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Anti cipati on is bu ildin g as UTEP's Centennial yea r approach es ' Thi s iss ue of UTEP Maga zi ne, the fir st in what wi ll beco me this publication's "Ce nt e nnia l Se ri es," ca ptures some of the growing exc it emen t about our 100th ann iversary on the ca mpu s, in th e s urrounding co mmunit y a nd a mo ng our alumni across th e globe . The 2014 Co mmi ss ion has be en busil y planning a robust ca lendar of exhib it s, tours , fes tiviti es, lectur es a nd other eve nt s to engage th e entire Miner Na tion in ce lebratin g with us a century of UTEP 's transformationa l impa ct on thi s re gion and on th e li ves of o ur more th an 107,000 alumni who have e ntru sted us with th e ir dr ea ms and asp irati ons. ·
In thi s iss ue, we share with yo u a rep o rt on the first of our o ffi cial Ce nt enni a l events - the commemoration o f Te xa s Se nat e Bill 183 (1913), authorizing the c rea tion of a mining school in El Paso. On Ap ril 16, 20 13, exactly 100 years a ft e r Governor 0. B Co lquitt signed S. B 183, a large delegation of UTEP representatives and fri e nd s tr ave led to Aus tin to recog niz e th e Texas Legis latur e a nd the Governor fo r th eir ro les in en ac tin g it. Spec ial reso luti o ns were read in th e Texas Hou se and Se nat e c hamb e rs, and the co mm emo rati o n of thi s hi sto ric eve nt co ntinu ed int o the eve ning with a rece pti o n ce lebratin g UTEP's re markable co ntributi ons to our re g ion and to th e State of Texas ove r th e pa st ce ntur y.
We also ce lebrate th e outstanding accomp li s hm e nt of De partm ent of Crea ti ve Wr itin g Chair Benjamin Alire Saenz, who recently rece ived th e pres tigiou s PEN/Fau lk ner Award for Fi ction for hi s lat es t book o f short stori es, Eve ry thin g Begi ns and End s al th e Kenlucl1y Club. We are ve ry proud of Be n and this well-deserved recog niti on that has pl ace d him in th e national spotlight. You ca n rea d more about him beg innin g o n page 36.
Thi s iss ue of UTEP Magazine a lso presents hi ghli ght s of th e impr ess ive res ults of a rec entl y comp leted s tud y of UTE P's economic im pac t. UTEP is a lr eady a recog niz ed nati ona l le ader in hi ghe r edu ca tion fo r it s s uccess in fos te rin g st udents' upward mobilit y. Now, we ca n also say th a t th e Uni ve rsit y profoundly imp acts the entir e Paso de l o n e region by adding more than $ 1. 3 billion to th e El Pa so co unt y eco no my eac h yea r through s tu den t and alumni produc tivity , campus opera ti ons , a nd visitor spe nd ing. Learn more abou t our impact on th e regio nal eco nomy and on indi vidu a ls a nd families o n page 30.
UTE P's impa ct ha s expa nd ed we ll beyond th e Paso de l No n e regio n Th e success of our alumni in se ttings across the U.S. a nd around the wo rld ha s ra ised UTEP 's vis ibilit y and enhan ced our reputation. UTE P's success in ac hi ev in g ou r vis io n of becoming the first nati on a l research uni ve rsit y with a 21st ce ntur y s tud e nt de mogra phi c has pl ace d us at the forefront of educating th e nex t ge nerati o n of thi s co untr y's in c reas in gly di ve rse population. As ot her uni ve rsiti es ha ve begun emulating ou r mod e l of access and exce ll e nce, UTEP ha s be co me a catal ys t for t ransforming U.S. hi gher ed uca ti o n
UTEP is an ex citing pla ce to be as we co mm e mo rate th e legacy of o ur fir st 100 yea rs and stride confidently toward eve n g rea te r height s in th e yea rs ahead. We hope that yo u' re a lr ea d y planning to jo in us for thi s o nce- in-a-lifetim e ce lebra ti o n of UTEP 's hi stor y, our man y c urr ent accomplishments and our bright futur e.
Go Miners'
UTEP Magazine 2013 • Volume 5, Issue 2 The Un iversity ofTexas at El Paso All rights reserved. Reproduct ion in whole or in part in any format without permission is prohibited.
President
UTEP MAGAZINE I SPRING/SUMMER 2013
UTEP PROFESSOR WINS 2013 PEN/ FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION
Be n Sae n z, chair of UTE P's Department of Creative Writing, rece ived hi s bigge st ho no r to date whe n he was awarded th e PEN/ Faulkne r Award for Fi cti o n in Mar ch.
· CENTENNIAL SERIES
Thi s iss ue of UTEP Ma gazi ne marks th e fir st of six special co ll ecto r's editions co mm e morating Th e Univ e rsit y of Texa s at El Paso 's 100th a nni versa ry in 2014. Each Ce nt e nnial edit io n fea t ures a Centennia l Se r ies banner on th e cove r. In si de, co nt e nt relat ed to the Cen te nnial Cele brati o n fi ll s t he front of the magazine, followed by th e o th er fea tures, resea rch , new s, athleti cs a nd alum s sto ri es. For more on th e Centenn ial Celebration, visit ut e pl00 ye a rs .com.
IN THIS ISSUE
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CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
ONCE IN A CENTURY
Join UTEP as we celeb rate th e Unive rsit y's past and la y th e foundation fo r a ma g nifi ce nt fuwr e.
UTEP DAY IN AUSTIN
April 16 was a day of celebra ti on for the UT EP famil y in Aus tin as th e Texas legis lat ure co mmem ora ted th e 100 th a nni ve rsa r y of the Uni ve rsit y's founding.
14 CAMPUS TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS SPRING AHEAD
Centennial Plaza work begin s Ma y 20 Find out what's in sto re for th e ce nt e rpiece of UTEP 's Ca mpus Transfo rm ati on an d get up da tes on oth er project s.
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Q&A WITH SEAN KUGLER
Get to know th e new head footba ll coac h as he prepares to lea d th e Mi ners into th e Ce nt en ni al yea r.
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100 YEARS OF UTEP SPORTS
Th e 1966 bas ketball champi onsh ip is j ust one of man y ath leti c hi ghli ght s from th e Un ive rsity's fir st 100 ye ars
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PICKED TO LEAD
Lea rn more abo ut the fift ee n men and one wo man who have led th e Unive rsit y durin g th e last ce ntur y.
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25 YEARS LATER
Presid ent Diana Na talici o ha s led UT EP for one q uart er of it s ex istence and is one of th e longes t- se rvin g female pres id ent s of a publi c universit y in th e nation.
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UTEP PRESIDENT
RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION
March 4 was a bi g da y fo r UT EP Pre sident Dia na Natali cio: she too k ove r as chai r of th e nation 's largest hi gher edu cat ion organization , and won a major national award for leade rship exce ll ence. 28
PARTICIPANT ADDS TO GATOR CAPER LEGEND
34 3-D PRINTING GOES TO SPACE UT EP engin eers ex pect to laun ch th e fir st-eve r 3-D elec troni cs into s pace during a NASA re supply mi ss ion
TEAM TEXAS PREPARES FOR INTERNATIONAL SOLAR COMPETITION
UTE P' S IMPACT ON THE PASO DEL NORTE REGION
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ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME TRIP TO BHUTAN OFFERS RARE OPPORTUNITY
From left , Leo nard A. "Tripp er " Good man Ill , UTEP Deve lop ment Board c hai r; UT Sys tem Cha nce ll o r Franci sco Cigarroa ; UTEP Pres ident Diana Na tali cio; Ru sse ll A. "Russ " Vande nburg, UTEP Ce ntennial Ca mpai gn Lea dersh ip Cou ncil chair ; a nd UT Syste m Board of Rege nt s Vice Chair Paul Foste r celebrated th e 100th a nni versary of th e Unive rsit y's es tablishment by t he Texa s Legisla tu re in Aust in Ap ril 16.
THE UN•VE"''TY OF TEXAS AT Ec p,so W''-'- cEcEBRATE "'° v'-""S ,N ao>A, THROUGHOUT THE co••NG MONTHS, WE ,Nv<TE THE ENTIRE ,NER NAT•ON TO cEcEBRATE oUR o.snNGu,sHEO p,sT ' sHowcASE oUR cuRRENT sTRENGTHS ANO .,,nc<PATE oUR aR•GHT FUTURE • WE w, K THE oec,,s,oN w<TH co••--o"'nVE AcnvmES """ cECEBRATORY EVEN~ oEs<GNEO TO RE'Nv,ooRATE ANO EsTAB'-,sH TRA0,noNS , ,osTER
.,.,oE, ,..o pROMoTE WoR'-O'"oE _.eooN<T•ON OF UTEP'S cEA'""'H" AS A.' ST CENTURY pUBL-IC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY • By Keith Erekson Executive Director, Centennial Celebration
The shape of the ce lebra ti on will match the history of UTEP 's founding. In 1913, the Texas Legislature authorized the creation of a min ing school in El Paso if the ci tiz en s of the cit y co uld get the school up and run nin g. In Apr il 1914, the El Paso Chamber of Comme rce announced that it had secured $50,000, enough to purchase a stru ggling military academy and reopen it as the mining schoo l. On Septembe r 23, 1914, classes began at th e Texas State Sc hoo l of Mines a nd Metallurgy. O ne hundred yea rs lat er, ou r Ce nt ennial Ce lebration will pay tribute to the state leaders, co mmunit y members and friends who contributed to its success over the past century - Uni versity leaders recently vis it ed the Texas Legislature (see pages 5 -1 3); a campuswide open house in Ap ril 2014 wi ll showcase the res ult of a centu ry of hard work combini ng th e dreams and dedication of students, faculty, and staff; and t he 100th anniversary of the first day of class will be celebrated on Sep t. 23, 2014, with commu nit y service, a special academ ic cere mo ny a nd a str ee t festi val.
Th e 2014 Commission, a group of 100 alumni, fri end s and ca mpu s leaders led by UTEP alumni Laura Tate Go ldman a nd Edward Escudero, has directed pla nnin g for the Cen tenni al Ce lebra ti on. The commiss ion 's exciting ideas are being carried ou t by the camp us' talented staff and facul t y, and a wonde r fu l exper ience is in store for all who will participate
Perhaps the most e ndurin g legacy of the ce lebratio n will be th e transformation of our camp u s. A new Ce nt enn ial Plaza will transform the heart of the ca mpu s into a large open area remini sce nt of urban plazas lo cated across the Pa so del No rt e reg ion and in Mexico, where residents co ngrega te and ce lebrat e life. Groves of nati ve mesq uit e tr ees will shade a paseo for stro llin g, soc ializin g and st ud yin g. The plaza also will showcase a beautiful, hand-carved and hand-pa int ed lhahhang, a gift from the Kingdom of Bhutan to the people of the Unit ed States and entrusted to the Universi t y's care. The lhakhang is now nearly fully installed a nd th e en tire plaza is scheduled for comp letion in the fa ll of 2014. Add iti ona ll y, as a gift for our Centennial , the Texas Department of Transportation is widening Sun Bowl Dri ve a nd building a fl yove r
access ramp named in honor of UTE P's 1966 NCAA basketball championship team. The ramp , ca ll ed Spur 1966 , will connect Paisano Drive with Sc hu ster Avenue.
UTEP 's international co nn ec ti ons also will be on display during the celebrat ion. The mining school trained engi neers for the mines of the Ame ri can Southwest a nd northern Mexico, and today the Unive rsi t y is situ ated in the largest urb a n area on th e US-Mexico border and the biggest manufacturing hub in th e weste rn hemi sphe re. Campus archi tec tur e is patterned a ft er th e mountaintop fortresses of the Him alayan Kingdom of Bhutan, marked by massive sloping walls, hi gh inse t w ind ows, over hanging roofs and dark bands of brick inse t with mosaic-tiled mandalas. It is fitting, therefore, tha t UTEP music stud ents will join w ith dancers from Bhutan 's Royal Academy of Performing Ans and globa ll y accla im ed artists in premiere pe rformances of Acis and Ga latea, a unique blend of Western opera, Greek mythology and Bhutanese mu sical sto r yte llin g. UTEP is ho stin g a spec ial tour of Bhutan in October to witness th e premiere of thi s once- in -a- lifet im e outdoor performance. The Ame ri can premiere w ill occur in the fa ll o f 2014 on the new Centennial Plaza.
As we celebrate UTEP 's past, we wa nt to hear alumni stories. A Cen tennial Stories project has been organized to record , preserve and share th e experiences, memories and dreams of UTEP 's studen ts, staff, faculty, alumni and friends. All collected stories will be preserved in the University Library. We will also s hare man y stories during the Ce nt e nni al Ce lebrati o n on lin e, in ex hibit s and in published materials.
The Ce nt ennial also w ill help UTEP laun ch it s next ce ntur y of providing access to exce ll ent educatio nal opport uniti es to a diverse student pop ul ation. We have embarked on th e most amb iti ous fund ra ising effo rt in Univers it y history wi th a goal to raise $200 million by Dec. 31 , 2014. The Centenn ial Campa ign compleme nt s the ce lebration ofUTEP's first 100 years by supp orting faculty and students, spo nso rin g th e cultural performance w ith the Kingdom of Bhutan, and transforming the inner ca mpu s int o an enviro nm e nt a ll y responsible and pedes tri a n-fri endl y space.
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In an effort to acco mmodat e all of the UTEP famil y back on campus, we will crea te a new welcome ce nt e r within the Centennial Museum. The space wi ll fea t ure ex hibit s and a th eater devoted to UTE P's history Th e g ift shop wi ll offer Cente nni a l keepsakes and Miner Orange apparel. Tour s for groups and indi \'iduals will depart from the museum and take visitors to the most interesting places on ca mpu s.
Excitement for th e Ce ntennial Ce lebra ti o n w ill build publicly in El Paso throu ghout the rest of 2013. The routine events of University life - Commencement, Convocation, Homecoming and Minerpalooza - will take on a Centenn ial cast. Large banners wil l appear on busy c it y st reets. "Orange Fridays " will venture off campus and into th e co mmun ity. A 100-day co untdown to UTE P's Centennial yea r will begin on Sep tembe r 23, 2013 - t he 99th anniversary of th e sc hool 's opening and 100 days before Januar y 1, 2014. We wi ll invite the en tir e Miner nati o n to rin g in UTE P's Ce nt e nnial year by paintin g New Year 's Eve partie s orange, wherever th ey are held.
One hundred yea rs ago, civic , political and educational leaders made provisions for a mining school in the mountains of West Texas. One hundred years later, Th e University of Texas a t El Pa so ha s become one of th e mo st re leva nt a nd exc itin g uni ve rsities in the United Stat es. O ur co mmitment to providing access to exce llen ce is gain in g the respec t that we have wor ked so very hard to ea rn Jo in us as we ce lebrate UTEP 's past and la y the foundation for a magnifi ce nt future' ~
SAVE THESE DATES
ALUMNI PICK-NIC , JULY 13 , 2013
Be a pan of the seco nd annu a l edition of thi s new Centennial traditi o n ! Co ntact th e Alumni Associa ti on to hos t a PICK-N IC in yo ur community. He lp us reach Miners everyw he re, from coast to coas t and border to border.
SPECIAL PREVIEW OF OPERA BHUTAN , AUG 24,2013
Dance rs from Bh utan will j oi n with UTEP facult y a nd stu de nt s in preparation for th e world pr e mi e re of Opera Bhutan o n Oc t. 12, 2013, in Bhutan. Ca tc h a sneak peek of the beauty and a rti str y in El Paso before the performers set out for th e Himala yas.
NEW MINER CONVOCATION , AUG 25 , 2013
Fo r the first tim e ever, ne w and enter in g st ud ent s and their families are in vit ed to the Don Ha skin s Center for a s pec ial preview of UTEP life a nd tradition s - a we lcom e to the UTEP family that th ey will never forget'
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EVENTS ALENDA
Amid th e u sual hu stl e and bu stl e, a sea of UTEP Ora nge desce nd ed on th e Texa s Ca pitol the morning of Tu es day, Ap ril 16 Th e day marked th e 100th a nni versary of the ena ctme nt of legis lat io n that auth oriz ed the c rea ti o n of the Texas Stat e Sc hool of Mines a nd Metallurgy, now UTEP. It was a pep ra ll y of so n s as dozens o f UTEP a mbas sa do rs Joined th e El Pa so leg is lat ive de lega ti o n a nd le ade rs of Th e Un ive rsity of Texas Sys tem a nd its Board of Regents fo r a specia l breakfast that kicked off "UTE P Day" in Austin The men wo re spec ial UT EP nec kti es, the wo men wore flo win g sc ar ves wi th pickaxes , and a ll spo rt ed pickaxe lape l pins. UTEP President Diana Natalicio welcomed Unive rsity s upp orters with wo rd s of inspiration. The ce leb ration mark ed th e fir st of severa l s pec ial eve nt s th at wil l lea d up lo UTEP's Ce nt e nni a l Ce lebra ti o n
"IT IS A GREAT DAY. I AM PROUD AND PRIVILEGED TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT EL PASO. NOBODY WORKS AS TIRELESSLY AS [PRESIDENT NATALICIO] DOES TO ENSURE UTEP GETS ITS FAIR SHARE." TEXAS STATE SEN JOSE RODRIGUEZ
1) UTEP administrators and ambassadors enter the Capital Tuesday morning.
2) From left: Pedro Reyes, Ph.D., UT System executive vice chancellor for academic affairs; El Paso Sen. Jose Rodriguez; El Paso Rep Naomi Gonzalez; UTEP student ambassadors Jackie Macias, Rodrigo Rodriguez , Tanya Sue Maestas and Andrew Velasquez; UTEP President Diana Natalicio; Rep Joe Pickett; Rep. Joe Moody; Paul L. Foster, vice chair for The University of Texas System Board of Regents; and Rep. Marisa Marquez.
3 ) Foster, Pickett , and Pres i dent Natalicio ex c hange kind words before heading to the House and Senate chambers.
4 ) Richard Padilla , Ed D, former UTEP vice president for student affairs , and his wife , Mary Helen , wear their special UTEP Orange necktie , scarf and pickaxe lapel pins before heading out to speak with Texas legislators
5) Patricia D. Hurn, Ph.D., UT System vice chancellor for research and innovation, talks with UTEP Provost Junius Gonzales during the breakfast.
6 ) Everyone from the El Paso delegation has a personal connection with UTEP: either they attended the University or have a relative who attended
7 ) Gary Edens , Ed.D. , UTEP vice president for student affairs , pose s with UTEP alumnus and former UTEP Alumni Association President Art Gloria
8 ) Chihuahuan Desert centerpieces were displayed on each tabl e during the breakfast at the Capitol that launched the UTEP Day festivities
Th e fes ti viti es co ntinu ed as UT EP Pre side nt Diana Nata li c io , UT Syste m Chan ce ll o r Fran cisco Ciga rro a, UT Sys te m Board of Rege nt s Vice Cha ir Pau l L Foster, UTE P Deve lop me nt Board C hair Leo nard "Tripp e r" Good ma n lll , and UTEP Ce nt e nnial Ca mpaign Leade rship Co un c il Chair Ru sse ll "Ru ss " Va nd en burg joined El Paso legis lat o rs for th e read in g of reso lution s in th e Texas Ho use a nd Se nate c hamb ers Excited UTE P a mb assado rs fi ll ed th e ga ll eri es of both c hambers. When recog ni zed, th e UTEP s upp o rt e rs e nthu sia sti ca ll y stood and held up th eir hands in th e for m of th e tradition a l pick axe. Throu ghout th e day, th e ambassado rs worked th e h a ll ways of th e stat e Ca pitol to ex pr ess th anks a nd to s har e UTEP 's vision for th e futur e of hi gher education in Texas and th e nati o n
RESOLUTION ON THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF S.B. 18 3 (1913 )
WHEREAS, o n th e 16 th d ay of Apr il , 19 13, Texas Governor 0. B. Co lquitt s ig ned Se nate Bill No. 183 (1913), c rea tin g th e Texas State Sc hoo l of Min es a nd Me ta llurgy to be es tabli s hed by th e citiz e ns of El Paso a nd oversee n by th e Bo a rd of Rege nt s of th e Un ivers it y of Texas; a nd
WHER EAS , the in stit ut ion was re na med th e Co ll ege of Mines and Metallurgy in 1920, re na med Texas Weste rn Co ll ege in 1949 , renamed Th e Uni ve rs it y of Texas at El Pa so (UTE P) in 1967, a nd is today th e second o ld es t academ ic ins tituti on in Th e Univers it y of Texas Sys te m ; a nd
WHEREAS , UTEP is today a nati o nal leade r in Ame ri ca n hi ghe r edu ca ti o n , recog ni zed by th e Na tional Sc ience Foundat ion as one o f s ix mod el in stituti ons for exce ll e nce in th e nation (in 1996), by th e Ca rn eg ie Foundation as a Doc to ral/R esea rc h-Int e ns ive in stituti o n (2000 ), by th e 8 utepmag a z i ne . utep . edu
Texas Leg islature as o ne of seve n e me rg in g Ti e r One in stituti ons in th e s ta te (20 09), by the U.S De pa rtm e nt of Ed ucation as the nati o na l resea rch in stituti o n wi th th e lowes t net pri ce (2012 ), a nd by Washin gto n Monthly as #12 overa ll a mong a ll nation a l resea rc h un ive rs iti es a nd #l in foste rin g soc ia l mo bility in th e li ves of it s g rad uat es (2012 ); and
WHEREA S, UTE P's mo re th a n 100 ,000 a lumni are now accomp li shed leaders in th e fields of scie nce , e ng in eer in g, medicine , po li tics , business , law , ent e rt a inm ent , a rt s , a nd ed uca ti o n ; and
WHEREAS, UTE P c urr en tl y ranks seco nd in th e nati o n in awarding bac he lor 's deg rees to Hi spa ni cs, a nd is amon g th e top 10 in pr eparing Hi s pani c stud ent s fo r s uccess in co mpl etin g d oc to ral deg rees; a nd
1) The galleries of the House and Senate chambers were filled with members of the UTEP family wearing UTEP Orange neckties , scarves and pickaxe lapel pins. The group stood and formed the traditional UTEP pickaxe when they were recognized by the legislators.
2) Sen. Jose Rodriguez proudly r eads the resolution commemorating the exa ct day Gov ernor 0.8. Colquitt signed the bill creating the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy 100 years ago.
3 ) El Pas o Reps Marisa Marque z, l eft , and Mary Gonzal ez form the traditional UTEP picka xe as Marque z reads the resolution in the House
4) UTEP Development Board Chair Le onard A. " Tripper " Goodman Ill , UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa , UTEP President Diana Natalicio, UTEP Centennial Campaign Leadership Council Chair Russell A . " Russ " Vandenburg , and Vice Chair for the UT System Board of Regents Paul L. Foster pose prior to the reading of th e r es olutions in the House and Senat e c hambers
WHEREAS, UTEP now offe rs 70 bachelor 's, 75 master 's, and 19 doctora l degree programs to its curre nt pop ul at ion of more th a n 22,000 st ude nt s; a nd
WHEREAS, UTEP plays a significant ro le in th e economic deve lopment and quality of life of the Paso del None region; a nd
WHEREAS , the racial barr ie r- breaking pe r for mance of t he 1966 Texas Wes tern Co ll ege NCAA Cha mpio n men 's bas ke tb a ll tea m ma rked a tu rn ing poi nt in the histo ry of American higher educa ti on a nd stands as a symbol for a ll UTEP students who choose universi t y ed ucation for the ac hi evement of ind ividua l aspira ti ons, the fu l fi ll ment of fami ly dreams , and t he enri ch men t of co mm u ni ties in Texas a nd th e n ati on ; a nd
W H EREAS , UTEP is st ill t he on ly uni ve rsi t y in the sta te of Texas that has wo n a men's natio n al basket ba ll ch a mpio ns hi p; now th e refore, be it
RESOLVED, t hat th e 83rd Leg islatur e o f t he Sta te of Texas honor The Un iversi t y of Texas at El Paso o n the occasion of its 100th anniversary and commend the many individua ls who h ave contr ibuted to the success of the universi t y; a nd , be it further
RESOLVED , t hat a n offi cial copy of thi s Reso lut ion be prepa red for d isplay at Th e Un iversi t y of Texas a t El Paso as a n expression of hig h es teem and best wis hes from t he [Sena te, House of Representatives].
1) A large candy buffet was the room's centerpiece. Other food stations included short ribs , turkey, sauces, and mashed potatoes.
2) UTEP President Diana Natalicio talks with UTEP alumnus Jeff Gonzalez.
3) From l eft , Paulin e Dow, Ed D., a 2009 Gold Nu gge t Award rec ipi en t from the College of Edu cation; alumnu s Re ne Nuriez; and College of Education Dean Josefina T inajero, Ed.D., pose at the reception
4 ) Alumni Linda Medina and Joe Lopez enjoy the evening
5) Erik a Reyes, left and Amanda Santacruz were among dozens of young alumni at the re ceptio n.
"WHAT A SPECIAL DAY. WHEN IT COMES TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO, I AM INSPIRED EVERY DAY."
UT SYSTEM CHANCELLOR FRANCISCO CIGARROA
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8 ) From left , Austin alumni c hapter officers Vince Bustillos, public relations coordinator; Mike Loya, president; and Steven Gonzalez ,
9 ) Alumni Ricardo Ramos and Israel Franco take a break from the festivities for a photo
1) Ben Fl o res , Ph.D. , Dean of the UTEP Graduate School , raises a toast to his alma mater.
2) From l eft , alumni Javi er Arroyo , Megan Vall ee, Johnathan Marshal , Eri c Anchondo , Rosemary Prieto , and Sarah Bejarano celebrate in Austin
3) From left, current and former Min er Ambassadors Genie Bustos , Jackie Macias, Claudia Vargas , Andrew Velasquez , Rodrigo Rodriguez and Rosemary Prieto reunite at th e re ception.
) Alumna Connie Bosworth , left, attended with her daughter Laura Bosworth, also an alum.
Li z Thurmond-Bengtson , director in the Office of Institutional Ad v an ce ment, and Ric hard Adauto , executive vice president , were directly involved in planning the day's events.
Russell " Russ " Vandenburg , Centennial Campaign Leadership Council chair, toasts the University 's proud past and bright future.
7) UTEP President Diana Natalicio greets alumnus Gerald Barrett.
treasurer, attend the re c eption
AHEAD
By Daniel Perez R Hernandez , Photos by J ·
The work on Centennial Plaza, the centerpiece of The University of Texas at El Paso 's Campus Tra nsformation, will begin this spr in g, as will several other projects to improve the quality of life on campus and create a climate consistent with UTEP's development as a national research (Tier One) university with a 21st century student demograph ic.
From construction of the expansive, grassy plaza in the center of campus to other projects that enhance prid e in th e Univers it y, workers are putting a new face on UTEP's open spaces as it prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2014.
While the physical changes only have become apparent in the past year, the transformation plan started more than a decade ago, said Greg McN icol, associate vice president for facilities services.
The shift to a more pedestrian- and bic yclefriendly campus requires considerable planning , coordination and cooperation. The most recent domino fell in fall 2011 when the nearl y quarter-mile stretch of Hawthorne Street began a transformation that now includes wider sidewa lk s, shade structures, niche parks , enhanced lighting and drought-resistant shad e trees.
McNicol sa id he has never overseen a project as influential as UTEP's Campus Transformation in his 33 years in higher educa ti on construction.
"This transformation, whic h includ es roads, sidewa lks and ga th ering places, is very unique and will have a huge impact on our student body," he sa id "I think that alumni who come back will be amazed at what thi s place is go ing to look like in 18 months. "
Phil Wai te, associate professor of land scape architecture and environmental planning at Utah State University, said the kinds of pedestrian amenities that UTEP has proposed should enhance student learning, memory formation and socia l interaction, and act as a stress reducer.
"Visually stim ulating environments are usually more pleasing to st ud ents," sa id Waite, whose research specia lt y is the influence of campus land scape on the recruitment, retention and learning performance of students.
Here is the latest news on several of the Campus Transformation projects.
CENTENNIAL PLAZA
Th e plaza, set off by a paseo lin ed by native mesquite trees, is expec ted to be finished by fall 2014. The initial phase , schedu led to start May 20 , 2013, will includ e breaking up co ncrete and
An artist's concept of the planned Centennial Plaza in the heart of campus shows the tree-lined paseo and new lhakhang cu ltural center in the upper right. Work will include unearthing natural
arroyos.
asphal t, including a portion of University Aven ue between Wiggins Road and Hawthorne St reet. The digging wi ll unearth some natural arroyos and unique rock s tru ctures that will en han ce the plaza, whic h will be bordered by Union Building West and the Psychology, Administra ti on and Geological Sciences buildings. The venue will be able to host large outdoor gatherings such as the annual Mine rp alooza back-to-school eve nt that draws more than 30,000 people.
WIGGINS PLAZA
Prep work began in March for Wigg ins Plaza, a circul ar area that will include shade trees, natural stone paths and a unique, elliptica l lab yrinth. The project, planned for completion in August, also involves re-landscaping the front of the library. A narrow, tree-lined road wi ll cut through to accommodate limited ve hicular traffic.
LHAKHANG
Bhutanese representatives have help ed with the reconstruction of the 1hakhang, a cultural artifact that is planned for complet ion this summer. The building, set in the northwest corner of what will be Centennial Plaza, was first erec ted by Bhutanese craftsmen during the 2008 Smithsonian Institution's Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. The people of Bhutan gave the building to the United States and requested that it be installed at UTEP because of the campus ' strong ties to the Himalayan kingdom. The University ha s been respectful of Bhutanese traditions as it reconstructs the hand-carved, hand-painted st ructur e. The int erior will include cloth paintings by Bhutanese artisans. The lhakhang will serve as a cultura l center to expand the region's global perspective.
SPUR 1966
The Texas Department of Transportation's Spur 1966 project is a half-mile-long sky bridge over Int ersta te 10 that will connect Paisano Drive near the Yandell Street overpass to Sc hu ster Aven ue , where it will merge into a raised, 160-foot diameter , two-lane roundabout southwest of the Schu ster Parking Garage. The 18-month project, which was sched ul ed to start in late May and cost $31 million, will improve traffic flow to UTEP and improve pedestrian safety. The expec ted completion date is summer 2015.
SUN BOWL DRIVE EXPANSION
TxDOT will widen Sun Bowl Drive from two to four lan es from near the Don Haskins Center to th e Sun Bowl Parking Garage. The $4.3 million project is tentatively schedu led to begin in Aug u st and be comp leted in summer 2014. One of the interesting elements will be a new two-lane roundabout at the intersection wi th Glory Road, said Dan A. Hohmann, the TxDOT transportation engineer who designed the project. He said about 3 ,5 00 cub ic yards of dirt will be needed to level off the intersection with Glor y Road. That material will be taken from the roughly 29,000 cubic yards the contractors will shear off th e road 's western embankment. Other enhancements includ e s id ewa lk s and new 14-foot-wide outer lan es to accommodate bicycle traffic. There will be s ingle-lane access in both directions during construction.
NORTH CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT/ R-5 PARKING LOT
Campus Developers LLC plans to build a mixeduse, "village- t ype" development on 7.6 acres of University property along Mesa Street, the former site of an auto dealership. The project, whi ch was expec ted to break ground in late spring, will include retail shops on th e gro und floor and apartments on the upper floors that will be available to students and the public. A five-level parking garage will be among the four structures, which will use Bhutanese-style architecture. One of the buildings will be specifica ll y for student hou sing. As part of the 50-year ground lease, the University may keep some of the land for campus parking. While this is not a University project, UTEP officials have th e right to dictate aspects of the development.
Stay informed about construction tim e lin es and street closures at onth emov e .ut e p.e du .
Spin wheels offer a playful spirit on Hawthorne Street next to the shade structures in front of the Physical Sciences Building
YOUR FIRST SEASON AS HEAD COACH OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM COINCIDES WITH THE START OF UTEP' S 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. How DOES IT FEEL TO BE LEADING THE FOOTBALL TEAM DURING THIS SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE YEAR AT UTEP?
It mea ns a lo t to me beca use I played he re a nd I've coac hed here. Thi s wi ll be my 15th yea r he re at UTEP I have spent a goo d pie ce of my life here. Th e fa ct that it 's th e 100th yea r anni ve rsa ry, I'm proud to be a pan of th at.
How DID COACHING IN THE NFL FOR 11 YEARS PREPARE YOU TO BE THE HEAD COACH AT UTEP?
You learn a lot of different things from different coac hes. There are so me exce ll ent coaches up th ere. You learn abou t st ru cture, detail and organ iz atio n Hope full y we can ca rry that into our program.
BOB STULL COACHED YOU AT UTEP FROM 1986- 88. WHAT KIND OF LESSONS DID YOU LEARN FROM HIM?
Bob was a n exce ll ent coac h and he had an out sta ndin g staff. A lot of the th in gs I learned abo ut o rga ni za ti on came from that period of tim e in my career.
WHAT MAKES UTEP AND EL PASO SO SPECIAL THAT YOU WANTED TO RETURN TO THE SUN CITY?
The peop le he re are JU St outstanding. I have always fe lt at hom e he re. Thi s is my seco nd home. My fami ly ha s always enj oye d it he re. I enj oye d pla yin g he re, I enjo ye d coac hin g here, and I'm ce rt a inl y enJ oy in g my third tim e ba ck as a head coac h ~
OF UTEP SPORTS
ASK ANYONE ABOUT UTEP ATHLETICS , AND THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND IS THAT MAGICAL TEAM FROM 1966. You KNOW THE STORY. THE MINERS WON THE NCAA BASKETBALL TITLE WITH THE FIRST ALL-BLACK STARTING LINEUP IN COLLEGE HISTORY IN A GAME THAT CHANGED THE SPORT'S LANDSCAPE AND LATER INSPIRED THE DISNEY MOVIE GLORY ROAD.
IT IS THE BIGGEST AND BRIGHTEST GEM IN THE COLLECTION OF STORIES FROM ALMOST 100 YEARS OF MINER ATHLETIC SUCCESS. TRUTH BE TOLD, THERE IS A PLETHORA OF LESSERKNOWN TALES THAT HAVE HELPED DEFINE UTEP'S ATHLETIC HISTORY WHILE ALSO FORMING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE NEXT CENTURY. WHAT FOLLOWS ARE A FEW OF OUR FAVORITES.
By Mark Brunner • UTEP file photos
HEY
, Do You WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL?
Open try outs for walk-ans are a stapl e for any co ll ege f oo tb all team No team ha s eve r been more depend ent up on so-ca ll ed volunt ee rs than th e 1914 Min ers' squ ad Sh ortl y aft er th e Texas Stat e Schoo l of Min es and Metallurgy open ed it s doors,John W Kidd , th e dean of engin ee ring , donat ed $800 - th e equival ent of almo st $19 ,000 in 2013- to start the team. A noti ce wa s se nt out informing student s of th e team 's f ormati on, and alth ough th e sc ho ol's fi ,·s t enrollm ent wa s only 27 stud ent s (all men ), 14 showed up Acco rdin g to local lore, f oo tball playe rs were scrimmaging 011 the rocky dirt lots surrounding th e sc ho ol befor e th e first exam was given. Th e team fini shed 2-3 under Tomm y Dwy er, who doubl ed as th e f oo tball and men '.s ba sketball co ach.
MONEY IN THE BANKS
No matter th e sport , dy na sti es draw peopl e in. And UTEP certain ly enjoyed that label within th e cross co unu y and tra ck and field realm during Ted Bank s' tenure as head co ach. Ban/is led th e Min ers to 17 NCAA Champi onship s (five outd oo ,; six indoo ,; six cro ss country ) from 19 72-81 , a dominant period that help ed ce ment UTEP 's reputation as a national powerhouse in th e sport. For two-and-a-half y ears of that era , th e Min ers were simply unb ea tabl e. Bank s led UTEP to 10 co nsecuti ve nati onal title s, f rom th e 19 79 outdo or seaso n to th e 198 1 ind oo r seaso n, earnin g three strai ght tripl e crown s Bank s' efforts laid th e foundation for future su cces s, with current head coa ch Mika Laaksonen (2010-pres enl) charge d with th e ta sk of carryin g on th e traditi on.
HALF A CENTURY IN THE SUN BOWL
Named th e "Best Stadium In Conferenc e USA" by Sponin g Ne ws , th e Sun Bowl is a so urce of prid e fo r UTEP and El Paso an s alik e. Th e 2013 seaso n will mark th e 50th ye ar of th e ven ue, whi ch was built in a ra vin e wes t of Kidd Field with an 01iginal seatin g capa cit y of 30,000. It wa s fund ed through bond iss ue s p,imaiily for the ex pand ed nee ds of El Paso '.s football cla ss ic Sun Bowl gam e, but it wa s al so con stru cted to becom e th e hom e of th e Min er f oo tball team At that tim e, it wa s lease d to th e Min ers fo r ju st $1 a ye ar Th e Min ers opened th e Sun Bowl with a 34-7 def eat of North Texas. Th e stadium was formall y dedicat ed well into th e season, with th e Min ers beating rival Ne w Mex ico Stat e, 14-13 , on Oct. 5 Th e seco nd fl oo r press box wa s add ed in 1969 and th e capa city expand ed to 52,000 in 19 82.
FROM FLOYD TO FLOYD
It is never easy to be th e first to do so mething, whi ch is part of th e reaso n th e 1940-41 men'.s ba sketball team stand s out. UTEP - th en kn own as th e Co ll ege of Min es and Metallurgy - po sted a reco ,d of 14-9 and kn oc ked off Arizona Stat e, 63 -4 6, to clin ch the program 's fir st co nference champi onship. On e of the Bord er Conferenc e champion 's stars was Lee Floyd. Yes, th ere is a relation to current UTEP men s bask etball hea d coac h Tim Floy d Lee, wh o went on to f orge a mark of 244-14 7 as So uth ern Mi ss' head ba sketball co ach befor e tragica lly pa ss in g away at th e age of 52 in 1974, wa s Tim 's dad. With th e Miners poi se d fora bi gye ar in 2013-14 and a run at a conference cha111pi onship, it is only fi tting to hav e Coach Floy d leadin g th e way.
SHOOTING ITS WAY INTO HISTORY
Want to stump yo ur f ri end s with a Min er athl etics llivia qu es tion 1Ju st as h th em whi ch team won th e fi rst nati onal champi onship at th e sc hoo l. Mos t would say th e 1966 mens ba sketball tea m, and th ey wo uld be wron g It was ac tually durin g th e 19 54 season , and in the sport of rifl e that th e in stituti on earn ed its fir st nati onal titl e Th e squad of Col. Evan s Crowell John Ree d Edwin , PJ Wri ght , Bill Killian , Arthu,· Najara and Franh Ty ra, co ached by Sg t. A. Gallau s, claim ed th e 4th Area Army titl e, th e William Randolph Hearst Army ROTC Champi onship and Hear st Nati onal Defe nse Trophy. Th e prog ram beca me co -ed in 196 1, and UTEP now field s an all-femal e squad that is amon g th e bes t in th e co unt ry.
GOOD HIRE
Im agi ne bein g hired as a co ll ege vo ll ey ball coac h in 1976 with a sala, y of $300 (e qui valent to $1,200 toda y) and with a wa rnin g of "Don't give up any part-tim e jobs." No t th e id ea l circum stan ce by any mean s, but that is th e situati on Norm Brandl found as he tooh ove r UTEP s voll ey ball prog ram in it s seco nd ye ar of exist ence. Whil e Brandl is no longa at th e helm - that di stin ction now bel ongs to 2012 Conference USA Coach of th e Year Ken Murph y - Brandi s hiring wa s one of th e bes t mo ves ever Jor UTEP athleti cs . He wo n 355 mat ches f rom 1976 -1 998, whi ch to thi s da y rat es seco nd onl y to th e lat e Don Ha skin s f or both longev ity (22 ye a,·s) and num be r of victo,ies fo r all coaches at UTEP Hi s 198 2 squad pos ted a reco rd of 30 -1 8, still the mos t win s by a UTEP vo ll ey ball te am , whil e th e 1984 tea m cla imed th e Oil Co unt, y Athl etic Conference Ch ampi onship .
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME
Whil e it has bee n alm os t 30 ye ar s sin ce UTEP dropp ed ba se ball Jrom it s athl eti c program , th ere are many Min er f an s wh o rememb er it lih e yes terd ay. Andy Co hen, wh o had more than 40 ye ars of ex perience in pro ba se ball , built th e program esse nti all y from scrat ch. From 1963 -78 Coh en guid ed th e team , ge ttin g so me help al ong th e way f rom hi s broth er Sy d. Thr ee coaches f oll owed in Cohens fo otsteps, includin g Bill Kinn eberg in 1985 wh en he led th e team to a prog ram- reco rd 33 wins. In a cru el twist of f at e, th at wa s th e sa me ye ar th at ba se ball was elimin ated at UTEP fo r fi nancial reaso ns. Th ere are no plan s to acid th e sport in th e f uture but th e memori es of th e 22 yea rs of UTEP base ball will li ve on fo reve r fo r the Ora nge and Blu e fai thf ul.
MEAGER BEGINNINGS
Sustainin g success in spo rt s is one of th e hardes t thin gs for any tea m, whi ch is what mahes the rece nt run by th e UTEP womens ba sketball team so impress iv e. Whil e head coach Keith a Adam s and her staff dese rve lots of cre dit , supp ort and lead ershi p f rom th e admini strati on ha s bee n in valuabl e. ll wa sn't alwa ys thi s wa y, though. Wh en th e program wa s start ed befor e th e 19 74-75 se aso n, th e team wa sn't eve n und er th e win g of th e athl eti c department. It wa s initially op erat ed by th e intramural s departm ent , and a phys ical edu cati on graduat e stud ent named Caro l Amm erman wa s se lec ted as th e fi rst coach Her sa la, y was $25 0 a month Sh e produ ce d tw o winning se aso ns in Jou,· ye ars at th e hel m. Nee dl ess to say, thin gs ha ve co me a long way.
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Steven Howard Worrel l, a ve teran in the mining engineering profession, became the first chief administrator of the Texas State Schoo l of Mines and Metallurgy, serving as dean from 1914 to 1923. He also seived as a professor of mining and metallurgy, recruited the school's first faculty and students , and oversaw the move to the institutions current location. His wife , Kathleen , persuaded him that the unique arc hitecture of the Kin gdom of Bhutan wou ld su it the mgged terrain of El Paso and the first buildings were patterned after pictures in the April 1914 issue of Nationa l Geographic Magazine.
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John Ge rald Ba rry, a prototypical hardrock minin g engin ee r, became the first formally desig nat ed "pres ident " of th e Co ll ege of Mines and Metallurgy on Sept. 1, 1931 , and se rved until May 1934 Durin g hi s term , two deans we re appointed "Cap " Kidd for Mining and Metallurgy and C.A. Puckett for Arts and Education. Barry is credit ed with savin g th e institution from ex tin cti on during th e Depress ion . It was durin g his presidency that th e co ll ege awarded lib era l arts degrees for the first tim e.
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John W illi am Kidd , affectionately kn own to his student s as "Cap" and co n sid ered one of th e most innu enti al supp o rter s of stud ent life and athl eti cs, se rv ed as acting dea n of the Texas State Sc hoo l of Mines and Metallurgy from 192 3 to 1927 Under hi s direc tion the institution became one of th e premi er minin g sc hools in th e country.
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C harl es A lex and er Pu cke tt served as ac tin g dean of th e Co ll ege of Mines from 1927 to 1931 and as acting pres ident from May 1934 to Augu st 19 35. Hi s two term s of se rvi ce witnessed the beginning of th e liberal arts program and the "pinch of poverty" brou ght o n by the Depression.
1934 - 1935 1-------------
Cha rles Alexa nder Pu ckett
Two mo nth s before hi s te rm as actin g pre sid ent ex pired, Pu ckett fil ed an appli cat ion for establishment of an R O.TC. unit at the college. No matter how despera tely th e R.O.T.C. unit was need ed , it was pos tpon ed because of th e wa r; it wou ld not be until Jul y 1, 194 9, when th e unit beca me a rea lit y.
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Dos sie Marion Wi gg in s se rve d as pres ident of th e Co ll ege of Mines and Metallurgy from Se pte mber 1935 until August 1948, a period that wi tn essed "undream ed-of increases" in stud ent enrollm ent and co nst ru ction projects. Wiggins stressed the importan ce of lib era l art s programs and pushed for a successful football tea m. He was also kn own fo r hi s persuasive spea king skill s and the ability to talk th e Texas Legislature out of mo ney.
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Eug ene McRae Thomas , affect ionately known to hi s stud ents as "Dean Gene," was a graduate of Mines and a faculty member since l 930. He served as interim president from September through December 1948 while concurrently serving as dean of Mining and Metallurgy. Durin g those brief months, the camp us hotl y debated a name c han ge that became of grea t interest both o n campus and Downtown.
1949 -1954 1-------------
Wilson Hom er Elkins , the third pres id ent of the Co ll ege of Mines and Metallurgy and th e first of Texas Western College (TWC ), pres ided from Januar y 1949 until August 195 4 Hi s adm inistration was characterized by con tinued expa nsion, coup led with a vision of mak in g th e college "seco nd to none in th e So uthwest. "
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Alvin Ariton "A .A. " Smith, th e business manage r of Texas Western Co llege , served as act in g president from Sep tember 1954 to J une 1955.
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Dysart Edgar Holcomb served as presid e nt of Texas Western Co ll ege from J une 1955 until Augus t 1958. During his tenure , enrollment grew to almost 4,000 stud en ts, filling dormitories and parking spaces TWC becam e th e firs t pub li c co ll ege in Texas to open it s doors to African-Ame ri ca n undergraduate st ud ents.
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Jos ep h R. Smiley, professor of modern languages , served as president of Texas Wes tern Co ll ege from Sep tember 1958 until July 1960. He also served a secon d term as president of The Uni vers it y of Tex as at El Pa so (UTE P) from Jun e 1969 to December 1972.
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An ton Helm e r Be rkman served as ac tin g president of Texas Western College for two weeks in August 1960. Known on camp us as "Mr. TWC" and as a patriarch of th e biological sciences, Berkman served in most teach in g and administrative posts at th e sc hool , including more than 30 yea rs as chairman of the Department of Bio logy
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Jo sep h Malchus Ra y, professor of political science, served as president of Texas Western Co ll ege from August 1960 until September 1968. He estab lish ed the institution ·s first strategic plann in g comm itt ee, Mission '73, which aimed to expand and improve the school, including changing its name from Texas Wes tern Co ll ege to The Unive rsity of Texas at El Paso (U TEP ) in 1967. During Ra y's tenure , Sun Bowl Stadium was constructed and the co ll ege ranked among th e nation ·s top 10 in basketball under Coach Don Haskins, who led a team of all-b lack starters to a nationa l champ ionship in 1966 against an all- white Kentuck y team.
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Rob e rt Milton Leec h, a professor of drama and speech , served as acting president of UTEP from September 1968 until June 1969. Leech spent his 35-year career at UTE? as both professor and ad mini stra tor , directing th e Mission '73 committee that prepared the first longrange stra tegic plan for the institution.
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Joseph R Smiley, known as an accomp li shed linguist and administrator, possesse d a quiet but engaging sense of humor. During his two terms as president , academic programs in Chicano and Black Stud ies were established.
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Arleigh Brantl ey Te mpl eton , an education teacher and college adm inistrator , served as president of UTEP from December 1972 to Jul y 1980. Drawing on close personal ties in Aust in , Templeton oversaw the cons tru ction of $5 0 million worth of new bu ildin gs and the creatio n of th e institution ·s first doctoral degree , in geo logical sc iences. Enrollment passed 15 ,000 with nearl y six percent from for eign co untri es, most from Mexico.
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Hask e ll Moorman Monro e Jr. se rved as presid ent of UTE? from Jul y 1980 to Jun e 1987. Monroe ove rsaw cons tructi o n of a $28 million library, th e largest building on campus with a co ll ec ti on of more than 1 million items. Durin g his tenure as president , he taught an und ergrad uate hi stor y class and es tab li shed the Juni or Scho lars program that offe red stud ents the chance to take Uni ve rsi t y courses for cred it whil e still att endin g hi gh sc hool.
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Diana Siedhoff Natalicio served as interim president from Jul y 1987 to February 1988 before being named president on Feb. 11, 1988. Na tali cio imm ediately articulated a vis ion for the institution that rejected what s he termed a "co ll ec ti ve inferio rit y comp le x" about life on the border. For more th an 25 yea rs, she has worked to forge co mmunit y partn ers hip s, in crease access for students of th e Paso de ! Norte region , and raise the breadth and quality of educat io nal programs.
WHEN SHE WAS NAMED THE FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO IN 1988, DIANA NATALICIO BECAME THE LEADER OF AN INSTITUTION THAT WAS STRUGGLING WITH ITS IDENTITY AND MISSION
"Thi s ha s bee n a reg ion that historicall y felt marg in a li zed from th e res t o f th e Unit ed Sta tes and I think we we re far too rea d y to accep t that margin aliz ati on as simpl y th e way it was," s he sa id , reO ec lin g o n the pa st 25 ye ars.
Pres id e nt Na tali cio a nd he r team s hift ed UTEP's fo c us lO beco ming a univ e rsit y accessible lO ta lented stud e nt s that provid es an edu ca tion equal to or bett e r than any oth er grea t co ll ege. UTEP has so ught lo ex tend access to a Ti e r One edu ca tion to a reg ion that has be e n geog raphica ll y iso lated with limit ed eco nomic and ed uca ti o nal opportu niti es for many o f it s peopl e.
"We se t out 25 yea rs ago to change th e way people think about th e human resources in thi s regio n , th e treme nd o us talent th at was being sq uand ered be ca use thi s Uni vers it y wasn't educa tin g as man y tal e nt ed peo pl e as there were because th ey had been perhap s di sco ura ged fr o m purs uing hi gher ed ucation ," Pres id ent Na talicio sa id "W hat we have do ne is to say 'U TEP is he re for yo u , for a ll o f yo u , and we wa nt all of you to und ers tand how impo rt ant it '.s go ing to be no t JUS l to yo u , but to everybo d y in thi s co mmunit y, th at yo u ge t ed u ca ted. ' I th ink that 's a hu ge change. "
From program s th at s upport first-generation co ll ege stu de nt s to uniqu e finan cial aid op po rtuniti es that o pe n th e Uni ve rsit y to th ose wit h eve n th e mo st meage r means , to hand s-on resea rch opportunities for und e rgraduates and top-notch gra du a te p rogra ms taug ht by int ern ati onall y respec ted facu lty, UTEP ha s found ways to brin g togeth e r th e so metim es co ntradi ctor y id ea ls o f access and exce ll ence, th ank s lo Pres id ent Na ta li cio'.s leade rs hip He r s ustain ed co mmitm ent to pro vid e a ll res id e nt s of th e Pa so d e! No n e reg ion acc ess to ou tstandin g hi ghe r edu ca ti on o pp o rtuniti es has mad e UTEP a national su ccess sto ry.
"For me, it 's anoth er day toward a bigge r goal, but 25 ye ar s is a big mil es tone lo be sure, " Pres id ent Na tali cio sa id . 'Th ese h ave been probabl y th e fa ste st moving and mos t fulfilling 25 yea rs I think an ybody co uld expe ri e nce "
UTEP'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER DR. NATALICIO'S LEADERSHIP
* During her tenure as pr es id ent , UTEP 's enrollm ent ha s grown from 14 ,971 to nea rl y 23,000 stu dems who reOe ct th e demogr aphi cs of th e Pa so de! No n e reg ion from whi ch 90 percem of th em come.
* UTEP 's annua l budge t has increased from $65 million to more than $400 milli on sin ce s he took over in 198 8.
* UTEP 's ann u al resea rch expenditures have grow n from $6 milli on in 1988 to nea rl y $80 milli on in 2012 , a nd doctora l program s rrom one to 19 during thi s sam e period .
* To accommoda te steady growth in enro llm ent ,
academic program s and resea rch, over th e pas t 10 yea rs th e un ive rsit y ha s man aged nea rl y $400 million in new , expa nd ed and reno vate d fa ciliti es project s in sc ience, engineering , hea lth sc ienc es, and ot her stud ent qualit y-o flife related infra stru cture.
* The number of und ergra duate and grad uat e deg ree s awarded by UTEP annua ll y has doubled over th e pa st 10 yea rs.
* Th ere h as be en a 50 perce m in c rease in the numb e r or
UTE P stud ent s lea rnin g in se ttin gs across th e globe including Ind onesia, It a ly, Qatar, Spa in , th e Czec h Re publi c, Brazil and Taiwa n
* UT EP offers degrees and ce rti ficate pro grams on lin e to stud ent s across th e nati on a nd aro und the wo rld The re h as been a 389 perce nt grow th in on Ii ne co ur se en ro ll ment over th e past fi ve yea rs.
* The U.S. De partm ent of Education list s UTEP as the university with th e lowes t out- of-poc ket tuiti on cost to stud ents of al l resea rch uni ve rsi ties in the nati on
* Washington Monthly ma gaz in e recognized UTEP as #l in fo sterin g stud ent soc ial mobility in the nation and #12 overa ll among n ati on al resea rch uni ve rsiti es in 2012.
* In 1991, th e El Pa so Co ll abo rati ve for Academic Exce ll ence - a partnership that includes El Paso Co unt y's nine sc hool di stri cts, El Pa so Co mmunit y Co ll ege, UTEP, and bu sines s and civi c leader s worki ng to ge th er towa rd a goa l of raising ed uca t iona l aspirations and attainm ent in th e region - was formed to al ign ex pecta ti on s, curricula, a nd sta ndard s within th e entir e PreK-16 educat ion al pat hway. That year , El Paso 's hi gh sc hoo l gradua ti on ra tes were among th e lowest of all maj or metropolitan sc hoo l di stri cts in Texa s, and th ere was an un acce ptab le di s parit y between th e graduation rates of Hispanic and Anglo st ucl ent s. Toda y, El Paso-a rea
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h ig h sc hoo ls h ave th e hi gh es t ove ra ll g radu ati on rat e o f all Texas
maj o r met ro a rea s, and the ga p be twee n Hi s pa ni c a nd Anglo ra tes
h as n a rrowe d to 6 pe rce nt El Paso Co unt y di s tri c ts a lso ra nk fir st in th e pe rce nt age o f hi gh
sc h oo l g rad uat es who co mpl ete th e s tate 's reco mm e nd e d o r ad van ce d c urr icu lum , a n d fir st i n th e numb e r o f low- incom e high sc hoo l g radu a tes who enroll in po s tseco n da ry edu ca ti on.
HONORS AND RECOGNITION
* In Ma rc h 2013 , Pres ide nt
Na t a lic io was sw orn in as c ha i r
o f th e Boa rd o f Dir ecto rs of th e
Ame ri ca n Co un c il o n Edu ca ti o n ,
th e n ati o n's la rges t hi ghe r edu cat ion o rga niz at io n . She
se rves o n th e boa rd oft ru stees of th e Rocke fe ll e r Found ati o n
a nd o n th e boa rd o f d ir ec tor s
o f th e Assoc iati on o f Pu b li c a nd
Land -g ra nt Uni ve rs iti es. She h as se r ve d o n th e board of go vern o rs of th e U.S .-Mex ico Fo und ati on for Sc ie nce, th e NASA Ad v isor y Cou nc il , th e boa rd s o f Trinit y In d ust ries, Na t io n a l Ac ti on Co u nc il for Min o rit ies in En g in ee rin g, Sa n d ia Co r pora ti on and lnt e rn e t 2, a nd was a pp o int ed by Presid e nt
Geo rge H W Bu s h as a me mb e r o f th e Ad v iso r y Co mmi ss io n on Edu ca t ional Exc e llen ce for Hi s pa ni c Ame ri ca ns. Initiall y app o in ted to th e Nati o na l Sc ie nce Boa rd by Pr es id ent Bill Clint o n in 199 4, s he se r ved tw o s ix-ye ar te rm s as a Boa rd me mb e r a n d three t woyea r te rm s as th e NS B's vice c h a ir
* She rece ive d th e 20 13 TI AAC REF Hes burg h Aw a rd fo r
Lea d e rs hip Exce ll e nce. The awa rd recog ni zes lea d e rship a nd co mm itm ent to hi ghe r educ at io n a nd co ntri bu ti o ns to th e g rea te r good and is pr ese nt ed to a curr e nt co ll ege o r uni ve rs it y p res id e nt o r ch a nce ll o r who emb odi es th e s pirit o f Rev Th eo do re M Hc s burgh a nd h is co nt r ibuti on s to hi gher edu ca t io n and soc iet y.
* Pres id e nt Na tali c io was recog ni ze d in 20 11 by th e
Pres ide nt o f Mex ico w ith th e O rd e n
Mex ic ana de l Agui la Az tec a , the hi g hes t hon o r bes tow ed o n for eig n n ati on a ls.
* She rece ive d th e Ha rold W.
Mc G ra w, J r Pri ze i n Edu cati o n in
1997, was indu cted int o th e Texa s
Wo me n's Hall o f Fam e in 199 9 , wa s h on o red wi th th e Di s tin gui shed
Alumnu s Aw ard at Th e Uni ve rs it y o f Tex a s at Austin in 200 6 , a nd is th e rec ipie nt o f ho no ra ry
doctoral d egree s from Geor ge town
Uni ve rs ity , Smith Co ll ege a nd th e
Uni ve rs id ad Aut 6n o ma de Nue vo
Leo n .
* At th e he lm for 2 5 year s, Pr es id e nt Na ta li c io is t he lon ges t-
se r v in g pr es id e nt - mal e o r fe mal e - of a 4- yea r publi c uni ve rs it y in
Tex a s wh o is c urre ntl y se rv in g, and o ne o f th e lon ges t se r vin g fe mal e
pre s id ent s o f all publi c uni ve rsiti es in th e n ati o n
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YE ARS LA T ER
" WE CARRY THE ASPIRATIONS AND THE SUCCESS OF THIS COMMUNITY IN OUR HANDS WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE , AND I THINK WE ' VE DONE A MUCH BETTER JOB OF THAT OVER THE LAST FEW Y EARS BECAUSE WE ' VE BEEN MUCH MORE FOCUSED ON RAISING ASPIRATIONS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. "
DIANA NATALICIO, UTEP PRESIDENT
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UTEP PRESIDENT RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION
By Laura L. Acosta
In the course of one day in early March, UTEP
President Diana ata li cio received t wo national recognitions for he r corn ributions LO hi gher education and he r efforts Lo impro ve stud ent retention a nd degree comp let ion, especia ll y among students from low-income backgrounds.
On March 4, UTEP 's President began her t.e rm as board chair of the American Cou nci l on Education (ACE), the nation's largest higher educat ion organiza ti on.
The same day, she was presented with th e 2013 TIAA-CREF Theodore M. Hesburg h Awar d for Leadership Excellence at ACE's 95th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
The ann ual award, which includ es a $20,000 prize that Pr eside nt Natalicio donated LO UTEP LO be designated for sc hola rs hips , re cognizes a cur rent co llege or university president o r chancellor for leadership and commitment Lo higher educat ion and cornrib ution s Lo th e grea ter good.
"1 am deeply hon o red LO be a recipient of the Hesbu rgh Awar d and enormous ly gra teful for this recognition of the ro le that I' ve been privileged LO play over the past 25 years in raising educationa l aspirations a nd attainment along this U.S.-
Mexico border," President ata li cio said. "From discovering the abundan t talent in a regio n wit h hi sLO ri ca ll y low access to higher ed uca tion , LO building co llab orat ions wi th partn ers from prekindergarten to co ll ege Lo foster that talent, LO a li gning access and affordab ilit y with exce ll ence , LO enab ling th ousands of yo ung people Lo ach ieve the Ame rican Dr ea m , I ca n't ima gin e any mor e int ell ectua ll y c ha ll enging and professionally fulfillin g work. "
As ACE board chair, President Na talic io succeeds Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeaste rn University. Before beco min g ACE Board chair, Na ta li cio served as vice chai r.
During her 25 years as the fir st fema le president of Th e Unive rs it y of Te xas al El Paso , enro llm ent has in creased from 14 ,971 Lo nea rl y 23,000 s tud ent s, and th e numb er of doctoral programs offered by th e University has grown fr om o ne LO 19, wi th more awa itin g authorization. Researc h expe nditur es ha ve also increased, LO nea rl y $80 million from $6 million in 1988.
Under President Na talici o's leadership , UTEP has taken several steps LO increase degree comp leti on , including pre-college pr epara tion ;
affordab le tuition with a variety of fina ncial aid a nd sc holar ship programs; academ ic a nd career adv is ing ; degree program options; and Oex ible c la ss scheduling through eve ning and weekend co ur ses , on lin e opportunities, and multipl e ernr y and exi t points.
As a res ult, degree comp let ion s ha ve also grown dramatically, with a 99 pe rcen t in c rease in undergraduate a nd graduate degrees awa rd ed over the past decade -more than 80 percent of th em LO Hispanics.
"We face man y c hallen ges in higher education, and ACE is proud LO join th e TIAA-CREF In s titut e in hon o rin g leaders lik e Dr. Nata li cio who are working Lo promote diversity and access LO edu cation for all s tud e nt s, " sa id Molly Co rbeu Broad, president of ACE. ~ Use your smartphone to scan this code to view an inte rview with President Natalicio about ACE. You can also view the video at utepnews .co m
Lef t : Diana Nata lic io takes time fo r a photo wi t h Ambassador Ron Kirk , United States trade representative , left , and Rep. Ruben Hinojosa , D-Texas , on the day she assumed the board chairmanship of the American Council on Education in Washing t on. Photo by Jasmine Aguilera, Scripps Howard Fou ndation W ire.
Right: UTEP President Diana Na t alicio received the 2013 TIAA -CREF Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence
Photo by Tim Trumble , American Council on Education
PARTICIPANT ADDS TO GATOR CAPER LEGEND
By Danie l Pe r ez
A sto ry about th e 60 th anni ve rsa ry of the fa med Texas Wes tern College alligator caper in the Winter 2013 issue of UTE P Ma gazi ne genera ted so me memori es rrom one or th e last surviving perpetrator s.
Sa m Va ndi ve r, th e author o r the tell -all story in the March 19 73 iss ue o r Nova (no w UTEP Magazine) stat ed that he was th e last surviving participant. Not so, said Ron Mis hkin , a New J ersey nat ive who was rec ruit ed for his strengt h and run-lov ing natur e to be among th e seve n und e rgraduat es who took Oscar th e alligato r from El Paso 's San Jacinto Plaza and placed him in the office or Howard E. Qu inn , Ph.D ., proressor or geo logy
Mis hkin , who today se rves as a minin g geologist and doc ent at the Sterling Hill Minin g Museum in Ogden sburg , N.j., vivid ly rememb e rs the ove rni ght hour s on Dec. 10-11, 195 2, when he participated in what he ca ll ed "one or th e grea tes t college pranks or all time. "
He sa id the stu dents decided on Qu inn because he was a ste rn authority figure. The alumnu s ad mitt ed he had second thoughts about th e cape r the nex t mo rning as he sa t in a clas s nex t to Qu inn 's office o n the second noo r or the Geology Bu ilding , which was renam ed Qu inn Hall in 1981 to honor th e ruture proressor emeritu s.
"(Qui nn ) d idn 't ha ve mu ch or a se nse of humor," he said by te lephon e from his hom e in Lake Hopat co ng , NJ , northwest or Newar k. Mishkin ea rn ed hi s bachelor's
degre e in geo logy from TWC in 195 3 and spent the next 60 yea rs wo rking for mining companies and defe nse co ntract o rs in Arizona , New Mex ico , Mar yland, New Jerse y and West Virginia. "Luck ily, the only t hing (t he alligator) did was bu st up so me rurniture ."
He recalled watch in g Quinn wa lk to his office that morning and co me "nying out of there about a hundred miles an hour " ca ll ing for hi s wire, Mary, who also taught at th e co ll ege and had an orfice nea rb y. He said th e a lli ga tor , now tha wed out, was sw inging hi s ta il.
Mish kin said Mar y Quin n was "pr etty steamed" and recall ed her asking stud ents to sugges t theories on how an alligator co uld ha ve go u en into a sea led room. "She was prett y gung ho about getting to the bottom or this. "
Co ll ege orficia ls initiated an inve stigation , but Mishkin sa id it was abandoned bec ause so man y male TWC stud ents took credit for th e prank to impress their girlfriends. Eventua ll y t he hu ll aba loo d ied down. Whil e initiall y up se t - reall y up se t - Quinn mellowed to the po int where he kep t a small green cera mi c alligator on hi s d es k , Mishkin sa id.
Th e a lum n us, who has n't been on the UTEP campus s ince 1980 , sa id he is happ y that peop le still remember th e prank , and was ti ck led that th e Unive rsit y's new st udent orientation ac tiv iti es include Gator Ca mp, which was named a rt er t he heist to cha ll enge students to lea ve their mark at UTEP, albei t lega ll y. ~ I
TEAM TEXAS PREPARES FOR INTERNATIONAL SOLAR COMPETITION
By Nadia M Whitehead
Alt houg h the U.S. Department o r Energy 's Solar Decath lon isn 't until October , The University or Texas at El Paso 's "Team Texas " is already in the spotlight. or the hundreds or applicants , including The University or Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University , UTEP was th e only uni ve rsity in Texas selected to participate in the decathlon. UTEP is also the only in stitution out or 20 participating tea ms that is co ll aborating with a community co ll ege on t he proJect.
"We 're ve ry ho nored to represe nt th e sta te or Texas in th e 2013 Solar Decathlon ," said Richard Schoephoerster, Ph.D. , dean or th e Co ll ege or Engineering. "That says a lot about the team assembled between TEP and EPCC This is a great opportunity for students from both institutions to compe te agains t some or the bes t sc ho ols in the cou ntr y, and some from Europe and As ia as we ll. "
The 2013 So la r Deca thl on c ha ll enges co ll eg iate teams to design, buil d and opera te so lar-powered houses that are cost-effective, ene rgy-efficie nt and attractive. The winne r or th e compe titi on is the team that best blends affordability, consumer appeal and design exce ll ence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency.
"Our team ha s mad e every attempt to simpl iry the house as best as poss ible, " said Steve n Garcia, a UTEP civ il engineer in g student and project manager. "We a re integrating so me unique design
ele ments - both arc hi tectural and e ngin ee ringto ensure that th e ruture occ upant or th e home truly reels th at they 're living in a place they can call home "
Team Texas has designed an 800-square-foot home th at conveys the inOuence or Hispanic heri tage and the native c ultur es or the El Paso area, with 85 percent or th e mat erials for the exterior comi ng rrom the reg ion.
It will reature a comp letely re cyc labl e corrugated metal roor th at ca n re0ect th e sun's rays ror maximum ci rculatio n and co mfort abl e levels o r heati ng and coo lin g throughout the home , as well as waterless toilets , solar window shades , and sun -tr acking skylights.
Arter being construc ted on th e UTEP campus over the next severa l months , the home will be broken down , transported to California, and rebuilt ror th e co mpetition.
"T hi s event tr a nsce nds a ny proj ect be in g done at eit her UTEP or EPCC," Ga rcia sa id. "A nyo ne look in g to save a buck o r two in th eir utilit y expe nses ca n learn some th ing from this. It 's a whole different s tory ror studen ts. Th ey have the opportunity to ge t hands-on , real wor ld applications in their fields or study - whet her that ' d be in mechanical eng in eer in g , graphic design or even English. "
By October, tea ms will have spent almos t two yea rs c reatin g th e homes to compete in 10 co nt es ts: arch itecture , marketing app ea l,
e ngin ee rin g, commun ica tion s, affordabi Iit y, comfort , hot water , applia nces, home entertainment , and ene rg y ba lance.
The 2013 So lar Decathlon will take place Oct. 3-13 at Orange County Great Park in Irvine , CaliL
Team Texas is st ill looking ror sponsors and donations to help rund the project, which was orig in ally es timated at $250,000. To co ntribut e, visi t http s//g ivi ngto.u tep.edu/ UTEPsolard eca thlon 0 1 · go to engineering.utep. edu/sola rd ecat hl on to lea rn more. ;,.,
Top: Team Texas has designed an 800-square-foot home valued at about S250,000. The home conveys the influence of Hispanic heritage and the native cultu res of the El Paso area. Image courtesy of Team Texas.
Right: U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 co ll eg i at e teams gathered at Orange County Great Park in Irvine, Calif. on Jan 11 for an all -team photo. Ph oto by Stefano Paltera / U.S. Departmen t of En ergy.
Among the findings of UTEP 's economic impact on the region :
• UTEP adds $1.3 billion to the El Paso County economy each year through increased productivity of thousands of UTEP alumni now working in the comm unit y, campus payroll and operations expe ndiwr es, and spending by outof-town st udent s a nd v is itor s.
• UTEP, as an individual eco no mi c ins titut ion, produces a larger impact on th e El Pa so County economy than either th e e ntir e transportation sector or the entire cons tru ction sector.
• UTEP is the 6th largest employer in El Paso. Of th e University 's nearly 3 ,500 full- and parttime faculty and staff , 97 percent li ve in El Paso County, where they spend money on groce ries , apparel, entertainment and o th er household expend itures.
• Hi gher earnings of UTE P graduates and associated increases in stat e income ex pand the Texas tax base by $148.6 million eac h year. An expanded tax base leads to an increase in tax payments received by the state, and reduces the tax burden on everyone.
• UTEP graduates save the state $36 6 million per year in avoided costs from improved health, reduced c rime , and reduced reliance on public assistance and unemployment.
• For every dollar in vested in UTEP through state and local government runding, taxpayers see a cumu lative return of $1.60 over the course of graduates' careers in t he rorm or higher tax revenue and avoided cos ts.
• More than 5,500 UTEP students cont ributed about 467,000 communi t y service hours during 2011-12, many in conJun c ti on wi th serv ice learning componen ts or 166 academic courses. The total es timat ed dollar va lu e or those hours is $10.2 million.
UTEP not only benefits the reg ional economy as a who le, but also impro ves the lives or its graduates and their families, rulfi lli ng it s mission to provide access and exce ll e nce to the students of the Paso del Norte region Washington Mont hly magazine recently val idat ed this fact when it ranked UTEP th e #l university in th e nation for improving the social mobility of its stud ents.
Among the findings of UTEP's impact on individuals and families in the region:
• UTEP has awarded more than 107,000 degrees si nce 1914.
• Enrollment grew 49 percent from fall 2001 to fall 2011.
• Degrees awarded grew 104 percent from 2000-01 to 2010-11 , placing UTEP in the 97th percentile compared to th e mor e than 2,700 baccalaureate-awarding institutions in the nation.
UTE P's Annual Econom ic Impact on El Paso Count y
• A bachelor 's degree from UTE P tripl es th e graduate 's annua l income at career midpoint to an average or $54,100 when compared to El Paso residents who did not com pl ete high sc hool (and earn an average or $18,000 per year).
• At UTEP, the average out-of-pocket cost to s tud ents (or "net price") is only $2,5 43 per academic year, makin g it the mo st affordable comprehensive un iversity in the nation (and less than hair the cos t or the closest competitor) and the most affordable emerging Tier One in stituti o n in Texas.
• UTEP gradua tes recover all costs from tu ition, rees, and roregone wages in an average or 9.7 years.
• UTEP gradua tes ' liretime income increases by $5.60 for eve r y dollar th ey spe nd on tuition and foregone wages wh il e attending UTEP. For firstge nerat ion stud en ts, lifetime incom e in c rea ses by $6.60 for each dollar invested.
• UTEP students and their families earn a 15.6 percent rate or return on th eir ed uca ti o n al investment (17.1 percent for first-generation stude nt s) These rates compare favorably with ret urn s on private, long-term investments, whic h t yp ically range from 7 percent to 10 percent.
• More than 80 percent or UTE P students grew up in El Pa so and more than 60 percent or UTEP graduates remain in th e region and contribute to the economy.
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• The children or first-generat ion college gradua tes are 30 percent more likely to enroll in college than the children or parents who did not graduate from college.
For nearly a century, the Universi t y ha s educa ted studen ts who ha ve entered the regio n's workforce with e nhanced ski ll s and compete ncies that transform into incre ased liret im e in co mes and enric hed live s and families. The University employs thousands or the county's residents, its annua l operations generate revenues for hundreds or regional businesses and industries , and students and l'isitors to campus spend millions of dollars in the community. O n the eve or its second century, UTEP is poised to continue to se r ve as an economic driver in the Pa so de! Norte region while sett in g a new pace for hi ghe r ed ucation in the United States b y rulfilling its ambitious access and exce ll ence mi ss ion.
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TRIP TO BHUTAN OFFERS RARE OPPORTUNITY
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Who wouldn't want to spend a week in a cou ntr y at th e top of th e world with breathtaking scenery, where "gross nati o nal happiness" is an imp ortant gove rnm e nt me tri c, where an a ncient cu lture remains authentic and int act, a nd where only a few th o usa nd tourists are ab le to vis it eac h yea r'
The coun tr y is Bhutan , and th e oppo rtunit y to vis it is ava il ab le to a ll UTEP alumni and friends. Th e trip, sc hedu led from Oct. 5-14 , 201 3, includes a seve n- day g uid ed tour of Paro, Thimphu an d Taktsang in the anc ient Kingdom of Bhutan; mea ls, ho tel acco mm od atio ns a nd transportation; two da ys
setting to ce lebra te a tru ly hi stori c musical event," said Pr es to n Scott, who ha s se rved as an adv ise r to th e Roya l Gove rnm ent of Bhutan on man y projects s in ce the late 1990s and ha s visit ed the remote Him alaya n kingdom more than 30 tim es. "Even though eve r y vis it to Bhut an is magica l in some way, thi s one offers th e bo nu s to meet
"What a great opportunity /or UTEP /amily and /riends to gather together in a remarlcable setting to celebrate a truly
euent."
acco mpli s hed artis ts from a ll over th e wor ld in one of th e mos t enc hant ing places im ag inabl e."
Th e opera produ ction is a co llab o rati o n between UTEP; El Paso O pera; opera directors from all ove r th e wo rld ; four professional opera singers from Italy, th e Unit ed Stat es, Ca nada a nd Cameroon; dancers and mu s icia ns from th e Ro ya l in Bangkok, and roundtrip air fare LO Bhutan from Bangkok. The pa ckage historic musical
PRESTON SCOTT in Bhut a n ; and th e Roya l Texti le Aca de my.
Academy of Pe rforming Arts also includ es t he once-ina- lifetim e oppo rtunit y to wi tn ess the wo rld premiere of Ope ra Bhut an's Acis
ADVIS ER TO TH E ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF BHUTAN
and Galatea, whi c h will b e performed in the cou rt ya rd of the elegan t Royal Tex til e Academy in the ca pit al c it y of Thimphu o n th e second wedd in g a nni ve rsa r y of Bhutan 's King and Quee n "W hat a g rea t o pportunit y fo r UTE P family and friends to ga th er toge t her in a re markab le
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Th e a ll -inclu sive trip is a rare cha nce to exper ience the Kingdom of Bhutan, nes tl ed in th e Him alaya n mo unt a in s between India
and China, and be a pan of hi story. Th e production of Acis and Ga latea will be a fir stof-it s-kind opera performance th a t bl end s trad itiona l Western o pera with the sy mbolism , cos tumes , dan ces and mu s ic of a culture
OCT.6 2013 Arrive in Bangkok
OCT.7
Spend the day in Bangkok
OCT.8
Travel to Paro in the remote Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan
OCT.9
Day in Paro, vis it the National Museum of Bhutan in the Ta Dzong (an ancient watchtower)
OCT.10
Day trip to Taktsang (h istoric Tiger's Nest temple)
OCT.11
Travel to Bhutan's capital city, Thimphu
OCT.12
Day in Thimphu - World premiere of Opera Bhutan
OCT.13
Day in Th imphu
OCT.14
Return to Bangkok, Thailand
More than 30 students and faculty, including those pictured , will have the unique opportuni ty to travel to Bhutan in October to parti ci pate in the world premiere of Opera Bhutan
that ha s been virt ua ll y untou c hed by outside inOu ences for mor e than a thou sand ye ar s. Th e trip is also an opport un it y for more th a n 30 UTEP stud e nt s in ge rs and o rc hes tra me mb e rs to work with wo rld- class opera mento rs to perfect their cra ft a nd be pan of th e hi sto ri c pr emi ere performance in Bhutan o n Oc t. 12
One of tho se sllld ent s is voca list Gu ill e rmo Fl ores, who postponed hi s UTEP gradua ti o n by a year so he cou ld participat e in O pe ra Bhutan . Fl ores expec ts to gra duat e w ith a Master of Mu sic Performan ce in 2013.
"This performance in Bhutan will mark th e hi gh li ght and th e closure of my career he re, a nd I took all meas ur es necessary Lo e ns ur e th at I ca n take ad \'a nt age of this o nce -in-a-lifetime opp ortunit y," he sa id "For mu sic performers , it is of vital imp o rtan ce to ex pand yo ur car ee r to as man y places as poss ibl e, a nd th e Opera Bhu ta n project is givi ng me th e opport unit y to sin g o n th e ot her side of the wo rld . That is going to be a go ld en sta r in my life, as well as o n my res um e. "
Parti cipation in the trip is limit ed due to airp lan e capa c it y into Bhutan and ho tel accommodations, so pot e ntial participants are enco ura ged to book th eir seats as soo n as possible through bhutan.utep.edu o r by ca llin g atha li a Ma g ri in UTEP 's Deve lop ment Office at 915-747-8327.
For th ose who wo uld lik e to suppo rt th e project by spo nsor in g one of the stud ent mu sician s o r singe rs, or to help defray th e cos ts of pullin g on a production of thi s ma g nitud e in another co untr y, vis it bhutan.ut ep.ed u or call UTE P's Office of ln st illttional Ad vancem e nt at 915-747-8533 fo r more information
Op portuniti es fo r in dividual or co rp o rat e sponso rs hip are ava il able.
"O ur stud ent s' parti cip a ti on in the Opera Bhutan project is so imp o rtant beca use it e nab les them to do se\'era l thin gs vit al to th ei r futur e success in th e professio nal world of th e a rt s perform in a fully-staged work of th e hi ghes t ca liber ; ob se rv e a nd imi tate th e rehearsa l and performan ce habit s of profe ss ional singer s, in strumentali sts, a nd dir ectors; tra ve l Lo a different c ultur e Lo direc tl y experie nce wildly different mu s ica l/theat ri cal pra cti ces; and ex pa nd th eir wo rl dvi ew beyo nd the scope of our d a il y life here in th e United Stat es," sa id Eli sa Fr ase r Wil so n , D.M.A. , assoc iat e professor of ope ra a nd voice and a n Opera Bhutan dir ec tor. "We sLUdy and pra cti ce mu s ic hi sto ry eve ry da y in cl asses and throu gh elec troni c media , but in Bhutan , we wi ll li ve itl " ~
3-D PRINTING GOESTO SPACE:
UTEP TO LAUNCH FIRST- EVER 3- D PRINTED ELECTRONICS INTO SPACE
By
N ad i a M Whiteh ead
3-D printing is a ll the rage, but belie ve it or not , the te chno logy has been aro und since th e 1980s. Th e University of Texas at El Paso has been ah ead of th e ga me - since 2001 , the Uni vers it y has had a cen ter entirely dedica ted to it.
Thi s year, UTE P's WM. Keck Cen te r for 3-D Inn ovat ion - a s tate-of-th e-art laborato r y focusing on the adva nce ment of 3-D printing , or add iti ve manufa ct urin g - will hit th e lim e li ght whe n it sends th e fir st- eve r 3-D printed elec tronics into s pace.
"Dann y Oli vas was our fir st astronaut in space and hopefull y, thi s wi ll be our first elec tronics in space," said Rya n Wicke r, Ph.D , professo r of mec ha ni ca l e ngin ee rin g and dir ecto r of th e Keck Cen te r. Fro
and projec t m anager of t he 3· 0 e lectro n ics for the CubeSat; Er ic M ac D ona ld, Ph.D., associate professor of elec t rical and computer engineering and asso cia te director of the Keck Center; Frank Medina , doctoral student and manager of the Ke ck Center; and Ryan Wicker, Ph D ., profes so r of mechanical engineering and d i re c tor and founder of the Keck Center, show off some of the items creat ed by 3-D pr in ting in the Keck Center. Ph oto by Javier Loya.
The print ed elec tronics will t rave l to space in s ide a CubeSat , a miniatur e uni ve rsit y-ba se d sate llit e ow ned by the Univ e rsit y of New Mex ico that will be laun ched as pan of a resupply mission for NASA - although th e elec troni cs a re just alon g for th e rid e.
"If yo u ca n mak e 3-D electro ni cs, that 's grea t , but if you can make 3-D elec tronics that ca n go into space and continue to work, th en that makes a stat ement about reliability ," said Eric MacDonald , Ph .D., asso ciat e professor of e le ctri ca l and co mputer e ngin ee ring and assoc iate dir ector of th e Keck Ce nt er. "S pace is a vac uum , and th e re 's radiation , a nd in c redibl y wid e temperature sw in gs - which can ca use mat erial s to deg rade But in thi s case , we 're go in g to prove that o ur technolog y wi ll wo rk ."
Dann y Mu se, se ni o r e ngin ee r and proj ec t ma nager of th e 3-D elec troni cs proj ec t fo r th e CubeSat and a UTEP doctoral stud e nt , added, "Thi s will s ig nif y th e coming of age of 3-D electro ni cs in a real-world - or in thi s case out of thi s world - application. Co mpl eti o n of thi s proje ct repre se nts the cu lmin ation of seve ral yea rs of resea rc h in 3-D elec troni cs with co ntributi o ns from many areas of sc ience and eng 1n ee nn g.
Th e ce nt e r's resea rch is fund ed by multipl e organ iz ati o ns, includin g th e Air For ce Resea rch Lab s, NASA, Lock hee d Manin , and GE Aviation - all link ed to th e aeros pa ce indu str y, which is whe re Wicker be li eves th e biggest impact can be made in addi ti ve pr intin g tec hn ology ri ght now.
"We 're go ing to ha ve th e mo st imm ediate
POSITION :
Professor of Mechan ical Engineering ; Director and Founder ofW.M. Keck
Center for 3-D Innovation; holds the endowed Mr. and Mrs. MacIntosh Murchison Chair I in the College of Engineering
EDUCATION :
Ph.D. in mechanical enginee ring, 1995, Stanford Uni ve rsity
HOBBIES:
Most of my free time is spent with my three kids, and I enjoy all of their activities. I especially appreciate watchi ng and coaching them in sports, and if I had to choose a personal favorite , it would be baseball.
I CHOSE MY CAREER BECAUSE ...
Igrew up making things with my dad and I enjoyed math and science in school. I remember that my mom helped me fill out my college applica tion and she checked the box for mechanical engineering. I explored several options while in school but my passion has always been mechanical engineering ... Iguess my mom was right. I have had many great teachers in my life and I also have an uncle who is a uni versity professor, and based on these influences , I knew when I was an undergraduate student that I wanted to teach and be a uni ve rsity profe ssor.
THE BEST PART OF MY JOB IS.. . working with students and disco vering new things. Every day provi des oppo rtunities to inve nt a new process , product or idea, and the academic environment for faculty and students represents the engine for this disco very
success in th e aerospace sector beca use ther e's a rea l need to push th ese tec hn olog ies to where you ca n use th e m in producti o n ," he said.
For instance, GE Aviation's goal is to start Oying 3-D print ed part s in their jet engine s by 2014 , according to Frank Medina, doctoral student and ma na ge r of the cen ter.
UTEP hopes to improve th e industry throu gh innovations suc h as multi-material printing (mo st 3-D printers ca n only print o ne material at a tim e, either metal or plasti c) th at ca n print co mbin ed elec troni c and mec ha ni ca l stru ctur es; new metal material opti ons th at ca n withstand hi ghe r temp era tur es; and new additi ve manufacturing processes th at produce highperfor man ce production pans.
Jam es Lyke, prin cipa l elec t roni cs e ngineer at th e space ele ctroni cs branch of th e United Sta te Air Force Researc h Laboratory , wrote th at the Keck Cente r "has amassed one of th e world 's mos t impr ess ive armadas of 3- D printing equipment" in a rece nt article in th e In stitut e of El ec tri ca l a nd El ec tronic s En gin ee rs' (IEEE ) Specti-um ma gaz in e.
He hopes th at technology developed at th e ce nt er wi ll help lower th e production time for building complex sate llit es - which usually takes yea rs - to weeks or mont hs
By printing th ese high-valu e, c usto mi ze d products and crea tin g the hyb rid manufacturing technologies to ca rr y th em ou t , UTE P's goal is to help bring manufacturing back to th e Unit ed States from nati ons lik e China.
"The re are advantages provided by th ese technologies that wi ll bring back hi g h- va lue, mass custo mi zed parts to th e U.S.," Wicker sa id "If you have one of th ese sys tems that can really produce a production part, then it makes more sense to produ ce th e part loca ll y and remove, for examp le, th e ti me and cos t of shi pp in g."
In addition to printing new and unique designs , th e technology ca n pote nti a ll y lower production cos ts by saving labo r and materials. For insta nce, instead of purchasing a large
sheet of metal , machining it and c reating was te, 3-D printing tech nolog ies ca n c rea te exac tl y what yo u nee d -no mo re, no less.
"Esse ntiall y, th e re's littl e to no waste in the process, so you ca n save tremendous amo unt s of material in development ," Medina sa id. "Ano th er big issue is that if you do some thin g very com pl ex, yo u need to build it in pans and then assemb le t hem. But with 3-D printin g, yo u can print eve rythin g together and redu ce asse mbl y, inspection and manufacturability costs because you 're building one pan instead of five ."
If you haven 't seen additive manu facturing in action ye t , it 's pretty neat.
After engineers have c reated a di git al model of the pro du ct using co mput er-aid ed des ign (CA D), the machine prints by addi ng multiple la ye rs of material until it 's finished -hence, the te rm "additive " printing.
Co mpanies offering 3- D p rinting se rvi ces are beg inning to spro ut o n the I ntern et. Wit h a digital design in hand, anyo ne ca n have a n objec t printed and ship ped to them, a ll through an online transaction. In fi\'e to 10 years , Wicke r
envisions aut o pans a nd ho me impro ve me nt sto res se rving customers with additi ve printers, mu c h like having di gital photos pr int ed at the cl ru gs tore down th e stree t.
"If you need a custo m part for you r veh icl e, you cou ld download th e design from th e
o r desig n it yo ur se lf , and print it in th e store," he sa id " lt wo uldn 't be chea p, but it also wou ldn 't require t he s tore to hav e all t hose pa rt s in thei r in ve ntor y or to order th em ."
As for ow nin g a prin ter and printing products like th e iPhone in yo ur garage - MacDona ld thin ks that 's further away, but ultimat ely, in ev itab le
"Th e prob lem wi t h t he adopt ion of a ll t hi s is that the majorit y of us a re not well-versed in CAD , and the process requires a 3-D design file ," Wic ker said. "So it 's go ing to be JUs t lik e th e Int e rn et age, where eve ryo ne had to lea rn how to use it. Once we are that we ll -ver se d in CA D, a nyo ne will be able to print virtua ll y any thin g." ~
Associate Professor of Electrica l and Computer Engineer ing, Associate Director of the W. M. Keck Center for 3-D Innovation
EDUCATION: HOBBIES:
Ph.D in electrical engineering, 2002, The University ofTexas at Austin
Six kids and a beautiful wife, golfing, snow skiing, raising chickens.
MY GREATEST INSPIRATION IS Steve Jobs.
THE BEST PART OFMYJOBIS.. . he lping engineering students find gainfu l employment. ICHOSEMY CAREER BECAUSE I relish technology.
"AN AWARD LIKE THIS ISN'T EVER JUST FOR THE PERSON THAT WON IT; IT'S FOR THE COMMUNITY WHO RAISED THAT WRITER."
By Lisa Y. Gar
AKING ITS TITLE FROM A STORIED JUAREZ CLUB JUST OVER THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER, EVERYTHING BEGINS AND ENDS AT THE KENTUCKY CLUB OFFERS SEVEN DIFFERENT STORIES EXAMINING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE EL PASOJUAREZ BORDER REGION STRUGGLING WITH WHATTHE PEN / FAULKNER FOUNDATION FOR WRITERS CALLS "THE IMPOSSIBLE AMBIGUITIES OF BORDERS , WHETHER THEY BE SEXUAL , EMOTIONAL , NATIONAL OR ECONOMIC"
This kind o r limin a l exis ten ce - being on one si de or a border but ultim ate ly str add ling both s id es - is o ne with whi ch Be njamin Alire Sae n z is intima tely familiar He was rai se d o n a s mall form nea r Mesilla, N.M., a nd wo rk ed alongs ide hi s fam il y at eve r ythin g from roo fin g to pi c kin g onions to help th e [amil y a [t c r their farm was lost. Desp it e leavin g home [or seminary studi es in Den ve r and Be lgi um , Sae nz return ed to hi s beloved border reg ion , fir st as a pri es t a nd then as a UTE P st ud ent. As he told PB S News ho ur in 20 10, "Thi s is th e place that reall y d e fin es me, because it is s uc h a di[ficult terrain to nego tiate , becau se th e re is no se nse or ce rt a inti es, the fixed id eas o r o ne's identity , or o ne's natural boundaries , th e way one uses wo rds, that they co me [ro m a ll sides"
Now, a[ter deca des o r never waver in g in hi s devotion to writing about th e bo rd er, Sae nz has be e n awa rd ed Ame ri ca's mos t prestigious peer-Juried prize for fiction.
Sae nz , cha irm a n o r UTEP 's Depa rtm e nt or Crea ti ve Writing, was named wi nn e r or th e 2013 PE N/Fau lkn er Award for Fic ti o n o n March 25 a nd is the first Latin o wr ite r to rece ive th e hon o r. He won th e pri ze [or Evuything Begins and End s at th e Kentu chy Club , publi shed by El Paso's Cinco Punt os Pr ess.
First award ed in 198 1, the pri ze is na med [or No bel Pri ze wi nnin g nove li st William Fau lkner. Renow ned nove li sts Wa lt e r Kirn , Ne ll y Rosari o, and AJ Ve rdell e se r ve d as judges for th e prize , co n sidering mo re than 350 nov e ls and sho rt stor y collections by American authors publi shed in th e Uni ted Sta tes durin g th e 2012 ca le ndar yea r.
"An award lik e this is n't eve r just fo r the person that won it ; it 's for the co mmunit y who raised that writer," Sae nz said. 'Tm rea ll y grate [ul to my students beca use th ey keep lan guage a li ve and fre sh for me and they re mind me th at no o ne needs permission to speak the En gli sh la ng uage. When I li sten to my s tud ents , I lea rn new words and new ways or using langua ge, and th ey remind me that language do es n't
be lo ng to me - it belo ng s to all o[ us. Ir thi s award brings a n ythin g to anyone , it 's to my stud e nt s, it's to UTEP, it's to El Paso , it 's to th e border and th e peo pl e he re."
UTE P President Diana Na ta li c io sa id she was thrill ed , thou gh not surpri se d , to hear th e news o r Sae nz 's most rece nt ho no r.
"We ll -k now n on our ca mpu s as a n outs tanding teac he r and ro le mod el fo r UTE P's c rea tiv e writing stud e nt s, Be n is also a li vin g exa mpl e or UTE P's s uccess in ros ter in g bo th access and exce ll e nce," Pr es id e nt atalicio sa id. "He g rew up in th e Pa so d e l No rte region , ea rn ed hi s ma ste r's d eg ree in c reativ e writ in g at UTEP, and now lea d s th e Crea ti ve Writ in g Depa rtm ent with distinction as a nati o na ll y recog ni ze d , awa rd -w innin g writer. We are a ll ve r y proud or hi s ma n y accomplishments and gra teful to him for th e s potli g ht that hi s exce ll e nce ha s brought to UTEP and this ' impo ss ib ly amb ig uo us bo rd e r reg ion ' that we ca ll home. "
!I a n Stava ns, ge nera l editor o r Th e No rt o n Anth o logy o r Latin o Lit era ture, e mph as ized th e imp o rt a nce o r so meone lik e Sae nz rece ivin g s uc h a pr es ti gious accolade.
"What re fr es hing , welcome news:
BenJamin Alir e Sae nz as th e re c ipi ent or thi s yea r's PE / Faulkn e r Awa rd ," Sta va ns sa id "I've [a ll owe d hi s lit era r y journey ove r th e yea rs with adm irati o n. Hi s vo ice opens up new vista s, e nri c hing us a ll Hi s s uccess is also a s uccess for Lat in o fi c tion , brin g in g it from th e mar g in s to ce nt e r s tage."
Sin ce beco min g a me mb e r o r th e fac ult y at UTEP in 1992 , Sae n z ha s c hurn ed o ut an in c redibl e amo unt o[ work. Hi s fir st collect io n o r po etr y, Ca lendar of Du st , was ho no red with an America n Boo k Awa rd in 199 1 and th e [all ow ing yea r he was awarded th e $5 0 ,000 Lannan Lit e rar y Po etr y Fellowship. He ha s a lso been laud ed with a Sou t hw es t Book Award , nominati o ns for th e Los Ange les Times Book Pri ze, th e Latin o Lit e rar y Awa rd for Bes t Nove l, Best Childr e n's Boo k award fr o m th e Texas In stitut e or Lett e rs, the Pat e rso n Book Priz e, th e JHunt Award, and man y mor e. This yea r, in addition to hi s PEN/Fau lkner
PAST PEN/FAULKNER AWARD WINNERS
2012 - Julie Otsuka , The Buddha in the Attic
2011 - Deborah Eisenberg , The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg
2010 - Sherman Alexie, War Dances
2009 - Joseph O ' Neill , Netherland
2008 - Kate Christensen , The Great Mon
2007 - Philip Roth , Everyman
2006 - E.L. Doctorow, The Morch
2005 - Ha Jin, War Trash
2004 - John Updike, The Early Stories 1953 - 1975
2003 - Sabina Murray, The Caprices
2002 - Ann Patchett , Bel Canto
2001 - Philip Roth , The Human Stain
2000 - Ha Jin , Waiting
1999 - Michael Cunningham , The Hours
1998 - Rafi labor, The Bear Comes Home
1997 - Gina Berriault, Women in their Beds
1996 - Richard Ford, Independence Doy
1995 - Da vid Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars
1994 - Phil ip Roth , Operation Shylock
1993 - E. Annie Proulx , Postcards
1992 - Don Delillo, Moo II
1991 - John Edgar Wideman , Philadelphia Fire
1990 - E. L. Doctorow , Billy Bathgate
1989 - James Salter, Dusk
1988 - T. Coraghessan Boyle, World's End
1987 - Richard Wiley, Soldiers in Hiding
1986 - Peter Taylor, The Old Forest and Other Stories
1985 - Tobias Wolff, The Barracks Thief
1984 - John Edgar Widem an, Sent for You Yesterday
1983 - Toby Olson, Seo view
1982 - Da vi d Bradley, The Chone ysville Inc ident
1981 - Walter Ab ish, How Germon Is It?
"l'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO MY STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY KEEP LANGUAGE ALIVE AND FRESH FOR ME AND THEY REMIND ME THAT NOONE NEEDS PERMISSION TO SPEAK THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE."
Benjamin Alire Saenz , chai r of UTEP 's De p artm e nt of Creativ e Writing
hono r, Sae nz was awa rd ed th e Ame ri can Libr ar y Assoc iat io n's Pura Belpre Awa rd and t he Stonewa ll Boo k Awa rd fo r hi s lates t youn g adult no ve l, A ri stotl e and Dant e Di scove r th e Secrets of the Universe.
Sae n z rec eived hi s PEN/ Faul kner Awar d a nd $15,000 on Ma y 4 durin g th e 33 rd annu al ce remony at th e Fol ge r Sha kes pea re Librar y in Was hin gto n , D.C. Pr ev iou s winn ers includ e E L. Doc torow , J ohn Updik e, a nd E. Anni e Pro ul x.
Saenz is cu rr entl y at wo rk on a new boo k of poe ms, Night Disapp earing Into a Patie nt Shy , in whi ch he uses hi s ow n mi xed- media paintin gs to pu sh him int o more inn ova ti ve territor y "A paintin g ca n tell a story in a differen t kind of wa y," he told th e Chi cago Pu bli c Li bra r y. "I think reall y th at I a m j ust addi cte d to tellin g stor ies. It does n't matt er if th e sto ry is for adult s, o r yo un g peo pl e o r chil d ren. It does n't ma ke a ny difference to me whether t he ve hicl e fo r th e story is a nove l, a poe m or a pic ture boo k . O r eve n a pai ntin g1"
Da n ie l Chaco n , one of Saenz 's coll eag ues in t he Crea ti ve Writin g Depa rtm ent as we ll as hi s co -ho st fo r KTE P-FM 's Wo rd s on a Wir e radi o pro gra m , sa id Sae nz had bee n a mento r fo r hi s ow n writin g.
"We have t he c ha nce to talk to some of th e grea tes t wr it ers in t he cou ntr y (on Wo rds on a Wir e), a nd toge th e r we a re abl e to ext rac t a lot of valuab le info rm ati on a nd ad vice fro m th ese writ ers ," Chaco n sa id. "But th e ironic thin g is t ha t Be n him self is one of th e cou ntr y's most di stin g uis hed w rit e rs. " ~
Use your smartphon e to scan thi s cod e to vie w an int erview w ith Benjam in Sae nz. You ca n al so view t he video at ..,1'91"1'1a; utepn ews. com
Th is year's BEEMS conference at The University of Texas at El Paso had a more ce leb rator y atmosphere as th e pro gram mark ed its 20th anniversary of sharing th e bes t pra cti ces and latest te chno logy that he lp English Langua ge Learners.
More than 600 edu cato rs - in c luding a large corninge nt from East Texas and a sma ll group from Ce ntral America n cournries - parti cipa ted in the two-d ay Bilingual Educators Emphasizing Multicultura l Sett i ngs meeting Feb. 1-2.
Confe rence attendees benefit ed from a bil ingual buffet of more than 40 presentations,
BEEMS CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF IMPROVED BIUNGUAL EDUCATION
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A little less than two years aft er construction and relocati on plan s were announced, the Resea rch and Acade mi c Dat a Cerner (RADC , pronounced "rad-see ") ha s opened atop the sky bridge connecting the third noor s of the Cla ss room and Engineer ing buildings at UTEP. Th e RADC now offers a secure, environmentall y co ntroll ed and around -the-cl ock- monitored home for resea rch a nd academic se r ve rs and th e Resea rch Cloud @ UTEP.
Before the Februar y r ibbon c utting , Di rec tor of Research Computing Patricia Tell e r, Ph.D. ; Vice President for Informati on Resources and Planning Steve Rit er, Ph.D.; and UTEP Pre siden t Diana Na ta li cio s poke about th e tremendous
many of th em tied to th e mo s t current re
, curricu lum a nd material s that ca n be used to en han ce teaching.
Th e national need to stay on top of bilingual educati o n co ntinu es to grow as the Hi span ic population in c reases throughout the cournry. The U.S. Census Bureau repo rted in 2010 that America had a Hi spa ni c population of 50.5 million a nd that more than 35 million o f them spoke Spanis h at hom e.
Whi le th e fo cus was on th e future , conference organizers sc heduled a few mom e rns to re nec t on the positive work accomplished through 20 yea rs
t: Co ll ege
of BE EMS. They prese rn ecl a commemorative plaqu e and 20 red lon g-s tem roses to J osefi na V. "J os ie" Tinajero, Ed.D. , clean ofU T EP 's Co ll ege of Education. Tin ajero wro te the o ri ginal U.S. Depanm e nl of Education gra nt that created the BEE MS conference and offered tuit io n su pport to bilin g ual ed ucation maj o rs.
"There is still a lot of wo rk that needs to be done to improve th e professional development of tea che rs, administrators a nd eve n the parents ," Tinajero sa id. "Eve r yo ne nee ds to und e rsta nd that be ing bilingual is an asset." ~
HIGHPERFORMANCE COMPUTING CENTER OPENS
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return on inv es tment t hat th ese comp u ting capa bili ties would prov ide for th e Unive rsit y, including faculty and s tud e nt rec ruitm ent , research fundin g and enhanced recog n iti on for UTEP.
"With eac h day, the role of co mputing grows in terms of how it 's interrelat ed to research ," sa id Tell e r, who was nam ed th e first direc to r of research co mputin g in earl y 2012. "A nd with this growth co mes the need for co mputing infrastru ctur e, es pecially at insti tu tions of hig her learn in g."
The RADC is pan of th e $26.5 million in co nstru ct ion and enhancemerns that UTEP ha s inves ted in th e En gi neering and Sc iences Co mpl ex
The RADC and resea rc h clo ud ha ve benefited great ly from t he University o f Texa s Resea rc h Cyberinfrastructure (UTRC) initiative, which cult iva tes hi gh-p e rfo rm a nce co mputin g, networking , data storage, ed ucati o n a nd traini ng wit hi n t he UT Sys te m. IBM pl edged more than $90,000 in ha rdware and se rvi ces toward th e re sea rch c loud, con tributin g to th e es tabli shment of this first-ever cloud a nd virtualiz ation co mputin g e n vironm e nt for th e Univ e rsi ty and enabling rese archer s to empl oy mu lt ip le processing e le me nt s to so lve a problem in less tim e. ~
Left: Texas State Se n J ose Rodriguez told t eachers at the legislative panel d iscussion at the BEE MS Conference that stude n ts must learn to think critically and creatively.
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ion Dean J osefina V. "Josie" Tinajero, Ed.D., th anked Jana Ec hevarria, Ph D., professor emerita from Ca lifornia State Universi t y Long Beach, who presented a le cture about helping English learners access complex texts.
MEET THE DEAN:
Q&A WITH ROBERT KIRKEN, NEW DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Robert Kirken, Ph D., professor of biological sciences,jo ined Th e Uni ve rsity ofTe xas at El Paso in 2005. S in ce then, he has become the chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, the director of UTE P 's Border Biomedical Research Center (BBRC), and in March, the new dean of the College of Science. UTEP Magazine writer Nadia M. Whitehead talked with Kirken about his love of science and new position at the University.
NADIA M. WHITEHEAD (NW): HOW AND WHEN
DID
YOU
FIRST
' FALL IN LOVE'WITH SCIENCE?
Robert Kirken (RK): I can remember being interested in science fore ver - all the way back to e ven first or second grade. In one of my classes there were cartoon stickers of various professions and you had to pick one o ut as your own. Th e re was a scien ti st in a whit e lab coat holding up a flask with some type of chemical - and that's really one of my earliest science recollections. I think my parents also instilled some of it in me. A lot of my presents were chemistry and biology kits , which I really enjoyed.
NW: WHAT ORIGINALLY ATTRACTED YOU TO UTEP AND EL PASO?
RK: I think what attracted me to UTEP overall was the mission of access and excellence. I really believed in it and I also saw it as a great op portunity to have an impact - not only for the students , but also for the faculty and the region as a whole Before, when I was in Houston , which of cour se is a huge city, I was a little bit like a drop in the ocea n But thi s was a c hance to become c hair of a department, to be a mentor, and to really foster and expand the strengths of our research and academic programs in the biological sciences - both in the ecology and the biomedical aspects. A nd of course, there was this new bioscience research building and all the promise of infrastructure de velopment. It 's been exciting to be a part of e verything. And that ' s what I had hoped for when I came here - that UTEP would continue to grow.
NW: WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS AS THE NEW DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE?
RK: My goal is to continue to build upon what 's already been developed here in the College of Science, and at the same time, have a greater impact on what we're trying to accomplish here in the region. I want us to make a lasting impression in the STEM disciplines, and to ha ve UTEP and the College of Science be recognized for our outstanding efforts and successes. My responsibility is to grow the col lege in key areas of undergraduate and graduate education and research I look forward to helping UTEP get closer to its many goa ls, including its Ti er One aspirations.
NW: DESCRIBE
YOUR LIFE OUTSIDE OF WORK.
RK: My family and I are very acti ve people. We lo ve sports and go to a ll the UTEP footba ll and basketball games. We lo ve to travel a nd we're very fortunate to have the opportunity to. As a matter of fact , my wife is Italian so we visit her family in Italy on a regular basis. I think spending that precious time together as a family is very rewarding. Right now we have fairly young kids a nd it ' s something we don 't want to miss out on.
NW: IS THERE ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD OFFER TO
STUDENTS?
RK: Don't give up. Persevere, and don't turn away from challenges - just try to make steady progress forward. If you do that , good things wi ll happen. My family was economically challenged, and I remember my parents always telling me that the way to more opportunity was education. I recognized this immediately when I came to UT EP, where many students work long hours or several jobs, trying to create something bett e r for their families. I rea ll y identify with that mission because that ' s where I came from in many respects. They should know that the hard work they're putting in rig ht now is going to pay off. You just ha ve to perse vere through these more difficult times. ~
On a cool, br eezy Sa turd ay in March, 1,450 UTE P students, alumni, faculty and staff got together to help Lh e El Paso community through se r vice. The 4th annual event, known as Project MOVE (M iner Opportun iti es for Voluntee r Exper iences), spanned the El Paso region , reaching 71 different project sites.
"The El Paso community really rallied behind it and gave opportun iti es; and our stud ents came through as well by capitalizing on those opportunities, showing up and performing, " said Ryan Holmes, assoc iate dean of students.
Paul Dutchover , media advertising major and Nationa l Society of Leadership and Success member , was one of about 20 volunteers who spent the morning at Great Dane Re sc ue of El Paso. They swept and washed the kennels , filled holes, trimmed bushes and collec ted trash.
"M ight as well have a good time doing this and help out El Paso ," Dutchover said.
Luan Folkner, president of the board of directors of Great Dane Rescue of El Paso , sa id she appreciated the help with maintaining the grounds, because it keeps the area safe for the dogs that run and play , as well as the vo lunteer s who work there.
St ud ent vo lunt eers al the other 70 s it es painted, helped in offices and warehouses, wo rk ed with the elde rl y and youngsters, landscaped , did carpentry, assisted with ne ighborhood clean ups , translated for medical students, and more.
"! love helping people, " sa id Briana Pinales, a biological sciences major and cha ir of the National Society of Leadership and Success. " ! really wanted to get involved with Project MOVE because t hi s is where UTEP gets involved with the whole community" ~
Stl!dents help clean up the grounds at th e Animal Rescue League of El Paso in Canutillo, Texas.
At Therapeutic Horsemanship El Paso , students broke pallets and did other physical labor to help maintain the property.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
Eugenio Aleman
In Ma rch , th e se ni or ec onomi st fo r We ll s Fa rgo Secu riti es prese nt ed a se min a r to stud ent s a nd fa c ult y of th e UTEP
Depa rtm ent of Eco no mi cs and Fin a nce that foc u se d on th e curr e nt and lin ge rin g iss ues that th e U.S. eco no my faces.
Richard Fisher
Student s, fa c u lt y, s taff and memb ers of th e El Paso co mmunit y li s te ned to th e pres id ent and CEO of the Fede ral Rese r ve Bank of Dallas speak ab o ut th e El Pa so eco nomy and moneta ry p oli cy in th e Unit ed States.
Romelia Flores
The IBM Di stin guished En gin ee r and Ma ster Inve ntor ad vise d futur e eng in ee rs to find JOY in co ntributin g to soc iet y th ro ugh the use of tec hnolog y durin g her Centenni al Lec ture in Februar y.
Francois Fouinat
Th e se ni or ad visor to th e Unit ed Nati on s
Sec retar y- Ge neral on mi gra ti on and deve lopm ent spo ke ab out th e imp ort ance of engag in g in altern ati ve co nve rsation s about sec urit y poli cy th at ce nter on citiz ens' well -b eing, and on huma ni zin g bord ers beyo nd militari za ti on and sur ve ill a nce durin g hi s Febru a ry lectur e.
Philip LeYine
Mo re th an 1,000 peo pl e we re on ha nd to hea r th e 18 th poe t laur ea te of th e Unit ed Stat es read hi s work a nd di sc uss hi s li fe durin g hi s Ma rch Ce nt e nni al Lect ur e. Lev in e, whose acco lades incl ud e a Pu lit zer Pr ize a nd a n Ame ri ca n Book Awa rd , talk ed abo ut th e mag ic th at li es in poe ti c fo rm for peo pl e who live in reg ion s th a t have bee n tr adi t ionall y und errep rese nt ed in Ame ri ca n poe tr y.
Julio Ortega
Th e acco mpli s hed sc hola r, poe t , playw ri g ht and nove li st entranced th e audi e nce durin g hi s Ce ntennial Lec tur e in Ma rch with info rmati on ab o ut auth or Carl os Fu e nt es' imp ac t o n politi cs a nd c ultur e. Hi s di sc u ss ion was in co njuncti o n with the 18th annu al Co nt empor a ry Mex ica n Lit eratur e Co nfe rence.
FACULTY MUST READS
Johann Rafe/ski
Arm ed with hi s co mpa c t ultra de nse obj ec ts (CU DO) th eo r y, th e Uni ve rs it y of Arizona pro fesso r of ph ys ics di sc usse d how so me meteo rit es a nd as tero id s co uld be made of d a rk mall er du r in g a lec tur e a t UT EP in Marc h
Ayanna Thompson
Th e Ari zo na Stat e Uni ve rs it y En gli sh professo r a nd ass ociat e dean of fa cu lt y a nalyzed rac e in th e works of Shak es pear e during th e UTEP Depa rtm ent of Engli sh 's 28 th Annual Lit eratur e Lec tur e in Marc h As an auth or and sc hola r, Th omp son pro vid ed in s ight on her rese ar ch on Sh a kes pea re, earl y mod e rn drama , and iss ues of rac e and perform a nce.
Soot: Sources, Formation and Health Effects, contributor La wre nce E Murr, Ph D., professor and chair of metallurgical and materi als e ngine e ring (2012)
The Book of Kayiane Rebecca, by Rebe cca S. Hendrick ,
PiC K-NIC
On July 13, UTEP alumni will paint the globe orange as they gather in what is expected to be a worldwide event - the second annual UTEP Alumni PICK-NJC. Last summer, in 17 cities around the world, nearly 1,000 Miners participated in the first ever PICK-NIC , a celebration of friends , family , traditions and UTEP.
"What I liked the most is hearing the stories of all the past alumni and the curiosity as to what was going to happen and what was going on," said Helen Hernandez, '87, host of the 2012 PICK-NIC in Los Angeles . "It 's a fun experience to get together and reminisce You 're with people who did the same thing you did, went to the same school, and shared similar experiences. "
This year , the UTEP Alumni Association hopes to grow the number of Alumni PICK-N!Cs ho sted. With UTEP preparing to celebrate its
Centennial, the new PICK-NIC tradition is on its way to becoming a legacy of the University's first 100 years.
"By the time we hit our Centennia l in 2014, there will be a large group of people across th e country and the world that will be ce lebrating their alma mater and the traditions ofUTEP, all while enjoying the company of fellow UTEP graduates, " said Richard Daniel, Ph.D ., associate vice president for university advancement and specia l projects and exec u tive director for alumni relations.
Among the many goals of the Alumni PJCKNIC is to develop a sense of being part of the Miner family.
"I think the Miner spirit was alive and well at the event , and the idea that similar gatherings were taking place all over the world at the same time ga ve the participati on a special meaning ,"
By Victor Garcia • Photo by Laura Trejo
said Col. Raul 'Gabby' Garibay, retired army colonel and UTEP alumnus who attended the first El Paso PICK-NIC at Memorial Park in 2012. "It will grow more in the future and I urge all alumni and current st udents to plan to attend. Be part of some th ing specia l. " UTEP alumni interested in hosting a PICK-NIC in their city can visit the Alumni Association website at alumni.utep .edu/picnic or call 866-GO -MINERS
The Alum n i Association will provide hosts with picnic baskets containing UTEP-branded Frisbees , cups, plates , coolers and cozi es This year , the Alumni PICK-NIC will get some kick with the addition of a special UTEP Centennial dip and sa lsa in honor of the University 's upcoming Centennial Celebration.
UTEP alumni show their Miner spirit at the first A lumni PICK- NIC in El Paso ' s Memorial Park i n July
ALUMNI CHAPTERS OFFER CONNECTIONS, CAMARADERIE AND TRADITION BEYOND COMMENCEMENT
By V i cto r G arcia
No ma tt er where you are o r w he re you go, cha nces a re yo u w ill mee t so meo ne w ith ti es to UTEP. With mor e than 96,000 act ive UTEP alumni sca tt e red across the nati o n and in 80 co untri es aro und th e g lobe, th e UTEP Alum ni Assoc iat ion rost ers a se nse or unit y, pride and tradition , bringing to ge th er UTEP graduates and a llo w in g th em to stay co nn ec ted a nd in vo lved wi th th e ir a lm a mat e r.
Th e UTEP Alumni Ass ociati o n has eight active c hapt e rs i ncludin g geog raphi c c hapters in major ci ti es s uc h as El Paso, Austin , Dalla s, Housto n , Sa n Ant o ni o and Ju arez, Mexico. Th ese c hapt e rs a re al ways lookin g ro r vo lunt ee rs to enga ge in their ac tivitie s and to se r ve as officers on th e ir boa rd s or directors.
"U T EP is ri ch with so man y uniqu e traditi ons. The UTEP Alumni Association gives not only UTEP g raduat es, but fri e nd s and family or UTEP grads, the o pp o rtunit y to keep th ose traditi o ns a li ve a nd stron g," sa id Ri c hard Dan ie l,
Ph D., associate vice pres id ent for uni vers it y ad va nce me nt a nd spec ia l projects and exec uti ve direc tor for a lumni re lations. 'The UTEP co mmunit y is proud or it s unive rsit y, a nd the Alumni Assoc iati on a ll ows peo pl e to display th e ir pride beyo nd graduation. "
l n addition to the geographic chapters, th e Alumni Association is also th e home to aca d emi c c hapt e rs for th e Co ll ege or Engineering a nd the Co ll ege or Bu s ine ss Administration , where g raduates from th ese coll eges can go beyo nd stay in g connected to UTEP, but also to th eir s pec ifi c co ll ege a nd acad e mi c di sc iplin e.
Aside fr o m th e orficial c hapt ers, th e Office or Alum ni Re la ti o ns al so hos ts spec ial int e rest gro up s lik e UBAN , a gro up fo r Afri ca n- Ame ri ca n a lumni ; Young Alumni , a gro up for g raduat es who ea rn ed th e ir degr ees in the las t 10 yea rs ; and the LGBT gro up , for alumni who id e ntify as lesb ian , gay, bi sex ual or tran sge nd ered.
UTEP alumni are e nco ura ge d to s tay
co nn ected through th e Alumni Assoc iati on and participate in th e ac ti vi ti es s ponso red throu g hout th e yea r, vo lunte e r th eir tim e or eve n run for o ffi ce with in a local chapt e r
"It's a lways a lot of fun , es pec ia ll y building re lati ons hip s with fello w alumni th at l di d n' t know before, and es pec ially now that I'm in New York," sa id Alex Munoz, a 2011 UTEP graduat e who ea rn ed d eg rees in finan ce a nd accounting and no w is an in ves tm e nt bankin g a nal ys t at JP. Morgan in New York Cit y "You don 't ha ve man y a lumni here [in New York], or at leas t I thou ght th e re were n't man y a lumni . Th ro ug h th e Alumni Ass oci ati on , how eve r, I ha ve been ab le to mee t and connec t with a lot of UTEP gra duate s who also li ve in th e New York City area. "
Anyo ne inter es ted in lea rnin g more about activiti es in their area, or serving as a memb er or their loca l chapt e r is enco ur aged to contact the Office of Alumni Relation s at 866-GO -MI NE RS or alumni@utep.edu ror ass is ta nce. ~
(Top left , top right , bottom l eft ): UTEP A l umni in Dallas prepare to chee
( Bottom right): Alumni Association Preside nt Elect Rus sel
Autry
Katherine McIntyre '64 , right , has established a scholarship in her parents ' names to support undergraduates pursuing degrees in multimedia journalism. Sophomore Renee L M aloo ly is one of the stud ents who ha s bene fit ed from th e sc holars hip
ALUMNA CREATES JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP IN HONOR OF MOTHER
By Is el a Ocegueda • Ph o t o by Laura Tr ejo
Kath e rin e Mclnt yre, up o n graduat in g rrom El Paso Hi gh Scho o l in 196 0 , was in te nt o n findin g a job and ea rnin g he r ow n mo ney. But her moth er, Helen Mag rud e r, had diffe rent plans for her, te lling her, "Yo u' re goin g to co ll ege." As McInt y re recall s it , "Th at wa s th e e nd o r that. "
It was thi s dire c ti o n a nd e nco ur age me nt rro m her moth e r that pa rtl y in s pir ed Mc lnt )' re, a 196 4 gra du ate o r Te xas Wes te rn Co ll ege (now UTEP), to es tab lish the Hele n and Ro y S. Ma g rud e r Endow ed Sc holar ship in 20ll.
Th e endowed sc holar s hip s upport s UTEP und erg raduat es pur s uin g deg rees in multim edia journ a li sm. Helen Mag rud er he rse lr was a journ a li st during th e 1920s, w ritin g fir s t for the Baltim ore Sun and late r ro r th e El Paso Ti mes.
"S he wa s a lways ve r y int eres ted in th e news, and she made us curi ous, to o," Mc Int y re sa id Unde rs ta ndin g how th e fi e ld o r jo urn a li s m ha s dramati call y evo lve d bec au se o r tec hnolo gy, McInt y re want ed th e sc ho lar ship to s upport stud ent s pu rsuin g th e ir s tudi es in th e
compre he ns ive fi e ld o r multimedia jo urnali s m whil e s imult a ne o us ly ho no ring th e me mo r y o r he r mo th e r
In additi o n to wo rkin g as a Journ a li st , He le n
Mag rud e r was a ta le nt ed s inger , actr ess a nd ho rsewo ma n , parti c ip atin g in ho rse Jumpin g co mp etiti o ns a nd ridin g with th e Fo rt Bli ss Cava lr y. But , he r d aug ht e r re me mb e rs He le n
Mag rud e r s impl y as a wonderrul pe rso n
"S he was an ex t raordinar y, kind , lovin g per so n ," Mc Int yre ex pla ined. "I abso lu te ly ad o red my moth e r. My mother and I we re ver y c lose - we we re ex tre me ly clos e "
Thi s a ffec ti on bet wee n moth e r a nd d aught e r is ev id e nt in th e s to ri es Mclnt y re tell s o r he r moth e r Fo r exa mpl e, s he rec ount s th a t in 1963 he r moth e r jo in ed he r in Spain , whe re Mc Int yre s pe nt he r juni o r year o r co ll ege. Durin g th at s umm e r, Mc Int y re and he r mo th e r tr ave led ac ro ss Spa in and through Europ e in a Vo lk s wage n Bee tl e.
"S he wa s a n o ut standing human be in g,"
Mc In t y re said. "S he wa s ex tr e me ly g ivin g; ve r y ge ne rou s
Th at genero s it y li ves o n throu gh Kath erin e Mc Int yre The e nd ow me nt c reat e d in her mo th e r's me mor y is th e seco nd on e she ha s rund ed at UTEP. A sc hola rs hip ro r geo logy stud ent s was es tabli s hed in tribut e to he r fath e r, Roy, in 200 7.
Roy a nd He le n Mag rud e r ne1·e r had th e opportu nit y to att e nd co ll ege, so Mc Int y re says s he ree ls ro nun a te to be ab le to g ive talent ed s tu d e nts a chanc e to att a in a coll ege edu cation. She hope s that oth e rs will be encoura ge d by he r exa mpl e or g ivin g to supp o rt ta le nt ed stud ent s a nd pay tribut e to c he ri s hed famil y membe rs "Jr yo u' re go in g to g il' e Ito UT EPI , th e n th e thin g to do wou ld be to hono r th e peop le that !ol' ed yo u ," she said "My pare nt s a re th e ones who gave me eve r y o pp o rtunit )'. Th ey' re th e o nes th a t mad e sure I did we ll. " ~
1950s
Mimi R. Gladstein (B.A. ' 59; M.A. '66), pro fesso r in UTE P's De pa rtm e nt of En gli sh , was na med to th e El Paso Holoca ust Mu se um and Stud y Ce nt e r 's 2013 boa rd of direc to rs in Fe bruar y.
Rosa E Guerrero ( B.A. '57; M Ed '7 7), moti vational s peak e r, humanit a rian and edu ca ti onal con s ultant in El Pa so, wa s se lec ted as th e Fir st Lad y of El Pa so by th e wo rld wid e c ultur a l orga ni za ti on Beta Sigma Phi Be ta Sig ma Ph i is a no np ro fit o rga ni za ti o n th at hono rs loca l wo me n who ha ve co ntr ibut ed to th eir co mmun it y.
1960s
Robert W " Bill " Gilmer (B A. '68) was nam ed the exec uti ve dire cto r al th e Uni ve rsit y of Hou ston C. T. Bau e r Coll ege of Bu sine ss's In stitute for Reg ional Fo recas tin g in Oc tob e r.
Carolyn M. Legoretta (B.A. '69; M.Ed. ' 7+), assis tant prin cipa l at Andr ess Hi gh Sc hoo l in El Pa so, was pro moted to prin cip al in Febru a r y.
Beth R Lipson ( B A. '69), of El Pa so, was nam ed to th e El Paso Hol oc au st Mu se um a nd Stud y Ce nt e r's 201 3 boa rd of dir ec to rs in Febru a r y.
Lio nel Na va ( B.A. '67; M. Ed '76), ret ir ed pr incip al and teache r in El Paso, was na med to t he 2013 Boa rd of Directo rs for th e Boys and Girl s Club s of El Paso in Fe bru a r y.
Rose L. Schecter ( B.S. Ed '67), o f El Pa so, wa s nam ed pres id e nt- elec t of th e El Pa so Holoca ust Mu se um and Stud y Ce nt e r's 2013 board of dir ec to rs in Februar y
1970s
Ge rald G "Jerry " Barrett (B S.E.E. ·70), of Aust in, comple ted all th e requir eme nt s in Sep temb e r 20 12 to beco me a Di stin g ui shed Toas tm as te r ( DTM ), th e hi g hes t edu ca ti onal achi eve me nt aw ard ed by To astm as te rs Int e rn ati o na l (Tl ). Tl is an edu cati onal o rga ni za ti on foc us in g o n th e deve lo pm ent of co mmuni ca tion a nd lead e rship s kill s . J e rr y was honored in t he DTM Ce re mo ny d urin g th e Toas t masters Distr ict 55 (Centra l and Sou th Texas) 2012 Con fere nce, held in Aust in in o,·e mber. At th e sa me co nfe rence, Je rr y was recogn ize d as th e Distri ct 55 Toas tma ste r of th e Year for 20 12- 13
Vernon L. Butler , Jr, ( B.A. '7 1, M.S. '74), int e rim supe r int e nd e nt of th e El Paso In de pen dent Sc hoo l Di stri ct , was th e gu es t s pea ke r at th e El Paso Indepe nde nt Sc hoo l Di stri ct Milit a r y a nd Communi t y Pare nt Acade my in Feb r ua r y.
Lee 0 Cannell (B B A '79; M.Acc. '93), El Paso Co mmunit y Coll ege acc ountin g in stru ctor , was na med vice pres id e nt of fin a nce fo r th e El Pa so Holoca ust 1u se um a nd Stu dy Ce nt e r's 201 3 boa rd o f directo rs in Feb ru a ry.
John Ceballos (B.A. '78; M.S. '97), of El Paso, was recognized in Ja nu ary by th e Benavidez -P all e rso n ·A ll Airbo rn e" Chapte r of t he 82 nd Air bo rn e Di\'is io n Assoc iat io n as Troope r of th e Year fo r hi s me r ito ri o us and exe mpl a ry se rvice Tro o pe r of th e Year is th e unit 's hi g hes t ho no r.
Hugo A. Clemente (B.S. '7 9), of El Paso, rece ive d th e Be nav idez -P all e rso n "A ll Air bo rn e" Chapt e r of th e 82nd Airbo rn e Divis io n Assoc ia ti o n's Pr es id e nt 's Citallo n in Ja nua ry for hi s support of t he ch apter.
John F Cook (B B.A '77), ma yo r of th e Cit y of El Paso, was n a med th e fif t h-bes t mayo r in th e wo rld in Ja nu a r y by th e Cit y Mayo rs Fo und atio n Th e City Mayo rs Foundati o n , a Lo nd o n-ba se d think ta nk int e nd ed to e nco ura ge so luti o ns to probl e ms such as ho usin g, tran s po rtati o n , edu cati on and e mpl oy me nt , recog niz es ma yor s for th eir problem- so lvin g abiliti es and high ethi cal stand a rd s
Norma De La Rosa (B S.E d ' 76; M Ed '86), El Paso Teac he rs Associa ti on pres id e nt , was a pa nel me mb er of th e edu ca ti o nal forum , "Soc ial Ju stice in Pu blic Edu cation : A Call to Ac ti on from Gro und Ze ro ," in El Paso in Janu a ry.
Blanca E. Enri9uez ( B S. Ed '75; M Ed '85), exe cuti ve dir ector of th e Reg ion 19 Edu cat ion Se r vice Ce nt e r Head Stan Pro g ram in El Paso, wa s app ointed to th e El Pa so Ind e pe ndent Sc hoo l Di stri ct's bo ard of ma nage rs i n Dece mbe r
Oscar G. Gabaldon, Jr. (B.A. '79), El Pa so Co unt y jud ge, s po ke o n "Th e Pe ril o us Int e rsec ti on bet wee n Immi g ra ti o n Enfor ce me nt a nd th e Child We lfar e Sys te m" in Sanjuan , Pu e rt o Rico , on ov. 14 at th e a nnual retreat of th e Boa rd o f Tru stees for th e Casey Famil y Program s. He al so mad e th e sam e prese ntati on at th e 20 12 GC YF Annu al Co nfe re nce, "In ves tin g in Pro mi sin g Futur es fo r All ," at th e El Paso Civic Ce nt e r o n Oc t. 10.
Carl H. Green ( B.A. '73), partn e r of law firm , Mo un ce, Gree n , Mye rs, Safi , Pa xs on & Ga lat zan PC in El Pa so, was nam ed a "S up e r La wye r" by Tex as Monthly ma gazin e for 2012 in Oct ober. Sup e r Lawyer s is a ratin g se rv ice of out s tandin g la wye rs fro m mo re th a n 70 pr ac ti ce ar eas who have all ai ned a hi gh deg ree of pee r recogni ti on a nd pro fessiona l ac hi evement.
Debra C , " Debbi" Hester (B B.A ' 77 ) was na med th e No. 1 pro du ce r fo r El Paso real es tate fi rm ERA Se ll e rs, Bu ye rs and Assoc iates in Janu a ry. Hes te r also was hon o red in Dece mb e r with th e 2012 Lea de r's Circl e aw a rd as a pl atinum top produ ce r.
Michael J. Hutson (B B.A '79; B.A. '80), pa rtn er and a u o rn ey at t he law firm Ai nsa Hutson, LLP, in El Paso, was selec ted in Nove mber fo r in clusion in Best Lawye rs in Am e ri ca 20 13 in th e a rea of real es tat e law. Bes t Lawye rs is th e old es t a nd hi ghl y res pec ted pee r-rev iew publi cati o n in th e lega l profess ion .
Lorraine Gordy O 'Donnell (BS. Ed '75; M.E d '85), of El Pa so, jo in ed Cape ll a Uni ve rsit y as a Doc tora l lentor in Septe mber 2012. O' Don nell also in structs researc h and des ign courses at the University of Ph oenix in El Paso.
1980s
Laura A Aguilar ( B B.A. '86), pa ral ega l at th e la w fi rm of Bi c ke rsta ff Hea th Delgado Acos ta LLP in El Pas o, was na med th e 20 13 sec reta ry of th e El Paso Para lega l Assoc iati o n's boa rd of d irec to rs in Feb ru ary.
Julio R. "Randy " Banez ( B B.A '8 4), of El Paso, retired from th e Alaska Arm y Nati o nal Gua rd as a co mmand e r in Februar y 20 12
Annette R. Brigham (B.S. '89), of Ca nutill o, Texas, was app oint ed int e rim sup e rint e nd e nt of th e Ca nutill o In de pe nd e nt Sc hoo l Di stri ct in Dece mbe r.
Lynda Camacho (B A. '82) , paralega l at th e law fir m o f Sco uHul se PC. in El Paso, was na med 20 13 pr es ident of public relation s fo r the El Pas o Paral ega l Assoc iation 's board of dir ec to rs in Februar y
Thomas J. Carrillo (B.S. Ed '8 2), a n El Paso Ba se ba ll Hall of Fa me i ndu ctee, retired as t he Mo nt woo d Hi gh Sc hoo l head baseba ll coac h in Dece mber.
Peggy L. Dieter ( B B.A. '87), para le gal at th e law firm of Ke mp Smith LLP in El Paso, was na med th e 20 13 parli a me nt a ri a n of th e El Pa so Paral egal Assoc ia ti on's board of dir ec to rs in Februar y.
Sara Y. "Bonnie " Escobar (B.S. '85; M P.A. '97), gra nt writ er at El Paso co nsultin g firm MJ D & Associa tes, was na med th e vice pres id e nt of progra mmi ng for th e El Pa so Holoca ust Mu seum a nd Stud y Ce nter's 2013 board of direc to rs in Febru a r y.
Yolanda A Garcia ( B B.A. ' 8 3), of El Paso, was na med ar ea pr es id e nt fo r Well s Fargo 's So uthw es te rn Bord e r divi sion in Januar y. She will mana ge 800 Well s Fa rgo tea m me mber s and 42 ba nk sto res fr om wes te rn Ari zo na to so uth wes te rn New Mexico, incl udin g El Paso.
Christopher L. "Chris" Jacke (B B.A. '89), fo rm e r Gree n Bay Pa cke rs fi eld go al ki c ker, was indu cted int o th e NF L tea m's Hall of Fam e in Jun e.
Annabell "Anna " Perez (B.S. '8 9) was elec ted El Pa so Co unt y 41 st j ud icial Di str ic t Co un j ud ge in Nove mber.
Guillermina Solis (B.S.N. '86; Ph .D ' 10), ass ista nt clini cal professo r at UTE P's Sc hoo l of Nur sin g, rece ive d a $2,500 gra nt in Janu a ry from th e U.S. Departm e nt of Hea lth and Hum a n Se r vices Offi ce o n Wo me n's Health to impl e me nt th e fall pr eve nti on pro g ram , A Mall e r of Balanc e La y Lead e r Model. The pro gra m will offe r 40 El Pa so Co unt y wo me n , ages 55 a nd olde r, strateg ies to redu ce t he ir r isk of falls and fal l-re lated inj uri es.
Alfonso Soto , Ill (B.B.A. '8 6; M.Acc. '89), of El Paso, was na med a FE MAP Foundati o n boa rd offi ce r fo r th e fi sca l yea r 20 13 -1 5 in Fe bru a r y.
John A. Wenke (BA '89), all o rn ey al th e Law Offi ce of J ohn A. We nk e in El Pa so, was na med a Texas Su pe r Lawyer in plaintiff's e mployme nt li t iga ti on. He was also se lected to be included in th e Bes t Lawyers in Amer ica in th e area of e mpl oy ment law.
David Zubia (B S.E.E. '89), assoc iate pro fesso r of el ec tri ca l a nd co mput e r e ngin ee rin g in UTE P's Co ll ege of En gin ee rin g, was awa rd ed a three-yea r gra nt of $895,000 fro m th e U.S. Depa rtm e nt of En e rgy to resea rch t he defec ts of so la r ce ll s and lea rn hm,· to impro\'e their efficie ncy.
1990s
Matthew J. Aguilar (B A '9 3), El Paso Tim es box in g co lumni st , of Chi cago, was indu cted int o th e El Pa so Box in g Hall of Fa me in April fo r hi s kn ow led ge a nd in sight of box in g h is to ry.
Enri9ue Bernal , Jr (B BA ' 96), of El Pa so, was na med Las Palmas Del Sol Hea lth ca re's chief financial officer in November.
Ana M De Coste (B. B A '91), acco unt a nt al Chi sholm Trail O pera tin g Co. LL C in El Paso, was na med to th e 20 13 Bo ard of Dir ec to rs for th e Boys a nd Girl s Club s of El Pas o in Feb ru a ry.
Edward "Ed " Escudero (B. B A. '92), pres ide nt a nd chi ef exec utive officer of Hi gh Dese rt Cap ital LLC in El Paso. was named to t he El Paso Electric Co. board of directo rs in Dece mb er.
David M. Hatton (B. B.A. '9 4), of El Paso, jo ined Mt. Franklin In surance agency in Nove mb er.
Elvia G Hernandez (B.A. '91), of Dallas , rel ir ed fr om LULAC, the large s t Latin o Civi l Right s an d advoca cy gro up in t he Un it ed Stat es, in December. He rnand ez was th e director o f District+.
Adan Lopez (B BA. '93; M Ed. '98), assis tant prin cipal of Ma cA rthur Elememary/lntermediate School in El Paso, was named principal of Hu ghey El ementary School in February.
Norma A. Mendoza (B.A. '92), ow ner of MerKadoTeknia Research and Co nsulting in El Paso, co nd ucted a workshop on marketing goals, sa les, objectives and strategies at El Paso technology in cuba tor Th e Hub of Hum an Inno va ti on, in November.
Richard D. Pineda (M A '98), associate professor in the UT EP Department of Com muni cat ion, was nam ed th e di rec tor of th e Sam Donaldson Center for Communication Studi es in February.
Roderick G. "Rod " Ramirez (B.B A. '99), p res ident and ch ief executive office r of El Pa so financial services co mpany Eagle Cap it al, In c., was named to th e 2013 Board of Directors fo r the Boy s and Girls Clubs of El Paso in February.
Socorro E. Rodriguez (B.B.A. '96), vice president and deputy controller at West Sta r Ba nk in El Paso , was named to the 2013 Board of Di rectors for th e Boys and Girl s Club s of El Pa so in February.
Keith A. Rutherford (B S.C.E '93; MSC.E. '95), professional engineer at Parkhill, Smith&: Cooper, In c. in El Paso, was installed as vice presidenttec hni ca l, by th e Texas Sect ion of th e Ame ri can Society of Civil Engineers in Nove mber.
Jesus J. "Jesse " Teran (BA '97; M.Ed. '02), of El Paso, was nam ed principal of Bowie Hi gh Sc hoo l in February. Teran is a 1989 Bowie High School graduate.
Maribel Villal va (BA. '97) was named th e UTE P Centennial Museum director in Januar y.
Jorge Villegas (B. B A '9 4), attorney at Villegas la w Firm in El Pa so, was nam ed to t he 2013 Boa rd of Directors fo r th e Boys a nd Gi rl s Club s o f El Pas o in Februa ry.
Lawrence P Welsh (M F.A. '97), an El Paso Commun it y Co ll ege associate professor , whose eighth book, "Beggi ngfo,· Vultures," was named a Notable Book by Sou th west Boo ks o f the Year, won a 2012 New Mex ico -Arizon a Book Award for h is newest co ll ec ti on o f poetry, "Begg ing for Vultures: New and Selected Poems 1994-2009; " in its seco nd printing, it also won a Southwest No table Book o f th e Year Award.
Sonia Zubiate (B.A. '96), founder an d director of the business etiq uett e coaching, training an d co n su ltin g firm The Prot ocol Ac ad emy in El Pa so, was the guest speake r at HireT im es Career and Coaching Group's networking event in November.
2000s
Loretta G. Aguilar (B.l.S. '03), first grade teac her at Tornillo Elemen ta ry Sc hool in Tornillo , Texas, was named a STAR Discovery Educato r by the Discove ry Educator Network for her creative ed ucational methods. Th e network, a s ub sidiar y o f Discovery Co mmuni ca ti ons, which produces th e Discove ry
Chan ne l , is made up of 10 ,000 edu ca to rs aroun d th e globe who use dig ital med ia and techn o logy to engage their studen ts.
Erik A Baray (B.A. '08) was named marketing and d eve lop ment man age r at th e Boys a nd Girls Club s o f El Pa so in Februar y.
Marshall C. Barclay, Jr. (M B.A. '05), of El Paso, was honor ed as Lincoln Financial Advisor s Corp.'s 2012 Fin ancia l Planner of Year in February.
Miranda C. Barton (M.A. '07), of El Paso , joined Scott Hul se in Novembe r as a n associate lawye r in the law firm 's corporate and securit ie s, len di ng and financial institutions, farm and ranc h , and real estate secuons.
Jacob R. Boggs (BS ' 03) was na med execut ive direct o r at Sun Ridge Se ni or Li ving at Desert Spr ings in El Paso in Feb r uary.
Sandra E. Braham (M. Ed '02; Ed. D '05), execu ti ve director of th e El Paso de\ No rt e Region 's YWCA, was selected in Januar y to participate in the 2013 class of leader s hip Amer ica. Th e program pi cks ou tsta ndin g women from across th e country that ca me from diver se personal, profess ional and geographic backgrounds.
Roberto A. Coronado (B.B .A '00; MS '02), a vis itin g assis tant professor in UTEP's College of Busine ss Administration, spo ke of the El Pa so-Juarez eco nomic trend s at an El Paso Hi span ic C hambe r of Co mm e rce event in Januar y.
Kandolite N . Flores (B.A. '09) joined the Humane Society of El Pa so as the new program coo rdinator in January.
Sofia M. Gonzalez-Garcia ( BB.A. '07; M.B.A. ' 10) joined Security Se rvice Federal Credit Union as ma na ger of th e Americas locat io n in El Paso in Nove mber.
Hafid A. Guerrero (BSN. '07), a registered nurse at Sierra Providence Hospit a l in El Pa so, received hi s Ba riatric Nur se Ce rtifi ca t ion from t he Ame r ican Society for Metabo li c and Bariatric Surgery in November 2012.
Adrian Juarez ( M.S.N. '08), of New York Cit y, ea rned his Doctor of Philosophy from New York Univers it y in August 2012. Also, Juarez has joined New York University as a n ad1 un ct profe sso r
Isabel A Meza (B.B.A. '04), o f El Paso, was promoted 10 assis tan t vice pres id e nt of mortgage lending at Evolve Federal Credi t Union in February.
Jesus "Pablo " Oiiate (B S.E.E. '05), NE RC Compliance Group supervisor at El Paso Electr ic Co., was nam ed LO the 2013 Boa rd of Directors for the Boys and Girls Cl ub s of El Paso in Febru a r y.
Dyana Perez (B.A. '07), paralegal at civil liti gation firm Ray , Valdez, McChristian &: Jeans in El Paso, was named th e 2013 vice preside nt o f publi c relati o ns for th e El Paso Paral ega l Association's board of directors in February.
Laura Ponce (M. PA. ' 07), execut ive director of co mmunity action agency Proj ec t Bravo in El Paso , was named a Texas l yceum director in February. Texas lyceum is th e state's pr e-e minent non-profit , non-partisan leadership buildi ng organization.
Punya Prakash ( M S '09), an app li cat ions enginee r with Texas Instrum en ts in Dallas, was named Top Innovator in the Eng in eering Stars Contest by Design News. Each yea r, Design News seeks th e most innovative an d innuential de sign eng in ee rs.
Justin M Pretiger (B BA '03), fi nancial advise r at Morgan Stanley in El Paso , was named to the Ysleta Education Foundation board and the El Paso Holo ca us t Museum and Stud y Ce nt e r's 2013 board of director s in February
Jana L. Renner (M PA '08), of El Paso, was named an associate program office r at Pa so del No rt e Hea lth Foundation in November.
Guillermo "Willie " Romo (B.S. '03) was named Mont woo d Hi gh School's head baseball coach in De cember.
Linda A. Samples (B.A. '0 2) joined the El Paso Indep e ndent School District as the district 's fi rst inhouse attorney i n January.
Margarita "Magali " Sil va Re yes (B A '00), a lone Star Co ll ege-Montgo mery student s ucce ss adviser and 2012 lone Star Co ll ege leadership Academy graduate, was accep ted to Prairie View A&: M Univer si t y in Prairi e View, Texas in January. Re yes, who was awarded a full tuition sc holarship , is pur su in g a Ma s te r or Education in Edu cat ional Administ ration.
Zahira Torres (BA '07), a former El Paso Times report e r, was hon o red in Januar y with Governing magazine 's top public service journalism award in Washington, D.C. The award re cognizes her work in uncov e ring a widespread cheating scheme in the El Pa so lnd epende m Sc hool District.
2010s
Jorge R. Almuina ( B BA '10) jo ined the accou nting firm of White+ Saman iego+ Campbe ll in El Paso as an assurance se r vices and audit team member in Februar y
Gregory C. "Greg " Foster (B.M .S. ' I]) , former UTEP bask e tball standout a nd 1990 WAC Tournament MVP, was honored as a Miner Legend in February. Foster was a memb er of the Los Angeles Lakers' 2001 world championship team and a lso reach ed the NBA Fin a ls twice with th e Utah Jazz.
Cynthia Ann Gabaldon (B.S. Chemis try 'II, B.S. Biology ' 12 ) was awarded Fir s t Place fo r Best Or al Presen tation at th e Texas Tech Un ive rsit y Health Sciences Ce nt er Paul L. Foster Schoo l of Medicine 's 6th Annual Resear ch Colloquium (Ma y l - 3, 20 12) for Outs tan ding Profes s io nal Ach ievement in Re sea rc h.
Alejandra Maynez (B S.C.E. ' IO ; M.S. '] l) was promoted to c h ief est imator at Venegas Engineering Management&: Cons tru ction , In c. in El Paso in February.
Alexis Montoya ( BM '11), of Mex ico City, was voted the winne r of Mexico's singing com petiti on se ries , La Aca demia , in Dece mb e r
Jalyssa J. Walker (BS ' 12 ), a 2nd Lt. in th e US. Army , broke the Guinness Worl d Record for ba c kOip s in November when s he co mpl e ted 49 bac k nips
St eve n R Ward (B.A "02) El Paso; Aug. 18, 20 12.
Betty Hel e n Donov an (BA '52; M.Ecl. 72) Garland, Texas; Sep!. 22, 20 l 2.
Ph y ll is H . Mese row (BA '-!2) Sa u k Ci1y, Wis., Ocl. 17, 2012.
Barb a ra J. Pe nn (~ I.Ed '79) El Pa so; OCI. 25, 2012.
Willi am J Butt e rfly ( B S.Ecl ·73) Puya ll up , Wash. , OCI. 26, 2012.
Ge raldine C. "Ju kie " Myklebust (BA '5 1; M.A. '65) El Paso; Oc1. 26, 2012.
Sigurd " Sig " Rose n (B. B A. '50) El Paso; Nov. 1, 2012
Lois F. Walk e r (13.S.Ecl. '67; M.Ecl. '71) Horizon City, Texas; Nov. I, 20 12.
Willi am F " Bill " May hall (B. B.A '56) Albuquerque. N n: Nov. -l , 2012.
J ac 9u el in e E. Cr ys le r (B.A. '55: I. Ed . '66) El Paso: Nov. 6, 2012.
Eva nge lin e 0 "Vang ie" Sotel o ( B.A. ·72) El Paso; No,·. 6, 2012.
Gord on L. Hann a ( M.Ed '63) Colo rado Spri ngs, Colo.; Nov. 8, 2012.
Ed war d H Ca sne r, Sr (B. B.A '46) El Paso; Nov. 9, 20 12.
Mic hae l C. Agu irre (B.S.E E '56) 13looming10 n, Minn. , Nov. 11 , 20 12.
Patric k E Rea dy (B.A. '73) Au s1in : m· 11 , 2012.
Mary M. Sm arr ( B.S.E cl. ·55) El Pa so: No ,· 13, 2012.
Kev in T Von Finge r ( M.S. '76) El Pa so: Nov. H, 2012.
Artu ro He rn and e z (13.A ' 73) El Paso: Nov. 20 , 20 12.
Robe rt o R Su are z, Jr (B.S. '86; M.P.A '89) El Paso; Nov. 20 , 2012.
J ames M . Ca rr oll ( B.S Eel. ' 8 -l) El Paso ; ov 27, 20 12.
Doris I. Goo dm an ( B.A ·so; M.A '82) El Paso: Nov. 30 , 2012
Ch arl ie R Beas ley ( B. B.A. '73; M. Eel. '77) El Paso; Dec. I , 20 I 2.
Tedford C. "Ted" Ba ke r ( B.S Eel '67) El Paso; Dec. 03, 2012.
Eth e l R Sc hwa rt z (~ I. A ·53) El Pa so: Dec. 5, 2012.
Will ia m R. Plumbl ey (BA '5 -l ; ~I.Eel. '70) ~larfa, Texa s: Dec. 6, 2012.
Emm a Ve las 9u ez (B.B.A. '77) El Paso; Dec. 6, 20 12.
Tony E Lama, Jr ( B.A '5-l) El Paso; Dec. 7, 20 12
Oti s W. Patri ck ( M S. '6 4) Love land, Co lo., Dec. 8, 20 12.
Barb ara Bo hmfalk ( B.S. ·H) Wayne s boro , \'a., Dec. 9, 20 12.
J ames H "J im" Bl ack (B BA 49 ) Glendale, Ariz: Dec. 12 , 2012.
Humbe rt o A Fie rr o (BS.CE. ·67) El Paso; Dec. 13, 2012.
Walt e r A " Ray" Raym ond (BS Eel '69) El Paso; Dec. 14, 20 12.
Ad olfo Fe rn and e z, Jr. (B B.A 'SO: M. B.A. '9 1: M.E d . '96: Ecl .D. '00)
El Pa so; Dec. 15, 2012.
Willia m H Br ow n, II (BA ·57) El Pa so: Dec. 21, 2012.
ja E G ive n (~ I. Eel. '7-l) El Paso ; De c. 21, 2012.
Ma rth a E Bull ingt on (BA. '-!6 ) Aus l in: Dec. 22, 2012
Robe rt M St eve nso n (B.A '3 6) Sa nl a Monica, Ca lif; Dec. 22, 20 12.
Tom "To mmy " August a in (BS.E d '82) El Paso; Dec. 24 , 20 12.
J esse E. Ashley ( B.S. ' 53) Glen Elly n , 111. ; Dec. 26, 2012
Robe rt W War de n (B.A. '5 1; M.A '52) Flags1aff, Ariz .: Dec. 26, 20 12.
Roc he ll e Ni e man ( B.S. Ecl. '71) El Pa so: Dec. 30, 2012
Roge r G. Park s (B.S.Ecl '6 4; M.Ecl. '68) Soco rro, Texas; Dec 30, 2012.
James C. Hargra ves ( BA '7 l) El Pa so; Dec. 31, 2012.
Ann Gr ay No bl e tt ( B.A '5 6) Bu ford , Ga., Dec. 31 , 2012.
Godofr edo R. "G. R." Sundermann ( B.13.A. ' 73) El Paso : J a n I , 20 13.
Alfr ed M Vill anu eva (BA. ' 92 ) El Pa so; Jan 5, 20l3.
Wald o R. All e n, Jr. ( BB.A ·59) El Pa so: Jan 6, 2013.
Paul W. Tim s (BS. Ed ·77) Clin1, Texa s; Jan 7, 2013.
Ailee n Marsto n St e mb ri dg e (B.A. 'H ) Sa n Arnonio;Jan. 8, 20 13.
Dorot hy E "Dot" Hunt ( BA. ,j I) El Paso ; Jan 11 , 2013.
Lui s Mirand a ( BB.A ' 71) El Paso;Ja n 12 , 20 12
New ton D. "Bud " Lassiter (B.A. '43) El Paso; Jan 13, 2013.
Geo rg e F Sc habe l (B.B A. '74) San An1onio; Ja n 13, 2013.
Ll oy d H Nat ions ( BA '-!9 ) Baker sfie ld , Ca lif ; Jan H , 2013.
Terry A Flores (B J S '96) El Paso:Jan 18 , 2013.
Ralph Martinez
By Dani e l Pe re z
Ra lph ~lartinez, Ph.D ., who se gra ndfa1herly appearance belied his fiery pas sion for his s1Uden1s and his research into cyber secu r i1y a nd renewable energy , died suddenly of a pulmonary e mbo lis m on Apri l 2. He was 69.
Ma nin ez was th e Geo rge W Eclwa rd s, Jr ./E I Paso Elec iri c d is tin g ui s hed professo r in th e Co ll ege o f Eng inee r ing and was The University of Texas al El Pa so's director o f energy initiatives and of it s Regional Cyber and Energ y Securi1y Center.
The cenrer, one of the few in the country that focu sed on the critical areas of energy and information security infras1ru c1ure , was his dream job because of 1h e su bjecl and 1he chance 10 work wi1h stu d enls, said Ricardo L. Pineda , Ph D., professo r and chair of 1he Depa n me n1 of l nd us1ri a l, Ma n ufac 1uri ng a nd Sys 1e ms Eng inee r in g.
" He was dedica ted 10 hi s st ud e nt s a nd co m mill ed 10 1he ir aca demi c a nd profess ional s uccess," Pineda sa id. "He will be a 10ugh ac1 10 follow ."
Martinez grew up in a work in g c lass El Paso fam ily. The first-ge ne ration co llege student earned h is bachelor's and mas1er's degrees in electrical eng ineering from UTEP in 1966 (t hen Texas Wes1ern Col lege) and '68, respectively , and hi s doctora1e from 1he Universi 1y of Arizona in 1976. He worked in academia and indus1ry , including sl ints wi1h 1he U.S. m il i1ary and defe n se con1rac10rs.
"His legacy could be his joy in every1 h ing in life ," sa id h is wife, Nina Alvan-Ma n inez.
"He ha d a n inn ocence about 1hings eve n tho ugh he knew 1he ugliness of 1he world because of w ha1 he d id a nd wh y he had 10 d o i1. "
Moira Murphy
By Lisa Y. Garibay
Moira Murphy, Ph .D., vis i1i ng p ro fesso r in 1h e Lalin Ame r ica n a nd Borde r S1udies Program, died Ma rc h 18 at age 49.
"S he was a very k ind human bei ng and will be missed a lot by many faculty members a nd sn1clen 1s," said Sandra Garabano, Ph.D., associa1e professor and gradua1e director/Spanish in1erim direc10r of 1he Cenrer for Inter-Ameri ca n and Border S1udies. A number of Murphy's UTEP colleagues and s1ude111s expres se d their gra1i1ude for wha1 she had done for 1hem in an on line gues1book linked to her obi1ua ry in 1he Bos/on Clo/Jc.
Mur p h y rece ive d he r bac he lo r's deg ree fro m Brow n Uni ve rsit y, a mas 1c r's deg ree fr om 1he Fle 1cher Schoo l of Law and Diplomacy, a nd he r doc1ora1e in Larin Ame r ican S1 udies from 1he University of New Mexico. She was a Fulbrigh 1 Sc holar in Mexico in 1996 and a Rotar y Fellow in Peru in 1986
She 1aught for more 1han a decade at the Tecno logICo de Monterrey in Juar ez, ~lexico, where she won se,-eral distingui s hed professor awards. She began leaching al UTE P in 2006 while also publ ishing books and articles on bo rder 1rade and human righ1s.
Throughout her caree r, Mu r phy st udied how cha ngi ng globa l econom ics affecl peop le in La rin Ame ri ca, wi1h a s pecia l focus o n bus ines s re la1ions be twee n 1he Un ired S1a1es and Mex ico, as we ll as 1he cffcc1 s of cap ita li s1 d evc lopmen 1on wo men.
Robert Tappan
By Lisa Y. Garibay
Robe n L. Tappa n , Ph .D. , re1ircd assoc ia te professor in 1he Depanment of La ng uages and Lingu is1ics, died o n March 7 al age 89.
Tap pan was born in El Pa so, 1hen moved around 1he Un ired Stares wi1h his family as his fa1her 's m il irn ry posls changed. He re1urned 10 El Paso a l age 9, graduating from El Pa so Hi gh School in 19-lO He a11ended UTEP (1hen known as 1h e Texas Co ll ege of Mine s) un1il he enlis1ed in 1he Arm y Air Corps, serving 18 months in the Un11 ed S1a1es and 18 mon1hs in 1he Caribbean where Nazi s ubs were opcraring.
In 1946, afte r fi ni s hin g h is 1o u r of d u1y, he resumed his ed uca t ion a l UTEP, receiv in g h is B.B.A. in l946 and his mas ter's in bus in ess i n 1948.
He wen ! on 10 earn a Ph.D. in foreign languages from Tulane Univers il)' in I95-l. In the s ummer of 196-l, he s t udied in France under a Fulbright Sc hola rship.
Tappan 1augh1 at UTEP from 195-l 10 1982 , taking an early retiremenr al 1h e age of 58
Afrer re1ir e men1 , he 1raveled 1he \\'Orld and be ca me kno"'n as a celebra1ed 1h es pian
"He had many friends in Ru id oso (NM), whe re he had a cabin and man y wonderful ri mes for -!5 yea rs," sa id Tappan 's niece , Clai re Lewi s. "He had a grea1 love for animals, suppo n ed many c ha r it abl e o rga ni za 1io ns, and loved 10 enle rt a in hi s ma n y fr iends a nd fa mil y membe rs." ~
1) £Jic \-\ernandel, senioi management student, worn nis u,1:P Mineis snirt w\11\e uave\1ng tnioug\11:uiope \-\efe ne poses in liont ol cneckpoint cnai\ie in t1e1\in .
2) Ma1ga1ita Medina. M.l:d, 1neto1ic and wiiting studies waduate student. takes in tne signts atop tne 1:mpi1e State t1u1\d1ng in New '/oik Cit'/ -sne was pait ol an l:ng\1s\1 giaduate c\ass taugnt b~ u,1:P p.ssociate ?1olesso11:na Cappel\ , p\1 0 ' titled, "NeW '/o(k woug\1 tne l1te1a1~ \magination."
3) Miguel r,.~a\a \\I />. 2006\ 101me1 U11:P basketball p\a~ei, and his wile, \..lbb~ r,.~a\a \\I S 200\l\, aie a\\ smi\es in Cnic\\en \t1a, Mex1co
4) oane\\ C\eavengei \\i \I/>. i9\l0, II S i\3\l'l\ pioud\~ disp\a~s u,1:P co\ois w\11\e v1s 1t1ng t\16 Gieat Wa\\ ol Cnina \ust outside tne cit'/ ol Bei\ing. \-\e sa~s \1e \aves to meet people and expeiience cu\turns wni\e uave\1ng aiound t\16
wo!ld5) />,\liedo ,ovai \\I \I />., i974\ and his wile, Ne\\, pose wit\\ a giant toitoise ,n tne \-\1g\1\ands ol Santa c1u1 \s\and. Galapagos \s\ands
6) \..11 Paxton , senio! ciimina\ \_ustice ma\o!. weais nei u,l:P Minei geai wn1\e v1s1t1ng Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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