Gary and Eleanor Shumaker Endowed Scholarship for a High School History Instructor/Scholar History and Art History

Cesar Cordova is a history undergraduate at George Mason University. Born in Texas and raised in Miami, Cesar’s upbringing encompasses the “best” parts of American culture. Hoping to impart onto his colleagues that we should embrace our absurd history, but to never forget to have empathy towards others. An author that has inspired how Cesar looks at life and history is Hunter S. Thompson, who once wrote, “If you’re going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you’re going to be locked up.” Cesar Cordova is currently in the secondary education master’s program.