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Western

New Mexico

University

Fall 2015

Commencement Convocation Friday, the Eleventh of December

2:30 pm at the Fine Arts Center Theatre

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Colonel Alfred J. Perez COL Alfred J. Perez was commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the New Mexico Army National Guard in May 1989 as an officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAGC). COL Perez graduated from the 120th Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course in December 1989. He has also completed the Judge Advocate Officer Advanced Course and the Command and General Staff Officer Course. He has served as a Staff Judge Advocate for the 111th ADA BDE, the 111the MEB and the 93rd BDE. He currently serves as the Deputy State Judge Advocate, Joint Forces Headquarters, Santa Fe, NM. COL Perez deployed from January 2008 through January 2009, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to Joint Task Force Guantanamo where he was assigned as Chief of Legal Assistance and served as Liaison to the Office of Military Commissions. A career civilian prosecutor, COL Perez is currently an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of New Mexico, where he is assigned as a section supervisor. He has worked for the U.S. Attorney’s Office since November of 1995, during which time he has prosecuted cases involving violations of federal narcotics, immigration, firearm, and child exploitation laws. COL Perez is licensed to practice before the State Courts of New Mexico, the U.S. District Court of New Mexico, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. From January 1993 to November of 1995, COL Perez worked for the State of New Mexico as Chief Deputy District Attorney for the Sixth Judicial District. From May 1984 through December 1992, he worked as an Assistant District Attorney and Chief Deputy District Attorney with the Third Judicial District. From June 1981 to May 1984 he worked for the State of New Mexico as an Assistant Public Defender in Bernalillo County. COL Perez graduated from Western New Mexico University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration concentrating in Marketing and Management, and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law. He is a Silver High School graduate and was raised in Silver City.

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Gregory George

Master Speaker

Gregory George is earning a Master Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Criminal Justice and

Psychology. George is from Bloomington, Indiana and attended Western New Mexico University completely online.

For the past 35 years, George has worked in the probation, prison and substance abuse fields. He decided to pursue his

master degree after a 33-year absence, having earned a bachelor degree in criminal justice and sociology in 1981. George

describes his experience as a student at WNMU as a pivotal point in his life. His courses opened up his mind to helping

those in need with positive alternatives to what he experienced during his career. George plans to retire in 2016 and

become a community activist.

Jordan Summers

Baccalaureate Speaker

Jordan Summers is earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. Summers is from Wickenburg,

Arizona. While at WNMU, Summers was involved in several leadership roles including serving as a resident assistant

with campus housing. During the summer of 2014, Summers designed and taught two classes for area youth. She is a

board member of the Learning Center for Dyslexia and Academic Success where she facilitates the group's social media

efforts and helps address issues related to learning disabilities. In May 2015, Summers was inducted into the WNMU

Student Hall of Fame. She plans to become a teacher while also entering graduate school to earn a master's degree in

either reading or educational leadership.

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Western New Mexico University Board of Regents

Ms. Janice Baca Argabright, President San Antonio, New Mexico

Mr. Jerry Walz, Vice-President Cedar Crest, New Mexico

Ms. Gabrielle S. (Gabby) Begay

Student Regent/Secretary/Treasurer Arenas Valley, New Mexico

Dr. Carl Foster, Member Albuquerque, New Mexico

Dr. Dan Salzwedel, Member Sandia Park, New Mexico

Western New Mexico University

Administration Executive Officers

Joseph D. Shepard, Ph.D. President

W. Jack Crocker, Ph.D. Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs

Brenda Findley, Ph.D. Vice President for Business Affairs

Mr. Isaac Brundage Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management

Magdaleno Manzanarez, Ph.D. Vice President for External Affairs

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Faculty Marshal Dr. Linda Baldwin, Professor

Order of Exercises

Processional Pomp and Circumstance by Sir Edward Elgar

Convocation Dr. Linda Baldwin, Professor

Faculty Marshal

Invocation Pastor Joseph Gros

Calvary Chapel of Silver City

Color Guard Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 358

Pledge of Allegiance

National Anthem Bryant Chaffino

Welcome & Introduction of Guests Dr. Joseph D. Shepard

Commencement Address Colonel Alfred J. Perez

ASWNMU President Lawrence R. Garcia

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Response from Graduates Mr. Gregory George, Master Speaker

Ms. Jordan Summers, Baccalaureate Speaker

Presentation of Candidates Mr. Joseph Heidrick

Conferral of Degrees Dr. Joseph D. Shepard

Alumni Association Induction Ms. Amanda Moffett

Director of Alumni Affairs

Benediction Pastor Joseph Gros

Calvary Chapel of Silver City

Closing Dr. Linda Baldwin, Professor

Recessional Fanfare and Recessional

James Ployhar

To respect the graduates the audience is to remain seated

throughout the recessional.

Note: Picture takers; please do not block the path of the graduates to or from the stage.

Complimentary pictures of the graduates will be taken while receiving diploma

Thank You.

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Master Degree Candidates

Janelle Anderson

Interdisciplinary Studies

San Jose, CA

Daniel Baggett

Interdisciplinary Studies

Jacksonville, FL

Annie McKenna Brothers

Interdisciplinary Studies

Santa Fe, NM

Brinda Chande

Interdisciplinary Studies

Wesley Chapel, FL

Bonita Marie Chavez

Interdisciplinary Studies

Mayer, AZ

Robert L. Codie III

Interdisciplinary Studies

Cape Coral, FL

Corban Micah Davis

Interdisciplinary Studies

Farmington, NM

Jessica Renee Enriquez

Interdisciplinary Studies

Tyrone, NM

Andrew Gauger

Interdisciplinary Studies

Lehi, UT

Gregory R. George

Interdisciplinary Studies

Bloomington, IN

Stacy Hammond

Interdisciplinary Studies

Ellensburg, WA

Alexander Martin Hoekstra

Interdisciplinary Studies

Liberty Township, OH

Michael-dharma Irwin

Interdisciplinary Studies

Alexandria, VA

Kimberly D. Kraaier

Interdisciplinary Studies

Campo, CO

Noemi Martinez

Interdisciplinary Studies

Weslaco, TX

Cameron James Mower

Interdisciplinary Studies

Tyrone, NM

Justine M. Muñoz

Interdisciplinary Studies

Silver City, NM

Patrice Adele Mutchnick

Interdisciplinary Studies

Silver City, NM

Johnny C. Pacheco

Interdisciplinary Studies

Deming, NM

Yvonne Jasso-Perales

Interdisciplinary Studies

Deming, NM

Angela Elizabeth Phillips

Interdisciplinary Studies

Rapid City, SD

Alisa Rhoads Shook

Interdisciplinary Studies

Las Vegas, NV

Roberto Alexander Robles

Interdisciplinary Studies

Ontario, CA

Angela Joan Sisson

Interdisciplinary Studies

Indianapolis, IN

JoLyn Lanae Tolley

Interdisciplinary Studies

Hachita, NM

Adrienne Joy Tremain

Interdisciplinary Studies

Portland, OR

Daniel Webster Turner, III

Interdisciplinary Studies

Apopka, FL

Jolene Jones-Yazzie

Counseling

Lupton, AZ

Patricia Dawn Youngs

Interdisciplinary Studies

Otsego, MI

Master of Arts in Teaching

Joel Anthony Gorton

Reading Education

Spokane, WA

Wrenetta Greene

Reading Education

Socorro, NM

Melissa Hernandez

Reading Education

Silver City, NM

Dahlia M. Perez

Elementary Education

Deming, NM

Sarah Cabrera

Elementary Education

Deming, NM

Audrey L. Tovar

Reading Education

Bayard, NM

Laurie Ware

Reading Education

Magdalena, NM

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Lindy Kelley Williamson

Secondary Education

Cliff, NM

Master of Business

Administration

Ramona L. Crum

Business Administration

Silver City, NM

Michael Kennedy Humphries

Business Administration

Estero, FL

Allen Kinney

Business Administration

Marana, AZ

Zachary Alexander Pankratz

Business Administration

Los Lunas, NM

Terron Sumpter Jr.

Business Administration

Bonsall, CA

Master of Occupational

Therapy

James E. Highsmith

Occupational Therapy

Austell, GA

Master of Social Work

Marina Cisneros

Social Work

Las Cruces, NM

Koral Colón Cintrón

Social Work

Silver City, NM

Martin Anthony Cook

Social Work

Silver City, NM

Laine Elizabeth Durin

Social Work

Wilmington, NC

Heather D. Ensign

Social Work

Window Rock, AZ

Erika Paige Grussendorf

Social Work

Texico, NM

William Edward Heidenreich

Social Work

Las Cruces, NM

Eli Brent Johnson

Social Work

Window Rock, AZ

Bethany M. Knight

Social Work

Worcester, MA

Mariah Noemi McDonald

Social Work

Silver City, NM

Sandtina Myers Meléndrez

Social Work

Tyrone, NM

Peggy Lynn Miller

Social Work

Gallup, NM

Blanca Ramos-Gaona

Social Work

Deming, NM

Jerah E. Sherman

Social Work

Silver City, NM

Jennifer Lindsay Short

Social Work

Cave Creek, AZ

Corinne Marie Smorra

Social Work

Troy, MT

Itzel Elena Soltero

Social Work

El Paso, TX

Stephanie Wilton

Social Work

Santa Fe, NM

Christina Wolford

Social Work

Silver City, NM

Graduate Certificate

Candidates

Elsie Gonzales Andazola

Special Education

Silver City, NM

Danielle Brianne Aguirre

Leadership Healthcare Systems

Silver City, NM

Lindy Kelley Williamson

Teaching Online

Cliff, NM

Baccalaureate Degree

Candidates

Daniel Ray Acevedo

BAS Criminal Justice

Tucson, AZ

Mario J. Alvarez

BS Kinesiology

El Paso, TX

Venus A. Aragon

BS Psychology

Silver City, NM

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Anthony Alexander Avina

BAS Criminal Justice

Gardena, CA

Steven L. Beckett *

BAS Criminal Justice

Rio Rancho, NM

Colette Beers *

BS Psychology

Silver City, NM

Caleb Bellah

BAS Criminal Justice

Carlsbad, NM

Melissa Benvegno

BAS Criminal Justice

Albuquerque, NM

Willie Nathaniel Bobbitt

BAS Criminal Justice

Downey, CA

Mone't Borla *

BS Early Childhood Education

El Paso, TX

Eldrick Bright BIS Interdisciplinary

Orange City, FL

Jade Brown

BSW Social Work

Silver City, NM

Eldredge Calhoun

BS Kinesiology

El Paso, TX

Luzelena Carbajal

BSW Social Work

Silver City, NM

Maria Carrazco *

BSW Social Work

Deming, NM

Maria A. Carrillo

BAS Criminal Justice

Silver City, NM

David Torres Chavez

BA Rehabilitation Services

T or C, NM

Esther Chico-Gutierrez

BSN Nursing

Silver City, NM

Christine M. Chifalo

BA Rehabilitation Services

Pueblo, CO

Bre A. Compton-Boyden

BS Elementary Education

Silver City, NM

Lisa L. Coppedge *

BA Rehabilitation Services

Rio Rancho, NM

Claire Herman-Preble

BAS Criminal Justice

Albuquerque, NM

Whitney L. Daniels

BS Early Childhood Education

Lemitar, NM

Candace P. Davidson *

BSN Nursing

Silver City, NM

Johnthan Delcoure

BAS Criminal Justice

Bonsall, CA

Stevi Dominguez

BSN Nursing

Hurley, NM

Stephanie Jean Douthit

BBA Accounting

Queen Creek, AZ

John Durham *

BIS Interdisciplinary

Bayard, NM

Georgette Escobar *

BS Psychology

Tucson, AZ

Shikyi Fenlon *

BSN Nursing

Mimbres, NM

Sharla R. Frazier

BAS Criminal Justice

Wichita, KS

Catherine Fritsche

BAS General Business

Silver City, NM

Juan Pablo Fuentes Petersen

BS Psychology

Guadalajara Jalisco, MX

Kathleen Gallegos

BS Chemistry

Mimbres, NM

Lawrence Roybal Garcia *

BBA Business Management

Mimbres, NM

Jessica J. Gauthier *

BA Environmental Sustainability

Billings, MT

Mitchell Glasmann

BBA Business Management &

Marketing

Temecula, CA

Brandon F. Gonzales *

BA Rehabilitation Services

Milan, NM

Michelle Grayless

BSW Social Work

Silver City, NM

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Lindsay Griffin *

BBA Marketing

Silver City, NM

Matthew T. Gruszka

BS Mathematics

Silver City, NM

Robert Brian Gundlah *

BIS Interdisciplinary

Williamsburg, NM

Joy Christian Harrell

BSN Nursing

Deming, NM

Victoria Harrington

BAS General Business

T or C, NM

Jade Mariah Harrison

BS Psychology

Tucson, AZ

Maria J. Herrera

BAS Criminal Justice

Tucson, AZ

Stephanie Higgins *

BS Elementary Education

Escondido, CA

Maria G. Hollopeter *

BSN Nursing

Sierra Vista, AZ

Tyler Randall Jackson

BAS Criminal Justice

Poway, CA

Darian R. Jarrott

BAS Criminal Justice

Lordsburg, NM

Andrew Thomas Joy *

BS Psychology

Leonardtown, MD

Eugenia Higdon-King

BSW Social Work

Fort Wingate, NM

Jonathan Michael King

BAS General Business

Arenas Valley, NM

Michael Henry Kircher

BAS General Business

Wickenburg, AZ

Christina Manley

BS Elementary Education

Albuquerque, NM

Jessica Larson *

BAS Criminal Justice

Albuquerque, NM

Justin Lewis

BS Chemistry

Tyrone, NM

Jamie M. Lindemann

BAS Criminal Justice

Muleshoe, TX

Francelia Lopez Corral *

BSW Social Work

Deming, NM

Estere Perrault Lucero

BAS General Business

Silver City, NM

Marshall Adam Mimbs

BIS Interdisciplinary

Hanover, NM

Ashley Kimberly Mitchell

BIS Interdisciplinary

Fort Defiance, AZ

David C. Montez

BAS Career & Technical

Education

Safford, AZ

Christopher Lee Mullen BIS Interdisciplinary

Deming, NM

Miguel A. Narvaez Jr.

BS Psychology

Silver City, NM

James Arthur Nelson

BIS Interdisciplinary

Los Angeles, CA

Noel Ocampo

BSW Social Work

Phoenix, AZ

Glenn Alberto Ochoa

BS Sociology

Panorama, CA

Victoria Agbonma Odocha

BSN Nursing

Silver City, NM

Jacqueline Nicole Olivas

BIS Interdisciplinary

Silver City, NM

Riley Ann Olsen *

BS Elementary Education

Gila, NM

William James Padilla *

BS Zoology

Las Cruces, NM

Ana Gabriela Palacios

BSW Social Work

Deming, NM

Leighton Pogia

BSW Social Work

Waianae, HI

Gabriela Aida Quintero *

BSN Nursing

Austin, TX

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Gabriela C. Reyes

BA Rehabilitation Services

Deming, NM

Alyssa Ashley Rivera *

BS Early Childhood Education

Williamsburg, NM

Christopher M. Rivera

BS Medical Technology

Silver City, NM

Maria Sanchez-Greene

BAS Criminal Justice

Lordsburg, NM

Sheena N. Sandoval

BSW Social Work

Gallup, NM

Cheryl Melinda Sedlacek *

BSN Nursing

Los Alamos, NM

Brendan M. Shannon

BAS Criminal Justice

Silver City, NM

Ninoska G. Slater

BS Elementary Education

Miami, FL

Arriel J. Smith *

BSN Nursing

Oakhurst, CA

Nathan Elliott Smith

BAS Criminal Justice

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Anne Elizabeth Spicer *

BSN Nursing

Seaford, DE

Kourtney Ann Stailey

BS Psychology

Deming, NM

Christopher Stephen

Starcevich *

BAS Criminal Justice

Rio Rancho, NM

Sophia J. Stone *

BIS Interdisciplinary

Las Cruces, NM

Ladera R. Storer

BAS Criminal Justice

Gallup, NM

Josiah A. Sublasky

BBA Marketing

Bayard, NM

Jordan J.K. Summers *

BS Elementary Education

Silver City, NM

Gaylene M. Tool *

BIS Interdisciplinary

Albuquerque, NM

Olivia Ann Valerio

BA Rehabilitation Services

APO, AP

Sabrina Raquel Villalba

BAS Criminal Justice

Silver City, NM

William Sherman Whiting *

BSN Nursing

Somerville, TX

Amelia Wilcox

BS Early Childhood Education

T or C, NM

Nicholas Lee Wood

BAS General Business

Tyrone, NM

Jaclyn Wyrembelski *

BS Medical Technology

Warren, MI

Hufan Yang *

BAS General Business

Ningbo, China

*Baccalaureate Degree Candidates who have a

cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above

and are designated for honors

Associate Degree Candidates

Rebecca Acosta

AA Liberal Studies

Hurley, NM

Lisa M. Alvarado

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant & AA Liberal Studies

Deming, NM

Jennifer Aragon AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Silver City, NM

Martina Baca

AA Early Childhood Education &

Family Support

Deming, NM

Amanda K. Bailey

AA Liberal Studies

Williamsburg, NM

Ariana Barreras

AA Liberal Studies

T or C, NM

Stephanie Ann Bos

AA Liberal Studies

Tucson, AZ

Kassandra Ysette Carbajal

AS Business Administration

Deming, NM

Benjamin Jerome Cardoza

AS Business Administration

Silver City, NM

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Emilia Carrasco

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Las Cruces, NM

Christine Amber Carrillo

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

El Paso, TX

Brandy R. Chavez

AS Business Administration

Hurley, NM

Joseph Chavez

AAS New Media

Santa Clara, NM

Victoria O. Chavez

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Bayard, NM

Megan Susan Crady

AA Liberal Studies

Deming, NM

Shalada Cristal Creecy

AA Liberal Studies

Los Lunas, NM

George Demings

AS Business Administration

Bayard, NM

Jason Lee Dunlap

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Silver City, NM

Kimber LiAnn Dunn

AA Liberal Studies

Cliff, NM

Dana Espino

AS Business Administration

Deming, NM

Janet Espino

AS Business Administration

Deming, NM

Hope Estepp

AS Business Administration

Las Cruces, NM

Amaris Fay

AA Liberal Studies

Los Lunas, NM

Cassandra Fierro

AA Early Childhood Education &

Family Support

Silver City, NM

Anna Flores

AS Business Administration

Silver City, NM

Ivan A. Franco

AS Business Administration

Deming, NM

Veronica G. Franco

AS Business Administration

Deming, NM

Brittany Alexis Franzoy

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Hatch, NM

Aimee Gilmore

AA Early Childhood Education &

Family Support

Deming, NM

Diego R. Gonzalez

AS Business Administration

Silver City, NM

Clarisse J. Grijalva

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Silver City, NM

Anthony Guilfoyle

AA Liberal Studies

Deming, NM

Kassandra Guzman

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Douglas, AZ

Ginger G. Guralí

AA Liberal Studies

T or C, NM

Heather Danelle Hamilton

AA Liberal Studies

Las Cruces, NM

Michael Hernandez

AS e-Commerce & System

Administration

Bayard, NM

Michael Holguin

AAS Electrical Technology

Lordsburg, NM

Jacquez, Jeanette

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Lordsburg, NM

Theodora James

AA Liberal Studies

Gallup, NM

Bryant Jamison

AAS Welding Technology

Silver City, NM

Tricia Jump

AA Liberal Studies

Elephant Butte, NM

Christine M. Chifalo

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

El Paso, TX

Kelly Ann Kesich

AS Business Administration

Silver City, NM

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Yendi Yadnet Lerma

AA Early Childhood Education &

Family Support

Deming, NM

Eugene Lewis

AS Criminal Justice

Deming, NM

Stephen Lindsey

AAS Electrical Technology

Silver City, NM

Francelia Lopez Corral

AA Liberal Studies

Deming, NM

Corina Marrufo

AA Liberal Studies

Deming, NM

Davi L. Martin

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Silver City, NM

Amanda Martinez

AA Early Childhood Education &

Family Support

Bayard, NM

Megan Joy McCauley

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Las Cruces, NM

Dylan J. Meek

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Tyrone, NM

Elanie R. Montaño

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Douglas, AZ

Gabriel J.Muñoz

AA Liberal Studies

Deming, NM

Maria Luisa Neri-Orate

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Deming, NM

Alicia Yesenia Nevarez

AS Business Administration

Deming, NM

Joshua Andrew Peña

AS Criminal Justice

Deming, NM

Luis Porras

AAS Electrical Technology

Silver City, NM

Maria L. Protextor

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Las Cruces, NM

Katherine Rose Ramos

AA Liberal Studies

Hurley, NM

Jennifer Rider

AA Liberal Studies

Silver City, NM

Bianca Inez Rivera

AS Early Childhood Education &

Family Support

Silver City, NM

Tanya J. Ruiz

AA Liberal Studies

Deming, NM

Emily Celina Salgado

AA Early Childhood Education &

Family Support

Tucson, AZ

Ciclaly Sandoval

AS Criminal Justice

Deming, NM

Eugene A. Sierra

AS Criminal Justice

Columbus, NM

Gerrian Slater

AAS Welding Technology

Winston-Salem, NC

Ila L. Thompson

AA Liberal Studies

T or C, NM

Sadee N. Toms

AA Liberal Studies

Silver City, NM

Monique D. Trevino

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Las Cruces, NM

Angel Dove Troup

AA Liberal Studies

T or C, NM

George Trujillo

AAS Welding Technology

Silver City, NM

Dillon Tempel Trumbo

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Hurley, NM

Nicole Lauren Trumbo

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Hurley, NM

Alejandra Villagrana

AS Business Administration

Deming, NM

Anastacia C Villegas

AA Early Childhood Education &

Family Support

Deming, NM

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Alisha L. Walz

AA Liberal Studies

Albuquerque, NM

Amelia Wilcox

AA Early Childhood Education &

Family Support

T or C, NM

Brandon Williams

AS Business Administration

Lakewood, CA

Patti A. Ziehl

AS Occupational Therapy

Assistant

Las Cruces, NM

Undergraduate Certificate

Candidates

Michael Holguin

Electrical Technology

Lordsburg, NM

Stephen Lindsey

Electrical Technology

Silver City, NM

Laura Mullen

Electrical Technology

Silver City, NM

Luis Porras Electrical Technology

Silver City, NM

Joseph Rodriguez

Electrical Technology

Bayard, NM

Jory Torres

Electrical Technology

Silver City, NM

Fast-Track Certificate

Candidates

Matthew Blancett

Welding Technology

Silver City, NM

Joel Castillo

Welding Technology

Silver City, NM

Jacob Clark

Electrical Technology

Silver City, NM

Rachel Hardee

Welding Technology

Globe, AZ

Michael Holguin

Electrical Technology

Lordsburg, NM

Stephen Lindsey

Electrical Technology

Silver City, NM

Dominic Martinez

Welding Technology

Belen, NM

Laura Mullen

Electrical Technology

Silver City, NM

Gabriel Pedraza

Welding Technology

Bayard, NM

Luis Porras

Electrical Technology

Silver City, NM

Johnny Rodriguez

Welding Technology

San Lorenzo, NM

Joseph Rodriguez

Electrical Technology

Bayard, NM

Lane Salabiye

Welding Technology

Rock Point, AZ

Gerrian Slater

Welding Technology

Winston-Salem, NC

Jory Torres

Electrical Technology

Silver City, NM

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Honors Medallion

Baccalaureate students who are graduating with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher are awarded a bronze medallion noting their academic achievement.

The medallion worn by honors graduates during the commencement acknowledges the student’s and the university’s commitment to academic excellence.

Honor

Societies & Clubs

Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice) Phi Alpha (Social Work)

Royal Blue Letters on Gold Stole Blue and Gold Cords

Officers ~ Royal Blue and Gold Cords

Pi Gamma Mu (Social Sciences)

Associated Students of Western New Mexico University Gold Letters on Royal Blue Stole

Silver Cords

Psi Chi (Psychology)

Cardinal Key National Honor Society Blue and Gold Cords

Red Letters on White Stole

Active Members ~ Gold Cord Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish)

Officers ~ Red Cord Red and Gold Cords

Masters Students ~ White Cord

Sigma Tau Delta (English Majors)

Delta Mu Delta (Business Administration) Honor Cords for Full Membership

Purple and Gold Cords

Society for Education in Politics (SEP)

El Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) Pink and Black Cords

Red, White and Green Cords

Upsilon Pi Epsilon (Computing and Information)

Kappa Delta Pi (Education Honor Society) All members ~ Maroon/White

Green and Purple Cords

VICA (Vocational Industrial Club of America)

Mathematics and Computer Science Club Associate ~ White Letters on Red Sash

Club Members ~ Black and Silver Bachelor ~ White Letters on Red Sash with Gold Tassel

Club Officers ~ Black/Silver/Gold

WNMU Student Hall of Fame Inductee

Millennium III Honors Program Purple Cord

Gold Letters on Purple Stole

Academic

Regalia

Academic Regalia date back to the medieval universities of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Scholars were members of religious orders, then guilds.

The university was a guild of Masters of Arts, where the Bachelor was an apprentice to the Master. The first known statute governing academic dress

appeared in 1321 at the University of Coimbra (Italy); in the United States the practice goes back to 1754 when King George II transplanted many

regulations from Oxford and Cambridge to the newly chartered King’s College (now Columbia University).

The principal features of the academic regalia are the cap, gown and hood. The bachelor’s gown is distinguished by long pointed sleeves and is worn

closed, while the master’s gown, which may be worn open or closed, has a long closed sleeve from which the forearm emerges through the slit near the

elbow. The doctor’s gown is faced with broad velvet panels and has full round sleeves, which bear three velvet bars. The square cap originated at Oxford

in the sixteenth century and is the same for all degrees, with the tassel in black or in the color of the field of study; doctors are privileged to wear gold

tassels.

Originally the hood was a tippet, a shoulder covering worn by medieval friars, which, during the fourteenth century, came to be used to cover the head.

When caps were adopted in the fifteenth century, hoods became ornamental and were draped over the shoulders and down the back. Today, the length of

the hood and the width of the velvet border that edges it vary with the degree, while the color of the border represents the field of learning. Examples are:

Apricot .................................................................................... Nursing

Blue (light) .............................................................................. Education Blue (dark) .............................................................................. Philosophy

Brown ...................................................................................... Fine Arts

Drab......................................................................................... Business Commerce Grey (silver) ............................................................................ Oratory

Green (sage) ............................................................................ Physical Education

Pink ......................................................................................... Music Purple ...................................................................................... Law

Scarlet ..................................................................................... Theology

White ....................................................................................... Arts, Letters, Humanities Yellow (gold) .......................................................................... Science

Red .......................................................................................... Communication

Yellow ..................................................................................... Social Work Orange……………………………………………………......Engineering