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People You Know (April to June 2012) Dean T. “Ted” Wilton (Bachelor's in Geology in 1973) was named the Vice President and Chief Geologist for Uranium Resources Inc. on April 2, 2012. He was honored at commencement last year with the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. Uranium Resources Inc. is a development and mining company with resources... Read More People You Know (January to March 2012)  Luis Jaramillo is the Chief Technical Officer with Ireland-based Colombian Mineral Resources. He is a Colombian national and a Geologist from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He earned a master’s in economic geology from New Mexico Tech. He has served as managing director of Ingeominas (National Institute of Geology and... Read More People You Know (October to December 2011) Harlan N. "Dusty" Rhodes (B.S. in Petroleum, 1953) passed away peacefully at home on October 11, 2011, after a life well lived. He was 85, and a well known Denver oil man who was a wonderful father, husband and grandfather, and a mentor, role-model and friend to many. He will... Read More People You Know, July to September 2011 Updates from New Mexico Tech alums. Send your updates to tguengerich@admin.nmt.edu.     Earl Herkenhoff (Mining, Class of 1936) will be inducted into the American Mining Hall of Fame at the Mining Foundation of the Southwest annual Hall of Fame Banquet and Fundraiser in December in Tucson. Herkenhoff, who passed... Read More People You Know, April to June 2011 News and updates from New Mexico Tech graduates: Tech graduate Dr. Anne Ortiz (B.S. in Basic Science, 1993) was hired in April as psychiatrist at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, N.M. Dr. Ortiz most recently was a psychiatrist at Artesia General Hospital, where she worked with acute patients. After... Read More People You Know, January to March 2011 Updates from New Mexico Tech alums. Send your updates to tguengerich@admin.nmt.edu. Donald Strachan (M.S. Geology, '76) joined Deer Horn Metals as an advisor to the company in economic geology and hydrogeology. Strachan earned a bachelor's in geology in 1973 from California State University, Fresno and received his master's from New... Read More People You Know, August to December 2010 Updates from New Mexico Tech alums. Luiza Gutierrez (M.S. in Mineral Engineering, ‘06) and Remke van Dam (Postdoc in E&ES, ‘05) are putting Skype to the test. Luiza works for Golder Associates and recently moved to Australia, for a two-year assignment in the Perth office of the company. She works... Read More People You Know, May to July 2010 Bruce Kennedy (73, BS, mining engr.) recently moved to Tucson, Ariz. He writes, “I am currently working in the consulting industry and am involved in mining activities around the world. The last six months have seen me in Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Panama and Mexico as well as at... Read More People You Know, Jan. 2010 to present Updates may be sent to alumni at admin.nmt.edu Sidney Kirschner (56, BS, metallurgical engr.) has joined the firm Raising the Bar as managing director of its newly launched consulting practice. Kirschner will lead the practice in strategic planning, profitability modeling, pricing and compensation for law and accounting firms. Kirschner is... Read More People You Know, Sept. to Dec. 2009 Sept. 2009 to present Stavros S. Papadopulos (62, MS, hydrology) was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in February 2009. He writes, “ On October 4 and 5, 2009 my wife Annie and I attended the annual meeting of the NAE and participated in the induction of new members... Read More People You Know, 2005 1950s Richard S. Crial (51, BS, mineral engr.) reports that he and his wife have moved to Santa Barbara, Calif., to be near their daughter. He is retired from the United States Navy and from Boeing. R. Bruce Tippen (59, BS, metallurgical engr.) writes, "Last year, I retired as research... Read More People You Know, June through December 2004 1950s Morris T. Worley (58, BS, mining engr.) writes that he has accepted a position as manager of the Manufacturing Sector Development Program at NMSU-Carlsbad. The program administers six industrial technology degree and certificate programs, provide contract workforce training, and manage the area apprenticeship program. 1960s Fritz Wolff (60, BS,... Read More People You Know, Jan. through June 2004 1960s Fritz Wolff (60, BS, mining engr.) writes "The University of Oklahoma Press is going to publish a book I wrote over the past few years titled A Room for the Summer. It's about adventures and misadventures set in the mines of the Coeur d'Alene in the 1950s. It is,... Read More People You Know, Oct. 2003 through Jan. 2004 1960s Cecil Rhodes Wilks, Jr. (68, BS, physics; 73, MS, physics) is retired from U.S. Government Civil Service. Much of his work involved missiles and telemetry systems. In 1988, Cecil was awarded the U.S. Navy Superior Civilian Achievement Award for performance leading to TACTS Contract efficiencies, saving the Navy millions... Read More People You Know, June through Sept. 2003 1930s Lawrence Nagle (38, BS, mining engineering) and his wife Joy dropped into the Alumni Office during a visit to Socorro from their home in Stephenville, Texas. Lawrence is retired from the oil and natural gas industry. He toured campus and reminisced about Prof. John Weir and Pres. Edgar H.... Read More People You Know, March to June 2003 1970s Anita Budding (71, MST) and Anton Budding, professor emeritus of geology, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary by snowshoeing in Rocky Mountain National Park. Brent Anderson (72, BS, mining engr.) writes, "I find myself mining copper in Peru after many years in the US gold business. After living in such... Read More People You Know, Oct. 2002 to Feb. 2003 1960s James Pulaski (61, BS, metallurgical engr.) writes that he is the retired vice president of engineering with Smith Valve Corp. He and his wife Patricia live in Westborough, Mass. James worked as quality and materials engineering consultant just prior to retirement. He taught several ASM MEI courses on NDT... Read More People You Know, April to Oct. 2002 1960s Dr. Mary Ann (Blymn) Seagraves (61, BS, math) is now affiliated with Theresa L. Seagraves & Associates, a management consulting firm specializing in workplace productivity analyses and return-on-investment (ROI) studies for training and development. This Parker, Colo.-based company has submitted a patent application for an innovative method for planning,... Read More People You Know, Nov. 2001 to March 2002 1950s Dr. Alan H. Cheetham (50, BS, geology), now a senior scientist emeritus at the Smithsonian Institution, was honored twice this year for his research in paleontology. At the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Boston in November, he was given the Paleontological Society Medal, the Paleontological... Read More People You Know, June - Nov. 2001 1970s Greg Friberg (75, BS, math; 75, BS, computer science; 83, MS, computer science) writes, "After getting my master's, I got married and moved to Las Cruces, N.M., where I have lived ever since. I worked for several contractors at White Sands, but due to the incompetence of those I... Read More People You Know, March - May 2001 1950s Dr. Rudolph (Rudy) Jacobson (57, BS, metallurgy; 64, MS, metallurgy; 71, Ph.D., geoscience) writes, "I live in Austin, Texas. All my children and grandchildren live 'down the street.' I am vice president of engineering, for a solution mining company in the United States and Malaysia, Solution Mining Sdn. Bhd.,... Read More People You Know, Dec. 2000 - March 2001 Dec. 2000 - March 2001 1950s Dr. Ralph E. Pray (56) served as historical consultant for The History Channel TV program "Gold Mining," broadcast in July 2000. Ralph finished his undergrad work at the University of Alaska while serving as territorial assayer. He earned his doctorate in metallurgical engineering at... Read More People You Know, May to Sept. 2009 News received from May 2009 to Sept. 15, 2009. 1930s F. Newton Parks (39, BS, mining engr.) writes that he retired to Palm Beach 25 or so years ago, after having been, among other things, the European and African managing director of Booz Allen and Hamilton, the prominent management... Read More People You Know News of New Mexico Tech / New Mexico School of Mines alumni for their friends. To send your news to "People You Know," please email tguengerich@admin.nmt.edu. 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