Arturo Almendarez addressed the PREP closing day assembly in the UTSA Convocation
Center.
PREP closes summer with July 31 assembly, scholarships
(Aug. 2, 2002)--The 2002 San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program (PREP) ended for the summer with the annual Closing Day Assembly in the UTSA Convocation Center. All PREP site campuses were recognized and scholarships were awarded for outstanding scholars.
Families and friends attended to support the participation of the more than 1,300 middle and high school students that completed the eight-week program held on nine college and university campuses in San Antonio.
Arturo Almendarez, Texas Education Agency deputy commissioner for programs and instruction, was keynote speaker for the event. Almendarez encouraged the PREP students to get the most out of their education by taking challenging math and science classes, regardless of negative peer pressure.
Founded in 1979 by UTSA Mathematics Professor Manuel P. Berriozabal,
PREP identifies achieving middle and high school students with the interest
and potential for careers in science, engineering and technology, and other
mathematics-related areas and reinforces them in the pursuit of these fields.
Students receive up to one elective credit toward high school graduation for
each successfully completed summer of PREP. Since the program's inception,
over 10,000 students have completed at least one summer component.
UTSA PREP scholarship recipients:
Aaron Trevino, Thomas Jefferson High School
Riklin Scholarship
Stephanie Martinez, Devine High School
Hispanic Association of Communications Employees of SBC (HACEMOS) Scholarship
Christopher Compean, Medina Valley High School
Hispanic Association of Communications Employees of SBC (HACEMOS) Scholarship
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
PREP closes summer with July 31 assembly, scholarships
UTSA
welcomes new employees to Tri-Campuses
San
Antonio Area Foundation funds 12 UTSA grants
Tri-Campus
community invited to Week of Welcome events
ArtPace
and UTSA exhibit explores light in art
Volunteer building captains and safety coordinators needed
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