UNM Foundation Annual Report of Giving 2009-2010

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Timothy Moy Memorial Teaching Award

William Seymour Piano Pedagogy Scholarship Established by an anonymous donor in honor of Professor Emeritus William Seymour, a distinguished teacher and performer whose career includes 30 years of teaching at the University of New Mexico.

Established by family, friends and colleagues of UNM Associate Professor of History Timothy Moy, this teaching award will be given annually to a graduate student who demonstrates dedication, skill and the potential for excellence in teaching.

Student Success and Leadership Fund Established with gifts from alumni and friends, this fund supports the activities of the chartered student organizations and their leaders at the School of Architecture and Planning.

Edward J. Neff Scholarship to benefit the Anderson School of Management Established by bequest from Francine I. Neff, this endowment supports graduate study in accounting at the Anderson School of Management.

Tir Comin Graduate Fellowship Established by David Henkel, Professor Emeritus at the School of Architecture and Planning, in honor of his father, greatgrandfather and cousin, all design professionals. The fellowship will provide assistance to a Native American master’s degree student in Community and Regional Planning, with a preference for a student from the Four Corners region.

Thomas B. and Dorothy Noble Merson Memorial Endowed Presidential Scholarship Established by UNM alumni Thomas J. and Jean L. Merson of Los Alamos, N.M., to honor Thomas’s parents. The endowment provides a four-year Presidential Scholarship to one of New Mexico’s most deserving high school graduates.

Ann Ramenofsky Anthropology Honors Students Award Fund

Fred D. Trauger Memorial Endowed Scholarship Funded by bequest, provides scholarships for students majoring in earth sciences, with a preference for graduate students.

Established by Dr. Ann Ramenofsky, UNM-Gallup Associate Professor of Archaeology Entrepreneurial at UNM who strongly believes that the Professorship exemplary scholarship of anthropology New Mexico Established with gifts from students in the Honors Program should Chapter of friends of the UNM Gallup be recognized. The award supports the American Campus and a match from the the research activities of students Concrete Institute State of New Mexico, the endowment pursuing the Honors Program Endowed Scholarship will fund a professorship in the within the Anthropology Entrepreneurial Studies Department. Department at the To support undergraduate College of Arts students in the Department of Pvt. James W. Whalen Memorial and Sciences. Civil Engineering within the School Endowed ROTC Scholarship Fund of Engineering.

Established by Patrick D. Conroy in memory of his cousin, Pvt. James W. Whalen, who was killed in action in World War II. The gift benefits enrolled UNM students who are cadets/midshipmen in any of the three ROTC detachments at UNM: Air Force, Army and Navy, which includes the Marine Corps.

Nurse-Midwifery Education Endowment Established with gifts from Paul and Leigh Ann Albers, Thomas Roberts and Dr. Leah Albers and others, the endowment will support educating nurse midwives to serve rural areas and underserved populations, particularly in New Mexico.

Willia T. Zimmerman Fund Established by Nancy and William Doolittle, the endowment honors the wife of former UNM President James Zimmerman (Nancy’s grandmother). The fund will provide for maintenance of the baroque organ at the UNM Alumni Memorial Chapel and for an annual event celebrating the organ.

Larry and Dorothy Rainosek Endowed Presidential Scholarship Established by the Rainoseks to help keep our best and brightest students in state for their education and help them graduate. An endowed scholarship is their way of saying thank-you to a student who excels and loves New Mexico as the Rainoseks do. Their hope is that all scholars will give forward when they are able and continue the “chain” so other deserving New Mexico high school graduates can receive a UNM Presidential Scholarship.

Dr. Robert E. Anderson Endowment Established by friends and colleagues, honors Dr. Anderson, one of the original faculty members of the School of Medicine. The endowment, benefiting the Department of Pathology, supports two awards for medicine trainees, recognizing excellence in training, research, and an award given to a faculty member chosen by the Department’s trainees for his or her commitment to education.

Raymond Plotkin Fund Established by the family and friends of Raymond Plotkin to honor his life and memory. Plotkin was a UNM freshman who passed away in fall 2009 from complications resulting from the H1N1 virus. The scholarship will benefit freshmen at the School of Engineering who share his interest in nuclear engineering and his wonderful sense of humor.

Paul F. Turner, MD Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery Established by friends and colleagues of Dr. Turner to honor his career in neurosurgery, this endowed chair will enhance and support the neurosurgical department.

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