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Hispanic
Achievement
Awards 2006
On August 24, Hispanic Magazine held its 15th annual
Hispanic Achievement Awards at the Fairmont Hotel
in San Francisco. This year’s recipients included
Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, ACLU Executive Director
Anthony Romero, Actress America Ferrera, Ruiz Foods’
Chairman and CEO Fred Ruiz, Scientist Dr. Alejandro
Sanchez Alvarado, President and CEO of the Hispanic
College Fund Fernando Barrueta, ABC Anchor John
Quiñones and Col. HEctor L. ColOn. Univision
News Anchor Catalina Garcia was Master of Ceremonies,
and Anthony Romero delivered the keynote address.
Daniel Eilemberg, editor of Hispanic Magazine, delivered
the opening speech, while Mariano Faget, Publisher
for Hispanic Publishing, delivered the closing remarks.
The 2006 Hispanic Achievement Awards were sponsored
by Aflac, Army ROTC, AT&T, Grupo Televisa, Hispanic
Magazine, Prudential Financial, Washington Mutual
and Wells Fargo.
Carlos Figueroa, CEO of the Greater San JosE Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce, presented the Magazine with
a special proclamation from the city of San Francisco,
making August 24, 2006 official Hispanic Magazine
Day in
the city.
 Prudential
Financial’s Dominic Caradero and Kelly Penton
receiving the award on behalf of Miami Mayor Manny
Diaz.
 Hispanic
Magazine editor Daniel Eilemberg.
Alejandro Hernandez of Wells
Fargo presents Fernando Barrueta of The Hispanic
Scholarship Fund with an award.
Washington Mutual’s Peter Villegas with keynote
speaker and awardee Anthony Romero.
AFLAC’s Vilma Salaverria and Fred Ruiz
 John
Quiñones and Page One Media’s Juan
Mora
 Dr.
Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado and Yno Gonzalez of AT&T
 Univision’s
Catalina Garcia
 Hispanic
Publisher Mariano Faget
 Col.
Héctor L. Cólon with Capt. Hansen
Mak.
Standing,
from left: Mariano Faget, Daniel Eilemberg, Hazel
Montano, Juan Mora, guest, Alejandro Hernandez,
Dominic Caradero, AT&T guest, Capt. Hansen Mak,
Vilma Salaverria, Victoria Jorda. Seated, from left:
John Quiñones, Fernando Barrueta, Kelly Penton,
Dr. Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado, Col. Héctor
L. Cólon and Fred Ruiz.
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