NMSU Alumni Association honors outstanding seniors

New Mexico State University’s Alumni Association has announced its Spring 2001 outstanding seniors and graduates. Each semester, the Alumni Association honors one outstanding senior from each of NMSU’s six colleges, one from the Graduate School, one from the Center for International Programs, three Dona Ana Branch Community College graduates and one graduate from the White Sands Education Center.

The following are NMSU’s Spring 2001 Outstanding Seniors: Phoenix Rogers of Albuquerque, an animal science major in the College of Agriculture and Home Economics; Marilyn Kerschen of Phoenix, a philosophy major in the College of Arts and Sciences; Sally Salazar of Albuquerque, a finance and general business major in the College of Business and Economics; Lina Benavidez of Caldwell, Idaho, a bilingual education and Spanish major in the College of Education; Laura E. Boucheron of Albuquerque, an electrical engineering major in the College of Engineering; and Ronald Roberts of Las Cruces, a community health education major in the College of Health and Social Services.

The Outstanding Graduate Student is government major Chris Halverson of Scottsdale, Ariz. The Outstanding International Senior is Tekle Tewolde Ghide of Eritrea, a community health major.

The Outstanding Seniors will be honored at the Alumni Association’s 45th Annual Commencement Buffet at noon May 12 in the Corbett Center Student Union Ballrooms.

The Outstanding DABBC Graduates are Guadalupe Reyes, a business office technology major in the Business and Information Systems Division; Mary Triller, a respiratory care major in the Health and Public Services Division; and Mike Perez, a drafting and graphics technology major in the Technical Studies Division. The Outstanding Senior from the White Sands Education Center is Terrence Righi, a computer technology major. All are Las Cruces residents. They will be honored at a reception on April 26.

For more information call Patti Benzie at (505) 646-3616.

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CUTLINE: NMSU's Outstanding Seniors will be honored at the Alumni Association's 45th Annual Commencement Buffet at noon May 12 in the Corbett Center Student Union Ballrooms.

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