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November 8, 2001

UNM Foundation Elects New Board Members

The University of New Mexico Foundation has re-elected two board members and elected eight new board members to its Board of Directors. They include: Irene Boone, Los Alamos, and Arlene High, Gallup, who were re-elected. First-term board members include Dorothy Wade Black, Santa Fe; Judith Lavender, Chicago; Anne Jarvis O’Brien, Washington, D.C.; B.G. (Bill) Taylor, Midland, Texas, and Douglas M. Brown, Ernest B. (Bernie) Butterfield, Miguel Rios, Jr. and Leonard R. Sanchez, all from Albuquerque. Board terms are to June 30, 2005.

In addition, serving in an ex-officio capacity for one year is Connie Beimer, president of the UNM Alumni Association Board of Directors. Mary D. Poole is the chair of the UNM Foundation Board and Leslie Elgood, development director for the University, is president of the UNM Foundation Board.

Boone, a pediatrician in private practice in Los Alamos, graduated with distinction from George Washington University Medical School. She has been a volunteer faculty member at the UNM School of Medicine for more than 20 years. She is active in the in the Los Alamos community and was recently named as one of the only 15 women in the publication, “History of Los Alamos.” She is also a member and past president of the Los Alamos Women’s Golf Association.

High, an alumna of UNM, is the chair of the UNM Foundation Development Committee and is a licensed realtor and owner of Professional Travel Services in Gallup. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Gallup Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Economic Development Committee. High is the chairwoman of the Board of Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital.

Black, a resident of Santa Fe, is the director, former vice president and corporate secretary of SBE, Inc. The company has a regional airport in Santa Fe and medi-vac and executive airlines in Dallas and Santa Fe. She also is corporate secretary of Sun Valley Aviation, Inc., Hailey, Idaho, and general manager of the Black Ranch and Cattle Company, Albuquerque. She received a bachelor’s degree from UNM.

A UNM graduate, Lavender is an active community volunteer living in Chicago. She established and is the sole proprietor of Tic Tac Grow-Children’s Enrichment Program, the Tribal Accents-Home Shows for Native American Crafts and Callalily-Clothing Design and Interior Decorating.

O’Brien, a partner in the law firm of Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C., is also a UNM alumna. Her practice includes estate planning, probate, charitable planning and estate and trust administration. O’Brien received her bachelor’s degree from the UNM College of Arts & Sciences; she holds an MBA from George Washington University and graduated magna cum laude from Washington College of Law, American University.

Taylor owns a consulting business in Midland, Texas. He is the former chairman and CEO of Halliburton Services. He received his mechanical engineering degree from UNM and has been honored as one of the School’s Distinguished Alumni in 1981. A member of the University’s Tom L. Popejoy Society, Taylor supports two engineering endowments: the B.G. Taylor Graduate Award in Mechanical Engineering and the B. G. Taylor Laboratory Endowment in Civil Engineering. He is also a member of the UNM School of Engineering Board of Visitors.

Albuquerque resident Brown is president and CEO of Tuition Plan, a not-for-profit consortium of 120 independent colleges and universities across the country. This organization, founded in 1996, allows parents to purchase tuition certificates that lock in current tuition rates at participating schools. The Tuition Plan allows colleges to compete with government-funded tuition plans in 34 states. Brown is chairman of Talbot Financial Services, a division of Talbot Agency. Brown is an alumnus and trustee of Stanford University. He is chair of The President’s Club for UNM.

Butterfield, an Albuquerque resident and UNM alumnus, is president of B & B Inc., a commercial real estate rental firm. He is also the owner and chairman of the board of Butterfield Jewelers. Butterfield Jewelers has been in business for more than 70 years, involving three generations of the Butterfield family. Butterfield serves on the Board of the Better Business Bureau.

Rios is chairman and CEO of Orion International, Albuquerque. He received the Male Minority Entrepreneur of the Year Award in October 2000 from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Small Business Administration. He and his wife co- founded the company in 1985 to provide scientific analysis and technical support staffing to federal agencies. Rios has been a member of the Anderson Schools of Management Board. In addition to New Mexico, Orion International has offices in Massachusetts, Washington, D.C., Virginia and Puerto Rico. His Ph.D. in physics is from the University of Maryland.

Sanchez, a certified public accountant, is a partner in the accounting firm of Neff and Ricci, Albuquerque. He was named Financial Executive of the Year by IMA’s Rocky Mountain Council in May 2000. He served on the National Association of State Boards of Public Accountancy (NASBA) from 1996 to 1998 as the Southwest Regional Director. He currently serves on NASBA’s Examinations Committee. Sanchez also has been president of the Albuquerque Jaycees, the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, and the UNM Lobo Club. He continues to serve on the boards of the UNM Lobo Club and Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, in addition to being a member of the Albuquerque Economic Forum.

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