Sanchez Graduates from UNM with 4.0 GPA and Rank of 2nd Lieutenant

The University of New Mexico NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Carolyn Gonzales 277-5920 cgonzal@unm.edu Dec. 15, 2008 Sanchez Graduates from UNM with 4.0 GPA and Rank of 2nd Lieutenant About 1,550 University of New Mexico students will graduate on Friday, Dec. 19. Before the graduates gather at the Pit for the 6 p.m. ceremony, however, the ROTC programs host a commissioning ceremony for their graduates. Among those graduating from the Army ROTC program is Luis Cadet Luis Sanchez, who, will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Infantry, Friday, Dec. 19 at 9:30 a.m. in UNM Continuing Education. He will attend training at Ft. Benning and then be assigned to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. He is graduating with a degree in Criminology with a 4.0 GPA. He finished 15th in the nation on the Army ROTC national order of merit. He is an exceptional athlete as well. He graduated from West Mesa High School and is an ABQ native. “He served as a soldier in the NM Army National Guard throughout college. He accomplished all of this even with the adversity of his father’s death early in his college career,” said Lt Erik Sevigny. After graduation, Sanchez will continue to work for Army ROTC for a few months. For more information, contact Erik Sevigny, Lieutenant Colonel, US Army, Professor of Military Science, University of New Mexico, Office: (505) 277-2274, rsevigny@unm.edu. Cadet Luis Sanchez, a participant in the Rio Grande Rivalry Football Run, hands off the ball to his commanding officer Lt. Col. Eric Sevigny ###

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