The selection committee for the 19th Annual ¡Lánzate! / Take Off! Travel Program, offered by Southwest Airlines in conjunction with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, met in San Antonio, Texas on June 27-28, 2023. Special thanks to the HACU development, student services staff and selection committee members for their participation.
Through this national education initiative, Southwest Airlines awards roundtrip e-pass(es) to undergraduate and graduate students across the country who travel away from home to pursue a higher education. 2023 Awardees will be officially announced in the fall.
The 2023 selection committee members are:
- Allison Cotton, Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Annay Ruiz, HACU
- Florencia Velasco-Fortner, The Concilio
- Gaston Cantu, Alamo Colleges Foundation
- Julissa Vasquez, HACU
- Lorena Blanco-Silva, Central New Mexico Community College
- Monalisa Vitela, Imperial County Office of Education
- Patricia Witherspoon, The University of Texas at El Paso
- Rebecca Murillo, HACU
- Richard Montez, HACU
- Tydie Abreu, Hispanic Federation
- Uriel Iniguez, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
