Jeremy Sanchez, Deming High School 2002 graduate, is among the DPAC students working with the Deming project. Although starting his academic career as an Aggie, he was only one semester in when he transferred to UNM. He discovered it wasn’t so much engineering he was interested in, but rather architecture. He earned his undergraduate degree in 2007 and moved immediately into the master’s in architecture program.
This is his first community experience, he said. He’s learned a bit about his hometown.
“It’s interesting to see the way the community has broken into 100 little communities and the ebb and flow in the way the city has grown and shrunk. Agriculture comes into the city in cycles,” he said.
He wants to see the town thrive. “There are towns that have grown comfortably, sustainably. Many Deming residents go away from Deming to go to school, but they come back. They bring back their education and put it to use for the community. They provide hope for Deming’s future,” he said.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
Posted by kwentworth at March 26, 2009 02:08 PM