YZAGUIRRE HONORED FOR LIFE LEGACY

YZAGUIRRE HONORED FOR LIFE LEGACY
Raul Yzaguirre, ASU presidential professor of practice and director of the ASU Center for Community Development and Civil Rights in the College of Public Programs was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the first-ever Smithsonian Latino Center Legacy Awards ceremony last month in Washington, D.C.

Yzaguirre was recognized for his 30 years as president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic organization in Washington, D.C., and for his role as founder and director of the ASU Center for Community Development and Civil Rights. His advocacy led to the establishment of the Smithsonian Latino Center in 1997. For more, www.asunews.asu.edu.



This article appears in the October 2007 issue of Latino Perspectives Magazine.

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