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A Public Lecture in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month

"Ingredients for Success: Self Worth, Education, and Access to Technology"
by Dr. Hector Ruiz - November 8, 2000



Rice University President Malcom Gillis introduces Dr. Hector Ruiz.

Dr. Ruiz
Jean Tapia and President Gillis listen to Dr. Ruiz

Approximately 200 people gather for the talk.
 
Anthony Morales from Comerciantes Latinos Unidos de Houston asks Dr. Ruiz a question. Dr. Thomas A. Rabson, Dr. Ruiz's Ph.D advisor
Nella Garcia, Rice student Dr. Ruiz and Dr. Tapia listen to a question posed by one of the attendees.
Dr. Ruiz and President Gillis after the lecture Dr. Sidney Burrus, Dean of George R. Brown School of Engineering, and Dr. Ruiz listen to a high school student's question.
Dr. Tapia introduces the Mariachi MECA.
Becky Tapia together with the Mariachi MECA entertain the audience with traditional Hispanic songs.



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