City Living - March 5, 2016
Award for Book Fair president
In the presence of U.S. Consul General Tayna Anderson, the Instituto Cultural Mexico Norteamericano (ICMN) presented their Educational and culture Merit Medal to Raul Padilla, the long-serving president of Guadalajara’s International Book Fair and International Film Festival. “(Padilla’s) work has allowed the Universidad de Guadalajara to assume a leadership role, not only in Mexico but internationally.” A former rector of the university, Padilla still wields significant influence in other areas of the public university, the second largest in Mexico. Receiving the award, he said he was “proud” to have contribute toward “shared values, diversity, disposition for change, mutual understanding and artistic creativity.”