Image 2020 Honoree: Marty Cortez Awarded on April 04, 2020 Education and service to Arizona communities has been at the core of Marty Cortez’ work. She earned an undergraduate and Master's degrees in elementary education from the UofA and went on to teach in the TUSD school district and Nogales, earning the Nogales Teacher of the Year in 1969. Read more Image 2019 Honoree: Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford Honored on March 30, 2019 Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford a Nogales native, granddaughter of two pioneer entrepreneurial Jewish families, Capin and Bracker. To Nogales natives, The names Capin and Bracker conjure up images of border business and retail economies that helped meld cultures, languages and communities. Read more Image 2019 Honoree: Ramona Grijalva Honored on March 30, 2019 After graduating from Sunnyside High School in June of 1967, Ramona began her freshman year of college at the University of Arizona . In January 1971, she married fellow Sunnyside graduate and current congressman, the honorable Raúl M. Grijalva. They have three daughters. Read more Image 2018 Honoree: Dr. Macario Saldate Honored on April 28, 2018 Macario Saldate was born in Nogales, Arizona and completed his undergraduate and graduate (Bachelors, Master's and Ed.D) work in education at the University of Arizona and was a professor and administrator from 1972 to 2009. Read more
Image 2020 Honoree: Marty Cortez Awarded on April 04, 2020 Education and service to Arizona communities has been at the core of Marty Cortez’ work. She earned an undergraduate and Master's degrees in elementary education from the UofA and went on to teach in the TUSD school district and Nogales, earning the Nogales Teacher of the Year in 1969. Read more
Image 2019 Honoree: Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford Honored on March 30, 2019 Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford a Nogales native, granddaughter of two pioneer entrepreneurial Jewish families, Capin and Bracker. To Nogales natives, The names Capin and Bracker conjure up images of border business and retail economies that helped meld cultures, languages and communities. Read more
Image 2019 Honoree: Ramona Grijalva Honored on March 30, 2019 After graduating from Sunnyside High School in June of 1967, Ramona began her freshman year of college at the University of Arizona . In January 1971, she married fellow Sunnyside graduate and current congressman, the honorable Raúl M. Grijalva. They have three daughters. Read more
Image 2018 Honoree: Dr. Macario Saldate Honored on April 28, 2018 Macario Saldate was born in Nogales, Arizona and completed his undergraduate and graduate (Bachelors, Master's and Ed.D) work in education at the University of Arizona and was a professor and administrator from 1972 to 2009. Read more
