Congratulations to the 2011 STAR Award Winners!

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Top professionals honored for technical achievements and contributions to the Hispanic community

• Jaime Oaxaca Award - Dr. Olivia A. Graeve, Alfred University
• Junipero Serra Award – Dr. Emir Jose Macari, California State University, Sacramento
• Company of the Year – Exelon Corporation
• Community Service Award – Rudolfo Loera, Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Professional Role Model Award – James Edward Valenzuela, Raytheon Company
• Student Role Model Award Undergraduate – Keith Roacho, University of Colorado
• Student Role Model Award Graduate – Paul Guillermo Arias, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Promising Engineer Award – Daniel Lopez, Ford Motor Company
• Hispanics in Technology Award Government – Debbie Martinez, NASA Langley Research Center
• Hispanic in Technology Award Corporate – Luis A. Lastras Montano, IBM
• Pioneer of the Year Award – Gary Gonzalez, Gonzalez Design Group
• SHPE Star of Today Award – Franklin Tomei, NAVSEA Naval Sea Systems Command
• SHPE Star of Tomorrow – Angel P. Uruchima, Chevron Corporation
• Manager of the Year Award – Raul Biascoechea, The Boeing Company
• Green Engineer Award – Laura Verduzco, Chevron Corporation
• Innovator Award – Jaime Braverman, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
• Diversity Award – David Silva, IBM
• Corporate Achievement Award – Alex Lopez, The Boeing Company
• Educator of the Year Award – Dr. Jorge Lopez, University of Texas at El Paso
• Young Investigator Award – Ricardo Castro, University of California, Davis

NEW THIS YEAR - Expanded Awards and New STAR AWARDS SHOW

The STAR Awards is a national SHPE program that recognizes outstanding Hispanic professionals in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The 2011 SHPE Conference will embrace all of the glamour of Anaheim , with an awards show mimicking the Academy Awards. Join us for this event on Saturday, October 29, 2011, as we honor the best and brightest in the nation.