About the Spring 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
Emmanuel Asante ’21, Josh Bachman ’07, Minerva Baumann ’13, Ralph Diaz ’15, Tatiana Favela ’15, Derek Flodmand, Stephanie Garcia ’18 ’20, Nora Hahn, Denise LaFrance-Ojinaga ’03, Ingrid Leyva, Carlos Andres López ’10, Darren Phillips, Elaine Stachera Simon, James Staley ’02, Southwest Creative Company, Albert Vasquez ’17
Interim Chancellor
Jay Gogue
Interim President, NMSU Foundation
David H. Strong
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
Christian Hendrickson ’97
Vice Chair
Louis Vega ’92
Past Chair
Kyle Louvar ’98
Treasurer
Aaron De Los Santos ’04
Secretary
Amy Hummer