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2007-2008 Final Education Seminar Series

3rd and Final Series
March 29, 2008

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2006-2007 Scholarship Recipients

What an amazing Education Series program we had for 2006-2007! The program successfully concluded by awarding $5,000 in scholarships to two outstanding Latina Students in partnership with the Hispanic Banker’s Association. Scholarships were awarded by the US Treasurer, Ana Escobedo Cabral, at a dynamic HBA Luncheon conducted on June 13th, 2007 at the Renaissance Hotel.

Learn more about our HWNT Dallas Scholarship Recipients:

Laura Baez - Recently graduated from Law Magnet at Townview in the top 10% of her class with a 3.7 GPA. She will attend SMU to pursue her degree in International Relations and Spanish. She and her family came to the USA 15 years ago and Laura recently acquired her American Citizenship. She is active in the community in the Trinity River Mission and Wesley Rankin Community Centers in West Dallas. She is currently attending SMU.

Violeta Rodriguez - Attended Skyline Center where she graduated 9th in her class of over 900 students with a 3.5 GPA and in the Advanced Science Cluster. She was the Secretary of the National Honor Society, VP of Publicity and Promotions for FCCLA and Secretary of the Orchestra Club. She also volunteers at Texas Schottish Rite Hospital for Children and at the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project. She will attend TWU majoring in Biology/Pre-med in order to become a Pediatrician. She is currently attending TWU.

Series Scholarship 2008

Only seniors graduating in 2008 are eligible to apply for the HWNT Education Series Scholarship.
Students who attend two of the three HWNT Education Series
on-site college seminars in school year 2007-2008 are eligible to apply for the scholarship.
Rising Star scholarship recipients do not qualify for the HWNT Dallas Education Series Scholarship.
Only scholarship recipients will be notified of the results of their applications, by phone and via mail by May 2008.

About our Series

The Education Series are free seminars designed to encourage DISD Latina high school students to stay in school and continue on to college. In addition to providing students with college and financial aid information, the seminars build leadership skills, self-esteem and cultural awareness through the use of workshops. The students are exposed to positive role models through career panels composed of HWNT members and student panels composed of Latina students attending local colleges and universities.

Education Series Committee
2007-2008

Chair
Ludy Ortega Wheless

Committee
Ana Hernandez
Genevieve Ramos
Ana Hernandez
Jacqueline Scimemi
Luz Villegas
Vielka-Lee Heitz
Queta Garrett
Mary Ann Kellum
Anita Marcos

E-mail
dallaseducation@hwnt.org

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Wish to host our Education Series, please send your request to dallaschairelect@hwnt.org