To Do on 9/30: Hispanic Scholarship Fund 2009 Alumni Hall of Fame Gala Event

by admin ~ September 28, 2009

HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND 2009 ALUMNI HALL OF FAMEON SEPTEMBER 30 IN NEW YORK CITY

Natalie Morales to Emcee Event;
Goldman Sachs to Receive First-Ever Corporate Honor

WHAT: The 8th Annual Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) Alumni Hall of Fame Gala

HSF (http://www.hsf.net), the nation’s leading organization supporting Latino higher education, aims to inspire future generations of Latino college graduates by honoring Latinos who have excelled in their fields. Each year, HSF selects four outstanding HSF alumni who were aided by an HSF scholarship while in college. A fifth individual, while not a former HSF Scholar, is selected for his or her success and excellence. Past Alumni Hall of Fame inductees include former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza, and AT&T Mobility President and CEO, Ralph de la Vega.

The HSF Alumni Hall of Fame was created in 2002 to honor Hispanics who demonstrate the power of higher education and to highlight how attaining a college degree can change individual lives and society as a whole for the better. The honorees’ lifetime challenges and subsequent accomplishments illustrate the possibilities unleashed through higher education and personify the mission and values of HSF.

Platinum Sponsors include: Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Procter & Gamble, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., USA Funds, and The Williams Capital Group.

WHO:
- Emcee: Natalie Morales, NBC/Today Show co-anchor and national correspondent
- VIPs: NY Assemblyman Jose Peralta (39th District)
- Honorary Inductee: Carmen Baez, President, DAS Latin America Omnicom Group
- Corporate Honoree: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Lloyd C. Blankfein, chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs to accept the award on the company’s behalf
- Alumni Inductees Include:
- Adam Aponte, M.D., Medical Director, Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health Center
- Edgar Figueroa, Executive Director of The Wi-Fi Alliance
- Sandra R. Hernandez, M.D., CEO of The San Francisco Foundation
- Edgar Sandoval, General Manager, North America Marketing at Procter & Gamble

WHEN:
Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009

WHERE:
The Pierre (Fifth Avenue at 61st Street, New York, NY)

About The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF): The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the nation’s leading Hispanic scholarship organization, providing the Hispanic community more college scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in the country. In its 34 year history, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund has awarded close to $280M in scholarships to more than 90,000 students in need. For the 2008-2009 academic year, 4,600 college bound Hispanic students were awarded scholarships worth $28M. HSF scholars are high achievers and they have or are attending close to 2,000 of the nation’s diverse and academically rigorous colleges and universities in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. www.HSF.net

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