DRC-May 1991 Recipients ►Local/State 4A✓Denton Record-Chrontele/Saturday,May 18, 1991
ULAC awards 13 scholarships
W o m a n's Uni- He said Mexican-Americans have
Three students v e r s i t y . The had to overcome many obstacles and
]� CC keynote speaker cited events in the 1%0s as pivotal
hail from L ►J w a a R u d y far progress in the United States,
Rodriguez Jr., an saying, "In the 1960s, there were
3 associate in the heroes working to change the situa-
tion for minorities in thus country,
Staff Writer ,�' j; and with the passage of the Civil
Locke, Purnell,
Rain and Harrell Rights Act, their efforts began to bear
Thirteen students, including in Dallas since Wit"
three from Denton High School, x. , ,; Jan
,mry, He said organizations such as
received scholarships Friday from the Among those in LULAC and the Mexican-American
League of United Latin American corum Garcia Ranlirez attendance were Legal Defense and Education Fund
Citizens,Denton Council No.4366. Mayor Bob contributed to that success, although
The Denton High students who Castleberry, he added that much work remains to
received LULAC scholarships were Ramirez of Texas Woman's Univer- DISD Superintendent Tim Son- be done.
Eric C. Corum, Christopher John sity. nenberg, several school board LULAC was formed in 1929 by tht
Garcia and Juanita Iris Ramirez. members and officials from both merger of three Mexican-American
Other students who received The other recipients were Rebecca civic organizations in Texas and is the
Lynn Cantu Ramon M. De universities.
scholarships were Rafael Rivera of Yn Delgado III g Rodriguez, a 1983 honors graduate oldest existing organization of Mex-
Lake Dallas High School; Christal and Gerald Ruiz of Texas A&M from Denton High School, is a Har- ican-Americans in the United States.
Anne Morales, Jose Juan Renteria University and Maria Samantha vard Law School graduate and The Denton County council was
and Luis Frank Torres of the Uni- Valenciano of Cooke County College. worked last year as a briefing at- chartered in 1981, with Frank S.
versity of North Texas; and Martha The scholarships were awarded torney for Justice Lloyd Doggett in Davila Jr. serving as the first presi-
Ruth Hotema and Renee Fuentez during an awards banquet at Texas the Texas Supreme Court. dent.