AAHHE Sylvia Hurtado University Faculty Award

The AAHHE Sylvia Hurtado University Faculty Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated excellence in both research and teaching and has provided significant contributions to their respective academic disciplines. The AAHHE University Faculty is now named for Dr. Sylvia Hurtado. You may see Dr. Hurtado's biography and photo here

2024 AAHHE Sylvia Hurtado University Faculty Award Recipients 

Cristobal Salinas, Jr., PhD
Associate Professor
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology Department
Florida Atlantic University

Cristóbal Salinas Jr., Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Educational Leadership and Research Methodology Department at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Education.  He is also the founder and former editor-in-chief of the Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity. And serves as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. Dr. Salinas has published more than 79 manuscripts in print, including 6 books, and has delivered over 250 lectures. His prolific writing and research has illuminated the importance of understanding and addressing Latino/a/x student identity and development, and made Salinas sought after by media outlets such as CNN, NBC News, NPR, Telemundo, National Review, Chemistry World, Good Morning America, and the Chronicle in Higher Education. The New York Times said his research is “futuristic,” and Diverse Issues in Higher Education said, “Salinas’ a rising star in academe, [and] An expert on Latinx students in college,” in their special issue where he was named one of the top 15 scholars of the year. A distinguished scholar and advocate, Salinas has been awarded over 30 international and national awards for his commitment to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

List of past recipients of the AAHHE University Faculty Award:

  • 2023 Gina Garcia, PhD and Gilberto Rosas, PhD
  • 2022 Gilberto Conchas, PhD and Kristine Molina, PhD
  • 2021 Veronica Terriquez, PhD
  • 2020 Adriana Briscoe
  • 2019 Antonio A. Garcia
  • 2018 Karen Lozano
  • 2018 Erika Camacho
  • 2017 Armando Martinez-Cruz
  • 2016 Frederick Luis Aldama
  • 2015 Estela Bensimon
  • 2014 Aida Hurtado
  • 2013 Margarita Calderon
  • 2012 Cynthia Feliciano
  • 2011 Sylvia Hurtado
  • 2010 George J. Sanchez
  • 2009 Denise A. Segura
  • 2008 Alberta M. Gloria
  • 2007 John Alderete
  • 2006 Jorge Chapa and Marta Tienda
  • 2005 Patricia Gándara
  • 2004 Raymond V. Padilla
  • 2003 Rogelio Saenz
  • 2002 Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola
  • 2001 Virginia Sánchez-Karroll
  • 2000 Yvonne Enid González Rodriguez
  • 1999 Kris Gutiérrez
  • 1998 Edna Acosta-Belén
  • 1997 Laura Rendón
  • 1996 Gloria Bonilla-Santiago
  • 1995 Rolando Hinojosa Smith
  • 1994 Frank Bonilla
  • 1993 Arturo Madrid
  • 1992 Paul Roldán
  • 1991 Sonia Nieto
  • 1990 Mari-Luci Jaramillo
  • 1989 Frank Talamantes
  • 1988 Piedad Robertson
  • 1987 Flora Mancuso Edwards