LKC Awards: Call for Nomination

In keeping with the tradition of the Latino/a Knowledge Community, we are seeking nominations for the annual Mena-Valdez Awards Ceremony to take place at the 2014 NASPA conference in Baltimore, Maryland. The awards ceremony provides an opportunity for the LKC to recognize outstanding individuals within our community and those who have helped our community to flourish.

We are seeking nominations for the following awards:

• Amigo Award
• Outstanding New Program
• Outstanding Faculty Award
• Outstanding Graduate Student Award
• Outstanding New Professional Award
• Outstanding Mid-Level Professional Award
• Outstanding Senior Student Affairs Officer

To learn more about the awards, please visit the LKC awards page.
To nominate someone for an award, please submit a letter of nomination along with the nominee's current resume or CV to Amanda Flores at floresa6@sfasu.edu.

Nominations are due by Friday, November 1, 2013

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Mena-Valdez Award Ceremony – Brief History

Salvador Mena and Laura Valdez served as the inaugural national co-chairs of the Latino/a Knowledge Community. Both were instrumental in creating, establishing, and advancing Latino/a issues, concerns, and the agenda. As the inaugural co-chairs, we acknowledge and honor them with the official naming of this award ceremony.