15 Apr 2009
Scholarships to be Awarded During the Superintendent's Scholarship Reception, Wednesday, April 22
DALLAS–Dallas Independent School District students will be awarded the third Joe May and Rev. Amado S. Hinojosa Scholarships during the Superintendent's Scholarship Reception on Wednesday, April 22, at 5:30 p.m., at Emmett J. Conrad High School, 7502 Fair Oaks Ave.
The Joe May and Rev. Amado S. Hinojosa Scholarships will be presented to two of the top Dallas ISD students among the 60 seniors designated as Superintendent's Scholarship recipients.
In addition to the $2,000 awarded to all Superintendent's Scholarship recipients, the winner of the Joe May Scholarship will receive $1,000 and the winner of the Rev. Amado S. Hinojosa Scholarship will also be presented with $1,000.
May, who died in 2006, was a board trustee for the district and represented District 8–Love Field, Northwest Dallas and Central Dallas. May was elected to the Board of Trustees in August 2002, and served on the Board's Policy and Education Committees. He was elected as second vice-president in May 2004.
A native of Laredo, Texas, May was a U.S. Army veteran, who served with the 4th Infantry and the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam. Following his military service, he attended East Texas State University where he received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree. At the time of his death, he was employed as a business opportunity specialist with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Rev. Amado S. Hinojosa, who died in 2006, was the father of Superintendent of Schools Michael Hinojosa. Six of his ten children, including Dr. Michael Hinojosa, are Dallas ISD graduates.
Rev. Hinojosa was a native of México and immigrated to the United States in 1959. He graduated as a minister from the Instituto Biblico Magdiel, and served as a minister in the Asambleas de Dios (Assemblies of God) church for fifty years, 17 in México, and 33 in the United States. Once in the United States, Rev. Hinojosa attended Latin American Theological Seminary. Rev. Hinojosa founded seven churches and also taught seminars in México and in the United States.
As part of the Reform Governance in Action training program, the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees has developed its vision and a set of core beliefs and commitments. The vision of the board is to be the best urban district in the United States. The seventh of their beliefs is: We believe that a supportive community is fundamental to achieving and sustaining our success.
For a complete list of core beliefs, visit the Web site at http://www.dallasisd.org/about/vision.htm.