{"id":6940,"date":"2024-04-01T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=6940"},"modified":"2024-04-01T12:00:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:00:41","slug":"utrgv-professor-honored-with-2024-hispanic-women-making-history-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/utrgv-professor-honored-with-2024-hispanic-women-making-history-award\/","title":{"rendered":"UTRGV Professor Honored with 2024 Hispanic Women Making History Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ariana Gallardo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-29-at-1.53.10-PM-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-29-at-1.53.10-PM-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-29-at-1.53.10-PM-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-29-at-1.53.10-PM-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-29-at-1.53.10-PM-1536x853.png 1536w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-29-at-1.53.10-PM.png 1566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ariana Gallardo \/ Vaquero Radio<br>Assistant professor of practice in the UTRGV Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship Sylvia Robles giving a V\u2019s up after a zoom interview with Ariana Gallardo on March 28.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/finishedwoman_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Assistant professor of practice in the UTRGV Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship Sylvia Robles, has been awarded the 2024 Hispanic Women Making History honor by the Hispanic Women Network of Texas RGV Chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robles was recognized for her dedication to empowering young Hispanic women and men in pursuing their academic and professional goals. 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