User:Luisgrendon

Luis Rendon (born 1988) is a Mexican-American journalist and writer originally from Laredo, Texas.

Life and Education
Rendon graduated from Texas Woman's University in 2010 with a B.A. in English with a minor in Music. While at TWU Rendon became a prominent figure on campus while working as a Resident Assistant, becoming the first male student admitted to the TWU Student Leadership Institute and working at the student-run newspaper, The Lasso. It was at The Lasso where Rendon became only the second male editor-in-chief of the publication and reinstated the long defunct arts and literature magazine, The Daedalian. While working at The Lasso Rendon was awarded the Frank W. Buckley Schoalarship for his work in student journalism by the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association. He was also awarded the Outstanding Emerging Leader of the Year Award and Outstanding Leader of the Year Award in 2007 and 2009 respectively by Texas Woman's University.

Rendon briefly interned with Meg Guerra at LareDOS in the summer of 2007 writing on various issues including censorship, education, and religion.

Rendon also graduated from The LeaderShape Institute in Champaign, Illinois in the summer of 2009.

Rendon is currently living in Syracuse, NY and attends the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications where he is pursuing a graduate degree in Magazine, Newspaper, and Online Journalism.