Twenty High School and College Students to Receive

Ford Blue Oval
Scholars Dr. Juan Andrade

Scholarship for Young Hispanic Leaders

Twenty graduating high school seniors and college students will receive scholarships at the USHLI National Conference, which will be held at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. One thousand dollar scholarships will be awarded to each of the 20 recipients. The $20,000 for scholarships are the result of a partnership between the Ford Blue Oval Scholars program and USHLI's Dr. Juan Andrade Scholarship for Young Hispanic Leaders. The scholarships will be awarded during the Educational Achievement Luncheon at 1:15pm on Friday, February 13.

The 20 scholarship recipients selected include:

Dante Alvarado Leon University of California -Berkely	Jazmin Bandera Northern Illinois University
Amy Dessire Bonilla Torres University of Central Florida	Guadalupe Granados Medina College of Lake County
Brian Armando Herrera Joliet Junior College	Emmanuel Lopez Prairie State College
Viridiana Lopez Pedraza Chicago State University	Marlén Joanne Mendoza University of Iowa
Elijah Daniel Montes University of Dallas	Shareny Jannet Mota Northern Illinois University
Karina Nava-Melchor Elgin Community College	Diana Paola Pliego Padilla Columbia College
Cenorina Ramirez San Diego State University	Alfredo Real Iowa State University
Jennessa Rooker University of Michigan	Omar Ruiz Morton College
Margarita Salas Crespo University of Nevada, Reno	Edwin Manuel Torres Saint John's University
Veronica Torres Marquette University	Rolando Zenteno Jr. Armstrong State University