• IDRA Newsletter • November-December 2018 •
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Hispanic Issues SIG Award for Research in Elementary and Secondary Education, 2018
Lifetime Achievement Award, Texas Association for Bilingual Education, 2018
Education Awards Gala Honoree, LULAC National Education Service Centers, 2016
Honored by American Graduate Day, 2015
MALDEF’s Excellence in Community Service Award, 2013
San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame, 2011
Crystal Star Awards of Excellence in Dropout Recovery, Intervention and Prevention, National Dropout Prevention Center/ Network, 2006
Community Advocate of the Year, San Antonio Association for Bilingual Education, 2005
Community Advocacy Award, Texas Association for Bilingual Education, 2002
Headliner in Education Award, Association for Women in Communications, San Antonio Professional Chapter, 2000
Ford Salute to Education – Community Service Award, 2000
Lo Mejor de Lo Nuestro, Univisíon, San Antonio
Ramón L. Santiago President’s Award, National Association of Bilingual Education, 2000
Peter F. Drucker Award for Non-Profit Innovation Recognition, Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program
Profiles in Leadership Award, Mission City Business and Professional Women, 1999
100 Hispanic Influentials, Hispanic Business, 1997
La Prensa Hispanic Heritage Education Award, 1997
Title VII Doctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1980 to 1982
Women and Minority Research Fellow, National Institute of Education, 1979
High Achievement Commendation, Antioch College, 1975
Magna Cum Laude, Our Lady of the Lake University, 1972
Alpha Chi Society, 1971
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