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¡Lanzate! Premio Universitario/Take Off! Higher Education Award

The following 70 college students from across the United States are the recipients of the ¡Lanzate! Premio Universitario/Take Off! Higher Education Award:

Student's Name / College Standing and Major / Hometown / College or University, City, and State
1 / Denise Abellano / Freshman - Biology, Pre-Med / San Antonio, Texas / BowdoinCollege in Brunswick, Maine
2 / Brian Agredano / Sophomore - Biomedical Engineering / Yorba Linda, California / YaleUniversity in New Haven, Connecticut
3 / Jarrad Aguirre / Junior - Biology / Centennial, Colorado / YaleUniversity in New Haven, Colorado
4 / Azucena Arevalo / Freshman - journalism / Alton, Texas / MichiganStateUniversity in East Lansing, Michigan
5 / Orlando Baeza / Junior - Business Marketing/Business Management / Palmdale, California / BryantUniversity in Smithfield, Rhode Island
6 / Jessica Barajas / Junior - Special Major: Political Science & Education / Ontario, California / SwarthmoreCollege in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
7 / Nidia Bautista / Freshman - Political Science / Sun Valley, California / GrinnellCollege in Grinnell, Iowa
8 / Fernando Benavidez / Senior - Fine Arts/Education / Atascosa, Texas / Our Lady of the LakeUniversity in San Antonio, TX
9 / Rocio Bravo / Sophomore - Political Science / McFarland, California / BrownUniversity in Providence, Rhode Island
10 / Angelina Calderon / Junior - Political Science / Los Angeles, California / YaleUniversity in New Haven, Connecticut
11 / Yoshira Cardenas Licea / Freshman - undecided / Ontario, California / HarvardCollege in Cambridge, Massachusetts
12 / Maria Chavez / Freshman - Biology / Ontario, California / CaliforniaStateUniversity in Hayward, California
13 / Joel Crespo / Professional - N/A / Riverside, California / BostonUniversitySchool of Law in Boston, Massachusetts
14 / Danielle Cuellar / Freshman - Civil Engineering / Houston, Texas / Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California
15 / Albert Davila / Freshman - Environmental Studies and Geology / Upland, California / OberlinCollege in Oberlin, Ohio
16 / Sonja Diaz / Graduate - Public Administratoin / Alhambra, California / New YorkUniversityWagnerSchool of Public Service in New York, New York
17 / Pamela Escobar / Junior - Community Health / Arleta, California / BrownUniversity in Providence, Rhode Island
18 / Felix Garcia / Sophomore - Mechanical Engineering / Edinburg, Texas / CornellUniversity in Ithaca, New York
19 / Veder Garcia / Graduate - Plant Biology / Berkeley, California / University of California-Berkeley in Berkeley, California
20 / Cristian Gomez / Graduate - Sociology / Los Angeles, California / Long IslandUniversity in Brooklyn, New York
21 / Maribel Gomez / Junior - Psychology and Education / Pomona, California / SwarthmoreCollege in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
22 / Amy Gonzalez / Freshman - Business / Houston, Texas / Lake ForestCollege in Lake Forest, Illinois
23 / Kristin Gonzalez / Graduate - PhD Experimental Psychology / Lubbock, Texas / TexasTechUniversity in Lubbock, Texas
24 / Bernadette Grajeda / Freshman - Biology / El Paso, Texas / Our Lady of the LakeUniversity in San Antonio, TX
25 / Reynaldo Guerra / Graduate - Mechanical Engineering / Santa Fe, Texas / UC Berkeley in Berkeley, California
26 / Elisa Hernandez / Junior - Business Economics / Brentwood, California / LosMedanosCollege in Pittsburg, California
27 / Rosibel Hernandez / Junior - Behavioral Neuroscience / Canoga Park, California / YaleUniversity in New Haven, Connecticut
28 / Maria Herrera / Graduate - Clinical Psychology / Richmond, California / University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska
29 / Ricky Ignacio / Freshman - Environmental Science / Los Angeles, California / University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
30 / Leslie Jimenez / Senior - Organismic and Evolutionary Biology / Compton, California / HarvardUniversity in Cambridge, Massachusetts
31 / Jonathan Jimenez / Senior - Economics / Casselberry, Florida / YaleUniversity in New Haven, Connecticut
32 / Lizbeeth Lopez / Junior - Biology, Psychology / Sacramento, California / SwarthmoreCollege in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
33 / Ociel Martinez / Freshman - N/A / Houston, Texas / St John'sCollege in Santa Fe, New Mexico
34 / Daisy Mateo / Sophomore - Political Science / Los Angeles, California / BrynMawrCollege in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
35 / Kristen Mauricio / Sophomore - Business / Santa Paula, California / University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana
36 / Annie Mendoza / Graduate - Ph.D. student in Latin American Literature / San Diego, California / University of California-San Diego in La Jolla, California
37 / Sylvia Mendoza / Graduate - Bicultural Studies / San Antonio, Texas / University of Texas at San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas
38 / Noel Mendoza / Freshman - Political Science / Bell, California / GeorgetownUniversity in WashingtonD.C., Washington, D.C.
39 / Abelardo Molina / Senior - Aviation Flight Technology / Hermiston, Oregon / PurdueUniversity in West Lafayette, Indiana
40 / Alejandra Navarro / Senior - Human Biology and Ethnic Studies / Sylmar, California / BrownUniversity in Providence, Rhode Island
41 / Esteban Parra / Freshman - Pre-Med / Tucson, Arizona / BostonCollege in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
42 / Steven Plane / Graduate - Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics / Las Cruces, New Mexico / University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama
43 / Jake Prendez / Graduate - Chicano Studies / Northridge, California / CaliforniaStateUniversity Northridge in Northridge, California
44 / Melisa Ramos / Graduate - Art History / Weslaco, Texas / University of Texas-San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas
45 / Jorge Ramos / Graduate - Landscape Ecology / Seattle, Washington / University of Washington in Seattle, Washington
46 / Arian Razzaghi / Freshman - Biochemistry, Latin American Studies / Lawndale, California / HarvardUniversity in Cambridge, Massachusetts
47 / Cesar Rivadeneyra / Graduate - Aerospace Engineering / Pacoima, California / CornellUniversity in Ithaca, New York
48 / Christin Rivera / Graduate - Biology / Houston, Texas / University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas
49 / Krystle Rivera / Graduate - Clinical Psychology, Ph.D. / Salem, Massachusetts / SuffolkUniversity in Boston, Massachusetts
50 / Luisel Rodriguez / Graduate - Chemistry / Champaign, Illinois / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Urbana, Illinois
51 / Glenda Rodriguez / Professional - Pharmacy / Tampa, Florida / CreightonUniversity in Omaha, Nebraska
52 / Angela Rodriguez / Freshman - Undeclared - Maybe Sociology / Covina, California / PrincetonUniversity in Princeton, New Jersey
53 / Danai Ruiz / Junior - Social Welfare / Santa Ana, California / University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California
54 / Jenny Ruiz / Sophomore - Biomedical Engineering San Juan / Capistrano, California / ColumbiaUniversity in the City of New York in New York, New York
55 / Flor Salas / Senior - English / El Paso, Texas / Our Lady of the LakeUniversity in San Antonio, TX
56 / David Salazar / Freshman - Business and Finance / Trabuco Canyon, California / DukeUniversity in Durham, North Carolina
57 / Christina Sanchez / Graduate - Masters in Public Policy and Urban Planning / Los Angeles, California / HarvardUniversity in Cambridge, Massachusetts
58 / Irene Sanchez / Graduate - Educational Leadership and Policy Studies / Riverside, California / University of Washington in Seattle, Washington
59 / Elijah Sanchez / Sophomore - Spanish, Communications / Aiea, Hawaii / University of Washington in Seattle, Washington
60 / Francine Segovia / Graduate - Psychology / Ann Arbor, Michigan / University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan
61 / Jessica Serna / Freshman - Arabic / Roma, Texas / GeorgetownUniversity in WashingtonD.C., Washington, D.C.
62 / Julian Sesma / Freshman - Biology with Pre-Med / Chula Vista, California / GeorgetownUniversity in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
63 / Mayra Sigala / Graduate - Guidance and Counseling / El Paso, Texas / TexasStateUniversity in San Marcos, Texas
64 / Luis Sotomayor / Sophomore - Biology / Las Vegas, Nevada / University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada
65 / Brenda Trejo / Freshman - General Science / Idaho Falls, Idaho / SeattleUniversity in Seattle, Washington
66 / Katherine Trujillo / Freshman - Interdisciplinary Studies, Latin American Studies / Los Angeles, California / UC Berkeley in Berkeley, California
67 / Michael Vargas / Senior - Political Science / San Benito, Texas / BrownUniversity in Providence, Rhode Island
68 / Celina Velazquez / Freshman - Political Science / Ukiah, California / UC San Diego in Ukiah, California
69 / Juan Villanueva / Freshman - Engineering / Santa Ana, California / San FranciscoStateUniversity in San Francisco, California
70 / Petra Villegas / Freshman - Psychology / Houston, Texas / WhittierCollege in Whittier, California