Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15), Hispanic Engineer magazine has showcased a range of stories from diverse Latino/Latina/Latinx professionals in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.
In today’s final edition of Hispanic Engineer magazine’s 2024 “Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month” online series, we bring you links to all the stories highlighted over the past 30 days.
Hispanic Engineer magazine is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary, marking several milestones. Since its debut, the magazine has revolutionized access to STEM careers.
With each publication, Hispanic Engineer magazine helped the world learn more about engineers, scientists, technologists and mathematicians, who were emerging as the voices of their generation.
Through in-depth interviews and annual surveys, Hispanic Engineer magazine continues to reveal the broader narrative of people in STEM who continue to celebrate their Latin heritage.
Looking Back at the History of Hispanic Engineer Magazine: Partying Like It’s 1999
The cover of the landmark 1999 issue featured four consequential leaders: Serafin Fernandez, president of SHPE from 1997-1999; Melissa Villegas Drake, SHPE president from 1995-1997; Raul Alvarado Jr, SHPE president from 1977-1980; and Rodrigo T. Garcia, SHPE founding president from 1974-1976, who had first appeared on the cover of Hispanic Engineer magazine’s “Government and Defense Issue” in 1987.
In 2000, Margarita “Maggie” Dominguez was promoted to vice president of information technology and telecommunications services at Tampa Electric Company, where she had worked since 1975 as the first female engineer. She held various management positions, including director.
Anaiza Morales is the daughter of a Panamanian mother and a Puerto Rican father. A part-time model, Morales told Hispanic Engineer in 2002 that many students think of an engineer as being non-creative, unstylish, non-minority, and male.
In 2004, Hispanic Engineer magazine conducted a survey of the top producers of Hispanic engineering graduates. The survey, “Leading Boosters of Hispanic Students in Engineering” revealed how well Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) were doing, some of which were emerging HSIs.
When Hispanic Engineer magazine featured Milka Duno in the spring 2006 edition, she was the fastest Venezuelan race car driver and one of the first women in history to win a major sports car race in North America.
F. Thaddeus Arroyo is currently AT&T’s chief strategy and development officer and a corporate board director. In 2011, he was listed as one of the top people in business and technology by Hispanic Engineer magazine.
Jose Marquez-Leon, who was featured on the cover of the 2011 Hispanic Heritage Month edition of Hispanic Engineer magazine, has been acknowledged by the Georgia Latino Film Alliance for his significant contributions to the Georgia film community.
Bianca Sias, featured on Hispanic Engineer magazine’s cover in the spring of 2021, caught the editors’ attention for her role as an enterprise transformation coach in the technology infrastructure department at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Hispanic Engineer magazine is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary, marking several milestones. Since its debut, the magazine has revolutionized access to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers.
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In 2019, Rodrigo “Rod” Garcia, co-founder of SHPE, was interviewed for Hispanic Engineer magazine’s “Hispanic Heritage Month” edition, where he shared anecdotes about SHPE’s founding and its enduring legacy in celebrating Hispanic engineers’ contributions, emphasizing the opportunities for a new generation of Hispanic professionals.
In this 2021 interview, Ricardo “Rick” Piña shared the secrets of leveling up. “Where I grew up in East New York in Brooklyn, the motivation to do right was scarce, and the opportunities to do wrong were plenteous,” Piña told Hispanic Engineer magazine. “But my mother instilled in me that the family came to this country to get a better life, and because of that, I stayed away from the many opportunities that would have taken me down the wrong path.”
‘Pioneers of Change’ is the theme for Hispanic Heritage Month 2024
“This year’s theme, “Pioneers of Change,” reflects the trailblazing spirit of so many Hispanic and Latino leaders who have opened doors for future generations,” wrote Rosie Rios, chairperson of America250, the U.S. Semi quincentennial Commission established in 2016 to plan and orchestrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
In her message on the America250 website, Rios mentioned figures like Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez, whose advocacy for farmworkers’ rights has inspired movements for social justice; Celia Cruz, whose voice carried the vibrant rhythms of salsa across the globe, and Gloria Estefan, also an America250 Ambassador, whose music has inspired millions.
Rios was featured in Hispanic Engineer magazine while serving as the 43rd Treasurer of the United States (2009–2016). More recently, she served on the Treasury Transition Team on behalf of President Biden.
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