20 Students to Receive Dr. Juan Andrade Scholarship for Young Hispanic Leaders

Twenty graduating high school seniors and college students will receive scholarships at the USHLI National Conference, which will be held at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. One thousand dollar scholarships will be awarded to each of the 20 recipients. The $20,000 for scholarships are the result of a partnership between the Ford Blue Oval Scholars program and USHLI's Dr. Juan Andrade Scholarship for Young Hispanic Leaders. The scholarships will be awarded during the Educational Achievement Luncheon at 1:15pm on Friday, February 13.    The 20 scholarship recipients selected include:   Dante Alvarado Leon University of California -Berkely Jazmin Bandera Northern Illinois University Amy Dessire Bonilla Torres  University of Central Florida Guadalupe Granados Medina College of Lake County Brian Armando Herrera  Joliet Junior College Emmanuel Lopez Prairie State College Viridiana Lopez Pedraza  Chicago State University Marlen Joanne Mendoza University of Iowa Elijah Daniel Montes University of Dallas Shareny Jannet Mota Northern Illinois University Karina Nava-Melchor  Elgin Community College Diana Paola Pliego Padilla Columbia College Cenorina Ramirez  San Diego State University Alfredo Real Iowa State University Jennessa Rooker  University of Michigan     Omar Ruiz Morton College Margarita Salas Crespo  University of Nevada, Reno Edwin Manuel Torres Saint John's University Veronica Torres  Marquette University      Rolando Zenteno Jr. Armstrong State University Congratulations!! Click here to register for the National Conference and click here to see a 90-second video featuring highlights from past conferences.

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Nearly 3,300 Attend Ford Driving Dreams Tour

Nearly 3,300 Attend 

Ford Driving Dreams Tour - Ford Partners with USHLI & ASPIRA IL, Inc. in Chicago, IL and East Chicago, IN

Ford Motor Company Fund partnered with USHLI and ASPIRA Illinois, Inc. to launch the Ford Driving Dreams Tour. The Tour included seven high schools in Chicago and East Chicago. Approximately 3,245 students, teachers, counselors, administrators, and school board members attended.    Scholarships totaling $50,000 will be awarded to students at participating schools. Schools will also receive $25,000 in grants to help defray the costs of campus visits and other costs incurred in the process of exposing interested students to more post-secondary opportunities. Students will also compete in an essay writing contest to be eligible to win a$5,000 scholarship as well as other prizes including tablets. All scholarship recipients and essay winners and their parents will be recognized at USHLI's National Conference on February 13, 2015. The events featured nationally prominent motivational speaker Roy Juarez, Jr., a favorite among students of all ages from middle school to college. Mr. Joedis Avila, Community Outreach Manager at the Ford Motor Company Fund, also addressed the students and presented a check to each participating school.  USHLI is very grateful to the Ford Motor Company and the Ford Motor Company Fund for its generous sponsorship of the Ford Driving Dreams Tour, as well as the leadership at all participating schools. USHLI also appreciates the extensive media coverage received including television, radio, and print.   Photo credit: Zuno Photographic/U.Bedia. The SLS is USHLI's flagship youth program. The program is designed to motivate students to improve their academic performance, graduate and pursue some level of post-secondary education.  An estimated 81,786 have been served to date this year in 15 states. For more information about the Student Leadership Series, interested persons should contact Dr. Juan Andrade at docandrade@ushli.org.

Berto Aguayo & Estafania Perez Luna Receive $1,000 Scholarships

Berto Aguayo & Estafania Perez Luna Receive $1,000 Scholarships

USHLI has awarded over $1.3 million in scholarships and internships to Latino college students. With affordability being one of the main reasons many Latinos are unable to complete their post-secondary education or training, USHLI tries to help students stay in school and graduate by raising money for scholarships. USHLI is proud to partner with the Ford Blue Oval Scholars program. Twenty (20) Latino students attending 17 colleges or universities in 8 states have been selected to receive scholarships in 2014. Students must demonstrate strong leadership potential and the need for financial support must be equally strong.  Also, additional consideration is given to students who are the first in their family to graduate high school or the first to pursue post-secondary education or training.  Two of our scholarship recipients are Berto Aguayo and Estafania Perez Luna. Berto is a sophomore at Dominican University and majoring in Political Science and Economics. Estafania is a sophomore attending the University of Illinois at Chicago, and is a pre-medicine student.  Click on their picture to see their short video.                  USHLI continues to be the premier national organization empowering Latino youth by engaging students in nonpartisan civic participation and leadership development, and promoting education. Over 490,000 high school and college students have participated in USHLI's education programs including Students for an Educated Democracy, Citizens for an Educated Democracy, Student Leadership Series, Collegiate Leadership Development, Grassroots Leadership Development, and 21st Century Leaders/MillerCoors Scholars. In addition, USHLI has registered over 2.3 million new voters and published over 425 studies and reports on Latino demographics. In 2012 USHLI was recognized as the National Organization of the Year.

Jorge Pacheco & Clarissa Carrillo Receive $1,000 Scholarships

USHLI has awarded over $1.3 million in scholarships and internships to Latino college students. With affordability being one of the main reasons many Latinos are unable to complete their post-secondary education or training, USHLI tries to help students stay in school and graduate by raising money for scholarships.

USHLI is proud to partner with the Ford Blue Oval Scholars program. Twenty (20) Latino students attending 17 colleges or universities in 8 states have been selected to receive scholarships in 2014. Students must demonstrate strong leadership potential and the need for financial support must be equally strong.  Also, additional consideration is given to students who are the first in their family to graduate high school or the first to pursue post-secondary education or training. 

Two of our scholarship recipients are Jorge Pacheco and Clarissa Carrillo. Jorge is a freshman at DePaul University and majoring in Biology. Clarissa is a junior attending Emporia State University and majoring in Economics. 

Click on their picture to see their short video. 

           

USHLI continues to be the premier national organization empowering Latino youth by engaging students in nonpartisan civic participation and leadership development, and promoting education. Over 500,000 high school and college students have participated in USHLI's education programs including Students for an Educated Democracy, Citizens for an Educated Democracy, Student Leadership Series, Collegiate Leadership Development, Grassroots Leadership Development, and 21st Century Leaders/MillerCoors Scholars.

In addition, USHLI has registered over 2.3 million new voters and published over 425 studies and reports on Latino demographics. In 2012 USHLI was recognized as the National Organization of the Year.