69% 85%of LAA Scholars are first generation to

attend college

of LMU undergraduate students receive

financial aid

$32,000Average cumulative

undergraduate student debt

$41,372Undergraduate tuition and fees, 2014-15

$6,000 - $7,500Average Annual LAA Scholarship Award

(renewable up to four years)

$450,000LAA Scholarship funding awarded, 2014-15

2:1 University match on LAA Scholarships awarded

84 Number of LAA Scholarship Recipients, 2014-15

Latino Alumni Association newsletter LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY SUMMER 2015

LAA Update: Let’s Talk Numbers

LAA Scholars by Class Standing

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Liberal Arts

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College of Business

Administration

School of Film

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THE LAA SCHOLARSHIP IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE FOLLOWING GENEROUS SPONSORS AND CORPORATE PARTNERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

Presidential Sponsors

“We’re honored to support the work you do every day to help our youth obtain the education and skillset they need to succeed. Bank of America’s investment in the LMU Latino Alumni Association, amongst other programs at the university, allows us to help our youth achieve financial stability through higher education, which is critical to the growth of our entire community.” – Bank of America Foundation

Silver SponsorsBusiness Counsel Law Group LLPCuracaoLeague of California Cities

- Latino CaucusUnion Bank

Bronze Sponsors ARS Financial Consulting ServiceCity National Bank El Clasificado F. Gaviña & Sons, Inc.Graphic Electric Inc.Jesuit Community at LMU L.A. Galaxy FoundationLIUNA Local 300Los Angeles County Hispanic

Managers AssociationMerrill LynchPaladin Capital GroupPorto’s BakeryPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary

2 LAA NEWSLETTER

c�LAA Ambassador Meeting, October 2014: The LAA Ambassadors have long been front line volunteers and advocates for the Latino Alumni Association. Last year at their annual meeting, some of our LAA Ambassadors posed for a fun photo with members of Ballet Folklórico de LMU (two of which are LAA Scholars).

c�LAA @ L.A. Galaxy Game, September 2014: LAA welcomed more than 65 alumni, family and friends to an L.A. Galaxy match at the StubHub Center. It was a fun evening out to celebrate the Galaxy’s Annual Hispanic Heritage Night, and making the night even more exciting, the L.A. Galaxy took the win!

c�LAA Scholarship Awards Dinner, November 2014: The Latino Alumni Association celebrated its 33rd Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. The evening attracted more than 345 guests and generated more than $108K in scholarship support (sponsorships and direct scholarship commitments). Our accomplished scholarship recipients and the following esteemed honorees were recognized: L.A. Galaxy Foundation, Corporate Honoree for Service in the Latino Community; Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Community Service Honoree; Thomas Cervantez ’86, Role Model Honoree; Graciela Limón, Ph.D., Lifetime Achievement Honoree; and Alyssa Perez ’15, Theology and Political Science double major, was presented with the Donald P. Merrifield, S.J. Scholarship.

c�Alumni BBQ, September 2014: Alumni and their families were invited back to campus for the 60th Annual LMU Alumni BBQ. In traditional fashion, LAA served ice cold margaritas at their booth, while alums and their families snapped pictures with Iggy the Lion nearby.

c�President Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D. President Snyder’s tenure began June 2015. He comes to LMU with more than 20 years of experience as a professor and administrator and most recently served as vice president for academic affairs at Loyola Univer-sity Maryland. To learn more, visit: http://president.lmu.edu/biography/.

Year In Review

Wallis Foundation

LMU’s 16th president

Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D.

Summer 2015 3

We are grateful to those who have established named annual and endowed scholarships in partnershipwith LAA. The following will be awarded during the 2015-16 academic year:

• Anatolia Etcheverry de Gaviña Annual Scholarship

• Argelia Atilano Annual Scholarship

• Celia Margaret Gonzales Torres Memorial Endowed Scholarship

• Donald and Michele Alvarado Family Annual Scholarship

• Dr. Graciela Limón Annual Scholarship

• Edison International Annual Scholarship

• Jesus L. Legaspi Annual Scholarship

• Rose Acosta Yonai and John Yonai Annual Scholarship

• Salinas Family Annual Scholarship

• Sara Mijares Del Fium Annual Scholarship

• SOL Annual Scholarship

(Left to right) Richard Veyna ’72, Sebastian Blanco ’09, Rafael Sweet J.D. ’07

LAA Mixer, April 2015

“I always enjoy coming back to campus for this event. It gives me the chance to reconnect with old friends and meet some new folks. Especially at this point in my career, it is important to me that I stay connected with my LMU contacts. I still remember my time at LMU as a student and I remember how much I wanted to network with professionals and alumni. This is another reason why I make it a point to participate as a LAA Ambassador and attend the events I can.” – Sebastian Blanco ’09

(Left to right) Virginia Valenzuela ’76, Mariana Gonzalez ’10, Triny Rios ’17, Citlaly Orozco ’15

LAA Mixer, April 2015

“It’s hard to believe that this year I attended the LAA Mixer for the last time as a student. I’m grateful to all the alumni who gave me advice and shared their stories. I only hope I can offer that same guidance to future Lions. I’m so excited to say that I earned my degree in only three years and am now the first in my family to have a college degree. Thank you LAA for my scholarship, for being in my corner, and for giving me an extended family.” – Citlaly Orozco ’15

Meet the LMU Latino Alumni AssociationThe LMU Latino Alumni Association is an family of more than 9,000 alumni, 1,300 current students, 84 scholarship recipients, friends, donors, parents, corporate sponsors and partners. We are a community that supports LMU Lions in their pur-suit of a higher education and an network for our alumni and community partners.

STAY CONNECTED

310.338.7529

laa@lmu.edu

www.lmu.edu/laa

LMU Latino Alumni Association

Cynthia Gonzalez, Director of Development Latino Alumni Association & Scholarship Initiatives can be reached at:

310.338.5878

or at

cynthia.gonzalez@lmu.edu

Academic Awards ConvocationCarolina Nuñez ’15, Academic Awards RecipientAlyssa Perez ’15, Presidential Citation

Student Service & Leadership AwardsSierra Hegle ’16, Alfred Kilp, S.J. Award

Harvard Latino Leadership InitiativeAlejandro Parras ’15

Research Symposium, PresentersJuan Carrillo ’16Ann Flores ’15 Brianna Medina ’17 Carolina Nuñez ’15Valeria Pereira ’15 Lucia Ramirez ’16 Lizbeth Rojas Sanchez ’16

Research Symposium, Presenters cont...Windy Salter Ruiz ’15Matthew Vallejo ’15

Magna Cum Laude GraduatesCarolina Nuñez ’15Alyssa Perez ’15 Matthew Vallejo ’15

Cum Laude Graduates Daniela Corona ’15 Nestor Crespin ‘15Vanessa Martinez ’15 Alejandro Parras ’15

LAA Scholarship Recipients 2014-15 Accomplishments

Latino Alumni Association newsletter SUMMER EDITION 2015

A special thank you to

the LMU Latino Alumni

Association Board of

Directors for their

commitment and advocacy:

ALEX MARTIN CHAVES ’86, PARENT ’13,

PRESIDENT

DONALD ALVARADO ’77, PARENT ’09, ’12

MARCELA BAILEY ’92

MARTHA DE LA TORRE ’78

MICHAEL GAVIÑA ’02, M.B.A. ’07

JAIME JIMENEZ ’88

SARA MIJARES DEL FIUM ’03

STEVEN NAVARRO ’84

FELIX NUÑEZ ’91, M.D., M.P.H.

ERNESTO PANTOJA ’01, J.D. ’08

ARMANDO SOSA ’88, PARENT ’18

CESAR TRELLES

ELISA VÁSQUEZ ’89

ROSE YONAI ’81, PARENT ’10

Save the Date for the 34th Annual Latino Alumni Association Scholarship Awards DinnerThursday, November 12, 2015

THE 2015 LMU LAA ESTEEMED HONOREES ARE:

c�LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE DR. GRACIELA LIMON, IN PURPLE, IS GREETED BY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION DEAN SHANE MARTIN, FAR RIGHT, AND OTHERS AT THE 2014 LAA DINNER.

c�LAA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AT THE 2014 LAA DINNER

NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDLOS ANGELES, CA

PERMIT NO. 840

Sodexo, Inc., & Affiliates Corporate Honoree for Leadership in the Community

The Gilbert & Jacki Cisneros FoundationCommunity Service Honoree

Alumni Role Model Award Maria Salinas ’87 President/Founder, Salinas Consulting, LLC Chairwoman, ProAmerica Bank

Donald P. Merrifield, S.J. Scholar Marianna Hernandez ’16 Psychology and Sociology