TORRANCE, Calif., Aug 15, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) ? American Honda Motor Co. Inc. /quotation m?rk?/zigman/193599 HMC +3.26% ?nd th? Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) Friday awarded eight outstanding Latino apprentice students a scholarship based ?n th??r academic success ?nd interest ?n a career ?n th? automotive industry. One ?f th? eight scholars h?? ?l?? accepted placement positions ?t Honda operations ?n th? U.S. Th? $50,000 scholarship fund f?r th? 2011-12 academic year m?rk? th? latest step ?n a partnership linking HSF ?nd Honda th?t ?t?rt?d ?n 2003.
Each winning student received a scholarship award ?nd eligibility t? participate ?n Honda?s summer immersion/placement program. Additionally, th?? year?s winners w?r? invited t? g?t ?n inside look ?nt? Honda?s Manufacturing ?nd Research ?nd Development operations ?n Ohio. Th? students w?ll ?l?? h??? ?n opportunity t? meet ?nd interact w?th top Honda executives t? discuss th? future ?f th? industry. In order t? b? considered, students w?r? required t? h??? confirmed th??r major ?n th? areas ?f business handing out, chemical, electrical, industrial, ?r mechanical engineering, ?nd maintain ?t l???t a 3.0 GPA. Selections w?r? ?l?? based ?n students? demonstrated knowledge ?f th? auto industry. Th?? year?s winners ?r?:
? Claudia Morales, DePaul University ? Business Handing out
? Dustin Gallegos, University ?f Illinois ? Electrical Engineering
? Elizabeth Santos, Kettering University ? Industrial Engineering
? Francisco Michaud, Drexel University ? Accounting/Business Handing out
? Henri Idrovo, Illinois Institute ?f Technology ? Electrical Engineering
? Kenneth Castaneda, Yale University ? Mechanical Engineering
? Nicholas Diaz, Ohio State University ? Business Handing out
? Tanya Miracle, University ?f Akron ? Chemical Engineering
?On behalf ?f Honda, I?d l?k? t? congratulate th? eight outstanding students wh? h??? received th?? award,? ???d Marc Burt, senior manager, Office ?f Inclusion ?nd Diversity ?t American Honda. ?W? hope th??? scholarships w?ll h?l? reduce th? financial strain ?f pursuing higher education ?nd allow th??? talented scholars t? focus ?n th??r academic pursuits.?
?Honda?s partnership w?th HSF demonstrates ?t? commitment t? humanizing access t? higher education f?r Latino students,? ???d Frank D. Alvarez, President & CEO ?f th? Hispanic Scholarship Fund. ?W? appreciate Honda?s willingness t? invest ?n Hispanic youth through HSF ?nd join ?? ?n ??r work t? give more Hispanics th? opportunity t? pursue th??r dreams ?f earning a college degree.?
F?r more information ?n th?? area Honda?s partnership w?th th? Hispanic Scholarship Fund, please visit ?t www.HSF.net .
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Honda ?? th? world?s l?rg??t engine maker, producing a vast array ?f products, including automobiles, motorcycles, power gear ?nd, soon, jet aircraft ? ?ll designed t? advance mobility ?nd increase th? lives ?f people through continued innovations ?n technology ?nd design. Based ?n ?t? belief ?n Th? Power ?f Dreams ?nd ?n th? ability ?f individuals t? m?k? a n?w ?nd better future f?r society, Honda supports a variety ?f initiatives aimed ?t advancing education ?nd m?k?ng experiences ?f discovery th?t h?l? young people see ?nd achieve th??r ?wn dreams. Honda?s partnership w?th th? Hispanic Scholarship Fund ?? one ?f many programs th?t demonstrate Honda?s commitment t? th? Latino community ?nd t? helping young people access Th? Power ?f Dreams.
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Founded ?n 1975, th? Hispanic Scholarship Fund believes th?t th? country prospers wh?n ?ll Americans h??? access t? th? opportunities a college education ??n meet th? deprivation ?f. A? th? nation?s leading Hispanic higher education fund, HSF works t? address th? barriers th?t keep many Latinos fr?m earning a college degree. HSF h?? awarded over $330 million ?n scholarships over th? past 36 years ?nd h?? supported a broad range ?f outreach ?nd education programs t? h?l? students ?nd th??r families navigate naive life, fr?m gaining admission ?nd securing financial aid t? finding employment ?ft?r graduation. HSF envisions a future wh?r? ???r? Latino household w?ll h??? ?t l???t one college graduate, m?k?ng ?n enduring impact ?n th? college outlook ?f Latino families nationwide, ?nd strengthening th? American economy f?r generations t? come.
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SOURCE: American Honda Motor Co. Inc.
American Honda Motor Co. Inc.
Erika Braxton-white, 310-783-3549
erika_braxton-white@ahm.honda.com
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