La Raza Caucus
Interest Group Awards
Listed here are awards given by the Interest Group to its members. Interests Groups are smaller communities within NCA's large membership that provide a range of resources including networking opportunities, Annual Convention programming, leadership opportunities, awards, and specialized information dissemination channels, among others.
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Córdova-Puchot Scholar of the Year Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Angharad N. Valdivia, The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 2022 | Sarah Amira de la Garza, Arizona State University |
| 2021 | Carlos A. Tarin, The University of Texas at El Paso |
| 2020 | Josue David Cisneros, The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 2019 | Frank G. Perez, The University of Texas at El Paso |
| 2018 | D. Robert DeChaine, California State University, Los Angeles |
| 2017 | Stacey K. Sowards, The University of Texas El Paso |
| 2016 | No Award Given |
| 2015 | Karma R. Chávez, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 2014 | Richard D. Pineda, The University of Texas at El Paso |
| 2013 | Lisa A. Flores, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 2012 | Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Texas A&M University |
| 2011 | Roberto Avant-Mier, The University of Texas at El Paso |
| 2010 | Bernadette Marie Calafell, The University of Denver |
| 2009 | Michelle A. Holling, California State University, San Marcos |
| 2008 | Shane T. Moreman, California State University, Fresno |
Top Paper Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Litzy Galarza & Diana Leon-Boys, "Jane the Girl-Citizen-in-Transition: Girlhood and Familial Citizenship in Jane the Virgin" |
| 2021 | Sarah Upton & Leandra Hinojosa Hernández, “La Llorona: A Latindingenous Specter of Trauma, Motherhood, and Contemporary Racial Violence” |
| 2019 | Christopher Chavez |
| 2017 | Kimberly Perez |
Top Student Paper Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Aislinn Roberts, "Brujeria: The Black Sheep of the Family" |
| 2021 | Mikayla Torres, "Don’t we wish they fought harder to save our home?’ Archiving Clover: A barrio no longer" |
| 2019 | Bernardita Yunis |
| 2017 | Victoria Alcazar |