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IN MEMORIAM

from Mirage Spring 2022

from Mirage Spring 2022, page 32

BRINGING THE WINS

Thelma Saxby ’76 Bobby Luis Trujillo ’76, ’80 Michael Stephen Baca ’77 Mary Ann Beck ’77 John Kenneth Silver ’77 Deborah Anne Young ’77 Shelly Ann Green ’78, ’93 Margaret Donnelly Hino ’78 Gene E. Runkle ’78 Susan Martz Wayland ’78 Gordon Beardsley ’79 Peter Gregory Gooden ’79 Cecil Augustus Lynn ’79 Leisa A. Sedall ’79

1980 - 1989

Michael Edward Casillas ’80 Douglas Eldon Mitchell ’80 Hurley Benally ’81 Maurine Goehring ’81 Hildegarde Brewster Bird ’82 Margaret Alley Seymour ’82 Debra Sharleen Johns ’83 John Franklynn Mares ’83, ’88 Ruth Moller Monteverdi ’83, ’84 Emilio Jose Otero ’83 Mary D. Poole ’83 Julia Anne Kelly ’84 Steve A. Tomasi ’84 Edison Richard Wato ’84 Jeannette Cochran ’85, ’93 Carlos Espinoza ’85 Joan Gilberry Coke ’85 Mark Lawrence Kendrick ’86 Elizabeth Ortiz Palmer ’87 Jerome Anthony Maes ’88 Robert John Roe ’88, ’96 Jane Marie Curtis ’89

1990 - 1999

Anselmo F. Arellano ’90 Jeff Thomas Horan ’90 Anne Elizabeth Kelso ’91 David Brian Dehoff ’92, ’94 Sandra A. Sedillo ’92 John Paul LeDoux ’93, ’95 O. Jerome Bustos ’94 Elizabeth Jordanayne Knecht ’94 Loren Tommy Dils ’95 Alison Therese Kleven ’95 Gigi Desser Bayley ’96, ’97 Herman James Chee ’96 Anna K. Mesiti ’98 Molly Ellen Froats ’99 Jane Margaret Pollard ’99

2000 - 2009

Elizabeth Kathryn Ruiz ’00 Chris Carl Platero ’01, ’03 Steven Bryan Young ’01 William Nelson Talley ’02, ’07 Rosa Honoria Belanger ’03 Leason Alan Cherry ’04 Judith Murphy ’04 Kristina Michiko Rohman ’04 Yanga Kalambay Dijiba ’05 Brian James Rupp ’06 Sergio A. De Haro ’09

2010 - 2019

John T. Babineaux ’11 Catlyn M. Davis ’12 Jerry L. Surveyor ’13 Ruth Fay Cain ’14 Chau M. Nguyen ’15 Audrey Lena Tom ’15, ’17 Neal A. Apodaca-Joffe ’18

FACULTY AND STAFF

Leason Cherry Kenneth F. Crumley Michael Dougher Rolf J. Kolden Jimmie L. Reed Deborah Rifenbary Eric Andrew Rombach-Kendall Scott Wilkinson

OTHER ALUMNI

Beau J. Becenti Otis F. Bryan Leslie R. Ferguson Maxine Gleasner Barbara Sue Leyendecker Anna Kathleen McCormick Nelson A. Naro Larry A. Verdugo

Manon K. De Roey (’14 BA), Albuquerque, competed in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics respresenting Belgium in women’s golf. Rhiannon L. Samuel (’14 BA), Albuquerque, executive director of Viante New Mexico, was named one of Albuquerque Business First’s 2021 Women of Influence. Samuel D. Saunders (’14 BBA), Albuquerque, won the L&J Golf Championship, hosted by Jenning Mill Country Club in Watksinville, Ga. Chanel R. Wiese (’14 BBA, ’18 MBA), Albuquerque, was named one of Albuquerque Business First’s 2021 Women of Infuence in recognition of her leadership in launching the Somos Unidos Foundation. Noe Astorga-Corral (’15 BA, ’19 JD), a lawyer with Sutin, Thayer & Browne, has become licensed to practice in the Navajo Nation. Astorga also heads Sutin’s Committee on Equality, which works to tangibly empower marginalized communities in New Mexico. He is fluent in Spanish. Django Lovette (’15 BA), represented Canada in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics in the high jump and finished in 8th place. Julie A. Morrison (’15 BA), Albuquerque, was recognized with the Gerald W. May Outstanding Staff Award for her significant contributions to UNM in the Physics and Astronomy Department. Xochitl Torres Small (’15 JD), Las Cruces, N.M., was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary for rural development. Ryan Inzenga (’16 MBA), Zachary, La., has joined Luba Workers’ Comp as vice president and underwriting manager. Aaron P. Rivera (’16 BA), Corrales, N.M., ProView Networks sports announcer, is the new play-by-play announcer at Fort Marcy Ballpark, calling home games for the Santa Fe Fuego. Amalia Sanchez-Parra (’16 BS, ’21 PhD), Albuquerque, was named one of UNM Advance’s 2021 Women in STEM award winners. Troy S. Lawton (’18 BA, ’21 JD), Rio Rancho, N.M., has joined the Montgomery and Andrews law firm in Santa Fe, specializing in federal taxation law, buisness law and legal writing.

Noe Astorga-Corral

Pack Your Bags

The UNM Alumni Association gives Lobos with wanderlust the opportunity to continue their education by traveling the world through the Alumni Travel Program. Travel is still challenging, but with a number of unique trip opportunities in 2022 — from Singapore to Spain — the Alumni Travel Program sets you up for success by handling all the travel plans and arrangements for you while offering amazing discounts too.

To view Alumni Travel Program options and book, visit www.unmalumni.com/travel.

Spain: Andalucia in a Parador May 26 – June 3, 2022

Majestic Switzerland: Interlaken and Vevey June 22 – July 1, 2022

Cruise: The Rhine and Mosel Rivers July 20 – 28, 2022

Alaskan Heritage and Wildlife August 7 – 14, 2022

Portugal: Romance of the Douro River September 26 – October 7, 2022

Singapore, Thailand and Angkor Wat October 18 – 31, 2022

Adriana E. Oñate (’18 MARCH), El Paso, Tex., was recognized as one of Mile High CRE’s “Movers and Shakers,” in honor of her achievements in architecture and design. Christopher J. Pommier (’18 JD), Santa Fe, N.M., has joined the Montgomery and Andrews law firm in Santa Fe. Brooke B. Sheldon (’18 BS), Albuquerque, received the Fulbright Research Award for the 2021-2022 academic year and will pursue research of the Portuguese dialects and their influence on the Lusophone world. Alex G. Elborn (’19 JD), has joined Sutin, Thayer & Browne as an associate attorney in the firm’s Litigation Group. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, employment law and probate matters. He speaks and writes in Spanish. Mingjie L. Hoemmen (’19 JD), has joined Sutin, Thayer & Browne as an associate attorney. She joins the firm’s Litigation Group, where she practices primarily in the areas of employment law and civil rights, collections, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. She Mingjie L. Hoemmenis fluent in Mandarin Chinese. Thatcher A. Rogers (’19 MS), Albuquerque, received the Friends of Coronado Historic Site scholarship and a grant from the University of Missouri Research Reactor Archaeometry Laboratory. 2020s Justin D. Armbruester (’21 BBA), Sammamish, Wash., was called up in Round 12 of the Major League Baseball draft by the Baltimore Orioles. Kristen Burby (’21 JD), White Rock, N.M., has joined the Montgomery and Andrews law firm in Santa Fe, specializing in natural resource and environmental law. Ava Cohen (’21 BBA), Albuquerque, represented Israel in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics in the 300-meter steeplechase. Amanda E. Cvinar (’21 JD), has joined Sutin, Thayer & Browne as an associate attorney. A member of the firm’s Commercial Group, she practices primarily in the areas of corporate law, intellectual property, public finance, estate planning and renewable energy development. Amanda E. Cvinar