Welcome to the 5th Annual
Latino Excellence and Achievement Awards Dinner
March 31, 2022
5th Annual UCI LATINO EXCELLENCE & ACHIEVEMENT DINNER EVENING PROGRAM Ballet Folklorico de UCI Performance Adelí Durón and Joseph Morales Gala Co-Chairs Gillian Hayes Vice WƌŽǀŽƐƚ ĨŽƌ 'ƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞĂŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ Hal Stern Provost ĂŶĚ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ sŝĐĞ ŚĂŶĐĞůůŽƌ Keynote Frances Contreras ĞĂŶ͕ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ Awards Presenter María Guerra SCHOOL AWARD PRESENTATIONS Claire Trevor School of the Arts School of Biological Sciences Paul Merage School of Business ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ
Samueli School of Engineering ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ ,ƵŵĂŶŝƟĞƐ ƌĞŶ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ Θ ŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ School of Law
BALLET FOLKLORICO DE UCI Performance SCHOOL AWARD PRESENTATIONS School of Medicine School of Nursing ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ WŚĂƌŵĂĐLJ Θ WŚĂƌŵĂĐĞƵƟĐĂů ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ School of Physical Sciences
Program in Public Health School of Social Ecology School of Social Sciences
COMMUNITY AWARD PRESENTATIONS Outstanding Faculty Mentorship ŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ^ƚĂī >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ Outstanding Community Builder Outstanding Alumni Leadership FOUNDER’S AWARD Veronica Ahumada Newhart Closing Remarks Douglas M. Haynes sŝĐĞ ŚĂŶĐĞůůŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƋƵŝƚLJ͕ ŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ /ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ Θ ŚŝĞĨ ŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ KĸĐĞƌ
Gillian Hayes Vice WƌŽǀŽƐƚ ĨŽƌ 'ƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞĂŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ 'ŝůůŝĂŶ Z͘ ,ĂLJĞƐ ŝƐ sŝĐĞ WƌŽǀŽƐƚ ĨŽƌ 'ƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞĂŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ Ăƚ h /ƌǀŝŶĞ͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞ ZŽďĞƌƚ ͘ ĂŶĚ ĂƌďĂƌĂ >͘ <ůĞŝƐƚ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ŽĨ /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟĐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉĞĚŝĂƚƌŝĐƐ͘ Ɛ ĚĞĂŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ ƌ͘ ,ĂLJĞƐ ůĞĂĚƐ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ƌĞĐƌƵŝƚ Ă ĚLJŶĂŵŝĐ͕ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ƐĞƚ ŽĨ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ and post-doctoral scholars, ensure their ability to thrive as scholars at UCI, and help them launch their careers. ,Ğƌ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ŚƵŵĂŶͲĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶ͕ ƵďŝƋƵŝƚŽƵƐ ĐŽŵƉƵƟŶŐ͕ ĂƐƐŝƐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟĐƐ͘ ^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ͕ ƐŚĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶƐ͕ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞƐ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ ƚŽ ĞŵƉŽǁĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚ ĚĂƚĂ ƚŽ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ƌĞĂů ŚƵŵĂŶ ŶĞĞĚƐ ŝŶ ƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĞƚŚŝĐĂůůLJ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ǁĂLJƐ͘ Ɛ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ƐŚĞ ĐŽͲĚŝƌĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽďĂů :ĂĐŽďƐ Z ^ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘ ƌ͘ ,ĂLJĞƐ ŝƐ Ă :ĂĐŽďƐ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ &ĞůůŽǁ ĂůƵŵŶĂ ĂŶĚ Ă <Ăǀůŝ &ĞůůŽǁ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů ĐĂĚĞŵLJ ŽĨ ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ͘ tŚĞŶ ŶŽƚ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ͕ ƌ͘ ,ĂLJĞƐ ĐĂŶ ƵƐƵĂůůLJ ďĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƟŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ŐŝĂŶƚ ƵŶǁŝĞůĚLJ ĚŽŐ͕ ďĂŬŝŶŐ͕ Žƌ volunteering in the community.
Hal Stern WƌŽǀŽƐƚ ĂŶĚ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ sŝĐĞ ŚĂŶĐĞůůŽƌ ,Ăů ^ƚĞƌŶ ŝƐ WƌŽǀŽƐƚ ĂŶĚ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ sŝĐĞ ŚĂŶĐĞůůŽƌ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ͕ /ƌǀŝŶĞ ;h /Ϳ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŶĐĞůůŽƌ͛Ɛ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ͘ WƌŽǀŽƐƚ ^ƚĞƌŶ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ h / ĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĐŚĂŝƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ͕ ĞĂŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĂůĚ ƌĞŶ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ sŝĐĞ WƌŽǀŽƐƚ ĨŽƌ ĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͘ WƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ũŽŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƵůƚLJ Ăƚ h /͕ ŚĞ ŚĞůĚ ĨĂĐƵůƚLJ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ /ŽǁĂ ^ƚĂƚĞ University and Harvard University. tŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ŽĨ ƐƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ͕ ^ƚĞƌŶ ŝƐ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĨŽƌ ŚŝƐ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ŽŶ ĂLJĞƐŝĂŶ ƐƚĂƟƐƟĐĂů ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŝĨĞ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ͘ ƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƐƚĂƟƐƟĐĂů ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ ŝŶ ƉƐLJĐŚŝĂƚƌLJ ĂŶĚ ŚƵŵĂŶ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌĞŶƐŝĐ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ͘ ,Ğ ŝƐ ĐŽͲĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ &ŽƌĞŶƐŝĐ ǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ͕ ĨƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƚĞĂŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽŶƚĞ ĞŶƚĞƌ Ăƚ h /͕ ĨƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ DĞŶƚĂů ,ĞĂůƚŚ͘ ,Ğ ŝƐ Ă ĨĞůůŽǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐĂů ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ĨŽƌ DĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐĂů ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ͘ ,Ğ ĞĂƌŶĞĚ Ă ͘^͘ ŝŶ ŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ DĂƐƐĂĐŚƵƐĞƩƐ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ĂŶĚ Ă D͘^͘ ĂŶĚ WŚ͘ ͘ ŝŶ ƐƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ^ƚĂŶĨŽƌĚ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘
Frances Contreras ĞĂŶ͕ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ Dr. Frances Contreras is the Dean and Professor ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ h /ƌǀŝŶĞ͘ Previously, Dr. Frances Contreras was an Associate sŝĐĞ ŚĂŶĐĞůůŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƋƵŝƚLJ͕ ŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ /ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ Ă WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ Studies at UC San Diego. Dr. Contreras has over 15 LJĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ďŽƚŚ Ăƚ h ^ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŽůůĞŐĞ ŽĨ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƐŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘ ,Ğƌ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ŽĨ ĞƋƵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ access for underrepresented students in the ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ƉŝƉĞůŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŽůĞ ŽĨ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƉŽůŝĐLJ ŝŶ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĞƋƵŝƚLJ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ Ă WͲϮϬ ĐŽŶƟŶƵƵŵ͘ Her work has been published in leading ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ũŽƵƌŶĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐƐĞƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ͗ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ :ŽƵƌŶĂů͕ ,ĂƌǀĂƌĚ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ZĞǀŝĞǁ͕ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů WŽůŝĐLJ͕ dŚĞ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů :ŽƵƌŶĂů ŽĨ YƵĂůŝƚĂƟǀĞ ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ ŝŶ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ :ŽƵƌŶĂů ŽĨ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐƐ ŝŶ ,ŝŐŚĞƌ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ,ĂƌǀĂƌĚ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ WƌĞƐƐ͕ ĂŶĚ dĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ŽůůĞŐĞ WƌĞƐƐ͘ ŽŶƚƌĞƌĂƐ͛ ŬƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ ĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐ ƋƵŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ >ĂƟŶŽ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ džƉĂŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ WĂƚŚǁĂLJ ƚŽ ,ŝŐŚĞƌ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ WƵďůŝĐ WŽůŝĐLJ ĂŶĚ dŚĞ >ĂƟŶŽ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ƌŝƐŝƐ ǁŝƚŚ W͘ 'ĂŶĚĂƌĂ ĂŶĚ ,ŝŐŚ Achieving African American Students and the ŽůůĞŐĞ ŚŽŝĐĞ WƌŽĐĞƐƐ͗ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƌŝƟĐĂů ZĂĐĞ dŚĞŽƌLJ ;ϮϬϮϬͿ ǁŝƚŚ ;d͘ ŚĂƉŵĂŶ͕ ͘ ŽŵĞĂƵdž͕ ͘ DĂƌƟŶĞnj͕ Θ '͘ ZŽĚƌŝŐƵĞnjͿ͘ dŚŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ recent book was a result of a statewide ĞdžĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ƐŚĞ ůĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ WƌŝŶĐŝƉĂů /ŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚŽƌ ƚŽ ĞdžĂŵŝŶĞ ĨƌŝĐĂŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŽůůĞŐĞ Choice across UC. Ɛ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĂŐĞŶĚĂ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂů ĞīŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞ ĞƋƵŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ũƵƐƟĐĞ͕ ƌ͘ ŽŶƚƌĞƌĂƐ ǁĂƐ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ ŚŽŶŽƌĞĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ͞ ŵĞƌŐŝŶŐ ^ĐŚŽůĂƌ͟ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ͞dŽƉ Ϯϱ ƚŽ tĂƚĐŚ͟ ĂŵŽŶŐ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐŝĂŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ďLJ ŝǀĞƌƐĞ DĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ ^ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĂůƐŽ ƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ZŽĐŬĞĨĞůůĞƌ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ĂƐ Ă ^ĐŚŽůĂƌ ŝŶ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞůůĂŐŝŽ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝŶ ĞůůĂŐŝŽ /ƚĂůLJ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ŚĞƌ ĮƌƐƚ Ŭ ǁŝƚŚ W͘ 'ĂŶĚĂƌĂ͘ ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ ŽŶƚƌĞƌĂƐ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŝƉŝĞŶƚ ŽĨ Ă ůŝĨĞƟŵĞ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ ĂǁĂƌĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ^ƚĂƚĞ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽŶ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ īĂŝƌƐ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŽ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ >ĂƟŶŽ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĞƋƵŝƚLJ͘ /Ŷ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ ϮϬϮϭ͕ ƌ͘ ŽŶƚƌĞƌĂƐ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŝƉŝĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞƐĂƌ ŚĂǀĞnj &ĂĐƵůƚLJ ĂǁĂƌĚ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƐ ĨĂĐƵůƚLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ &ŝŶĂůůLJ͕ ŝŶ ŽŶ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϭϳ͕ ϮϬϮϭ͕ ƚŚĞ ŝƚLJ ŽĨ ^ĂŶ ŝĞŐŽ ŚŽŶŽƌĞĚ ŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƌ͘ &ƌĂŶĐĞƐ ŽŶƚƌĞƌĂƐ ĂLJ͕ ŝŶ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ her leadership and service to the City and County of San Diego. Ɛ Ă ĮƌƐƚͲŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ͕ ĞĂŶ ŽŶƚƌĞƌĂƐ ŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ŚŝĐĂŶĂͬ>ĂƟŶĂ ĞĂŶ ƚŽ ůĞĂĚ Ă ^ĐŚŽŽů ŽĨ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h ^LJƐƚĞŵ͘ ƌ͘ ŽŶƚƌĞƌĂƐ ĞĂƌŶĞĚ ŚĞƌ ĂĐŚĞůŽƌ͛Ɛ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ h ĞƌŬĞůĞLJ͕ DĂƐƚĞƌ͛Ɛ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ ,ĂƌǀĂƌĚ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ WŚ͘ ͘ ŝŶ ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ WŽůŝĐLJ ĨƌŽŵ ^ƚĂŶĨŽƌĚ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘
María Guerra Awards Host KĨ WƵĞƌƚŽ ZŝĐĂŶ ĂŶĚ DĞdžŝĐĂŶ ĚĞƐĐĞŶƚ͕ DĂƌşĂ ǁĂƐ ďŽƌŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ŝŶ ƐƵŶŶLJ ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ͘ ^ŚĞ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞĚ DĂŐŶĂ Ƶŵ >ĂƵĚĞ ŝŶ ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ Θ KƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĂů >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ Ă ĞƌƟĮĞĚ 'ƌŽƵƉ &ŝƚŶĞƐƐ /ŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ WĞƌƐŽŶĂů dƌĂŝŶĞƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ E ^D͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ Ă ĐĞƌƟĮĞĚ WZͬ ĂŶĚ &ŝƌƐƚ ŝĚ /ŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ,ĞĂƌƚ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͘ DĂƌşĂ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ŐƌŽƵƉ ĮƚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŽƌ ĨŽƌ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϱ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ƚƌĂŝŶĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ weight-loss television program, Dale Con Ganas, from the creator of the Biggest Loser, airing on Univision. She ŚĂƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ ŚŝŐŚ ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJ ĮƚŶĞƐƐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĐĂůůĞĚ hZE ĂŶĚ ŽƉĞŶĞĚ ,ĂƌĚ ŽƌĞ &ŝƚŶĞƐƐ ^ƚƵĚŝŽ ŝŶ >ĂŬĞ &ŽƌĞƐƚ͕ ͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ĮƚŶĞƐƐ ĞdžƉĞƌƚ ĨŽƌ dĞůĞŵƵŶĚŽ͛Ɛ ĐĐĞƐŽ dŽƚĂů ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ŶĞǁƐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘ DĂƌşĂ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ ĂƐ Ă EĂƟŽŶĂů ^ƉŽŬĞƐƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ,ĞĂƌƚ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀĞƐ ŽŶ , ͛Ɛ KƌĂŶŐĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ĞŶũŽLJƐ ƚƌĂǀĞůŝŶŐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ĂƐ Ă ŬĞLJ ŶŽƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƟǀĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŶŽŶƉƌŽĮƚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘
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Henry Samueli School of Engineering
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Jennifer Yonan džĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ Θ ,ĞĂůƚh ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ >ĂƟŶŽ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ School of Pharmacy & WŚĂƌŵĂĐĞƵƟĐĂů ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ
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Connie Valencia 'ƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ džĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ
School of Physical Sciences
ŝŶĚLJ zĂŹĞnj 'ƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ džĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ
School of Social Ecology
KŵĂƌ WĠƌĞnj &ŝŐƵĞƌŽĂ 'ƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ džĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ
School of Social Sciences
Estéfani Marín 'ƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ džĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ
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CAMPUS-WIDE AWARD RECIPIENTS
:ŽĂŶŶĂ ,ĞƌŶĄŶĚĞnj ŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ^ƚĂī >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ǁĂƌĚ
Carlos Feliciano KƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ůƵŵŶŝ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ǁĂƌĚ
Pamela Pimentel, RN KƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƵŝůĚĞƌ ǁĂƌĚ
Vladimir Minin, PhD KƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ &ĂĐƵůƚLJ DĞŶƚŽƌƐŚŝƉ ǁĂƌĚ
Gustavo Carlo, PhD KƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ &ĂĐƵůƚLJ DĞŶƚŽƌƐŚŝƉ ǁĂƌĚ
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2022 LEAD Planning Committee Valerie Amador Graduate Division
Burt Alvaro Slusher Paul Merage School of Business
:ĂƐŵŝŶĞ ŵďƌŝnj ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ >ŝĨĞ Θ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ
Elsa Bugarini ůƵŵŶŝ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ
Jennifer Cabrera 'ƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ͕ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ
ůĞdž ĂŵĂĐŚŽ School of Law
Sandra Campero KĸĐĞ ŽĨ /ŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ džĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ
Belinda Campos ŚŝĐĂŶŽͬ>ĂƟŶŽ ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ Θ WZ/D >
Claudia Campos Psychological Sciences
Adelí Durón >ĂƟŶdž ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ĞŶƚĞƌ
Doug Everhart ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ tĞůůŶĞƐƐ Θ ,ĞĂůƚŚ WƌŽŵŽƟŽŶ
Michelle Foley KĸĐĞ of the Vice Provost for Teaching Θ >ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ
Mariejo Ibale KĸĐĞ ŽĨ /ŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ džĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ
Alejandra Jeronimo Dream Center
Isabella Leon Graduate Student, Art History
Kimberly Macias KĸĐĞ ŽĨ hŶĚĞƌŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ
Andrea Morales Undergraduate ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ͕ >ĂƟŶdž ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ĞŶƚĞƌ
Joseph Morales KĸĐĞ ŽĨ /ŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ džĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ
ŶŶĂďĞů KƌƟnj Graduate Division
Jessica Ortega Counseling Center
WĂƵůŝŶĂ ZĂLJŐŽnjĂ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ KƵƚƌĞĂĐŚ ĂŶĚ ZĞƚĞŶƟŽŶ
Raslyn Rendon Graduate Division
Victoria Rocha >ĂƟŶdž ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ĞŶƚĞƌ
^ĂŶƚĂŶĂ ZƵŝnj ĞŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ
ůLJƐƐĂ ^ĂŶĐŚĞnj ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ǀĞŶƚƐ Θ WƌŽƚŽĐŽů
:ŽƐĞ ^ĂŶĐŚĞnj Student Housing
Amanda Sivgals ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ǀĞŶƚƐ Θ WƌŽƚŽĐŽů
dŽŽƟĞ zĞĞ KĸĐĞ ŽĨ /ŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ džĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ EĂŶĐLJ WĂůŵĞƌ͕ DĂƵƌĞĞŶ ƌĞƐƐĞ͕ >Ğǀŝ ĂƐƚǁŽŽĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞƌƌŝĐŬ &ĂnjĞŶĚŝŶ ĨŽƌ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ĚŝŐŝƚĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ƚŽ ůŝĨĞ͘
2022 LEAD Founder's Award Veronica Ahumada Newhart ƌ͘ sĞƌſŶŝĐĂ ŚƵŵĂĚĂ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ŽĨ ,ĞĂůƚŚ /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟĐƐ ĂŶĚ ,ƵŵĂŶͲZŽďŽƚ /ŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, Davis. She is the director of the dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ĂŶĚ ^ŽĐŝĂů ŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚŶĞƐƐ ;d ^ Ϳ ůĂď ŚŽƵƐĞĚ ŝŶ h ĂǀŝƐ ,ĞĂůƚŚ͛Ɛ ĞŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͘ ,Ğƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƌŽďŽƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂů ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ͘ ŚƵŵĂĚĂ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂů ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚŽƌ ŽĨ Ă Ψϭ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ĚŽůůĂƌ EĂƟŽŶĂů ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ EĂƟŽŶĂů ZŽďŽƟĐƐ /ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ ŐƌĂŶƚ͕ ZŽďŽƚͲDĞĚŝĂƚĞĚ >ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͗ džƉůŽƌŝŶŐ ^ĐŚŽŽůͲ ĞƉůŽLJĞĚ ŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞ ZŽďŽƚƐ ĨŽƌ ,ŽŵĞďŽƵŶĚ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ďĞƩĞƌ ƚĞůĞƌŽďŽƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŽŵĞƐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ŵĞĚŝĐĂů ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ Žƌ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĐŽͲW/ ŽŶ Ă Ψϭ͘Ϯ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ͕ DƵůƟĐĂŵƉƵƐ ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ WƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ /ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ ZŽďŽƚͲĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĚ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ƋƵŝƚLJ ŝŶ WŽƐƚͲWĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ ĂŶĚ ĞLJŽŶĚ͕ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ƚĞůĞŵĂŶŝƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ƌŽďŽƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞ ǁŽƌŬĞƌ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ Ăƚ ŚŝŐŚ ƌŝƐŬ ŽĨ ŝŶĨĞĐƟŽŶ͘ ŚƵŵĂĚĂ͛Ɛ ƚƌĂŶƐĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĂƌLJ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ͕ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟĐƐ͕ ƌŽďŽƟĐƐ͕ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂů ĂŶĚ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌĂů ƉĞĚŝĂƚƌŝĐƐ͕ ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞͬĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ͘
Douglas M. Haynes /ŶĂƵŐƵƌĂů sŝĐĞ ŚĂŶĐĞůůŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƋƵŝƚLJ͕ ŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ /ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ƌ͘ ŽƵŐůĂƐ ,ĂLJŶĞƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ /ŶĂƵŐƵƌĂů sŝĐĞ ŚĂŶĐĞůůŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƋƵŝƚLJ͕ ŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ/ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƚŽ ĞŵƉŽǁĞƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂdžŝŵŝnjĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ŝŶ ĂŶ ĂĸƌŵĂƟǀĞ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ Ăƚ h /͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ KĸĐĞ ŽĨ /ŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ džĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ ;K/ Ϳ ŚĞ ůĞĂĚƐ Ă ƚĞĂŵ ŽĨ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐ ƚŽ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂů ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ dŽ ƚŚŝƐ ĞŶĚ͕ K/ ĚƌŝǀĞƐ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ data-driven metrics; mounts a suite of capacity building courses and training modules; engages in research and ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞͲďĂƐĞĚ ďĞƐƚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ Ă ƚŚƌŝǀŝŶŐ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͖ ĂŶĚ ůĞǀĞƌĂŐĞƐ ĞdžƚĞƌŶĂů ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞůĞƌĂƚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ Ăƚ h / ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϮϭ h / ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĂ ŚĂŶŐĞ ƌŽŶnjĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂů ǁĂƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ ^ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐĞůĨͲĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŶŐŝďůĞ ĂĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ ĞƋƵŝƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ͘ ŶĂƟǀĞ ŽĨ ^ĂŶ &ƌĂŶĐŝƐĐŽ͕ ŽƵŐůĂƐ ,ĂLJŶĞƐ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ WŽŵŽŶĂ ŽůůĞŐĞ ŝŶ ůĂƌĞŵŽŶƚ͕ Ă͘ ƵƌŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ĮŶĂů ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ LJĞĂƌ͕ ŚĞ ƐƚƵĚŝĞĚ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ Ăƚ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽůůĞŐĞ͕ KdžĨŽƌĚ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ ZĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂLJ ƌĞĂ͕ ŚĞ completed his Ph.D. in Modern European History at the University of California, Berkeley. He was a Fulbright ^ĐŚŽůĂƌ ĂŶĚ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͛Ɛ WŽƐƚĚŽĐƚŽƌĂů &ĞůůŽǁ͘
On behalf of the entire
Division of Student Affairs
congratulations to all who are being recognized and celebrated at the
5th Annual
Latino Excellence and Achievement Awards Dinner March 31, 2022
THE DIVISION OF
The Samueli School of Engineering congratulates
Karen Lopez and the other
LEAD awardees on their
academic and professional accomplishments. We are proud to support, honor, and advance Latinx excellence and achievement here at UCI! engineering.uci.edu #ZotEngineering
The Stacey Nicholas Office of Access & Inclusion (OAI) supports the recruitment, retention, and graduation of undergraduate and graduate students from historically excluded populations who are currently underrepresented in Engineering and Information and Computer Sciences. OAI provides a home away from home for the growing and thriving Latinx community in Engineering and ICS through mentoring, student-centered initiatives, and a dedicated student hub. IG: @staceynicholas_oai_uci
Congratulations to the 2022 LEAD winners! We celebrate your dedication and accomplishments!
Congratulations to all Latino Excellence and Achievement Awards Recipients!
We are a community focused on building awareness, and provide inclusive programming around our Latinx Business leaders, students, alumni and key stakeholders in the Orange County and Southern California region.
Build Community To connect our Latinx Business community
Awareness To create awareness of our Latinx community here in Orange County and Southern California merage.uci.edu/LXi
Provide Programming Develop engaging and meaningful programming that will benefit our school and community
The Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences Congratulates Informatics Doctoral Student RICHARD MARTINEZ And all the LEAD award recipients for their academic and professional accomplishments in the UCI Latinx community.
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Congratulations to Jennifer Yonan, PhD candidate in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, UCI School of Medicine
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