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Award Recipients
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Congratulations to Our 2012 Award Honorees . . . David Allen Hovda, Zimmerman Award; Michael J. Glennon, Rodey Award; Marty Wilson, Fergusson Award; and Kathleen Washburn, Faculty Teaching Award.
Join us for our 2012 Awards Dinner at Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town located at 800 Rio Grande Blvd. NW. 6:00 pm, no host cocktails; 6:30 pm dinner. Please contact alumni@unm.edu, 505/277-5808, 800/258-6866 for more details or to reserve your seat.
2011 Alumni Association Award Winners
- UNM Alumni Association President Steve Chreist, left, and UNM President David J. Schmidly, second to left, honored the award winners (left to right, after President Schmidly): Henry Crumpton, Zimmerman Award; Mary Dolmski, Faculty Teaching Award; John W. Brown, Erna S. Fergusson Award; and Nelson P. Valdés, Bernard S. Rodey Award.
2012 Award Winners:
- Faculty Teaching Award: Kathleen Washburn
- Erna S. Fergusson Award: Marty Wilson
- Bernard S. Rodey Award: Michael J. Glennon
- James F. Zimmerman Award: David Allen Hovda
2011 Award Winners:
- Citizenship Award: Keon Ahghar, Tullivan Begay, Laura Eberhardt, Joshua Gallegos, Cara Valente-Compton, Hanah Wood
- Faculty Teaching Award: Mary Domski
- Erna S. Fergusson Award: John Brown
- Higher Education Distinguished Leader Award: Rep. Rick Miera
- Legislative Service Award: Sen. John Arthur Smith, Rep. Rick Miera
- Lobo Award: Lillian Montoya-Rael
- OUTSTANDING TRAILBLAZER OF THE YEAR Award: Emily Tenenbaum
- Bernard S. Rodey Award: Nelson Valdes
- Zia Award: Larry Abraham, Stephen Ciepiela, Michael Currier, Nedra Matteucci, Dennis Peña, Elba Lydia Saavedra
- James F. Zimmerman Award: Henry Crumpton
Previous Recipients:
2010 Award Winners
- Citizenship Award: Anna Vestling, Travis Maestas, Wyndsor Yazzie, Alexandra Roark, Ivan Miller, David Medrano
- Faculty Teaching Award: Anita Obermeier
- Erna S. Fergusson Award: Joe Diaz
- Higher Education Distinguished Leader Award: Rep. Bryan Egolf, Rep. Jimmie Hall
- Legislative Service Award: Sen. Pete Campos, Rep. Rick Miera, Rep. Danice Picraux, Rep. Jeannette Wallace
- Lobo Award: Randy Boeglin
- OUTSTANDING TRAILBLAZER OF THE YEAR Award: Shayla Armstrong, Florencio Olguin, Jr.
- Bernard S. Rodey Award: Alan Morgan
- Zia Award: Kara Bobroff, Sue Daulton, Jerry Dominguez, Ed Mazria, Brad Smith, Amy Wohlert
- James F. Zimmerman Award: John Echohawk
2009 Award Winners
- Aluminaria Award: Elaine Foreman, John Jay Heck III, Betty Lane, Donna Navarrete, Frank Sedillo, Glojean Todacheene, Stacy Washington
- Faculty Teaching Award: Susan B. Tiano
- Erna S. Fergusson Award: George Friberg
- Higher Education Distinguished Leader Award:
- Lobo Award: Debbie Morris
- Bernard S. Rodey Award: Orcilia Zuniga-Forbes
- Zia Award: Herman Agoyo, Gene Baca, Gary King, Carolyn Ramos, Brian Sanderoff, Kathie Winograd
- James F. Zimmerman Award: Gustavus Simmons
2008 Award Winners
- Aluminaria Award: Gilbert Arizaga, Erin Armstrong, Tashina Banks Moore, Prudence Beckh, David Blunier, Kara Bobroff, Bueno Foods, Helen Cortez, Zona Cottrill, Gail Doherty, Diana Duncan, Larry Emerson, Michael Emerson, Miguel Encinias, Brenda Frink, Shelly Fritz, Freda Harris, Heather Howard, Jerry Kammer, Ulrike Kerstges, Glenn Lockhart, Marjorie McCament, Jodi Miller, Ryan Mirabal, Jacob Montano, Jennifer Montano, Lorna Montoya, Midge Nichelason, Claire Pestak, Bobby Reyes, Ned Ross, Michael Samuel, Michelle Stratton, Linda Tippeconnie, Diana and George Trujeque, Joe Vivian
- Faculty Teaching Award: Bradley Ellingboe
- Erna S. Fergusson Award: Warren Heffron
- Higher Education Distinguished Leader Award: Rep. Ben Lujan
- Legislative Service Award: Sen. Joe Carraro, Sen. Mary Jane Garcia, Sen. Shannon Robinson, Sen. John Arthur Smith
- Lobo Award: Anne J. Brown
- Bernard S. Rodey Award: Henrietta Mann
- Zia Award: Jimmy Santiago Baca, Teresa Balcomb and James Tryon, Joe Garcia, Terry Huertaz, Patrick Hurley, Carol Radosevich
- James F. Zimmerman Award: Diane Denish
2007 Award Winners
- Faculty Teaching Award: Leslie Donovan
- Erna S. Fergusson Award: James Hinton
- Higher Education Distinguished Leader Award: Sen. Sue Wilson Beffort, Sen. Shannon Robinson
- Legislative Service Award: Rep. Luciano "Lucky" Varela, Rep. Daniel Silva
- Lobo Award: Viola Florez
- Bernard S. Rodey Award: Warren Baker
- Zia Award: Monica Armenta, Sandra Begay-Campbell, Brian Burnett, Leonard DeLayo, Chuck Wellborn
- James F. Zimmerman Award: Judith Rogala
2006 Award Winners
- Faculty Teaching Award: Miguel Gandert
- Erna S. Fergusson Award: John Salazar
- Higher Education Distinguished Leader Award: Rep. Kiki Saavedra
- Legislative Service Award: Sen. Ben Altamirano, Sen. Manny Aragon, Rep. Max Coll, Sen. Joseph Fidel, Sen. Stuart Ingle, Sen. Timothy Jennings, Rep. Ben Lujan, Rep. Fred Luna, Rep. James Roger Madalena, Sen. Roman Maes, Sen. Cisco McSorley, Sen. John Pinto, Sen. Leonard Lee Rawson, Rep. Henry "Kiki" Saavedra, Rep. Nick Salazar, Rep. Edward Sandoval, Rep. Joe Stell
- Lobo Award: Jane Blumenfeld
- Bernard S. Rodey Award: David Stuart
- Zia Award: Jane Shuler Gray, Dick Knipfing, Janice Lucero, Tommy Roberts, Marty Wilson
- James F. Zimmerman Award: Eric Pillmore
