ENMU-Ruidoso Foundation Unveils Mescalero Art Project April 21 ENMU-Ruidoso Foundation set to unveil the commissioned Mescalero Fashion Art Project designed and created by Lindsey Renea Shakespeare on Tuesday, April 21, at 5:30 p.m. at ENMU-Ruidoso, 709 Mechem Drive, Ruidoso. Refreshments will be provided by the Ruidoso High School Teepee Lounge and the ENMU-Ruidoso Culinary Arts […]
ENMU-Ruidoso Recognizes Phlebotomy Students at Pinning Ceremony Thirteen Phlebotomy students were recognized in a pinning ceremony at ENMU-Ruidoso on Saturday, March 28. ENMU-Ruidoso President Ryan Trosper welcomed the audience. Career & Technical Education Director Gray Mowery gave opening remarks and introduced the instructors, Suzanna Chavez and Bobbie Owen and Owen pinned the students. Pinning a […]
Students Inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society in Ceremony at ENMU-Ruidoso ENMU-Ruidoso Branch Community College hosted the Beta Sigma Pi Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society induction ceremony Feb. 24. The event began with a welcome and opening remarks by ENMU-Ruidoso Department Chair of Education and PTK Advisor Cleo Mow. […]
ENMU-Ruidoso Foundation Receives $3,000 for Food Resource Room The Community Foundation of Lincoln County presented ENMU-Ruidoso Foundation with a $3,000 check for the College Resource Room. The Resource Room was created in 2024 after the College received a food security grant from the New Mexico Higher Education Department, following a finding that 77% of ENMU-Ruidoso […]
ENMU-Ruidoso inducted six students into the President’s Ambassador Club in a ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 14. The President’s Ambassador Club is a student leadership organization. The criteria to be considered is a 2.5 grade point average (GPA) or higher, be enrolled in at least six credit hours or more, be recommended by a faculty or […]
ENMU-Ruidoso recognized 10 Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) students in a pinning ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 14. ENMU-Ruidoso Career & Technical Education Director Gray Mowery gave opening remarks and recognized the CNA Instructors Dorothy Roberts and Jean Jewell. CNA Facilitator Maria Crump welcomed the students and audience. Roberts gave a blessing and presented students for pinning. […]
ENMU-Ruidoso Recognizes 5 CNA Students at Pinning Ceremony ENMU-Ruidoso Branch Community College recognized five Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) students Saturday, Jan. 10. ENMU-Ruidoso Vice President of Student Success Coda Omness welcomed the audience. Career & Technical Education Director Gray Mowery gave opening remarks and introduced the CNA Instructors, Jean Jewell and Dorothy Roberts. Jewell gave […]
Fall 2025 President’s Honor List ENMU-Ruidoso has released the names of 109 students who qualified for the President’s Honor List for the 2025 fall semester. To qualify for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled full-time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.25 (on a […]
ENMU-Ruidoso released enrollment data on Friday, Dec. 12, showing the fifth consecutive year of enrollment growth. Overall enrollment increased from 766 unduplicated headcount in 2020-21 to 1,216 in 2024-25, representing a 59 percent increase in unique students served. As well as a 14 percent enrollment growth in unduplicated headcount over last year. “Our growth is […]
ENMU-Ruidoso recently welcomed a new employee. Yamilex “Yami” Miramontes of Ruidoso joined the ENMU-Ruidoso team in November as the new information specialist. She has a Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering with minors in chemistry and computational engineering. She is a graduate of Ruidoso High and obtained her degrees from ENMU-Ruidoso, the University of Colorado Boulder, […]
Graduates Include Nine CNA & Four Phlebotomy Students ENMU-Ruidoso Branch Community College recognized nine Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) students and four Phlebotomy students Saturday, Nov. 8. ENMU-Ruidoso President Ryan Trosper welcomed the audience. Career & Technical Education Director Gray Mowery gave opening remarks and introduced the instructors. CNA/Phlebotomy Instructor Jean Jewell gave a blessing and […]
ENMU-Ruidoso Science Students and Faculty Compete in First Atlatl Competition Three Science students Rori Hixon, Crystella Porterfield, and Kristine Neuman, all of Ruidoso and Science Department Chair and Faculty Member Shelly Elfelt competed in their first Atlatl Throwing Competition Saturday, Nov. 1. The 23rd annual Atlatl Competition was held at the Blackwater Draw National Historical […]
L-R: First place winners of the Cornhole Tournament were the New Mexico Baggers Jessie Rodriguez of Hagerman and Johnny Hernandez of Seminole winning $500, pictured with Foundation Director Rochelle Lentschke. L-R: Second place in the tournament was won by the team OG Clark and Little Ace of Alamogordo, Adrian Clark and Jo Clark, winning $300, […]
ENMU-Ruidoso Receives $75,000 AACC Metallica Scholars Grant for Wildland Fire Training ENMU-Ruidoso is proud to announce its selection as one of 15 nationwide recipients to join Year 7 of the prestigious Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI). Supported by a generous $75,000 grant aimed at enhancing the non-credit wildland and structural fire academies and credit-bearing Fire Science […]
First Rodeo Competition Results in Wins for Two ENMU-Ruidoso Team Members! The ENMU-Ruidoso Rodeo Team competed at their first College Rodeo of the season at the Grand Canyon Regional #1 Sept. 19-20 in Duncan, Ariz. Freshman General Studies student, Olyvia Hildman of Nogal tied for sixth/seventh in the Breakaway Roping long go-round with a 2.9 […]
Two ENMU-Ruidoso Freshmen Competed in Oklahoma The ENMU-Ruidoso Men’s Golf team, both freshman Robbie Rodriquez and Anthony “Jace” Hernandez, made their collegiate debut at Southwestern Christian Invitational Sept. 2-3 in Oklahoma City, Okla. The duo teed it up for the first time at their opening college tournament, facing both challenging weather and nerves that often […]
ENMU-Ruidoso’s Coda Omness Awarded New Mexico Adult Educator of the Year ENMU-Ruidoso Branch Community College’s Vice President of Student Learning & Success Coda Omness was recognized by the New Mexico Adult Education Association (NMAEA) recently as the New Mexico Adult Educator of the Year. “Over the past few years, Coda has guided ENMU-Ruidoso’s Adult Education […]
Both Signed NJCAA Letters of Intent to Join ENMU-Ruidoso Athletic Teams Nursing student Caydence Holly Woods signed the NJCAA Letter of Intent to compete on the ENMU-Ruidoso Cross Country Team this fall for Head Coach Micah Bray. Woods is the daughter of Sylvia and Virgil Woods of Roswell. She is a Goddard High School graduate […]
Dr. Felicia Y. Frizzell of Ruidoso recently joined the ENMU-Ruidoso Foundation Board of Directors. The Foundation was established in 2011 and its sole purpose is to raise funds for academic programs and scholarships for the students of ENMU-Ruidoso Branch Community College. Dr. Frizzell is the owner and dentist of Enchantment Family Dentistry in Ruidoso. She […]
These New Registered Nurses are Successfully Employed The three area nursing students who graduated May 2025 recently passed the NCLEX exam, and are now officially, licensed registered nurses (RN) and all are successfully employed. Congratulations and best wishes to: Rebecca Canavan, RN, is currently employed at a out-of-state surgical hospital in Peri-op (perioperative refers to […]