Hachar Trust helps 431 scholars pursue education goals

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Laredo Morning Times
Sunday, November 9, 2003
LOCAL
Hachar Trust helps 431 scholars pursue education goals
Times staff reports
A total of 431 Laredo and
area collegians are pursuing
higher education in Laredo,
in Texas and other campuses in the U.S. through the
generosity of the D.D.
Hachar Charitable Trust
Fund.
For the academic year
2003-2004, the Hachar Trust
Fund has awarded $748,900
to help young men and
women attending colleges
and universities in Texas
and elsewhere in the U. S.
The scholars include 100
local high school graduates
chosen for individual $3,000
scholarships to attend Texas
A&M
International
University. Another 331 students are the beneficiaries
of $448,000 in scholarships
for the current academic
year, according to Vidal M.
Treviño, executive director
for
the
D.D.
Hachar
Charitable Trust Fund at the
Laredo National Bank. The
Trust Department of LNB
administers the fund.
Since its inception, the
Hachar Charitable Trust
Fund has provided financial
assistance to thousands of
Laredo high school graduates from public and private
high schools.
Treviño said LNB has the
oldest trust department in
Laredo. An independently
appointed advisory committee manages the trust.
“Nothing gives all of us
associated with the foundation more pleasure than to
see hundreds of students
each year awarded scholarships to attend the college or
university of their choice,”
Gary G. Jacobs, LNB president and CEO, said.
Members of the advisory
committee are Jacobs,
chairman, Dr. Joaquin G.
Cigarroa
Jr.
Alejandro
Cabezut and Dr. Dennis
Cantu.
Cigarroa formerly served
on the boards of the Laredo
Independent School District
and Laredo Community
College (Laredo Junior
College, and did a stint on
the State Commission for
Colleges and Universities
(higher education). Cantu is
president of the LISD board
of trustees.
The bank Trust Committee
includes
C.
Edward
Whitworth, chairman, Peter
R. Arguindegui Jr., Luis
Lidsky, J.C. Martin III,
Renato Zapata Jr., and
Joaquin Romero Jr.
Whitworth pointed out that
the D. D. Hachar scholars
are enrolled in 47 different
colleges and universities.
The schools include Cornell
University, Duke University,
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT), Stanford
University, University of
Denver, University of Notre
Dame, Yale University,
Georgetown University, and
Princeton University.
“We want students to
remain in school, get good
grades and work with their
senior counselors to apply
for a D.D. Hachar scholarship to pursue degrees at
the colleges and universities
of their choice,” Romero,
head of the LNB Trust
Department, said.
Romero said college students can get information
and application from the
D.D. Hachar Charitable
Trust office at 914 Hidalgo in
December.
According to Romero,
applicants must be in need
of financial assistance and
attend an accredited college/university. Scholarship
recipients must be enrolled
full-time
(12
semester
hours), be bonafide Laredo
residents (Webb County),
indicate ability to satisfy college minimum requirements
and maintain cumulative
grade point averages of 2.25
or above as freshmen, 2.50
or above as sophomores;
and 2.75 or above as
juniors, and seniors.
Graduating high school
seniors are encouraged to
visit with their school counselors to determine qualifications. Lisa Menchaca,
Hachar
fund
assistant
account administrator, is
available at the Hachar Trust
office to provide additional
information.
“It was the desire of
Demetrio David Hachar to
help the young people of
Laredo and surrounding
area achieve the highest
possible level of education,”
Jacobs said.
Hachar, a successful businessman, accumulated a
fortune in Laredo and left
most of his fortune to help
Laredo’s young people seek
a college education. To that
end he established the D.D.
Hachar Charitable Trust
Fund.
Treviño said the $300,000
awarded to TAMIU students
goes to students participating in the D.D. Hachar
Honors Program at Texas
A&M
International
University.
Treviño said the scholarships awarded high school
graduates for undergraduate
students are renewable as
long as the scholars maintained their grades.
The following students
received D.D. Hachar scholarships for the 2003-2004
academic year:
The American Musical and Dramatic
Academy – Christopher J. Hinojosa
Arizona State University – Mariana
Millan
Baylor University - Elizabeth Aguilar,
Nancy P. Reyes
Berklee College of Music – Juan R.
Alcala
Brigham Young University – Trishna
L. Stock-Hill
Brown University – Roxanne D.
Juarez
John Brown University – Christine J.
Rowley
Cornell University – Isabel Huacuja
De Pauw University – Michel M. Del
Campo
Duke University – Victor M. Gonzalez
Jr.
Georgetown University – Luis A.
Torres
ITT Technical Institute-San Antonio Eduardo Iruegas
Laredo Community College/Other Latisha A. Stanley
Loyola University/New Orleans –
Paul D. Richter
Massachusetts
Institute
of
Technology, Inc. (MIT) - Celia E. Macias
Our Lady of the Lake University Liliana L. Casso (M), Sandra Chavez,
Karla R. Esquivel (M), Juan G. Galvan
Jr., Arianna Perez (M), Stephanie L.
Rodriguez (M), Yesenia Vasquez (M),
Jeannette A. Wong, (M: Matching
Recipients)
Princeton University – Zaraelia De La
Fuente
Rice University – Daniela E. Zapico
Saint Louis University – Manuel D.J.
Osorio
Sam Houston State University –
Ciara O. Botello
Seattle University – Eduardo Garza
Jr.
Texas State University at San
Marcos (Formerly Southwest Texas
State University) - Christopher D.
Amaya, Mattie C. Amaya-Reyes (M),
Gerardo Arizpe, Miguel A. Bernal (M),
Chantall P. Canales (M), Mario G.
Cavazos Jr., Luvin Chapa Jr. (M),
Patricia De Luna, Carlos A. Fernandez,
Belem Garcia (M), Lilia E. Garcia (M),
Maria V. Guerrero, Adriana Heard, Allen
F. Lanier III, Celia G. Lopez (M), Griselda
Madrigal (M), Claudia I. Martinez (M),
Juan J. Martinez Jr. (M), Rosanna M.
Nicholson, Erica Paez (M), Melissa B.
Perez, Orlando J. Perez (M), Ricardo R.
Rodriguez Jr. (M), Cynthia V. Ruiz (M),
Cynthia V. Saenz, Jazmin Y. Saldana,
Priscilla A. Smith (M),
(M): Matching Recipients
Stanford University – Kimberly
Gonzalez
St. Mary’s University - Melissa A.
Diaz-De Leon, Triana Gonzalez, Jose L.
Govea, Krystal A. Guevara, Veronica
Pruneda, Ramiro Ramirez IV, Joel C.
Sosa.
Texas A&M International University
(LISD Educational Foundation/D.D.
Hachar Charitable Trust Fund Matching
Scholarships) — John P. Gala, Jennifer
L. Garibay, Christopher Grimes, Mayra P.
Guerra, Dora L. Herrera, Andres Villalon
(D.D. Hachar Charitable Trust Fund
Scholarship) Erika C. Aguero, Cynthia I.
Canales, Jessica R. Contreras, Judith L.
Coronado, Silvia De La Pena, Ana F.
Delgado, Emmanuel A. Dominguez,
Greta H. Fuentes, Alejandro F. Garza,
Nora E. Gutierrez, Will E. Hayes, Maria I.
Ibarra, Nilda E. Lira, Araceli M. Lopez,
Nancy C. Lozano, Gabbriella J.
Mancera, Cynthia V. Martinez, Abel
Martinez Cynthia L. Medina, Ana L.
Mendoza, Idalia K. Moreno, Maria D.
Munoz, Billy Olvera, Michael Pena,
Maribel Pineda, Terri L. Resendez, Edgar
D. Ricalde, Lluvia J. Rodriguez, Ricardo
Rodriguez, Adan J. Salinas, Julio Sena,
Marvin W. Smith, Carla C. Solis, Lupe
Vargas, Luz M. Villa
(D.D. Hachar Charitable Trust
Fund/Texas
A&M
International
University Matching Scholarship)
Anita J. Alvarado, Jonevic H. Angco,
Hugo Benavides Jr., Sonia A. Bernal,
Mildred D. Carrillo, Mayra Cervantes,
Abigail E. Chavarria, Adriana B.
Cisneros, Jessica J. Collado, Ana M. De
La Chica Armando Fonseca, Ryan S.
Fox, Maria S. Gallegos, Daniela Garcia,
Nelly Gomez, Alcide M. Jaramillo,
Gerardo Lara, Marc S. Lopez, Griselda
Lozano, Celia V. Martinez, Viridiana V.
Paramo, Laura A. Perez, Hilda Riojas,
Gerardo Rivera Jr., Elva Salazar, Joel
Sauceda, Jessika L. Silva, Erica Vela,
Marco A. Vela, Rodolfo Zuñiga.
Texas A&M University at College
Station - Arlene K. Elizondo (M),
Fernando Flores, Gregory I. Garcia,
Mario A. Guel, Armando Guerra (M),
Merlin W. Hall (M), Dorothy L. Lopez,
Carlos Lucio (M), Melissa Mendiola,
Cynthia Muñoz, Miguel A. Murray (M),
Selina Peña (M), Juan E. Rodriguez (M),
Adriana D. Romero (M), Edgar J.
Villarreal (M), Humberto G. Villarreal (M)
(M) - Matching Recipients).
Texas A&M University at Corpus
Christi - David A. Saenz
Texas A&M University – Kingsville
–Thomas J. Cremar (M), Taina A. Cruz,
Adam W. Fruge (M), Cody A. Fruge (M),
Gonzalo Gonzalez (M), Rebecca Guerra
(M), Crystal R. Herrera (M), Jessica
Hinojosa (M), Victor J. Linares, Margarita
Lopez (M), Brenda L. Lozano (M), Kelly
J. Lozano (M), Ricardo R. Rios Jr. (M),
Roberto Ruiz (M), David A. Vasquez (M),
(M) - Matching Recipients)
Texas Tech University - Maria G.
Medina
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo
Leon – Fernando A. Santos
Universidad de Monterrey - Marco A.
Rodriguez
University of Denver – Ileana G.
Valdez
University
of
Houston-Central
Campus – Alma E. De Leon, Georgina
Martinez, Kristina M. Martinez
University of the Incarnate Word Denise Alvarado, Diana L. Arredondo
(M), Sachi Herrera (M), Derly Hinojosa
(M), Tayrin Ifergan, Armida A. Leal (M),
Vanessa R. Rodriguez, Alexis K.
Villalobos (M).
University of Mary Hardin Baylor –
Dagoberto Martinez
University of Maryland – Ma.
Angelica H. Angco
University of North Texas - Janie J.
Martinez, Luis G. Olivas, Aida Ramirez.
University of Notre Dame - Roberto
R. Casarez, David A. Gonzalez, Emma
L. Govea, Carlos A. Vallarta.
The University of Texas at Arlington
– Sergio E. Ramirez.
The University of Texas at Austin Jazmin Acuna (M), Rebecca Acuna (M),
Heather G. Aguirre (M), Erik Anderson,
Marilyn Bautista (M), Otilo Benavides IV
(M), Arturo Briseno, Jr. (M), Claudia V.
Calzado (M), Jessica Jo Cantu, Cynthia
A. Castillo, Natalie Ceron (M), Antonio A.
Chavez (M), Vicente Colunga Jr. (M),
Christine R. Cornelius (M), Ricardo A.
Cuellar (M), Mario A. De La Garza (M),
Tomas G. Diaz (M), Katherine R. Dillard
(M), Valerie A. Duran (M), Vanessa J.
Durance (M), Monica E. Felix (M),
Veronkya D. Flores, Jessica Gamez (M),
Cynthia R. Garcia (M), Erika Garcia (M),
Natalie Garza (M), Sofia Garza (M),
Stacey M. Garza, Fernando T. Gonzalez
(M), Annabel Guevara (M), Erika
Gutierrez (M), Ismael Hernandez (M),
Rajesh A. Lakhiani, Christina R. Leal,
Jose J. Lemus (M),Ying Ying Liew (M),
Fernando J. Lopez (M), Geovani M..
Lopez, Karina I. Malacara, Magdalena
Mar (M), Linda V. Martinez, Maria D. J.
Martinez (M), Noe Martinez (M), Carmen
M. Mata, Karyna Mata (M), Jesus G.
Medellin Jr. (M), Lizette Montiel, Vanessa
K. Morales, Anjali H. Mukhi (M), Sanjay
H. Mukhi, Daniel J. Nicholson (M), Julio
C. Ovando (M), M. Jonathan Pelayo (M),
Jose A. Perez (M), Mary Jo Piland (M),
Thomas C. Piland (M), Alma C. Ramirez
(M), Daniella Ramos (M), Norma A.
Rangel (M), Lorena E. Reyes (M) Tomas
Rodriguez (M), Irene H. Rubio (M),
Lourdes A. Salazar, Gloria Salinas (M),
Laura Salinas (M), Ruby R. Sanchez (M),
Anna A. Sarabia (M), Cynthia Urbano
(M), Gerardo Valdez (M), Hazel C.
Valdez (M), Claudia Vela (M), Diana E.
Velasquez (M), Blanca A. Villarreal (M),
Jessica O. Yamamoto (M), Jose F.
Zamarripa (M)
(M) Matching Recipients.
The University of Texas at
Brownsville – Tekuani M. Perez
The University of Texas at Pan
American - Moath J. Amro, Monica E.
Cantu, Narcisco Charles IV, Tatiana
Cordova, Jose L. Diaz-Miron, Belinda C.
Garcia , Crystal D. Holstein, Oscar L.
Martinez, Jessica B. Ramirez, Rachel R.
Rodriguez
The University of Texas Health &
Science Center at San Antonio –
Jessica D. Barrera, Marisela Mata
The University of Texas at San
Antonio - George M. Ayala, Rachel
Barrera, Jose L. Barrientos, Ericka D.
Campos, Carolina Carraman (M), Laura
I. Casso (M), Hilda E. Cavazos, Jesus A.
Cedillo, Angelica Cienfuegos, Jorge R.
Delgado, Fernando A. Elizondo, Jesse
Estevis, Luis E. Garcia, Maria de
Lourdes Garcia, Leslie A. Garza, Hayde
Garza-McCabe (M), Alexis Gonzalez,
Andrea Gonzalez (M), Gerardo E.
Gonzalez, Jorge E. Gonzalez (M),
Martha B. Gonzalez, Michael E. Gregory
(M), Steven A. Gregory (M) Rodolfo
Guajardo (M), Fernando J. Guerra,
Helen Hernandez, Miguel Hernandez,
Rocio C. Hernandez (M), Dinora A.
Jacinto, Larissa Lopez, Hilda A.
Mancillas, Lorena A. Martinez, Juan
Mendoza III (M), Emmanuel Meza (M),
Jose R. Orozco, Priscilla J. Polendo,
Diego M. Ramirez (M), Rebecca T.
Ramirez, Ricardo Salinas Jr., Jessica M.
Sanchez, Pedro Solis Jr., Michelle R.
Swisher, Hector C. Tijerina, Veronica
Vigil (M).
(M) — Matching Recipients)
Virginia Military Institute – Erika B.
Baldoza
West Texas A&M University - Matias
Arambula IV (M), David Caballero, Hugo
A. Doege, Mary E. Rowley (M)
(M) — Matching Recipients
Yale University – (1) Sandra R.
Medellin
D.D. Hachar Honors Program at
Texas A&M International University –
Daisy Almanza, Abigail Armendariz, Alan
Paul Baez, Edward Baltazar, Abigail N.
Blair, Rebecca Buckley, Joseph P. Byrd,
Amanda L. Cadena, Norma Alicia
Cadena, Deyanira Cardenas, Brenda
Cervantes, Yesica Chapa, Cynthia
Chavez, Karla M. Cruz, Juan A. Davila,
Gabriela De Hoyos, Analy De La Cruz,
Alondra De La Fuente, Deyanira De La
Pena, Cynthia Dougherty, Hilda L.
Enriquez, Adriana Espinoza, Jaqueline
Ferdin, Norma Y. Flores, Roberto Flores,
Roberto J. Flores, Denise Fuentes,
Nicolas Gallegos, Elia C. Garcia,
Georgina Garcia, Gregory Garcia, Laura
Garcia, Lee A. Garcia, Ana Yvette Garza,
Gabriela Garza, Oscar Garza, Jessica P.
Gonzalez, Maria del Rosario Gonzalez,
Ismael Guevara, Janet Gutierrez, Monica
Guzman, Andromeda Hal, Rachel
Haugen, William Haynes, Maria G.
Hernandez, Vanessa Hernandez, Natalie
D. Ibarra, Sarah Jenkins, Rosalie
Jimenez, Connie L. Juarez, Mary Koch,
Christian Leal, Karla Lozano, Acerina
Madrigal, Lucia Maldonado, Jessica
Martinez, Rocio E. Martinez, Noreva
Medina, Jose Molina, Rosa G. Moreno,
Rocio Moya, Vanessa Murillo, Leiza
Nochebuena, Carlos Nunez Jr., Jose E.
Pacheco, Marco Pacheco, Homero
Palacios, Sandra Palacios, Diana
Palomares, Erika Pena, Cecilia Ramirez,
Cristina Ramirez, Elena Reyna, Maria
Rosa Reyna, Paola Reyna, Julian
Robles, Javier A. Rodriguez, Jose
Rodriguez, David Romero, Lupita
Romero, Devry M. Saenz, Danielle
Salazar, Leizza Salazar, Victor Salinas,
Liz A. Sandoval, Ariel Sauceda, Dahlia
Serna, Jesus Tapia III, Erika Tijerina,
Gloria Z. Treviño, Brenda Tristan, Stacy
Trujillo, Edna Valadez, Vanessa A.
Vasquez, Toni Lynette Vela, James
Villarreal, Thao Vu, Jose Luis Zamara,
San Juanita Zavala, Kevin A. Zuniga.
(Editor Odie Arambula contributed to
the article. He can be reached at 7282561 or e-mail [email protected])