General News

ENMU Professor Authors Article on Temperament Congruence
by Marc Schoder
Communications Services

Dr. John Humphreys, assistant professor of management at Eastern New Mexico University, co-authored an article with Dr. Walter Einstein, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, titled “Leadership and Temperament Congruence: Extending the Expectancy Model of Work Motivation.” Dr. Humphreys says, "We basically took and looked at work motivation modules, which is one of my interests in leadership behavior and subsequent follower work motivation."

Most of the work motivations stopped in 1968, according to Dr. Humphreys. “Obviously, we haven’t solved all the work motivation issues. There wasn’t much in the way of new models around so we tried to review what was out there and look at work motivation models that were listed in most organizational behavior textbooks. We tried to decide what was missing.”

Dr. Humphreys and Dr. Einstein tried to propose a new model based on Porter and Lawler’s model from 1968. “We took their model and added several things. For example, we believed that you couldn’t have a work motivation model that didn’t include leadership, “ says Dr. Humphreys.

The behavior that a leader exhibits has to be considered if you are interested in follower motivation, according to the professor. He also believes that personality of both leader and follower play a big part in how that relationship is carried out.

“Our beliefs start off, for example, with employee need. Some employees want to be recognized for their work, while others don’t care anything about being publicly recognized,” says the occasional noon-time basketball player.

Drs. Humphreys and Einstein took leadership, personality and work motivation literature and merged the three. Dr. Humphreys considers their model to now be more advanced than Porter’s and Lawler’s original model.

“In our model we look at those same needs and deficiencies, but we believe they come from one personality,” says the former corporate employee. They also believe when they introduce the study that one must take into account the personality of the follower.

Dr. Humphreys also believes that leadership and leader behavior, as well as leader diagnosis skills, are very important. He adds that a leader has to be able to diagnose the situations they are in and the needs of the follower.

“We believe that the work motivation module is dyadic: it’s a leader/follower model; we don’t think you could separate that,” says Dr. Humphreys. It would be the leader’s responsibility to diagnose the situation and the needs of those followers, then present the objectives and tasks that fit the followers’ skills and abilities as well as match their personality.

Dr. Humphreys adds that it may be a big task for each leader to understand his or her followers to the degree where one would know their needs as well as their personalities; to truly motivate workers in the real world a leader must have that information.

Dr. Humphreys says that the article will appear in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies. He has also been keeping himself busy with being selected as the new editor for the Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management.
(photo by Jill Butler)

Enrollment Up for Spring Semester at ENMU
The enrollment for the 2004 spring semester at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales is 3,491, compared to 3,297 in the spring semester of 2003. This is an increase of 194 students, or 5.88 percent.

There are 2,755 undergraduate, and 736 graduate students enrolled. The breakdown by class for undergraduates is: 601 freshmen, 472 sophomores, 531 juniors, 1,057 seniors, 67 non-degree undergraduates, and 27 concurrent high school students.

This is the largest headcount for a spring semester at Eastern since 1996 when 3,505 students were enrolled.

Professor and Students Look to Form Criminal Justice Organization
Story and photo by Marc Schoder
Communications Services

When Dr. Melissa Blevins, associate professor of criminal justice, came to Eastern New Mexico University three years ago, she didn’t see any way to honor criminal justice majors for the hard work they put in.

“There wasn’t a mechanism in place to recognize criminal justice students, to acknowledge them for the hard work that these highly motivated students gear themselves up for and directly focus their energy toward,” said Dr. Blevins.

The professor felt that it was important to bring a professional organization to campus that would enhance the students’ professional careers. “I thought it was about time to research what organization we could bring to campus that would provide recognition for academic endeavors and service to the community – something that will eventually help students build their own professional demeanor to prepare them for the workplace.”

To put this idea together, Dr. Blevins enlisted the help of one of her students, Kayla Stevens, a psychology major at Eastern. “I got together with Kayla, and we began researching what associations there were for criminal justice students,” added Dr. Blevins.

When the searching began, Kayla didn’t come across much information. Then, one day her luck changed. She found one national organization called Lambda Alpha Epsilon American Criminal Justice Association of Sacramento, Calif. “One of the biggest advantages that I found was when a student joins when they are in college they can stay in it through their professional career and into their retirement,” says Kayla.

She has appeared before ENMU’s student activities director to get interim recognition that will allow students to organize on campus. “We have received the materials from the national organization in order to help us develop our constitution, bylaws and other requirements necessary to be a recognized organization on campus,” said Dr. Blevins.

Dr. Blevins also noted that when students go to the regional and national conferences they can meet professionals in the field, as well as other students who are similar to them. They will also have a chance to look at graduate programs from around the country.

Once the chapter is official at Eastern, they can start actively recruiting members and electing officers. The chapter will address activities related to academic and professional excellence. One of the main objectives of the association is to improve criminal justice through educational activities.

“For some of us, professionalism goes hand-in-hand with education,” noted Dr. Blevins. With participation in the national organization, Lamda Alpha Epsilon, Dr. Blevins hopes that recognition of outstanding students will increase their opportunity to excel academically and professionally.

ENMU Having Name That Turtle Contest
Why did the turtle cross the road? Well, if you really must know, come and ask the turtle yourself.

The snapping turtle in the Natural History Museum (NHM) exhibit located in Roosevelt Hall at Eastern New Mexico University arrived in the same fashion as in the road joke. A concerned citizen saw him crossing the highway north of Portales, caught the turtle in a 50-gallon plastic trash can, and brought him to the Museum where he now resides.

The NHM staff has another question. What do you name a turtle that arrived under these circumstances? We would like your opinion! Come to the Museum in Room 112 of Roosevelt Hall and place your suggestions for a name.

At the end of March, the Museum staff will choose a suggested name, and the winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the ENMU Bookstore and an autographed copy of Dr. Tony Gennaro’s book, Nature’s Way.

For more information, call the Museum at 505.562.2174.
(photo by Jill Butler)

Mexican Cooking Class to be Offered at ENMU on February 28
by Helena Rodriguez
Communication Services

San Antonio native Carmen Matthews is ready to show folks how to make homemade Mexican food dishes like the ones her mother taught her to make as a young girl.

Matthews will host a Mexican Kitchen class at Eastern New Mexico University from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 28, inside Room 99 of the Family Consumer Sciences Building.

Adding a Tex-Mex flare, Matthews said she will show aspiring Mexican cooks how to make traditional main courses and side dishes such as gorditas, huevos rancheros, chile con queso, Mexican rice and chilaquiles, a pan-fried tortilla dish served with salsa or pico de gallo. For desert, participants will learn to make buenelos, a rolled out pastry similar to a sopapilla, which is sprinkled with powdered sugar, cinnamon and honey. [more]

ENMU Student Accepted into the American Musical Dramatic Academy
by Scarlet Smith
ENMU Communication Services

Eastern New Mexico University student Jennifer Livingston has received an acceptance letter for the prestigious American Musical Dramatic Academy in New York. (AMDA).

Jennifer will graduate from ENMU May 2004. She has studied four years on a theater scholarship from the theatre department at ENMU.

Jennifer recently went to New York to audition for the AMDA. She was required to write three essays along with performing a solo audition, singing “This Place Is Mine” from Maury Yeston’s Phantom, and a two-minute monologue from John Patrick Shanley’s “Women of Manhattan.”

“It was the most exciting thing I ever did. New York is fabulous,” said Jennifer. This October she will attend the AMDA to study acting, singing and dance. Each day she will attend 10 classes in these areas of study.

“This has been a life-long dream. I cannot wait to be immersed in the arts!”

The ADMA has two campuses: one in Manhattan and one in Hollywood, with a total of 800 students. This year the ADMA accepted 300 students out of the 2,000 that applied.

The program is a two-year course load and can cost upward to $80,000. After the two years, Jennifer would like to stay in New York and work on Broadway and possibly in 10-15 years move to London with her soon-to-be-husband, Rob Eden, an engineering student at ENMU.

(photo by Wendel Sloan)

Eastern Grad Working on Titan Rocket
by Marc Schoder
Communications Services

When Ryan Stiffler, 27, graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in May of 2000 with degrees in computer science and electrical engineering technologies, he knew the big paycheck, thanks to his degrees from Eastern, were on the horizon.

"It was the lure of the big paycheck when I was done that brought me into the program," said Ryan, formerly from Bloomfield, N.M. "The experience I had in my electronics class my senior year at Eastern was a real-world application," he notes.

His senior project was a jeopardy switch, just like the game show. The prototype that Ryan built had three hand-held switches that connected to the control box and the light display.

Ryan is now a software engineer with Lockheed Martin in Denver, Colo. He is responsible for the test and validations of the flight control software for all Titan II space launch vehicles. When the final launch of the Titan II happened on Oct. 18, 2003, it ended an over 45-year history of the Titan II.

"Since the Titan II Fly-out, I have been working on the Titan IV, a monster version of the Titan II," says Ryan. Lockheed Martin, still under government contract for the Titan IV, launches payloads that are critical to national security.

Ryan explains that he is still at work on the Titan IV mission (TIVB-39) that will launch a Defense Support Program satellite used for early detection and warning of ICBM missile and space launches.

He notes that an article that he co-authored with Dr. Mohammad Ahmadian, professor of engineering technology at Eastern, was published in the magazine "Tech Directions" in February 2003. The article was written while Ryan was at Eastern, but it took the magazine awhile to publish it.

"Eastern New Mexico University is a great place to get the complete college experience; the combination of a great staff and the small class size give students a real good opportunity to succeed," says Ryan.

ENMU Siblings Receive Bronze Congressional Medals: One Also Named Miss Albuquerque
by Scarlet Smith
ENMU Communication Services

Eastern New Mexico University siblings Christina Hall and Nathan Hall recently received the Bronze Congressional Medals, presented to them by Rep. Heather Wilson. Ms. Hall was also recently named Miss Albuquerque 2004, along with winning the talent competition for her performance of "Reflection" from the Mulan sound track.
The pair are the children of Steve and Linda hall of Albuquerque.

This prestigious medal helps encourage and promote the development of young Americans through special accomplishments, including expedition/exploration, voluntary public service, physical fitness and personal development.

Christina, a junior, received a scholarship from the music department and will graduate in May 2005 with a major in vocal performance with a minor in political science and public relations.

Christina says, “If it was not for Dr. Jean Ornellas, professor of music, I would have not have been able to sing so well at the pageant.” Christina added, “Eastern is a spectacular college. I enjoy the personal attention I receive from all of my professors.”

This marks her third win in the Albuquerque area. Her first title was Miss West Mesa in 2002 and second was Miss Rio Grande Valley in 2003. She has donated more than 8,000 hours to voluntary public service. One of her platforms is Volunteerism USA Freedom Corp. She said the group’s motto comes from its founders, President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush: “The momentum of a million acts of kindness can change America one heart at a time.”

Nathan is majoring in psychology. “The psychology department at ENMU is excellent; I really enjoy all of my professors. My future plans are to work with helping people. I truly enjoy helping others,” he says.

Nathan volunteers his time for Habitat for Humanity, along with being a counselor to the Boy Scouts in Colorado during the summers and as the junior docent at New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, where he does every thing from tours of the museum to attending to the care of the animals.

At his high school in Albuquerque, La Cueva, he donated his time as counselor to his peers. Nathan received the Presidential Freedom Scholarship at ENMU; the scholarship is based on community service, being a mentor and an inspirational citizen in the community.
(photo by Jill Butler)

ENMU Cheerleader Followed Sister to ENMU
by Tracy Chavez
Communication Services

For four years she cheered at Cibola High School in Albuquerque, and now she cheers for Eastern New Mexico University. Natalie Girardin followed her older sister, Nicole, to ENMU because she said she also wanted to get away from Albuquerque.

“Eastern was a good place to come because it’s small and it’s like another little home,” Natalie said.

Natalie found out about ENMU cheerleading from her high school coach and did research on the program via the internet. “I came and tried out and made it,” she said. “I’ve been doing it ever since.”

She’s now a sophomore majoring in early childhood education and wants to open her own daycare after graduation. Natalie said she thinks it’s better to go to a smaller school, like ENMU, rather than a large university. “There’s more of a chance to talk to your professors one-on-one here,” she said.

When she’s not with the cheer squad or in class, Natalie spends her time working out at the gym or swimming at ENMU’s indoor pool. She also manages to hold down a job working for the girls’ dormitory front desk.

“There are a lot of ways to get involved with school here,” she said. “There are sororities, sports, hanging out, and ASAB (Associated

Students’ Activities Board).”She said that her favorite thing about ENMU, however, is the small classes.

Nicole said she came to ENMU because she didn’t want to stay in Albuquerque and didn’t like the other college choices available. “ENMU is a lot smaller,” she said. “It’s more comfortable here.”

Nicole, also a CHS graduate, wants to become a teacher and is double-majoring in English and history. At Cibola, Nicole was the school mascot and was part of the National Spanish Honor Society. At ENMU she is a member of the co-ed fraternity Alpha Phi Omega.

“I like Eastern because of its size,” she said. “I don’t feel lost.”
(photo by Jill Butler)

ENMU Presenting 'Of Mice and Men'
by Scarlet Smith
Communication Services

Eastern New Mexico University will present "Of Mice and Men" on Feb. 19-21 at 8 p.m. on the Mainstage of the University Theater Center. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. Mainstage tickets are $7 general admission, $6 senior citizen, $5 pre-college, and $4 for ENMU students, with current activities stickers.
The box office opens a week before the first performance from noon to 6 p.m. Performance nights the box office re-opens at 7 p.m.

The play is directed by Ms. Janeice Scarbrough, associate professor of theater.

A John Steinbeck novel, "Of Mice and Men" is a story of the relationship between two cousins, George, a soft-spoken farm laborer, and Lennie, a sweet, mildly retarded cousin. In the harvest season, they find themselves working with other men, a foreman named Curly and his beautiful wife. A misunderstanding takes place between Curley's wife and Lennie and one day the situation escalates into a tragic conclusion.

For information, call 505.562.2711.

ENMU-Roswell Business and Computer Education Faculty Making News
by Donna Gutierrez
ENMU-Roswell

Lorrie Miller, business education instructor at ENMU-Roswell, was selected by Course Technology for inclusion in their premier marketing piece of the year. Miller was asked for a testimonial, which will be used to advertise the Office XP Illustrated Enhanced text, published by Course Technology.

Miller uses the Illustrated Series to teach Microsoft Office, BEAS 151, and has found great success with a wide range of students, regardless of their computer experience or expertise. Miller said the book has also been an enormous asset in her online classes because the directions enable students to work independently.

Meanwhile, De Ann Young, computer information systems (CIS) instructor, and a group of her students have been providing assistance to the Dexter School District . Young and her students visited Dexter schools recently to help the computer department there fix broken computers. "This service-based learning applies directly to their course objectives," she said. Young added that more computer repair activities are planned for later in the semester.

Festival Romanico Re-Scheduled for this Thursday, February 19
by Helena Rodriguez
Communication Services

The 22nd annual Festival Romanico, which was postponed last Friday due to snow, will be held this Thursday, Feb. 19, at Eastern New Mexico University.

More than 500 high school students from New Mexico and West Texas will compete in Spanish poetry, recitation, essay, original skits, video and talent competitions from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Becky Sharp Auditorium in the College of Business and in the Campus Union Building Ballroom. There will also be an arts and crafts exhibit in the Sandia Room in the CUB and a scholarship will be awarded for the first time this year.

Students, as well as the general public, are welcome to view the skits. Separate competitions will be held for native and non-native Spanish speakers.

For more information, call 505.562.2149.

Special Thank You

Thank you to the painters from the Physical Plant for doing such a great job in the Administration Building.

If you would like to publicize a special thank you to someone, e-mail information to monday.memo@enmu.edu.

Don't Forget

The Greyhounds and Zias play at home this Thursday against Texas A&M-Kingsville. The women's game begins at 5:30 p.m.

Employee Briefs

Ms. Lila Jean Heitman Pendergraft, instructor of mathematics, will be listed in the 2004 edition of Who's Who Among American Teachers.  She was nominated for the honor by a former student who was previously listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students. Lila Jean Heitman was listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students and Who's Who Among American Junior College Students.

Dr. Michael F. Shaughnessy and Belle Wallace of Great Britain have a collaborative effort accepted for publication in the Korean Journal of Thinking and Problem Solving.

Dr. Tamara Raatz, associate professor of music, was notified that her recent writings on the French composer, Olivier Messiaen, have been selected for publication in the Cambridge Scholars Press.

Diana Huey, part-time adjunct instructor of French, has had an article published in the March 2004 issue of New Mexico Magazine.

Candid Camera

'Lovers for Learning'Affair Gets Wild (photos by Wendel Sloan)

Quickly Had Second Thoughts – At the "Lovers for Learning Dinner", sponsored by ENMU University Women at The Roosevelt Tuesday night, ENMU Athletic Director Mike Maguire was the high bidder for this number from Sex and the City. After a momentary thought that it might boost attendance if it became the Zias' official uniform, he quickly discarded the idea after remembering the firestorm that the head of women's professional soccer caused when he suggested that their players wear more revealing uniforms. At last report, the item had become Trish Maguire's official home uniform. The dinner and auction raised approximately $1,400 for women's scholarships to ENMU.

Took Suggestion Literally – Thurman Elder (right) told computer information systems instructor Greg Hobbs that he may have taken the suggestion to "come as you are" a little too literally. Thurman suggested that Greg could have at least put on some house shoes.

'If I hear about one more Bookstore item on sale...' – (left) Jessie Albert contemplates what he may do with the multi-purpose device stretched taut between his hands if dad Jessie, director of the ENMU Bookstore, tells Jane Liu about one more sweatshirt on sale. Since she got beat out on the bidding during the auction, Jane did want to know if Jessie could get in any HBO items.

With astonishment – Fel Macias and Suzanne Balch-Lindsay listen to Trish Maguire express concerns that husband Mike (in back) is considering buying serene-scene paintings at the auction to hang in the visitor's locker room at Greyhound Arena to lure opponents into a passive mood. Fel did not think that buying the paintings was such a bad idea, as long as they were contributed to the Mainstage of the University Theatre Center for his next production.

Used to New York Prices – The transplated Kirby family (John, Margaret and Rita) thought the $25 for the "Lovers for Learning" dinner was just for their grape juice. They almost had to be resusitated after finding out the pittance also covered the food, gratuity and entertainment and STILL raised money for ENMU women's scholarships. In the background, Jon Birdsong ponders whether the table-top could be converted into a doggie door at his house.

Although they came from Juarez – the jackets, that is, these transplanted Texas gate-crashers would not let either one be pried off for the auction. Jacket experts estimate that either polyester wrap could have brought upwards of $3. (photo by John Kirby)

Goodbye, Carolyn (photos by Richard Salas and Wendel Sloan)

Former Spirit of Eastern Winner Retires – After many years of service at ENMU and Clovis Community College, and more awards than could fit into a U-haul, Carolyn Edwards, director of publications, recently retired. Many friends came to the Communication Services office to express their warm regards for the kind and talented lady.

Heading for the Hills – Carolyn and husband Dennis, president of Wells Fargo Bank in Portales, will soon move to the mountains of Angel Fire (New Mexico) to be closer to the angels – or at least to great chefs and golf courses.

Double Trouble – Carolyn holds a beautiful three-dimensional art work created by best friend Jayne Williams. Don't be fooled by their innocent looks: the two have been asked to tone it down at night spots all over eastern New Mexico – including the officers' club at Cannon. With even more free time on their hands, you may soon see them featured on a TV program hosted by John Walsh.

Good Times Remembered – As the party wore on and the punch flowed freely, Minnie Navarro, Carolyn, Doncella Caywood and JoAnn Hays reminisced about some of their past shenanigans.

At any of Carolyn's parties – having safety officer Ginger Creighton there is a must. Here, Ginger demonstrates how one should always keep sharp eating instruments pointed away from the mouth. Mechanial Services manager James Chacon was also available in case the cranked-up PBS music from KENW-FM short-circuited the building.

In another case of deja vu – this secretary at Carolyn's party once again threatened the Monday Memo editor with bodily harm if he ran this photo. Don't be at all surprised if you soon see the editor sporting two black eyes.

Featured in Albuquerque Journal

ENMU's Own Jack Williamson – Dr. Jack Williamson, ENMU's own world-renowned science fiction writer, was featured in the "Personalities" section of Friday's Albuquerque Journal. The article was written by Olivier Uyttebrouck, who recently spent two days visiting ENMU and Portales, along with photographer Richard Pipes.

Brain Drain (photo by Richard Salas)

When Staff Development Team Meets – When the Staff Development Team meets anywhere on campus, so much gray matter is drained from the rest of the campus that computers crash and lights flicker in every other building. Now, that is "Food for Thought."

Leadership ENMU Paints the Town (photo by Fred Chilson)

Or at Least Tours It – Leadership ENMU recently toured Portales to find out how different agencies and entities work. Here, they learn about the inner workings of City Hall – as well as about the comforts of padded chairs.

Special Collections (photo by Beth Williams)

Has Open House – The newly expanded Special Collections section of Golden Library had an open house last week. Library director and Special Collections director, Melveta Walker and Gene Bundy, took a refreshing pause halfway across Special Collections, which has doubled in size.

(photo by Beth Williams)

Years of Service – Forrest Walker accepted a plaque on behalf of his wife, Mary Jo Walker, for her many years of service to Golden Library. Leone Reynolds was also honored for her many years of work, as well as thousands of hours of volunteer service, to Golden Library.

Awesome Season (photo by Richard Salas)

For Greyhounds and Zias – The Greyhounds and Zias are both at the top of the Lone Star Conference South Division. The Greyhounds are 17-6 overall and 7-1 in the division, and the Zias are 14-9 overall and 8-2 in the division. Both will be at home this Thursday against Texas A&M-Kingsville.

Picture Perfect (photo by Richard Salas)

Wino (colored shirt) Enlisted from Off the Street (photo by Kathie Brunson)

To Draw for AEOP Basket – In order to ensure a completely scam-free drawing for the AEOP Valentine Basket, members scoured local park benches to find someone who would not only have no interest in who won, but would scarcely be aware of the proceedings. After finding this likely candidate curled up at Rotary Park for an afternoon siesta after he'd crashed a noon-time basketball party in the Arena, AEOP scrubbed him down and brought him back to campus for the big event. Unfortunately, AEOP president Betsy Chavez did not know that the shady character had been a hypnotist back in his salad days and was mesmerizing her into revealing her purchasing card number for a trip he had planned for a certain aisle in Wal-Mart.

Oh, Yeah...

Connie Silva was the winner. – She is the mother of Alumni Affairs secretary Danica Silva.

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