Miner Magic in Education
Dr. Diana Natalicio became UTEP’s first woman president in 1988.
Many community leaders acknowledge that it is hard to imagine UTEP without Natalicio, as her leadership spans three decades. Recognized as one of Fortune magazine’s Top 50 World Leaders in 2017 and included on the 2016 TIME 100 list of most influential people in the world, she is the longest-serving president of a U.S. major public research university with two “bold” goals she is proud to have achieved. One goal was ensuring that UTEP’s student demographics reflected the surrounding Paso del Norte region, and the other was ensuring that the degrees students earn hold high value in the marketplace, graduate school or wherever they decide to go next, Natalicio says. “I love what I do,” Natalicio says of helping to transform students’–and their families’–lives. As Natalicio steps down this summer, she hopes to leave a legacy in which students leave UTEP empowered to achieve their dreams. “I often say, ‘Believe in your dreams,’” she says of her message to students. “‘Believe in your dreams and believe in UTEP’s high expectations.’” |
Miner Magic in Space
After earning his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at UTEP, Danny Olivas went on to earn a master’s and a doctorate in the same subjects from the University of Houston and Rice University, respectively. He was a senior research engineer and a program manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California, prior to being tapped for the astronaut program.
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The University of Texas at El Paso officials announced recently that former NASA astronaut and UTEP graduate Danny Olivas will be the director of the new Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance Research (CASSMAR) at the university. The center will focus on risk-reduction research to make commercial human spaceflight safer. El Paso Times
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The University of Texas at El Paso officials announced recently that former NASA astronaut and UTEP graduate Danny Olivas will be the director of the new Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance Research (CASSMAR) at the university. The center will focus on risk-reduction research to make commercial human spaceflight safer. El Paso Times
Miner Magic in the NBA
Tim Hardaway was the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year at the University of Texas-El Paso as a senior in 1989. He passed Nate Archibald that season to become UTEP's all-time leading scorer with 1,586 points. Hardaway won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the nation's best college player under 6 feet (5-foot-11 as a senior) and was drafted in the first round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. NBA.com
Miner Magic in Sugar Land
Luster Goodwin
Position: Shooting Guard
Height: 6’ 1”
Weight: 180
College Team: UTEP Miners
Uniform Number: 10
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Selected by the Golden State Warriors in the
fourth round (71st pick overall) of 1985 NBA Draft.
Mr. Goodwin now works his magic as an Assistant Principal at Sugar Land Middle School.
Position: Shooting Guard
Height: 6’ 1”
Weight: 180
College Team: UTEP Miners
Uniform Number: 10
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Selected by the Golden State Warriors in the
fourth round (71st pick overall) of 1985 NBA Draft.
Mr. Goodwin now works his magic as an Assistant Principal at Sugar Land Middle School.