UNM-Taos General Education Diploma (GED) graduate Geneva Vigil recently won the New Mexico GED Student of the Year award by the New Mexico Adult Education Association. She received the award in Santa Fe at a banquet that honored her, her family, UNM-Taos staff, and more than 200 people in the Adult Basic Education field in New Mexico.
Photo: Geneva Vigil, left, was presented with the New Mexico GED Student of the Year award.
Judy Hofer, director, Adult Basic Education at UNM-Taos, said, “Geneva is currently enrolled at UNM-Taos; where, despite personal challenges, she persists in her education to serve as a role model to her three children. Geneva often speaks at UNM-Taos orientation sessions for new students to inspire them. And inspiring she is.”
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at November 13, 2008 11:53 AM