SMU announced the of the Santos Rodriguez Memorial Endowed Scholarship slightly more than 50 years after a Dallas police officer fatally shot 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez on July 24, 1973.
The scholarship was established as part of a partnership between SMU’s human rights program, the Latino Center for Leadership Development, and Rodriguez’s family, including his mother, Bessie, and brother, David.
A story about this scholarship and memorial made former deputy editor Rachel Snyder’s list of favorite stories from this year.
(READ: All our favorites of 2023)
