2013 MAUC Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards Gala, 5-16

 

The 2013 MAUC Annual Lifetime Achievement &

Scholarship Awards Gala, May 16th

Reception: 6 p.m. Dinner and Awards: 7 p.m.

The Omni Hotel at the Colonnade, 9821 Colonnade Blvd

 

For further information contact: Fernando Godinez at 861-0206 or Choco Meza at 273-8783

 The Board of Directors and staff of the Mexican American Unity Council is announcing the recipients of three Lifetime Achievement awards and the recipients of a four-year scholarships to high school students from Lanier and Memorial High Schools.

Achievment Awards

 Spirit of Education Award: Dr. Manuel P. Berriozábal

In 1979, Dr. Berriozábal founded the Pre-freshman Engineering Program at UTSA with help from other colleges and universities, and the U.S. Department of Energy. PREP is a mathematics-based academic enrichment program, running for eight weeks during the summer, aimed at middle and high school students. Students learn about mathematics, logical thinking, abstract reasoning, computer science, and the mathematical sciences. Today, the PREP has been very successful, and it has been replicated as the Texas Pre-freshman Engineering Program on 25 college campuses in 15 Texas cities, and as Proyecto Access on 9 college campuses in 8 states outside of Texas.

In 1994, Dr. B received the Hispanic Heritage Award in Education. In 2000, he was inducted as Charter Member into the Texas Science Hall of Fame along with four astronauts and four Nobel Laureates. In 2001, he received the most prestigious award of the Mathematical Association of America, the Yueh-Gin Gung and Dr. Charles Y. Hu Award for Distinguished Service to Mathematics.

Community Spirit Award: Ms. Patricia Jimenez

In 1979, Raul Jimenez, established a Thanksgiving Day event designed to serve seniors and individuals without families. The Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner continues to provide senior citizens a “community dinner table” to enjoy a hot and nutritious turkey dinner with all the trimmings on Thanksgiving Day where seniors get to celebrate the holiday with their peers, and enjoy live music and entertainment.

On October 26, 1998, Patricia found herself grieving for the loss of her father and remembering his motto, ‘We come into this world with nothing, we leave with nothing. What counts is what we do in between. I believe in caring and sharing." Patricia shares her father’s spirit of giving and rather than ending this joyous event for so many, she rolled up her sleeves, became Chairman of the event and continues to carry the family tradition, Patricia embodies her father’s spirit and The Raul Jimenez Dinner is held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center staffed with over 3000 volunteers and serving over 25,000 meals.

The Albert A. Pena Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award:   

The Honorable Charles A. Gonzalez

The Honorable Charles A Gonzalez was born “El Cinco de Mayo”, May 5th in San Antonio, Texas.. He is a graduate of Edison High School, the University of Texas, Austin and St. Mary’s School of Law. Charlie served in the Texas Air National Guard from 1969-1975. He has been a teacher, private practice lawyer, County and District judge in Bexar County before getting elected to the 106^th Congressional delegation and six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-January 3, 2013) before deciding not to seek reelection.

Four-year Scholarship Recipients

Sherisse Jane Benavidez, Lanier High School

Robert Moreno, Memorial High School
Rebecca Valeria Gil, Memorial High School
Marcela Lerma, Memorial High School

The Audrey Cholla Keith Memorial Scholarship

Antonio Bentancourt, Memorial High School