The Cincinnati local chapter of League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization focused on education, civil rights, and employment for Latinos/Hispanics, honored at its 1st Annual LULAC Community Awards Dinner on August 22, 2006, Mr. Leo Calderon, Director of Latino Student Affairs at Northern Kentucky University (NKU).



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Originally from Mexico, Mr. Calderon has been a pillar of the Latino Community in the Tri-State. He serves or has served on many boards including the Community Advisory Council of the National Underground Freedom Center; the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) The Voice Advisory Board; Centro de Amistad Board (where he was instrumental in establishing the Toyota/Centro de Amistad Scholarship); Red Cross Board of Directors; Brighton Center Board, HealthPoint, and Su Casa Hispanic Center Board of Directors. He also co-founded Educating Latinos for Kentucky’s Future, where he serves as Vice President, and the Tri-State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

The Awards Dinner, sponsored by US Bank, LAVERDAD Marketing and MidwestLatino, also honored the first two Greater Cincinnati LULAC scholarship recipients: Clara Manzano from NKU and Yuliana Perez from the University of Cincinnati.

Dr. Gerry St. Amand, Vice-President of University Advancement, NKU, made the opening remarks.

For more information about LULAC in the Tri-State, please visit www.lulacohio.org