MillerCoors and Adelante! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a Focus on Education and Success after Graduation
Latino and Latina Student Scholarship Winners Attend 10th Annual Adelante! Leadership Institute
September is Hispanic Heritage Month and to celebrate MillerCoors is continuing its commitment to helping Latino and Latina students pursue a higher education by naming 20 Adelante! scholarship recipients. In addition to the scholarships, student winners also will attend the Adelante! Leadership Institute in San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 18 -22, at the El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel, 110 Lexington Ave., to help the student recipients build networking, leadership and career development skills.
“Not only do we want to help Latino students while in college, we also want to make sure they are prepared to enter the workforce after they graduate,” Jose Ruano, multicultural relations manager for MillerCoors, said. He noted that the goal of the Leadership Institute is to help students take that next step. “While education is one of the keys to advancing leadership in the Hispanic community, it also is essential to be prepared for a career after graduation.”
During the three-day Leadership Institute, student winners -- and other college participants -- will have opportunities to meet with employers, network, and focus on career and leadership development. Ruano noted that Adelante! and MillerCoors have been partnering since 1997 to provide financial help and leadership development to Latino students.
“We are proud to participate in growing the next generation of Latino leaders and to promote education in the Hispanic community,” Ruano said.
MillerCoors is the founding corporate sponsor of this unique education program and provides $200,000 annually to fund education support, leadership development and internship opportunities to deserving Hispanic/Latino students. The 2008-2009 Adelante scholarship recipients are: Orealis M. Alvarado, San Francisco, CA; Rosemarie G. Cadena, Floresville, TX; Jose E. Campoy, Phoenix, AZ; Esmeralda Castro, Dallas, TX; Randall Erika M. Chavez, San Antonio, TX; Daniel Diaz-Marta, Dallas, TX; Regis Leighton, Miami Gardens, FL; Guadalupe Leyva, Dallas, TX; Jazmin Medina, Tempe, AZ; Maria C. Mendez, Baytown, TX; Laura Munoz, Chicago, IL; Arisve Pimentel, Wasco, CA; Perla L. Rosales, Chicago, IL; Marisol Segura, Crystal City, TX; Nancy A. Valdez-Jauregui, Anaheim, CA; Franciso Vazquez, San Antonio, TX.
The scholarship recipients were selected by a panel of nine judges from the corporate sector. The average student GPA was 3.4. Each student received a $3,000 scholarship and was automatically accepted into the prestigious Adelante Leadership Institute.
The Adelante U.S. Education Leadership Fund is a non-profit organization established in 1997 with a mission to inspire the best and the brightest Latino students to graduate and lead through scholarships, internships, and leadership training.
About MillerCoors
Built on a foundation of great beer brands and more than 288 years of brewing heritage, MillerCoors continues the commitment of its founders to brew the highest quality beers. MillerCoors is the second largest beer company in America, capturing nearly 30 percent of U.S. beer sales. Led by two of the best-selling beers in the industry, MillerCoors has a broad portfolio of highly complementary brands across every major industry segment. Miller Lite is the great tasting beer that established the American light beer category in 1975, and Coors Light is the brand that introduced consumers to refreshment as cold as the Rockies. MillerCoors brews full-calorie beers Coors Banquet and Miller Genuine Draft; and economy brands Miller High Life and Keystone Light. The company also imports Peroni, Pilsner Urquell and Molson Canadian and offers innovative products such as Miller Chill and the Sparks line of caffeinated alcohol beverages. MillerCoors features craft brews from the Jacob Leinenkugel Company, Blue Moon Brewing Company and the Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Company. MillerCoors operates eight major breweries in the U.S., as well as the Leinenkugel’s craft brewery in Chippewa Falls, WI and two microbreweries, the Leinenkugel’s 10th Street Brewery in Milwaukee and the Blue Moon Brewing Company at Coors Field in Denver. MillerCoors vision is to become the best beer company in America by driving profitable industry growth. MillerCoors insists on building its brands the right way through brewing quality, responsible marketing and environmental and community impact. MillerCoors is a joint venture of SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company.