Christine Marie Arguello
Inductee Name
Christine Marie Arguello
Place of Birth
Colorado
Date of Birth
1955
Year Inducted
2014
Category
Law & Enforcement
Sponsor
Colorado Bar Association, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, Colorado Women’s Bar Association
Impact
Regional

Born in rural Colorado to a large and very poor family, and steeped in a culture where women had subservient positions, Arguello decided at a very young age that education would be the key to breaking those cultural norms. While managing her legal career and her family with her supportive husband and children, Arguello also stresses the importance of giving back to the community. At the young age of 32 she was the first Latina elected to the Board of Education for Colorado Springs School District 11 and served on the boards of Pikes Peak Legal Services and Pikes Peak United Way and the advisory council of SER Employment for Older Americans. She has held leadership positions on both the Colorado Hispanic and Colorado Women’s Bar Associations. Her passion, however, is mentoring students and young adults at all levels. At KU she founded the KU Law School/Lawrence High School Partnership program and was a co-founder of the Hispanic Network of KU. She has mentored numerous high school, college, law school students, and young lawyers, both informally and through programs like the Circle of Latina Leadership Program. She leads the “Arguello Dream Team,” a group of lawyers who travel across Colorado to speak to students and parents about the importance of education and encourage them to “Dare to Dream Big!” To contact the Dream Team for a presentation in Colorado, go to their website, www.arguellodreamteam.com.