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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Green & Silver | December 2019
