Cheyenne Hollowhorn, Cramer Award 2006

by Shawna Carter

Cheyenne D. Hollow Horn received the Cramer Award for female engineering student with the highest scholastic achievement at New Mexico Tech’s 2006 Commencement ceremonies. Hollow Horn earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering with highest honors.

Hollow Horn is the daughter of Murlee S. Hollow Horn of Gallup. She is a 2002 graduate of Gallup High School.

According to Dr. Lorrie Liebrock, assistant professor of computer science, “Not only is Cheyenne Hollow Horn an exceptional student, but she is also a member of the Cyber Corporation. Cheyenne has been a Scholarship for Service Recipient for the last two years. This program is funded by the National Science Foundation to train information assurance professionals who in turn make a commitment to federal civil service in Information Assurance. Cheyenne starts her service on May 30 with the Army Corps of Engineers.”

Hollow Horn is also the recipient of the Chief Manuelito Scholarship, the Scholarship for Service Award, the Robert C. Byrd Scholarship, and the Alumni Scholastic Award for the highest grade point average in Electrical Engineering.

While a student at New Mexico Tech, Hollow Horn was an active member of the university’s Golf Club for two years and served as the American Indian Science and Engineering Society’s treasurer for three years.

Hollow Horn has had internships at the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Arlington, Va., the General Electric Healthcare Information Technologies in Milwaukee, Wisc., and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories in Livermore, Calif. She now plans to work for the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Albuquerque.

“I enjoyed my time at New Mexico Tech,” she states. “The small size of the university allowed me to work more closely with my professors. It was a very challenging school but worth the effort.”

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