SHPE will proudly recognized its 2020 SHPE Technical Achievement and Recognition (STAR) Award recipients during the virtual SHPE 2020 National Convention. The ceremonies will take place in two parts on Wednesday, October 28, 12-1 pm ET and Thursday, October 29, 6-7 pm ET.
The prestigious awards honor outstanding professionals for their dedication, commitment, and selfless efforts to advance Hispanics in STEM careers. STAR Awards also recognize a company and government agency for demonstrating significant, measurable, and visible assistance to further SHPE’s programs.
2020 STAR Awards Program
Awards of the Year
Company of the Year
Raytheon Technologies
Government Agency of the Year
The California State University
Hispanic ERG of the Year
Northrop Grumman Corporation
One Adelante ERG
Jaime Oaxaca Award
Dr. Francis Samalot
The Boeing Company
Dr. Ellen Ochoa Award
Juanita Leal
The Boeing Company
Rubén Hinojosa STEM Champion Award
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Community Service Award
Esneyder Ospina
Verizon
Corporate Achievement Award
Jesse Ortega
General Motors
Diversity Award
Maricela Alberto
Qualcomm
Educator of the Year - Higher Education
Dr. Adeeba A. Raheem
University of Texas at El Paso
Educator of the Year - K-12
Sonymarie Socarrás
Colegio Mater Salvatoris
Hispanic in Technology Award - Government
Dr. Angel Flores
United States Air Force
Innovator Award
Dr. David Gonzalez Aguirre
Intel Corporation
Manager of the Year
Enrique Riojas
John Deere
Promising Engineer Award
Osvaldo Bianchi
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
SHPE Star of Today
Crystal Ramón-Miranda
Chevron
SHPE Star of Tomorrow
Laura Lara Rodriguez
3M
Young Investigator Award
Dr. Jennifer Lopez
Air Force Research Laboratory
Professional Role Models
Professional Role Model - Region 1
Zoraida Martinez
Foster Farms
Professional Role Model - Region 2
Emily Anne Vargas
University of Southern California
Professional Role Model - Region 4
Juan D. Valentin II
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Professional Role Model - Region 5
Manny de la Cruz
ExxonMobil
Professional Role Model - Region 6
Manuel Millan Rodriguez
Rockwell Automation
Student Role Models
Student Role Model - Region 1 Undergraduate
Mariela Hernandez
University of California, Berkeley
Student Role Model - Region 3 Graduate
Luz Sotelo
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Student Role Model - Region 4 Undergraduate
Marvin Rios
Rensselaer Polytechnic University
Student Role Model - Region 5 Undergraduate
Isela Rivera Andrade
Louisiana State University
STAR Awards 2019
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