July 21, 2000

BECA Foundation Awards Over $69,750 to New Top Scholars

Outstanding scholars who have demonstrated community service involvement will be honored at the upcoming annual scholarship awards dinner. The BECA Foundation provides thousands of dollars in scholarships to deserving Latino students annually. This year BECA has selected thirty-three new recipients, several of whom will receive $2,000 a year for a total of four years.

The new recipients are:

Charlie Arroyo, Rancho Buena Vista, UC Davis

Jose Barraza, Hilltop High, MIT

Maribel Beaz, Carlsbad High, UC Santa Barbara

Angel Brambila, Eastlake High, UC Irvine

Maria Caballero, San Marcos High, Palomar College

Andres Calderon, San Marcos High, UC Davis

Bernardo Castro, Eastlake High, UCLA

Leslie Carrillo, Escondido High, San Diego State

Nicole Edwards, Escondido High, UC Berkeley

Rachel Garza, Vista High, Point Loma Nazarene University

Ana Gutierrez, San Dieguito Academy, USD

Cindy Gutierrez, Vista High, CSUSM

Sonya Huecias, Torrey Pines High, Loyola Marymount University

Milenka Meneses, San Marcos High, UC San Diego

Tanya Montes, Eastlake High, San Francisco State College

Gabriel Morales, La Costa Canyon High, CSUSM

Marcos Olivo, Center City High School, Palomar College

Mayra Parra, Chula Vista High, San Diego State

Wenceslao Pena, Castle Park High, Stanford University

Francisco Ramirez, Valley High, Palomar College

Maria Refugio, Poway High, Palomar College

Elizabeth Rodriguez, San Pasqual High, Palomar College

Martha Rodriguez, Castle Park High, University of the Pacific

Christina Salas, Rancho Buena Vista, UC Irvine

Shalem Uribe, Torrey Pines High, USC

Maritza Villegas, Vista High, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Sergio Villegas, Castle Park High, UCSD

Additional New Recipients

Juan Caballero, CSU San Marcos

Randy Hernandez, CSU San Marcos

Claudia Ignacio, CSU San Marcos

Vera Paige, Palomar College

Francisco Rivera, Mesa College

Aida Vasquez, CSU San Marcos

This year the BECA Foundation will be celebrating its Sixteenth year anniversary. The upcoming Annual Awards dinner will be held July 29, 2000 at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. Cocktails will begin at 6:00 p.m.; entertainment will be provided by "La Fiesta Danzantes de San Diego" directed by Yolanda Chacon-Beniques, dinner begins at 7:00 p.m., with the awards ceremony ending promptly at 9:30 p.m. For reservations call (760) 471-5465.

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