Celebrating 65 Years
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
![ENMU-Roswell-65th-Anniversary-Logo-300x282 ENMU-R 65th Anniversary Logo](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ENMU-Roswell-65th-Anniversary-Logo-300x282-1.png)
Joined by friends, family, and ENMU-R Alumni, we celebrated 65 years of academic excellence Tuesday evening by exploring our institution’s more than half-century of history. Campus faculty and staff volunteered their time to designing a themed station for each of the decades that ENMU-R has been proudly serving our community; beginning in the late 1950’s through to the present day.
At the end of the night, votes were cast for the best decade represented. While all of our tables were cleverly decorated with bits of nostalgia and vintage tech sourced from around the campus, only one winner could be named. Congratulations to Dusty Baker and Tad Scott for their totally rad booth and equally gnarly vintage garb from the 1980’s.
![D8E_3447 65th Anniversary 1980's booth winners](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/D8E_3447-scaled.jpg)
Dr. Shawn Powell, Campus President, and Eric Mann, EMS Program Director, say a few words to guests gathered in the ITC Commons before introducing the event’s speakers.
![Dr. Shawn Powell Dr. Powell, ENMU-R campus President introduces the panel members at the 65th Anniversary Celebration](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EVT_7004-240x300.jpg)
![Eric Mann Eric Mann, EMS Program Director, speaks to the audience at the ENMU-R 65th Anniversary Celebration](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EVT_6919-cropped-240x300.jpg)
Our gratitude to the the ACES Ambassadors who helped at the front entrance registering our guests and to the speaker, Nick Terry, for their thoughts on how we can improve our visibility to attract future students.
![FP7A7828-Enhanced-NR ENMU-R ACES Ambassadors](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FP7A7828-Enhanced-NR-scaled.jpg)
![D8E_3433 ENMU-R 65th Anniversary Celebration, ITC Commons](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/D8E_3433-scaled.jpg)
![D8E_3432 ENMU-R 65th Anniversary Celebration, ITC Commons](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/D8E_3432-scaled.jpg)
![Nick Terry ENMU-R ACES Ambassador Nick Terry](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EVT_6984-scaled.jpg)
We were joined by a panel of speakers who entertained us with stories of their time at ENMU-R, sharing their memories, what they have learned along the way, and reflecting on the past.
Hugh Chowen
![Hugh Chowen Hugh Chowen, speaker at the ENMU-R 65th Anniversary Celebration](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EVT_6958-300x300.jpg)
Dusty Lewis
![Dusty Lewis Dusty Lewis, a speaker at the ENMU-R 65th Anniversary Celebration](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EVT_6970-300x300.jpg)
Loyd Hughes
![Loyd Hughes Loyd Hughes, speaker at the ENMU-R 65th Anniversary Celebration](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EVT_6936-300x300.jpg)
Barta Howse
![Barta Howse Barta Howse, speaker at the ENMU-R 65th Anniversary Celebration](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EVT_6943-300x300.jpg)
Jose Chavez
![Jose Chavez Jose Chaves, speaker at the ENMU-R 65th Anniversary Celebration](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EVT_6942-300x300.jpg)
Nick Terry
![Nick Terry Nick Terry, speaker at the ENMU-R 65th Anniversary Celebration](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EVT_6975-cropped-300x300.jpg)
What makes the ENMU-R campus so special are it’s people and they really showed up in so many colorful ways to make our 65th Anniversary a memorable experience.
![Angie Bersane, Dara Sanders-Aceves, and Ruth D'Arezzo Angie Bersane, Dara Sanders-Aceves, Ruth D'Arezzo posing in front of their booth that is themed for the 1970's](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FP7A7675-Enhanced-NR-300x300.jpg)
![Edna_Yokum-cropped Edna Yokum poses with the unwritten chapter... the future decades at ENMU-R](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Edna_Yokum-cropped-300x300.jpg)
![Pam Collins Pam Collins poses next to the 2010's decade themed booth](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FP7A7729-Enhanced-NR-300x300.jpg)
![Chris Bullard Chris Bullard in full 1970's style](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FP7A7698-Enhanced-NR-300x300.jpg)
![Frank Gonzalez Frank Gonzalez, Directory of the PEC](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Frank_Gonzalez_-_Staff_-_Director_of_PEC-300x300.jpg)
![Donna_Oracion_-_Retiree-cropped Donna Oracion, retired ENMU-R staff member](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Donna_Oracion_-_Retiree-cropped-scaled.jpg)
![Craig Collins Craig Collins posing in the ITC Commons during the ENMU-R 65th Anniversary Celebration](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Craig_Collins_-_Staff_-_Foundation_Coordinator-cropped-300x300.jpg)
![Danny Herrera Danny Herrera, ENMU-R retiree posing with the 65th Anniversary plaque](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Danny_Herrera_-_Retiree-cropped-300x300.jpg)
![Edna Yokum, Tyrah Esquibel, Kaitlyn Olguin Edna Yokum, Tyrah Esquibel, and Kaitlyn Olguin pose at the ENMU-R 65th Anniversary Celebration](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Edna_Yokum_-_Tyrah_Esquibel_-_Kaitlyn_Olguin-300x300.jpg)
![](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/D8E_3508-300x300.jpg)
![Hilda Pacheco-Peeples Hilda Pacheco-Peeples, ENMU-R retiree](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Hilda_Pacheco-Peeples_-_Retiree-cropped-300x300.jpg)
![](https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/D8E_3517-300x300.jpg)