O’Dell honored as Student of Month

Lance O’Dell is honored on April 13 as the Roswell Rotary Club Student of the Month by club President Bianca Cheney.

Johnston speaks to Rotarians

Dr. James Johnston, president of Eastern New Mexico University, speaks
at the April 13 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

ENMU president to address Rotary

Dr. James Johnston, president of Eastern New Mexico University, will speak at the April 13 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

Johnston is the 12th president of ENMU and the third chancellor of the ENMU System.

He arrived at ENMU with more than 20 years of administrative experience, having served in numerous leadership roles at other institutions throughout his career.

Johnston has succeeded in leading enrollment growth, innovative programming, curricular offerings, and fundraising through traditional and creative partnerships.

He is a first-generation college graduate. Johnston began his education at South Plains College, receiving his Associate Degree in Radiologic Sciences in 1986. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Sciences and his Master of Science in Radiologic Sciences from Midwestern State University. Johnston earned his Ph.D. in Health Studies from Texas Woman's University in 2006.

Johnston is originally from Slaton, Texas, and his wife Stephanie is from Las Cruces.

Ackerman discusses oil, gas

Doug Ackerman, president and CEO of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, speaks at the April 6 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

NMOGA president to speak

Doug Ackerman, president and CEO of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, will be guest speaker at the April 6 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

Ackerman

He works with elected officials, community leaders, industry experts, and the general public to advocate oil and natural gas policies.

The oil and natural gas industry supports more than 134,000 jobs and $27 billion in annual economic activity in New Mexico.

Ackerman brings more than 25 years of strategic marketing and leadership in food, retail, and agriculture companies.

Prior to joining NMOGA, he was executive vice president of global marketing for EcoGEM, a mineral company that dealt with regenerative agriculture, food, pharmaceuticals, and plastics.

Ackerman also served as CEO of the Dairy Alliance and executive director of the Florida Department of Citrus. He also spent eight years with Publix Super Markets.

He is a decorated combat veteran and a retired U.S. Army Infantry officer with 23 years of service, including two Global War on Terror tours.

Raising smiles and funds

Rotarian Peg Crim of Alamogordo (left) joins Roswell Rotarians Bianca Cheney and Carolyn Mitchell at the Ruidoso Rotary Bingo fund-raiser.

Rotary Mile cleanup a success

Eight Roswell Rotary Club members showed up on April 1 for the highway cleanup on U.S. 285 north of Roswell. Members who participated in the cleanup were Willis Sharmer, Jim Young, Betty Young, Marc Reischman, J.P. Cheney, Bianca Cheney, Steve Henderson, and Gordon Patton, cleanup committee chair.