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Below you will find the highlights of our past conferences. If you are an HWNT member and have more information to add, please send an e-mail to the webmaster.
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2005 - San Antonio
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19TH CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Theme: Hispanas in Leadership..Embracing the Challenges
3rd Estrellas Award Winners:
Elizabeth Gonzalez - Austin
Peggy Banales - Corpus Christi
Queta Garret - Dallas
Lila Aguirre - San Antonio
Rita Rodriguez-Utt - Fort Worth
Honorary Chairs:
The Honorable Alma Lopez, Chief Justice 4th Court of Appeals
The Honorable Leticia, Van De Putte
Texas State Senator
The Honorable Leticia Vacek, City Clerk San Antonio
Mary Alice Cisneros, Former First Lady of San Antonio
Kick-off Luncheon Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Anna Escobedo Cabra, U.S. Treasurer
General Assembly Keynote Speaker: Cecilia Elizondo Herrera, Assistant Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of Protocol and the White House
Estrella Awards Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Josefina Hooker, Owner/
President, Freedom Pontiac Buick GMC Truck, Odessa, Texas
You missed it: The wonderful performance of Jose Rubén De León in "Simplemente Lara"
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2004 - Dallas
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18TH CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Theme: Latinas: The Image of Today/La Imagen de Hoy
2nd Estrellas Award Winners:
Lupe Morin, Austin
Connie Muñoz, Corpus Christi
Betty Swinners, Dallas
Bonnie S. Y. Escobar, El Paso
Adriana Giraldo, Fort Worth
Judge Aida Salinas Flores, Rio Grande Valley
Christine Hernandez, San Antonio
Breakfast Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Irma C. Ramirez, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
Estrella Awards Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (retired), Highest Ranking Hispanic Woman in U.S. Army's Combat Support Field; Founder of Educational Achievement Services
You missed it: The conga line at 7 a.m.
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2003 - Austin
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17TH CONFERENCE
HIGHLIGHTS
Theme: Hispana Leadership: The Force of Change/Hispanas - La Fuerza de Cambio
1st Estrellas Awards Winners:
Terrie Rábago, Austin
Elia G. Gutierrez, Corpus Christi
Maricela Aguilar, Dallas
Irma G. Perez, Fort Worth
Alida S. Hernandez, Rio Grande Valley
Mary Espiritu, San Antonio
Breakfast Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Gabi Canales, State Representative, District 35
Estrella Awards Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Angela Valenzuela, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Center for Mexican American Studies, University of Texas at Austin
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2002 - Ft. Worth
October 4-6
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16th Conference Highlights
Theme: Key Strategies for the 21st Century; "Abriendo Puertas"
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2001- McAllen
October 19-21
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15th Conference Highlights
Theme: Hermanans en Acción Building Coalitions
Hwnt State Chair: Sylvia Arriola
Luncheon - Honored the State District Judges - Honorables Aida Salinas Flores, Rose Guerra Reyna, Leticia Hinojosa, and Letty Lopez
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2000 - Corpus Christi
October 20-22
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14TH CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Theme: Hispanic Women: Embracing the Infinite Opportunities of the New Millennium
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1998 - Dallas
October 16-18
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12TH CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Theme: Women Promoting Unity, Mujeres Promoviendo Unidad
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