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Washington Hospital Center noted cancer prevention specialist Elmer Huerta, MD, MPH, has been named one of the nation’s “100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business magazine.

“I am quite honored to be chosen and recognized among such an inspiring group of influential Hispanics,” said Dr. Huerta.  “I am extremely proud to be mentioned alongside these individuals who have exceptional achievements and made contributions to their communities or professions.”

Dr. Huerta is founder and director of the Cancer Preventorium at the Washington Cancer Institute at Washington Hospital Center. For more than two decades, Dr. Huerta has been committed to improving the quality of life for Latinos by using media to spread his message of prevention.

His Spanish-language radio and TV programs are nationally and internationally syndicated, and he is regarded as a trusted source of medical information to the Latino community in the United States and Latin America.

His popular one-minute radio segment “Cuidando su Salud” (Taking Care of Your Health) is syndicated to 120 stations in the U.S. and Latin America. It is the only daily radio show produced by a Hispanic physician in the U.S that promotes health and disease prevention.

Dr. Huerta also hosts the only daily, two-hour, Spanish-language radio health talk show, “Cita con el Doctor”, that is broadcast from his Hospital Center office. He co-hosts a nationally syndicated weekly TV show, “Hablemos de Salud” (Let’s Talk about Health), and serves as a medical commentator on Univision, Telemundo, CNN en Español and CNN Radio Noticias.

In addition to his clinical and NIH funded research duties, Dr. Huerta currently serves as the president of the American Cancer Society and is the first Latino to head the prestigious national organization in its 95-year history.

Hispanic Business magazine has been publishing its 100 Most Influential Hispanics List since 1983. Nominations are made by Website visitors, readers and the editorial staff of Hispanic Business.  “

Hispanic Business Inc. has announced the recipients of the 2008 EOY Winner’s Circle Scholarships, to be awarded at Hispanic Business’ annual EOY event honoring entrepreneurial excellence. Each scholarship includes a $1,500 award, with travel to and accommodations at the 2008 EOY Awards, held this year at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
The four 2008 Winner’s Circle Scholarship recipients personify the next generation of accomplished Hispanics whom we salute each year at Hispanic Business magazine’s EOY event. These individuals are achievers in diverse courses of study, and hail from across the United States.
Puerto Rican-born Elizabeth Padilla is a graduate student at Georgia Institute of Technology, scheduled to graduate in spring 2010 with her Ph.D. in Environmental Microbiology. Ms. Padilla’s participation in the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Science Steering and Evaluation Panel in Potsdam, Germany solidified her career choice to become a scientist when she was able to witness first hand the opportunity to have her voice heard at an international forum. She looks forward to safeguarding the environment, and once a teacher, will educate her students on knowing that “opportunities are not waiting for them, and that they are in the drivers seat, responsible for chasing down opportunity.” Ms. Padilla’s Winner’s Circle Scholarship is sponsored by Wachovia, a diversified financial services company that provides a broad range of retail banking and brokerage, asset and wealth management, and corporate and investment banking products and services.
Alejandro Virrueta spends his weekends delivering wine caskets and building wine cellars with his father, CEO of Pacific Wine Cellar Consultants. They travel from San Francisco to Bakersfield in their white Ford truck and talk about the old days, and his father’s initiative and resiliency inspire Mr. Virrueta. At Stanford University, Mr. Virrueta studies Engineering and looks forward to being the first person in his family to hold a college degree. A positive role model for his younger siblings, he is eager to learn. Palladium Equity, a company that provides equity capital to companies seeking to grow, restructure or provide liquidity for shareholders, sponsors his Winner’s Circle Scholarship.
Raised in Chicago, Illinois, Elias Popuch is a senior at Macalester College in Minnesota and is majoring in Geography. He is currently working on an honors project on the effects of Empowerment Zones on the economic development in Minneapolis, MN. Mr. Popuch aspires to become an urban planner and analyst, committed to social justice as it relates to the people and the spaces they occupy. He is also proficient in Spanish and teaches ESL to members of the Latino community. His Winner’s Circle Scholarship is sponsored by KPMG, who helps clients successfully respond to changing opportunities by providing professional services, wherever and whenever they are needed.
Veronica Reyes is passionate about international development and is constantly exceeding her own expectations. A first generation Salvadorian American and winner of many scholastic achievements, she honors her success to her family’s courage in leaving their homeland, a country engulfed by civil war. Next year she joins the MPA/MBA program at Harvard University and sets an example for Hispanic women everywhere as she completes undergraduate studies at USC in Public Relations. Currently a humanitarian and goodwill ambassador to the underrepresented population, she aspires to work for the United Nations Children’s Fund and knows her commitment to education will help her work for impoverished communities. Her Winner’s Circle Scholarship is sponsored by the Cordoba Corporation, a civil engineering, construction management, program management, and planning firm specializing in education, transportation, and water.
The Hispanic Business Winner’s Circle Scholarship Fund is designed to assist Hispanic students with education-related costs as they complete their undergraduate or post-graduate education. The scholarships are available on a competitive basis to students enrolled full time at accredited colleges, universities or community colleges. It is open to Hispanic students who have demonstrated leadership and civic or community involvement, and have completed a minimum of 15 undergraduate semester credits after high school graduation with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. “

Verizon has been named one of the top companies for Hispanics to work for and do business with by LatinaStyle and Hispanic Business magazines.
LatinaStyle, for the sixth consecutive year, has recognized Verizon as one of the Top 13 companies on its list of the 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in the U.S. Verizon has been on the Top 13 list every year since 2003, when the magazine named Verizon Company of the Year.
Now in its 11th year, the LatinaStyle survey is an annual evaluation of corporate America’s sensitivity to Latinas’ needs and goals in the workplace, and identifies the corporations that are providing the best career opportunities for Latinas in the U.S. Verizon was among 1,000 corporations included in the extensive research.
Hispanic Business Magazine, for the fourth consecutive year, has named Verizon to the Top 15 of its Diversity Elite 60, an annual list determined by more than 30 variables that measure companies’ commitments to Hispanic hiring, promotion, marketing, philanthropy and supplier diversity.
“It’s an honor to be recognized by both LatinaStyle and Hispanic Business magazines for our ongoing commitment to diversity,” said Magda Yrizarry, chief diversity officer and vice president, workplace culture, diversity and compliance for Verizon. “Verizon has the privilege of serving an increasingly diverse customer base. By reflecting the diversity of our markets in our workforce and community, we are able to better serve customers and provide value to shareholders and society.”
At Verizon, women and people of color constitute nearly 60 percent of the workforce and 44 percent of the company’s top management team. Partnerships with colleges and universities, as well as with professional and community-based organizations, serve as the cornerstone of Verizon’s recruitment strategy.
Earlier this year, DiversityInc magazine named Verizon Communications to the No. 1 position on the publication’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity list. It was the second time in three years that Verizon has been named to the top spot. DiversityInc also named Verizon the No. 2 company for hiring, promoting and retaining Hispanics. For the third year in a row, Verizon has been named to Working Mother magazine’s Best Companies for Multicultural Women, a list of 20 companies with cutting-edge policies and practices that support African-American, Asian-American, Latina and Native-American Women in the workplace. “

Hispanic Business Magazine has ranked Comerica Bank No. 3 in its annual “2008 Diversity Elite” Scoreboard. Comerica was the top financial services company on the list. In addition, Comerica recently received an honorable mention by LATINA Style Magazine for setting the standard and providing the best career opportunities for Latinas in the United States. According to the September issue of Hispanic Business Magazine, consideration for the “2008 Diversity Elite” involves the review of more than 30 diversity related variables that measure a company’s commitment to hiring, promotion, marketing, philanthropy and supplier diversity. “Diversity is an integral part of our business practice and serves as a guiding principle in every effort we initiate,” said Linda Forte, senior vice president of business affairs and chief diversity officer for Comerica Bank. “It is for this reason that our employees, consultants and suppliers proudly reflect the communities we serve. It is an honor we can all take pride in as we continue to uphold our commitment to workplace diversity as a company core value.” For nearly 160 years, Comerica Bank is committed to being an integral part of the communities we serve and in which we work and do business. Most recently, Comerica Bank takes pride in proactively supporting the Hispanic community by: - demonstrating the strength of its commitment to the Hispanic market by launching a Spanish language-based Web site later this year. The site will provide Spanish speaking consumers and small business owners access to valuable financial services information. - accepting the Matricula Consular card to open bank accounts. Issued by Mexican consulates in the United States, this form of identification proves Mexican citizenship. - co-sponsoring with La Opinión (the largest Spanish newspaper in the United States) the entrepreneurial education program “Exito Empresarial,” which assists small business owners with technical assistance and necessary resources to grow their businesses. - establishing various Hispanic segmentation teams comprised of senior managers throughout Comerica to cultivate business and conduct outreach and community involvement. - implementing a strong supplier diversity program that seeks minority and women-owned business enterprises, including bank-wide purchasing and contracting opportunities, that increase the amount of business conducted with those vendors. “We are honored to be recognized by Hispanic Business Magazine for our diversity efforts. Our goal is to value the similarities and differences in people to create a broad, rich work environment that encourages creative thinking and solutions. We recognize the benefits realized from a broad range of ideas, viewpoints and backgrounds produce superior products and services for a diverse marketplace,” said Monica Martinez, vice president of National Hispanic business affairs for Comerica Bank. Comerica Bank is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA), a Dallas-based company strategically aligned into three major business segments: the Business Bank, the Retail Bank, and Wealth & Institutional Management. Comerica focuses on relationships and helping businesses and people be successful. In addition to Arizona and California, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Florida, Michigan and Texas, with select businesses operating in several other states, Canada, China and Mexico. Comerica reported total assets of $66 billion at June 30, 2008. To receive e-mail alerts of breaking Comerica news, visit www.comerica.com/newsalerts, or for more information, visit www.comerica.com. “

Hispanic Business Magazine ranks the Georgia Institute of Technology the top engineering graduate school for 2008.

The magazine noted Georgia Tech’s reputation for being one of the nation’s premier research universities and the generosity of the Goizueta Foundation as factors for the ranking.

“The College of Engineering is extremely proud to be recognized by Hispanic Business Magazine for our academic excellence,” said Dean Don Giddens. “Our students benefit from a diverse student body as they prepare for the global job market.”

Funding from the Goizueta Foundation has helped create and expand many programs for both retaining and actively recruiting Hispanic students. Hispanics represent the fastest-growing ethnic population at Georgia Tech with a total of 888 students currently enrolled as of fall 2007. Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering has a Hispanic graduate enrollment of 58. This fall, Georgia Tech had its largest Hispanic freshman class ever with 126 students.

Student organizations such as the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers ( SHPE ), Spanish Speaking Organization ( SSO ), Hispanic Recruitment Team ( HRT ), Capoeira Cord�o de Ouro ( CCO ), Gringos y Latinos: Atlanta’s Spanish Service Society ( GLASSS ), Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund ( HSF ) Scholar Chapter, and La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. are dedicated to increasing the participation of Hispanic professionals and graduate students in the fields of engineering, science and other technical and non-technical professions. These student groups also provide a rich cultural experience for Hispanics and the campus community.

Each year, the number of minority and female students continues to grow, ensuring that Georgia Tech graduates will be ready to thrive in a multicultural and global workforce. Hundreds of employers, representing a substantial number of Fortune 500 companies, recruit interns, co-ops and full-time employees annually from Georgia Tech. “

American Airlines is one of the Top 60 Companies for Hispanics, according to Hispanic Business magazine, for its diversity initiatives and its dedication to the Hispanic community.

American Airlines was ranked 32nd by Hispanic Business, which uses several variables that measure U.S. companies’ commitment to Hispanic hiring, promotion, marketing, philanthropy, and supplier diversity. American was the highest ranked airline and among just two airlines in the Top 60 Diversity Elite Directory.

“At American Airlines our strong dedication to diversity is far more than a commitment statement; it’s woven into the fabric of the business and our every day practices,” said Denise Lynn, American’s Vice President - Diversity and Leadership Strategies. “American’s progressive policies and programs continue to lead the airline industry, frequently setting the standard for other companies, and have earned American top distinctions and awards from the Hispanic community.”

American was recognized for programs such as the Supplier Diversity Program, which assures the inclusion of minority, women and LGBT-owned companies in procurement and construction opportunities, and the Diversity Leadership Strategy, which focuses on establishing best practices in employment and advancement, inclusive work practices, diverse segment marketing, and diversity education.

The Hispanic Latino Employee Resource Group (HLERG), founded in March 1997, is another example of American’s commitment to the U.S. Hispanic market. Its mission is to promote an environment that facilitates the hiring, professional development, and promotional opportunities of Hispanic employees, while enhancing American’s global competitiveness and its image.

American Airlines has a long history of involvement with and support for the Hispanic community across the U.S. and also partners with pillar Hispanic community organizations at both the local and national level. Since 1941, when service was launched to Mexico, American has focused on the U.S. Hispanic market — a market that has been a driving and thriving opportunity for the company. When the airline industry dramatically cut back its spending because of the economic downturn post-2001, American Airlines maintained its support of Hispanic nonprofit causes and outreach.

For more information about Hispanic Business magazine’s Top 60 Companies for Hispanics, or for a complete list of honorees, visit www.hispanicbusiness.com/magazine.

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The September 2008 issue of Hispanic Business magazine will feature the Diversity Elite 60, an annual list determined by more than 30 variables that measure companies’ commitments to Hispanic hiring, promotion, marketing, philanthropy and supplier diversity.

Top companies on this year’s list went beyond workforce diversity initiatives and implemented strategies to reach more Hispanic consumers and increase their businesses with minority- and Hispanic-owned suppliers.

This year AT&T heads the 2008 Hispanic Business Diversity Elite. The San Antonio-based telecommunications giant once again showed its dedication to the diversity strategy. “Diversity is a part of our value system, part of our strategy and part of our corporate culture. It provides us with a real competitive edge,” states Angiolina Wiskocil, senior vice-president of consumer information technology.

The top 10 companies this year include AT&T Inc.; Southern California Edison; Comerica Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores Inc.; PNM Resources; Washington Mutual Inc.; Hyatt Hotels Corporation; JPMorgan Chase; Sempra Energy and Bank of America.

The September Diversity issue also includes the 2008 Best Schools for Hispanics with top 10 lists in four categories: law, business, engineering and medicine. Extended and exclusive content on the Diversity Elite 60 and Top Schools will be available online beginning in September at www.hispanicbusiness.com/rankings.

About Hispanic Business Inc.
For almost thirty years Hispanic Business Inc. has been the source for the latest trends, research and reporting on the growth of the U.S. Hispanic consumer market and the Hispanic enterprise and professional sectors.

Hispanic Business Media properties provide innovative branding and targeted marketing solutions across multiple platforms:

– Award-winning print editorial via Hispanic Business(R) magazine, which
provides readers in the United States and around the world with the most relevant and data-driven news on the U.S. Hispanic economy.

– Fresh, real-time online content and interaction via HispanicBusiness.com(R).

– Hispanic Business Events, which feature and draw the nation’s most affluent and influential Hispanic leaders. Examples include the Hispanic Business magazine EOY(R) Awards for entrepreneurial excellence; the CEO Capital Markets Roundtable; and the Woman of the Year (WOY) Awards.

– Unique data reports on the U.S. Hispanic sector developed by HispanTelligence(R), the research arm of Hispanic Business Media.

– Diversity recruiting and development services from HireDiversity.com(R).

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