Noche Cultural Scholarship Banquet 2015
General Information
19th Annual Noche Cultural Scholarship Banquet
November 6, 2015
Houston, TX
Location:
University of Houstn Hilton Hotel-Conrad Hilton Ballroom
University Drive-Entrance One
Houston, Texas 77204-3028
Start/End Date & Time:
Friday, November 6, 2015
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Attire: Business Casual
Keynote Speaker: John Quiñones, Broadcast Journalist and Host of What Would You Do?
For more information contact Sonia Ramirez at smramir9@central.uh.edu or 713-743-3136
Proceeds benefit students in the Center for Mexican American Studies Academic Achiever’s Program
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CMAS Banquet Staff
- Pamela Quiroz, Ph.D, Director
- Rebeca Treviño, Program Manager
- Jessica Thiam, Events Assistant
- Sonia Ramirez, Marketing/Communications Assistant
Banquet Committee
- Honorary Chair- Paula M. Mendoza, UHS Board of Regent
- Chair- Roman Martinez, President -Texas Taxis, Inc.
- Alfred Castillo, Jr., P.E., PVF/PPE Strategic Sourcing Manager, Global Purchasing-The Dow Chemical Company
- Gelines Chapa, Designer-Gelines Jewelry
- Greg Compean, Funeral Director - Compean Funeral Home
- Eduardo Elizondo, AAP Alumni
- Glenn Godkin, Former President, Greater Houston Region - Wells Fargo Bank
- Steve Harter, President - Notre Capital Ventures
- Graciela Saenz, J.D. , Attorney - Saenz and Burkhardt, PLLC
- Suzanne Suarez, Physician Practice Manager-North Market Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
- Juan Tello, Principal - Deloitte Consulting LLP
- Marlen J. Trujillo, MBA, Chief Executive Officer - Spring Branch Community Health Center
- Armando Walle-State Representative District 140
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Keynote Speaker
John Quinones is a 30-year veteran of the ABC news network and Host of What Would You Do? He is an Emmy award winning journalist and co-anchor of the news magazine, Primetime and contributor to the program 20/20. In his career he has reported on breaking stories such as the Chilean mining disaster and investigated the compelling stories of Mexican immigrants, homeless children in Bogota and child sugar cane cutters in the Dominican Republic. His work has been recognized with various honors, including the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, Robert F. Kennedy Prize, National Emmy Award, Ark Trust Wildlife Award and the World Hunger Media Award. A native Texan, Quinones has reported from San Antonio and Houston radio and television stations, including KTRH and KPRC. His new book, What Would You Do? Words of Wisdom about Doing the Right Thing, urges readers to examine how they respond to injustice, racism and bullying.
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