From San Diego, California, Dr. Antonia Coello Novello, renowned Puerto Rican physician and 14th Surgeon General of the United States.Surgeon General of the United States, the first woman and the first Hispanic to hold this historic position, was distinguished with important international literary awards for her autobiographical book "Duty Calls / Cuando el deber llama", co-written with author and engineer Jill S. Tietjen, an outstanding advocate of women’s leadership.