Gloria de Leon and Ernesto Nieto honored by Con Mi MADRE with Corazon Award
National Hispanic Institute co-founders Gloria de Leon and Ernesto Nieto have received a number of accolades in recent years. Their latest one, the Corazón Award, is an honor from Austin-based nonprofit organization Con Mi MADRE, an organization that prides itself on its work with Latina girls and their mothers. Board member Denise Hernandez, who nominated […]
NHI staffers salute NHI volunteers for National Volunteer Month
March is National Volunteer Month, but as anyone who knows the National Hispanic Institute knows, volunteer activity is core to NHI’s operations year-round. Currently, some volunteers are working to get the last of the participants recruited for 2022’s slate of programs, while others are being assembled to help run the programs and to prepare teams […]
Remembering Mary Ontiveros, a friend to NHI in Colorado
The National Hispanic Institute learned of and shared the news of Mary Ontiveros’ passing last week. Ontiveros was the first Vice President of Diversity at Colorado State University, and as a pillar of the CSU community for more than 50 years in a number of roles, was vital in the development of NHI’s partnership with […]
