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Colegio Ignacio Zaragoza students

NHI honors 2025 High School Officials of the Year, High School of the Year, School District of the Year, and University of the Year

Posted: February 5, 2026 at 3:17 pm   /   NHI Award Winners, NHI News, Volunteers

Drawing upon a tradition that harkens back to the National Hispanic Institute’s annual awards accompanying the annual Celebración event, we’re pleased to announce the latest round of honorees for 2025. Though the award winners have made consistent contributions to NHI over the years, they distinguished themselves in 2025 as especially valuable in advancing NHI’s mission, […]

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Four 2025 NHI Award winners

NHI honors 2025 High School Student of the Year, College Students of the Year, and Citation of Merit winner

Posted: February 2, 2026 at 6:01 pm   /   NHI Award Winners, NHI News, Volunteers

Drawing upon a tradition that harkens back to the National Hispanic Institute’s annual awards accompanying the annual Celebración event, we’re pleased to announce the latest round of honorees for 2025. Though the award winners have made consistent contributions to NHI over the years, they distinguished themselves in 2025 as especially valuable in advancing NHI’s mission, […]

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Mary Helen and Dr. Hector Gonzalez

‘Originators from the very start’: Mary Helen and Dr. Hector Gonzalez, 2025 NHI Persons of the Year

Posted: December 31, 2025 at 11:55 pm   /   NHI Person of the Year, Volunteers

Thirty years ago, a young man from San Antonio, Texas, learned of a National Hispanic Institute summer leadership program, and signed up for it. But as his mother recalls, the night before the program was to start, he expressed he didn’t want to go after all.  “We told him, ‘Well, I’m sorry, but like any […]

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