LOS ANGELES, CA, October 12, 2017 – The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), the nation’s largest nonprofit organization supporting Hispanic American higher education, today announced the inductees for its 2017 Alumni Hall of Fame (AHOF) Gala. The event, which will take place on October 19, 2017 at The Pierre in New York City, honors distinguished Latinos whose personal journeys to success exemplify the goals and values of HSF, as well as one outstanding corporate partner.

The 2017 AHOF honorees are: HSF Alumni Inductees, Martin Castro, President & CEO, Castro Synergies, LLC; Carol Robles-Román, President & CEO, Legal Momentum; and Frances Robles, Correspondent, New York Times; and the HSF Corporate Partner of the Year, Anheuser Busch Companies.

Notable past inductees include Rosie Rios, Treasurer of the United States; Luis Ubiñas, former President of the Ford Foundation; and Cesar Conde, Chairman of NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises.

This year’s sponsors for the Alumni Hall of Fame Gala are, at the Platino level: The Boston Consulting Group, Wells Fargo & Company; the Anheuser-Busch Foundation; Toyota Motor Sales USA, and the College Board; Oro: the Camarena Adelante Foundation; Target, McNamara Family Foundation; Plata: Altria Group; Esther Rudis & Associates, Inc; PennantPark; Macy’s; Morgan Stanley; National Basketball Association; Orrick; Procter & Gamble; Time Warner, Inc.; Univision; and The Walt Disney Company; and Bronce: Ford Motor, Kim Casiano; D.E. Shaw Group; Marriott International Inc.; The Coca-Cola Company; Viacom Inc.; and The Tower Companies.

“This event is a great opportunity to recognize and reward the exceptional accomplishments of HSF Alumni and a distinguished corporate partner” said Fidel A. Vargas, President & CEO, Hispanic Scholarship Fund. “Our honorees deserve this spotlight; their outstanding efforts have advanced Hispanic higher education, and have created unique paths for others to follow.”

About the Hispanic Scholarship Fund:

Founded in 1975, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund empowers Latino families with the knowledge and resources to successfully complete a higher education, while providing scholarships and support services to as many exceptional Hispanic American students as possible. HSF strives to make college education a top priority for every Latino family across the nation, mobilizing our community to proactively advance that goal – each individual, over a lifetime, in every way he/she can. HSF also seeks to give its Scholars all the tools they need to do well in their course work, graduate, enter a profession, excel, help lead our nation going forward, and mentor the generations to come. As the nation’s largest nonprofit organization supporting Hispanic American higher education, HSF has awarded over $550 million in scholarships and provides a range of programs for students, HSF Scholars, Alumni, and parents.