Cecilia Garcia Akers, daughter of Dr. Hector P. Garcia and President of the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation was honored to accept the Legacy Award, awarded posthumously to Dr. Garcia from the 2015 Inaugural Latino Leadership Conference that was held in San Antonio Texas on October 28, 2015.

Pictured with Ms. Garcia-Akers is Ellen Torbert National Diversity Council Board member and Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion with South West Airlines, Angeles Valenciano President and Executive Vice President National Diversity Council, and Laura Alvarado National Diversity Council Senior Director of Operations and Communications.

Dr. Hector P. Garcia was presented posthumously the Latino Legacy Award by the Council for Latino Workplace Equity, on October 28, 2015 at the National Diversity Council’s Inaugural Latino Leadership Conference.