The Latino Alumni Society of the Arkansas Alumni Association will present the Excelencia Latina Awards during its fourth annual La Pachanga at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10 at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House.
- Lifetime Achievement Award – His Excellency Ricardo Martinelli BSBA’73, LHD’13, the 49th president of Panama from 2009-2014
- Outstanding Corporation – Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Hispanic Latino Associate Resource Group
- Individual Achievement Award – Greg Fess BSBA’80, MBA’82, senior vice president/director, Equity Broadcasting Corporation – Pinnacle Media
- Academic Award of Excellence – Lemke Journalism Project, J. William Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences
- Scholarship Recognition – Claudia Hanniel Chavez, Juventino Hernandez Rodriguez, Angela Chang Chiu and Kimberly Santillian
- Outstanding Student – Juventino Hernandez Rodriguez
This event connects students, alumni, faculty, staff, friends and the Northwest Arkansas community while raising money for scholarships and celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month. A portion of the proceeds benefits the LAS scholarship fund.
The cost to attend is $45 for LAS members or $50 for nonmembers. Not a member? Join today!
Purchase your tickets online at www.arkansasalumni.org/Pachanga14.
For more information, contact Angela Mosley Monts at 479-575-2801 or ammonts@uark.edu.
Contacts
Tammy Tucker, director of communications
Arkansas Alumni Association
575-6390, twtucker@uark.edu