University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Alfredo Rico Torres President Angelita R. Lopez Vice-President GilbertoPro Jr. Treasurer Maria Cecilia Ramos Secretary When second-year law school student Janie Villareal was stricken with leukemia, the Chicano Business Stu- dents ' Association sponsored a successful fund-raising dance to help her family with medical expenses. Focusing on introducing Chicano business students to the professional community, the Chicano Business Conference was held on campus in April and involved members of the Travis County Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce as well as local minority busi- ness enterprises. The conference enlightened students as to possible local career opportunities and encour- aged positive interactions between the students and the professionals. In its first year of existence, the CBSA organized an information center for educational and occupational opportunities, provided full-time student advisors in the College of Business Administration and gave free tutor- ing to members of the organization. Chicano Business Students ' Association C C 358 Chicano Business Students ' Association 1. Diane Sue Sanchez 2. Angelita R. Lopez 3. Alfredo Rico Torres 4. Linda Eureste Tovar 5. Wilfredo Lopez 6. GuillermoM. Pena 7 Daniel Rodriguez 8. Ramon Montalvo 9. Juan Padilla Jr. 10 RaulCortez 1 1 Michael Fernando Moreno

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ME Black Business Association 1 . Kathleen Shelton 2. DeMetris Aquilla Sampson 3. Hattie Berenice White 4. Rita Dawn Nelson 5. Linda Marie Richards 6. Lionel Keith McLendon 7. Steven Royal Anderson 8. Edwin Odell Leftall 9 Joe McNeil DeMetris Aquilla Sampson Chairman Joe McNeil Co-Chairman Linda Marie Richards Secretary Kathleen Shelton Treasurer By sponsoring prominent speakers throughout the year, the Black Business Association offered its mem- bers insight into the role of Blacks in today ' s business world. Since its inception two years ago, the group made tremendous progress toward its goals of providing a vehicle for social, academic and professional exchange among Black students in the College of Business Administration. Besides offering information on career opportunities and job placement services, the BBA established a communication channel between members and college administrators. The Association sponsored speakers such as John Mitchell of Honeywell Electronics Corporation, Saundra Wiley, executive recruiter for Foley ' s of Houston, Sid- ney Evans and Eugene Freeman from Arthur Anderson Accounting Firm, all of whom discussed the opportuni- ties in small businesses for Blacks. Black Business Association 357

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ano less mis ' ition Chicanos Interesados En Comunicaciones MEMBERS Ramiro Burr Rafaela Lita Cavazos David Alberto Diaz Ricardo D. Flores David Lynn Garza Oscar Gerard Garza Jorge R. Schement, advisor Ramiro Burr . . Coordinator Irma Stella Orozco David Ray Villasana David Alberto Diaz D avid Lynn Garza Coordinator Secretary Secretary . Treasurer Chicanos Interesados En Comunicaciones launched a petition drive to arouse public support for Roy Ramos Ortega, a Chicano student who was fired from radio station KHFA in December. Dismissed after his refusal to anglicize Spanish words, Ortega rejected pronuncia- tions such as Guad-a-loop for Guadalupe. Station man- ager Barry Carter insisted that the colloquial method was the accepted way for stations and advertisers. CIEC backed Ortega ' s attempt to pronounce words with traditional Spanish flair. CIEC co-sponsored a benefit dance with other Chi- cano organizations on campus to help lessen medical expenses of Janie Villareal, a second-year law student who was stricken with leukemia in August. In addition members sold pan dulce on the West Mall. CIEC attempts to solve problems of Chicanos in deal- ing with the media as well as promoting service pro- jects for the benefit of the campus community. Throughout the year, members traveled to local high schools to recruit future UT students. Chicanos Interesados En Comunicaciones 359