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Former ENMU Basketball Player
Gave Life at Pentagon
(fund set up to honor him)
by Haley Rice
Clovis News-Journal
In his office at Garden City Community College in Kansas, Coach Earl
Diddle has a poster on his wall with a picture of Ronald “Ronnie”
Milam playing basketball against a background of the American flag.
On the poster are the words “Ron Milam was a total officer.”
The phrase is a quote from the memorial service held in Milam’s
honor after he was killed in the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon. Before
Milam was a Major in the U.S. Army, he was the first high school basketball
player Diddle recruited to play for his team.
Milam, a native of Muskogee, Okla., played basketball under Diddle for
two years at Oklahoma Panhandle State University, and when the coach
transferred to Eastern New Mexico University in 1988, Milam did too.
[more]
 'The
Doc' Publishing Book on Civil War Love Letters
by Colleen Wright
Communication Services
Eastern New
Mexico University professor of history Dr. Donald Elder III just had
his fourth book, Love Amid the Turmoil: The Civil War Letters of
William and Mary Vermilion, accepted for publication.
The book is composed of letters written between a husband and wife,
William and Mary Vermilion, while he was at war. According to Dr. Elder,
chair of the Department of History, this book is very different than
other books of its kind. "There are many books with letters from
the husband writing home to the wife," he said, "but this
will be the first that contains actual letters from the wife to the
husband." [more]
ENMU's Toy Library is Every Kid's Dream
by Shane Brown
Communication Services
New Mexico University's Toy Library is every kid's dream.
Located in Room 127 of the College of Education Building, the Toy Library
is a room full of toys, books, educational resources, games,puzzles,
and other items for children's activities.
Eastern
Everyone including parents, students, childcare providers, grandparents,
and anyone in the community is free to check out any of the items for
a two-week period . The toys are divided by age group: infant, toddler,
pre-school and school age. All a person needs to check out an item is
a student I.D. or a driver's license. [more]
Rio Rancho Artist Displaying
Work at Golden Library
The artistic talents of Cheryl Hicks of Rio Rancho, N.M.,
will be featured from Oct. 4-Nov. 7 in the Golden Library at Eastern
New Mexico University in Portales. Examples of her work span more than
30 years of fine art, portraits, inspirational pen and inks, whimsical
graphics and gifts, creative and functional calligraphic pieces, textile
and more. [more]
ENMU-Roswell Begins Mold Remediation Work
at Child Development Center
by Donna Gutierrez
ENMU-Roswell
Remediation and repair work at the ENMU-Roswell Child Development
Center (CDC) will get underway this week. After consulting with various
companies, receiving bids, and checking references and certifications,
ENMU-Roswell has selected GWC Construction, Inc. from Lovington, N.M.,
to do the mold remediation and asbestos abatement at the CDC. Work is
expected to begin Oct. 1. If all goes as planned, the center could re-open
in three to four weeks. [more]
ENMU-Ruidoso Shows Increase in Credit Hours
Eastern
New Mexico University's Ruidoso Instruction Center has an increase in
credit hours this fall to 4,414 from 4,320 in the fall of 2001. The
is an increae in full-time equivalency from 288 to 294 students.
Although the actual headcount is currently down eight students from
723 a year ago to 715 this fall, Dr. Jim Miller, director of the Center,
reports that he expects more students to sign up as additional courses
are offered throughout the semester. This will incease headcount and
credit hours.
Upward Bound Has Openings for Participants
from Area High Schools
by Shane Brown
Communication Services
Upward Bound at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales has openings
for high school students to participate.
High school students from the following towns can be considered: Portales
(including Broad Horizons), Floyd, Dora, Elida, Clovis, Texico, Hondo,
and Ruidoso. The students also have to be classified as a freshman,
sophomore or junior. [more]
Voters Have Until Oct. 8 to Register
New Mexico voters have until Oct. 8 to register. Included on the November
ballot will be "Bond Issue B". If it passes, the three campuses
of Eastern New Mexico University will receive about $6 million, including
$4 million for a new communications center, which will house KENW, on
the Portales campus.
Bond Issue "C" will provide funds for public libraries, including
ENMU's Golden Library and the Portales Public Library.
Look for more details in next week's issue of the Monday Memo.
Greyhounds and Zias Having Successful Seasons:
Read All About It
by Robert McKinney
Sports Information Director
To read all about the latest in the Greyhounds and Zias successful
seasons, check out the latest news from the ENMU athletic department
at this link. [more]
Candid Camera
Are
You Ready For Some Football?!!!
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"I
Don't Care If You Are Wearing Green and White" –
Dwayne
Davis gives the stiff-arm to a prone green-and-white-clad defender
from Northeastern Oklahoma during the Greyhounds' last home game.
The Greyhounds turned out to be the green monsters on the scoreboard,
winning 46-14.
(photo by Richard Salas)
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A
Perfect Afternoon for Victory – There
was the smell of victory in the air, or was it popcorn and hot
dogs, as the short-sleeved crowd at Eastern's last home game basked
in the 'Hounds 46-14 win over perennial playoff contender but
stunned Northeastern Oklahoma. The Greyhounds,
4-0 after Saturday's 35-29 victory over East Central University
in Ada, Okla., continue Lone Star Conference action this Saturday,
Oct. 5, with a 6 p.m. home game against Abilene Christian University
in Greyhound Stadium at Blackwater Draw.
(photos by Richard Salas)
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Players
from the Blackwater Draw Green Monsters Sit on Green Monster –
(L-R) Theo Watson and Kwame Darko of
the Greyhounds recently got the honor of sitting on the "Green
Monster" during a Zia volleyball victory. The football team,
now 4-0, has earned the "green monsters" moniker with
their dominating play.
(photo by Richard Salas)
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Play
That Funky Music – The Southwest
Saxophone Quartet recently blew the roof off Buchanan Hall. Playing
the sweet sounds were (front) Chris Beaty of ENMU; Jim Laughlin
of Amarillo College; (top left) Hector Aguero, director of bands
in Gail, Texas; and (top right) David Dees of Texas Tech.
(photo by Richard Salas)
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Dr. Michael F. Shaughnessy has been asked by Educational
Testing Service to assist with the Writing Component of the Graduate
Record Examination. Beginning in October 2002; the GRE Writing Assessment
becomes part of the GRE General Test and will be taken by approximately
400,000 examinees. He will be reviewing drafts of the survey instrument
and be involved in the development of scoring rubrics and criteria for
assessment.
Dale Hamlett, distinguished professor emeritus, gave a program
to the La Escalero Art Guild on Monday, Sept. 23, in Portales. His program,
"Expressions in Creativity," featured Ben Konis, a pastel
artist.
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