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Awards and Recognition

Tony Elizondo

Homegrown Leader, Educator, Farmer, Media Producer 

  • 2006-2009: Houston Association of Hispanic Media Professionals (HAHMP) Scholarship 
     

  • 2006-2010: Houston Chronicle Journalism Scholarship 
     

  • 2006-2010: Beatrice Lytle-Betty Scottish Brigade Alumnae Scholarship 
     

  • 2006: W. I. Stevenson Memorial Scholarship sponsored by The Rotary Club in Harrisburg 
     

  • 2006: United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation Houston Youth Entrepreneurship BizFest Scholarship 
     

  • 2008: “Harvest Mandala Food Drive” film accepted into The Cohen New Works Festival
     

  • 2008: The James Alan Cox Foundation for Student Photographers Video Scholarship 
     

  • 2009: Screening of Students of the World film at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York 
     

  • 2009: The National Association of Hispanic Journalist Rubén Salazar Scholarship 
     

  • 2010: Feeding Austin selected to appear on KLRU-TV, Austin PBS 
     

  • 2010: Austin History Center, choose Our Guadalupe to be screened on East Austin tour bus 
     

  • 2010: First Place, Video for Online News, "Equestrian Journey.” Awarded by The Columbia Scholastic Press Association 
     

  • 2010: Second Place, Video for Online News, “Fashion Senior draws inspiration from her mother.” Awarded by The Columbia Scholastic Press Association 
     

  • 2010: First Place, Multimedia Presentation, “University of Texas Fashion 2009.” Awarded by The Columbia Scholastic Press Association 
     

  • 2010: Radio-Television-Film Undergraduate Travel Award from the University of Texas at Austin 
     

  • 2011: "Our Guadalupe" selected for screening at the 14th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
     

  • 2015: National Environmental Justice Conference and Training Program D.C.
     

  • 2015: United States Department of Agriculture, Abraham Lincoln Honors Award for “Diversity, Inclusion, and Outreach”
     

  • 2015: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Urban Pollinator Pocket Garden “Jenkins Garden”
     

  • 2016: National Public Lands Day Grant -Clinton Park
     

  • 2016: Project Learning Tree “From Food Desert to Food Forest”
     

  • 2016: Fruit Tree Orchard and Community Garden Grant -Herman Brown Park
     

  • 2016: U.S. Forest Service, Region 8, Regional Forester’s “Making a Difference” Award 
     

  • 2016: Society of American Foresters House of Delegates Award on Diversity & Inclusion
     

  • 2016: Americas Latino Eco Festival -Youth Summit and Training 
     

  • 2016: “Furr students join hands-on effort to study waterfowl” -Houston Chronicle 
     

  • 2016: “Conservation in the City” National Wildlife Refuge System
     

  • 2016: Green Schools Alliance -Student Conservation Corps & Congress India
     

  • 2016: National Recreation and Park Association Grant - Commit to Health: Youth Ambassadors
     

  • 2017: Super Bowl Tree Planting  -Songwood Park
     

  • 2017: City of Houston Arbor Day -Herman Brown Park
     

  • 2017: Texas A&M University System AgriLife, Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence in Partnership Collaboration Green Ambassadors, Texas A&M Forest Service, and USDA Forest Service
     

  • 2017: National Environmental Justice Conference and Training Program D.C.
     

  • 2018-Present: Youth Hunt Master Program -Furr High School
     

  • 2016-Present: Vocational Department Chair -Furr High School
     

  • 2019-Present: Founder, Director and Producer -HTX Voices
     

  • 2020-Present: SCA/Furr HS Internship Programming 
     

  • 2016-2024: XQ Super School Project, $10 million 
     

  • 2023-2024: Teacher of the Year -Furr High School

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