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| Contact: | Michael Padilla, 277-1816 |
March 20, 2001
UNM PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS FROM FARMINGTON
AREA ANNOUNCED
The University of New Mexico Presidential Scholarship Program (PSP) will honor
current recipients and sponsors at its 25th anniversary dinner Wednesday, April
11, 6:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Old Town, Alvarado Ballroom in Albuquerque.
Presidential Scholarships are offered exclusively to New Mexico's outstanding
high school graduates. The scholarships are awarded on academic merit and leadership
skills and renewable for up to four years, these scholarship go above and beyond
the cost of tuition - paying for textbooks and other fees. In its twenty-fourth
year of educating New Mexico's finest students, the PSP has offered tuition-free
education through more than 2,250 scholarships, made possible by nearly $8 million
in private support.
Approximately 125 entering freshmen, representing a wealth of ethnic backgrounds
from all across the state, receive the scholarships each year. There are about
450 scholars on campus this year, approximately ten times the numbers of similar
scholarships offered by other universities.
The program was established in 1976, based on idea proposed by then-Dean of Admissions Robert M. Weaver, who found that many top-notch students were going out of state to school. A strong merit scholarship program, he thought, would keep them in New Mexico. Weaver took his idea to then-UNM president William E. "Bud" Davis, who offered his support for the program. Robert G. Lalicker, who was Director of Development, took on the task of raising money to pay for the scholarships. Between a kick-off dinner with the state's business leaders and other solicitations, he raised the private funding needed to start the program, $60,000, in a mere 30 days.
The following are recipients of the Presidential Scholarship Program from Aztec High School:
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Name
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Scholarship Name
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Major
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| Danyett T Chavez | Dr. Mark Rainosek | Biology |
| Heidi J Hawkinson | Bank of America | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
| Jeffrey A Seymour | Bank of America | General Management |
The following are recipients of the Presidential Scholarship Program from Bloomfield High School:
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Name
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Scholarship Name
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Major
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| Allan W Armenta | Bridgers and Paxton Consulting Engineers Inc | Computer Science |
| Rachel L Armenta | Dorothy D Douglas Memorial | Nursing |
| Kendra D Barrett | Mrs. Hope Durrie | Undecided |
| Tandy m Freel | Sid Tanen Memorial | Pre Medicine |
| Paul K Gomez | Mike Minoru Masukawa | Undecided |
| Mario F Pereyra | UNM Alumni Association | Biology |
The following are recipients of the Presidential Scholarship Program from Farmington High School:
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Name
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Scholarship Name
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Major
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| Kelly A Ashman | Dr. and Mrs. Robert Burns |
Undecided |
| Shauna C Graves | Macaluso Oil Company | Pre Law |
| Jamie L Horton | First National Bank of Farmington | Undecided |
| Krista L Jones | Mr. and Mrs. John C. Marshall | Psychology |
| Jayma M Lopez | Dorothy D Douglas Memorial | Criminology |
The following are recipients of the Presidential Scholarship Program from Kirtland High School:
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Name
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Scholarship Name
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Major
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| Andrew J Byers | Patsyjane H. O'Malley |
Mathematics |
| Carrie E Hawkins | Mr. and Mrs. John C. Marshall | Nursing |
| Ryan S Sanders | Western Bank of Albuquerque | Entrepreneurial Studies |
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