IN 1976, BORICUA COLLEGE HELD THE FIRST COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION FOR ITS FIRST THREE GRADUATES. ONE OF THEM, WAS LORENZA AUREA CARRASQUILLO

LORENZA CARRASQUILLO WAS BORN IN PUERTO RICO AND IN 1952, MARRIED JESÚS MANUEL CARRASQUILLO. THEY HAD FIVE DAUGHTERS, AND IN 1968 THE FAMILY MOVED TO EAST NEW YORK AREA IN BROOKLYN.

ONE DAY, LORENZA HEARD THAT UNIVERSIDAD - BORICUA COLLEGE WAS BEING CREATED IN BROOKLYN AND HAVING A DEEP DESIRE FOR EDUCATION, SHE ENROLLED IN THE VERY FIRST CLASS, WHILE CONTINUING TO RAISE HER DAUGHTERS WITH THE HELP OF HER HUSBAND, JESÚS MANUEL.

LORENZA’S COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION IS REFLECTED IN THAT ALL HER FIVE DAUGHTERS COMPLETED ACADEMIC DEGREES.

DURING JUNE 2023 LORENZA’S DAUGHTER, DR. INES CARRASQUILLO ESTABLISHED A SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN HONOR OF HER PARENTS. THE FUND IS TO BE USED TO AWARD ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000 TO STUDENTS APPLYING OR ENROLLED AT THE COLLEGE WHO EXEMPLIFIES LORENZA’S UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS AS A MOTHER AND COMMITMENT TO HER EDUCATION.