Alumni Awards

The Alumni Association sponsors the annual Eastern New Mexico University annual Alumni Association Special Recognition Program to recognize outstanding individuals in three categories.

Each year, the Alumni Association of Eastern New Mexico University presents prestigious Alumni
Awards to outstanding individuals during the annual Homecoming activities.The 2008 Alumni Award
recipients will be honored at the ENMU Foundation Breakfast on Oct. 25 in the ballroom of the
Campus Union Building.

The Alumni Association Board of Directors select award recipients from nominations submitted
by alumni and friends of the University. This program was initiated in 1966, and awards have been
presented annually since that time.

2008 Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients

• Chief Supreme Court Justice Edward Chavez

• Dr. William Phillips

Nominees are required to be Eastern graduates and they must be "outstanding in their profession, in community service and outreach, in special causes and/or artistic endeavors."

2008 Distinguished Service Award Recipients

• Dr. Dick Walsh

• Mr. Van Ragsdale

Nominees are required to have provided a definite service to ENMU. This award is available to both graduates and non-graduates of ENMU. (A maximum of two awards may be presented in each of the Outstanding Alumni and Distinguished Service categories.)

2008 Honorary Lifetime Alumni Award Recipient

• Dr. Gene Walker

Nominees must be New Mexico residents who "provide an outstanding service of some nature to New Mexico." Only one award is presented each year and ENMU graduates are not eligible for this special award.

Method of Selection

Nominations are directed to the ENMU Alumni Affairs Office and the information is distributed to an eight-member Awards Nomination Committee. The Committee reviews the material and presents nominees in each category to the Board of Directors for final selection at the annual summer meeting held in July.

When and Where to Send (Nominations closed for 2008)

Please send all requested materials and additional support information to the following address. Nominations must arrive prior to June 1.

Alumni Awards Committee
ENMU Station 48
1500 S Ave K
Portales, NM 88130