Governor Tim Kaine to Address Audience and Present Student Keynote Speaker at Gala

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Virginia Governor Tim Kaine today confirmed that he will introduce Mauricio Ayala as the student keynote speaker at the 15th Annual Hispanic College Fund Scholarship Awards Gala on October 17, 2008, at the J.W. Marriott. Governor Kaine will recognize Ayala as a Latino role model who inspires students and scholarship sponsors from across the nation. Ayala emigrated from El Salvador six years ago. Having transitioned from English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to advanced courses, he is currently a first year at the University of Virginia. He received a Hispanic College Fund Scholarship in 2008 and was recently notified that he was selected to participate in Hispanic Young Professionals -- a highly competitive leadership development program held in D.C. that precedes the gala -- and that... [read full story]