Four University of New Mexico graduate students recently received prestigious School of Public Administration scholarships. Gayleen Laselute and Willie Begay Jr. received the Harold Kious Scholarship. Christopher Bakas and Mizel Garcia received the Donald C. Rider Memorial Scholarship.
“This year’s recipients are not only deserving students, but also distinguished public servants,” said Bruce Perlman, director of the School of Public Administration. “The Rider scholarship winners, Chris Bakas and Mizel Garcia, are Albuquerque police officers who put their lives on the line every day. Willie Begay, one of the Kious winners, is an Assistant Director for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Gayleen Laselute, the other Kious recipient, works with the Zuni Pueblo school district as an administrator. We are proud of them.”
Both scholarships are awarded to students who excel in UNM’s graduate public administration program. Harold Kious, president of Kious & Company Investment Securities, established the Kious Scholarship in 1993 for MPA students concentrating in the field of finance and budgeting.
The New Mexico League Board of Directors established the Rider scholarship in honor of Donald Rider, who served as the first executive director of NMML from 1958 to 1971. In the tradition of Rider’s public service, the scholarship promotes excellence and professionalism in Public Administration in New Mexico.
Contact: Sari Krosinsky, (505) 277-5813
Posted by scarr at August 25, 2005 10:06 AM