2021-22 UTEP Basketball PLAYBOOK: February 13 and 26

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Saturday, Feb. 26 | 7 p.m.

El Paso, Texas | Don Haskins Center

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UTEP Miners Roster Numerical No Name 0 1 2 3 4 5 11 12 13 15 20 21 23 24 33

Souley Boum Tydus Verhoeven Christian Agnew Keonte Kennedy Kezza Giffa Emmanuel White Bonke Maring Jamari Sibley Cam Clardy Alfred Hollins Kevin Kalu Ze'Rik Onyema Jorell Saterfield Jamal Bieniemy Gilles Dekoninck

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G F G G G G F F G F F F G/F G F

6-3 6-9 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-10 6-8 6-1 6-6 6-9 6-8 6-4 6-5 6-6

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Hometown (HS/Previous School)

r-JR r-JR JR r-SO FR JR So. FR FR SR FR FR SO JR r-JR

2L Oakland, Calif. (Oakland Tech HS/San Francisco) 2L Manteca, Calif. (Manteca HS/Duquesne) 1L Detroit, Mich. (Glenn HS/North Alabama) 1L Austin, Texas (Westlake HS/Xavier) HS Paris, France (Levallois Metropolitans 92) RS Katy, Texas (Tompkins HS/Coastal Bend College) TR Cypress, Texas (Cy-Springs HS/Blinn College) TR Milwaukee, Wis. (Oak Hill Academy [Va.]/Georgetown) 1L Cypress, Texas (Bridgeland HS) TR San Francisco, Calif. (Hillcrest Prep/Oregon State) HS Baltimore, Md. (Our Lady of Mount Carmel School) 1L San Antonio, Texas (John Jay HS) TR Chicago, Ill. (Mayfield HS/Ranger College) 1L New Orleans, La. (Tompkins HS/Oklahoma) 2L Diest, Belgium (Huntington Prep/Fresno State)

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Christian Agnew Jamal Bieniemy Souley Boum Cam Clardy Gilles Dekoninck Kezza Giffa Alfred Hollins Kevin Kalu Keonte Kennedy Bonke Maring Ze’Rik Onyema Jorell Saterfield Jamari Sibley Tydus Verhoeven Emmanuel White

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1L Detroit, Mich. (Glenn HS/North Alabama) 1L New Orleans, La. (Tompkins HS/Oklahoma) 2L Oakland, Calif. (Oakland Tech HS/San Francisco) 1L Cypress, Texas (Bridgeland HS) 2L Diest, Belgium (Huntington Prep/Fresno State) HS Paris, France (Levallois Metropolitans 92) TR San Francisco, Calif. (Hillcrest Prep/Oregon State) HS Baltimore, Md. (Our Lady of Mount Carmel School) 1L Austin, Texas (Westlake HS/Xavier) TR Cypress, Texas (Cy-Springs HS/Blinn College) 1L San Antonio, Texas (John Jay HS) TR Chicago, Ill. (Mayfield HS/Ranger College) TR Milwaukee, Wis. (Oak Hill Academy [Va.]/Georgetown) 2L Manteca, Calif. (Manteca HS/Duquesne) RS Katy, Texas (Tompkins HS/Coastal Bend College)

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vs. Western New Mexico Don Haskins Center @ NM State Las Cruces, N.M. vs. Northern NM College Don Haskins Center @ Pacific Stockton, Calif. vs. UC Riverside Don Haskins Center vs. Florida A&M Don Haskins Center vs. NM State Don Haskins Center # Kansas City, Mo. @ 8 Kansas @ New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. vs. McNeese State Don Haskins Center vs. NC Central Don Haskins Center vs. Bradley Don Haskins Center @ UAB * Birmingham, Ala. vs. LA Tech * Don Haskins Center vs. Southern Miss * Don Haskins Center @ Charlotte * Charlotte, N.C. @ ODU * Norfolk, Va. vs. UTSA * Don Haskins Center @ UTSA * San Antonio, Texas vs. Florida Atlantic * Don Haskins Center vs. FIU * Don Haskins Center @ Rice * Houston, Texas @ North Texas * Denton, Texas vs. Marshall * Don Haskins Center @ LA Tech * Ruston, La. @ Southern Miss * Hattiesburg, Miss. @ Middle Tennessee * Murfreesboro, Tenn. vs. UAB * Don Haskins Center vs. Rice * Don Haskins Center vs. North Texas * Don Haskins Center Conference USA Championships

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Opponent Rosters

Marshall Thundering Herd No Name 0 1 2 3 5 11 12 13 15 21 23 24 25 31 35

Andrew Taylor Chase McKey Darius George Kyle Braun Jeremy Dillon Wyatt Fricks Aymeric Toussaint Creighton Thieneman Marko Sarenac Goran Miladinovic David Early Taevion Kinsey Obinna Anochili-Killen Mikel Beyers Devin Collins

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195 G R-So. 210 F Fr. 201 F Sr. 180 G Fr. 190 G/F R-So. 195 F Fr. 225 G/F Fr. 200 G Fr. 198 G/F So. 250 C So. 235 G Fr. 190 G Jr. 220 F Fr. 225 F Sr. 200 G R-Fr.

Hometown/Previous School Corbin, Ky./Corbin HS Atlanta, Ga./TSF Staunton, Va./Robert E. Lee HS Los Angeles, Calif./Newnan HS Mingo, W.Va./Mingo Central HS Winder Ga./Winder-Barrow HS Saint Denis, Reunion Island/Hoosac School Louisville, Ky./South Oldham HS Ljubovija, Serbia/Hoosac School Tivat, Montenegro/Hoosac School Logan, W.Va./Logan HS Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy Lagos, Nigeria/Chapmanville HS Houston, Texas/Mesa CC Chapmanville, W.Va./Chapmanville HS

Head Coach: Dan D’Antoni Assistants: Mark Cline, Scott Rigot, Cornelius Jackson

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Head Coach: Andy Kennedy Assistants: Philip Pearson, Ryan Cross, Terry Parker

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Birmingham, Ala./Spain Park/Memphis/Auburn Huntsville, Ala./Mae Jemison Tallahassee, Fla./Godby/Georgia Southern Little Rock, Ark./Hall Dakar, Senegal/CPFD/Odessa JC Baton Rouge, La./Madison Prep/Georgetown/LSU Baton Rouge, La./Madison Prep/Odessa JC Montgomery, Ala./Jefferson Davis Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian School Birmingham, Ala./Hoover/Clemson

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A Basketball Family Story: Tydus Verhoeven Following In Mom’s Footsteps

By Mark Brunner Strategic Communications UTEP men’s basketball redshirt-junior Tydus Verhoeven comes from a basketball family.

His mom, Jodi, played at Fresno State, and she would have had the opportunity to compete for the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks.

She gave all of that up, though, when she became pregnant with Tydus, and she never returned to play competitively again.

“I learned it (the decision his mom made) pretty early on,” Verhoeven said. “She was very transparent with me. She kept everything pretty honest. It was interesting because most people have like their dads teaching them the game. Mine was my mom, so I never really looked at it differently. I just looked at it like my mom was my source of basketball knowledge really.”

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Verhoeven put the lessons that his mom instilled in him into place, and had a pretty good idea at a young age that he could do something with basketball.

“When I was in middle school you start realizing you’re getting

better than other kids,” Verhoeven said. “I really had the height, and I really enjoyed doing it, so that’s when I probably realized I could make a career doing this.”

The 6-9 post player has made the most of that opportunity, and

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UTEP MINERS he’s aware of how many chances he’s had that never would have been possible without basketball.

“Basketball has opened up so many doors,” Verhoeven said. “I’ve lived all over the country thanks to basketball. Of course I’ve got my undergraduate degree in anthropology because of basketball.

Now I’m getting my master’s (degree) in sociology. There’s been the opportunity to go play overseas, which I turned down last year to play again. Basketball has been more than generous to me.”

He earned the undergraduate degree in May of 2021 and is on track to finish up his graduate degree in May of 2023. It’s something that Verhoeven never would

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have thought to be possible.

“If you had asked me in the past, I would have never imagined me going for my masters,” Verhoeven said. “My mom would say the same thing so it’s a surreal feeling to be able to not only get your masters, but to get it on a scholarship where you don’t have to pay for it. It still hasn’t hit me yet. The anthropology degree in undergrad is finally hitting me too now that I have that degree as well.”

Verhoeven is a self-professed huge history nerd, which stems from some incredible stories he heard growing up.

“My great grandparent on my mom’s side used to tell us stories of when he lived in the Nether-

lands in World War II when Nazi Germany occupied it,” Verhoeven said. “He used to tell us stories about how he would have to hide from the Nazis to avoid conscription to the military. Then I started to really dive into World War II. I actually used to go to the veteran halls and go talk to the vets and ask them questions because I always had a book in my hands about World War II.” History and basketball aren’t two things that tend to connect often, but it’s not an issue for a well-rounded individual like Verhoeven.

“It’s an interesting balance because they don’t really go together sometimes but it’s really easy,” Verhoeven said. “You can be passionate about more than one thing in your life. That’s how I look at. You work hard on the basketball floor, but when you’re not on it you have other interests. One of mine might bore some people, but I’m the type that I’ll be on my computer and search some history facts and the next thing you know it’s an hour and a half later.

So that’s just how I am. It’s an interesting mix, but I think I found the balance pretty well.”

Verhoeven has put in hard work all season long for the Miners, and the payout has really been coming of late. He has recently put together three straight double-digit scoring games for the first time of his collegiate career. Verhoeven leads the team in blocked shots and offensive rebounds, while rating second in rebounding. His success translates directly to UTEP’s success, with the Miners standing undefeated in games when reaches double figures in scoring.

He’s quick, though, to bring it all back around to his mom with the type of player she was and how that has helped him and shows up in his game.

“She was a bucket,” Verhoeven said. “She could shoot that ball.

She could defend and really shoot it. She had a really high IQ. Luckily, she passed some of those traits to me. She’s definitely the best scorer in the family.”

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Golding, 46, performed a remarkable turnaround at ACU after shepherding the Wildcats’ transition from Division II to Division I. He guided the Wildcats to a record of 158-144 in 10 seasons at the helm of the program (2011-2021), including a 71-23 mark over the last three years. ACU chalked

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up three consecutive 20-win seasons, finishing with a 27-7 mark in 2018-19, the most wins in program history. ACU finished 20-11 overall and 15-5 in league play during the 201920 season before the postseason was canceled due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. It marked just the second time in program history that the team put together back-to-back 20-win seasons including the postseason; the first came during coach Golding’s playing days.

Golding directed ACU to a 24-5 overall record and a 13-2 Southland Conference mark

during the 2020-21 campaign.

The Wildcats claimed the Southland Conference tournament title, and the first NCAA Tournament win in program history when #14 seed ACU shocked the heavily favored Longhorns, 53-52, in the first round on March 20. Golding was named the NABC District 22 co-Coach of the Year, while Kolton Kohl was selected to the All-District 22 first team.

Kohl was also named to the 2020-21 All-Southland Conference first team, while Joe Pleasant earned second team All-League honors and Coryon Mason garnered third team

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Education College: Abilene Christian

Playing Experience 1994-98: Abilene Christian

Coaching Experience 2021-Present: UTEP Head Coach

2011-21: Abilene Christian Head Coach

2008-11: Arkansas-Little Rock Assistant Coach

2005-08: Abilene Christian Assistant Coach

2004-05: Collin County CC Assistant Coach

2002-04: Sachse HS Head Coach

2001-02: Seminole JC Assistant Coach

1999-01: South Garland HS Assistant Coach

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recognition. Damien Daniels, Reggie Miller and Mason were also tabbed to the league All-Defensive team.

Golding, who played point guard at ACU from 1994-98, took over as the head coach at his alma mater in 2011. In his first season, the Wildcats were 12-16 overall and 4-14 in the Lone Star Conference. ACU began competing at the Division I level during the 2013-14 season. Four years later, they reached the postseason (College Insider Tournament) and, the year after that, they were in the Big Dance.

Golding’s teams have also excelled in the classroom with a perfect 1,000 Academic Progress Rate (APR) in each of the last four years, and a 3.2 grade point average this season.

Every one of his players who exhausted their eligibility graduated from ACU. Golding’s first coaching job was as a varsity assistant at South Garland High School, where he helped the team to back-to-back Class 5A playoff appearances. He spent the 2001-02 season as an assistant coach at Seminole Junior

College before taking the head coaching job at Sachse High School. During the program’s first years at the 5A level, Golding led the team to a 15-14 record in 2002-03 and an 18-10 mark in 2003-04. Golding spent the 2004-05 season as an assistant coach at Collin County Community College, and the next three seasons (2005-08) as the top assistant to head coach Jason Copeland at ACU before joining head coach Steve Shields’ staff at Arkansas Little Rock. His three years at UALR (2008-11) produced a Sun Belt Conference title and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Golding was a four-year letterwinner at ACU from 199498, playing in all 108 games, and was given the Teague Point Guard Award as a senior.

He shot 46 percent from the floor over his four-year career, and averaged 4.2 assists per game. He graduated from ACU with a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science in May of 1999.

Golding and his wife, Amanda, have two sons, Cason and Chase.

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Personal

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Hometown: Meeteetse, Wyo.

Hometown: Darrow, La.

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Education

Education

Education

College: Mississippi State ‘84

College: Eastern Michigan ‘98

Playing Experience

Playing Experience

1980-84: Mississippi State

2011-12: Houston Rockets 2010-11: Milwauikee Bucks 2009-10: Washington Wizards 2008-09: Virtus Bologna (Italy) 2007-08: Charlotte Bobcats 2006-07: Denver Nuggets/Milwaukee Bucks 2003-07: Denver Nuggets 2002-03 Golden State Warriors 2000-02: Los Angeles Clippers 1999-00: Orlando Magic/Cleveland Cavaliers 1998-99: NJ Nets/Cleveland Cavaliers 1994-98: Eastern Michigan

College: Mesa State College (Colo.) ‘91 Playing Experience 1989-91: Mesa State College (Colo.)

Coaching Experience 2021-Present: UTEP Assistant Coach

2016-21: Stephen F. Austin Associate Head Coach

2014-16: Southern Miss Assistant Coach

2013-14: Southern Idaho Head Coach

2012-13: Texas Tech Assistant Coach

2011-12: Nebraska Assistant Coach

2009-11: South Florida Assistant Coach

2007-09: Kentucky Assistant Coach

2006-07: Texas A&M Assistant Coach

2003-06: Arkansas-Fort Smith Head Coach

1998-02: Garden City CC Head Coach

1997-98: North Dakota St. College of Science Head Coach

1993-97: UTSA Assistant Coach

1992-93: Paris College (Texas) Assistant Coach

1991-92: Wyoming

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Coaching Experience 2021-Present: UTEP Assistant Coach

2019-21: NW Florida State College Head Coach

2017-18: Memphis Director of Player Personnel

2016-17: NC State Assistant Coach

2008-16: Oklahoma State Assistant Coach

1997-08: LSU Assistant/Associate Coach

1996-97: Charlotte Assistant Coach

1988-96: Louisiana Assistant Coach

1986-88: Kentucky State Assistant Coach

1984-86: Mississippi State Graduate Assistant

Coaching Experience 2021-Present: UTEP Assistant Coach

2019-21: Arkansas Dir. of Student-Athlete Development

2019: Orlando Magic (Summer League) Director of Player Personnel

2013-19: Douglas County HS (Colo.)

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The University of Texas at El Paso is one of the largest and most successful Hispanicserving institutions in the country, with a student body that is over 80% Hispanic.

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It enrolls more than 25,000 students in 166 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in 10 colleges and schools. With more than $100 million in total annual

research expenditures, UTEP is ranked in the top 5% of research institutions nationally and fifth in Texas for federal research expenditures at public universities.

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School Name

The State School of Mines and Metallurgy opened in September 1914 because city leaders shared a vision for higher education. In 1920, it became known as Texas College of Mines (TCM). To better reflect its role as an expanding regional college campus, the school changed its name in 1949 to Texas Western College. In 1967, it became The University of Texas at El Paso.

School Colors

UTEP’s original colors were burnt orange and white, adopted from The University of Texas, and shared with UT San Antonio.

In 1980, when President Haskell Monroe came to campus, he found

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that many individuals desired to give UTEP an identity of its own by changing the school’s colors. Early on Dr. Monroe was presented with a proposal to change the colors to orange and blue.

Unfortunately, UT San Antonio changed their colors to orange and blue just days before UTEP’s proposal was presented. This minor issue was quickly resolved by altering the shades of orange and blue. The chosen orange was more “brownish” than “burnt” and was thought to resemble the mountains at the pass. The blue was slightly darker than the blue being used by the old NFL team, the Houston Oilers; the color was identified as “El Paso Bright Blue Sky.” Officially, the academic colors of all the institutions in the UT System were orange and

white, but for athletic purposes, additional or substitute colors could be used with the Board’s approval. Monroe presented his argument and the color selection to the Board of Regents and they voted in UTEP’s favor.

Mascot Paydirt Pete

In the spring of 1919, the registrar for the School of Mines, Ruth Monro Augur, designed the institution’s first official seal. The seal featured a head of a spade with a mining burro superimposed on it. This burro, noted the Prospector student newspaper at the time, was to be the school’s first mascot.

The University of Texas at El Paso’s first live mascot was a burro. But Paydirt Pete — UTEP’s pickaxe-wielding mascot with the smooth mustache and square chin — has been an indelible symbol of the University’s athletic prowess and Miner spirit for more than 40 years.

Since 1974 when the moniker “Paydirt Pete” was adopted, fans have watched the mighty mascot undergo six incarnations.

Paydirt Pete started as a Disney-like character in 1980. He developed muscles and a smoking habit in 1983, but ditched the cigar three years later. Pete exchanged his mining helmet for a cowboy hat and a handlebar mustache in 1999, then became a scraggly miner the following year. In 2005, he was finally transformed into the “Magnum, P.I.” look-alike that Miner fans love today.

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UTEP Director Of Athletics

Jim SENTER

Jim Senter was named UTEP’s Director of Athletics on Nov. 22, 2017.

To say that Senter has been busy since arriving in the Sun City would be quite the understatement.

He has hired head coaches for football (Dana Dimel), men’s basketball (Joe Golding), rifle (Austin Litherland), soccer (Kathryn Balogun), volleyball (Ben Wallis) and softball (T.J. Hubbard) and men’s golf (Aaron Puetz). With a firm belief that “Every Person Makes a Difference,” Senter has engaged Miner supporters far and wide. He organized a series of Town Hall meetings across El Paso, and established UTEP’s first-ever Fan Council. He also ushered in sweeping changes to the iconic Sun Bowl Stadium, with the addition of indoor and outdoor club seating, loge boxes, suites, the GECU Terrace, Hunt Family Sky Lounge and Paul and Alejandra Foster Tower.

On the field, highlights from the Senter era have included the women’s cross country team capturing its first conference championship, women’s track and field winning the Conference USA Indoor title, and women’s golf posting three consecutive tournament victories for the first time in school history. The men’s and women’s basketball, football, soccer and volleyball squads have all exhibited significant improvement under his leadership.

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Senter served as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, from 201417. During that time he hired head coaches in football, men’s basketball, baseball, soccer and volleyball.

Senter’s fundraising efforts resulted in significant improvements being made to the football, basketball and baseball facilities. He grew scholarship endowment by nearly $6 million in cash and pledges over three years.

His total fundraising numbers set school records.

Senter grew football attendance by more than 3,000 spectators per game, and the Bulldogs led the Southern Conference in attendance. They posted a 10-win season in 2016 and a nine-victory campaign in 2015.

Academically, 174 Bulldog student-athletes garnered

placement on the Southern Conference Honor Roll in 2017.

The year prior, The Citadel produced two CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-Americans.

Senter went to The Citadel after spending seven years (200613) at the University of Colorado, where he worked his way up to Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Operations. Senter was the sport supervisor for the Colorado football, skiing, men’s and women’s golf programs.

He also had supervision over the Chief Marketing Officer and numerous other areas including facilities, sports medicine, sports performance, game and event management and equipment services.

He began his tenure at Colorado as Associate AD for Development. In that role, his responsibilities included all fundraising efforts, including the annual fund (student-athlete scholarships), major gifts and coordinating all donation-related activities and staff. He was later

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Aligned closely with the University foundation, he was responsible for overseeing the athletic department’s development efforts, including major gifts.

He spent 2003-05 as Director of Athletics at Idaho State University, a 16-sport Division I-AA program. He engineered a 19 percent increase in football attendance and a $600,000 leap in advertising, marketing and corporate sales.

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Idaho. After working as assistant head football coach and recruiting coordinator, he branched out into the administrative side. He served as Assistant and Associate Athletic Director of Development from 1998-2003 in a chief fundraising capacity. He was responsible for the university’s Capital Campaign for Athletics, helping raise money for a $13 million athletic facility expansion. He also ran the annual fund for Vandal athletics, overseeing the work of 48 national directors and planning the fiscal budget.

During his coaching days, Senter was in charge of the defensive line, linebackers and secondary. He was a part of Idaho’s run to a 52-21 record over seven seasons and six NCAA

playoff appearances.

Senter began his coaching career at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas, where he was a student assistant in 1981 and 1982. He later held that role at his alma mater, the University of Tulsa, from 1983-85 before moving on to Idaho.

Senter earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Tulsa in 1985, and added a master’s degree in recreation from Idaho in 1992 while serving on the football coaching staff.

He was born in Doylestown, Pa., and graduated from Jay (Okla.) HS where he was a football letter winner. He is married to the former Susan Beck and the couple has four children -- Shawna, Derick, Matthew and Samantha.

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University President

Dr. Heather WILSON

Dr. Heather Wilson became the 11th President of The University of Texas at El Paso in 2019 after serving as Secretary of the United States Air Force. She is the former president of the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, and she represented New Mexico in the United States Congress for 10 years. Dr. Wilson has also worked in the private sector, serving as

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a senior adviser to defense and scientific industry.

Active in community and national affairs, Dr. Wilson is a member of the National Science Board, which oversees the National Science Foundation, and she chairs the Women in Aviation Advisory Board of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). She also serves on the board of advisors for private space company Blue Origin.

Dr. Wilson is the granddaughter of immigrants and was the first person in her family to go to college. She graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in the third class to admit women and earned her master’s and doctoral degrees from Oxford University in England as a Rhodes Scholar.

UTEP is located on the U.S.Mexico border – in the fourth largest manufacturing region in North America – and serves nearly 25,000 students with 168 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs in nine colleges and schools. In the top 5% of public research universities in the United States and designated a community-engaged university by the Carnegie Foundation, UTEP is America’s leading Hispanic-serving university. It is the 4th largest research University in Texas and serves a student body that is 83% Hispanic.

President Wilson is an instrument rated private pilot.

She and her husband, Jay Hone, have three adult children.

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2021-22 UTEP Cheer Roster

Top Row

Aaron Edens, Samuel Gregory, Javier Aguilar, Steffen Gregory, Zachary Arellano, Darren Rubio, Federico Moncada, Lorenzo Leyva

Middle Row

Claudia Guillen, Briana Lucero, Natalie Nunez, Celia Cadena, Dayanara Aguirre, Victoria Huerta-Murray, PayDirt Pete (Emmanuel Bernal), Uriel Cabanillas, Yamel Garcia, Makenzie Smith, Taelor Molina

Bottom Row

Mary Guillen, Lya Bejarano, Alyssa Castillo, Kariina Garcia, Karly Sanchez, Danielle Reyes, Giovanna Jimenez, Gabriella Gamez, Sara Serros (Not Pictured: Carolina Juardo, Jasiel Flores)

Head Coach

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Assistant Coach Caesar Cubillos

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ARE YOU READY FOR MORE

BASKETBALL? Conference USA returns to Frisco, Texas with its premier basketball event at Ford Center at The Star, headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys. The 2022 C-USA Basketball Championships take place March 8-12, featuring 28 men's and women's basketball teams playing 26 games with C-USA titles and NCAA automatic bids on the line. We are looking forward to four days of exciting hoops at this world-class facility.

The road to Frisco begins in November for C-USA teams. Follow all the action, including schedules, standings, stats, where to watch live games, recaps, players of the week, latest team information and much more on our official website:

CONFERENCEUSA.COM

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2020-21 MEMBERS

The Miner Athletic Club serves as the fundraising arm for UTEP Athletics, providing scholarships and the financial resources necessary for UTEP student-athletes to compete at the highest levels and to achieve educational excellence. The mission of the Miner Athletic Club is “Creating Champions” – academically, competitively and socially. Through the amazing support of Miner donors, this mission is able to become a reality, producing the next generation of leaders and providing a premier student-athlete experience.

UTEP Athletics and the Miner Athletic Club would like to recognize the following individuals, businesses and organizations for their tremendous support and generosity. Thank you for being a difference maker! All donations listed are from January 1, 2021 thru November 1, 2021. For additional information on the Miner Athletic Club, visit MinerAthleticClub.com, call (915) 747-8759 or email MAC@UTEP.edu.

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Bravo Cadillac Casa Auto Group Dick Poe Chrysler Jeep Dick Poe Dodge EL DORADO

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$10,000-$24,999 Adrian Donacio Anonymous ASLM Group of Companies Carl & Monica Townsend Carlos & Rocio Viesca Clay & Rhonda Lowenfield Cliff & Martha Eisenberg Danny R. Vaswani DATAMARK, Inc. Dee & Adair Margo Dick Poe Chrysler Jeep Dick Poe Dodge Douglas A. Schwartz Duane & Justine Coleman

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Kalil Bottling Company Karl & Patricia Perry Kathleen Cardone & Bruce Neugebauer Keats Southwest Kendrick Electric Corporation Laureen R. & Richard E. Zelt Leandro & Hilda Valenzuela Linda & Lanny Golucke Lorin McMurray Margie Henderson Michael J. & Diana Mrochek Michael J. Jaffee Myer & Beth Lipson Nancy M. Rewis Omni Logistics Outwest Express Patricia M. Rogers Patrick & Cheryl Fox Paul Casares Paul Durr Ranco Response Rene J. Vargas Rene M. Rosas Ricardo V. Aguilar Rick & Cerena Suarez Ricky L. Nichols Robert & Janet Eveler Robert McFall Roger & Julie Freund Rojelio A. & Yvette Franco Ron Patterson Ruben & Joyce E. Chavez Ruben & Vicki Robles Ruben G. & Rita J. Schaeffer Salloum Law Firm, PC Sonny & Ann Brown Spartan Construction of Texas, Inc. Steve & Martha DeGroat Steve Morgan T&T Staff Management, Inc. Thomas & Andrea Meece Thomas B. De Leon & Margaret ForbesDeLeon Trephya Sumpter Trisha & Michael Ainsa Victor & Roseanne Rueda Vistacon, Inc. Western Heritage Bank White Rodgers Division of Emerson Electric Co. Will C. Brown Wyatt & Underwood, PLLC Yolanda Luna

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$1,000-$1,999 Aaron Cardenas Adin & Christi Brown Albert & Gina Medrano Alejandro Meza Alex Jaffee Alfonso Chavez Alfred & Janet Lucero Alfredo Barragan

Alicia C. Gonzalez Andrew & Akemi Werner Anthony & Susanna S. Vega Antonio & Nadia De La Rosa Anytime Fitness Kern Arnold A. & Mona E. Plaza Arturo Gonzalez Jr. Arturo Gonzalez Sr. Arturo Ortega Arturo R. Dominguez Avelino A. Martinez Barry Kobren Bernardino Olivas Bill & Carmen Hegeman Blythe & Steve Larson Bob & Suzie Currey Brandon M. & Analisa Cordova Silverstein Brian & Christina Klaes Brian Burds Home Selling Team Bruce & Cynthia Spitz Bruce & Irene V. Youngs Bruce & Margarita Yetter Bryan & Diana Hall Carlos & Mila Martinez “Carmen M. Gonzalez & Bradley M. Hughes” Celso & Irma Fonseca Charles & Elizabeth Ruhmann Charles P. Mitchell Chris Rowley Christian Diaz Christian M. Daw Christopher P. Charron & Linda C. Troncoso Cille D’Ascenzo Claiborne Gallagher Claude’s Sauces, Inc. Clowe & Cowan of El Paso, LLC Craig & Teresa Patton Custom Cleaners and Laundry Dale Swopes Daniel R. & Alma Rosecrans David & Catherine Hassler David & Francis Wilbanks David & Helen Smith David Aguilera David P. Adams Dick & Susan Lyon Diversified Technical Services, Inc. Donald J. Munoz Dr. Clem Mejia Dr. James R. Koschmann Dr. Paul Rodriguez Dyvia & Randy Cottrell Eagle Equipment Financing Eduardo Chavez Eduardo Holguin Efren B. De La Rosa El Paso Trench Safety Elizabeth Molina Emil E. Heller Eric Muckelroy Evangelisto Perea Felix Castanon Food City Supermarkets Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company @UTEPATHLETICS 41

UTEP MINERS Frank Braden Fred R. Lopez Frederic & Olga Mattson Garrett Yancy Gary & Andra Crossland Gary & Cynthia Aboud George & Carol Doolittle George & Christine Althoff Gerardo Perez Gladys C. LaBelle Gordon P. Vaughan Gorman Industrial Supply Greg & Rebecca McNicol Gregg & Sharma L. Brown Gregory W. Collins Heist Disposal, Inc. Henry A. Cowan Henry Carrillo Howard & Mona Goldberg IES Residential Ira A. & Becky S. Horowitz Irene & Roberto Morales Irma Rodriguez J. Michael & Victoria L. Adkins Jacob Casillas Jagdish Patel Jaime A. & Leslie Martinez James & Kristine Ward James Conover James Montanez Jane Banister Javier Garcia Jed & Kay M. Becker Jeff M. Darby Jeffrey D. Schuster Jeffrey M. Spier Jesus & Irene Gutierrez Jim & Susan Senter Jim Diaz Jim Fierro Joe & Laura Gomez Joe A. Spencer Joe Mullin John & Carol Farley John & Helen Schmid John & Lisa Goodrich John C. Martin John J. Garcia John L. & Anabeth Mann John Yarbrough Jorge & Minerva Acosta Jose A. Palomo Joseph & Julie Anderson Joshua Rhoads Juan & Maridith Stockmeyer Kenneth & Dee Croucher Kevin R. & Melanie T. Thomas Kristi Marcum L2 Commercial Services Leopoldo A. Duran Lillian W. Crouch Lisa B. Force-Keffeler Lloyd & Georgette L. Hamilton Lorenzo & Susan Martinez Louis & Mary Zuniga Luis & Rosa E. Rocha Luis Aguilar 42 @UTEPMBB

Luis Gonzalez & Lucy Garcia Luis H. & Barbara L. Urrea Marcia Dahlberg Margaret & Bruce Meyer Marilyn Cromeans Mark & Liz Daw Martha Lara Martin I. Lopez Martin Reyes Matthew Kozik Michael E. Quimbey Michael R. Strohacker Michael Tavitas Miguel & Karina Gamiño Mike Sarabia Mithoff Burton Partners Moore Service, Inc. Morris Evans Nancy & Arnold Pitchford Patricia D. Achim Patrick A. Ornelas PJS of El Paso R.B. Wicker Tire and Rubber Company Ralph & Linda Gonzalez Ramiro Guzman & Associates Randy Eiland Ray J. Trujillo Raymond L. Telles Rebecca & Luis Dominguez Rebecca Utter Rene D. Aguilar Rene Tirres Reynaldo & Grace Fernandez Richard & Edna Lopez Richard & Gloria Martinez Richard & Robin Krasne Richard Adauto Richard D. & Carrie E. Gutierrez Ricky Zavala Robert & Jean Seipel Robert A. & Patricia A. Bransford Robert Bissell Robert Veliz Robin G. Archer Rocky & Julia Peak Roland H. & Nydia P. Correa Roman & Juliet R. Bustillos Ron & Marilyn Munden Rosalio & Ellenore Arriaga Samuel H. Preckett Santoscoy Insurance Agency LLC Scott A. Stein & Margaret Negrete Shain & Julie Vinikoff Stanley Spring & Suspension Stephen R. Harris Steve & Billie Meitler Steve B. & Diane Tredennick Steve Franco Steve Ortega Stuart P. & Nancy R. Shiloff Susan F. Lettunich Texas Fabrics & Foam, Inc. The Honorable Jose R. Rodriguez & Carmen E. Rodriguez The Sausage Shop Thomas & Theresa McLean Thomas Kowell

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$500-$999 Abel Ugarte Alan Brutcher Alex Serna Alexis N. Reyes Anaelena Allen Andrew M. & Lisa C. Pena Armando & Delfina Lechuga Art & Denise Werge Arturo Gonzales Barbara & Jay Barton Ben & Mary Langford Berenice Arriaga Bianca M. Ryan Bill & Chana Burton Bill & Deborah Hicks Bill & Linda Klein Bill Howell Bill Rivas Bob & Jacque Skov Bobby L. Elliott Border City Ale House Border Pallets, Inc. Bryan & Sherrilyn Morris Bud Kirk Carolyn J. Grantham Carolyn M. Bryant Celia & Alfredo Vela Charles & Cheryl Martin Charles E. Gibbens Charles F. Fitzpatrick Charles Myers Charles W. & Karen J. Loper Cheryll A. Felder Christopher P. Mowad Cindy McConnell Cynthia A. Fuller Damian J. Pillatzke Dana & Julie Dimel Daniel & Linda Alvarez Daniel Lozano Daniel Rosales Daphne Ramirez David & Ann Rachel David & Janice Schauer David & Jean Dodge David & Liliana Zubia David & Sandra Filleman

UTEP MINERS David A. Veloz David H. & Magdalena G. Jara David L. & Liza K. Calleros David Matta David Serna David Williams & Lydia OmohundroWilliams Dennis & Anna Reiter Don & Celeste Smelser Dr. Cynthia A. Fisher Dr. Jose O. Rivera & Dr. Virginia Longoria Ed Elsey El Paso Scene Ernesto & Barbara Federico Eugenio & Teresa Almanzan Fernando & Corinne Payan Fernando Gomez Frank Acosta Galen & Michelle Kaip Garrett Enriquez George & Melanie Wayne Georges and Company Glenn & Kristi McReynolds Gretchen M. Schmalz Guadalupe C. Lopez Gustavo & Alma R. Ganem H & H Car Wash H. Keith Myers Hector & Rose Enriquez Holly K. Fields Ian Camerano Jack & Barbara Chessa Jack & Patricia Jordan Jaime Gonzales James & Aida Fowler James & Irma Camacho James F. Tift James Payne & Margarita Huertas James R. Wilson Janet M. Lindstrom Janet R. C’de Baca Jennifer Sosa Jewel Gallery Jimmy & Diane Salome John F. & Charlotte Hawley John Martin John R. Aranda Johnny C. Arnsworth Johnny Solis Jonathan D. & Tracy R. Schwartz Jose L. & Susanne S. Rodarte Jose L. Diaz Juan M. & Bertha R. Gonzalez Julie & Damien Levesque Julio Herrera Julius C. Lowenberg Kay L. Paredes Kenneth E. Raab Lamar Skarda Larry & Joyce Anenberg Leticia & Karl Kimball Leticia G. Mendez Linda K. Bastraw Lisa Saucedo Louie & Evelyn M. Nava Louis & Cindy Cohen

Manuel Martinez Mark & Kendra Bray Martin H. Slater Marvelin V. Puga Matthew Rice Michael & Carol Bernstein Michael & Theresa Ritterbush Michael F. Smith Michael H. Simpson Michael M. Topp Michael S. Goldman Michael T. & Susan E. Traylor Michael Williams Mimi Fox Miracle Delivery Service Nancy A. Shaffer Nick & Chelsea Popplewell Novamex Omar Gonzalez Orlando E. Mena Oscar & Sandra Rascon Patricia Hernandez Paula A. Hernandez Pete Hensgen & Linda GonzalezHensgen Pete S. Torres Peter Shugart PROTECH Global Solutions, L.P. Randy Feagin Raul Sigala& Margie Sigala Ray Chavez Robert & Elizabeth Attridge Robert & Lillian Peterson Robert & Vangie R. Holt Robert G. & Jeanne Geske Robert Gregoire Robert L. Ramey Robert Manor Roberto G. Torres & Company Roberto H. Aguinaga & Rachel TerrazasAguinaga Robin O. & Randolph H. Grambling Rose Gonzalez Rosemarie Zurek Rudy Vasquez Russell & Susan Wiggs Salvador & Blanca Almeida Samuel Trimble Sandra Hinojos Santaboo & Rosalie Moniz Sarah Villalpando Savage Metal LLC Scott B. White Shawn M. & Gina M. Warswick Sidney Schlusselberg Company Spiros Ninos State Farm Insurance Stephen A. Engel Stuart W. Kahn Sylvia Maldonado Tamara A. Gladkowski Teresa M. Olivas Terry Acosta-Ponce & Wayne E. Ponce Terry E. Hudson Thomas & Ellen Marsden Tim & Sara J. Barno

Timothy M. Whiting Tony & Jill Arredondo Tony Aguilar Tony J. Stafford Troy Enriquez Victor M. Onate Walter D. Debra C. Hester Walter Simmons Wanda V. Solon William & Donna Carrick William A. Holguin William J. Ellis William T. & Anita H. Gage Willie & Patricia Flores Xavier Gutierrez

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$250-$499 Adrian Cereceres Alexzandra Lozano Amalia E. Muro Anna Claire Thomas Antonio C. Amparan Arthur & Irene Maldonado Arturo Cortez & Christine Puchi Beatrice & Basilio Gonzalez Bernardino Olague Bianca Enriquez Bill & Sarah Robertson Brandon Cox Bruce H. Weaver Bubbles Eades Carlos Bolivar Carlos Hernandez Carolina & Carlos Cruz Cecilia & Miguel Rosales Cecilia O. Dyess Charles & Dana Thrash Charles C. & Lorelei J. Dunn Christine A. Duran Christopher Louth Christopher R. Johnston Cira M. Montoya Olson Craig S. Warren Cruz Sanchez D. E. Martin Dan DeBlasio Daniel A. Kies & Jean Ruiz Daryl Harris David C. Galatzan David Contreras David Corral David Porras David R. Romaka David Sarabia Debra J. Little & Kenneth Gorski Delma Scott Denise Spence Derek R. Sanchez Dr. Jerry D. & Kathy Johnson Edgar & Margarita Flores Eduardo Rojas Egbert Zavala Elliot & Melissa Ayoub @UTEPATHLETICS

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UTEP MINERS Ellison Beasley Elma F. Schwartz Emilio & Edith Rodriguez Eric Van Pelt Ernest Landa Esteban Valadez Ezekiel J. & Sarah E. Sanchez Fadia Rouhana Fernando Montes Fernie H. Hernandez Francisco Trejo Fred & Martina Chavez Gavin Lucero Genevieve & Raul Gomez George & Constance Weidner George Flores Gloria Galaviz Grace Haddox & Basilio Chavez Gregory & Margaret Bosse Gregory D. & Roxanne R. Shearman Harry & Jacqueline Silsby Hector & Maria Herrera Hector & Teresa Beltran Herbert Jones Hilton & Judy Maddox Inez Stinson Irene Cadena Isaac Soto Ivan P. Aguirre Jaime Huerta James & Priscilla Holcomb Janet P. Lopez Javier Fraire Jessica Christianson Jesus M. & M. Lilia Martinez John & Cecilia De Marte John & Veronica Rudder John C. & Pamela L. Vandertulip Johnson Jewelers Jon & Pamela Teicher Josefina N. Aguilar Julieta A. McManus Kenneth A. & Erika Lucero L. Antonio Gonzalez Larry J. & Becky Hancock Larry Moreno & Maribel Villalva Leo Feuerstein Leopoldo Negrete Lidia E. Castillo Linda Fruithandler Linda G. Roberts Lorenzo & Martha Dominguez Louis A. Lobato Louis D. Snively LTC (Ret) Bruce W. & Dr. Kay A. Mooy Luis & Gloria Cordero Maria E. Burns & Fernando Estala Mario & Sandra Correa Martin Gutierrez Mary D. Rosales Melissa & Arthur Maldonado Michael Apodaca Michael C. Wendt Michael Croslen Michael E. McMinn Michael P. Scott

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Mina Carpio Mona L. Garrido Noemi Brady Pat & Deborah Ganey Patricia Cereceres Quincy & Tiffany Workman Ramses Ramirez Randy D. & Dyvia Cottrell Randy Garcia Rene Sanchez Reyes V. & Alicia R. Torres Richard K. Leach Richard Pantoja Richard S. Gutierrez Richard Sarabia Rick & Flor Johns Robert & Nancy Wier Robert F. & Perla I. Navarro Robert Ponce Roberta & Raymond Cartwright Roberto A. Wallace Roger A. Velasquez Rolyne & Ramona Kafka Ronald & Virginia Cottman Rosario Holguin Shalim Guzman Rodriguez Stanley & Nora M. Roberts Stephen & Barbara Aley Stephen Fernandez Stephen H. Nickey Steven Blumenthal Teresa L. Molinar Teresita C. Villanueva The Glass House, Inc. Thomas & Sara Smith Timothy J. Griffith Tom Chavez Tony Smith Various-Athletics Victor Terrazas William & Sylvia Waggoner Yolanda R. Martinez

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$50-$249 Abelardo M. Bustillos Abundant Living Faith Center Adam Ortega Adan J. & Elsa Lopez Adrian Aguirre Adrian M. Calvillo Adrian Realy Vasquez Al & Arlene Gonzales Alberto A. & Abigail Dominguez Alberto Acosta Alberto Alarcon Alex & Adriana Carrillo Alex Herrera Alex Rascon Alfonso Archuleta Alfonso Diaz Alfredo & Norma Ortega Alhu International, Inc. Allen S. Hains

Allen Tolen Alvaro N. Gurovich Alyza M. Pineda Amalia Flores Amy T. Stell Andres M. Quintana Andres Martinez Andrew R. Bonney Anonymous Donors Araceli Desmarais Armando & Elvira Gutierrez Arturo & Gloria Ortiz Arturo Dominguez Arturo Salas Barbara E. Taylor Ben & Leah Wallis Ben G. Porras Benjamin Garza Bernadette C. Martinez Beverly Russell Bill J. Conwell Bob & Sandra Courtright Bob Hanson Bobby J. Stephens Brian Farrish Carlos & Monica C. Escobar Carlos A. Ortiz Carlos M. Silva Carlos Villalobos Carlos Villarreal Carmen & Elias Zamora Catherine Lightbourn Celia Guillen Cezy Collins Charles A. & Sharon Vass Charlotte Y. Wright Chris M. Rojas Christopher Mandell Clinton J. Lee CPT Nash T. Bermudez & Erica Bermudez Craig & Delores Thompson Cybel Limiac Cynthia Medrano Cynthia S. Hoffmann Dale A. Hougham & Patricia Winstead Daniel Chacon Olivas Daniel J. Veale Daniel Shelton Danny Aguilar Darryl & Yolanda Gelasco Dave Roukey David G. Garcia David Hirschel David Kooger David M. & Juana Ianni David M. Watkins David V. Pineda Denise Holguin Dora Loya Douglas & Elenora Stevens Doyle H. & Margaret Gaither Dr. Robert Hemphill Ed Ely Edgar Nava Edmund R. Stansbury Efren J. Pulido Elizabeth Sanchez Eloiso & Dolores C. De Avila

UTEP MINERS Emily & Jose D. Levario Enriqueta Hurtado Eric & Christina Wilsey Eric Borrego Eric M. Smith Eric Villalobos Estela Reyes Eva M. Bates Ezra Salazar Fernando Carrasco Fernando Villa Francisco J. Reyes Frank & Ruth Giordano Franz C. Theard Frederick & Nina Walker Gebhard G. Erler George Olague Gilbert & Rosemary Izquierdo Gilbert Carbajal Gilbert F. & Norma L. De La Rosa Gilberto Apodaca Gloria McKye Gregg Davis Gregory M. & Rosario C. Vickers Gustavo Estrada Gustavo Gutierrez Guy & Margarita McGunegle Harvey Sanchez Henry L. Green Herman A. & Shirley Gschwind Holly Peterson Ignacio & Olga Gonzales Ivan Chavez Ivan I. Enriquez Ivan R. Fernandez & C. Lausanne RenfroFernandez Jack D. Meeks Jackie Dean Jacob D. Logan Jacob Wierson Jaime Amezaga James D. Britton James E. & Rita A. Althoff James H. & Patricia Roy James R. & Blanca V. Madrid James R. Morgan Jan Wolf Jeff A. Cole Jeffery Mullins Jeffrey L. Gates Jesus & Lucy Contreras Jim & Beverly Dick Jim E. Salas Jim H. Webb Jimmy Nieto Joe Herrera Joe Reza Jon & Sarah Leitch Jorge E. Perez Jose H. Santiago Jose Rogers Jose Yzaguirre Joshua Khnaizir Juan C. Escobedo Judith Heredia-Perry Karlo Nava Kelvin L. Cheu Kevin Baker Kevin L. & Sandra C. Odenborg

Kristina N. Bennett KSS Associates Inc LaFreddie & Cheryl Coleman Larry M. Eaton Larry Rodriguez Larry V. Meeks Laura Fernandez Laureen M. Orozco Laurisa G. Rodriguez Lawrence Meighen Leon Roque Leonard E. & Jeanne D. Saunders Letty Carrasco Linda Henry Lorenzo Menchaca Lou Vasta Lt Col (Retired) Harold S. & Luanne J. Greenberg Luis & Isabel Rodriguez Luis A. & Barbara L. Aguilar Luis F. Bonilla Luis Landin Lupe Yzaguirre Lynda Perez Lynn E. & David Sanchez Manny & Margaret G. Pacillas Manuel & Angelica Rodriguez Manuel A. Gameros Marco Hernandez Marcos M. Lopez Mark Dyer Martha C. Rodriguez Matthew Metz Maureen S. Keton Max Amaya Max Mendivil Melba Arnold Meyer & Mindy Marcus Michael & Jacqueline Simmonds Michael A. Bejarano Michael H. Acosta & Nancy A. Lowery Michael Holstead Miguel Moreno Mike Campos Mike R. & Tracy McKee Monica Rayos Nathan Duran Nicholas J. Sobin Nick Matson Nicolas Carrasco Nona & Joseph Savage Ofelia Baquera Oscar Mendez Pablo Reyes Patricia Green Patricia Sanchez Paul C. Maxwell Paul Gay & Sue Fogel Pete & Laura Rodriguez Pete & Margarita Euzarraga Pete Baca Peter A. Salas Phil & Martha Hatch Philip & Loretta Priest Rachel Serrano Ramiro Martinez Ramon & Diana Rodriguez Ramona Gomez & Ismael Legarreta Randell D. Justice

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