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Collin LULAC sweeps nationals
One Collin student organization has caught the attention of the nation.
The college’s Young Adult Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) received the Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, Advisor of the Year and Council of the Year at the organization’s 77th annual National Convention July 2, in Milwaukee.
Students, and siblings, Eddy and Liz Trejo were named Man and Woman of the Year, respectively. Advisor Lisabeth Lassiter was named the Advisor of the Year and the Collin LULAC was named Council of the Year.
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| Eddy Trejo | “Again, our LULAC students have made the college proud for their achievements at the national convention,” said Cary Israel, president of the college. “These students have demonstrated leadership and service to both our college and the community.”
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| Liz Trejo | This is the second straight year and third time in four years that the national Advisor of the Year came from Collin. Eddy and Liz are both the second students to earn Man and Woman of the Year at the national level after Robert Villareal and Stefanie Rodriguez did so in 2003.
This year, the chapter also took top honors at the district and state levels leading to the national convention.
Collin LULAC was founded in 2002 and has since earned a number of awards in district, state and national competitions. In addition, the council was presented the Civic/Community Leadership Group Award from the Volunteer Center of North Texas this year. It is one of 700 LULAC councils across the country.
In the fall of 2005, 2,015 Hispanic students enrolled in classes for credit at Collin, a 13.3 percent increase over fall of 2004. This outpaced the average increase of 3.7 percent at colleges throughout Texas. The increase on Collin campuses also exceeded the state’s goal, which was to increase the number of Hispanic students in higher education by 10 percent.
For more information about LULAC, e-mail lulac@ccccd.edu .
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