2025 HENAAC Awards
Scientist
of the year
Hector Mendoza, Ph.D.
Research & Development
Science & Engineering
Sandia National Laboratories
Outstanding Technical
Achievement
Juan C. Tuberquia, Ph.D.
Senior R&D Leader
Dow
Most Promising Engineer - Undergraduate Degree
Andres Garcia Parra
Senior R&D Manager, Hand Hygiene & Tissue
Kimberly-Clark
Vanguard
Award
Guadalupe (Lupita) M. Armendariz, MBA
Deputy Director, Equal Opportunity Program Office
NASA Johnson Space Center (Retired)
Community Service
Award
Nicole Colón Carrión, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Inter American University San Germán Campus
Executive Excellence
Andre Argenton, Ph.D.
Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of EH&S
Dow
Professional Achievement II
Isaac Camacho
Global Associate Sustainability Director
Dow
Most Promising Scientist or Engineer – Ph.D.
Brian Aguado, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of California, San Diego
Santiago Rodriguez
Impact Award
Roberta J. Rivera
Community Relations Specialist
Sandia National Laboratories
Student Leadership Award – Graduate
Marco Ebeling
Master’s Candidate
University of Southern California
Neuroimaging and Informatics
The Ray and Carmela Mellado Memorial Scholar
Chairman’s
Award
Mildred García, Ed.D.
Chancellor
The California State University System
Professional Achievement I
Maria Rodriguez-Moya, Ph.D.
Fuels Planning Lead
Shell USA, Inc.
Lifetime
Achievement
Griselda E. Hermosillo, MS
Engineering Director
Texas Instruments
Education
AWARD
Ruben D. Rodriguez, Ed.M.
Next Generation Scholars
(formerly of the University of California, San Diego)
Student Leadership Award – Undergraduate
Silvia Quezada
Senior
Marian University
Mechanical Engineering
The Maria Ofelia Amaro Scholarship for Women Engineering