Category: Faces
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Arrowhead Center at NMSU deputy director named among NM’s Women of Influence
Dana Catron, deputy director of Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University, was recently named among the 2024 Women of Influence by Albuquerque Business First.
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NMSU student awarded prestigious fellowship
New Mexico State University social work student Nicole Johnson was selected out of more than 1,000 candidates across the country for the prestigious Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship.
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NMSU researchers contribute to understanding flowering plant ‘tree of life’
Bailey and Rogers are among 279 researchers from around the world who contributed to a massive database of flowering plant genomes.
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Cariño to Autumn Gieb, Office Assistant, Parks and Recreation
Autumn Gieb, Office Assistant for Parks & Recreation Admin Office, is one of the top nominees in the New Mexico Entertainment Awards for Theater-Costume Designer.
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NMSU College of Business student Alan Aguilar shares success ahead of graduation
Aguilar completed a successful internship with Amazon and is one of the highest ranked players in the history of NM State Esports.
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Emergency Manager Stephen Lopez named interim county manager
The Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners has announced Stephen Lopez as interim county manager, effective May 1.
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City of Las Cruces says “Cariño” to Elyn Clarke, GIS Tech 1, Parks and Recreation
Elyn created, modified, corrected, and adjusted maps and property documentation in support of the grant application.
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Spearman Earns Fifth CUSA Freshman of the Week Award
Freshman leads conference with six weekly awards in 2024.
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NMSU history professor awarded NEH Summer Stipend for research
Thanks to the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend program, Jamie Bronstein, a New Mexico State University history professor, will be researching what was once known as New Mexico’s “Territorial Insane Asylum.”
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NMSU public health professor receives national mentoring award
Elizabeth England-Kennedy, an assistant professor of public health at New Mexico State University, has received the 2024 Karen Denard Goldman Mentor Award from the Society for Public Health Education.
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LCPS LEADER RECOGNIZED IN NATIONAL 2024 EDTECH AWARDS
A Las Cruces Public Schools leader received national recognition this month for leading the way in education technology.
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Local Fishing Report April 16
Leah Flores of Las Cruces caught her limit of rainbow trout using Pink PowerBait on April 14.
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NMSU provides third round of seed funding for arts and humanities research
The following are recipients of the 2024 arts and humanities seed grants from NMSU’s Office of Research Creativity and Economic Development.
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Cariño to Jacqueline Simmons and Jasmyn Rios, Parks and Recreation
Jacqueline Simmons and Jasmyn Rios of the Parks and Rec Afterschool program are the extraordinary young ladies who assisted Ms. Pollard.
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Cariño to Gil Medina, Trent McCormick and Ben Carrillo, Road Construction, Public Works
Streets Management had Kristy call in about potholes on Madrid Avenue between Martha Drive and Triviz Drive. She said they were getting bad. We sent out the pothole crew (Gil Medina, Trent McCormick and Ben Carrillo) to deal with the situation. The next day Kristy called back saying she and some of the people on…
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NMSU students win 2024 regional Outstanding Leadership Awards
The National Orientation Directors Association (NODA) named two New Mexico State University students as its Undergraduate and Graduate Outstanding Student Leaders of 2024 at its Regional Conference on March 16.
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Cariño to Sophia Palacios, Service Attendant, Fleet Services
The City of Las Cruces occasionally gives a “shout out” to employees who are excelling in their respective positions. These are called “Cariños”.
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Cohort completes Scale Up NM’s Business Model Sprint for tech startups
The Scale Up New Mexico program, funded in part by the United States Economic Development Administration and housed at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center, recently saw its first 2024 cohort complete a Business Model Sprint business acceleration program.
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NMSU students earn scholarships from National Retail Federation
New Mexico State University students Hai Chau Le, left, and Natalia Ochoa attended the National Retail Federation’s annual conference in New York City in January 2024.
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Local Fishing Report: April 2, 2024
Caballo Lake: Jacob Monje of Las Cruces caught a 19-inch walleye using a blue crankbait on March 22.
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NMSU electrical engineering students’ papers to be published for American Control Conference
New Mexico State University doctoral candidate Diego Said Chavez Arana’s paper will appear in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers journal Communications Letters.
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Bunch Bags Third-Straight Title as Aggies Wrap up PING/ASU Invitational
Emma Bunch has officially achieved the impossible task of making golf appear easy.
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NMSU names Mónica Torres next interim president, launches new search
At a special meeting Thursday, the New Mexico State University Board of Regents announced that Mónica Torres, chancellor of NMSU system community colleges, will serve as interim president of the NMSU system while a new search is conducted for the next permanent leader.
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“Visit Las Cruces” honors local women pioneers, tourism industry drivers
These four women can be credited with creating great experiences and cultivating the efforts that go into the tourism and hospitality in the region.
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Las Cruces City Council Selects Ikani Taumoepeau to Serve as City Manager
City Council has made a tentative offer to Ikani Taumoepeau to serve as Las Cruces City Manager beginning April 1, 2024.
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NMSU Tombaugh Scholar’s research focuses on giant planets
Stephen Markham is the newest Tombaugh Scholar at New Mexico State University.
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NMSU, DACC faculty members appointed to EPA committees
Christopher Brown, Jagdish Khubchandani and Becky Corran. Environmental Advisors
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Gittings Endowed Chair awarded to NMSU College of Engineering’s Gabe Garcia
NMSU Dean, Gabe Garcia, “Honored with Gittings Endowed Chair”
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Barbara Bencomo, City CAO, is Among Top Women Chief Administrative Officers in 2024
Barbara Bencomo, Top 50 Women Chief Administrative Officers of 2024.
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Las Cruces City Manager Ifo Pili Announces His Resignation
Tōfā soifua, Faaifoaoolelagi “Ifi” Matina Pili (“bowing of clouds in heaven”)
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Renee Armijo, Ralph Martinez, and Jessie Villegas
“Thank You!”
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Rudy Alvarez
“Thank you, Rudy, and Cariño to you.”
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Kevin Weiss
“Student Doctor of the Year”
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Wanda Bowman
“Hometown Hero”
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Diego Romero and Damien Alarcon
“Con Cariño”