Lauro Fred Cavazos (born January 4, 1927) is a U.S. educator. In 1988, he was appointed Secretary of Education by President Ronald Reagan, becoming the nation's first Hispanic Cabinet member. He served as Education Secretary from 1988 to 1990, continuing for a year into President George H. W. Bush's term. From 1980 to 1988, he served as President of Texas Tech University, and was the first alumnus to hold the post. In addition, he was also the University's first Hispanic president. He earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Texas Tech in 1949 and 1951, respectively. In 1954, he earned a Ph.D. from Iowa State University. January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the Department of Education. ... Order: 40th President Vice President: George H.W. Bush Term of office: January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989 Preceded by: Jimmy Carter Succeeded by: George H.W. Bush Date of birth: February 6, 1911 Place of birth: Tampico, Illinois Date of death: June 5, 2004 Place of death: Bel-Air... Cabinet meeting on May 16, 2001. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Order: 41st President Vice President: J. Danforth Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush (born June... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Texas Tech University is a doctoral level research university located in Lubbock, Texas, established in 1923 originally as Texas Technological College. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Iowa State University (ISU) is a public land-grant university and space-grant university located in Ames, Iowa. ...
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Lauro F. Cavazos Papers (Texas Tech Archives) (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/ttusw/00035/tsw-00035.html)
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Cavazos was bilingual before he even entered school because he and his siblings were encouraged always to speak only Spanish to his mother and only English to his father.
Cavazos also pushed for parents to be allowed the freedom to send their children to whatever public schools they liked, even if they were across school district lines.
Cavazos wrote that he planned to stay in Washington for only two years but that President Bush, through his chief of staff, John Sununu, asked him in 1990 to resign slightly before Cavazos was ready.
Lauro F. Cavazos was born near Kingsville, Texas in 1927.
Cavazos has 21 honorary degrees, has been honored as Distinguished Alumnus of Texas Tech University and was named “Most Influential Hispanic” in the United States by Hispanic Business.
Currently Dr. Cavazos is a Professor and Director of the Graduate Programs in Public Health Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Tufts University’s School of Medicine in Boston, MA.
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