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.

The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation was pleased to present a Power Point presentation on the life of Dr. Hector P. Garcia to a very attentive audience at Haas Middle School, Corpus Christi, TX on October 14, 2015.  The Foundation thanks Haas Middle School for this exciting opportunity to speak about the legacy of Ddr. Hector P. Garcia.

Dr. Lynda Deleon, Principal

Jim Akers and Cecilia Garcia Akers

Cecilia Garcia Akers, Foundation President

 Haas Middle School Classroom

Jim Akers, Cecilia Garcia Akers, Dr. Nancy Vera, and Dr. Deleon

Lizette Duran holding the Presidential Medal of Freedom

There has been some back-and-forth going on in our opinion section in recent weeks on a subject that may sound boring but should inflame real passion for the sake of this community. It has to do with historically significant local archives and whether Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi cares enough about them to do right by them. Most prominent among these archives is the Dr. Hector P. Garcia collection.

The reason we all should be on full alert is that the Garcia collection isn't just about dead people and the past. It's about us and the future. This is our legacy, our heritage — a legacy and heritage that does not exclude people with surnames like Whitehurst. Don't kid yourselves, people not named Armando or Lupe, that Dr. Hector and his allies didn't change your lives for the better, too. Proper research and analysis of his and other local archives can and should rewrite American history as we know it.

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The Dr. Hector P Garcia Memorial Foundation is pleased to announce that Chairman Todd Hunter of the Texas House of Representatives will be the keynote speaker for the Dr. Hector P Garcia Birthday Celebration to be held on January 15, 2016 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Tx.
Chairman Hunter was instrumental in the successful passage of SB 495 in 2009, creating the Dr. Hector P Garcia Texas State Recognition Day. Additionally, he has supported the Foundation's initiatives for the proposed Dr. Hector P Garcia Learning Institute at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. 
Please make plans to join us for this historic event. Details to follow soon. SAVE THE DATE.

The beauty and magnificence of the buildings on the Texas A&M University– Corpus Christi campus make me proud to be a three-time graduate of that university.

As an educator, knowing that it is a place of learning intensifies the feeling of jubilance, and I am happy knowing that members of 

my family and community are benefiting from the highcaliber instructors who teach there.

Still, as an alumnus, I feel a sense of yearning for a stronger connection that reflects the diversity, struggles and triumphs of the people in South Texas.

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Haas Middle School is pleased to announce that, Cecilia Garcia Akers, daughter to Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Dr. Hector P. Garcia, will visit Haas Middle School in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Ms. Garcia Akers continues her father's legacy and commitment to education, and we are all excited to hear her presentation. For further information, please contact David Bazan @ 878-4240, or visit us atwww.facebook.com/HaasMiddleSchool