Students recognized at Chávez gala for earning scholarships

October 25, 2022 (Volume 46, Number 5)
Article by Michele Coffill

from left are Connie Dang, Lupe Ramos-Montigny, Danahe Garcia and Jesse Bernal standing in front of projection screen. Danahe holds a certificate.

from left are Connie Dang, Lupe Ramos-Montigny, Irma Gonzalez Jimenez and Jesse Bernal

Danahe Garcia holds a certificate noting the scholarship she earned. Garcia is pictured with, from left, Connie Dang, Lupe Ramos-Montigny and Jesse Bernal October 18 at a gala sponsored by the Committee to Honor César E. Chávez.

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Seven Grand Valley students were recognized as recipients of the Lupe Ramos-Montigny Si Se Puede Legacy Scholarship during an October 18 event in Grand Rapids sponsored by the Committee to Honor César E. Chávez.

Jesse Bernal, chief of staff to the president and vice president for Inclusion and Equity, introduced the students and told the audience Grand Valley is the third largest producer of Latino graduates in Michigan. Since the university launched the Latino Student Initiative in 2012, enrollment of Latino students has increased 43 percent.

Below is a list of Lupe Ramos-Montigny Si Se Puede Legacy Scholarship recipients and their majors. Ramos-Montigny serves as chair of the Committee to Honor César E. Chávez and is a former member of the Michigan State Board of Education.