IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11-22-04 CONTACT: PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE

SILVER CITY—The Western New Mexico University School of Education is requesting nominations to the WNMU Education Hall of Fame. The application is available on-line at www.wnmu.edu/academic/schedu/soe/homepage.htm which is the Hall of Fame Page within the School of Education under Academic Departments or may be picked up at the School of Education Office at the Martinez/Fall Building. The deadline for nominations is February 4, 2005.

WNMU has a long tradition of preparing quality educators in New Mexico. Due to this strong teaching tradition, the Education Hall of Fame was initiated in 1985 by Tom Holland in recognition of his sister, Cora Miller Holland, who graduated from the

New Mexico Normal School in 1899.

The purpose of the Education Hall of Fame is to recognize and honor exemplary classroom teachers and to serve as a depository of record for the accomplishments of those selected.

To qualify for the Hall of Fame, a candidate must be a graduate of WNMU or its predecessor institutions, must have a dominant interest in classroom teaching, and must have dedicated a major portion of their professional career to classroom teaching at the primary, secondary, or higher education levels.

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Selectees are noted for their talent to impart knowledge in the classroom, inspire a willingness to learn, instill confidence in students, and demonstrate respect for learning and students.

Currently, the WNMU Education Hall of Fame with its portraits and plaques adorn the hallways at the School of Education in the Felix Martinez/Allen Bacon Fall Building.

Alumni selected for induction into the WNMU Education Hall of Fame are recognized during the Spring graduation commencement exercises.

For more information, contact Rosemary Grijalva-Arzate, at 538-6416 or grijalvar@wnmu.edu.

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