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sophia lugo, nhi's 2024 person of the year

‘You have to believe that you can be a leader’: Sophia Lugo, NHI’s 2024 Person of the Year

Posted: December 31, 2024 at 11:55 pm   /   Featured, NHI Award Winners

Sophia Lugo has made a remarkable journey in her career so far, moving from Silva Magnet/Jefferson High School in El Paso to Harvard University for undergraduate studies on biology, the Schwarzman Scholars program at Tsinghua University for graduate studies in public policy, and Stanford University for her MBA, work with entities including the Boston Consulting […]

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anita fernandez nhi at san antonio sabj 40 under 40

NHI accepting nominations for Person of the Year and other year-end awards

Posted: November 19, 2024 at 3:44 pm   /   NHI Award Winners, NHI News, Volunteers

The National Hispanic Institute is requesting nominations for a series of awards to be presented at the end of the year. As it has done since 2017, NHI will bestow a Person of the Year award, unveiled on NHIMagazine.com five minutes before midnight on New Year’s Eve. NHI is also reviving a series of awards […]

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Students at 2024 Texas LDZ for Walmart sponsorship story

Walmart supports transformational NHI experience for 49 students in four states

Posted: November 14, 2024 at 8:00 am   /   Great Debate, LDZ, NHI Sponsors

Thanks to support from Walmart, 49 students in all (25 from Texas, four from Oklahoma, 19 from Illinois and one from Iowa) won scholarships to support their attendance at National Hispanic Institute’s leadership programs this past summer.  The Walmart grant, totaling $27,500, supported two of NHI’s Lorenzo de Zavala (LDZ) Youth Legislative Session programs and […]

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