{"id":1757,"date":"2012-08-04T14:20:52","date_gmt":"2012-08-04T14:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2012\/08\/04\/100000-gift-to-support-latino-students\/"},"modified":"2012-08-04T14:20:52","modified_gmt":"2012-08-04T14:20:52","slug":"100000-gift-to-support-latino-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/100000-gift-to-support-latino-students\/","title":{"rendered":"$100,000 gift to support Latino students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some 100 top-performing Latino high school students, who were on campus last week for the National Hispanic Institute\u2019s Midwest Great Debate,<\/p>\n

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were among the first to hear about a $100,000 gift to Augustana College from Bob and Blenda Ontiveros.<\/p>

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With their gift, the Ontiveros have established an endowed scholarship to assist students of underrepresented populations and\/or Latino heritage, according to W. Kent Barnds, vice president of enrollment, communication and planning. \u201cThis scholarship is intended to make excellence in higher education attainable and affordable and to encourage a diverse student population,” he said.<\/p>\n

Barnds described Ontiveros as \u201ca self-made man\u201d and a \u201cvery generous person.\u201d With his wife\u2019s support, Ontiveros founded Group O in 1974. Group O is based in Milan, Ill., and offers marketing, supply chain and packaging solutions to other companies. Group O employs more than 1,500 people, and is recognized as one of the largest Hispanic-owned businesses in North America.<\/p>\n

\u201cBob Ontiveros gives of himself in many ways \u2014 serving as a member of the Augustana Board of Trustees, supporting many local non-profits, and offering tremendous leadership to the Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce,\u201d Barnds said. \u201cHe is a great example of the American dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the scholarship announcement, Ontiveros addressed the NHI attendees. He provided three pieces of advice: have a dream, work hard and be proud of your heritage.<\/p>

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“The Ontiveros Scholarship is a true blessing to Augustana and to its students,” says Lynn Jackson, Augustana’s Vice President of Advancement. “The college is dedicated to advancing diversity across its campus, including through a diverse student body. Bob and Blenda are helping us do that by making college affordable and attainable to talented students who will enrich our campus.”<\/p>\n

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