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Major Contributors    ~    Spirit of Tlatelolco    ~    Champions of Change

CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE HONOREES

2000-present

2009

Business and Community Development Award
Linda and Robert Alvarado

Humanitarian Award
Katherine Archuleta

Art, Culture and Literature Award
Judith Baca

Politics and Social Action Award
Tim Gill

Social Justice and Education Award
Carlotta Walls Lanier

Media and Entertainment Award
Beverly Martinez

2008

DANIEL SALAZAR
Producer and Director
Art, Culture and Literature Award

JOHN SHAFER
General Manager, Hyatt Regency Colorado Convention Center
Business and Community Development Award

CORDELIA CHAVEZ-CANDELARIA
Regent’s Professor – Arizona State University
Education Award

JOHN ECHOHAWK
Executive Director, Native Americans Rights Fund
Human Rights and Social Justice Award

HONORABLE ABEL TAPIA
Colorado State Senator
Politics and Social Action Award

JESSE BORREGO
Actor
Media & Entertainment Award

2007

STEVE HILLARD
CEO, Council Tree Communications
Business and Community Development Award

CONSUELA CASTILLO KICKBUSCH
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired)
Founder & President of Educational Achievement Services
Education Award

VERONICA BARELA
Executive Director, NEWSED
Human Rights and Social Justice Award

CONGRESSWOMAN DIANA DEGETTE
U.S. Congresswoman
Politics and Social Action Award

RODOLFO CARDENAS
News Director, Univision
Media & Entertainment Award

ELIZABETH “BETITA” MARTINEZ
Co-Founder, Institute for Multi-Racial Justice
Humanitarian Award

2006

Federico Peña
Politics and Social Action Award

Jose B. Cuellar, Ph.D.
Dr. Loco & The Rockin' Jalapeño Band
Art and Culture

Anthony P. Ibarra
Business & Community Development

Pierre Jimenez
Education

Anthony Garcia
Human Rights & Social Justice

Anna Jo Haynes
Humanitarian Award

2005
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ARTS LITERATURE AND CULTURE: Lupe Ontiveros
BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Zenon Ferrufino
EDUCATION: Lucia Guzman
HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: Mary & Carrrie Dan
POLITICS AND SOCIAL ACTION: Senator Ken Salazar
HUMANITARIAN: Cleo Parker Robinson

2004
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ARTS LITERATURE AND CULTURE: Jose Maria DeLeon Hernandez
BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Ann Padilla
EDUCATION: Christine Johnson
HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: Rigoberta Menchu
POLITICS AND SOCIAL ACTION: Toney Anaya

2003
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2002
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