Past Honorees 2004 – 2024 To date 123 Honorees

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Janie Martinez Gonzalez CPS Energy Board Chair

Rudy D. Garza President & CEO CPS Energy

Marina Alderete Gavito USAA

Patricia S. Castillo Co-Founder P.E.A.C.E.

Juan Tejeda Palo Alto College Mexican American Studies

Anna U. Bustamante ACCD Board District 3 Secretary

Monica Garza HEB

Roland Gutierrez State Representative

Rudy C. Ortiz (Posthumous) Vietnam Era Army & City Council-District 6 &

Adjunct professor San Antonio College

Adalberto “Beto” Camarillo

Gabriel Q. Velasquez

Josie Benavidez

Sarah Ramos

J.D. Salinas, III

Rosa Santana

Olga E. Custodio

Jenna Saucedo-Herrera

Gilbert Becerra, Jr.

Diana Alcocer

Al Suarez

Dr. Felix Almaraz

Denise Rodriguez-Hernandez

Joe Treviño

Al Aguilar

Michael Quintanilla

Colonel Sylvia Sanchez

Maria Antonietta Berriozábal

Rosa Maria Gonzalez, BA, JD, CWLS

Dr. Cynthia Teniente- Matson

Herlinda Sifuentes

Congressman Henry Cuellar

Belinda Menchaca

Pauline Aurora Rubio

Mae Escobar

Angela Salinas

Della Jimenez

Ricardo Ruiz

Dr. Mike Flores

Gabe Farias

Chente Barrera

Maria Lopez De Leon

Senator Carlos Uresti

Renee Flores

Rita Hernandez

Lauro Garza

Patricia Ann Garcia Escobedo Posthumous

Chief Johnny Hernandez

Dr. Gilberto M. Hinojosa

Richard Perez

Cleto M. Rodriguez III

 Mario Lozoya

Jon Hinojosa

Ed D. Garza

Yolanda Arellano Posthumous

Col. Lisa Firmin

Jacqueline Ortiz

Jimmy Garcia Posthumous

John Aleman

Rosie Castro

Sylvia Rodriguez

Ray Lopez

Dr. Norma Cantu

Rosa Rosales

Mike De La Garza

Gil Coronado

Leo Gomez

Richard Ojeda Rey Feo LXIV

Dr. Maria Hernandez Ferrier

Dr. Teresita Aguilar

Oscar J. Ramirez

Raulito Navaira

Representative Joe Farias

General Manuel Ortiz 

Dr. Tessa Martinez Pollack
Lisa Wong

Martha Tijerina

Leonardo "Flaco" Jimenez

Esperanza "Hope" Andrade

Fernando Rey 

General Freddie Valenzuela

Dr. Ana Margarita "Cha" Guzman

Elvira Mungia Cisneros Posthumous

Ramiro A. Cavazos

Teresa Champion

Rudi R. Rodriguez 

Joaquin Castro

Antonio R. Flores, Ph.D.

Josie Garza

Valerie Gonzalez-Handly

Jose Domingo Losoya Posthumous 

Bell Ortiz Posthumous and Juan Ortiz 

Dr. Joe BernalPosthumous -

Beatrice S. Gallego

Fernando Reyes

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ricardo S. Sánchez

Col. Juan Seguín  Posthumous  

Lionel Sosa

Ernesto Ancira

Vikki Carr

U.S. Congressman Charles Gonzalez

Raúl Jiménez Posthumous

Jose Antonio Navarro Posthumous

Gloria Rodríguez 

LTC (Ret.) Consuelo Castillo Kickbush

Dr. Francisco G Cigarroa

Tino Durán Posthumous

Jaime Martínez Posthumous

Patti Radle

Jesse Treviño Posthumous

Alexander Briseño

Archbishop Emeritus Patrick Flores 

Dr. William Gonzaba

Olga H. Madrid

Dr. Ricardo Romo

Patsy Torres 

Dr. Manuel Berriozábal

Dr. William Elizondo

Pastor Freddie Posthumous and Ninfa García

Gloria Leal Hernández

Patricia “Pat” Ozuna

Texas Senator Leticia Van de Putte