, Santa Barbara The Boeing Company Scholarship Recipient |
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2019 Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award Luz Sotelo Doctoral Student, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Nebraska-Lincoln Union Pacific Scholarship Recipient |
2018
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2018 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Andrea C. Coto Senior, Civil Engineering San Jose State University Latina STEAM Team Scholarship Recipient |
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2018 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Anibal E. Morales Senior, Biomedical and Electrical Engineering Florida International University Leidos Scholarship Recipient |
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2018 Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award Amirr Neal Masters Student, Mechanical Engineering California State University, Los Angeles Chevron Scholarship Recipient |
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2018 Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award Rosa E. Morales Masters Student, Aerospace Engineering University of Colorado Boulder The Boeing Company Scholarship Recipient |
2017
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2017 Outstanding Engineering Graduate Student Leadership Award Francisco Romero Doctoral Student, Electrical Engineering Stanford University Intel Foundation Scholarship Recipient |
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2017 Outstanding Science Graduate Student Leadership Award Vanessa Arredondo Doctoral Candidate, Organic Chemistry University of California, Irvine Mellado Family Scholarship Recipient |
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2017 Outstanding Engineering Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Manuel Retana Senior, Mechanical Engineering University of Nevada, Reno Mellado Family Scholarship Recipient |
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2017 Outstanding Science Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Shariemar Lopez Senior, Computer Science University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Lockheed Martin Corporation Scholarship Recipient |
2016
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2016 Outstanding Engineering Graduate Student Leadership Award Lianette Rivera Doctoral Candidate, Chemical Engineering University of Michigan |
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2016 Outstanding Science Graduate Student Leadership Award Eduardo Torre Doctoral Candidate, Biochemistry and Biophysics University of Pennsylvania |
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2016 Outstanding Engineering Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Diana Castro Senior, Aerospace Engineering California State University, Long Beach |
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2016 Outstanding Science Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Evan Hernandez Junior, Computer Science University of Wisconsin – Madison |
2015
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2015 Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award Maribel Jaquez Doctoral Student, Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley |
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2015 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Juan Vargas Senior, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering University of Texas at El Paso |
2014
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2014 Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award Marlene Patino Doctoral Student, Aerospace Engineering University of California, Los Angeles |
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2014 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Ernesto Covarrubias Senior, Mechanical Engineering California State University, Los Angeles |
2013
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2013 Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award Fidel Hernandez Doctoral Student, Mechanical Engineering Stanford University |
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2013 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Sandra Gonzalez Senior, Biomedical Engineering University of Arizona |
2012
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2012 Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award Toni Tullius Doctoral Student, Mechanical Engineering Rice University |
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2012 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leadership Award David Rodriguez Senior, Information Technology University of Central Florida |
2011
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2011 Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award Nancy Diaz Doctoral Student, Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley |
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2011 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Abel Cortinas Senior, Chemical Engineering Texas Tech University |
2010
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2010 Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award Marcos Bolanos Doctoral Student, Electrical Engineering Michigan State University |
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2010 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leadership Award Katalina Keilhauer Senior, Civil Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology |