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RECIPIENTS OF THE DR. LAURO F. CAVAZOS TECH PREP SCHOLARSHIPS-- WHERE ARE THEY
NOW?
Tech Prep has sponsored through generous donations, scholarships
for Valley students and encouraged others to pursue rigorous academics. The primary
goal of the scholarships is to encourage large numbers of Valley students to pursue
rigorous academic coursework in high school, Tech
Prep Texas Scholars, that will help students succeed in college, university,
or the world of work. Over 2,600 students graduated in May 2001 in the Valley
with the rigorous academics recommended by Texas Business and Education Coalition
- as Tech Prep Texas Scholars. Among these students, several are chosen to receive
scholarships. These are just a few of the scholarship winners and beneficiaries
of the Tech Prep programs:
Detailed Scholarship Information
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Scholarship Winners |
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Michelle Lee Galvez, a 2006 graduate of Los Fresnos High School and a $4,000
recipient of the Dr. Lauro F. Cavazos Tech Prep Scholarship is maintaining a 4.0
GPA as a Chemical Environmental Technology major at TSTC, Harlingen.. Extracurricular
activities help to balance her education. She is a Mustang Ambassador for the
College Information Office where she is a tour guide and presenter. Michelle dances
with the Silver Spurs; is a peer mentor; and secretary of the Chemical Environmental
Technology Club. |  |
Linda Figueroa
In 2007 Linda Figueroa graduated from Edinburg High School
with the dream of becoming an M.D. in the field of plastic surgery. Because she
had been granted a Dr. Lauro F. Cavazos scholarship by Tech Prep of the Rio Grande
Valley, Linda said "I didn't have to worry about the considerable expense of textbooks
and lab manuals for my freshman year". With a 4.0 GPA she is right on track in
the Pre Medical Honors College Program with the Baylor College of Medicine. She
spent this June at Rice University and lived in the dorms, taking a non-credit
program in Anatomy, Physiology and Medical Ethics. Plastic surgery is a field
that interests her, but she's keeping an open mind for any other specialty that
really captures her imagination. |  |
Jose Rivas, a 2007 graduate of San Perlita High School has received a $3,000
Dr. Lauro F. Cavazos Tech Prep Scholarship to study criminal justice at UT Brownsville/
Texas Southmost College. Jose took an entire year of Digital Imaging Technology
during his senior year in high school. He started to see immediate benefits from
taking tech prep classes. His improved computer skills made it easier to do classroom
projects. And his Advanced Design class has prepared him well for the next classes
at UTB. He
chose to major in Criminal Justice because "I want to be a part of a change: making
our streets safer." | |
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Abrams Jake Beccera
$3,000 Scholarship Recipient to UTPA. He is a
graduate of Economedes High School. |  |
Jose Armando Saenz
Jose Armando Saenz II is the recipient of the $5,000,
2005 Dr. Lauro F. Cavazos Tech Prep Scholarship. Jose Armando is a graduate of
McAllen High School. Multi-faceted" is a word that could be used to describe this
junior at Notre Dame University. Jose is a pre-med student and is employed by
the Office of Information at Notre Dame, where he helps clients over the phone
or in person with their computers. Jose
has many interests besides his pre-med studies, also studying sociology and computer
science. He is interested in music, Hispanic heritage, and faith. Jose dances
in the Ballet Folklorico, performs in a Spanish choir, and is a sacristan server
at the Spanish Masses held on campus. Team and individual competitions help Jose
keep in shape through inter-hall football and university track. After
his graduation next year, he will attend medical school. |
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Deneb Alnair Dehesa
$3,000 Scholarship Recipient to UTB/TSC. She is
a graduate from Harlingen High School. |  |
Juan Antonio Guerrero, Jr.
$400 Scholarship Recipient from Lockheed
Martin. He is a graduate from Economedes High School. |  |
Nereyda Maribel Facundo $1,000 Scholarship Recipient to TAMUK. She is a
graduate from Edinburg North High School. |  |
Sarah Maria Leos
$4,000 Scholarship Recipient to TSTC. She is a graduate
from Harlingen High School South. | | |
David Leal
$5,000
Scholarship, May 1999.
David Leal, a May 1999 graduate of Nikki Rowe
High School, McAllen Independent School District, graduated third in his high
school class, qualified as a Tech Prep high school graduate, and competed for
and won a $5,000 scholarship from Tech Prep of the Rio Grande Valley, Inc. Leal
could have taken his Tech Prep scholarship to South Texas Community College or
Texas State Technical College; however, he was recruited by Rice University and
chose to study electrical engineering there. Leal, who was born in Mexico and
is the youngest of four children, has excelled at Rice University. Leal states
that his electrical engineering studies are challenging and rewarding and that
he has enjoyed summer internships with General Electric in Ohio and IBM in Austin.
Leal, son of Mr. And Mrs. Oscar Leal of McAllen, is now a junior at Rice University.
| |  Hector
Casas, Jr.
$5,000 Scholarship, May 2000.
Hector Casas, Jr., ranked 14th in a
class of 480, graduated from McAllen's Nikkie Rowe High School in May 2000 as
a Tech Prep Texas Scholar. Casas has now completed his freshman year at St. Mary's
University in San Antonio, with a long-term goal of becoming a cardiologist. He
was placed on St. Mary's Dean's List for his first two semesters. In a letter
to Tech Prep, Casas stated: "Thanks to Tech Prep, many students all over the Rio
Grande Valley were able to discover and experience their career goals, as I have
throughout my entire high school career; . . . as a product of Tech Prep, I will
represent you through my hard work and dedication to the fullest. Someday, after
I become a specialized physician, I wish to sit amongst you and have the honor
to tell students that I once sat where they are now, and that Tech Prep fulfills
many dreams and aspirations . . . my dream is to come back to my community and
repay it by awarding educational scholarships like Tech Prep of the Rio Grande
Valley, Inc." This son of Mr. and Mrs. Hector Casas, Sr., is representing the
Valley well!
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 Monika
Galvan
$4,000 Scholarship, May 2000 to TSTC.
Monika Galvan,
a May 2000 Tech Prep Texas Scholar graduate of the Harlingen school district,
ranked 24th in a class of 377 students. Described by her teachers as "willing
to work, goal-oriented, courteous, intelligent, friendly, dependable, compassionate,
mature, responsible, principled, respectful, and refreshing," Galvan received
a $4,000 scholarship to Texas State Technical College, where she is studying dental
hygiene. When competing for her scholarship, Galvan wrote: "As soon as I began
high school, I worked hand in hand with my counselor to figure out some type of
layout for the rest of my high school years. To me, it almost seemed as if at
that point in time, I was not only laying out my high school life, but my life
in the real world . . .. I was very interested when my counselor mentioned some
things known as "career pathways." I thought that this was the key to getting
that head start that my parents always told me to take. I figured that since I
so desperately wanted to enter into the medical field I would take certain courses
that would help me to do just so. I am truly thankful for all the help I have
received from everyone who has encouraged me and I am really glad that I never
stopped reaching for those stars." Galvan serves as a student member of the Tech
Prep Board of Directors and will complete her associate degree in less than two
years.
|  Alfonso
Guillen III
$3,000 Scholarship, May 2000 to UTPA.
Completed an Associate of Applied
Science degree in Building Construction Technology in February 1999. He has worked
in the private sector utilizing the training he received in this Tech Prep program
at TSTC, and his long-term goal is to become a teacher. Guillen is described as
"a person with very high moral standards with a willingness to put others' needs
first and to finish assigned tasks; [he is] a very capable student . . . who [does]
superior work . . . [and who] has the discipline and ability to pursue and earn
such a degree." Guillen intends to become a high school teacher who can teach
a both career and science classes (biology, chemistry, physics, etc.). Guillen
states, "I will have a specific degree in what I wish to teach . . . and I have
actual experience within the private sector . . . each of my educational and vocational
endeavors have been geared toward providing my future pupils with the most comprehensive
education that I can provide." Recently married, he is continuing to pursue his
degree at Pan American University. Since September 2000 he has accumulated 36
credit hours and is projected to graduate in May 2002. |  Amy
Yvonne Dorsett
$3,000 Scholarship, May 2000 to UTB.
Amy Yvonne Dorsett was described
by references as "an enthusiastic and determined student, a confident public speaker,
and an excellent time manager who is punctual, polite, intelligent, competent,
highly motivated, goal-oriented, and eager to learn." A single parent who works
full time and is a full-time student, Dorsett still finds time to give back to
her community by being a mentor and role model for a teenage girls' athletic team
in Brownsville. Dorsett completed (in one year?) a baccalaureate degree in criminal
justice from the University of Texas at Brownsville and hopes to earn master's
and doctorate degrees in Criminal Justice, to become one of the few female U.S.
Deputy Marshals, and "one day to be a powerful influence to all young females
of school age." Dorsett states that "I want to make a long-standing difference
in society, by getting educated and giving back to my community, which will allow
me to open doors to others that want to succeed." She is currently preparing for
master's studies in Criminal Justice at the University of Texas-Pan American. |
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