What: Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner
When: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 (Media availability ends at 7 p.m.)
Where: Don Haskins Center
The 2015 recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award will be recognized at the Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, hosted by the Office of Alumni Relations in the Don Haskins Center.
This year’s Distinguished Alumni are: Blanca Estela Enriquez, Office of Head Start Director; Gaspar Enriquez, artist; and Renard U. Johnson, CEO of Management and Engineering Technologies International, Inc.
Every year, The University of Texas at El Paso and the UTEP Alumni Association honor a group of men and women whose achievements stand out as monuments to dedication, integrity and hard work.
“This year’s Distinguished Alumni are living examples of how preparation at UTEP coupled with hard work and perseverance can result in significant professional contributions,” said Richard Daniel, Ph.D., associate vice president for university advancement and special projects, and executive director for alumni relations.
The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest recognition bestowed upon alumni of the University.
Additional events:
A re-dedication of Mining Heritage Park will take place on the north side of campus, which is bounded by Old Main and Vowell Hall. President Natalicio will speak at the event scheduled for 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2.
The Student Engagement and Leadership Center will host a Float-Making Party at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 in the University Towers parking lot of Oregon Street. This event is a part of the Registered Student Organizations’ (RSO’s) RSOlympics. The tradition pits registered student organizations on campus against each other in a weeks’ worth of different activities related to UTEP’s Homecoming.
The floats will be on display during the Homecoming Parade at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. The parade will run from Oregon Street to Glory Road and will include the UTEP marching band and cheerleaders, athlete appearances and creative floats. The Homecoming Pep Rally will immediately follow the Homecoming Parade at 2 p.m. at Kidd Field.
The UTEP men’s football team will play The University of Texas at San Antonio at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 in the Sun Bowl. The game against UTSA is a part of the team’s five-game home schedule. During halftime the top teams in the RSOlympics will be escorted onto the field and a champion will be announced.
A full schedule of homecoming events and festivities can be found at homecoming.utep.edu.