Manuel P. Berrizabal was born in San Antonio, Texas but he grew up in Independence, Missouri. His father came to the United States in 1910 from Durango, Mexico; his mother is of German descent. His parents only could support him with a little bit of money. Neither he’s mom nor dad went to college, he was the first one in the family to attend. He said he developed a love for math at a very young age. He’s middle school teacher choose small group of promising math students and prepared them for the scholarship competition at the prestigious De La Salle Academy. He won a scholarship and attended De La Salle. Berrizabal continued his Educational goals and was awarded the Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Rockhurst College in 1952; a Master of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Notre Dame in 1956; and a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1961. PREP is currently conducted at 8 college campuses located in San Antonio as well as 15 other college sites throughout 13 other cities in Texas. In its 20 summers of operation, over 7500 middle and high school students have completed at least one summer of San Antonio PREP. Of these students, 5300 have been Hispanic. The high school graduation rate of PREP participants has been 99.9%, the college entrance rate is 92%, and their college graduation rate is 87%. Of the college graduates, 53% have majored in science and engineering. Moreover, San Antonio PREP in the past year received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring and a La Promesa Program Award from the National Latino Children's Institute. Berrizabal wife of 23 years, the former Maria Antonietta Rodriguez, was a member of the San Antonio City Council 1981-1991 and is widely known locally for her commitment to the community. It is this sentiment that keeps the 67-year-old professor and director from retiring and continuing to work for the promotion of young...