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March 2008
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1. Civil Engineering Professor recognized as conservationist
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2. Engineering staff honored in former dean’s name
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3. NMSU to open one-of-a-kind test center for unmanned aircraft
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4. NMSU researchers help cities develop solar power
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5. Eta Kappa Nu chapter receives Outstanding Chapter Award two years in a row
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6. CEMRC director co-authors book
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7. In Memoriam: Joe T. Budenholzer
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8. NMSU alum establishes mechanical engineering professorship
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9. Recent gifts to the College of Engineering
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A. Salim Bawazir, assistant professor of civil engineering, has been recognized as the ‘Outstanding Conservationist for 2007’ from the Sierra Soil and Water Conservation District of New Mexico. The award was presented at a meeting in Elephant Butte on December 11, 2007. Eugene Atkins from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Merry Jo Fahl of SSWCD presented the award.
Two NMSU College of Engineering employees have been honored for excellence in their service to the university. Jarma D. Holguin, administrative secretary for the Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Center (M-TEC), received the Bromilow Staff Excellence Award. Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Paul M. Furth received the Bromilow Excellence in Teaching Award. The awards were presented at a ceremony held Friday, Feb. 22.
New Mexico State University will become a national hub of research and development work on unmanned aircraft systems, thanks to an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration that takes advantage of the unique airspace in southern New Mexico as well as NMSU’s expertise in unmanned aircraft system research. 
New Mexico State University’s Institute for Energy and the Environment (IEE) in the College of Engineering has joined with industry, universities, and state and local governments around the country in a strategic partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE) in The Solar America Initiative. IEE researchers Andrew Rosenthal, John Wiles, and Robert Foster have been working to help the DOE meet its goal of making solar technologies cost-competitive with traditional forms of energy by 2015.
James Conca, director of the Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center, has co-authored a book, “The GeoPolitics of Energy: Achieving a Just and Sustainable Energy Distribution by 2040.” 
Robert G. Myers recently established a department head professorship in mechanical engineering with a gift of $250,000.