UNM President’s Club chair, Bob Bovinette recently announced his successor, Peggie Findlay, to lead the highly-successful annual-giving club.
“I am enthusiastic about the leadership skills that Peggie Findlay, founder of the Bosque School, brings to the President’s Club,” said Bovinette.
Findlay, a radiation oncologist, founded the Bosque School in 1994 in Albuquerque. She also serves on the boards of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and the Albuquerque Youth Symphony.
Additionally, this past August, the President’s Club initiated an advisory committee, which includes nine appointed members: Peggie Findlay, Bob Bovinette, Bob Taichert, Suzanne Barker, Terri Cole, Barbara Ellena, Debbie Johnson, Nestor Romero and Larry Willard.
“This committee has been designed to serve as a liaison between the President’s Club and the community,” said Alexanna Padilla-Johnson, development associate and President’s Club manager. “One of the advisory committee functions is familiarizing the community with the goals and objectives of the President’s Club. They will also act as a sounding board for new undergraduate initiatives.”
President's Club funds allow UNM President Louis Caldera to respond to initiatives that further the vision to enhance academic excellence and undergraduate enrichment at the institution. One such initiative, the Freshman Learning Communities (FLC), is improving undergraduate programs and has led to a dramatic increase in retention and graduation rates. The success of the FLC’s helped it to become a permanent UNM program.
For more information on the President’s Club contact Padilla-Johnson at: (505) 277-9077 or via e-mail at: apjohn@unm.edu.
Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821
Posted by scarr at October 19, 2005 11:41 AM