Very honored to have been presented with an Award of Excellence: Multidisciplinary, by the ESB-Mexican American Cultural Center this weekend. I am touched by the gesture and proud to be in such great company. Thank you to everyone who made this possible and and to the ESB-MACC for the recognition. I am humbled. A few people at the event were affected by my remarks and asked for the text so here it is in it's entirety. --- First, I’d like to congratulate my fellow award rec