UTM to host former attorney general
Issue date: 10/14/09 Section: Campus News
Gonzales has a long record of public service and has served on numerous boards, including the Big Brothers and Sisters, Catholic Charities, the State Bar of Texas and the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast. He served as Houston Hispanic Bar Association president, Leadership Houston president and as Houston Hispanic Forum president. Among his numerous honors and awards are his recognition as the Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas by the Texas Young Lawyers Association in 1992 and as Latino Lawyer of the Year by the Hispanic National Bar Association in 1999. In 2002, he was recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus of Rice University by the Association of Rice Alumni and with the Harvard Law School Association Award by the Harvard Law School Association.
"Alberto Gonzales is definitely a prototypical American success story," said Dr. Dan McDonough, UT Martin Honors Program director. "The son of a Mexican immigrant who never finished grade school, he was the first member of his family to attend college and received degrees from Rice University and Harvard Law School. Rising in the political world as a protégé of President Bush, he served in several prominent positions and was even on the short list for appointment to the United States Supreme Court, before serving as the first Hispanic attorney general of the United States. His policies were controversial in a very controversial period in American History."
"Alberto Gonzales is definitely a prototypical American success story," said Dr. Dan McDonough, UT Martin Honors Program director. "The son of a Mexican immigrant who never finished grade school, he was the first member of his family to attend college and received degrees from Rice University and Harvard Law School. Rising in the political world as a protégé of President Bush, he served in several prominent positions and was even on the short list for appointment to the United States Supreme Court, before serving as the first Hispanic attorney general of the United States. His policies were controversial in a very controversial period in American History."
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