Editor’s Note: Christine Armenta
attends the
Service to Latino Community
Aug. 24, 2005
Contact: Vicki B. Gaubeca or Saxon
Burns, (520)
626-7229
Five
The recipients of this year’s Latina Scholarship are undergraduate
pre-health education student Sonia
Aguila; master of public health students Lourdes Barrera, Olga Felix and Christine Armenta; and Melisa Celaya, who is pursuing a doctorate
in epidemiology.
Each winner will receive $4,000, funded by Canyon Ranch Health Resort and the Hispanic Women’s Corp., and also will
attend the Scholarship Benefit Luncheon at the 20th National Hispanic
Women’s Conference in
The goal of the
scholarship is to prepare students for culturally sensitive and competent
careers in public health.
As a high-school senior, Aguila logged more
than 200 hours of supervised clinical activity with the
Barrera received a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from the
UA. She has volunteered as a medical interpreter at Clinica Amistad and
Clinica San Juan, and has interned with Tucson Latina Action. Barrera
currently works at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Clinic, which provides a range of
health services to people who lack insurance and are ineligible to receive them
elsewhere.
Felix received a bachelor’s degree in community health
education from the UA. She has worked for Clinica Adelante, a non-profit
organization serving migrant farm workers, as well as the Tucson Urban League
and the
Armenta majored in both nursing and
Spanish for her bachelor’s degree. She’s concurrently pursuing a master of
public health degree from the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health and a
master’s in science nursing from
Applicants were evaluated
and selected by Canyon Ranch and the Scholarship Committee of the Hispanic
Women’s Corp. and the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health. Selections were
made based on: academic qualifications, a commitment to serving Arizona’s Latino
population, demonstrated leadership in and awareness of Latino communities,
talents and interests both inside and outside of the field of public health,
fluency in Spanish and English and financial need. Applicants were
required to submit a two-page personal statement addressing these
areas.
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Senior Public Affairs
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sguthrie@email.arizona.edu