2008 Gold Nugget Award

The Gold Nugget Award recognizes exceptional graduates from each of the university’s colleges and schools who have distinguished themselves in their profession and life, given back to their communities and alma mater, and serve as inspiration for future generations of Miners. The honorees will be recognized during the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner, Friday, October 10, 2008. Please click here for more information.

The University of Texas at El Paso and the UTEP Alumni Association are proud to announce the 2008 recipients of the Gold Nugget Award.

College of Business Administration
	Betty M. MacGuire BBA, 1948 Owner/operator, MacGuire Ranches Marfa, Texas
	Kenneth T. Murphy BBA, 1960 Senior Chairman of the Board, First Financial Bankshares, Inc. Abilene, Texas
College of Education
	Marilyn Moore Cromeans BA, 1958 Retired teacher El Paso, Texas
	Be Stoney BS, 1985, M.Ed., 1987 Associate Professor, Department of Secondary Education, Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas
College of Engineering
	Harsha E. Joesoef BSCE, 1980; MSCE, 1982 Chief Executive Officer, RPX Group Companies Jakarta, Indonesia
	Juan Eduardo Vargas Ortega BSEE, 1973 Senior Program Manager, University Relations, Google Columbia, South Carolina
College of Health Sciences
	Hector L. Franco BS, 1971 Dermatologist, El Paso Phototherapy Center El Paso, Texas
College of Liberal Arts
	John W. Rolph BA, 1978 Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Social Security Administration Charleston, West Virginia.
College of Science
	Cori Gorman BS, 1974 Co-founder/President, DNA Bridges Inc. San Francisco, California
	Eileen G. Gorman BS, 1973 Co-founder/CEO, DNA Bridges Inc. Santa Fe, New Mexico
School of Nursing
	Sandy Endlich Arias BSN, 1981 Registered nurse/school nurse Irving, Texas
	Louann Hoover Feuille BSN, 1974 Registered nurse/retired school nurse, El Paso Independent School District El Paso, Texas