Past Honorees

2024

Latino Community Service Award - Ana Carrasco

Latino Excellence in Advocacy Award -  Austin Voices for Education and Youth

Latino Parent Volunteer Award -  Sayra Castro

LAAA Staff Member Award -  José Antonio Silva Salmerón

2023

Latino Community Service Award - Katya Guzman 

Latino Parent Volunteer Award - Esther Gutierrez 

Latino Excellence in Advocacy Award - Maria P. Hernandez with Vela Illuminating Ability

LAAA Staff Member Award - Melissa Kender 

2022

Latino Parent Volunteer award awarded to:

Consuelo Araujo (Pecan Springs and Northeast community)
Zuleyka Santander Ocampo (Mendez Community)
Ruth Tovar (Govalle, Martin and Bowie community)

2021

Virtual Celebration: Awards were presented to Latino Seniors with the Highest GPA

2020

Virtual Celebration: Awards were presented to Latino Seniors with the Highest GPA

2019

Parent Volunteer Award -  Mrs. Ana Carbajal
Community Service Award -  Dr. Victor Sáenz
Excellence in Advocacy Award -  Assistance League of Austin's Operation School Bell

2019 Dr. Gonzalo Garza Latino Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree
Late Gustavo Garcia (1934-2018)

2018

Parent Volunteer Award - Marcia Del Rios
Community Service Award -  Ricardo Zavala
Excellence in Advocacy Award -  Austin Partners in Education

2018 Dr. Gonzalo Garza Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree
Dr. Gonzalo Garza

2017

Parent Volunteer - Rosa Mar
Latino Community Services - Mona Gonzalez
Latino Excellence in Advocacy - Foundation Communities

2016

Parent Volunteer -  Robert Kibbie
Latino Community Service - Megan Sheffield
Latino Excellence in Advocacy - A Community for Education

2015  

Parent Volunteer -  Lupita Munoz Odom
Latino Community Service - Emafely Garcia Amador
Latino Excellence in Advocacy - Hispanic Austin Leadership

2014  

Parent Volunteer - Maria de Carmen Trujillo
Latino Community Service - JP Rodriguez
Latino Excellence in Advocacy - The Austin Project

2013

Parent Volunteer Award - Hilda Villalobos Álvarez
Latino Community Service Award - Joe J. Treviño
Latino Excellence in Advocacy Award - Hispanic Scholarship Consortium

2012

Parent Volunteer Award - Haydeé Rodríguez
Latino Community Service Award - Al López
Latino Excellence in Advocacy Award - Latinitas, Inc.

2011

Parent Volunteer Award - Lizeth Díaz
Latino Community Service Award - Constable Maria Canchola
Latino Excellence in Advocacy Award - Con Mi MADRE

2010

Parent Volunteer Award - Irene Vázquez
Latino Community Service Award - Stefan Molina
Latino Excellence in Advocacy Award - University Leadership Initiative

2009 

Parent Volunteer Award - Ramón De Jesús
Latino Community Service Award -  Humberto Noriega
Latino Excellence in Advocacy Award - El Buen Samaritano