Awards and Honors
- University of Maryland, Department of Government & Politics Teaching Assistantship, 1997 - 1999
- University of Maryland, College of Behavioral & Social Sciences Fellowship, 1995 - 1997
- David M. Kennedy Center for International & Area Studies Scholarship, 1990 - 1991
- Leadership Scholarship, 1986 - 1987
- Sigma Delta Pi, National Hispanic Honor Society, 1989
- Phi Eta Sigma, National Freshman Honor Society, 1986