Success is At Your Fingertips
2009 HSC Scholar Leadership Conference
| June 16, 2009 | Social Etiquette Luncheon | University Club |
| June 19, 2009 | Professional Training | Hyatt Regency Hotel Austin |
| June 20, 2009 | Leadership & Team-Building | LCRA Redbud Center |
After three years of growing by leaps and bounds, HSC’s Leadership Development Seminar grew into a full-blown Scholar Leadership Conference in 2009. The conference is a series of premiere training sessions designed to fully equip the students HSC serves with the tools to succeed in college and beyond. Committed to offering more than financial assistance, HSC sees the conference as an opportunity to provide essential training ensuring a pipeline of success. The three-day event encompasses the core pillars of the organization: leadership, professionalism, academic success, collaboration and philanthropy.
30 professionals joined over 60 scholarship recipients and finalists for a social etiquette luncheon officially kicking off the conference. Chairman Victor G. Carrillo, Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, greeted the guests and shared his inspiring message with them. Following the Chairman, Susan Brown, Assistant Dean for Development and & Alumni Affairs for The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, led everyone through a hands-on social etiquette training over a four-course meal.
Over 70 scholarship recipients and finalists joined more than 20 presenters for the second day of the conference. Students participated in sessions about presenting the professional, civic engagement, resumes and interviewing skills, leveraging professional resources, securing internships, pursuing graduate studies and a special keynote address on life leadership by Sylvia Acevedo, President & Founder of CommuniCard, LLC and member of the HSC Board of Directors. The group reconvened on the last day for sessions about the critical choices in our lives, philanthropy, leadership and team-building.
Many thanks to our sponsors:
Many thanks to these professionals for their time and expertise:
| Sylvia Acevedo | Luis Guevara | Pam Narvaez |
| Susan Brown | Liz Harder | Andrea Ogilvie |
| Edna Butts | Andrew Harper | Cynthia Ortega |
| Raul Calderon | Jesus Hernandez | Patricia Paredes |
| Olga Campos | Lidia Herrera | Joe Pelayo |
| Victor G. Carrillo | John Hogg, M.D. | Monica Pinon |
| Amy Carrillo | Monica Ingram, J.D. | Lynn Prince |
| Robert Carrillo | Courtney Lamza | Leo Ramirez, Jr. |
| Dan Castro | Sarah Lang, Ph.D. | Juan Rodriguez |
| Michael Conn | Joe Long | Abel Ruiz |
| Celia Delgado | Irma Lopez | Marina Sifuentes |
| Chris Edwards | Theresa Lozano Long | Gilbert Silva |
| Pete Farias | Naomi Lyons Friedman | Evelina Solis |
| Jeffrey Fry | The Honorable Diana M. Maldonado |
Rudy Soto |
| Elizabeth Garcia Nichols | Chris Marmolejo | Denise Trevino |
| David B. Garcia, Ph.D. | Jacob Martinez | Robert Vega |
| David Garza | Jonathan McColgan | Val Velasquez |
| Daniel Garza, MBA | Linda Medina | Rich Villa |
| Luisa Gavino Martinez | Donald Miles | Joseph Villarreal |
| Elizabeth Gonzalez | Frances Miller Martinez | Leticia Villarreal |
| Nathan Green | Stefan Molina |
