2012 FALLCONVOCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO

“The best way to predict the future

is to create it.”– Abraham Lincoln

16th President of the U.S. (1809-1865)

Board of RegentsThe University of Texas System

Senior Administrative OfficialsThe University of Texas System

Wm. Eugene “Gene” Powell, Chairman ................ San Antonio

James D. Dannenbaum, Vice Chairman ...................... Houston

Paul L. Foster, Vice Chairman ........................................El Paso

R. Steven “Steve” Hicks, Vice Chairman ........................Austin

Alex M. Cranberg ..............................................................Austin

Printice L. Gary ................................................................. Dallas

Wallace L. Hall, Jr. ........................................................... Dallas

Brenda Pejovich ................................................................ Dallas

Robert L. Stillwell ......................................................... Houston

Ashley M. Purgason (Student Regent)..........................Arlington

Francie A. Frederick

General Counsel to the Board of Regents

Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D.

Chancellor

Pedro Reyes, Ph.D.

Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Kenneth I. Shine, M.D.

Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

Scott C. Kelley, Ed.D

Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs

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UTEP MACEThe new UTEP Mace represents the historical and multicultural facets of The University of Texas at

El Paso. Materials for the Mace include silver and copper, which harken back to the University’s

mining heritage, and reddish honey mesquite that grows in abundance in the surrounding Chihuahuan

desert. The design also incorporates the University seal and aspects of UTEP’s distinctive Bhutanese architecture. The Mace is used during official University academic ceremonies such as

Convocation and Commencement.

Program

CALL TO ORDER

Lawrence EllzeyParliamentarian, Faculty Senate

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

Diana NatalicioPresident

MINNIE STEVENS PIPER PROFESSOR AWARD

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS’ OUTSTANDING TEACHING AWARDS

SERVICE AWARDS

Howard DaudistelSenior Executive Vice President

FALL CONVOCATION ADDRESS

Diana NatalicioPresident

Magoffin Auditorium September 27, 2012

Reader: Adriana Dominguez Director, Audience Development, Theatre and Dance

An informal reception at the Fox Fine Arts Plaza will immediately follow the Convocation.

FALL 2012 CONVOCATIONThe University of Texas at El Paso

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The University of Texas SystemBoard of Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards

Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award

Trisha Ainsa

Ezra Cappell

Peter Golding

Virgilio Gonzalez

Eric Hagedorn

Laura Lunstrum Hall

Helen Hammond

Kien Hwa Lim

Guillermina Nuñez-Mchiri

DeAnna Kay Varela

Jorge Gardea-Torresdey

Five YearsDavid R. Adamson .................................................................................................................... Athletics

Victor M. Aguilar ....................................................................................................................... Athletics

Irma Alonzo ............................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Joaquin Alvarado ....................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Jose B. Andalis ............................................................................................ Academic Advising Center

Berenice Arriaga .................................................................................... Environmental Health & Safety

Margarita Arzate .............................................................................. High School Equivalency Program

Victoria Aviles .................................................................................................................................... Art

Dr. George W. Barton ......................................................................................University Career Center

Felicia Brown ..................................................................................................................Union Services

Christian A. Carrillo .........................................................................................................Union Services

Claudia V. Casas ..................................................................................Research & Sponsored Projects

Liliana Barrios Chavez ............................................................................................ University Relations

Dr. Richard J. Daniel ..........................................................................................Alumni Relations Office

Ulises Arnold De Alba ................................Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research, and Planning

Dr. William W. Dethlefs .................................................Center for Accomodations & Support Services

Raquel Diaz-Jaquez .....................................................................................General Accounting Office

Alma R. Dominguez ............................................................................................ Student Health Center

Kerry A. Doyle .................................................................................................................................... Art

Javier Duenes .................................................................................................................Upward Bound

Stephanie Fiochetta .................................................................................... Human Resource Services

Maxie S. Flores .................................................................................Professional and Public Programs

Veronica E. Galindo-Castor ..........................................................................Admissions & Recruitment

Jesus E. Gamez ................................................................................................ Information Technology

Gricelda Garcia ..........................................................................................................................Gear Up

Samuel Garcia Jr. .............................................................................Purchasing and General Services

Joel H. Gilbert ........................................................................................................ Geological Sciences

Fernando Gomez .....................................................................................................Biological Sciences

Genevieve M. Gomez ............................................................................................................... Athletics

Hugo Gomez ..........................................................................................Instructional Support Services

Carmen M. Gonzalez .....................................................................................................Provost’s Office

Sheila A. Green ................................................................................................University Career Center

Alfredo Gutierrez........................................................................................................ Facilities Services

Dr. Luisa M. Havens .....................................................................................Admissions & Recruitment

Maria D. Hernandez..............................................................................Miner Athlete Academic Center

Susana A. Iscapa ............................................................................College of Business Administration

William C. Kraften ...................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Dr. Fresia C. Lema Herrera ......................................................................................Biological Sciences

Daina Llavona .............................................................................................. Human Resource Services

Gabriel Lopez .............................................................................................. Human Resource Services

Margarita L. Lopez ................................................................................................... Teacher Education

Danny Loweree .......................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Service Awards

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Dr. Alexandre F. Marques.........................................................................................Biological Sciences

Leonora Martinez Ortega..................................................................................................... Psychology

Dr. Roy Mathew .........................................Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research, and Planning

Jane M. McGuigan ...................................................................................................................... Library

Arthur Mireles ............................................................................................................ Facilities Services

Luis B. Morales .......................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Lorenzo N. Neria ........................................................................................................ Facilities Services

Alina Nuñez ..............................................................................................................College of Science

Raul Olvera Jr. .......................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Alejandro Ortiz Jr. .................................................................................................... Teacher Education

Shannon Osborne ................................................................................... Student Development Center

Maria del Carmen Parada.......................................................................................... Facilities Services

Ana I. Parham ............................................................................................................ Facilities Services

Juan J. Pena ..................................................................................................... Information Technology

Maria L. Picard-Ami .............................................................................Research & Sponsored Projects

Elizabeth A. Pinon ............................................................................Professional and Public Programs

Rowena J. Ramirez.......................................................................................General Accounting Office

Maricela Ramos ......................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Courtney H. Rios ...............................................................................Auditing and Consulting Services

Ludim Rodriguez Gleichauf ..............................................................................................Budget Office

Christopher N. Rodriguez ............................................................................College of Health Sciences

Claudia A. Rodriguez .................................................................................................................. English

Gustavo Rojo ......................................................................................... Environmental Health & Safety

Armida Ruiz-Martinez .................................................................................. Human Resource Services

Irma I. Sandoval ..................................................................................................... Recreational Sports

Gerardo M. Santacruz ..................................................................................Parking and Transporation

Larissa A. Schmersal .................................Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research, and Planning

Victor S. Talavera .......................................................................................Office of Strategic Initiatives

Amanda Vasquez ........................................................................................................ Registrar’s Office

Xiaojing Wang ............................................Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research, and Planning

Jessica P. Weinberg .......................................................................................Student Support Services

Dr. Craig E. Westman ....................................................................... Enrollment Services Management

Ruben Yanez ............................................................................................................. Facilities Services

Ten YearsDr. Renato Aguilera ..................................................................................................Biological Sciences

Sandra Aguirre-Covarrubias ...............................................................................College of Engineering

Robert G. Alonzo ................................................................................... Student Assessment & Testing

Patricia Armendariz .................................................................................................................... English

Dr. Rodrigo Armijos ...........................................................................................Public Health Sciences

Susan Avena ........................................................................................Research & Sponsored Projects

Dr. Carolyn Awalt ..................................................................................................... Teacher Education

Isabel Baca ................................................................................................................................. English

Dr. Kallol Bagchi ............................................................................. Information and Decision Sciences

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Patricia J. Becker-Johnson ........................................................................................................ English

Leo M. Blanchett ....................................................................... Developmental Mathematics Program

Jose Blanco ............................................................................................................... School of Nursing

Dr. Charles R. Boehmer ................................................................................................Political Science

Christine Bonilla ........................................................................................................ School of Nursing

Margarita Brickey ..............................................................................................Alumni Relations Office

Dr. Darlene N. Brown ..........................................................................Alternative Certification Program

Dr. Ezra B. Cappell ..................................................................................................................... English

Jorge H. Cardenas ................................................................................................. Enrollment Services

Yvonne Carranza ................................................................................................ College of Liberal Arts

Dr. Timothy G. Cashman .......................................................................................... Teacher Education

Antonio Castro .................................................................................................................................. Art

Daniel Chacon ...............................................................................................................Creative Writing

Ricardo Chapa .....................................................................................Miner Athlete Academic Center

Mary J. Chapman ..................................................................................................................... Athletics

Jaime V. Chavez ............................................................................................................Communication

Donald C. Clifford ...................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Julie Ann Cooper ..................................................................................................Office of Student Life

Dr. Maria T. Cortez ......................................................................Educational Leadership & Foundation

Kirk H. Davis ............................................................................................................................. Athletics

Irma M.Estrada .......................................................................................................... School of Nursing

Dr. Mary A. Gabbert ................................................................................................... University Studies

Aida G. Gandara ....................................................................................................... Computer Science

Bertha M. Garcia ....................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Victoria A. Garcia ......................................................................................... Languages and Linguistics

Charles W. Gaunce ...................................................................................................................... Library

Dr. Brian H. Giza ....................................................................................................... Teacher Education

Dr. Lowell E. Graham .................................................................................................................... Music

Virginia D. Granda-Becker ........................................................... Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Charles T. Hawkins................................................................................................................Physics

Rebecca F. Hendrick ......................................................................................................................... Art

Martha G. Heras-Salas .......................................................................Alternative Certification Program

Leopoldo A. Hernandez............................................................................................ Computer Science

Alejandra Herrera ................................................................................... Student Assessment & Testing

Dr. Josiah M. Heyman .............................................................................. Sociology and Anthropology

Nancy A. Hill ................................................................................................................................ Library

Ninfa S. Huerta ............................................................................................................ University Police

Dr. Jose M. Hurtado .............................................................................................. Geological Sciences

German Hurtado ...........................................................................................General Accounting Office

Dr. Dena K. Jones ......................................................................................................................... Music

Ghassan K. Kachmar ........................................................................................Mathematical Sciences

Maissa Khatib .............................................................................................. Languages and Linguistics

Evelyn Lopez .......................................................................................................Office of Scholarships

Maria De Lourdes Lopez ............................................................................................ Registrar’s Office

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Martha Losoya ...........................................................................................Office of Strategic Initiatives

Israel H. Marin ................................................................................................................Union Services

Jose Martinez ............................................................................................................ Facilities Services

Daniel E. McGlasson ................................................................. Developmental Mathematics Program

Dr. Gloria E. Mckee-Lopez ........................................................................................ School of Nursing

Francisco Medina .............................................................................................Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Zulma Mendez ......................................................................Educational Leadership & Foundation

Frank Montes de Oca III ......................................................................................... University Relations

Erick G. Morales ...........................................................................................Admissions & Recruitment

Debjani Mukhopadhyay ............................................................................................................... Library

Dr. Somnath Mukhopadhyay ......................................................... Information and Decision Sciences

Alex S. Navarro .......................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Margarito Navarro III ................................................................................................. Teacher Education

Dr. Homayo Nazeran-Esfahani .................................................... Electrical and Computer Engineering

Janet M. Paull ....................................................................................................Miner Gold Card Office

Gloria Paxson ..............................................................................................................................History

Kimberly A. Keeton-Pettit ....................................................................................... Recreational Sports

Socorro Quezada ..................................................................................................... Computer Science

Dr. Manuel B. Ramirez .................................................................................................................History

Theresa S. Ramirez ......................................................................................................Honors Program

Joseph A. Ramos ...............................................................................................College of Engineering

Bertha V. Reza ............................................................................................................. University Police

Craig R. Roberts ...................................................................................................................Accounting

Julio D. Rogers ................................................................................................... College of Liberal Arts

Aide Rubio ............................................................................................................................... Inventory

Rene V. Ruiz ......................................................................................................................Mail Services

Maria S. Sanchez ................................................................................................... Recreational Sports

Michelle D. Sandoval ................................................................................... Student Business Services

Beverly J. Scarborough ...............................................................................................Physical Therapy

Sylvia Serrano .............................................................................................Student Counseling Center

Dayle B. Sharp .......................................................................................................... School of Nursing

Dr. Jeffrey Shepherd ....................................................................................................................History

Maria E. (Noni) Silva ..............................................................................................College of Education

Lisa A. Smith ............................................................................................................Theatre and Dance

Lucy M. Snelson ..................................................................................Developmental English Program

Annemarie A. Sobin .................................................................................................................... English

Dr. Richard D. Sorenson .............................................................Educational Leadership & Foundation

David Sterling .................................................................................College of Business Administration

Dr. Sherri I. Terrell ........................................................................................Student Counseling Center

Roberto Tinajero ..........................................................Institute for Policy and Economic Development

Juan A. Torres ............................................................................................................ Facilities Services

Margarita Valenzuela ................................................. Industrial Manufacturing & Systems Engineering

Benigno Valles Jr. .................................................................................... Speech-Language Pathology

Dr. Armando Varela ..................................................................................................Biological Sciences

Dr. Aaron A. Velasco .............................................................................................. Geological Sciences

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Fabian Villanueva .........................................................................................................Graduate School

Dr. Nigel G. Ward ...................................................................................................... Computer Science

Dr. Zuobao Wei ................................................................................................ Economics and Finance

Dr. Mary M. Weigel ............................................................................................Public Health Sciences

Dr. Chung-Chuan K. Yang .............................................................................................Communication

Fifteen YearsRose H. Baquera .............................................................................................University Career Center

Hans G. Boenisch ....................................................................................................... Civil Engineering

Roberto Campa ......................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Olympia Caudillo .........................................................................................................Graduate School

Daniel E. Cisneros ..................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Abby J. Cooperman ....................................................................................Student Counseling Center

Kevin R. Cross .......................................................................................................................... Athletics

Norma A. Cryer ............................................................................................................................ Library

Rosa M. Diaz ........................................................................................................................Kinesiology

Dr. Loretta Dillon ..........................................................................................................Physical Therapy

William J. Dodge ....................................................................... Developmental Mathematics Program

Maria Dominguez ....................................................................................................... Registrar’s Office

Luis A. Enriquez ...................................................................................... Space Information Resources

Enrique Flores ........................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Dr. Helen R. Foster ..................................................................................................................... English

Sandra Galvan ............................................................................................. Student Business Services

Gabriel Gandara .................................................................................................College of Engineering

Oscar Gonzalez ......................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Manuel Guerra ................................................................................................................................... Art

Ralf Hallman ................................................................................................................................ Library

Herminia Hemmitt ..................................................................................Instructional Support Services

Susana H. Hernandez .................................................................................................................. Music

Teresa D. Hibbert ...................................................................................... Sociology and Anthropology

Alejandro Jaramillo .................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Dr. Jerry D. Johnson ................................................................................................Biological Sciences

Rocio Jurado-Garcia ....................................................Center for Accomodations & Support Services

Floyd W. Karnes .................................................................................... Environmental Health & Safety

Beverly A. Kerbs-Ward ................................................................................................... Dinner Theatre

Steven H. Lama .............................................................................................................Communication

Dr. Wen-Whai Li ........................................................................................................... Civil Engineering

Dale W. Mankin .......................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Ana Matos ...................................................................................................College of Health Sciences

Dr. William R. McMillan ................................................................................................................. Music

Jorge Mendoza ..........................................................................................................Accounts Payable

Gus Monzon .................................................................................................Admissions & Recruitment

Maria E. Moreno ............................................................................................... Information Technology

Lorena de Fatime Olague ...................................................................... Student Assessment & Testing

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Deborah A. Ortega ............................................................................................Undergraduate Studies

Frank X. Ortiz ............................................................................................................. Facilities Services

Tom W.Osteen .....................................................................................Research & Sponsored Projects

David G. Perez ........................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Nathan Poss ............................................................................................................................. Athletics

Carlos A. Puga .......................................................................... Developmental Mathematics Program

Jesse Ramirez .................................................................................................. Information Technology

Jose A. Ramirez .................................................................................................. Contracts and Grants

Jose Angel Ramirez Jr. .............................................................................................. Facilities Services

Judith A. Rice ............................................................................................................................. English

Yvonne Rodriguez ..................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Laura E. Trejo ..............................................................................................University Communications

Gerardo I. Urquiza .................................................................................................College of Education

David Vasquez .......................................................................................................................... Athletics

Gilbert Viera ................................................................................................................. University Police

Eugene N. Zweig .............................................................................................University Career Center

Twenty YearsMyrna Anchondo ....................................................................................................... School of Nursing

Dr. Sergio D. Cabrera .................................................................. Electrical and Computer Engineering

Teodoro Cobos .......................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Elsa Cordova ............................................................................................................. Facilities Services

Patricia Curry ...............................................................................................Student Counseling Center

Deborah C. Diaz ................................................................Educational Psychology & Special Services

Sebastian Diaz Jr. ........................................................................................................................ Library

Dr. Art Duval ......................................................................................................Mathematical Sciences

James W. Flahive ....................................................................................................... School of Nursing

Elizabeth Flores .............................................................................................................Provost’s Office

Anselmo Galvan ........................................................................................................ Facilities Services

Jesus M. Guillen ........................................................................................................ Facilities Services

Margaret Gutierrez ....................................................................................................College of Science

Jesus Hernandez ....................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Patricia Hernandez .................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Gina B. Jolie ...........................................................................................Instructional Support Services

Dr. Mohamed A. Khamsi ....................................................................................Mathematical Sciences

Dr. Helmut Knaust .............................................................................................Mathematical Sciences

John Laureano .................................................................................................. Information Technology

Gloria G. Leon .................................................................................................. Information Technology

Dolores J. Licerio ...................................................................................... Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Dr. Huanmin Lu ............................................................................Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Dolores Moncada ...........................................................................................................Upward Bound

Robert D. Moss ..................................................................................... Environmental Health & Safety

David A. Powell ................................................................................................Mechanical Engineering

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Justin W. Reed ............................................................................................................ University Police

Alma R. Resendiz ...................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Juan Carlos Reyes ................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Claudia A. Rivers ......................................................................................................................... Library

Benjamin A. Saenz ........................................................................................................Creative Writing

Dr. James M. Salvador ...........................................................................................................Chemistry

Dr. Rolfe J. Sassenfeld ................................................................ Electrical and Computer Engineering

Alejandro Sigala ......................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Lisa Ann Weber ........................................................................................................................... Library

Dr. Raymond A. Zimmermann ..............................................................................................Accounting

Twenty-Five YearsMaria I. Barraza-Rios .........................................................................................Mathematical Sciences

Patricia D. Caro ........................................................................................... Academic Advising Center

Norma O. Chacon ........................................................................... High School Equivalency Program

Reynaldo Chavez ........................................................................................................ University Police

Dr. Melissa Colgin Abeln .............................................................................................................. Music

Javier Contreras ................................................................................................................................ Art

Celinda R. Crews .................................................................................Research & Sponsored Projects

Dr. Sandra M. Deutsch ................................................................................................................History

Frank Garcia ................................................................................................................ University Police

Dr. Leo A. Gemoets ........................................................................ Information and Decision Sciences

Dr. Peter Golding .........................................................................Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Harold C. Hageman ................................................................................................... Facilities Services

Michael A. Hanna ........................................................................................................ University Police

Katherine H. Jensen ................................................................................................................. Athletics

Dr. Steve A. Johnson ......................................................................College of Business Administration

Dr. MoAdam Mahmood .................................................................. Information and Decision Sciences

Allan D. McIntyre ............................................................................................................................... Art

Lorena G. Morales ..............................................................................................................Financial Aid

Hector Muñoz ......................................................................................................... Recreational Sports

Dr. Roberto A. Osegueda ....................................................................Research & Sponsored Projects

Maria Hilda Pena ................................................................................................................Financial Aid

Corrine M. Peschka .............................................................................Developmental English Program

Manuela Ponce ............................................................................................ Student Business Services

Patricia A. Provencio .................................................................................................................... Music

Dr. Edward G. Sewell .........................................................................................Mathematical Sciences

Irma Sifuentes ................................................................................................................ Special Events

Federico Torres ..................................................................................Purchasing and General Services

Nancy W. Vigil .................................................................................................. Economics and Finance

Cynthia Villa .................................................................................................................. Business Affairs

Albert Y. Wong ................................................................................................................................... Art

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Thirty YearsMagdalena Espinoza-Ortega .............................................................Student Government Association

Mona L. Garrido ....................................................................................................................... Athletics

March H. Guevara ........................................................................................General Accounting Office

Kerri D. Harrison ............................................................................................................Communication

Dr. Charles Martin ........................................................................................................................History

Jack Schoessler ........................................................................ Developmental Mathematics Program

Craig D. Thompson .........................................................................................University Career Center

Gordon P. Tremenheere ............................................................................................................... Library

Dr. Deren Yuan ...........................................................Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems

Thirty-Five YearsDr. Trisha D. Ainsa .................................................................................................... Teacher Education

Dr. Nicholas E. Pingitore ........................................................................................ Geological Sciences

Forty YearsDr. Deane Mansfield-Kelley ........................................................................................................ English

Dr. Keith H. Pannell ................................................................................................................Chemistry

Forty-Five YearsDr. Mimi R. Gladstein .................................................................................................................. English

Dr. Hong-Sioe Oey ...................................................................................................... Civil Engineering

Dr. Mary C. Trejo ............................................................................................................Communication

Fifty YearsDr. Tony J. Stafford ..................................................................................................................... English

Fifty-Five YearsDr. John H. Haddox .............................................................................................................. Philosophy

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