General News

Former U.N. Representative to Speak at ENMU Commencement
by Helena Rodriguez
Communication Services

A woman who has served as a U.S. representative to the United Nations General Assembly, spoken before Congress numerous times, and appeared on “Larry King Live” will be the featured speaker during Eastern New Mexico University's spring commencement at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 15 in Greyhound Arena.

Dr. Letitia Chambers, current executive director of the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education, will give the keynote address as 352 ENMU students are conferred with associates, undergraduate and graduate degrees. The number is slightly up from 346 ENMU graduates last spring, according to Amy Holt, associate director of Institutional Research/Planning Services at ENMU.

As executive director of the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education, Dr. Chambers' duties include guiding the commission in allocating state funds to colleges and universities and recommending capitol projects to the legislature. She is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a doctorate from Oklahoma State University.

Dr. Chambers also chairs the New Mexico Education Trust Board and is a board member on the New Mexico Student Loan and Guarantee Corp. Prior to joining the commission, she founded and was CEO of Chamber Associates, a Washington, D.C.-based public policy consulting firm.

In 1996, Dr. Chambers served as U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly, which was an ambassadorial rank. In 1992, she also served on the Clinton/Gore transition team as chief budget advisor and helped develop early drafts of the president’s economic plan. In addition, Dr. Chambers was the first woman to head the staff of a major standing committee of the U.S. Senate when she served as the staff director of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Relations.

A variety of pre-graduation ceremonies and events have been planned at ENMU prior to the May 15 commencement. They will be held on Friday, May 14, and will include:
o Nurse’s Pinning from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Buchanan Hall
o Academic Honors Convocation from 3-5 p.m. in the University Theater Center for students receiving graduation honors
o New Graduates Reception from 4-5 p.m. in the Campus Union Building

The public is invited to all activities.

Bonnie Sink: Traffic Director for 22 Employees in Information Technology Services
by Marc Schoder
ENMU Communication Services

Bonnie Sink left Portales and ENMU, and then came back again for the simple life. “I came back to Eastern seven years ago because of two things: first, I do like Eastern and I believe in what it has to offer and, secondly, I do like who I work for,” says Bonnie.

	(photo by Jillian Butler)

She had worked at Eastern previously in different roles in Financial Aid during her first stint at Eastern. “I worked in Financial Aid as a student, then as a temporary and full-time employee from June of 1986 to June of 1995,” says Bonnie.

Her current role as an administrative assistant in Information Technology Services keeps her busy. “My job is that I interact with 22 staff members daily and I have two student employees who report to me. I am the assistant to the director of ITS and I am the office coordinator for the remainder of the department.”

On top of her duties at work, she sits on different committees on campus, and is also the AEOP secretary. She also works at Wal-Mart in Portales.

“I like to work; it doesn’t matter if I'm working in the yard or a job, I like to be busy,” says the former Spirit of Eastern Award winner. “My family considers me a workaholic.”

When at home Bonnie, former president of the Support Senate, says she "focuses all of my energies on my kids."

The 18-year-old daughter of the avid gardener will attend the University of New Mexico in the fall.

“Since I have been in Albuquerque almost every weekend with my daughter working to get her into UNM, I am glad that I live in Portales,” she says. “I don’t want to have to plan an hour and 45 minutes to get across town; I like being able to get across town in 10 minutes,” says Bonnie.

The busy mother of two used to work with youth outside of her family. “I had worked with Campfire Boys and Girls because of my love of working with the youth,” says Bonnie.

At work, Bonnie’s co-workers sing her praises. “I have never seen anyone so energetic as Bonnie,” says Debbra Dark, System Operations Specialist in ITS. “She is the one that keeps the office running smoothly.” Debbra adds that Bonnie is not only involved in the ITS Department, but also in the ENMU campus and the community.

Bonnie’s boss, Dr. Robert Hilgenfeld, director of Information Technology Services, says that Bonnie is a valuable asset to the ITS department and himself as his assistant. “She has a broad range of professional skills and, along with that, a depth of knowledge of her job which makes her a valuable asset for our IT department and me,” says Dr. Hilgenfeld. “Bonnie is an exceptional employee and a valued asset to this department and one with whom the University and I can be extremely proud.”

ENMU Hosted Seminar by Visiting Professors from China
Story and photo by Scarlet Smith
Communication Services

On Friday, May 7, Eastern New Mexico University hosted a seminar by two visiting professors from China: Dr. Taiwu Li, dean of the College of Life Science and Technology, and Dr. Xiurong Su, director of the Biotechnology Key Laboratory, at Ningbo University in Zhejiang Province.

	(L-R) Dr. Zhiming Liu of ENMU, and Dr. Taiwu Li and Dr. Xiurong Su of Ningbo University in China.

Dr. Li and Dr. Su spoke on “Teaching and Research at Ningbo University.”

They have recently received two grants from the National Science Foundation of China and are currently using the funds to do collaborative research with Dr. Zhiming Liu, assistant professor of biology at ENMU.

The collaborative research between Dr. Li, Dr. Su and Dr. Liu is fully supported by their grants from the National Science Foundation of China and by the grant received by Dr. Liu from the National Institutes of Health, USA.

Dr. Liu says, “Together, we are studying how a progesterone receptor in amphibian oocytes controls maturation of oocytes. The mechanism controlling oocyte maturation in humans is very similar to that in amphibians. Thus, the information obtained from the research with amphibians will help us better understand human reproduction. The new knowledge will have a great potential for clinic applications such as induction of oocyte maturation and ovulation in anovulatory patients, and development of contraceptives for humans. New knowledge will also help to establish new techniques to improve the reproductive efficiency of animals with commercial importance.”

Dr. Li said, “Eastern has high-quality research programs and faculty, and is known internationally.” Dr. Su added, "That is why we wanted to come over here. The campus is beautiful and everyone is so friendly.”

Ningbo University, a comprehensive university, ranks among the first group of Chinese institutions to enroll students from China and more than 10 other countries. It
offers bachelor’s degree programs and graduate programs – while maintaining close links and intercollegiate cooperation with more than 20 well-known institutions of higher learning, including ENMU. Ningbo University is located in the city of Ningbo, which is very close to Shanghai, the largest city in China.

For more information, call 505.562.2495.

Extended Learning Bringing Summer Fun and Enlightenment to Children and Adults
by Helena Rodriguez
ENMU Communication Services

Kids' College, cooking with kids, scrapbooking your summer vacation and preparing a gourmet summer picnic basket are just some of the summertime fun classes being offered at Eastern New Mexico University in June and July.

Registration is now being taken at the ENMU Office of Extended Learning for a series of summer classes ideal for children and adults. One class, Cooking With Kids – Summertime Cooking, is ideal for both parents and children to take together.

Kids' College is what usually fills up the fastest, according to Geralyn Million, special programs coordinator for Extended Learning. This full-day, eight-week program, for ages 5-7, 7-9 and 9-12, is packed with activities ranging from computers and science to daily swimming and art. Space is limited to 20 students in each age group. Kid’s College will be held in the Technology Building and will run from June 7 to July 30 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.“We hire six counselors for Kid’s College, with two in each age group,” Ms. Million said. “Portales Municipal Schools provides the lunches and children are given snacks in the afternoon.” The cost for Kid’s College is $55 a week.

On June 12 and July 24, Scrapbooking Your Summer Vacation and Cooking With Kids – Fun Summertime Cooking classes will be offered. The scrapbooking class is taught by Mandi Park, a Creative Memories Consultant, and is for ages 12 and over. Park will teach students how to create a vacation scrapbook in this two-session class, which is arranged so students can meet before most people take their vacations, and then in July, after their vacation. During the second session, vacationers will bring two to four rolls of developed photos to work with.

The Cooking With Kids class, taught by Carmen Matthews, is for children ages six and up. Parents must accompany children. This hands-on class is filled with a variety of kid-friendly recipes that are easy, quick and fun, as well as nutritious. The class can be taken on either June 12 or July 24.

Other classes ideal for summer are swimming for all ages, a variety of dance classes with returning teacher Summer Lasiter, and even scuba diving. Jan Hauptmann will teach the Busy Gourmet Does a Summer Picnic Basket class on July 15 from 6-9 p.m. at the Family and Consumer Sciences Building. The theme of this one-night class is preparing for a dinner party. The menu will feature dishes such as South Sea Salad, Pear Waldorf Pitas and Southwestern Lentil Salad.

Many other classes are also being offered this summer through ENMU’s Extended Learning Office, including One-Night Speedy Cross Stitch, Dish Gardens and much more.

For more information contact the Office of Extended Learning at 562.2165 or go by Quay Hall Room #106.

Grad Student Writes Paper on Companies Fostering Diverse and Tolerant Workplace
by Sun Wiltse Vega
College of Business Graduate Student

Organizations today are faced with a rapidly changing environment. These changes challenge many companies and stem from several organizational issues. Advances in information technology have rapidly changed how firms manage their business activities. Firms have become more information driven and so the depth of human/intellectual capital has increased, changing how managerial roles are handled.

	(photo by Jillian Butler)

Globalization brings a wealth of international challenges that can change the basic infrastructure of a company. As companies become more technological and global there is a need for a growing base of employees and the need to foster a diverse workforce. Management must deal with a collection of workers ranging in age, ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, and educational background. This paper focuses on workplace diversity, specifically the issue of sexual orientation.

The hardest and most controversial questions among employee rights are those having to do with gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) workers (Daly & Simon, 1992). These individuals have faced much discrimination that has prevented them doing things like teach in public schools, join private clubs and participate in same-sex marriages (findlaw.com). GLB employees have been denied promotions or lost jobs because most organizations do not have policies against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, and sex. There is no federal law that specifically outlaws workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in the private sector. Federal government workers are the only ones protected from this type of discrimination. There are only 25 state governments that prohibit discrimination of GLB individuals. Fourteen of those states extend non-discrimination to the private work sector. These facts were obtained from the Human Rights Campaign website under their Federal Legislative web page.

Recognizing that in 37 states it is legal to fire an employee because of their real or perceived sexual orientation, lawmakers have reintroduced legislation barring employers from making employment decisions on the basis of sexual orientation. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was introduced to Congress several times but was turned down by the Senate by one vote in 1996 (www.hrc.org, 2003). This bill would make it illegal for employers to base decisions on hiring, firing, promotion, or compensation on an employee's sexual orientation. [more]

ENMU ESL Program Endorsed by State: Only One of Its Kind
by Helena Rodriguez
ENMU Communication Services

Eastern New Mexico University has been approved by the Public Education Department to offer the state's only 12-hour Alternative Endorsement in English as a Second Language.

This spring, 53 students will complete the innovative distance-learning endorsement. Teachers from throughout the state, even as far as Shiprock, take advantage of the program without being required to set foot on the ENMU campus. Instead, they work in collaborative groups throughout the two-year program. They only meet formally with the instructors at the beginning and end of each semester via Polycom computers in which students and instructors can see each other on their computer monitors.

Most ESL endorsement programs require 24 hours to complete, according to Dr. Julia Rosa Lopez-Emslie, a professor of bilingual education at ENMU. Dr. Lopez-Emslie said the ENMU program was developed in collaboration with Kansas State University. The program is in its fifth year. School districts pay the tuition and fees, and teachers earn graduate credits that can count towards a master's degree, in addition to the ESL Endorsement.

Lockwood Elementary School in Clovis will have the biggest cluster of teachers completing the program this spring. Fifteen teachers will be recognized during the closing session and will receive a Certificate of Completion for the ESL Endorsement on May 10.

Shellie Lasiter, a special education teacher at Lockwood, said that the program has given her a sense of reassurance that she was already doing some of the right things in her classroom. She also said the ESL program was an eye-opener in other ways. "I learned a lot of things I didn't know before. There were a lot of things I learned about second language acquisition as well as myths and realities."

Ms. Lasiter added, "The program helped us not only to see things from the Students' points of view, but also from the parents' points of view. This not only put us in their place, but helped us see what our school lacks and needs to be effective in this area."

The focus on the endorsement is to prepare teachers to work with students who don't speak English as a primary language. "There is an incredible need for ESL endorsements," Dr. Lopez-Emslie said. "Most teachers don't know anything about teaching English as a secondary language and we need teachers who know
so they can teach others."

The ESL program is flexible. Students are assigned to small groups and then the groups arrange on their own when they are going to meet and complete projects, including a portfolio and personal journal. Typically, it takes two years to complete the program, which is only offered during the academic year.

The ESL Endorsement Program is for teachers from kindergarten up to 12th grade. However, Dr. Lopez-Emslie said that middle and high school grades are the most critical-need areas. Dr. Lopez-Emslie added that research shows that it is easier for students to learn English along with everyone else rather than being placed in a separate classroom.

Dr. Lopez-Emslie said that while there are many students in New Mexico schools who do not speak English as a first language, most teachers in the United States do not speak a language than English. "The passion for me in this program is to reach out to teachers who need to know how to reach out to the non-English speakers." She noted that principals and school administrations have completed the program as well.

While ENMU is in the process of reaching out to teachers about this ESL endorsement program, Dr. Lopez-Emslie said the College of Education will also encourage undergraduate students planning to be teachers to complete ESL endorsements.

Four Professors Honored at Faculty Emeritus Luncheon
by Noelle Bartl
Director of Development

The Friends of Eastern Foundation hosted the Faculty Emeritus Luncheon at noon on Monday, May 3, in the Zia Room of the Campus Union Building. The Distinguished Faculty Emeritus awards were presented at the luncheon. This year's recipients were Dr. Robert Matheny, Dr. Everett Frost, Dr. Glenn McCoy and Dr. Patrick Rucker.

	(L-R) Dr. David Gerig (accepting for Dr. Patrick Rucker), Dr. Robert Matheny, Dr. Everett Frost, Dr. Glenn McCoy, and Stephen Doerr, president of the Friends of Eastern Foundation. (photo by Jillian Butler)

Dr. Robert L. Matheny
Dr. Robert L. Matheny joined the ENMU faculty in 1972 as an Associate Professor of History. From there he went on to wear numerous hats at ENMU, including Associate Professor of History, Dean and later Vice President for ENMU-Clovis, Vice President for Academic Affairs, ENMU President for six years, Professor of History, Director of Development, Retired Professor Emeritus of History in 1995, and Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Dr. Matheny is currently a Resource Faculty member for the Department of History.

Dr. Matheny received both his bachelor’s in history/religion and master’s in history from ENMU and later his Ph.D. in history from the University of Arizona-Tucson. He has been published numerous times as well as editing and reviewing others published works.

In recent years Dr. Matheny has served on the following boards: Roosevelt County Community Development Board, Norwest Bank, Friends of Eastern Foundation, United New Mexico Bank, Boy Scouts of America, Portales Rotary Club and the New Mexico Boys and Girls Ranch. His national-level service, state-level service and university service are exemplary and too numerous to list here.

Dr. Everett Frost
Dr. Everett L. Frost joined the ENMU anthropology faculty in 1970. He received his bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of Utah and a doctorate in anthropology from the University of Oregon.

Dr. Frost published a joint-authored textbook in cultural anthropology and papers in Pacific research. He served as Chair of the New Mexico Humanities Council, President of the San Juan County Museum Association, Executive Board Member and Research Chair of New Mexico First, New Mexico Commissioner to the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education, Chair of WICHE, and Chair of the North Central Association Accrediting Commission Committee on Restructuring Accreditation Expectations for Institutional Diversity Programs.

Dr. Frost was appointed ENMU President in 1991 until his retirement in 2001.

He is most proud of ENMU’s recognition by the Pew Charitable Trust as one of twelve universities nationwide with great excellence in undergraduate education.

Dr. Glenn McCoy
Dr. Glenn McCoy was a professor of religion at ENMU for 27 years. He came to Eastern from New Mexico Highlands University.

From 1971-1998 Dr. McCoy also served as Director of the Baptist Student Center and was Chair of the Department of Religion from 1983-1997. He has written dozens of articles for religious publications as well as several book-length studies.

While at ENMU, he served on the Graduate Studies Committee, Admissions and Standards Committee, the Athletic Committee, the Discipline Committee and the Library Committee. Dr. McCoy was also on the Council of Library Arts and Sciences for 15 years. He served as Faculty Advisor for the Student Senate and Alpha Phi Omega.

Since retiring from the Department of Religion in 1998, Dr. McCoy continued to teach Philosophy for five years, served as President of COPE for four years, and is a member of Meals on Wheels Board of Directors.
 
Dr. Patrick Rucker
Dr. Patrick Rucker taught for 25 years at ENMU until his retirement in 2001. In all his years at ENMU, he was a tenured professor, served as Acting Dean for two terms, and served as Chairman of Theatre and Dance for nineteen years.

Dr. Rucker’s teaching specialty was Theory and Performance. He received his BFA in Drama Education from UT-Austin, his MFA in Acting/Directing from the University of Oklahoma and then earned his Ph.D. from Texas Tech in 1982.

He acted in or directed a career total of between 150-200 productions on the educational and professional level. His honors include an ENMU Presidential Award for Excellence in Public Service, a Senate Award, Advisor of the Year, a University Spirit of Eastern Award, and New Mexico Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts.

Dr. Rucker has also been very involved in community organizations including serving as Past-President of Theatre New Mexico, Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce, Portales Noonday Kiwanis Club, American Heart Association-Roosevelt County Affiliate and High Plains Arts Council.

ENMU-Roswell Foundation Banquet Honors Two Generous Citizens
Story and photo by Donna Gutierrez
ENMU-Roswell

Two of Roswell’s prominent community leaders and philanthropists, Jodene Mulliken and Steve Henderson, were the guests of honor at the Third Annual Foundation for the Future banquet, hosted by the Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Foundation on April 27. More than 70 community and business leaders and campus staff attended the annual event held at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art. The annual dinner gives the foundation an opportunity to publicly recognize and thank those who have helped the university to move forward. ‘Harris Awards for Distinguished Service to ENMU-Roswell’ were presented to Henderson and Mulliken, who both have demonstrated a long history of community service and support for the university.

Mulliken, a member of the ENMU-Roswell Foundation, has also been involved in numerous bond issue and mill levy campaigns for ENMU-Roswell and the Roswell Independent School District. She has also served as a member of the Community Advisory Board and the Occupational Therapy Assistants’ Board. Mulliken calls herself a strong advocate of public education and knows personally the advantages of attending a community college before attending a university. She said she is honored to receive the (Larry) Harris Award, because Harris is someone she admires very much for his quiet, generous nature. In accepting the award, Mulliken said she will continue as long as she can to do great things for education.

Henderson was president of the Eastern New Mexico University Class of 1958 and has maintained a strong interest in the university ever since. He has been active on several bond issue campaigns for ENMU-Roswell, including the $8 million issue passed in November of 2003. Henderson has also served on several ENMU-Roswell task force groups and advisory committees. He is a member of the Roswell City Council and Roswell Rotary Club of Rotary International. Henderson said it was a special pleasure to receive the Harris Award and sees the university as a great asset in Roswell because of its economic development and outreach efforts.

The program featured a presentation by Frank Taylor, General Manager of the International Law Enforcement Academy. Taylor told the crowd that ILEA has been successful in large part because of the support received from ENMU-Roswell and its outstanding staff. He said the university has made a positive impact on an international scale.

Bob Cates, Foundation president, presented a special Staff Recognition Foundation Merit Award for Excellence to Lisa Kelt, Computer Commons Supervisor at ENMU-Roswell. Dr. Judy Armstrong, Provost, recognized a number of scholarship recipients who attended the dinner, and presented the Hal Armstrong Scholarship (named in honor of Armstrong’s husband who passed away in December 2003) to nursing student and mother of three, Janice Gonzales. Gonzales said she was grateful for the scholarship money, which will be used to continue her education. She said she plans to continue to pass on to others all the good things that are happening at ENMU-Roswell.

Read the May Issue of ENMU-Roswell's Monthly Newsletter, The Grapevine – [read]

Congratulations!

Dear Colleagues:

As you know, several of us joined Dr. Julia-Rosa Lopez-Emslie and her family last Friday evening as she was identified as a 2004 recipient of the Governor’s Award for

	(photo by Jillian Butler)

Outstanding Women of New Mexico. The reception, banquet, entertainment, and conversation were extraordinary and enjoyed by all immensely.

Near the end of the evening’s program and after the twenty Governor’s Award recipients were identified, recipients of the New Mexico Women’s Hall of Fame were identified. Much to our surprise and immense pleasure, Julia-Rosa was identified as one of two recipients of this award for 2004.

The New Mexico Women's Hall of Fame was started in 1986 by the Commission in conjunction with the Governor's Office. Nominations were received from all areas of our state and inductees to the Hall of Fame were selected from among the twenty 2004 Governor's Award recipients.

Since its inception, only 41 women had been previously identified as recipients of this award. Julia-Rosa and Ms. Trish Ahrensfield of Albuquerque were inducted in last Friday’s ceremony and each may be congratulated for having joined such elite company.

Congratulations to Dr. Julia-Rosa Lopez-Emslie on her receipt of both awards last Friday evening!

Sincerely,
Dann Brown

Special Thank You

Thank you to ENMU Administration and Staff Development Team for a great, fun, information filled time at the Day of Spring Celebration. I certainly felt appreciated. Thanks again. – Dottie Lee, Administrative Assistant for Upward Bound

Thanks to the ENMU Community. The spring membership campaign for KENW/KMTH-FM public radio reached its goal of raising $25,000 with a combination of on-air appeals and mail campaigns in record time. We were off to a slow start in the beginning until our very generous supporters from Roswell, Phil and Jennifer Brewer, called in and offered a dollar for dollar matching grant to all pledges that came in from Roswell on Friday, April 23. Additionally, their pets, Felix and Mr. Goldberg, offered a dollar for dollar match for the pet owners from Roswell. [more]

A special thank you to everyone who helped with the "Country Picnic" at the president's home on May 1.

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

Don't Forget

Commencement this Saturday at 10 a.m. in Greyhound Arena. Friday activities: Nurses' Pinning at 1:30 p.m. in Buchanan Hall, Honors Assembly at 3 p.m. in University Theatre, and New Graduates Reception at 4 p.m. in Ballroom.

Employee Briefs

Dr. Paul T. Lockman Jr., professor of sociology and criminal justice, presented two papers at the Western Social Science Association Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, April 21-24. The papers were titled: "Black Caesars: Black Pirates off the Coast of Florida and the Keys 1700-1828." and "Etiology of Indigenous Intragroup Crime Victimization in Australia's Urban Areas: A Multicausal Approach." The research for the latter paper was funded by an Internal Research Grant awarded by Eastern New Mexico University.

Dr. John Humphreys, assistant professor of management, has authored a review titled "On leadership style: Mobsters and motivators" that appears in the current issue of the Journal of Business Strategy.

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ENMU-Ruidoso Adopts Highway (photo by Judi Morris)

And Names It Nogal Mesa (tips scales at several tons) – ENMU-ruidoso staff clean up at picnic park on Nogal Mesa. Participants are: Dr. Jim Miller, Amy Porter, Shannan Deetz, John Burns, Barbara Edwards and, behind the camera, Judi Morris.

Scenes from 'Country Picnic' (photos by Richard Salas and Wendel Sloan)

Finger-looking Good! – The faculty/staff affair was held at the president's home on Saturday evening, May 1. The finger-licking good food from Food Services included fried chicken and hot dogs. The Support Senate sponsored games for children, and the Professional Senate sponsored games for adults. Many students also helped, and the Steel Drum Band performed.

Scenes from Retirees' Reception (photos by Jillian Butler)

Receive Matching Set of Silverware (to eat cake from if it hadn't run out.) Eastern New MexicoMexico University recently honored its retirees at a reception in the Student Academic Services Building. The reception had such an unexpectedly large turnout that latecomers missed out on the cake. Retiring are (L-R): Dr. Julia Rosa Lopez Emslie, professor of bilingual education; Nancy Nials, interlibrary loan library technical assistant; Galina McGuire, associate professor of art; Jan Smartnick, KENW-TV development officer; Maudie Jones, serials technical assistant at Golden Library; Diana Pyle, associate professor of special education; Dr. Jerry Pyle, director of the Office of Advising and Freshman Year; (not pictured) Carolyn Edwards, director of publications; Robert Grimes, heater/boiler operator at Physical Plant; Dr. Betty Johnson, tutor coordinator and intervention specialist; and Minnie Navarro, records clerk.

Mystery Tie?

Win a Free Blizzard All those correctly guessing the identity of the cake-loving person behind this tie at the Retirees' Reception will be entered in a drawing for a blizzard of their choice from Dairy Queen. Members of the tie-ee's immediately family and her/his haberdasher are not eligible. Send entries to monday.memo@enmu.edu.

Came All the Way from Down the Hall – to honor the retirees. (Also heard there was cake.)

"Can you believe they ran out of cake!"

Scenes from Blackwater Draw Atlatl Throw (photos by Richard Salas and Jillian Butler)

"I hope that's actually an atlatl I'm throwing this thing at."

"I wish these kids would learn the difference between an atlatl and my pets."

"I hope my neighbor's atlatls are as good as my roommates say. I'm getting tired of Ramen noodles."

Scenes from Cinco de Mayo (photos by Richard Salas)

"Gee, Ms. Cordova! You really were the Disco Queen!"

Honoring world-renowned science fiction writer Jack Williamson.

Softball coaches from around the country scouted the event.

Scenes from National P.E. Day (photos by Richard Salas)

ENMU students and staff worked with local schoolchildren.

Volleyball coaches from around the country scouted the event.

So did basketball coaches.

Regents' Softball Challenge Is On (photo by Donna Gutierrez)

Against Blockheads and Goober Gulchers – After seeing photos in the last Monday Memo of the Blockheads and Goober Gulchers playing against each other in the "Inter-Campus Softball Battle," the ENMU Board of Regents has issued a challenge to play either team with only the five of them. One of the regents reportedly said, "I don't mean to denigrate the ability of either team, but after seeing the photos, I think it would almost be cheating if we use all five of us." Another regent reportedly said, "As long as the Blockheads or Gulchers don't use those women or Dee Rogers that participated in the fun hitting competition between innings, I think we'll be fine."

Scenes from Secretaries' Luncheon (photos by Richard Salas)

New Low-Carb Diet? – Secretaries from around campus recently participated in a luncheon/training session to learn more about different departments at Eastern. The new slim and trim Franklin-Covey Planners are in front of them.

Never hurts to make a little extra for a rainy day.

Servers were permitted to sample the punch.

High School Counselors

Also attended their own luncheon on campus to learn more about ENMU. Thoughts of the sartorial-suited gentleman on the right couldn't help but drift to the noon-time basketball game he was missing.

Roswell Has the Spirit (photo by Linda Whitehead)

Including New Employee from ENMU-Portales – Donna Kittrell (3rd from left on bottom) did not waste any time getting into the spirit when ENMU-Roswell recently had their annual Spirit Day. Now if they could just get a varsity team to focus that spirit on.

Southwest Canners Donates (photo by Wendel Sloan)

Big Check to ENMU – Southwest Canners donated $10,000 to Eastern New Mexico University last week. The donation goes to the Friends of Eastern Foundation Flagship Giving Club and is used for Starter Scholarships at Eastern before students become eligible for Lottery Scholarships. Present at the ceremony in the ENMU president's office were (L-R): Jim Lucero and Rick Hauptman of Southwest Canners; Noelle Bartl, director of Development at ENMU; and Steve Doerr, president of the Friends of Eastern Foundation.

Coca Cola Also Donates (photo by Wendel Sloan)

A Rather Large Check – The Clovis office of Coca Cola made an $80,000 donation to Eastern New Mexico University last week. The donation is part of a contract the company has with ENMU. Present at the ceremony in the ENMU president's office were (L-R): Timothy Larko of Coca Cola, ENMU president Steven Gamble, and Mike Metcalf of Coca Cola.

ENMU-Roswell Teachers Honored (photo by Donna Gutierrez)

By Character Counts of Chaves County – Dr. Suzanne Berry, Child Development Center Director; Susan Golden, Nursing instructor; and Ferron Sutton, Drafting and Design, Industrial Engineering Technology instructor at ENMU-Roswell, were recently honored with bronze awards as Teachers of Character for 2004 by Character Counts of Chaves County.

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