Publication lauds Santa Paula High's program,
EXCELLENCE: School to get Hispanic Magazine award Oct. 27.
Santa Paula High School's drive to improve academic performance has again gained national attention earning it the title of 1999 School of Excellence from Hispanic Magazine. Only five schools nationally received the award which recognizes outstanding programs impacting youth in the next century officials with the nationwide publication said."It's a great honor to be mentioned in this prestigious magazine" said Bob Salas Santa Paula Union High...
Hispanic Magazine: Five Arlington residents honored as state's most influential Hispanics
Five Arlington residents were recognized Saturday night as among the state's most influential Hispanics during the Texas Hispanic Magazine 1996 Brillante Awards ceremony at the Arlington Marriott hotel.About 400 people attended the banquet, which was a who's who among Hispanic politicians and community activists. The five Arlington residents honored at the event were: Dallas Morning News Deputy Managing Editor Gilbert Bailon; University of Texas at Arlington...
Hispanic Magazine: Making a difference: Morales honored with teaching award
Teachers often wonder if they actually get through to the children that they teach. Elva Morales, third-grade teacher at Washington Elementary, doesn't have to wonder -- she was nominated for Teacher of the Year 2000, sponsored by Nordstrom and Hispanic Magazine, by an ex-student.Morales has been teaching at Washington Elementary since 1991, and has been a resident of Liberal since about 1973. The student who nominated her, Diana Rocha, was in her fifth grade class about seven...
Hispanic Magazine: State reviewing AHAC allegations against magazine
Texas Hispanic officials deny misusing group's name, misleading banquet sponsors
The state attorney general's office is reviewing allegations that Texas Hispanic Magazine improperly used the Arlington Hispanic Advisory Council's name and nonprofit, tax-exempt status to raise money for an Arlington banquet. The Oct. 5 Brillante Awards banquet, which honored 75 influential Hispanics, was billed in fliers as a scholarship fund-raiser. But no money went to scholarships, organizers said.Greg Vaquera, 47, a marketing specialist who helped found the...
Washington Mutual Named in Top Supplier Diversity Rankings by Both DiversityInc. and Hispanic Magazine
Washington Mutual, Seattle Lisa Lucas, 206-377-6201 lisa.lucas@wamu.net Washington Mutual was recently named as one of the "Top 10 Companies for Supplier Diversity" by DiversityInc. and the "Top 25 Minority Vendor Programs for Latinos" by Hispanic Magazine. "At Washington Mutual, we strive to use our successes to better serve neighborhoods, consumers and small- to mid-sized businesses," said Portia Rugon, Washington...
