ENMU Green & Silver Magazine - December 2019

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7th Generation Master Weaver

Irvin Trujillo

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Master Weaver Irvin Trujillo

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Dr. Roy Lazenby’s Career and His Start at ENMU

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Homecoming Memories

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Criminal Justice Professor and Students Travel to Washington D.C. for Research

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Young Alumni Success Story

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Student Spotlights

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2019 Homecoming Awards

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College Daze Rodeo and Reunions

Four New Scholarships to Benefit Students at Eastern

Greyhound Signs Professional Contract ENMU Athletic Hall of Honors Inductees

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Class Notes: People You Know Class Notes: In Memory December 2019 Publication Managing Editor Noelle Bartl Design Editor Todd Fuqua Contributing Editors Jennifer Poyer, Christy Ruby, Dr. Patrice Caldwell Writers and Contributors Noelle Bartl, Todd Fuqua, Thomas Ash, Melissa Sena, Annamaria Short, Dillon Korte, Shaylee Moon New address, questions, comments or story ideas?

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ON THE COVER: Master weaver Irvin Trujillo with one of his many creations. This weave won Grand Prize in the Spanish Market, First place in Excellence from Rio Grande Weaving, and the Jake O. Trujillo Award for Weaving, all in 2018. (Photo by Gerard Martinez)

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PRESIDENTIAL GREETINGS Dear Greyhound Nation, Fall 2019 was a busy time, and Eastern New Mexico University got off to a strong start across campus and in our athletic programs.

• The campus celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month and Native American history, traditional highlights of the fall.

• ENMU Choirs and the Symphonic Band gave superb standing-room-only performances in October, • Classrooms are buzzing with students’ projects, faculty research and collaborations.

• Our new Educators Rising was named “chapter of the month” by the Educators Rising organization.

As of Nov. 1, as I write this letter, our football team is 5-3 after putting up a good fight in a tough Wagon Wheel game. Our men’s soccer team got off to a fast start and at one point was ranked No. 9 in the country. They are 9-4-1, a tremendous improvement under second-year coach Jon Fridal. Our baseball team, under new coach Riley Price, is set to make great strides in the Lone Star Conference in 2020. The women’s cross-country team under head coach Jeff Kavalunas is also looking strong and finished third at the conference championships.

This year’s freshman class remained steady at 558 (the same as fall 2018), but more students are coming to Eastern from out-of-state this year. Our student body is still mostly New Mexicans, followed by Texans, naturally, in the lead for out-ofstate students. We also attract a good number of students from Arizona, California, Colorado, and even Wyoming! After recent years of enrollment growth, we have another large senior class this year, promising a record number of students graduating in December.

During Eastern’s 85th Anniversary year, we are celebrating this milestone with a campaign to raise $85,000 for student scholarships. We are off to a good start with $30,740 raised as of Nov. 1. Gifts range from $8.50 (no gift is too small) to $8,500!

I would encourage all Greyhounds to donate whatever they can ($8.50, $85.00, $850.00, or even $8,500) to this campaign to support the 85th Anniversary and our deserving students.

As the beautiful Ginkgo tree in front of Administration Building turns brilliant autumn gold, the cooler days arrive and the campus’s annual Native American Thanksgiving banquet approaches, I am grateful for all ENMU offers our students, employees and the community. I am grateful for you, our alumni, and friends who support the University in so many ways. Many, many thanks.

GO GREYHOUNDS!!!

Weaving Tradition With Wool and Time

Seventh Generation Master Weaver Irvin Trujillo creates designs uniquely his own Story by Noelle Bartl

T

he winding roads in northern New Mexico to picturesque Chimayó will take travelers on a reflective journey that intertwines the past and the present in the

weavings made by Master Weaver Irvin Trujillo (AS 74) and his wife Master Weaver Lisa Trujillo.

As a seventh-generation Rio Grande weaver living in Chimayó, Irvin’s work has evolved from the traditional styles of his forefathers. He incorporates design ideas from historic Rio Grande weavings of Northern New Mexico while adding his own aesthetics that reflect his own experiences and today’s times.

“What I want to do is design themes that are important to my life,” Irvin said. “One piece I wove documented Chimayó’s only bank robbery.”

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Raised in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Irvin spent weekends in Chimayó, working in the family apple orchard and on the farm where they grew chile and corn. Young Irvin enjoyed playing drums and was first taught the family weaving legacy at the age of 10.

“My father showed me how to carry a design. He didn’t draw pictures or sketch his weavings,” Irvin said. “He didn’t even take pictures of his weavings. I only had verbal instructions from my father.”

Irvin always felt as if he grew up outside his culture. At the same time, he struggled to imagine himself succeeding like all the Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers.

“In Chimayó, everyone spoke Spanish so I clearly wasn’t one of them, but in Los Alamos my Spanish

surname seemed foreign, so I wasn’t one of them either. I was stuck somewhere in the middle,” Irvin said.

ENMU offered Irvin a music scholarship, but he turned it down to study machine design and civil technology. “I was drawn to the smaller friendly campus,” remembers Irvin. “My ENMU professors, like Robert Pendergraft and Merle Quisenberry, engaged with all of us students. In fact, I recall Mr. Pendergraft sending us out in the countryside in the middle of the night to learn how to survey using only the stars. It was fun and fascinating.”

Returning to Los Alamos for employment at Los Alamos National Laboratory found Irvin at a drafting table all day long in a high-security windowless vault. He yearned for more, but didn’t know exactly what was calling him.

The ENMU alumnus went on to earn a civil engineering bachelor’s degree at the University of New Mexico, where he also met his wife, Lisa. He started working for the Corps of Engineers before the need to weave became too great to resist. The idea of his working in a cubicle for 30 years was not in his plans for the future.

“I hated it. I longed for the brilliant, ambient light; the openness and fresh air of Chimayó where I would return to weave for extra cash over the semester breaks,” Irvin stated.

It runs in the family Top: Irvin’s grandparents, Isidoro and Francisquita Trujillo dying warp on the front porch, 1940.

Middle: Irvin’s father, Jake Trujillo, at the wheel.

Bottom: Irvin Trujillo holding warp for a large weave, 1994.

(Photos courtesy Trujillo family)

The degrees Irvin earned from ENMU and UNM were vital to his success as a master weaver and business owner. Dying yarns involves chemistry. Descriptive geometry and drafting are used to build his many looms – especially his 12-foot-wide loom. Math is necessary to calculate materials needed for each weave, the time to make the item, and the costs involved in running a flourishing business. “My process is very much about all kinds of variations of logic and math, color and energy,” explained Irvin.

In fact, it was his father Jacobo Ortega Trujillo who helped Irvin and Lisa with developing their business plan. It seemed only fitting to establish the business on the family farm in Chimayó and name it Centinela Traditional Arts in honor of the generations of Centinela Weavers of Chimayó.

When Irvin and Lisa began researching traditional Hispanic designs and techniques, they learned that Irvin’s father was actually well-known for his weavings. Irvin began spinning and dying yarns from his father’s notes.

Irvin dyes his yarns using natural ingredients; cochineal for reds, cota for orange/yellows, chamiso and peach leaves for yellows and yellow/greens, black walnut for tans, madder root/black walnut for orange/brown, indigo for blues, indigo over chamiso for dark greens and blue/ greens, to name a few. (continued Page 6)

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“My father emphasized that each piece must be one-of-a-kind.

As I developed my unique weaving voice, the vocabulary for my distinctive designs evolved,” acknowledged Irvin. “Weavers start with a ‘cartoon’ as the pattern to execute a specific image. Not knowing the final outcome makes each weaving a journey.”

“Weaving in Northern New Mexico existed for generations and is just as important as other traditions.” Irvin is doing all he can to preserve the tradition and pass along his knowledge to the next generation. His daughter Emily is an eighth generation weaver based out of Albuquerque. Irvin is documenting his designs, techniques and the dying methods in numerous binders stored in the family safe. He teaches apprentices in his studio.

Irvin earned the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow Award in 2007, the highest accolade honoring folk artists. In 2015, he received the New Mexico Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Although his list of awards over the past 35 years is numerous, his tapestries speak for themselves.

Many of his tapestries have been included in permanent collections and exhibits in museums around the world including the Smithsonian American Art Museum (“The Hook and the Spider” tapestry) and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History.

Above: Irvin dyes wool using the native chamiso plant for pigmentation.

Left: “The Hook and the Spider” tapestry on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

“Weaving is a wonderful art form,” Irvin said. “It is a means of expressing ideas in the same way that painting, sculpture or photography can. It’s important for me to keep learning and expressing what I’ve learned.”

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Leading With a Smile Years of success for Lazenby started at ENMU

By Thomas Ash The first time Dr. Roy Lazenby (BS 63)

For the next 25 years, Dr. Lazenby earned

served as a president on a college campus

advanced degrees while building an

was at Eastern New Mexico University. It

impressive track record as an instructor

was 1959 and Roy’s classmates chose him

and administrator. In 1973, his path led

to lead the freshman class as president.

him to North Harris County College

Things were much different then – a

located in the northwest Houston area.

movie ticket was one dollar, a gallon of

He was hired as the first director of

gas, 25 cents. Mattel introduced Barbie

student services and registrar for the

to young girls across the nation, and the

fledging community college system.

first microchip was invented.

There, he later recalled, “I happily

Every year since, Roy has been a part of

registered the first student.” The new

something special. He led his sophomore class as president while leading the folks in the bleachers as a cheerleader

college, which initially operated as a night school, didn’t have a home of its own, so classes were taught at a nearby

alongside ENMU mascots Ralf and Roxy.

high school.

As a junior, Roy was a charter member

As the college grew into an institution

of two fraternities, Delta Sigma Phi and Kappa Sigma. In his senior year, Roy served on the Inter-Fraternity Council, the governing body of the College’s fraternities. His remarkably warm smile paid offf once again when Roy was voted Yucca Beau, an honor given to the class’ favorite student.

with multiple campuses, Dr. Lazenby rose to the position of dean of students. When, in 1981, the residents of Tomball, Texas, voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining the college system, plans for a local campus began and a groundbreaking ceremony was held in 1985. Soon after, Dr. Lazenby was named the first and founding president of Tomball College.

Even in “retirement,” Dr. Lazenby

During construction of campus buildings,

continued to help improve people’s lives

the new president and his sole assistant worked from a small office in the library of Tomball’s intermediate school. From there, Roy managed the construction progress while interviewing and hiring faculty and staff and planning for the

now known as Lone Star College System, offers an Academy for Lifelong Learning (ALL), which offers instructional courses to people ages 50-and-up in a variety of topics. Dr. Lazenby became the ALL

first day the campus would open. In those

manager on the Tomball campus.

tumultuous early times, Dr. Lazenby’s

He and Linda, his wife of 56 years,

unwavering optimism and reassuring

own Cruise Planners, a travel agency

smile were always present.

franchise. They attend Tomball’s First

Dr. Lazenby led the college from 1986

Baptist Church where Dr. Lazenby is a

to 1996, overseeing dramatic growth in

Roy Lazenby (bottom right) during his undergraduate days at ENMU

and livelihoods. The college system,

deacon. They have two children and five

enrollment and an enduring, positive

grandchildren.

impact on the Tomball community.

Since Dr. Roy Lazenby first stepped

While serving as president, Dr. Lazenby

foot on the campus of ENMU, he has

was elected to Tomball’s city council.

had a lasting, positive impact on those

His ongoing and unselfish service to the

around him. His unfailing, optimistic and

community was recognized in 1991 when

progressive leadership is his legacy, as is

he was named Citizen of the Year.

his renowned, warm smile.

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HOMECOMING

This year’s festivities were a major success, with alumni coming back to ENMU from across the state and country. Here’s a look at a few who returned.

For the past 22 years, Jesus Martinez (BS 96, left) and Dr. Joseph Gallegos (MED 98, BS 91, right) have been attending the ENMU Homecoming parade with their respective families. The Martinez and Gallegos families started this tradition to give ENMU a chance to prove that, though it is a small university, the hearts that belong to it are big and will carry the school motto and its memories into the future.

Front row, from left: Shelly Cissell Atwood (attended), Katrina Lucero (son Chris Gonzales plays football for ENMU), Amber McDaniel Middle row: Renee Schaap (attended), June Horn Merrick (attended), Cassidy Merrick Self (BBA 07), Laura Knudson (BSE 88), Cristy Brakebill Walsh (former adjunct faculty), Tammy Polich Hunton (MA 06 BS 01), Belynn Pierce (BSE 97), Julie Miller (AA 73), Cynthia “Cindy” Cissell (BSE 90), Amy Deatherage (son Jake Deatherage plays football for ENMU) Back Row: Debbie Vinson (BSE 93), Layle Sealy Sanchez (attended), Kay Davis Burnett, Alyssa Salazar.

Employees at C&S Oil Co. April Rutter (attended, left), and Alyssa Idsinga (right) along with their costumed colleagues, took the Ancient Civilizations theme seriously and put together this float for the parade, earning the Oustanding Community Float award for their efforts.

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Class of 1969 alums Gerald “Jerry” Goldberg (attended) and Barry Bonessi (BS 69) were on hand for the 50-year reunion at the Campus Union Ballroom, sporting baeanie and an original Zeta Beta Tau jacket from their younger days.

Chance of a Lifetime Students and professor participate in the Department of Homeland Security’s Summer Research Team Program From left: Dr. Omar Camarillo, Xandra James and Cecilia Torres

Dr. Omar Camarillo, an assistant

science, and cryptocurrency.”

professor of criminal justice at

Cecilia, a junior double majoring

ENMU, and students Cecilia Torres (attending) and Xandra James (attending) recently participated in the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

Selection to the program, according to Dr. Camarillo, was very competitive, with three phases of interviews and reviews before being selected.

justice, said her chance for handson experience in crime analysis techniques was invaluable. “This program has allowed me to see what research really entails, and I thoroughly enjoy it.”

Xandra is a double major in criminal justice and sociology with a minor in psychology, and was thrilled to experience even more than the valuable insight and experience the DHS Research

“It was a great pleasure to be

Team Program afforded her.

around a supportive group of

“My experience in this program

individuals who have similar

is one that I wouldn’t have been

research agendas and who have

able to have elsewhere. The faculty

an interest in the U.S.–Mexico

at George Mason University are

border,” Cecilia said. “We were

very supportive of our research,”

provided with the opportunity to

Xandra said. “I also got to explore

attend lectures from some of the

Washington D.C. every weekend

world’s leading experts on human

and experience groundbreaking

trafficking, networking analysis,

American history with my

forensic and digital forensic

own eyes.”

Young Alumni Success Story

Thalia Pantoja Roswell Marketing

Thalia Pantoja (AA 16) credits her education at ENMU for her success as the marketing and communications coordinator for the city of Roswell.

“A lot of my work is gathering information from departments in order to share it with the public, whether through graphics, videos or general posts,” Thalia said. “I create content for the city social media channels – Instagram and Twitter mostly – purchase ads, and develop marketing plans and content for events and different department programs.”

Thalia, a Hagerman, New Mexico native, came to ENMU following her sister, Elizabeth Pantoja Najar (BS 15), and found she loved it in Portales.

“I think my time at ENMU prepared me for everything it could have. I worked with wonderful professors and staff,” Thalia said.

in forensic science and criminal

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GIVING OPPORTUNITIES To give to any of these scholarships, you can donate online at enmu.edu/Donate

TERRY L. OTHICK SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATORS On July 13, 2019, the ENMU Foundation board of directors voted and approved to establish the new Terry L. Othick Scholarship for Educators honoring Terry Othick (MBA 70, BBA 68) for his years of dedicated volunteer service. For the past 10 years, Terry organized the Alumni Scholarship Golf Tournament in Albuquerque, raising more than $350,000 for scholarships. He is also an active member of ENMU’s Board of Regents. Announcing the new scholarship at a Kappa Sigma fraternity alumni gathering at Ray (BBA 1975) and Cindi Lewis’ home in Corrales, New Mexico, were (in photo, left-to-right) ENMU Foundation board member Peter Serena (BBA 68), guest of honor Terry Othick, ENMU Chancellor Jeff Elwell, and ENMU Foundation Executive Director Noelle Bartl (BS 92).

CHEF CHARLIE BROZ MEMORIAL CULINARY SCHOLARSHIP In September, Eastern New Mexico University lost a valuable asset and good friend, Dr. Charles Broz. To continue the spirit he instilled in the Culinary Arts Program, the ENMU Foundation established the Chef Charlie Broz Memorial Culinary Scholarship. This scholarship is designed to assist students majoring in culinary arts.

KENW ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP Since 1974, KENW has provided local and regional news and programming to the high plains with the assistance of college students. To continue this unique and vital service, the KENW Alumni Scholarship is now established to recognize, encourage and aid qualified ENMU students demonstrating academic accomplishment, dedication to the mission of KENW and potential as a mass media professional.

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85TH ANNIVERSARY SCHOLARSHIP FUND Eastern has been graduating successful students for 85 years and impacting the future of New Mexico, the Southwest and the world. To celebrate this exciting milestone, the ENMU Foundation established an 85th Anniversary Scholarship Fund that supports critical recruiting efforts and retention scholarships. If everyone reading this magazine donated $85, we would raise more than

$2 million. You can make a difference and help us continue providing a quality education at an affordable price.

All donations of $85 or more will be listed on a special 85th Anniversary Campaign plaque permanently displayed in the Administration Building.

DONATE ONLINE: enmu.edu/85Years

YOUR DONATION HELPS STUDENTS LIKE THESE

Briana Beaudoin Plans to Help Children as an Adoption Center Agent

International Student Finds Success at ENMU

Briana Beaudoin wants to be a positive force for children. “I had a hard childhood, and one thing that my life taught me was that we need more caring, competent social workers in the world,” she said.

“I chose my field of study because I am interested in the processes in and on the Earth,” says Ivar Moinat, an international student at ENMU pursuing a bachelor’s degree in environmental science.

“I hope to enhance the lives of the clients I encounter; and I love children, so I believe that I can be a positive force for children in need.”

“Right now, I want to go into urban planning, which is a little different than my field of study,” stated Ivar, who plans to graduate in May 2020. “I want to be involved in big projects, like building new neighborhoods and more specific projects. I don’t really want to work on the technical side, but the planning side.”

The ENMU social work major has short-term plans to be a child welfare social worker, but hopes that she can pair children with good families as an agent for an adoption center one day.

“I want to make a difference in the lives of my clients throughout my career,” Briana explained. “I want to be the kind of social worker that someone remembers as the person who changed their lives in a positive way.”

Briana chose to attend ENMU because of financial aid access and the proximity to her hometown, Roswell, New Mexico. “I am from a very low-income family, and it has been very hard for me to navigate college life because of that, but the resources I’ve had at Eastern have made it all possible,” she shared.

“I loved the community and support that I felt on the ENMU campus and felt that the staff and faculty here would guide me through my college journey in the way I needed as a first-generation college student.”

Written by Dillon Korte

Born in Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, to parents Hans Moinat and Carolien Edwards, Ivar came to ENMU as a freshman. His parents and his brother, Maxim Moinat, now live in a smaller town named Hoofddorp. Ivar credits his father, who competed in the 400m hurdles, for his running ability.

Ivar, who was named Greatest Greyhound (Men) and recieved the Greyhound Club Track and Field/Cross Country Scholarship this year, has been on the Dean’s List for six semesters. He took a leap of faith when choosing to attend ENMU. “I was attracted to the Environmental Science Program, and I had a good opportunity to be on the track team. It was hard to choose a school from far away because I was not able to visit, but it has been a great choice,” he said.

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2019 HOMECOMING AWARDS

The ENMU Foundation and ENMU Alumni Association officially inducted these honorees at the 44th annual ENMU Foundation Homecoming Breakfast in September

Business of the Year Wienerschnitzel James Hailey, Jr. (attended) is a Clovis native, attending New Mexico State University before transferring to ENMU. While in Las Cruces, he managed his parents’ business, Der Wienerschnitzel.

Before long, Jim returned to Clovis in 1976 to take over the Clovis restaurant. He is known for his generosity to the Portales and Clovis communtities and schools. Jim and the Wienerschnitzel team have provided thousands of hot dogs for concession stands at ENMU, Clovis, Portales and Texico schools to help with fundraisers during the basketball and football seasons.

When ENMU began building a new football stadium on campus, Jim was among the first to donate with an annual $10,000 corporate sponsorship. Jim is also proud that his father James (attended), brothers Douglas (BBA 84), Michael (BS 98) and sister Lendra Hailey (MED 97, MA 97, BS 83) are all Eastern Alumni as well.

ENMU Foundation Honorees Volunteers of the Year Jacob and Janie Moberly Dr. Jacob (BS 55) and Janie Moberly (AA 55) have proven to be one of the most civically active couples you may be fortunate to meet. The pair met in first grade in Fields, New Mexico, and have been married for more than 67 years. Following graduation and Jake’s four years of dental school in Kansas City, the couple returned to New Mexico and the volunteer spirit struck. They began by asking for $50 donations for ENMU from everyone they knew. They were soon promoting Eastern throughout the state. In the late 1970s, Janie became a founding member of the Friends of Eastern Foundation. She served as vice president for 29 of her 41 years as a board member. Janie also served as an ENMU Regent for 12 years, while Jake and other dentists in Clovis began free dental services for underprivileged children. He also served on the New Mexico Boys and Girls Ranch Board and Clovis Community College Foundation Board. Jake earned the Oustanding Alumni Award in 1970 and a Distinguished Service Award in 1987.

Philanthropist of the Year Dr. Gay Su Pinnell Dr. Gay Su Pinnell (BA 66) is Professor Emeritus in the School of Teaching and Learning at Ohio State University. With extensive experience in classroom teaching and research, she is well known in public education for developing and implementing comprehensive approaches to literacy education.

In 2017, Dr. Pinnell funded a $300,000, three-year grant to enhance the ENMU Child Development Center, adding a new classroom for 2- to 3-year-olds and giving ENMU students the opportunity to work with this younger age group as required for NM liscensure.

The Gay Su Pinnell Education Foundation funds her numerous grants, including providing Portales Municipal Schools with a K through grade 5 literacy grant that includes a three-day training. She provides similar support to schools in Columbus, Ohio and fundraises as a board member of the Columus Symphony and the Dublin Library.

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outstanding alumni awards Karen Salb As an ENMU undergraduate, Karen Salb (BS 76) represented Portales in the 1968 Miss New Mexico Pageant, and in September of that year represented New Mexico in the 1969 Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, bringing home the Miss Congeniality Award. She later was awarded the President’s Award, Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges, and Outstanding Young Women in America to round out her college career.

Karen opened a dance studio in Hobbs, New Mexico, building the Maciolek School of Dance with her husband, Dr. Thomas J. Salb (MS 72, BS 70). The Hobbs Jaycees named Karen the Outstanding Young Woman of Hobbs in 1980, as she was instrumental in sponsoring several ballet companies to perform there. In 1989, she founded the Maciolek Fine Arts Scholarship Trust.

Karen has served on the board of directors for the Southwest Symphony, Viva Santa Fe Productions, Hobbs Rotary Club, Miss New Mexico Scholarship Pageant, Lea County Commission for the Arts and the Salvation Army. She became a Rotarian in 1990, earning numerous honors from that international service organization.

Dr. LaWrence Minks Dr. Lawrence Minks’ (BA 70, BBA 69) journey from student to president emeritus was made possible through the love and support of late wife, Joan and his children Laura, Amanda, Joy and Aaron. Dr. Minks has been involved in higher education for more than 40 years, mentoring thousands of students and promoting economic and community service, organizational change and leadership development.

After graduating from Eastern, he spent a year as an instructor at Ohio Northern University, moving to corporate management with Miles Laboratories for five years. Minks earned a doctorate in business teaching (1980) from the School of Business at the University of Northern Colorado.

He returned to higher education in 1976, advancing from assistant professor to president working in Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky and Oklahoma. Dr. Minks served as president of Southeastern Oklahoma State University from 2009–14.

Upon retirement in 2017, he formed Lawrence C. Minks and Associates to continue his commitment and dedication to transformational leadership and change.

Donald Bonner Donald Bonner (BBA 62) came to Clovis as an airman in the U.S. Air Force in 1954, later attending ENMU. Don’s early career started at New Tex Outdoor Advertising in Clovis.

He later acquired the Clovis Pepsi Cola Bottling Company and then took on a Dr. Pepper and Seven-Up plant, operating both for many years before selling.

Bonner later purchased two New Mexico ranches and operated both for several years, turning them into first-class operations.

Don and wife, Gustenia, have generously supported Clovis Community College and the Lighthouse Mission.

Both organizations honored the couple with buildings named after them. They are very active in the First United Methodist Church, and until recently, Don volunteered by driving a van for after-school kids’ programs. Don assists the New Mexico Christian Children’s Home in Portales with many of the organization’s projects and plans to continue doing so for many years to come.

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ENMU ATHLETICS NEWS COLLEGE DAZE RODEO WELCOMES BACK CHAMPIONS Members of the 1967–69 National Champion and National Reserve Champion rodeo teams were on hand during this year’s annual College Daze Rodeo in September.

1968 Men’s Reserve National Champions: From left, Jack Faulk (attended), Butch Cody (attended), Bob Crill (attended), ENMU Rodeo Coach Albert Flinn (MBA 70, BBA 68).

1969 Men’s National Champions: Posing with Bar G Western Wear owners and sponsors Buz Goodson (far left) and Fern Goodson (far right) are Gary Lewis (BBA 70) and Lon Sultemeir (attended).

1968 Women’s Reserve National Champions: From left, ENMU Rodeo Coach Albert Flinn, Carolyn Hays Crill (MS 68, BS 67), Linda Griffin Haragan.

1967 Women’s National Champions: From left, ENMU Rodeo Coach Albert Flinn, Linda Griffin Haragan (BS 70), Linda Blackburn Sultemeir (attended)

Former Greyhound Signs Professional Contract Emili headed to Germany

Chukuka was

By Ryan Shumaker

Team All-Lone

Former ENMU men’s basketball player Chukuka Emili (attended) recently inked a professional contract with RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf in Germany. Emili becomes the ninth Greyhound in the last four years to sign a professional contract upon completing their college career.

The New City, New York native played just a single season at Eastern after transferring from Houston Baptist, but he finished his career with the third most blocks in program history with 60 in just one season of play.

named Third Star Conference at season’s end and was also appointed to the Defensive All-LSC Team after averaging 7.9 rebounds and 11.3 points per contest. The Hounds finished the 2018–19 season with an overall record of 13-14 and the program’s first winning record in LSC play at 10-8 since the 2005–06 season.

“This really is just a dream come true,” Chukuka said. “I started playing basketball really late so I always felt like I was really behind everybody else. To be able to sign a professional contract now is just such a great feeling. I think I might be the only person from my hometown to ever sign a professional contract, and for me that just shows that I have come such a long way.”

The 6’8“ forward flourished in Coach Tres Segler’s high-pressure defensive system and finished 2018–19 with the third most rebounds in a single season in ENMU Men’s Basketball history with 214 for the year. The 60 blocks Emili accumulated is a program record for a single season as well.

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athletics Hall of honors 2019 Inductees

leroy chavez

jessie poku

Norma stroik

Cross Country 1970–74

Football 2007–10

Support 1978–Current

Leroy Chavez (BS 74) competed on the Eastern New Mexico Cross Country team during the years of 1970–74 and earned NAIA District 7 All-District honors all four years of his collegiate career. Leroy was a vital member of the record setting 1973 NAIA National Championship and 1971 NAIA National Runner-Up teams and was inducted into the New Mexico Track and Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2016.

Jessie Poku (BAAS 12) holds school records for touchdown receptions in a career (26), and receptions in a season – 86 during the 2010 campaign. Jessie was named D2Football.com Honorable Mention All-American following that 2010 season in which he hauled in 86 catches for 932 yards and 11 touchdowns on the season. That same 2010 season, Jessie was also named to the Don Hansen Football Gazette All-Super Region Four Third Team and was selected to compete in the 2011 Cactus Bowl upon season’s end. Poku was named First Team All-Lone Star Conference in 2010 and 2009 and was an Honorable Mention All-Lone Star Conference selection in 2008.

Norma Stroik (BUS 99) has been synonymous with ENMU Athletics for more than 30 years and served as the department’s administrative office coordinator for 16 years. Norma has regularly attended and coordinated multiple athletic events in that time.

layla turner jeff thibodeaux Baseball 1999–00 Jeff Thibodeaux (BS 01) produced a career batting average of .360 as a Greyhound while appearing in 99 total games. Jeff was named Second Team All-LSC following the 2000 season in which he hit .363 for the year and totaled 37 RBI while also serving as the team captain. Jeff’s play on the field and leadership in the clubhouse helped guide the Greyhounds to a 25-21-1 record and a third place finish in the 2000 Lone Star Conference South standings

Tennis 1998–02 Layla Turner (BSE 02) was a two-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American and named the 1999 Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year after winning the singles and doubles title alongside Julie Stiles (MS 02 BS 00) at regionals.

Layla went on to place sixth in singles and fifth in doubles at the National Tournament. Her outstanding play continued into her sophomore season as she led ENMU to a win at the regional tournament and a qualification into the NCAA Division II National Championships.

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Class Notes People You Know Jean Fisk (BME 63), who was the music

John A. Burke (BS 70) and Elizabeth Anderson Burke (Attended)

director and organist at Pinole United

live in Carlsbad, New Mexico, where John has pastored New

Methodist Church in Pinole, California

Song Christian Fellowship for more than 13 years. Elizabeth

for 50 years, retired in July 2019. Jean

serves as the women’s and childrens’ pastor.

was the director of six vocal choirs and taught music in Richmond, California. for 33 years. She has played with various music programs and written several articles about her Organ Scholars’ Program.

Lloyd Travis Bates (BA 64) has enjoyed a long career as the founder of L.T. Bates Crusades in Modesto, California, working as a speaker, teacher and singer across the globe.

Through his ministry, Lloyd has released two albums of music and conducted many years of prison and honorfarm ministries at San Quentin and Vacaville State Prison in California, among others..

Barry C. Smith (MA 68, BS 67) retired in Oregon after 40 years in the field of psychology, including rehabilitation counselor at the Colorado State Hospital,

Bill Piatt (BA 72) is a law professor and former dean (1998–07) at St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. His latest book “Slavery In the Southwest,” written with Moises Gonzales, was recently published by the Carolina Academic Press.

Calvin Smith (MS 74, BS 70) recently had a series of photographs from the Mescalero Sands area displayed in the president’s office through Thanksgiving at Trinidad State Junior College in Colorado, where he serves as an instructor of archaeology and library coordinator. The photos were part of a series Calvin took during the summer of 1967, when he camped there exploring the flora and fauna of the area.

assistant professor of psychology at a small college in Kansas, and counselor

Tim Archuleta (BS 85) was named

for adult inmates in the Sheriff’s

executive editor of the El Paso Times.

Corrections Department in Oregon.

Tim is an award-winning veteran journalist and had been the editor of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times since 2013.

Before that, he spent 10 years leading the San Angelo newsroom in West Texas and also at the Albuquerque Tribune.

Col. Emily Perry (MA 91, BBA 86) retired from the U.S. Army after more than 30 years of service that took her to multiple points around the globe. She finished her career as the New Mexico state emergency preparedness liaison officer, working with numerous Army, state and local government offices to prepare for disaster response and recovery.

Todd Fuqua (BA 93) is now a member

Kappa Sigma alumni gathered again for the annual ENMU Alumni Golf Tournament in July and enjoyed reminiscing about their time at Eastern.

(Back Row) Larry Gregory (BS 72), Ron Geoffrion (Attended), Richard Yberra (BA 68), John Sparkman (BS 72), George Garro (BBA 72), Brian Houger (BS 69), Jeff Gartz (BBA 72), Critt Garner (BS 70), Terry Othick (MBA 70, BBA 68).

(Seated) Alvin James (BBA 70), John Lorentzen (BBA 71), Ray Lewis (BBA 75), Peter Serena (BBA 68), Bill Ford (BS 71).

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of the ENMU Foundation team, offering his services as the public relations and design associate. Todd moved back to Portales from Ruidoso, New Mexico, where he spent 16 years as a sports editor for the Ruidoso News and Ruidoso Free Press and operated his own business, Fuqua Media.

Rob Roy McCandless (BS 96) recently published his fourth novel, “The Clockwork Detective,” the first in a new Steampunk series. His novel “Tears of Heaven” won the 2014 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Preditors & Editors Reader’s Poll and was a 2015 EPIC eBook finalist.

Michael Krueger (BS 95) has been chief meteorologist at KRCR in Redding, California since 2001, less than two years after joining the news team. He currently presents the weather for the Daybreak morning show, giving him plenty of time during the rest of the day to

Brittany Nielsen (BS 07) is a reporter for KSWB-TV8 in Salinas, California, where she recently interviewed –

spend with his family.

and rode with – Indy Car racing legend Mario Andretti

Christina Romero-Ivanova (BA 00) is an

Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca. She also conducted a

Assistant Professor at Indiana University

live interview with NBC Sports Broadcaster Leigh Diffey.

Kokomo. Christina recently finished her Ph.D. in Literacy, Culture and Language Education with a minor in anthropology. She has taught in the Indianapolis Public Schools and 11 years in higher education.

in advance of the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey at

Savannah Welborn (attending) is a 23-year-old fun-loving cowgirl from Tomé New Mexico. She is a student at ENMU pursuing her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. Savannah will be a second generation ENMU graduate –

Stefanie Juliano (BS 04) is now a Counselor,

her mother is Marie Katherine Houk (MED 77,

MS, LPCC in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. She

BUS 76, BA 76), her aunt is Cynthia Brindley

specializes in several areas, including

(BBA 96), and her great aunt Augusta Roush all

postpartum and perinatal mood disorders,

attended – and a fourth generation educator and

depression, anxiety and couples issues.

rancher. Savannah is representing New Mexico at the 2020 Miss Rodeo America Pageant Dec. 1-8 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2019 Educators Hall of Honor inductee Rodney W. Wright

Rodney Wright (BS 93) graduated from ENMU with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies and a minor in Physical Education.

He taught middle school for Artesia Public Schools while serving as assistant varsity coach for both football and track before working for Mescalero Apache Schools as head varsity football coach, ninth grade New Mexico History teacher and director of athletics, activities and transportation.

In 2006, Rodney completed a Master of Arts in Educational Administration at New Mexico State University, later putting that license to good use as the athletic coordinator for Belen Consolidated schools. He is currently the principal at Belen High School.

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Class Notes In Memory 50s

60s Letha Mae Franse (BS 51) passed away May 30, 2019. Letha was the granddaughter of maternal and paternal pioneer settlers in the Redlake Community of Roosevelt County. After graduating from ENMU, Letha worked 36 years as a chief of engineer systems laboratories director for Hughes Aircraft and earned her master’s degree from University of California at Los Angeles.

James Paul Johnston (MED 65, ED 60) passed away on May 3, 2019. James served in the U.S. Army and received an honorable discharge in 1955. He began his teaching career at Holloman Air Force Base and also taught in Roswell, Dora and Cloudcroft, New Mexico, where he was principal until retiring in 1987.

Nina Ann Galitz (ED 65) passed away

M. Bryant Thompson (BA 57) passed

May 2, 2019. Nina taught in Los Angeles,

away May 20, 2019. Dr. Thompson

California after receiving her degree from

attended medical school at the University

ENMU, then was a flight attendant for

of California San Francisco and interned

American Airlines for 49 years.

at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas.

He did his residency in obstetrics and

Gary Steven Chase (BBA 66), passed away

gynecology at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis

June 9, 2019. Gary joined the U.S. Navy

and was in private practice there for 42

immediately following high school and

years. After retiring, Dr. Thompson spent

spent his service aboard the carrier USS

his time on his John Deere tractor at his

Coral Sea. After his discharge from the

farm in southern Illinois.

Navy, he earned his ENMU degree and

Robert Edward Peterson (BBA 59) passed away peacefully at his home on the morning of Sunday, April 14, 2019. R.E. was

then joined Xerox Corporation and retired after 30 years.

born on March 19, 1937, in Lamesa, Texas,

Janie Lisenby Engleman (BA 68),

to Robert Olen and Myrl (Carmichael)

longtime Coachella Valley High School

Peterson. He grew up in Dora, New

teacher, passed away on March 18, 2019

Mexico, and attended Dora High School.

at the age of 72. She leaves behind her

He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in

husband of 40 years, John, a daughter

Business from ENMU, where he served as

Amy, a grandson, John, and a sister in

student body president. He was preceded

New Mexico, Joanie. Janie married John

in death by his first wife, Monte Redding,

Engleman (BS 67) in 1979, and the two

whom he married in 1959. He married

shared 40 years of marriage before her

Leslie Martin in 1993. R.E. was a meticulous

passing.

and tenacious businessman.

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began his marketing career with IBM. He

Friends of Sheila “Nora” Banner (BS 68)

Glyne Myers Baum (BA 59) passed away

are mourning the loss of her

on June 13, 2019. Glyne started her

enchantingly captivating spirit following

teaching career in 1964 at Permian High

her passing on Aug. 30, 2019. Nora was a

School, where she taught business and

fine arts major at ENMU, having come to

typing courses until 1978. She taught

Portales from her native Brooklyn, New

Sunday school and served as a deacon

York. Nora enjoyed a career sharing the

and chairperson at Bethany Christian

arts with people with varying abilities.

Church in Odessa, Texas. Her hobbies

She created and fabricated beautiful

were playing tennis and spending time

jewelry, traveled the world and sought

in the mountains of Ruidoso. She was

her ancestral roots in Romania. Her

also a Reach to Recovery volunteer for the

spirit continues to affect those whose

American Cancer Society.

lives she touched.

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70s

James Douglas Hamilton (MBA 88, BBA 87) passed away on Aug. 18, 2019. James was

Carl Dellinger (BS 70) passed away July

a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Navy and

13, 2019. After graduating from ENMU,

Marines and served as corpsman and

he received his MA in Counseling and

medic in Vietnam. While James was in the

Guidance from UNM. During his career,

Philippines, he helped build two orphanages

Carl worked with many state agencies,

and finished out his military career by

including Disability Adjucation, State

helping homeless veterans find jobs. James

Health Planning, Department of Hospitals

retired in 2014.

and Institutions, and many more. He volunteered for many community activities and was an ambassador for the Chamber of Commerce.

90s Shirley Gomez (BS 99) passed away May

David L. Sickles (BBA 71), passed away

17, 2019. Shirley worked at ENMU Roswell

June 24, 2019. A dedicated husband,

for 10 years, then started a business, AD&T

father and grandfather, David was a child

Electric, LLC and was vice president of

at heart, yet always had a bit of advice to

the company. Shirley enjoyed hiking,

share. He was at his happiest when all

photography, gardening and collecting

his grandchildren were around him. He is

items for photograpy.

survived by his wife, Linda (BBE 70).

Stanley Dement (BBE 74) passed away on Aug. 14, 2019. Stanley was on the swim team at ENMU and was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. He was a property appraiser for banks throughout New Mexico and established his own appraisal business. In 1990, Stanley took over his father’s property managment business and bought and sold real estate.

10s Marilyn Hanke (BOE 11) passed away Sept. 24, 2019 in Artesia. She worked at New Mexico State Income Support and then Department of Labor for many years at both. Upon retirement, she enjoyed teaching at Lake Arthur Schools where she was involved in many student activities.

Frances Evelyn Taylor (MA 77) passed

Marilyn’s passions were traveling to make

away on July 30, 2019. Frances taught

new adventures, tulips, cows, the color

English and advanced placement English

purple, and the family farm in Wisconsin.

along with journalism and coached cheerleading. She was an adjunct

Dr. David Willoughby (faculty) passed away

instructor at ENMU-Roswell. Frances

March 20, 2019. He attended Elizabethtown

was awarded Teacher of the Year and

College and obtained degrees from Lebanon

inducted into the Southeast New Mexico

Valley College, Miami University of Ohio

Hall of Fame by the Roswell Educational Achievement Foundation.

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and Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester). Dr. Willoughby held positions as a music professor at Elizabethtown Collge,

Jack Thomas “J.T.” Henry (BBA 82) passed away on Aug. 30, 2019. J.T. Henry was a farmer and rancher, but being a cowboy was his greatest passion. He was a bull rider and bareback bronc rider and received numerous buckles and awards.

at ENMU where he was also the Dean of Fine Arts, and at Susquehanna University. During his 20 years at ENMU, he presented a weekly public radio program, “The Red Back Book,” featuring a wide variety of musical styles. Dr. Willoughby also served as president of the College Music Society and directed several national CMS workshops.

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