Christopher led a full and rich life. He graduated from Athens High School and immediately entered the Navy Reserves, serving 10 years as a Marine Combat Medic, including in Operation Desert Storm. He attended Austin College in Sherman, Texas and was an active member...

ConnectTel is a dynamic software engineering company located in the heart of Austin. It is the preferred outsourcing partner for dozens of companies, including many in the Fortune 500 and has built its reputation by consistently delivering solutions that provide...

Cynthia Leach is a native Austinite and a proud graduate of Stephen F. Austin High School and the University of Texas at Austin. Knowing the value of education she wants to assist first generation ACC students who are focusing on the fields of science, technology,...

Founded in 1995, Daman (short for Data Management) started operations by focusing on application integration: building information architectures that allowed disparate corporate software programs to communicate with each other. While delivering application...

The deLaski Family Foundation is focused on equity in education, environmental stewardship, and the arts. Donald and Nancy deLaski’s collaboration lasted a lifetime – from raising their family together, to traveling the world, to their family business. Their work in...

Didi Stuart was a passionate perfectionist, a consummate professional and a constant breath of fresh air in the world of advertising and visual design. Honest, direct, insightful, beautiful and bright, Didi was respected and admired in the industry. Nothing escaped...

This scholarship was established in memory of Amanda Hernandez. She was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas and learned the importance of Early Childhood Education from her mother Margaret, a Head Start Director, and her father Jesse, an early childhood...

Dr. Wheelan’s career spans 40 years and includes the roles of faculty member, chief student services officer, campus provost, college president and U.S. secretary of education. In several of those roles she was the first African American and/or woman to serve in...

Chandragiri Dinaker Rao, popularly known as “CD”, longtime Austin resident, came to the US from India in 1972, and earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from UT Austin in 1978. He taught engineering courses at UT Austin and ACC (1994-2008). Teaching was his passion...

The commencement speaker at ACC’s spring 2014 graduation ceremony, Dr. Dan E. Arvizu has served as the Director and Chief Executive of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, and President of Alliance for Sustainable...

Dr. Hazel Ward was the ultimate educator, poet, writer, and humanist. Dr. Ward studied at Southern University, Atlanta University, and the University of Texas at Austin, where she received numerous awards, including the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship and Ford Foundation...

Dr. Ho-Kang Liu, known by friends as HK was born in Nanking, China. He came to the United States in 1952 and graduated from Auburn University, BSME in 1955. He received an SMME degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1957. He also received his doctorate...

This scholarship was established in the memory of Professor Johanna Hulls Huggans. She was born and raised in Newellton, Louisiana. Dr. Huggans earned her under graduate degree at Northwestern Louisiana University in 1962 and taught home economics in Lake Charles,...

Peggy was a faculty member in the ACC Chemistry department for almost a decade. This scholarship is awarded to students majoring in Chemistry, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Engineering or Allied Health at ACC.

Dr. Philip “Uri” Treisman is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor, professor of mathematics, and professor of public affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. He is the founder and Executive Director of the university’s Charles A. Dana Center, an...

Dr. Sarah Porter and Mr. Michael Bryant are passionate about the power of community college to open doors to greater opportunity, especially for students who have been historically underrepresented in higher education. Dr. Sarah Porter is a Licensed Psychologist who...

Drs. Byron and Kay McClenney are committed advocates for diversity and equity in higher education. Lifelong educators devoted to student success, they have worked to bring needed emphasis to issues of structural racism and disproportionate outcomes, institutional...

Students at ACC and community colleges across the nation have greatly benefited from the work of Drs. John and Suanne Roueche, who have focused their careers on increasing access to higher education and enhancing student success. Dr. John E. Roueche was the director...

As first-generation college students, we both know the passion, sacrifice, and perseverance necessary for college students to achieve their dreams. Starting on the journey is often the easiest part and we recognize that it is harder to stay and complete the...

Dr. Stephen B. Kinslow joined the Austin Community College District in 1977 and was appointed president/CEO in June 2005 until his retirement in 2011. He also served ACC as executive vice president of academic, student & campus affairs; vice president of school...

With more than three decades of service, husband and wife Drs. Walter and Aileen Bumphus have established unprecedented leadership in education. Their distinguished careers span a variety of roles including primary school and college administrator, college president,...

For his entire adult life, Dr. Thomas M. Hatfield has been passionately committed to the ideals of community colleges. He believes in the importance of open admissions and equal opportunity for all in higher education, in the superiority of the “late bloomer,” and in...

Earl Maxwell grew up in Houston, Texas and attended the University of Houston where he received his Bachelor of Business in Accounting. His innovative, non-traditional experience grew out of the process he and the partners of Maxwell Locke & Ritter followed as they...

Education and Careers for America (EC4A) is a 501 ©(3) nonprofit headquarted in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2010 with the motto to ‘Serve Where You Live.’ It’s a non-religious and non-political organization. EC4A has been working with the mission to ‘Bridge...

Mr. Edward Escudero and Mrs. Margie Escudero believe in the power of education and opportunity. Mr. Escudero is president/CEO of High Desert Capital, LLC, an El Paso-based small-business financing company, and serves as vice chairman of WestStar Bank. He has long...

Edwina Fredlund Traverso was an admired faculty member at Austin Community College teaching commercial art for ten years before her death in 1992. She was also the owner of the design firm, Visual Images. Born in Lewistown, Montana in 1947, she attended schools in...

Elgin Country Store opened its doors for business seven years ago. It is owned and operated by the Glass family and serves the Elgin community and surrounding areas.

Emma Barrientos was a community activist and champion for the arts in Austin. She served on the founding board of the Mex-Arte Museum and as board president of the Austin Museum of Art. She served active roles in her husband, Senator Gonzalo Barrientos’, campaigns...

Eric Hanson was a graduate of the Emergency Medical Service Program at Austin Community College. He was pursuing education in another field, but after 9/11 he felt a special calling to be a paramedic. Eric was very committed to the field and his patients. He was...

This scholarship was established in memory of Ethel Mae Hafernik Hummell. She graduated from the Brackenridge School of Nursing, which would become the ACC Nursing Program, and earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Edward’s University. She worked as an ICU and Charge...