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November 13, 2002 UNM INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENTS TO BE RECOGNIZED The University of New Mexico will recognize five individuals for outstanding
contributions to its international programs at the UNM
International Festival Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. at Johnson Gym
on the UNM campus. The recipients of the 2002 International Excellence Awards include: Deborah
Boehm, graduate student in the Department of Anthropology; Guillermina
Engelbrecht, director of UNM’s Latin American Programs in Education
and regents’ professor; Carolyn Gonzales, senior public affairs representative;
Ruth Hashimoto, volunteer for the Alliance for Transportation Research
Institute at UNM; and Arthur Kaufman, M.D., chair of Family and Community
Medicine. The awards are given annually to UNM faculty, staff and students who
have made exceptional contributions in international scholarship, research
and education in support of international students and study abroad programs,
or in promoting international goodwill. The UNM Office of International
Programs and Studies and the International Excellence Award Committee
sponsor the awards. Boehm will receive the student International Excellence Award. Prior
to coming to UNM, Boehm was a volunteer in Ecuador with the Harvard Institute
for International Development’s WorldTech program. She received her
master’s degree in Latin American Studies at UNM and in 1997 began
her doctoral studies in ethnology at UNM. Throughout her graduate coursework,
she has participated in numerous study abroad programs and conducted various
research projects with an international emphasis. She has studied in Mexico
and Venezuela. Boehm is also an instructor in the Women Studies Program
and Anthropology Department. Engelbrecht will receive the faculty International Excellence Award from
main campus. As director of the College of Education’s Latin American
Programs in Education, she arranges symposia and international professional
development programs that bring participants from around the world to
UNM. She consults with foreign governments on educational issues. As a
professor, she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in early childhood
education. She serves as graduate advisor for Early Childhood Education
with an emphasis on the master’s in elementary education program.
Engelbrecht received her Ph.D. and master’s degree from Arizona State
University. Kaufman will receive the faculty International Excellence Award from
north campus. For more than 20 years, he has worked to implement his vision
of improving the health of underserved populations. As one of the founding
leaders of the primary care curriculum for the UNM School of Medicine,
he has worked to train future doctors and health care workers in rural
and community settings. He was instrumental in disseminating curriculum
worldwide from Argentina to Zimbabwe. He is the director of the World
Health Organization Collaborating Center at UNM and is an active member
of numerous organizations. He received his bachelor’s degree at the
University of Chicago and his M.D. at State University of New York, Downstate
Medical Center. Gonzales will receive the staff International Excellence Award. For the
past two years she has traveled to Berlin to help direct Germany Today
for Young Journalists from the USA. The two-week program introduces participants
to German media, government, and political and cultural leaders. Gonzales
was active in planning and promoting the recent VIII Coloquio Internacional
de El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, which attracted more than 170 participants
to UNM. As envisioned in the UNM Strategic Plan, she increases UNM’s
international presence by writing for publications in the U.S. and abroad.
She received her bachelor’s degree in English at UNM. She is working
on a master’s degree in Comparative Literature/Cultural Studies. Hashimoto will receive the volunteer International Excellence Award. She was nominated for her lifetime contributions as an international humanitarian, peace activist and volunteer. She has devoted her life to being a conduit and mediating influence that increases understanding and bring peace between peoples of different cultures. She has lived in Albuquerque for the last 50 years and started the New Mexico Chapter of the United Nations Association as well as initiating the City of Albuquerque’s involvement in the Sister Cities International Program. UNM celebrates International Education
Week, Nov. 18-22, with a symposium and international festival. The
International Festival is set for Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Johnson Center's
auxiliary gym and features food and entertainment. The symposium focuses
on United States foreign policy since ###
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