About the Fall 2023 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, Caitlyn Epes, Tatiana Favela ’15, Linda Fresques, Nora Hahn, Chelsea Hayes, Denise LaFrance-Ojinaga ’03, Learn New Mexico, Ingrid Leyva ’23, Carlos Andres López ’10, Darren Phillips, Elizabeth McCall, Paul Ratje ’10, Abigail Salas, Elaine Stachera Simon ’23, James Staley ’02, Zach Tarrant, Albert Vasquez ’17, Virgin Galactic
Interim President
Jay Gogue
Chief Executive Officer, NMSU Foundation
Sylvia Y. Acosta '10
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
President
Carol Smallwood ’83
Vice President
Michael Law ’05
NMSU Foundation Board
Chair
Christian Hendrickson ’97
Vice Chair
Louis Vega ’92