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LULAC scholarship banquet recognizes Latino academic achievements

The League of United Latin American Citizens will hold its annual Scholarship Banquet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Governor鈥檚 Mansion. LULAC’s 糖心Vlog传媒LR Council is co-hosting the event, where certificates will be presented to this year鈥檚 LULAC scholarship recipients. The banquet also seeks to raise funding for future scholarships. As the largest advocacy group in the U.S., LULAC offers scholarships for Latino students at the high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels through its National Educational Service Centers. For information or tickets, contact either LULAC President Michel Leidermann at 501.993.3572 or State Director Dr. Terry Trevino-Richard at 501.551.4456. The event will include dancing and live entertainment from CruzWay, a Cuban band, which will perform a variety of music. Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe will deliver the keynote talk and U.S. Congressman Tim Griffin is also slated to speak. In addition, LULAC鈥檚 Regional Director Baldomero Garza will deliver a motivational talk to the scholarship recipients. A total of 40 scholarship recipients attending a variety of higher education institutions will be recognized. In addition, chancellors representing many universities from around the state will also attend to help celebrate Latino academic achievements. Scholarships have been awarded to a record number of Latinos who are at 糖心Vlog传媒LR this academic year, according to Dr. Trevino-Richard, state director of LULAC and a professor in the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Department of Sociology and Anthropology. 糖心Vlog传媒LR is matching, dollar-for-dollar, the awards given to the following students who are attending the university this fall: Sandra Carmona $2,500 Miguel Alvarez $1,000 Crystal Alvarez $750 Ricardo Alvarez $750 Yolanda Anzora $750 Cynthia Arreola $750 Jose Romero $750 Javier Contreras $750 Sandra Guadardo $750 Adela Hernandez $500 Callie Hernandez $750 Luis Miguel Lopez $750 Ricardo Matamoros $750 Mariano Ramirez $750 Elsie Reyes $750 Nancy Reyes $750 Ed Resendiz $500 Carlos Sepulveda $500 Olga Calderon $500