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Reception & Awards Program
June 22, 2016
Presented By:
Ford Motor Company Fund
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Welcome
Nancy Leal, News Anchor, Telemundo
Presentation of Colors
Dallas Police Honor Guard
Opening Remarks
Rick Ortiz, President & CEO, GDHCC
A Message from the Ford Motor Company Fund
Joe Avila, Community Outreach Manager
A Message from Telemundo
John Treviño, President & General Manager
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Dr. José Adames, GDHCC Education Committee Chair
& President, El Centro College
Keynote Speaker
Superintendent Michael Hinojosa, Dallas Independent School District
Recognition of 2016 Scholars
Dr. José Adames
Nancy Leal
Closing Remarks
Don Perez, Global Real Estate Executive Director, JPMorgan Chase
& GDHCC Board Chair
Nancy Leal
Keynote Speaker ~ Dr. Michael Hinojosa
Dr. Michael Hinojosa returned to Dallas ISD when he was named by the board of
trustees to serve as superintendent in October 2015. Dr. Hinojosa has served 20 years as
a superintendent/CEO of six public education systems, including two of the 25 largest
school systems in America, Dallas ISD in Texas and the Cobb County School District in
suburban Atlanta, Georgia. His career in public education, from teacher and coach to
superintendent/CEO, spans more than three decades.
With a firm belief that education and not environment is the key to a student’s success,
he has led several school districts to improved student achievement. Dr. Hinojosa’s
recognitions include being named 2002 Superintendent of the Year by the Texas
Association of School Boards and 2005 Superintendent of the Year by the University of
Texas at Austin. He was honored as Distinguished Alumnus by the College of Education
at Texas Tech University and as the Outstanding Latino Educator by the Association of
Latino Administrators and Superintendents in 2014. He is a past president of the Texas
Association of School Administrators. He has served as an educational consultant for
various organizations that support public education, including as a master teacher and
coach for the American Association of School Administrators and the Association of
Latino Administrators and Superintendents.
Dr. Hinojosa, a proud graduate of Dallas Independent School District, holds a doctorate in education from the University of
Texas at Austin. He and wife Kitty have two sons, graduates of Princeton University and Harvard University. He has a son from a
previous marriage who graduated from Texas Tech University. All three attended Dallas ISD for a significant portion of their K-12
careers.
Mistress of Ceremony ~ Nancy Leal
Nancy Leal is originally from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. During
her 12 year as a journalist, she has been awarded 3 Lone Star Emmy for
various categories, including Best News Anchor in Texas. Nancy started her
professional career with Univision Colorado from 2000 to 2005, where she
became a reporter and worked herself up to the early and late newscasts
anchor. In 2005, she moved to Dallas to become the weekend reporter for the
Telemundo 39 station and later, morning cut-in anchor. Nancy has developed
her journalistic skill to also be a video journalist. She graduated from the
University of Houston in 2000 with a Media Production B.A. and minor in
International Business.
Caitlyn Aaron
Ross Armant
Jiovanni Briones
Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford Lewisville Scholar
Don Davis Ford Scholar
Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford Carrollton Scholar
Kirin Abel
Aaron Arnold
Ashton Bronson
Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford Lewisville Scholar
Blake Utter Ford Scholar
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Hanna Abuhay
Angelica Avila
Tasia Brookins
Randall Reed’s Prestige Ford Garland Scholar
Town East Ford Scholar
AutoNation Ford Fort Worth Scholar
Elizabeth Ademuwagun
Melissa Azua
Pongskon Bupphaswan
Grand Prairie Ford Scholar
Texas Instruments Scholar
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
DCCCD - North Lake College Scholar
Quiana Badger
Fossil Scholar
Isela Aguilar
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Mariana Aguirre
AutoNation Ford Fort Worth Scholar
Texas Instruments Scholar
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
AutoNation Ford Frisco Scholar
Monica Aguirre
Steven Barrientos
Fossil Scholar
Grand Prairie Ford Scholar
Texas Tech University Scholar
Khaqan Ahmad
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Arely Alcantara
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Ali Alhadad
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Mazen Ali
North Central Ford Scholar
Christian Allen
Rockwall Ford Scholar
Jacey Allen
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Brittany Alvarado
Southwest Ford, Inc. Scholar
Daniella Alvarez
Five Star Ford Plano Scholar
Alissa Amerson
Southwest Ford, Inc. Scholar
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Joshua Baker
Luis Barron
Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford Carrollton Scholar
Albert Michael Bautista
Town East Ford Scholar
Sunny Beck
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Alicia Becker
DCCCD - Mountain View College
Haley Begala
Bob Tomes Ford Scholar
Erin Berg
AutoNation Ford Burleson Scholar
Alexis Besch
Bob Utter Ford Scholar
Vanessa Blaylock
AutoNation Ford Arlington Scholar
Maryam Blooki
AutoNation Ford Arlington Scholar
Lalo Borodge
Cayro Bustos
Natalie Calderon
Grand Prairie Ford Scholar
Reighley Carlson
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
Cassie Carnine
All Star Canton Scholar
Anthony Carreòn
Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford Lewisville Scholar
Karina Casas
Austin College Scholar
Vanessa Castañeda
AutoNation Ford Burleson Scholar
Shen Catteau
Blake Utter Ford Scholar
Caitlin Cecil
Southwest Ford, Inc. Scholar
Orlando Cervantes
Town East Ford Scholar
Nicholas Brent Chaney
Holiday Ford Scholar
Victoria Chavarria
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Manuel Chavez
Town East Ford Scholar
Rockwall Ford Scholar
Strengthening pathways to higher education and fulfilling
dreams” are the goals of the Stars on the Rise program.
Dr. Jose Adames
President, El Centro College
Scholarship Recipients
Clover Cherrington
Bistika Dahal
Deissy Flores
Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford Carrollton Scholar
Texas Tech University Scholar
Five Star Ford NRH Scholar
Fossil Scholar
Hannah Daniel
Jennifer Foster
Sawyer Click
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Randall Noe Ford Scholar
Jane Cloud
Waxahachie Ford Scholar
Mary Coffee
Park Cities Ford Lincoln Scholar
Olivia Coffey
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Lexi Coffman
DCCCD - Cedar Valley College Scholar
Kaitlyn Coker
Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford Lewisville Scholar
Xavier Coleman
Mac Haik Ford Scholar
Brandon Colores
AutoNation Ford Arlington Scholar
Jared Conley
Cleburne Ford Scholar
Jeremy Cooper
University of Texas at Dallas Scholar
Jacob Corey
All Star Canton Scholar
Alejandra Correa
Giselle De la Torre
Michelle Fraile Alonzo
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
DCCCD - El Centro College Scholar
Bryant Diaz
Trevor Frase
Austin College Scholar
Texas Tech University Scholar
Concepcion Diaz
Mallory Fuller
DCCCD - Eastfield College Scholar
Randall Reed’s Prestige Ford Garland Scholar
All Star Ford Fairfield Scholar
Abigail Dishner
Southwest Ford Greenville Scholar
Isabella Dolande
AutoNation Ford Frisco Scholar
Juana Laura Dominguez
Fossil Scholar
Michaela Drewry
Valentina Fuster
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Brenda Galvan
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Anai Gamez
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Ana Garcia
Latino Center for Leadership Development Scholar
Karl Klement Ford Scholar
Cesar Garcia
Catriona Dunne
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Texas Tech University Scholar
Bill Utter Ford Scholar
Stephanie Duran
Bill Utter Ford Scholar
River Dwight
AutoNation Ford Fort Worth Scholar
Omar Elsaadany
Fossil Scholar
University of Texas at Dallas Scholar
North Central Ford Scholar
Alexander Cruz
Texas Instruments Scholar
DCCCD - Cedar Valley College Scholar
Angelica Escorza
Noemi Cruz
Dallas ISD Scholar
Estefania Enriquez
Fossil Scholar
Gisselt Estrada
Sol Cruz
Austin College Scholar
AutoNation Ford Fort Worth Scholar
Andrea Feliciano-Cruz
Yeslin Cruz
Don Davis Ford Scholar
All Star Ford Palestine Scholar
Chastity Fields
Lucas Cuzdey
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Southwest Ford Greenville Scholar
Landon Finley
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Denise Garcia
AutoNation Ford Burleson Scholar
Dumdubabari Gimah
AutoNation Ford South Fort Worth Scholar
Ivan Gonzales
Jordan Hernandez
Stephanie Johnson
Austin College Scholar
Austin College Scholar
Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford Lewisville Scholar
Ana Gonzalez
Natalie Hernandez
X-zavior Johnson
Texas Instruments Scholar
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
Austin College Scholar
Mac Haik Ford Scholar
Jennifer Gonzalez
Cleburne Ford Scholar
Luis Gonzalez
Westway Ford Scholar
Patrick Grady
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Calvin Graham
Park Cities Ford Lincoln Scholar
Ashley Granados
North Central Ford Scholar
Bryan Gray
Five Star Ford Plano Scholar
Kylie Green
Bob Tomes Ford Scholar
Betsy Gutierrez
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
Yolanda Gutierrez
Westway Ford Scholar
Eugene Han
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Malcolm Harlan
Karl Klement Ford Scholar
Bradley Hart
David McDavid Ford Scholar
Saman Hemani
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Joel Henriquez
Westway Ford Scholar
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Victor Hernandez
Daja Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Eric M. Reeves Scholar
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
Alina Herrera
Terrance Jones
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
AutoNation Ford South Fort Worth Scholar
Berenice Hinostroza
Kamish Kabani
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford Carrollton Scholar
Ngun Hliang
Selin Karsi
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
Five Star Ford NRH Scholar
Moinul Hossain
Yuva Kharel
Texas Tech University Scholar
AutoNation Ford South Fort Worth Scholar
Erin Howard
Sung Khen
Texas Tech University Scholar
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
Dong Hur
Mang Kim
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Texas Tech University Scholar
Sofia Iturra
Kyndal Klose
DCCCD - Richland College Scholar
Karl Klement Ford Scholar
Cynthia Jasso
Mr. and Mrs. Eric M. Reeves Scholar
North Central Ford Scholar
Krishna Jayaswal
Brandon Lansdell
AutoNation Ford Burleson Scholar
Texas Tech University Scholar
Ashley Jimenez
Yareli Larraga
Randall Noe Ford Scholar
Randall Noe Ford Scholar
Cristian Jimenez
Ashley Lazenby
Bill Utter Ford Scholar
Southwest Ford, Inc. Scholar
Joseph John
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Lija John
Southwest Ford, Inc. Scholar
Jantel Lewis
All Star Ford Palestine Scholar
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Abigail Grace Johnson
Gabriella Kropp
Paris Leyva
Five Star Ford NRH Scholar
Texas Tech University Scholar
Ashonni Limbs
Randall Reed’s Prestige Ford Garland Scholar
With the help of the GDHCC, I was able to make my family
proud and do something that I only dreamed of; be the first in
my family to attend college.
Cristal Retana
2004 - 2006 Scholarship Recipient
TWU Graduate
Scholarship Recipients
Edinho Lopez
Tara McCoy
Nikki Newton
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Rockwall Ford Scholar
Holiday Ford Scholar
Kasey Lopez
Deve Mehta
Arnold Ngumete
Tri-County Ford Scholar
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Melissa Lopez
Javier Mejia
Celia Nguyen
Park Cities Ford Lincoln Scholar
David McDavid Ford Scholar
Bob Tomes Ford Scholar
Maria Lopez Rosas
Maria Mendoza
Minh-son Nguyen
Southwest Ford, Inc. Scholar
Texas Instruments Scholar
AutoNation Ford Arlington Scholar
Taylor Lowe
Rosa Mendoza
Thien Nguyen
TexStar Ford Lincoln, Inc. Scholar
Mac Haik Ford Scholar
Town East Ford Scholar
Benjamin Loza
Rosa Mendoza
Erin O’Brien
Fossil Scholar
Texas Tech University Scholar
Don Davis Ford Scholar
Alessio Lozzi
Jessie Merlos
Quinn O’Connor
Southwest Ford, Inc. Scholar
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Southwest Ford, Inc. Scholar
Texas Tech University Scholar
Veronica Lugtu
Ian Middleton
Rockwall Ford Scholar
Texas Tech University Scholar
Man Lun
Azucena Milan
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Kristine Macalalad
Town East Ford Scholar
Alexsandra Macias
Fossil Scholar
Daniela Marin
DCCCD - Brookhaven College Scholar
Aide Martinez
Dallas ISD Scholar
Alejandra Martinez
DCCCD - El Centro College Scholar
Maria Martinez
Austin College Scholar
Fernando Martinez Rivera
Austin College Scholar
Eva Martinez Urbina
Austin College Scholar
Christian Graham Maxey
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Jordan McCoy
Bill Utter Ford Scholar
Texas Tech University Scholar
Bailey Miley
Southwest Ford Greenville Scholar
Andrew Miller
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Savannah Miller
Randall Noe Ford Scholar
Dibenhi Miramontes
Austin College Scholar
Isaiah Mitchell
Waxahachie Ford Scholar
Stephanie Montes de Oca
Texas Instruments Scholar
Genesis Morales
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
Cing Muang
AutoNation Ford South Fort Worth Scholar
Almira Rezini Munda
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
Destynie Nevil
Texas A&M University-Commerce Scholar
Kevin Ogega
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Adenike Olabode
Grand Prairie Ford Scholar
Josselyne Orbegoso
Southern Methodist University Scholar
Nicolas Orjuela
Fossil Scholar
Rebecca Ortiz
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Georgie Osgood
Sarah Putney
Jessica Robison
Park Cities Ford Lincoln Scholar
Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford Lewisville Scholar
Blake Utter Ford Scholar
J’Naija Owens
Natalia Quintana
Victor Rodriguez
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Don Davis Ford Scholar
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
Katherine Parker
Breanna Ramirez
Karla Roman
Bob Tomes Ford Scholar
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Lilly Parra Maggio
Cesar Ramirez
Gloria Rosales
Texas A&M University-Commerce Scholar
Bill Utter Ford Scholar
DCCCD - Eastfield College Scholar
Ana Pedro
Marilyn Ramirez
Michelle Rostro
Austin College Scholar
Bob Utter Ford Scholar
DCCCD - Moutain View College
DCCCD - Brookhaven College Scholar
Garrett Penny
Rachel Ramon
Vincent Rotariu
All Star Ford Fairfield Scholar
Southern Methodist University Scholar
Leila Ramsey
Guadalupe Rueda
Grand Prairie Ford Scholar
Fossil Scholar
Waxahachie Ford Scholar
Amanda Penwarden
Waxahachie Ford Scholar
Jose Perez
Texas Instruments Scholar
Mary Perkins
Bob Utter Ford Scholar
Alexandrea Perry
Randall Reed’s Prestige Ford Garland Scholar
Gabriela Razo
Karla Ruiz
Texas Tech University Scholar
Austin College Scholar
Lazaro Razo
Jesse Salazar
Austin College Scholar
Texas Instruments Scholar
Adrian Resa
Haley Sams
Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford Carrollton Scholar
Five Star Ford Plano Scholar
Guadalupe Resendiz
Ana Sanchez
Tri-County Ford Scholar
David McDavid Ford Scholar
Texas Instruments Scholar
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
Kenneth Phipps
Brenda Reyes
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Texas Tech University Scholar
Austin College Scholar
Zachery Petter
Bradley Pipes
Five Star Ford NRH Scholar
April Ponce
DCCCD - North Lake College Scholar
Michael Price
AutoNation Ford Arlington Scholar
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Lidia Reyes
Dallas ISD Scholar
Anadela Paulina Sanchez
All Star Ford Palestine Scholar
Michelle Sanchez
Mac Haik Ford Scholar
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
Jodeci Rijkse
Sydney Sandburg
David McDavid Ford Scholar
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
Adrian Rios
Katherine Santibanez
Don Davis Ford Scholar
Five Star Ford Plano Scholar
Sidney Roberts
Benjamin Sarawichitr
Holiday Ford Scholar
Five Star Ford NRH Scholar
Jailen Robinson
Benjamin Sarquis Peillard
AutoNation Ford Frisco Scholar
Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford Carrollton Scholar
Congratulations on your well deserved scholarship award. It
took a lot of hard work an perseverance to reach this milestone.
I hope you feel great about what you have accomplished, and I
hope you’ll continue to be a person who show up day in and day
out for those things that are worthwhile and important in life.
Abrazos!
Don Perez
GDHCC Chair
Scholarship Recipients
Daniel Saucedo
Venessa Szczerba
Lyric Waugh
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Tri-County Ford Scholar
Texas A&M University-Commerce Scholar
Paighton Saulters
Jacob Tamm
Katie Weishaar
Southwest Ford Greenville Scholar
AutoNation Ford Frisco Scholar
Randall Noe Ford Scholar
Austin Sawatsky
Megan Taylor
Hunter Wells
Southwest Ford Greenville Scholar
David McDavid Ford Scholar
TexStar Ford Lincoln, Inc. Scholar
Joshua Scalf
Faneal Tesfit
Katlynn Wester
Holiday Ford Scholar
Westway Ford Scholar
Cleburne Ford Scholar
Bregtje Schievink
Stephanie Thomas
Elijah White
TexStar Ford Lincoln, Inc. Scholar
Town East Ford Scholar
Mac Haik Ford Scholar
Molly Schlamp
Amanda Thornton
Jake Whitteker
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Rockwall Ford Scholar
Holiday Ford Scholar
Dylan Scott
Ellysee Tilley
Amanda Whittemore
Texas Tech University Scholar
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Five Star Ford Plano Scholar
Kodie Sears
Matthew Toney
Cecilia Williams
Southwest Ford, Inc. Scholar
Bob Tomes Ford Scholar
Texas Tech University Scholar
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Ricardo Serrano
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Daniel Sewell
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Brandon Short
AutoNation Ford Frisco Scholar
Hannah Simon
Grapevine Ford Lincoln Scholar
Samantha Soto
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
Celeste Soto-Rendón
AutoNation Ford South Fort Worth Scholar
Hailey Stephen
TexStar Ford Lincoln, Inc. Scholar
Logan Storm
Five Star Ford Plano Scholar
Shaina Stotts
All Star Ford Palestine Scholar
Heidi Subiza
Park Cities Ford Lincoln Scholar
Kelley Swanson
Waxahachie Ford Scholar
Julia Torres
Austin College Scholar
Juana Turrubiates
Kara Williams
Southwest Ford, Inc. Scholar
David Williamson
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
Texas A&M University-Commerce Scholar
Ashlyn Underwood
Robel Wondmue
TexStar Ford Lincoln, Inc. Scholar
Neydy Valdez
Texas Woman’s University Scholar
Juan Vallejo
AutoNation Ford Fort Worth Scholar
Luis Vazquez
Ford Motor Company Fund Scholar
Chelsea Velez
Westway Ford Scholar
Samantha Vernon
AutoNation Ford Burleson Scholar
Texas Tech University Scholar
Bianca Vidales
Randall Reed’s Prestige Ford Garland Scholar
Zulema Vidaña Salazar
North Central Ford Scholar
DCCCD - Richland College Scholar
Bailey Wornhor
Blake Utter Ford Scholar
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2016 Stars on the Rise Scholarship Program
Transforming Lives Through Education
Since its inception in 1983, we have awarded over $32 million to more than 3,700 students.
We would like to acknowledge and that this year’s Education Committee members, as well as all of the volunteers,
corporate sponsors, college/university partners, GDHCC members, and the local community for their commitment,
time and dedication in making our Stars on the Rise Scholarship Program possible.
Education Committee
Scholarship Judges and Review Panel
Dr. Jose Adames, Chair
Johnnatan Berber
Rod Jackson
Bryan Rodriguez
Manny Fernandez
Nelda Contreras
Sarah Jensen
Leonor Sanchez
Jason Hale
Azalea Flores
Amy Legate
Ella Shaw
Raul Hinojosa
Maury French
Latonya Lockhart
Eric Silva
Bea Martinez
Marci Garrott
Silvia Minor
Dina Sosa
Rene Martinez
Arissa Gaytan
Perla Molina
Lori Steward
Perla Molina
Linda Ghaffari
Susanna Montes
Sophia Stoller
Aileen Rivera
Fidel Guevara
Nimmy Nair
Jennifer Strong
Claudia Torrescano
Jason Hale
Monica Osorio
Jesse Trevino
Jessica Yanez-Perez
Viviana Hall
Dora Pacheco
Natalie Vargas
Adan Hernandez
Ivan Pascual
Jessica Yanez-Perez
Raul Hinojosa
Sophia Reza
Silent Auction
The silent auction will provide funds for 2017 scholarships program.
Get your memorabilia and at the same time help a good cause!
Bidding ends at 8:30 p.m.
Silent Auction conducted by Stars and Heroes Memorabilia
Thank You to Our 2016 Sponsors
We want to thank our generous sponsors for making this event possible
and for showing their commitment to enriching these students lives and future.
Presenting Sponsor
Ford Motor Company Fund
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Presenting Media Sponsor