532 Spring 2015.pdf

Nick Arter ’07 and his wife, Tara
welcomed Charles (Charlie) Kiran
Arter on
February 2,
2015. The
newest Arter
weighed 8.6
pounds and
was 21 inches
long.
In March,
Tasha Serna-
Gallegos ’07
was matched
with her
first choice
residency
program at
the University
of California,
Irvine. Tasha will begin the four-year
obstetrics and gynecology program
in June 2015 and plans to pursue a
gynecologic oncology fellowship
following her residency. Tasha said, “I
chose UC Irvine for many reasons, one
of which is because one of my older
brothers, Derek Serna-Gallegos
’04, is in L.A. working as a third year
general surgery resident at Cedars-
Sinai Medical Center.” The ’07 Prep
grad received a Bachelor of Arts with
a major in Biochemistry and a minor
in Spanish from Occidental College in
2011, followed by medical school at the
University of New Mexico School of
Medicine.
In April, Lauren Weber ’08
successfully defended her master's
portfolio for the University of New
Mexico's (UNM) English – Rhetoric
and Writing program. Lauren received
her bachelor’s degree in English from
UNM in 2013.
Evan
Dixon '09 is
producing
weekend
broadcasts
at the White
House
for NBC
News. Evan
graduated from Texas Tech University
last summer and then moved to
Washington, D.C. to work for
NBC News' Desk Assistant (DA)
program. The 18-month program
gives young journalists a wide variety
of experiences and the opportunity
to learn from some of the very best
in the industry. As part of the Desk
Assistant program, some of the most
promising DA's are selected to serve
as NBC's White House producer on
the weekends. The job entails helping
Kristen Welker prepare for her many
live hits on MSNBC throughout
the day; helping to prepare stories
that might air on Weekend Nightly
News; and, serving as the travel pool
producer if the President leaves the
White House. Photo by: Samantha
Schnurr
’10s
Michael Binkley
’10 received his
Bachelor’s degree
in Bio-Medical
Engineering from
the University of
Arizona on May 17,
2014. He graduated
summa cum laude
from the U of A
Honors College.
Michael will be attending graduate
school at the Washington University
School of Medicine in St. Louis
beginning June 20, 2014 as he pursues
a master’s degree in Bio-Medical
Engineering.
Richard
Abraham ’11
graduated summa
cum laude with
a Bachelor of
Science degree
in Mechanical
Engineering from
the University
of New Mexico
in early May.
Richard, a
member of the Pi Tau Sigma and
Tau Beta Pi honor societies, has
been working for three years as a lab
assistant in a nano-science lab with Dr.
Jeffrey Brinker. In the fall, Richard will
begin his graduate studies at Stanford
University to work on a Master's
Degree in Bioengineering.
Ryley Bennett ’11 recently graduated
from Texas Tech University magna
cum laude with Highest Honors with
a degree in Honors Arts and Letters,
along with minors in Legal Studies and
Spanish. The ’11 Prep grad has been
busy. She studied abroad in Sevilla,
Spain for a semester; was named the
Attorney General for the Student
Government Association this past
year; and will serve as a Congressional
Intern in
Washington
D.C. later this
summer. Ryley
will begin
Texas Tech
University
School of Law
this fall.
In May,
Spenser
Owens ’11
graduated
magna cum
laude with a
Bachelor of
Arts degree in
Philosophy,
with a
concentration
in Pre-Law, and Political Science from
the University of New Mexico. Spenser
spent the last three years working
as a legal assistant for Albuquerque
attorney Eric R. Hall, Esq. The ’11 Prep
grad will begin law school this fall at
Washington University School of Law
in St. Louis, Missouri.
In May,
Caleah
Whitten
’11 received
a Bachelor
of Science
degree in
Biochemistry
from the University of New Mexico.
Caleah, a Phi Kappa Phi member,
graduated summa cum laude after
interning in the materials science lab
at Sandia National Laboratories for
the last two years. She’ll join Emory
University's School of Law this fall.
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