About the Fall 2022 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, Nathaniel Bitting, Jessica Brinegar, Tatiana Favela ’15, Derek Flodmand, Linda Fresques, Stephani Garcia ’18 ’20, Nora Hahn, Denise LaFrance-Ojinaga ’03, Carlos Andres López ’10, Cassie McClure ’06 ’08, Darren Phillips, James Staley ’02, Ian Zellmer ’07 ’18
Chancellor
Dan Arvizu ’73
President, NMSU Foundation
Derek Dictson ’98
Vice President of External Relations
Lynn Schlemeyer
Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications
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 of Directors Executive Council
President
Michael Law ’05
President-Elect
Paulo Tomasovich ’02
Secretary/Treasurer
Kim Archuleta ’96 ’03
Past President
Carol Smallwood ’83
NMSU Alumni Association International Board of Directors Executive Council
Chair
Kyle Louvar ’98
Vice Chair
Christian Hendrickson ’97
Past Chair
Bobby Lutz ’73
Treasurer
Aaron De Los Santos ’04
Secretary
Raquel Bone ’91