[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11160]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN HONOR OF THE HISPANIC ORGANIZATION OF STUDENTS IN TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETY 
     OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AT NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF 
                               TECHNOLOGY

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 9, 2003

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Hispanic 
Organization of Students in Technology (HOST), the student chapter of 
the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) at the New Jersey 
Institute of Technology (NJIT). They were honored for their outstanding 
achievements at the HOST/SHPE Gala Banquet on April 30, 2003.
  The Hispanic Organization of Students in Technology/Society of 
Hispanic Professional Engineers represents a group of extremely 
talented and dedicated students, who, at a young age, have already 
shown amazing promise and success. Under the leadership of Student 
President Danial Calles, HOST/SHPE attained the second highest 
membership of a Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers student 
chapter nationwide and was responsible for the third-highest attendance 
to the 2002 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Eastern 
Technical Career Conference.
  Moises Cordero, Daniel Nunez, and Randy Weston, three students who 
form the Web Site Competition Team, made new strides for New Jersey 
Institute of Technology and for aspiring students when they won first 
place for the first ever Web Site Competition at the 2002 Society of 
Hispanic Professional Engineers Eastern Technical Career Conference. 
Their success illustrates not only the strength of NJIT, but the drive 
and potential of these promising students.
  Under the guidance of Carlomango Ontaneda, the SHPE chapter advisor 
at NJIT has helped to empower many promising students to achieve their 
goals at NJIT and beyond. As Assistant Director for Recruitment at New 
Jersey Institute of Technology's Educational Opportunity Program, Mr. 
Ontaneda continues to demonstrate his commitment to increasing 
educational opportunities and helping students attain their dreams. He 
was recently the recipient of the Society of Hispanic Professional 
Engineers Eastern Technical Career Conference Higher Education Award.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the achievements of 
Mr. Ontaneda and the talented students of the Hispanic Organization of 
Students in Technology/Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers at 
New Jersey Institute of Technology. I applaud their dedication and 
their success, and wish them the best as they head towards an already 
bright future.

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