In Memory

Charles Edward Shipe, '26, '33, of Port Arthur, Texas, Dec. 28, 1998
Robert Roy McCorkle, '32, of Albuquerque, Dec. 20, 1998
Natalia Miller, '40, of Las Cruces, March 25, 1999
James Wiley Gilstrap, '48, of Las Cruces, Feb. 15, 1999
John T. White, '52, of Las Cruces, Jan. 31, 1999
Marguerite Roberts, '56, of Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 22, 1998
James L. Davenport, '57, of Albuquerque, Feb. 14, 1999
J.R. Hall, '57, Nov. 13, 1998
Roman (Ray) Pacheco, '65, of Las Cruces, April 5, 1999
Robert Roudebush, '66, of Roswell, N.M., April 4, 1999
Thomas L. (Tom) Eby, '75, of Camarillo, Calif., Dec. 31, 1998
Gary William Willis, '79, of Las Cruces, April 8, 1999
Helen A. Stebbins, '91, of Las Cruces, Feb. 14, 1999
Beverly D. Bassford, of Ocean City, Calif., April 16, 1999
Andy Lou Lujan, of Albuquerque, March 27, 1999
Teresa G. Bradley, of Alamogordo, Feb. 12, 1999
Ellen "Tommye" White Vaughan, of Farmington, N.M., March 15, 1999

Births

Ray Duke, '81, '85, and Jane Sherman Duke, '82, '85, a daughter, Sara Marie, March 3, 1998
Roy Fitzgerald, '84, and Jamie Sullivan Fitzgerald, '86, a daughter, Clare Louise, Oct. 25, 1998
Shannan Campbell Usiak, '85, and Wayne Usiak of Tijeras, N.M., a son, Kyle Vincent, Nov. 21, 1998,
Paul (Pablo) A. Sanchez, '88, and Joanne Sanchez of Mandeville, La., a son, Aaron Paul, March 11, 1999
Roger Z. Beal, '88, '89, and Sonje (Sollid) Beal, '89, twin girls, Rachel Ray and Rebecca Lynn
Roderick D. Sanchez, '88, and Jacqueline Parker Sanchez, '92, of Colorado Springs, Colo., a daughter, Mikaela Marie, Dec. 27, 1998
Derrill Pruitt, '89, and Karen Michael of Friendswood, Texas, a daughter, Addison Brooke, May 1, 1998
Kerby Lampton, '90, and Lynnette Morrow Lampton, '91, of Chandler, Ariz., a daughter, Lynnee Nicole, Aug., 12, 1998
Kurt Kunzler, '91, and Kirsten Doutt Kunzler, '91, of Danville, Calif., a son, Kyler Bryce, Jan. 17, 1999
Rebecca (Beatty) O'Malia, '91, and Michael O'Malia, of Albuquerque, a son, Ryan David, Nov. 18, 1998

Marriages

Jo Galvan, '80, '81, to Don Nash
Bronwyn Leamon, '89, to Alan Campbell
Maria Telles-McGeagh, '93, to Bill Cortez
John D. Ebaugh, '95, to Danielle Lee Ayers, '96
Christina A. Calderon-Griffin, '95, to Philip Wesley Pohl
Camille Collette Sanchez, '95, to Alfred Rivera, '97

Frances Hernandez, 1926-1999

Frances Hernandez, who taught literature at NMSU from 1965-67, died March 27 in Las Cruces. She is survived by her husband, NMSU civil engineering professor John W. Hernandez.

She was born April 6, 1926, in Webster Groves, Mo. She was faculty adviser for Mortar Board when it was initiated at NMSU. She earned master's degrees from Purdue University and the University of New Mexico, where she also received her doctorate in comparative literature.

Her teaching career spanned more than 40 years, the last 30 on the faculty of the English department at the University of Texas-El Paso. She was appointed professor emerita in 1997.

Her research and publication interests focused on world literature, particularly the translation of important works from Spanish into English.

H. Ralph Stucky, 1905-1999

H. Ralph Stucky, the first director of the Water Resources Research Institute at NMSU, died March 9 at the age of 94. Stucky organized and chaired the first New Mexico Water Conference in 1956 and continued to chair annual conferences through 1971. He was appointed director of the WRRI when it was established in 1964 and held the position until 1971. The WRRI building is named Stucky Hall in his honor. "It's pretty hard to overestimate his impact" on water resource issues, said former NMSU President Gerald Thomas.

Stucky

Stucky was instrumental in promoting federal legislation, which was introduced by New Mexico Sen. Clinton P. Anderson and Rep. Thomas C. Morris, establishing water resources research centers, Thomas said. New Mexico's WRRI was the first center funded under the Water Resources Research Act.

Stucky was a director of the National Universities Council on Water Research and received a presidential commendation for national contributions.

A native of Montana, Stucky got his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota. He came to NMSU in 1954 as professor and head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business.

Roy F. Goddard, 1919-1999

New Mexico physician Roy F. Goddard, '40, died Feb. 5 at the age of 79.

Goddard was the son of NMSU professor Ralph Goddard, who started KOB radio station at NMSU in the 1920s.

A Mesilla Park, N.M., native, Roy Goddard received his undergraduate chemistry degree from NMSU and earned his medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in New York in 1949.

In 1952, he returned to Albuquerque and specialized in pediatric allergy and chest disease for the next 30 years.

Goddard was president and medical director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Associates in Albuquerque. He also had his own private pediatric allergy and chest disease practice. He invented and developed the Goddard Bennett Lovelace infant resuscitator.

James W. Field, 1913-1999

Jimmy Field poses with the "Black Steamer" in 1996. Photo by Dennis Daily

James W. "Jimmy" Field, '38, longtime caretaker of NMSU's "Black Steamer," died Jan. 30 at the age of 85. After attending high school in Magdalena, N.M., he graduated from then New Mexico A&M with his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He worked as an engineer for NMSU's Physical Plant, the U.S. Boundary Commission, El Paso Natural Gas and Alamogordo Army Air Base (now Holloman Air Force Base), before returning to teach in NMSU's College of Engineering in 1946. Although he taught students in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and engineering technology, Field was best known for

restoring and caring for an antique steam car called the "Black Steamer." He was pictured in the December 1998 issue of Aggie Panorama when he returned to NMSU for the recently restored steamer's rededication.

50s

Paul E. Richards, '51, and Bernice (Owens) Richards, of Hobbs celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this year.
Dr. John Hal Hopson, '55, of Silver City, N.M., was honored as Grant County Citizen of the Year.
Col. Donald R. Perkins, '55, now retired, was awarded the 1998 Alan Weaver Hazelton Award by the Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem.
Richard I. Tweetor, '59, of Prescott, Ariz., is retired from Lockheed-Martin Advanced Development Programs Division.

60s

Ray Garde, '63, is the new deputy operations manager at Benchmark Environmental Corp. in Los Alamos, N.M.
Carol Bernstein, '66, of Albuquerque, received the 1999 High Noon Chapter Woman of the Year award. Carol is owner of Real Assets Real Estate.
Baxter Black, '66, of Benson, Ariz., a cowboy poet and humorist, returned to his hometown of Las Cruces in May for a benefit performance at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum.
Darwin Rooker, '68, is a loan representative heading the Bank of the Rio Grande Loan Production Office in Hatch, N.M.
Ralph W. "Buddy" Cortese, '69, of Fort Sumner, N.M., is vice chairman of the Farm Credit Bank of Texas.
Col. Jack R. Fox, '69, of Roswell, N.M., is commandant of cadets at the New Mexico Military Institute.

70s

Carlos Viramontes, '70, of Deming, N.M., is superintendent of Deming Public Schools and was inducted into the New Mexico Activities Association Hall of Fame.
Ray Burrola, '71, of Roswell, N.M., is principal of Roswell Goddard High School and a member of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. He also received the Teaching Excellence Award from the Roswell Independent School District.
Dr. Don W. Cleveland, '72, professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego, received the $25,000 Sheila Essay Prize from the American Association of Neurology.
Capt. David H. Lehman, '72, of San Diego, Calif., reported for duty at the Air Reserve Naval Air Station, North Island.
Mike Trujillo, '72, of Silver City, N.M., is vice president of commercial lending at AmBank.
James L. Gabbard, '73, of Albuquerque, works for the water resources division of Molzen-Corbin and Associates.
Dr. Emily Tobey, '73, of Dallas, Texas, is featured in the University of Texas at Dallas Network for her research at the Dallas Center for Communication Disorders.
Roger Larsen, '74, of Albuquerque, manages advertising and promotional strategies for the Public Service Company of New Mexico.
Steve Brown, '75, is executive vice president of Bank of the Rio Grande in Las Cruces. He also serves on the bank's board of directors.
Bennie Forister, '75, is director of laboratory operations at Menlo Park in Fort Worth, Texas.
Joe Hidalgo, '75, is a Southwestern artist in Las Cruces. Philip L. Mims, '75, is a Premiere Service Agent for Allstate Insurance in Albuquerque.

Solis

Enrique Solis, '75, of San Antonio, Texas, president of Palo Alto College, has been named to three boards of directors: the Governing Board of Southwest General Hospital; the Advisory Board of Directors of the Southwestern Bell Branch YMCA; and the Board of Directors of the Southside Council of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. Eddie Gallegos, '76, is a branch manager for Fort Bliss Federal Credit Union in Las Cruces. He also is a member of the board of directors for the NMSU Foundation. Jeff Guide, '77, is director of the Soil and Water Conservation District in Prince William County, Va. Joel M. Stoltzfus, '77, of Mesilla, N.M., received the 1998 Robert J. Painter Memorial Award for his NASA-White Sands Test Facility work on Compatibility and Sensitivity of Materials in Oxygen Enriched Atmospheres.

Stoltzfus

Mike Walsh, '78, of Nashville, Tenn., received a Federal Excellence in Managed Care Award. Jon W. Jones, '79, of Tijeras, N.M., is a member of the board of directors of New Mexico One Call System Inc. He represents gas distribution companies in the state. Robert L. Lopez, '79, is safeguards and security training manager with the Security Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cheri Tillman, '79, of Albuquerque, is president of TradeWorks and has been nominated for National Member of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners, northern New Mexico chapter.

80s

David C. Chavez, '80, is a Los Lunas, N.M., attorney and president of the Board of Trustees for Sierra Health Care.
Frederick Shunkamolah, '80, is superintendent for the Shiprock, N.M., Alternative Schools.
Alden C. Tombaugh, '80, is executive president and senior lender at Sierra Bank in Las Cruces.
Steve Castillo, '81, a management and economics instructor at the University of New Mexico-Valencia campus, recently designed Business Savvy, a computer simulation and training program.
Dawn Nelson, '81, is principal of Stone Elementary School in Hobbs, N.M.
Dr. Philip Owens, '81, is an anesthesiologist in Las Cruces.
Anna Perez-Wright, '82, is development associate at Diocese of Las Cruces Pastoral Center.
LaNelda Rolley, '82, of Clovis, N.M., is deputy secretary for the New Mexico Department of Tourism.
David Day, '83, of Las Cruces, is principal at San Andres High School.
Melony J. Harper, '83, of Albuquerque, is an assistant district attorney in the 2nd Judicial District.
Oliver Abeyta, '84, owns Linda Vista Photography in Las Vegas, N.M.
Alicia Aguilar, '84, of El Paso, Texas, is an account executive with Perrault and Associates
Sandra J. Clinton, '84, is an Albuquerque Metropolitan Court judge.
David Belcher, '85, of New York, N.Y., is a free-lance travel writer, theater critic and graphic artist.
Michael D. Cheney, '85, is president of Norwest Bank in Alamogordo, N.M.
Karen A. Edwards, '85, of Los Alamos, N.M., is a commissioner for the New Mexico Commission for the Blind.
Ronald Grannis, '85, of Las Cruces, is a lieutenant in the Adams County Sheriff's Department in Brighton, Colo.
Laurie Shaw, '87, of Monticello, Ark., is director of counseling at the University of Arkansas-Monticello Assessment Center.
Roberta Scott, '89, of Belen, N.M., is manager of the Small Business Development Center at the UNM-Valencia campus.

90s

Nicole Hobby, '90, is regional vice president of field marketing and sales for Field Entertainment Inc. in Washington, D.C.
Rodney Johnson, '90, of Cranberry Township, Pa., is an IBM regional manager for the Great Lakes area.
Anthony C Armijo, '91, is a special agent with the FBI in Phoenix, Ariz.
Lyle Cole, '91, of Carlsbad, N.M., is on the All-American Team of the American Funds Group of mutual funds.
Alexander Garth, '91, of Las Cruces, opened Zia Shadows, a manufactured home community.
Gerald T. Hamilton, '91, works with Texas Instruments in Dallas, Texas.
Alison Hill, '91, is national program manager of Grassland Ecology Research with the U.S. Forest Service in Washington, D.C.
Stephanie Bailey, '92, a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, is on a multinational exercise in the Mediterranean and Baltic Sea aboard the USNS Comfort.
Beth Brunk, '92, will join the faculty at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., this fall as an assistant professor.
Mike Holzwarth, '92, is global sales manager for W.F. Mickey Body Company in High Point, N.C.
Fred Lillibridge, '92, is director of institutional effectiveness and information services with Dona Ana Branch Community College in Las Cruces.
Robert Love, '92, is vice president and information systems manager at Carlsbad National Bank in Carlsbad, N.M.
Eva McCollaum, '92, of Roswell, N.M., had her poem, "I Wonder How the Marines Are Treating Him," published in the Flint Hills Review.
Fred Owensby, '92, is a counselor with the Small Business Development Center in Grants, N.M.
Jamey L. Simpson-Rickman, '92, is communications specialist at Las Cruces Public Schools.
Frank Kirker, '93, is a professional Sabre agent with Roadrunner Travel in Las Cruces.
James A. Maes, '93, is the director for the New Mexico Highlands University Center at Rio Rancho.
David Giuliani, '94, is editor of the Deming Headlight.
Keith Nix, '94, of Silver City, N.M., is region engineering coordinator for the Texas-New Mexico Power Co. in the company's Mountain Region.
Theresa Halbrooks, '95, is special events and charitable promotions coordinator for Service Merchandise in Brentwood, Tenn.
Robert Hill, '95, is a deputy attorney with the Socorro County District Attorney's Office.
Clay McCauley, '95, of Pine Hill, N.M., is a regional director for the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau.
Jeff Rivera, '95, is a rangeland management specialist with the Gila National Forest, Black Range Ranger District in Silver City, N.M.
Jennifer L. Slightom, '95, of Bettendof, Iowa, is tax supervisor with Pulakos and Alongi LTD.
David M. Bair, '96, of Round Rock, Texas, is a member of the Outstanding Young Americans 1998.
Michael Gutierrez, '96, graduated from the Border Patrol Training Academy in Charleston, S.C.
Tom McDonald, '96, of Albuquerque, is on the Finance Committee of the New Mexico Governor's Commission on Higher Education.
Tonya Senne, '96, is principal of Sunshine Elementary School in Deming, N.M.
Mike St. John, '96, is a science teacher and athletic trainer at Cibola High School in Albuquerque.
Bonnie Braden, '97, is principal at McCoy Elementary School in Aztec, N.M.
Noemi Garcia, '97, is in the primary health care program at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.
Tom McCarter, '97, of Las Cruces, is on the sales team at PTS Office System.
Cynthia Ott-Askew, '97, is director of annual giving at the Memorial Medical Center Foundation in Las Cruces.
John R. Galvan, '98, of Las Cruces, is general manager for the Fairfield Inn by Marriot.
Stephanie Gutierrez, '98, of Albuquerque, is a programmer analyst for the County of Bernalillo.
Misty Michelle Hein, '98, is a credit manager with Norwest Financial in El Paso, Texas.
Holly Lujan, '98, of Torreon, N.M., is an operations manager with the Marriott Corp.
Matthew T. Martinez, '98, of Albuquerque, is a staff accountant in the Firms Audit Department at Henderson, Black and Co. Cindy Moody, '98, is volleyball coach at Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, N.M.

Kaczmarek wins Darnall award

Margaret "Peggy" Kaczmarek, '78, '83, who in recent years led NMSU's counseling psychology program to accreditation, received the 1999 Dennis Darnall Faculty Achievement Award in April. The $2,000 award recognizes outstanding achievements in teaching, research and service at NMSU. Kaczmarek is an associate professor in the counseling and educational psychology department. Under Kaczmarek's leadership, the College of Education's counseling psychology program received a three-year accreditation in 1995 by the American Psychological Association. In 1998, the doctoral program received a seven-year re-accreditation.

Kaczmarek

The Darnall award was established by family and friends of the late Dennis Darnall, who was known for his work as an NMSU teacher, researcher and administrator, and as an entrepreneur and civic leader.

McQueen receives Crouch award

Janet (Moore) McQueen, '69, an NMSU University Communications administrative secretary, has been selected as this year's recipient of the Ralph B. Crouch Award. McQueen was honored in April for her contributions to NMSU. Consideration for the Crouch award is based solely on the person's outstanding contributions within the university. Contributions can range from one event to a career with the university. McQueen has worked at NMSU for 18 years and has been at University Communications for nearly 10 years. She earned a bachelor's degree in education from NMSU.

McQueen

The endowment for the Crouch award was established in 1988 by friends and relatives of the late Ralph B. Crouch, who served as mathematical sciences department head and graduate school associate dean at NMSU.