Donor: 'Everyone I met helped me out'

Fiske

William Clay Fiske, an Aggie halfback from 1932-36, still has passion for NMSU athletics. Each year he travels from his home in El Paso to nearly every Aggie basketball and football game - home and away. That's a lot of miles for a man who came to NMSU before it was NMSU. "I came here from California in 1932," Fiske said. "There wasn't much out here then. But I was so happy to be in college." Fiske, owner and chairman of Southwestern Industrial Contractors and Riggers Inc. of El Paso, has lent a healthy helping hand to NMSU athletics over the years. His generosities include building a canopied camera deck on top of the press box at Aggie Memorial Stadium, adding two end zone

camera decks to the stadium's scoreboard structure, providing the football coaching staff with high-rise watch towers and installing solid oak bannisters in the players' lounge at the stadium field house.

To formally recognize and thank Fiske, and other significant donors, the NMSU athletic department recently established the Fiske Award which will be presented to donors "For their unwavering support of NMSU athletics." Clay Fiske was recognized with the first Fiske Award during halftime of the Oct. 17 Aggie football game vs. Colorado State.

Athletics aren't the only beneficiary of Fiske's generosity. He and his wife, the former Rosemay Hudson of El Paso, have established the Fiske Family Scholarship. The academic scholarship is given annually to an NMSU civil engineering student.

Why the generosity?

"I was just an old country boy when I first came to Las Cruces," Fiske said. "My folks didn't have any money. When I came to school here everyone I met helped me out in some way. Some friends of mine here let me sleep for free in an old wooden barracks and I showered at the gym. Now I want to give something back to this university."

"He's done a lot for this department," said Herb Taylor, NMSU associate athletic director for internal operations. "Financially, when a booster wants to do things like that for our athletic programs, it's a big savings to the department."

"I feel like I owe it to the university for helping me achieve my dreams," Fiske said. "I wish more people felt that way."

Dan Trujillo, '92

IN MEMORY
John Curtis McCan, '29, of Eugene, Ore., July 28, 1998
Mary Louise Cornett Elsass, '33, of Wellington, Kan., Dec. 25, 1997
Morris A. "Happy" Trogstad, '35, of Las Cruces, Aug. 29, 1998
Donald H. Wiese, '35, of Mesilla Park, July 15, 1998
Luther Hill Jr., '37, of Metairie, La., June 25, 1997
Thomas Daeuble, '39, of El Paso, Texas, June 18, 1998
Rosalie King Colwell, '40, of Hereford, Texas, May 10, 1998
Dewey W. Powell, '40, of Grande, Ariz., Dec. 1, 1998
Frank Kros III, '42, of Granbury, Texas, June 23, 1998
Robert F. Brashar, '47, of Chama, N.M., July 4, 1998
Melvin W. McGuire, '47 of Las Cruces, July 26, 1998
James A. Leger, '48 of Las Vegas, N.M., May 27, 1998
Charles Hulbert Provine, '49, of Las Cruces, July 20, 1998
Cripulo A. Diaz Sr., '50, of Las Cruces, June 2, 1998
Mary Doris Wright Gardenhire, '50, of Las Cruces, June 2, 1998
Melvin E. Tays, '50, of Alamogordo, N.M., June 10, 1998
Genevieve Darlene Henderson Wofford, '50, of Las Cruces, July 16, 1996
Lewis C. Smith, '55, of Lanham, Md., July 11, 1998
Bill Campbell, '56, of Artesia, N.M., Aug. 10, 1998
Helen L. Pickett, '57 of Crestone, Colo., Sept. 6, 1998
Foye L. Dahl, '58, of Albuquerque, April 5, 1998
Elijah Vaughn Triplett, '59, of Richmond, Va., Nov. 11, 1997
Paul F. Pyburn Jr., '60, of Sacramento, Calif., July 5, 1998
Daniel B. Richardson, '62, of Saint Charles, Mo., Jan. 4, 1998
Gerald Don Harral, '63, of Odessa, Texas, July 29, 1998
Troy Norman Brooks, '66, of Portales, N.M., June 30, 1998
Suzanne Wheeler Storr, '67, of Santa Fe, N.M., June 18, 1998
Mike Morgan, '72, of Roswell, N.M., July 28, 1998
Yolanda Marie Olivas Jacques, '74, of Manhattan Beach, Calif., June 21,1998
Mark McKee, '74, of Albuquerque, June 15, 1998
Gary P. Sexton, '75, of Alamogordo, N.M., Aug. 24, 1998
Juanita Vigil, '79, of Albuquerque, Nov. 15, 1997
Walter E. "Bud" Hamilton III, '86, of Las Cruces, June 10, 1998
Tracy Gail Boyce-Herbert, '87, of New Brunswick, N.J., May 22, 1998
Elsie M. Hill, ex, of Metairie, La., March 16, 1997

BIRTHS
Ermida (Mila) Rios McCutchen, '81, and Dennis McCutchen of Austin, Texas, triplet sons, Daniel Lee, Bobby Lee and Matthew Lee, July 20,1998
Eleanor (Ellis) Olivas, '81, and Richard Olivas, of Los Alamos, N.M., daughter, Rosalia Marie-Therese, Sept. 2, 1997
Diane Martinez Drexler, '87, and Andy Drexler, '87, of Phoenix, Ariz., daughter, Alexa Kristin, July 30, 1998
Marilyn Reynolds Naylor, '87, and John Burke Naylor, '87, of Roswell, N.M., son, Mitchell Burke, April 30, 1998
Jody Harris Otto, '87, and David A. Otto, '87, of Albuquerque, son, Aaron Noah, and Daughter, Annika Naryce, Sept. 15, 1998
Angie Cuellar Chavez, '89, and Lawrence Chavez, '90, of Albuquerque, daughter Taylor Anne, Sept. 18,1998
Geana Garrett Rockwell, '89, '93, and Brian Rockwell, of Troy, Ill., daughter, Olivia Amaris, July 1, 1998
Patrick Clinton Brown, '90, and Bobbi Brown, of Foster City, Calif., Briel Marie, July 8, 1998
Minesh Patel, '91, '92, and Dipti Patel, of Riverside, Calif., daughter, Amy, June 23, 1998
Paula Joan Chavez-Sedillo, '91, and Antonio A. Sedillo, '93, of Albuquerque, son, Ivan Antonio, April 1, 1998
Gordon K. Strawn, Jr., '91, and Denise Strawn, of Las Cruces, son, Joseph Harley, July 22, 1998
Nanette R. Rogers-Vigil, '91, and Mark M. Vigil, '93, of Placentia, Calif., daughter, Summer Kaia, March 14, 1998
Mary McCarter Desmarias, '92, and Greg Desmarias, of Albuquerque, daughter, Katheryn Theresa, Feb. 5, 1997, and son, Scott Alexander Desmarias, May 19, 1998
Yvonne Davis Freeman, '92, and Robert Freeman, of Woodward, Okla., daughter, Emmaliese Noline Freeman, Dec. 30, 1996
Rory C. Crouch, '95, and Anne Crouch, of Albuquerque, daughter, Abbie Kathleen, Aug. 2, 1998
David M. Bair, '96, and Jessica Bair, of Round Rock, Texas, daughter, Erin Nicole, Aug. 21, 1996

MARRIAGES
Gregory James Vigil, '81, and Roberta Williams
Scott Allan Lake, '90, Sharon Lynn Scott
Suzanne E. Carmignani, '91, and Michael F. Ortiz, '93
Scott M. Birmingham, '94, and Paula Marie Burkham, '96
Joshua E. Bernstein, '95, and Stephanie McIntosh
John A. Mick, '95, and Jeanne Loring
Diana Marie Olivas, '95, and David J. Gleason, '98
Renee L. Craig, '96, and Brian A. Roach
Manuel Tafoya, '96, and Kristin Magee
Michelle Ranae Culp, '97, and Eric Jason Weinstein, '98
Aaron Dinwiddie, '97, and Patricia Cox
Antoniette Palmer, '97, and Billy Joe Markham
Carlos Javier Delgado, '98, and Sharon Jean MacDonald
Tiffany Allison Jackson, '98, and Bobby Latner Jr.

40s

Pena

Abelicio Marquez Pena,'49, of Grants, N.M., was appointed by Gov. Gary Johnson as a member of the board of directors of the Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque. Pena's appointment began Sept. 1 and continues to September 2002. His book, Memories of Cibola: Stories from New Mexico Villages, is in its third printing by the University of New Mexico Press.

50s
John "Jack" Edward Hirten Jr., '50, was selected to receive the Distinguished Service Award by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. The MTC award program recognizes people, organizations and projects that have made a significant contribution to transportation in the Bay Area. Hirten retired recently as executive director of RIDES for Bay Area Commuters. Hirten resides in San Francisco.
Ruben Gomez, '52, was inducted Sept. 20 to the Michigan High School Coaches' Association Hall of Fame. Gomez coached track and field and cross-country for 37 years at Ludington, Mason County Eastern and Pentwater high schools.
Wally Ferguson, '59, is president of the New Mexico Beef Council. Ferguson has been ranching in western Lincoln and eastern Socorro counties for 35 years. He and his wife, Anne, raise English cross calves and heifers on a ranch near Carrizozo. Wally is a member of the New Mexico Farm Bureau and a member of the board of directors of the New Mexico Cattle Growers.

60s
Carl Barnes, '60, retired in January as superintendent at the NMSU Agricultural Science Center at Artesia, N.M. Barnes had been with the department since 1965 and became superintendent in 1968. Barnes also served on the Artesia City Council from 1982-86 and 1994-98. After retirement, Barens plans to reside in Artesia.

Torres

Ralph Torres, '67, a Denver attorney, has been elected chair of the Colorado State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education for 1998-99. Torres is a sole practitioner specializing in employment and labor discrimination issues. Torres is a founding member of the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association. In September, Torres received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Denver College of Law. Pat L. Hutson, '69, recently retired from his position of regional director for fish hatcheries with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. He plans to spend his retirement producing metal signs for gates and entrances.

Pat Beckett, '69, after several years as director of the Cultural Resources Management Division in Las Cruces, began a publishing and research business called "COAS" that specializes in archeology. COAS is one of the largest used bookstores in the West, specializing in anthropology, and regional and technical books.

70s
W. Everett Crawford, '70, was appointed by New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson to membership on the Space Center Commission. Crawford also was named a member of the Independent Bankers Association of American Bank Services Committee.
Vangie C. Encinias, '71, after 27 years of teaching, is the new principal at James Elementary School Portales, N.M.
Harry Mikel, '71, was recently hired at Murrill Electric in Carlsbad, N.M. Mikel is the systems supervisor, handling the company's residential and commercial security systems. Mikel has been an active supporter of the Boys and Girls Club, Odyssey of the Mind, Quality Carlsbad and Quality New Mexico.
Bruce D. Ritter, '71, of Roswell, N.M., was appointed by Governor Gary Johnson to the Board of Regents of the New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI). Ritter is a partner at Ritter, Barr and Co., an accounting firm in Roswell.
William S. Brack, '72, was elected to the Santa Fe Opera Board of Directors. Brack is vice president for Phelps Dodge Mining Co. in Silver City, N.M.
Curtis Fort, '72, a renowned sculptor, recently exhibited his bronze sculptures at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces. Fort, a native of New Mexico, is known internationally for his vivid sculptures of working cowboys, horses, Native Americans, mountain men, pioneer women and western wildlife. Fort exhibits his work in six to eight shows a year. He recently completed illustrations for a book, Steeldust, by JPS Brown and will soon be publishing a newsletter detailing his schedule, current works and travels. He currently lives and works in Edgewood, N.M.
David Gurule, '72, was named area manager for the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos Area Office. Gurule was acting area manager since July and now will officially oversee the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Gurule has expertise in contract administration, financial management, safeguards and security, contract reform, and nuclear weapons program management.
Edgar "Ed" Hughs III, '72, was presented the 1998 Mayfield Cotton Engineering Award by ASAE, The Society for engineering in agricultural, food, and biological system. Hughs is a research leader and agricultural engineer at the USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research laboratory in Mesilla Park, N.M. His air pollution research has significantly contributed to environmental quality improvements.

Pacheco

F. Leroy Pacheco, '72, is president and chief executive officer of ACCION Chicago, a non-profit micro lending organization. ACCION Chicago is affiliated with ACCION international, a worldwide organization created 35 years ago to provide funding and technical assistance to small businesses in Latin America. Pacheco is former president and chief executive officer of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce and former chairman of the New Mexico International Trade Council. Pacheco is married to Sonya K. Chavez, '88.

Mary Pasternack, '73, '82, retired Sept. 30 after 25 years with NMSU. Pasternack was NMSU's parking coordinator since 1990, when the position was created. She joined NMSU as an administrative assistant in the campus police department in 1973 and became the department's second woman police officer.

Archuleta

Adelmo E. "Del" Archuleta, '73, '75, CEO of the engineering/architectural firm of Molzen-Corbin and Associates, is chairman-elect of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce for the 1998-1999 program year. He has 21 years of experience in analysis, planning, design, project coordination, contract administration and construction management in the water resources engineering field. His many community activities include serving as vice president of NMSU's Board of Regents. Archuleta has been honored by his alma mater as the receipient of numerous awards as a distinguished alumnus of the College of Engineering.

Scranton

Bonnie J. Scranton, '73, '86, of Wayne, Neb., has been promoted to associate vice president for enrollment management at Wayne State College. Scranton, who has been at the college since July, 1995, has administrative responsibility for admissions, financial aid, records and registration, regional education and distance learning. Gilbert Vigil, '73, was hired as the new Carson National Forest supervisor. Carson National Forest is in north-central New Mexico and includes the Jicarilla Ranger District. Vigil is a 26-year veteran of the forest service and

takes the helm of the Carson after serving as the director of cooperative and international forestry for the Southwest region. Vigil received his degree in range ecology. He is active as a member of the Society of American Foresters and the Knights of Columbus. Vigil lives in Taos with his wife, Clara.
Steve Neville, '74, was recently elected as vice president of the New Mexico Association of Counties. Neville is a San Juan County commissioner and will serve one year a vice president. He is president of NVEST Inc. and Kokopelli Developing where he works as an appraiser. Neville has served on several boards including president of the Aztec Chamber of Commerce, president of the San Juan County Fair, president of San Juan Economic Development and state president of New Mexico Jaycees.

Johnson

Christine Johnson, '75, was appointed in August as vice president of educational services for the Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System (CCCOES). Her responsibilities include serving as chief academic officer for the state system of community colleges, and providing policy leadership for vocational education programs at the high school and post-secondary levels. Johnson has served in a leadership role in numerous organizations, including chair of the Colorado Commission of Higher Education. She was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Education to the national Assessment Governing Board. She has been the recipient of numerous

distinguished awards, including a Kellogg Fellowship with the League for Innovation in Community Colleges and the Distinguished Educator Award by the Colorado Alliance of Business.
Charles "Ed" Macbeth, '75, a retired Air force veteran, dedicated cyclist and teacher, taught cycling safety class this summer for the second time at the boys and girls club in Las Cruces. Macbeth became a Certified Effective Cycling Trainer after attending an intensive three-day training course in Albuquerque, conducted by the League of American Bicyclists. With this training he is qualified to teach the 10 Effective Cycling Courses offered for every age and experience level.
Refugia "Cuca" Lopez Castillo, '76, '97, was named by the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) as 1998 National Educator of the Year. Castillo, of Carlsbad, N.M., was honored at this year's national convention in Houston, Texas. Castillo received her doctor of education degree from NMSU in 1997 and is a professor at College of the Southwest. Castillo has been active in LULAC for 20 years. She has been a LULAC state director and a member of the LULAC board of directors.
Mike Shriver, '76, is the new State Police sergeant in Reserve, N.M. Shriver has worked for the State Police for 20 years. Active in his community, he and his wife, Vicki, teach riflery at youth camps. Vicki also teaches Emergency Medical Training. Shriver has three sons, one of whom is attending NMSU and is majoring in criminal justice.
Richard "Rick" F. Beeman, '78, was recently installed for a second term as president of the New Mexico Society of Public Accountants. Beeman, managing partner of Beeman and Beeman Certified Public Accountants, has served on the society's board of governors for the past seven years in various positions before being elected president. He is a member of the National Society of Accountants, the New Mexico Society of Accountants, and National Society of Tax Professionals.
Julie A. Ledbetter, '78, was promoted to assistant vice president and small business coordinator at First Security Bank in Albuquerque. Ledbetter has been with the bank since 1985 and has served as manager of several branches.
Charles Stubbs, '78, a professional engineer for more than 20 years, will manage the new office of Chavez-Grieves Consulting Engineers Inc., which opened in Las Cruces. Stubbs's experience as a project manager and project engineer includes work on NMSU's Corbett Center Student Union building expansion, NMSU's Center for Sustainable Development of Arid Lands, and renovations and additions to Las Cruces' Memorial Medical Center.
Roger Hardaway, '79, associate professor of history at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Okla., has been named chairperson of the school's history department. Hardaway co-edited (along with NMSU history professor emeritus Monroe Billington) a book titled African Americans on the Western Frontier, which was published in June by the University Press of Colorado.
Gary S. Straquadine, '79, department head and associate professor of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education at Utah State University, was recently selected for the Outstanding Teaching Award for the western region of the American Association of Agricultural Educators (AAAE). Straquadine has been with Utah State University since 1988. He has directed the work of the Utah FFA Association and briefly served as the program leader for Professional Development with the Utah Cooperative Extension Service.

80s
Barbara Upshaw, '80, was hired by Chino Mines in Hurley, N.M., as a staff accountant. A native of Las Cruces, she earned her degree in accounting. Lou Holscher, '81, is currently chair and graduate adviser in the Mexican American Studies Department at San Jose State University. Holscher recently completed research in Vietnam on the court system and has finished a book chapter on Islamic law. He is presently studying the popularity of narcotics corridos in the U.S. and Mexico.

Dill

Julie Dill, '81, was recently hired by Duke Energy International (DEI) as its new vice president for planning and finance and chief financial officer. Dill's responsibilities include economic and strategic analysis, planning, and all aspects of financial and management accounting. Dill joins DEI from Shell Oil Company where she had worked since 1981 in a variety of leadership positions in upstream, midstream and downstream businesses. Most recently, she was fiscal director for transportation. Jaclyn Rundle, '81, was recently hired as full-time assistant professor of political economy and commerce by Monmouth College in Monmouth, Ill. Gregory Vigil, '81, a journalism graduate from Albuquerque, has been

appointed vice principal at Grants High School in Grants, N.M.
David Beene, '82, was promoted to vice president by Bohannan Huston Engineering Company. Beene has been with the company for 13 years and has proven himself to excel at managing complex, multi-discipline project teams.
Milo J. Chavez, '82, after 14 years with the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, has become the new manager of the co-op.
Gloria Martinez, '82, was appointed as the new director of Facilities Services for the University of Texas at El Paso. Martinez will oversee construction at the university, the maintenance of campus grounds and more than 23 million square feet of facilities. Martinez holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from NMSU. She is certified in basic management by the University of New Mexico and in facilities management by the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers' Institute for facilities management. She also is licensed as a general contractor.

Hacker

Carol J. Hacker, '82, was appointed dean of Student Affairs at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass. Hacker has served in the Office of Student Affairs for seven years, most recently as assistant dean of students and as class dean. In her new position, Hacker will manage 10 offices and departments across the campus, including Athletics, Campus Life, Class Deans, Health and Counseling Services, Public Safety, Food Services, Spiritual Life, Performing Arts, Judicial Affairs, and AHANA student recruitment and retention.

Chris Malone, '82, was elected by the Valvoline Association of Franchisees to a second term on the Franchise Advisory Council. The council members serve three-year terms and represent franchisees regarding marketing feedback and communications with Valvoline Instant Oil Change Franchising Inc. Malone operates four service centers in the Albuquerque area.
Nancy Meyers, '82, was named in July as executive director of the Dona Ana County Arts Council. Meyers was director of annual programs with Memorial Medical Center Foundation and has served as interim director of the University Art Gallery.
LaNelda K. Rolley, '82, '95, was hired for the position of deputy director for the New Mexico Office of Cultural Affairs. Rolley previously worked for the state Regulation and Licensing Department as communications director.
Steve D. Arnold, '84, was a visiting associate professor in the Department of Health Science at NMSU for the spring 1998 semester.
Kenneth E. Hunter, '84, was appointed to the environmental group of Terracon, an engineering firm in the Central and Western United States, which recently opened an office in Albuquerque. Hunter has 15 years experience in geologic and environmental engineering. He is a certified asbestos inspector, asbestos management planner and lead-based paint inspector.
Tom Bullard, '85, gas director for the City of Las Cruces, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the American Public Gas Association, which represents nearly 1,000 public-gas systems throughout the United States. Bullard has 14 years of experience as a mechanical engineer, working in may facets of the industry.
Michael D. Cabiness, '85, was recently assigned as analysis and integration team manager of the F-22 Raptor, touted as a jet fighter that will re-define air-to-air combat. Cabiness will report to Edwards Air force Base in California. The Raptor is being built jointly by Lockheed Martin, Boeing and the engine company Pratt Whitney, in conjunction with the United States Air Force.
Stan Jones, '85, is the new Curry County Extension agent. Jones graduated with dual degrees in agriculture and accounting, and also received his master's degree in Agricultural and Extension Education. Before his promotion, he served as the 4-H extension agent for Curry County.
Jess Williams, '85, '97, is the new public information officer for Dona Ana County. Williams has edited newspapers in Taos, N.M., Raton, N.M., and Stephenville, Texas, and has been an instructor of journalism and public speaking at NMSU for the past three years.
Victoria Schmidt, '86, retired this year after working in the Aztec, N.M., schools for 27 years.
Pat Overby, '87, an originator of the Portales, N.M., accelerated reading program, was recently lauded with the Celebration Literacy Award from the Blackwater Draw Council of the International Readers Association. Overby is a longtime Steiner Elementary School teacher.
Albert M. Thomas, '87, is vice president and shareholder at Bohannan Huston Inc. in Albuquerque. He currently serves as president of the New Mexico Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers and was national chairman for Professional Affairs for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. Thomas resides in Moriarty, N.M.

Charlton Chavez Leffler

C. Brian Charlton, '88, opened a new law practice in Albuquerque. Sonya K. Chavez, '88, who works for the U.S. Department of Justice in Chicago, Ill., is an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Women Employed Institute. WEI is a Chicago-based, nationally recognized organization known for its role as a leading advocate for women on issues including employment, public policy and career development. Chavez volunteers for the WEI's Careerlinks Program, a mentoring program that helps young women explore career opportunities. David Leffler, '88, has earned a doctorate from the Union Institute in Cincinnati, a private university specializing in interdisciplinary study to mid-career adults. Leffler's graduate studies were completed in the field of consciousness-based military defense. His dissertation is titled "A Vedic Approach to Military Defense: Reducing Collective Stress through the Field Effects of Consciousness." Sherry Sanderson, '88, has been named bureau chief of the New Mexico Department of Agriculture Bureau of Entomology and Nursery Industries in Las Cruces. Sanderson was a specialist with NMDA for the past six years in the divison of agricultural and environmental services. Shane Sowell, '88, was promoted to industrial engineering manager for Lear Corporation in Arlington, Texas. Daniel R. Tellez, '88, was promoted from sales manager to operations manager with Dillards Department Stores. Bob Willging, '87, was diagnosed with chronic leukemia late last year. He has undergone nearly a year of drug therapy and the disease is stable.

A bone marrow biopsy will determine the next stage of treatment. He is working part time as district supervisor, animal damage control, for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Rhinelander, Wis. He would appreciate hearing from friends, former classmates and from alumni who have had similar experiences. Willging's address is 3039 Crescent Road, Rhinelander, Wis. 54501. To help defray the high costs of treatment, the Bob Willging Leukemia Fund has been established at Associated Bank, Box 677, Attn: Sandra Stafford, Rhinelander, Wis. 54501.

Aicher

Julie Aicher, '89, a former Associated Press and Albuquerque Journal news executive, returned to AP as its Albuquerque bureau chief. Aicher will oversee AP's news and business operations in New Mexico. Aicher joined the AP in 1989 in Albuquerque. She also worked in the AP bureau in Madison, Wis., and was named Milwaukee news editor in 1991. In 1993, she became assistant bureau chief in Los Angeles. Steve Wamel, '89, '95, recently received notification that San Juan College Area Vocational School/Tech Prep Consortium was awarded a $70,809 Carl D.

Perkins grant. Wamel was instrumental in the writing process of the grant, which will be used to implement a Cisco Computer Network Academy. As coordinator, Wamel oversees both Area Vocational School and Tech Prep intiatives for four San Juan County school districts.

90s
Greg W. Cooper, '90, has found a niche in the increasingly competitive world of Internet commerce: pornography-free Net surfing. He is the owner and general manager of InterLoc Computer Systems & Internet Access. The service gives parents peace of mind that their children can explore the Internet without finding adult material. The list contains about 20,000 sites and is growing.

Mackler Goodwin

Anne Marie Mackler, '90, was recently hired as editor of Frontera NorteSur, an on-line news digest out of the Center for Latin American Studies at NMSU. Frontera NorteSur delivers news of the U.S.-Mexico border in the English language to the world via the Internet. Michael S. Goodwin, '90, was named National Baldrige Award Examiner. Goodwin, who works for Johnson Controls Northern New Mexico, was appointed by the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to the 1998 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Nicole Hobby, '90, has been named regional vice president of field marketing and sales for Field Entertainment Inc. Hobby has been with Field Entertainment since 1990 when she was a regional marketing and sales director. Rodney Johnson, '90, was named the IBM regional manager for the Great Lakes area, which covers Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Johnson manages a team that provides technical sales support of IBM's server products. Anthony C. Armijo, '91, was appointed a special agent of the FBI. Armijo

graduated from the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va., in August and is currently assigned to the Phoenix FBI office.
Gerald T. Hamilton, '91, has accepted a new position with Texas Instruments in Dallas. Hamilton previously worked for TI in Houston, Texas.
Alison Hill, '91, is the Grassland Ecology Research National Program manager with the U.S. Forest Service in Washington, D.C.
Stephanie Bailey, '92, is on a multinational exercise in the Mediterranean and Baltic Sea aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort, home-ported in Baltimore, Md.
Mike Holzwarth, '92, recently accepted the position of global sales manager for W.F. Mickey Body Co. in High Point, N.C.
Fred Lillibridge, '92, has joined the Dona Ana Branch Community College as director of institutional effectiveness and information services. He has been associated with the community college on a part-time basis since April while serving as assistant campus director for institutional effectiveness and instructor of government and education at NMSU-Alamogordo, where he has been an administrator since 1992.
Eva McCollaum, '92, had her poem, "I Wonder How the Marines Are Treating Him," published recently in the Flint Hills Review and has another poem forthcoming in NMSU's literary magazine Puerto del Sol. McCollaum is an English teacher at Roswell Goddard High School in Roswell, N.M. She is pursuing a master of fine arts degree at Warren Wilson College in North Carolina.
Correction
The graduation year of Kent Porter, '92, was published incorrectly in the September issue of Aggie Panorama. Panorama regrets the error.
Jamey L. Simpson-Rickman, '92, is the new communications specialist at Las Cruces Public Schools. Simpson creates a monthly district staff newsletter and a quarterly newsletter about the school district for the Las Cruces community, along with other public relations services.
Frank Kirker, '93, has joined Roadrunner Travel Agency as a professional Sabre Agent. Kirker is fluent in Spanish and was formerly employed by Mesa Airlines in Denver, Colo.
Mark McAlister, '93, was recently named Young Agricultural Teacher of the Year by the New Mexico Farm Bureau. McAlister now advances to compete for national honors.
James A. Maes, '93, was recently selected as the director for the New Mexico Highlands University Center at Rio Rancho.
Alfredo Jon Ortiz, '93, graduated May 10 with honors from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, with a master's degree in international relations-conflict resolution. He was also awarded a month-long research grant by the Society of Mary, Center for Social Justice and Global Awareness, to travel to Bangladesh to study a sustainable economic system developed by an American Marianist priest and a Muslim economist.
Robert Jacob Perez, '93, was named Police Officer of the Year at the New Mexico Sheriff's and Police Association's annual conference. Perez also was awarded the Ben Herrera Distinguished Service Award by the Farmington Police Department in Farmington, N.M. He also teaches a criminal justice class for seniors at Farmington High School.
Chatt Wiliamson, '94, '95, is completing his Ph.D. in mathematical physics at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.
Susan Williamson, '94, started veterinary school at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, Va.
Rich Beem, '94, shot three subpar rounds of golf and won the 39th annual Hilton Open by two shots on June 13 at the New Mexico Tech Golf Course.
David Giuliani, '94, was named editor of the Deming Headlight. Giuliani had been a reporter since May of 1995.
Rena Larranaga, '94, assistant editor with NMSU's College of Agriculture and Home Economics, began work in a new Albuquerque location. She is the first specialist in recent history from the college's agricultural communications department to be located outside of Las Cruces.
Keith Nix, '94, was recently named region engineering coordinator for the Texas-New Mexico Power Co. in the company's Mountain Region. Nix joined the company in December 1997 as consulting engineer in the Silver City Region Office. He previously worked as a protective relay engineer for El Paso Electric Co.
Theresa Halbrooks, '95, since August of 1997 has been coordinating special events and charitable promotions for the Service Merchandise Corp., headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn.
Octavio Holguin Jr., '95, has been appointed as an environmental professional with Raba-Kistner, an engineering and consulting firm that provides environmental, geotechnical and materials testing services to southern New Mexico and Texas.
Jennifer L. Slightom, '95, has been promoted to tax supervisor with the firm of Pulakos & Alongi LTD. Slightom joined Pulakos & Alongi as a staff accountant in 1995 and was promoted to tax senior in 1997. Slightom has been a Certified Public Accountant in New Mexico since 1997.
Matt Viguerie, '95, sank a 25-foot birdie putt on the first hole to win a four-way playoff and capture the $10,000 top prize in the San Juan Open. Viguerie spent the past year working at Paradise Valley Country Club near Scottsdale, Ariz., giving lessons and picking up range balls.
David M. Bair, '96, is a 1998 member of Outstanding Young Americans.
Andrew Eaton, '96, recently graduated from Submarine Officer Basic Course.
Mike St. John, '96, is the new athletic trainer at Cibola High School in Albquerque. St. John, who will be a science teacher at the school, will be posting his first formal stint as a trainer. St. John will be responsible for the health and welfare of nearly 600 student-athletes.
Tonya Senne, '96, is the new principal of Sunshine Elementary School in Deming, N.M. She has been a teacher and principal in Truth or Consequences for the past four years.
Cynthia Ott-Askew, '97, has accepted the position of director of annual giving at the Memorial Medical Center Foundation in Las Cruces. Ott-Askew was formerly an account executive of TCI Media Services.
Bonnie Braden, '97, has been named the new principal at McCoy Elementary School in Aztec, N.M. Braden has been teaching physical education classes at McCoy since her employment in 1990. Prior to moving to Aztec, she taught school for eleven years in Mancos, Buena Vista, and Creede, Colo.
Noemi Garcia, '97, is enrolled at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.
Tom McCarter, '97, formerly a representative for the Better Business Bureau of New Mexico, has joined the sales team at PTS Office Systems. McCarter actively volunteers for charitable organizations and officiates high school and college sports.
A.J. Eathorne, '98, shared medalist honors at the LPGA Qualifying School on Oct. 6-9. The victory earned Eathorne one of 24 available full-exempt cards for the 1999 edition of the prestigious Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour in addition to the $2,750 first-place purse. Eathorne was a two-time All-America as a member of the Roadrunner golf team.
Danielle Howard, '98, joined the Southern New Mexico PCA as operations assistant at the Las Cruces lending office.
Cindy Moody, '98, is the new volleyball coach at Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, N.M.
Maya Smallwood, '98, was awarded a grant from the Ford Foundation to help in her pursuit of a doctoral degree. Smallwood will receive a $14,000-per-year fellowship for the next three years. Smallwood began her graduate work in intercultural communication at Pennsylvania State University in August.