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2008 -
Houston
August 15-16 |
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22nd CONFERENCE
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Artwork provided by
Laura Lopez Cano
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Theme: Challenges, Choices, Connections: Issues Facing Latinas Today
6th Estrellas Awards Winners:
Caroline Hernandez - Austin
Margie (Magdalena) Ortiz -
Corpus Christi
Jacqueline Scimemi - Dallas
Elisa Castillo Najera - Fort Worth
Sally Morin - Houston
Rosie Wilkinson - Rio Grande Valley
Gloria Rodriguez - San Antonio
Lupe Morin - Chair's Award
Keynote Speakers:
Leticia Van de Putte - Texas State Senator, District 26
Valerie Martinez-Ebers
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Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas &Vice President
of the American Political Science Association
Stephanie Elizondo Griest - Award Winning Author & Adventurer
Out of the Barrio: Latino
Empowerment
Diane N. De Hoyos - President of General Motor's Hispanic Initiative Team
Rosie Barrera and Julia Castellano-Hoyt with AARP
Honorary Chairs:
Gracie Saenz - Former Houston City Councilwoman
Arcilia Carrasco-Acosta - TAMACC Chair |
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2007-
Dallas
August 10 -11 |
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21ST CONFERENCE
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Theme: Latina Symposium:
Education, Health and Leadership
5th Estrellas Awards Winners:
Judge Orlinda
Naranjo - Austin
Rosaena Garza - Corpus Christi
Mary Ann Kellam - Dallas
Eva Bonilla - Fort Worth
Joyce Carolyn
Zeldis - Rio Grande Valley
Martha Tijerina - San Antonio
Karina Ramirez - Chair's Award
Keynote Speakers:
Juana Bordas - President of
Mestiza Leadership International and author of Salsa, Soul and
Spirit in Texas
Grace D. Lieblein - Global Vehicle Chief Engineer for General Motors Front
Wheel Drive Trucks
Ana María Castro - National Project Manager for United Healthcare Latino Health
Solutions
Honorary Chairs:
Dallas Mayor Pro
Tem Dr. Elba Garcia
Dallas City Council Pauline Medrano
Sheriff Lupe Valdez
Judge Lena Levario
Dallas County Community
College District
Diana Flores |
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2006-
Corpus Christi
November 3 - 4
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20TH CONFERENCE
HIGHLIGHTSTheme:
Hispanas in Leadership...Promoting Education
4th Estrellas Awards Winners:
Velia Saenz Williams - Austin
Vilma Luna - Corpus Christi
Carmen Garcia - Dallas
Adela N. Gonzalez - Fort Worth
Manuelita Gutierrez Pena - McAllen
Lupe G. Ochoa - San Antonio
Gala Honorary Chairs:
Henry and Mary Alice Cisneros
Diane Gonzalez Cibrian
Bobby Gonzalez
Yolanda G. Olivarez
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2005 - San Antonio
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19TH CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Theme: Hispanas in Leadership..Embracing the Challenges
3rd Estrellas Award Winners:
Elizabeth Gonzalez - Austin
Peggy Banales - Corpus Christi
Queta Garret - Dallas
Lila Aguirre - San Antonio
Rita Rodriguez-Utt - Fort Worth
Honorary Chairs:
The Honorable Alma Lopez, Chief Justice 4th Court of Appeals
The Honorable Leticia, Van De Putte
Texas State Senator
The Honorable Leticia Vacek, City Clerk San Antonio
Mary Alice Cisneros, Former First Lady of San Antonio
Kick-off Luncheon Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Anna Escobedo Cabra, U.S. Treasurer
General Assembly Keynote Speaker: Cecilia Elizondo Herrera, Assistant Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of Protocol and the White House
Estrella Awards Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Josefina Hooker, Owner/
President, Freedom Pontiac Buick GMC Truck, Odessa, Texas
You missed it: The wonderful performance of Jose Rubén De León in "Simplemente Lara"
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2004 - Dallas
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18TH CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Theme: Latinas: The Image of Today/La Imagen de Hoy
2nd Estrellas Award Winners:
Lupe Morin, Austin
Connie Muñoz, Corpus Christi
Betty Swinners, Dallas
Bonnie S. Y. Escobar, El Paso
Adriana Giraldo, Fort Worth
Judge Aida Salinas Flores, Rio Grande Valley
Christine Hernandez, San Antonio
Breakfast Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Irma C. Ramirez, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
Estrella Awards Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (retired), Highest Ranking Hispanic Woman in U.S. Army's Combat Support Field; Founder of Educational Achievement Services
You missed it: The conga line at 7 a.m.
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2003 - Austin
Art Work By Laura Lopez Cano |
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17TH CONFERENCE
HIGHLIGHTS
Theme: Hispana Leadership: The Force of Change/Hispanas - La Fuerza de Cambio
1st Estrellas Awards Winners:
Terrie Rábago, Austin
Elia G. Gutierrez, Corpus Christi
Maricela Aguilar, Dallas
Irma G. Perez, Fort Worth
Alida S. Hernandez, Rio Grande Valley
Mary Espiritu, San Antonio
Breakfast Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Gabi Canales, State Representative, District 35
Estrella Awards Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Angela Valenzuela, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Center for Mexican American Studies, University of Texas at Austin
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2002 - Ft. Worth
October 4-6
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16th Conference Highlights
Theme: Key Strategies for the 21st Century; "Abriendo Puertas"
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2001- McAllen
October 19-21
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15th Conference Highlights
Theme: Hermanans en Acción Building Coalitions
Hwnt State Chair: Sylvia Arriola
Luncheon - Honored the State District Judges - Honorables Aida Salinas Flores, Rose Guerra Reyna, Leticia Hinojosa, and Letty Lopez
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2000 - Corpus Christi
October 20-22
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14TH CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Theme: Hispanic Women: Embracing the Infinite Opportunities of the New Millennium
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1998 - Dallas
October 16-18
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12TH CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Theme: Women Promoting Unity, Mujeres Promoviendo Unidad
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