One day last September, the Loyola University Latino Alumni Board (LULAB) and its guests gathered for a day of golf that raised almost $19,000 for a new scholarship. LULAB seeks to support students who give back to the Latino community at Loyola or in their area, and to empower them through education by establishing scholarships.
Through the funds raised at their golf outing, the group has added a new scholarship to the several LULAB already offers. The new Eric Solario Scholarship, named for a Latino Loyola student who was a Chicago Police Department officer killed in the line of duty, will be awarded for the first time in April. According to Loyola Director of Alumni Relations Nicole LeDuc, the scholarship has been made possible in part by the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), which donated $8,000—the proceeds from an annual softball game between the UIC Police and the District 24 Police—in Solario’s name.
“This donation is another example of the tremendous work LULAB has done in raising funds for scholarships,” LeDuc says. “Loyola is incredibly grateful, and President Michael J. Garanzini, S.J., will be matching the $19,000 raised by the board to show the University’s gratitude
for the generosity of LULAB and UIC.”
The Solario scholarship is the third scholarship established by LULAB. The first, the Enrique “Rick” Guerrero Undergraduate Scholarship, is an academic-based scholarship for one full-time undergraduate student. The José Jaime Esparza Graduate/Professional School Scholarship, also academic-based, recognizes one full-time graduate student.
LULAB will host its Seventh Annual Silent Auction and Latino Alumnus/a of the Year Award Reception on Friday, April 20 (see page 39). The 2007 Solario Golf Outing is set for Monday, July 23. For details, contact alumni relations at 312-915-7660 or visit LUC.edu/alumni/lulab.