SHPE 2022 National Convention

SHPE will proudly recognized its 2022 SHPE Technical Achievement and Recognition (STAR) Award recipients during the SHPE 2022 National Convention.
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.
2022 STAR Awards Brochure
The STAR Awards nominations deadline is July 15, 2022!

Jaime Oaxaca Award
Ernesto "Ernie" Felix
Intel Corporation

Rodrigo Garcia Founder's Award
Rodrigo T. Garcia
SHPE Founder

Dr. Ellen Ochoa Award
Melanie L. Weber
The Boeing Company

Advisor of the Year
Dr. Lizzie Santiago
West Virginia University

Community Service Award
Frances J. Gonzalez
Lockheed Martin Corporation

Corporate Achievement Award
Lesly Caridad VanDen Heuvel
Kimberly Clark

Diversity Award
Esther Ledesma Pumarol
Medtronic

Educator of the Year - Higher Education
Christopher Hernandez, Ph.D.
Cornell University

Hispanic in Technology Award - Government
Capt. Cristian Hernández Rivera
Air Force Research Laboratory

Innovator Award
Dr. Kenneth Miguel Armijo
Sandia National Laboratories

Manager of the Year
Leopoldo Hernandez Jr.
Bechtel Corporation

Professional Role Model Award
Jasmin Vanessa Guerrero
Raytheon Technologies

Promising Engineer Award
Leilani C. Rebolledo
Chevron Corporation

Renaissance Engineer Award
Fernando Rosario
Exeqpath

SHPE Star of Today
Dr. Carlos A. Escobar
General Motors

SHPE Star of Tomorrow
Monica Ochoa
The Boeing Company

Student Role Model Award - Graduate
Adrian Dávila
Virginia Tech

Student Role Model Award - Undergraduate
Andrea Lastra
University of Houston

Young Investigator Award
Julibeth Martinez De la Hoz
Dow, Inc.