Stellar effort reaches thousands of children
 

Astronaut Eileen Collins, right, presents the Stellar Award to Gilbert and Phyllis Moore.

In June 1999 space shuttle astronauts launched a tiny satellite into orbit 230 miles above the Earth. It circled the globe once every 90 minutes, slowly descending with each orbit, until on Feb. 18 it burned up in the atmosphere over the Atlantic just off the coast of Brazil. Covered with hundreds of aluminum mirrors about the size of a quarter, the satellite carried in its hollow core a computer disc with the names of 25,040 school children from 660 schools in 18 countries around the world. These were the students who had painstakingly polished the mirrors, making the satellite visible to the naked eye during certain hours of the morning and evening. Throughout its flight, they were able to follow the path of "their" satellite and, using stop watches, star maps and GPS receivers, report its position on the website of a project headquartered in Monument, Colo.

The project, titled Project Starshine, is the brain child of NMSU alumni Gilbert and Phyllis Moore. In March, their idea earned the Moores a Stellar Award from the Rotary National Award for Space Foundation, a foundation established by the Space Center Rotary Club near Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

The point of Project Starshine is to get students interested in space while they are still young, then, with luck, retain the fascination through high school and college, said Gilbert Moore, a 1949 electrical engineering graduate who has worked in space-related fields during a 60-year career which began at the university's Physical Science Laboratory.

"We'd been buying space for student experiments under NASA's Get Away Special program, but the students we'd been working with were university undergraduates. We saw that if we wanted to get more students interested in space-related science we had to start earlier and the ideal time is in about the 6th grade," he said.

Classes who want to participate in Project Starshine can apply at its website, www.azinet.com/starshine. Applicants receive a kit containing two mirror blanks and the materials for polishing them.

The Moores are in the process of preparing a second satellite, Starshine II, to be launched in the spring of 2001. So far, they have received 780 requests for mirror kits from schools around the world, they said.

Although the kits are now assembled at the Aerospace Development Center at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Ala., during the project's early days Phyllis assembled them in the couple's Monument, Colo., home. The components filled their garage and parts of the living and dining rooms, and Phyllis wound up working 12- and 15-hour days, Gilbert said.

Phyllis, a 1950 NMSU graduate, with a B.A. in English, said the work - and the clutter - was worth it.

"Through this project we've made very many children and teachers aware of the opportunities in space-related fields and we've made very many friends - children and their parents - on the Internet," she said.

Jack King

UK prof shares his culture
 

Pewewardy

Cornel Pewewardy, '80, a multicultural education teacher at the University of Kansas, incorporates traditional American Indian music and chanting when he speaks to groups around the country. Pewewardy, who also teaches about indigenous peoples, is a member of the Comanche-Kiowa tribes. He believes that one's culture should not be separated from the educational experience. "To display your culture is very much a part of who a person is," Pewewardy said. "When I bring a cultural element into a presentation it reminds me of who I am and where I came from." In his presentations, Pewewardy plays a flute and sings traditional chants and wears formal tribal dress. Pewewardy has made five professional recordings of his music and has contributed to many others. He is the lead singer for the Alliance West Singers, a southern plains powwow drum group.

An assistant professor in the University of Kansas' Department of Teaching and Leadership, Pewewardy came to NMSU to study education on a Rockefeller Foundation scholarship. He said he enjoyed "working toward diversity among all underrepresented groups on campus" while at NMSU.

Chris Minnick

Births

Brad Cates, '72, and Zjana Kiseleva, son, Justen Nilcola, June 27, 2000
Todd C. Spengeman, '89, and Darla Spengeman, '91, daughter, Riley Megan, June 26, 2000
Shirlee Frias, '91, and Don Frias, daughter, Alexis Sheree Frias, Aug. 18, 2000
Connie McNamara Carruthers, '92, and Steve Carruthers, daughter, Rachel Nicole, June 22, 2000
Patrick P. Madrid, '92, and Christine A. Madrid, daughter, Katelyn Patricia, Oct. 28, 1999
Teresa E. Martinez-Cortez, '93, and Edward M. Cortez, daughter, Esperanza Maria Cortez, May 5, 1999
Sharon Trujillo-Kolosseus, '95, and Robert Kolosseus, daughter, Yliana Katya Kolosseus, Jan. 10, 2000
Renee L. Beltran, '97, '98, '00, and Lenny A. Beltran, daughter, Fionna Rylee, July 22, 2000

In Memory

Ralph W. Elsass, '33, of Evanston, Ill., October 1999
Walter W. Nations, '36, of Albuquerque, N.M., Aug. 14, 2000
Robert W. Steele, '36, of Tulsa, Okla., July 10, 1999
Margaret H. Hart, '39, of Marble Falls, Texas, May 10, 2000
Sheldon A. Bennett, '41, of Santa Fe, Sept. 9, 2000
Agnes Jackson Garner, '44, of Albuquerque, July 8, 2000
George R. Huff, '57, of Las Cruces, May 2, 2000
Howard Price, '59, of Artesia, N.M., Sept. 4, 2000
Lt. Col. Phillip A. Campredon Jr., '60, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Sept. 13, 2000
William W. Bridges, '67, of La Huerta Acres, N.M., Aug. 15, 2000
Elwood J. "Buck" Waid, '71, of San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 14, 2000
Raymond Crespin Jr., '77, of Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 28, 2000
David Ferris, '79, of San Diego, Calif., Aug. 30, 2000
Carla L. Salter, '91, of Albuquerque, July 5, 2000
David L. Weinrich, '92, of Albuquerque, Aug. 9, 2000
Leo J. Jaques, '95, of Las Cruces, July 11, 2000
Chris Torger Peterson, '97, of Santa Fe, July 8, 2000
Bryan Paul, of Albuquerque, Aug. 17, 2000

Marriages

Federico Beckman, '82, and Christine Judith Castro
Steven Dominguez, '89, and Chona Suva
Shane Drake, '95, and Lisa Mason
Michael Earl Bursum, '97, and Loretta Wills Keleher, '97
Michelle Trujillo-Garr, '97, and Patrick Garr
Sean Patrick Seay, '97, and Tina Worth
 
 

40s

Ray Sensanbaugher, '49, of Silver City, N.M., and Sylvia Sensanbaugher, of Tucson, Ariz., marked their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 31. They celebrated the event with their three sons, two daughters, seven grandsons and one granddaughter.

50s

Austin Vick, '50, of Las Cruces, has marked his 50th year of association with White Sands Missile Range. He was a key player in helping to establish the co-op student work program with NMSU. Vick conceived and developed the missile range's logo. He also was instrumental in the formation of the WSMR Hall of Fame and co-founded the White Sands Pioneer Group.

60s

Louis Martin Pavletich, '60, of Raton, N.M., had his art work displayed at the Old Pass Gallery July 1-29. Pavletich is largely a self-taught artist. His work is in private and corporate collections around the country.

Johnson

Charles L. Johnson, '61, of Mesilla, N.M., is now the head of the NMSU chemical engineering department. Johnson was a former quarterback who led the Aggies to two Sun Bowls. He also was a quarterback for the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers and Denver Broncos before pursuing a career in private industry. J.R. Walls, '63, of Carlsbad, N.M., and Claudine Walls celebrated their 50th anniversary with a four-day stay at their cabin and at the Inn of the Mountain Gods in Ruidoso.They were married Aug. 11, 1950. Billy Dictson, '65, of Las Cruces, has been appointed associate dean and director of NMSU's Cooperative Extension Service. He had served in an interim capacity since 1997. Dictson oversees more than 350 extension faculty and staff in all 33 New Mexico counties.

Carl L. Fitzpatrick, '65, is retiring after 35 years of federal service. His last job was director of finance for Indian Health Services. He directed the formulation, execution and wording of a $3 billion budget. Fitzpatrick will move to Gallup, N.M.

Dictson

Arturo Jurado, '66, of Mesilla, N.M., had two notable guests at his home this summer: Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush and his vice presidential running mate Dick Cheney. Bush and Cheney were invited to rest at the home of the Mesilla businessman after appearing at a public campaign rally on the Mesilla Plaza. Leo Aragon, '67, of Lompoc, Calif., recently announced his retirement from the safety inspection field. His last position was as chief engineer and deputy chief of safety at Vandenberg AFB, where he provided technical leadership and management in the development of nationally accepted range safety requirements and standards for Air Force, Navy, NASA and commercial programs. Larry L. Byars, '67, of Los Alamos, N.M., retired from Los Alamos National Laboratory in January. Byars founded Deo Volente Publishing.

Cheryl Scott Knight, '67, of Boone, N.C., has been named the recipient of the 2000 University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. Knight is a professor in Appalachian State University's Reich College of Education and is director of the university's Adult Basic Skills Professional Development Project in Watauga, N.C.
Sara Chambers, '69, '74, of High Rolls Mountain Park, N.M., had her art work featured at the Eagle Ranch Art Gallery, between Alamogordo and Tularosa, for the month of September. Chambers works primarily in pastels but also displayed oils and watermedia. Chambers has displayed work in five national art shows, winning the Platinum Pastel Award at the Pastel Society of Oregon National Show.
George Dickerson, '69, of Albuquerque, was appointed as New Mexico's community gardening coordinator to provide advice on establishing and expanding community gardens. In his job with NMSU's Cooperative Extension Service, Dickerson works with small-scale growers on production and marketing of specialty crops.

70s

Anthony Garcia, '70, of Santa Fe, is the newest dentist at Las Clinicas del Norte. Las Clinicas executive director, Andy Lopes, said he is very pleased to have added Garcia to the staff.
Harry Lujan, '70, of Las Cruces, a native of Taos Pueblo, retired in September from his position as director of the NMSU American Indian Program.
Alex S. Paczynski, '70, of Las Cruces, is the first NASA employee to be inducted into the White Sands Hall of Fame. He was recognized for establishng and maintaining the range's NASA space shuttle training and landing strip. Hall of Fame induction is the highest honor White Sands can pay one of its own for outstanding service.
Wilfred C. Martinez, '71, of Chimayo, N.M., was voted unanimously as superintendent of the Espanola Public Schools. Martinez has almost 30 years' experience with the district.

Archuleta

Adelmo "Del" Archuleta, '73, '75, of Albuquerque, has been re-elected president of the NMSU Board of Regents. Stephen D. Maas, '73, of Murray, Utah, has been appointed the Central Region director for the Utah Department of Workforce Services in Salt Lake City. Before this appointment he served as the director of employment security for the New Mexico Department of Workforce Services. Harry Readel, '73, of El Paso, Texas, is taking over from Darrell Pehr as editor of the Artesia Daily Press. Readel is a 28-year veteran of the newspaper business. Paula Seeker, '74, of Hobbs, N.M., is one of the newest teachers for the Hobbs Municipal School District. She is an English teacher and yearbok sponsor at Hobbs High School. Previously, she was membership director for a real estate agent trade association.

Donald D. Pepion, '75, of Browning, Mont., took over as director of the NMSU American Indian Program Sept. 4.
Dr. James Gray Butler, '76, of College Station, Texas, who for 10 years has served as the Texas A&M Agriculture Program's chief liaison with industry groups and federal and state officials, was promoted to deputy vice chancellor effective July 1.
Jerry Large, '76, of Seattle, Wash., is one of a dozen U.S. journalists and six journalists from other countries who have been awarded John S. Knight fellowships for the coming academic year. The program allows mid-career journalists to take classes at Stanford University.
David W. Otoski, '76, of Albuquerque, was appointed aggregate/asphalt manager by Waycor, a provider of aggregates. Otoski has 18 years' experience in road construction.
David P. King, '77, of Las Cruces, is the new general services director at Dona Ana County. He is responsible for overseeing upkeep and maintenance of all county-owned buildings, facilities and parks, remodeling initiatives and grants applications.
Lora Land Part, '78, '80, of Albuquerque, has been awarded a stipend by the National Endowment for the Humanities to participate in the 2000 program of Summer Seminars for School Teachers. The seminar is titled "American Communism." Part is co-chair of the English department at La Cueva High School.

80s

Hilton A. "Skip" Dickson III, '80, and John R. Funk, '80, co-owners of Santa Fe Mining Co., have patented a formula for an aromatic/smoking briquette suitable for use in the gas barbecue grill industry. Briquettes entered production during the fourth quarter of this year and will be marketed throughout the United States, Europe and the Pacific Rim.
Steve Harris, '80, of Albuquerque, is the District 3 engineer for the New Mexico Highway and Transportation Department. He is painting various views of the $286 million Big-I reconstruction project started in June to give people an idea of how the finished project will look.
Julia Anna Lopez, '80, of Santa Fe, is the curator for agriculture at Las Golondrinas, the living-history museum south of Santa Fe.
Erik L. Ness, '80, of Las Cruces, is director of Communications and Media Relations for the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau. He is the recipient of three national awards for work done the past year. Ness and Tammy Johnson were recognized for producing "the year's best" tabloid newspaper during the annual awards program conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation in Port Ludlow, Wash. The award marks only the second time that the publication has received the national honor.
Mark Rael, '80, of Santa Fe, is the new vice president and trust marketing officer of the First National Bank of Santa Fe. Rael has 13 years' experience in commercial banking and seven years in bank brokerage, financial planning and investment management. Cynthia M.
Dorfler-Hederer, '81, of Austin, Texas, was promoted in May to corporate control auditor with Progressive Insurance. Dorfler-Hederer has been with the company since January 1994.
Marie "Sisi" Saenz, '81, of Rio Rancho, N.M., was recently promoted to captain in the Albuquerque Police Department. She was paid special recognition by New Mexico Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron. Vigil-Giron issued a proclamation declaring June 30 as Marie "Sisi" Saenz Day in New Mexico. Saenz has been with the Albuquerque Police Department since February 1985. She is the first bilingual Hispanic female to earn the rank of captain in the history of the department.
Amr M.A. Amin, '82, '86, of Cairo, Egypt, was promoted to full professor in the Electric Machines and Power Department of Helwan University. He is a former student of retired associate dean Eldon Steelman. Amin has a master's and doctoral degree from NMSU.
Leanne Kinnard-Jacquez, '82, of Phoenix, Ariz., is president of Tech One Staffing. Kinnard-Jacquez founded Tech One after working as a consultant and manager in the information technology arena for 20 years. Tech OneÕs clients include Honeywell, Wells Fargo and Arizona Public Service.
Richard W. Sharpe, '82, '00, of Nogal, N.M., was hired by the Estancia Municipal School Board as the principal at Estancia Middle School. Estancia Middle School has about 15 staff members and 240 students.
Jim Folan, '83, of Cloudcroft, N.M., was featured at the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts. Folan utilizes a variety of media, producing works in watercolor, pen and ink, charcoal, pencil, batik and three-dimensional pieces using oxygen I acetylene and arc welding.
Andy Torres, '83, of Penasco, N.M., has been named superintendent of the Pojoaque Valley Public Schools. Torres began his professional career at Penasco Elementary School in 1983.
Michael Usrey, '83, of Broomfield, Colo., was named a Frontiers in Education Fellow by the American Society for Engineering Education. Usrey is a professor of engineering management at the University of Colorado. He was previously the founder and president of Protocol Communications, Inc.
Teryl Kinney, '84, of Las Cruces, was appointed by Citizens Bank of Las Cruces as the mortgage operations officer. Kinney has more that 15 years of financial institution experience in Las Cruces. She began her career as a teller.
Glenda Price, '85, of Mesilla Park, N.M., celebrated the 80th anniversary of women's suffrage by participating in the panel "Women of the West," which took place during the National Cowboy Symposium at the Lubbock (Texas) Civic Center in September. Price, a columnist and photographer, grew up on a northeastern New Mexico ranch. She is a contributing editor for New Mexico Stockman.
Roland E. Thomas, '85, of Phoenix, Ariz., recently completed 28 years as an ABET program evaluator. Thomas made accreditation visits to some 31 engineering programs at schools across the country, served a five-year term on the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, served two five-year terms on the IEEE's Committee on Engineering Accreditation Activities, and was named a Fellow of ABET in 1992. Thomas also had the third edition of his electrical engineering textbook published. The textbook,The Analysis and Design of Linear Circuits, is used in undergraduate programs in schools including Ohio State University, University of Texas and Stanford University.s

Gale

Robert Gale, '86, of Madison, S.D., is the video/av coordinator for East River Electric Power Cooperative in Madison. He and his wife Lisa have two sons, Andrew, 6, and Jason, 3. Noel Laughlin, '86, of Henderson, Nev., recently rejoined G.C. Wallace Inc. as director of business development following a brief period of serving as the office manager for a branch of a western region engineering firm. Previously, Laughlin was director of the flood control division for G.C. Wallace Inc. The firm provides a complete range of services related to electrical engineering, civil engineering, structural engineering, land surveying and construction administration. Ruth A. Martin, '86, of San Simon, Ariz., was selected as principal for the San Simon Unified School District for the 2000-2001 school year. Martin has taught at San Simon in the primary and secondary levels

since 1986. She has earned master's degrees from Western New Mexico University and Northern Arizona University.

Murry

Martina Murray, '86, '99, of Las Cruces is the new superintendent of NMSU's Agricultural Science Center at Artesia, N.M. Most recently Murray was a senior research assistant with the extension plant sciences department in Las Cruces. Murray earned her master's and doctorate in agronomy from NMSU. She also has a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Texas at El Paso. Alicia Fedelina Chavez, '87, formerly an assistant professor of educational leadership at Miami University in Ohio, is the new dean of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Chavez also will hold an adjunct faculty position as assistant professor of educational administration in the School of Education. The native of Taos also worked as a diversity development specialist at Iowa State University and as director of the Hispanic Cultural Center at the University of Northern Colorado.

Michael Katko, '87, of Santa Fe, is the new assistant principal at Espanola Valley High School. Katko has taught life skills, history, and math in the Santa Fe Public Schools.
Jeannine A. Johnson, '87, of Albuquerque, recently accepted a position as regional sales manager/food service with Mrs. Smith's Bakeries. Johnson will oversee a food-service broker network within the Rocky Mountain States region. Most recently, Johnson was an account executive with Advance Food Marketing in Albuquerque. Her career has included time with The Keebler Co., Sysco Corp. and Executive Food Sales in Dallas. She is the daughter of Frank and Jeannette Apodaca of Las Cruces.
Patricia Landreth, '87, of Jal, N.M., has been hired as a first grade teacher at Jal Elementary School. Landreth has 12 yearsÕ teaching experience in the Truth or Consequences school system. Landreth taught first, second and third grade there.
Arturo Duran, '89, of El Paso, Texas, has been appointed general manager at the Lower Valley Water District. Duran has worked as a private consultant for the past five years concerning infrastructure needs for water and waste-water treatment along the border. He also has experience in planning, construction, operation and permitting of solid-waste landfills.
Arthur A. Johnson, '89, of Albuquerque, was recently promoted to vice president of sales for special markets with United Signature Food LLC, a manufacturer of private-label food products and the parent company of Nancy's Specialty Foods. Johnson's career has included stints with Chef America and Nestle U.S.A. He will continue to be based out of Albuquerque. He is the son of Arthur and Windy Johnson of Mesilla Park.

90s

Reynaldo Chavez, '90, of Alamogordo, N.M., is the business manager for Immaculate Conception Church. His biggest endeavor this year was the coordination of Fiesta 2000, a three-day block party that attracted over 10,000 people.
James Cretti, '90, of Du Bois, Pa., is the manager of electrical engineering and information systems at Gasbarre Products Inc. Cretti manages a three-division information system network and the design and implementation of control systems for industrial machinery.
Kelly Hudson, '90, of Cloudcroft, N.M., has been hired as the first internal auditor for the City of Las Cruces. Hudson will report directly to the city manager. Hudson will examine internal controls, policies and procedures in each department.
William E. Cordova, '91, of El Prado, N.M., was appointed chief of juvenile probation in the 12th Judicial District (Otero and Lincoln counties). Cordova had served as an officer in the juvenile probation office for six and a half years before receiving a promotion to supervisor two years ago. He is a board member of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Tularosa Basin and has served as a softball coach.
Craig Springer, '91, of Edgewood, N.M., took top prizes in the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers 2000 writing contest at the group's annual conference in Bryce Canyon, Utah, in June. Springer took first place in books/scripts with a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service video and first place in newsletters with a story on Apache trout published in the Endangered Species Bulletin. "Richardson's Blue Grouse" published in The Grouse Point Almanac, garnered a second-place ribbon in magazines. The newspaper article "Ice Age Survivor, Southern Redbelly Dace," published in the Santa Fe New Mexican, also took second in its category. Springer is a USFWS fishery biologist in Albuquerque.
Lance D. Carroll, '92, who graduated from Loyola Medical School in Chicago, completed his residency program in family practice at Blackstock Family Health Center in Austin, Texas. His practice is located in Smithville, Texas.
Andrew Nagem, '92, of Las Cruces, for the last eight years has been helping juvenile inmates at Dona Ana County Detention Center to choose a more creative outlet through sculpture and painting. Nagem said that working one-on-one with juveniles in a constructive manner makes them happy and gives them a sense of accomplishment.
Damian R. Roberts '92, of Rociada, N.M., recently joined Farm Credit of New Mexico as a loan officer at the Albuquerque lending office.
Denise Ruttle, '92, of Deming, N.M., is Deming Middle School's new assistant principal.

Trujillo

Dan Trujillo, '92, of Las Cruces, was named NMSU assistant director of athletics for broadcast properties in September. Previously, he was a communications specialist with University Communications where he edited Hotline, an e-mail news service, produced radio news and TV and radio advertising, and wrote and edited for Aggie Panorama. In his new job, he is responsible for athletics' broadcast activities, including radio and TV contracts and a weekly television program and radio network. Olivia Carrasco, '93, of Las Cruces, has been named public relations specialist for the New Mexico Department of Agriculture. She will be responsible for writing press releases and publications, organizing and photographing special events and other media-related tasks. Mary Fanning, '93, of Artesia, N.M., won a Homemaker of the Year award with 17 blue ribbons out of

a possible 25 during the 2000 Southeastern New Mexico fair, beating her record of 16 ribbons last year.
Kevin Hopper, '93, of Albuquerque, is a production designer involved in advertising, collateral and logo design. Hopper has joined McKee Wallwork Henderson.
Anita Roe, '93, of Albuquerque, formerly civil engineering associate with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, has relocated to New Mexico with her husband David Roe, '93. He is employed by Honeywell as an electrical engineer.
Kristie Stokes, '93, of Las Vegas, Nev., was promoted to store manager of Shepler's Western Wear. She has been with Shepler's for six years, working in Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Texas and Oklahoma.
Esteban Herrera, '95, of Las Cruces, a horticulturist with NMSU's Cooperative Extension Service, received the 2000 Outstanding Extension Educator award from the American Society for Horticultural Science.
Pam Tschuor, '95, of Carlsbad, N.M., was promoted to manager of registered nurse patient care at Vista Care Family Hospice. She previously was a registered nurse case manager.
Corey Lee Williams, '95, of Albuquerque, received his Master of Business Administration degree at San Jose State University.
Michael Kozeliski, '96, of Washington, D.C., was the state director of the Victory 2000 Campaign for the Republican Party of New Mexico.
Michael Romero, '96, of Grants, N.M., has been promoted to indirect lending manager at Sandia Area Federal Credit Union. Romero will work in the credit union's branch at Kirtland Air Force Base, supervising staff and working with local car dealerships.
Robert H. Alton, '97, of Olympia, Wash., recently was promoted to director of marketing and advertising for MWR at Fort Lewis, Wash. Robert had recently been a marketing specialist for MWR in Kansas City, Mo.
Anthony Manfredi, '97, of Raton, N.M., is the new game warden in Lincoln County. Manfredi joined the Game and Fish Service two and a half years ago.
Carla Montoya, '97, of Austin, Texas, has recently been hired by Barraclough & Associates, P.C., Certified Public Accountants and Consultants of Santa Fe. Montoya has a bachelor's degree in accounting.
Kelly Creighton, '98, of Lincoln, Neb., a graduate student in animal science at the University of Nebraska, is one of 15 winners of a Widaman Trust award this year. The award provides $2,000 each to 15 students for fundamental research in agriculture and medicine.

Feria

Esperanza "Pinky" Feria, '98, a master of English graduate, was awarded $2,000 by the Seattle Arts Commission. A fiction writer, Feria lives in Seattle and works for the Washington Department of Ecology as a hazardous waste compliance specialist. Heather L. Harris, '98, of Mesilla, N.M., recently received a Gold Medal Award from the Environmental Protection Agency for her efforts in helping reform the hazardous waste remediation program and related regulations. Kevin Melendrez, '98, of Las Cruces, has been awarded a $10,000 KPMG Minority Accounting Doctoral Scholarship to pursue his doctorate at the University of Arizona.

Jason Sawyer, '99, of Rochelle, Texas, has joined the staff of NMSU's Clayton Live stock Research Center. Sawyer's duties include both research and outreach work through the Cooperative Extension Service.
Naomi Serna, '99, of Albuquerque, was recently hired as human resources coordinator of ARCA, a private, non-profit provider of residential services for people with disabilities. Serna will coordinate the daily operations of human resources, develop and implement short and long-range team goals and projects, and advise mangers regarding appropriate employment practices and policies.
Therese Trujillo, '99, of Allentown, Pa., is currently working at Kraft Foods Inc. as a project/design engineer. Trujillo ran the Steam Town Marathon and qualified to run the Boston marathon, where she finished in the top 10 percent of her gender and top 20 percent overall.
Shannon Wamre, '99, of Albuquerque, an accountant at Barraclough & Associates, P.C. Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, was promoted to accountant II.

00s

Tiffany Herval, '00, of Deming, N.M., represented Deming in the Miss New Mexico pageant.
Amy Reyner, '00, of Los Lunas, N.M., has accepted a position with Intel, where she worked as a co-op intern. She has a degree in industrial engineering.
Danois Luis Salas, '00, of Alamogordo, N.M., has been accepted into the professional veterinary medicine program at Colorado State University for the fall 2000 term. Salas was among 135 students selected for the program from a pool of 1,304 applicants.
Jesus Trujillo, '00, of Loco Hills, N.M., is the new agricultural mechanics teacher at Hagerman.
Jill V. Wheatley Sherwood, '00, of Silver City, N.M., was recognized during NMSU's spring Commencement as the College of Education degree recipient with highest honors.

Still the Pride of NMSU

Alumni returned over Homecoming weekend to join the Pride Marching Band during halftime at the Aggie football game.

Several currently enrolled students and spouses of past Pride members also played with the group.

Alumni from 1949 to 2000 strutted their stuff, proving that being a member of the Pride remains in your blood. Alumni Band members included:
 

• Baton twirler: Brenda Brown McCallon, '90.
• Drum major: Steve Chavira, '89.
• Clarinet: Erin Flores Ritter, '97, Kathleen Roberts, '99, and Ginger Schettler.
• Flags: Patti Benzie, '88, Andrea Dominguez and Valerie Sanchez.
• Flute: Janna Basler, Wendy Huffman, '99, Cathryn Kittleson, '49, Rebecca Newton, Jessica Parker, '00, Nancy Chrismore and Connie Lee.
• Baritone: Allen Sanchez.
• Trombone: Angela Witmer Stafford, '97.
• Mellophone: Ray Fas, '90, Teresa Gonzales, '98, Marlenda Smith Hall and Christy Harris.
• Percussion: Bayne Anderson, Steven Baca, '88, Meghan McGrath, '00, Patricia Minjarez, '00, Adam X. Piceno, '88, Charles Wilson and Linda Lindsay, '72.
• Alto Sax: James Basler, '99, John Garay, Michael Garcia, '00, Richard Jones, Chuck Murrell, '63, Jason Nohe, Vicki Richardson-Coogler, '89, Virginia Trujillo Smith, '00, and Mike White.
• Tenor Sax: Angela Jones Garcia, Deborah Evaro and Jeff Kemp, '90.
• Trumpet: Patrick Allen, Ricardo Evaro, Jose Mireles, '00, Michael Olivas, Tim Rainwater, '95, Tom Lindsay, '71, and Ralph Saenz Sr., '84.
• Tuba: Daniel Fear, '00, and Jeff Neill.
• Horn: Jim Gray.