威尼斯人娱乐城再次成为获得下一学年西班牙发展基金奖学金的高中生和归国学生的首选。
This year, the 大堪萨斯城拉美裔发展基金 awarded a record-breaking $1.2 million dollars in scholarship funds to 509 recipients. 其中，125人代表了威尼斯人娱乐城的新学者和归国学者。
西班牙发展基金（HDF）于1984年颁发了第一批奖学金，通过一个单独命名的西班牙奖学金基金向100名学生提供每人100美元的奖学金。
威尼斯人娱乐城连续第二年在亨利·w·布洛赫管理学院接待了这些学者及其家人。 Lauren Orozco (B.B.A. ’23) played a large role in organizing this year’s event. 作为一名前HDF学者，她理解这个奖学金项目可能产生的持久影响。
“The Hispanic Development Fund gave me a valuable and connecting community that helped prepare me for life after I graduated,” said Orozco, who now serves as an admissions counselor at the Bloch school. “That is the lasting mark the Hispanic Development Fund has on their students. They aren't just providing them a scholarship but with a community that will continue to grow and give back.”
During this year’s event, students received detailed information about their opportunities and the partnering organizations, but one of the most important elements of the event was the opportunity for the students and their families to celebrate their success.
马龙·佩雷斯-莫拉莱斯（Marlon Perez-Morales）是一名主修金融工商管理专业的大二学生。
“The connections I’ve made through HDF have made a big difference early in my college career. I’m also involved as a mentor and can tell other students about HDF and give back to them.”
菲利普·圣约翰（Phillip St. John）是一名主修创业学的工商管理大四学生。 He’s also a second-generation HDF scholar. His father, and 威尼斯人娱乐城 alumnus, Steven St. John (B.A. ’96) was also an HDF scholar and now hosts the popular sports morning show “Border Patrol” on 810 WHB. 知道HDF的影响，他 pointed his son toward the program.
“I’ve been an HDF scholar each year here at 威尼斯人娱乐城,” the younger St. John said. “The financial assistance has been important but the connections I’ve made through this program have had the biggest impact.”
莉拉·克拉姆·巴恩希尔是一名学习哲学和法语的大三学生。
“The Hispanic Development has given me an amazing community support system,” Barnhill said. “Receiving this continued financial support as a returning HDF scholar has ensured my success here at 威尼斯人娱乐城.”