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May 3, 2002
CONVOCATIONS TO TAKE PLACE ACROSS UNM CAMPUS MAY 10-11
New Mexico state leaders and a Pueblo poet are among this year's University
of New Mexico convocation speakers. The departmental ceremonies will take
place on campus and in the community Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May
11.
On Saturday, Michael J. Davis, state superintendent of public instruction,
will speak to College of Education graduates at noon in Johnson Center.
Ray Powell, state land commissioner, gives the talk for biology graduates
at 11:30 a.m. in Castetter Hall, room 100.
Poet Simon Ortiz of Acoma Pueblo is the Department of English speaker.
He will speak at noon in Woodward Hall, 101.
The UNM Alumni Association will hold an open house for graduating seniors
daily Monday, May 6 through Friday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hodgin
Hall. The group also cosponsors the President's reception and picnic set
for Saturday, May 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. at University House, 1901 Roma
NE.
Individual convocations are listed below. Unless otherwise noted, all
events take place on Saturday, May 11:
· American Studies, 1 p.m., Dane Smith Hall, rm. 125. Speaker:
Craig Newbill, executive dir., New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities.
· Anderson Schools, 2:30 p.m., Johnson Center. Speaker: Jerry
T. Jackson, retired executive vice president of Merck and Co.
· Anthropology, noon, Anthropology Bldg., rm. 163. No speaker.
· Architecture and Planning, Friday, May 10, 6 p.m., Hiland Theatre.
Speaker: David E. Stuart, UNM associate provost for Academic Affairs.
· Biochemistry, 1 p.m., BSMB 203. Speaker: Paul Roth, UNM School
of Medicine dean.
· Communications and Journalism, Friday, May 10, 4:30 p.m., Woodward
Hall 101. Student speakers Mary Meares, graduate, and Steve Aguilar,
undergraduate.
· Chemistry, noon, Clark Hall 101. Speaker: Thomas Niemczyk,
chair.
· Dental Hygiene, 9 a.m. Rodey Theatre. Speaker: Kirstin Peterson,
faculty.
· Earth & Planetary Sciences, noon, Northrop Hall, rm. 122.
Speaker information unavailable.
· Economics, 11:30 a.m., Economics Courtyard. Speaker: James
Jimenez, distinguished alumnus, city administrator for Rio Rancho.
· Engineering, 12:30 p.m., University Arena. Speaker: Andrés
C. Salazar, president, Suntek Industries.
· Fine Arts, 2 p.m., Hiland Theatre. Speaker: Tom Guralnick,
co-owner and performer, Outpost Performance Space.
· Foreign Languages, noon, Ortega Hall, rm. 335. Speaker: Warren
Smith, UNM professor of classics.
· Geography, noon, Park Plaza Condos, Hospitality Suite. Speaker:
Bradley
Cullen, acting chair and graduate advisor.
· History, 11:30 a.m., Mesa Vista Hall, East Courtyard. Speaker:
Michael Stanfield, professor from the University of San Francisco.
· Latin American Studies, Friday, May 10, 3:30 p.m. Speaker:
William Stanley, director of the Latin American and Iberian Institute.
· Law, 1 p.m., School of Law. Speaker: Robert D. Desiderio, dean.
· Linguistics, noon, Humanities building, rm. 120. Speaker: Joan
L. Bybee, chair.
· Mathematics and Statistics, Friday, May 10. Reception at 6
p.m. in Dane Smith atrium followed by ceremony at 7 p.m., Dane Smith,
rm. 125. Speaker: Frank Kelly, professor emeritus.
· Medicine, Friday, May 10, 2 p.m., Kiva auditorium at the Convention
Center, John Mohawk, director of the Indigenous Studies Program, State
University of New York at Buffalo.
· Nursing, 2 p.m., Crown Plaza Pyramid. Speaker: Gina Lori Milford
for RN to BSN graduates, Renee Connor, baccalaureates, and Nancy Lange,
masters.
· Philosophy, 12:30 p.m., Humanities building, rm. 519. Speaker:
John Taber, UNM associate professor.
· Physics and Astronomy, 12:30 p.m., Regener Hall. Speaker: J.
Douglas Beason, deputy associate director for defense threat reduction
at Los Alamos National Laboratory, distinguished alumnus.
· Political Science, Friday, May 10, 6:30 p.m., Kiva Lecture
Hall. Speaker: Jack
Fortner, vice president, UNM Board of Regents.
· Pharmacy, 1:30 p.m., Kiva Auditorium, Convention Center. Speaker:
Kenneth Corazza, owner of the Medicine Chest and distinguished alumnus.
· Psychology, 12:30 p.m., Continuing Education Auditorium. Speaker:
Samuel Roll, UNM professor.
· Public Administration, 2:30 p.m., Johnson Center. Speaker:
David Bowman, graduate student.
· Religious Studies, 12:30 p.m., Hokona-Zuni Hall. No speaker.
· Sociology, 3:30 p.m., Woodward Hall. Student speakers.
· Spanish and Portuguese, noon, Mitchell Hall, rm. 101. Speaker:
Juan Estevan Arellano, escritor de Nuevo Mexico.
· Speech and Hearing Sciences, Friday, May 10, 2 p.m., St. John's
United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall. Speaker: Amy Wohlert, chair,
and student speakers.
· University College, 3 p.m., Smith Plaza, SUB tent area. Speaker:
Larry Lavender, program director for the BUS.
· University Honors, Friday, May 10, 7 p.m., Continuing Education.
Speakers: John Probasco and Blake Standish, graduates.
· Women's Studies, Friday, May 10, 2 p.m. in Ortega Hall, rm.
335. Speaker: Ann Nihlen, UNM associate professor.
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