2012 College Award Recipients:
J. Alonso, Brooklyn College
M. Jimenez, Hostos Community College
R. Lemoine, College of Staten Island
J. Marcial, Medgar Evers College
A. Mendez, College of Staten Island
R. Nuzzi, St. Joseph College
A. Pacheco, N.Y.C. College of Technology
V. Quinones, Hunter College
A. Rodriguez, Hostos Community College
N. Rodriguez, Boricua College
In 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009, we presented College Awards of $1,000.00 each, to undergraduate Puerto Rican women selected for their academic excellence and service to the community, at our annual Gala Dinner Dance at the Marina Del Rey in the Bronx.
To be eligible for our College Awards, applicants must send a completed 2013 College Award Application Form (which you can download from our website) to our post office box, by the deadline date of June 7, 2013 and meet all of the following criteria:
1. Currently matriculated as an undergraduate student in an accredited institution of higher education, having earned a minimum of 12 accumulated credits.
2. Maintained a minimum GPA of 3.0 with no failing grades.
3. Demonstrate service to the community.
4. Provide an official college transcript.
5. Provide two letters of recommendation from a professor, college advisor, employer or supervisor.
6. Submit a 4″ by 6″ color photo of the applicant in appropriate professional attire, for inclusion in our Commemorative Dinner Dance Journal.
7. Attend a face-to-face interview with the College Award Committee.
The College Award Committee will review only those applications that comply with all of the above seven (7) requirements.
The essays of the selected applicants will be included in our commemorative Dinner-Dance Journal and should be written meticulously.
Feel free to distribute these applications to as many eligible students as possible, and feel free to make as many copies of the application form as you deem necessary.
COLLEGE AWARD RECIPIENTS
2011 COLLEGE AWARD RECIPIENTS WITH THEIR CERTIFICATES
E. Alamo, Hostos Community College
M. Badillo, Nyack College
C. Crespo, St. Joseph’s College
N. Garcia, Hostos Community College
J. Rodriguez, College of New Rochelle
E. Santiago, Boricua College
D. Vazquez, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
2010 COLLEGE AWARD RECIPIENTS
M. Jimenez – Bronx Community College
I. Guevara – LaGuardia Community College
S. Hernandez – Hostos Community College
A. Rodriguez – Hostos Community College
J. Villaran – College of Staten Island
2009 COLLEGE AWARD RECIPIENTS WITH THEIR CERTIFICATES
A. Cruz, Kingsborough Community College
S. Diaz, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
A. Martinez, Hostos Community College
J. Caballero Pannell, Dowling College
I. Cortes Reyes, Dowling College
T. Trujillo, St. Joseph’s College
NOTE OF APPRECIATION:
from A. Martinez, Hostos Community College, dated September 13, 2009:
from D. E. Rodgriguez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, dated June 26, 2009:




