About the Spring 2025 Edition
This issue of Panorama is produced by the office of Marketing and Communications, New Mexico State University, 575-646-3221. Correspondences may be sent to Marketing and Communications, MSC 3K, New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003-3590 or panorama@nmsu.edu. Panorama is published two times annually. New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and educator. The magazine can be found online at panorama.nmsu.edu.
Editor
Tiffany Acosta
Assistant Editor
Adriana M. Chávez ’19
Art Director
Gerald Rel
Contributors
Vladimir Avina ’18, Josh Bachman ’07, Minerva Baumann ’13, Joshua Bowen, Ralph Diaz ’15, Doña Ana Community College, Tatiana Favela ’15, Derek Flodmand, Nora Hahn, Scott Hause, Denise LaFrance-Ojinaga ’03, Lindstrand Balloons USA, Carlos Andres López ’10, Jeff Myers, Diego Naive, NASA, Brian Newson, Gina Palombit ’12, Taylor’d Photography, Sam Wasson ’01
President
Valerio Ferme
Chief Executive Officer, NMSU Foundation
Sylvia Y. Acosta '10
President's Chief of Staff
Justin Bannister ’03 ’13
Executive Director of Marketing, Web and Brand Management
Melissa Chavira ’03 ’05 ’11
Director of Communications and Media Relations
Amanda Bradford ’03 ’21
NMSU Alumni Association Board
Chair
Carol Smallwood ’83
Vice Chair
Michael Law ’05
NMSU Foundation Board
Chair
Louis A. Vega ’91
Vice Chair
Margaret Hardin ’94
