News & Awards
TexPREP has received numerous state and national awards, along with citations as a model program. They include:
2006
Best Practices in K-12 Science Education Compendium, Bayer Corporation
2005
Premier Pre-College Programs, helping teachers and engineers to strengthen the STEM skills of young people (San Antonio PREP)
Recognition from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
April 2004
What It Takes: PreK-12 Design Principles to Broaden Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics for the Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST) Project
Citation - a Congressional blue ribbon panel on best practices in PreK-12 education to increase the participation of girls, members of underrepresented minority groups, and students with disabilities in the fields of science, engineering, and technology
October 2002
Texas Higher Education Star Award
February 2001
Quality Education for Minorities Network, Exemplary MSE Education Partnership Award
January 2001
Texas Governor’s Special Commission on 21st Century Colleges and Universities; Higher Education in the 21st Century – Moving Every Texan Forward
Citation - TexPREP is recognized as a model to promote the development of PreK-16 programs in college preparatory studies, especially advanced Math, English, Science, and Computer Classes”
October 1999
U.S. Department of Education White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans publication What Works for Latino Youth
Citation - TexPREP
September 1997
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring
San Antonio PREP