Recognizing Marcela Merced Pena, a student at United High School, for being awarded a Merit Award of $130,000 at The Catholic University of America in Washington DC. Marcela will commit to the game of tennis for the next four years while pursuing her degree in medicine. She has been playing tennis since she was 4 years old and her dream was to play collegiate tennis. She is very proud to be able to represent her hometown of Laredo, TX in Washington, D.C. both in academics and athletics.

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Amount

$130K

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no end date published in this record

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award

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Committee

City Council

Introduced

May 14, 2025

On agenda

May 19, 2025