On November 17, the San Antonio College Public Administration Club (SAC-PAC), a student organization, hosted the 2007 Annual Henry B. Gonzalez Awards, honoring the late congressman’s integrity and recognizing leaders who have made an impact in their communities through accomplishment, dedication, and service.
 
Recipients included:
 
·      Henry B. Gonzalez Lifetime Achievement in Public Service Award:  Luis Alvarez, former president, National Urban Fellows in New York City and Judy Alvarez current Director of the Queens, New York Community Clinic.
 
·      Henry B. Gonzalez Outstanding Community Partnership Award: James and Gina Gray from Rialto Studio Landscape Architecture, San Antonio.
 
·      Henry B. Gonzalez Public Service & Integrity Award: Norma V. Cantu, current Law Professor at UT Austin Law School and former Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights in the Clinton Administration.
 
·      San Antonio College Public Administration Club Cornerstone of Service & Commitment Award - Tomas Campos, SAC Student Financial Services.
 
·      San Antonio College Public Administration Club Outstanding Alumnus Award Gary Pinion, Brooke Army Medical Center.

Additionally, three $250 SAC scholarships were awarded to students from the American Sunrise Learning Center, based on leadership skills they demonstrated through essay writing on the life of Henry B. Gonzalez

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Winners are (pictured front row, l-r) Karen Herrera, Jessica Leon, and Christopher Herrera.
 
Standing with them are: (second row, l-r) Frank Gonzalez, brother of Congressman Charlie Gonzalez; Gina Gray, Rialto Studio Architectural Firm; Judith and Luis Alvarez from New York City; Norma V. Cantu, UT-Austin Law Professor; and Roberto Zarate, Chairman, ACCD Board of Trustees. Third row (l-r): Richard Silva, ACCD Student Financial Aid Director; James Gray, Rialto Studio Architectural Firm; Gary Pinion, Brooke Army Medical Center; and SAC President Robert E. Zeigler, Ph.D.
 
For more information contact Sylvia De Leon, Elizabeth Peralta or Maria Jimenez at (210) 733-2888, or via email to sdeleon@mail.accd.edu.