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Media Contact: Sari Krosinsky, (505) 277-1593, michal@unm.edu

April 26, 2007

Peer Mentoring for Graduates of Color to Present Faculty of Color Awards

Peer Mentoring for Graduates of Color will present the first UNM Faculty of Color Awards at a reception on Wednesday, May 2, 5-7 p.m. at the UNM Faculty Club, 1923 Las Lomas NE. The awards recognize the outstanding work of faculty of color in mentoring, research, service and teaching.

The reception will honor faculty of color that have made a significant difference in the lives of graduate and professional students at UNM. Faculty of color are nominated by graduate and professional students and reviewed by a committee of graduate/professional students and staff. The nominees are listed below. Awardees will receive a UNM bookstore gift certificate and plaque.

The awards are intended as a way for graduate students of color to help retain faculty of color by recognizing their contributions to the campus and New Mexico community and support of students, faculty and staff.

Founded in 2002, PMGC is a student-based organization that works to build community among historically underrepresented groups in graduate school, to increase retention of students of color through academic, social, cultural and emotional support, and to build a more diverse population within UNM graduate and professional programs. For more information visit http://www.unm.edu/~gradpeer.

The awards are also sponsored by the Black Graduate and Professional Student Association, Raza Graduate Student Association, Society for Native American Graduate Students and other graduate students of color organizations. RSVP to gradpeer@unm.edu or 277-7397.

UNM 2006-2007 Faculty of Color Awards Nominees

Charles Becknell, Africana Studies
Rebecca Blum-Martinez, LLSS
Kirsten Pai Buick, Art and Art History
Gregory Cajete, LLSS/Native American Studies
Finnie Coleman, English and Africana Studies
Teresa Cordova, Community and Regional Planning
Patricia Covarubias, Communications & Journalism
Larry Emerson, Native American Studies
Miguel Gandert, Communications & Journalism
Manuel Garcia y Griego
Phillip Gonzales, Sociology
Ray Hernandez-Duran, Art and Art History
David Hilliard, Research Service Learning Program/Africana Studies
Claudia Isaac, Community and Regional Planning
Ted Jojola, Community and Regional Planning
Miguel Lopez, Spanish/Portuguese
Nancy Lopez, Sociology
Glenobah Martinez, LLSS
Margaret Montoya, Law
Mario Rivera, Public Administration
Ilia Rodriguez, Communications & Journalism
Gabriel Sanchez, Political Science
Richard Santos, Economics
Mary Anne Santos Newhall, Theatre and Dance
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, Law
Christine Sims, LLSS
Beverly Singer, Anthropology/Native American Studies
Ruth Trinidad Galvan, LLSS
Nelson Valdez, Sociology
Maggie Werner-Washburne, Biology
Maria Williams, Music/Native American Studies

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