mcdaniel gift funds internships regardless of a student’s gpa, on-the-job experience is a bonus on any resume. To aid students in gaining valuable skills, Dr. John E. McDaniel, Emeritus Professor of History, established a program to provide students paid internship opportunities. This past academic year, 14 students had year-long internships. In addition to various campus offices, students interned with First Southwest Bank, Valley-Wide Health Systems, Alamosa Elementary School, and Gingerbread Early Learning Center. “Based on the initial experience, I was very much impressed with the calibre of interns,” McDaniel said. “The intent of the intern program is both to recognize outstanding ASU students and to afford them an opportunity to work on campus and in various local businesses. Thanks to the students chosen and to Dr. Crowther's stewardship of the program, it clearly has exceeded expectations.”
ASU President Beverlee McClure (second from right) presents scholarships at the Ski Hi Stampede rodeo in Monte Vista, Colo. From left are: Chase and Jill Francis, accepting for Betty Pack; and recipients Nikita Christensen and Courtney Logan. At far right is Stampede Committee president, Karla Wilschau ‘84. Photo courtesy of Eric Flores, Valley Courier
Jefferson portrait graces Dr. Norma Peterson Room
Back L-R: Donathan Archuleta, Miriam Jimenez, Keren Bakke, Alfred Petross, Dr. John McDaniel Not pictured: Brandi Shawcroft, Michael Rugg, Clint Nicholson, Steven Petrov, Ryan Meidinger, Reuben Chavira, and Megan Hannafious
donor report correction In the ASU Foundation Donor Report for 2014 (which ran in the spring 2015 A-Stater), the following donor was inadvertently omitted. Our apologies.
$1,000 - $2,499 Lee Vickers ‘60, ‘65
ABOVE: Dr. Peterson’s beloved Thomas Jefferson LEFT: Tom Nugent ‘73
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Front L-R: Gretchen Rachlis, Carissa Sidor, and Amber Garcia
Emeritus Professor of History, Norma L. Peterson, Ph.D., LL.D., was a great admirer of President Thomas Jefferson, whose portrait (right) hung in her campus office, then in her home library after she retired in 1983. She served Adams State for 31 years and was Dean of the History, Government & Philosophy Department. After Peterson’s death in 2005, the portrait was bequeathed to her dear friend, Tom Nugent '73. Nugent recently donated the portrait to the university; it now hangs inside the Dr. Norma Peterson Room, a lecture space in McDaniel Hall.
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