Molly - Dona Ana Branch Community College

Theresa
Sershen
(No photo
used, at her
request.)
STRIKE ...
Expert left-handed
bowler Glenn
Schwaiger shows off
his perfect form at the
recent Activities and
Events Committee
Bowling Night.
Once again, Bobby
Brito was the top
scorer.
Prizes also were
awarded in other
categories.
Theresa Sershen began working for Facilities Support at the central campus as a records technician II
on December 10, 2006.
She enjoys her position, she says. “The best part of my job are the people I work with on a daily basis
— they are always friendly and helpful!” she said.
Sershen has lived in, and traveled to, a number of states and countries. “So I’m not really from any one
place,” she said. “Home is wherever my husband and I happen to be residing at that moment.”
Their biggest pride and joy are their daughters, both of whom are NMSU graduates. “As a matter of
fact, the three of us graduated from NMSU together,” Sershen said. “The girls have moved on and left
the dog, who has truly become the ‘baby’ of the family, behind with us — No empty-nest syndrome
here.”
“Sandbars in the river were the hardest part,” both rafters proclaimed.
DACC duo rafts the Rio
. Peggy Spiegel and Rebecca Maldonado were brave enough
to ride one of the 138 entries in the recent race down the Rio
Grande. All crafts were homemade.
“We finished the three-mile race in two hours, and were in the
top third of entrants, although they did not place us,” Spiegel
said.
Their raft was called the “Catfish Canoe.” “Although it wasn’t a
canoe, it was a catchy name,” Spiegel said. Pictures of catfish
adorned the craft.
“Our raft was made of two small pallets, 14 cat-litter buckets,
two 10-foot, 4-inch PVC pipes as the outriggers, and various
pieces of wood where needed,” she said. Oars were made of
PVC pipe and plexiglass.
“We had only one injury — Becky skinned her upper thigh, but will survive,” Spiegel said. “Our raft did wonderfully and
never even offered to take on water, even when a kayak actually came up on one of our outriggers. We bumped into a few
people because the current carried us so quickly. Steering was interesting, but by end of the race we had mastered that.
Although we didn’t win any prizes, we had so much fun that we would do it again in a second. We were very excited that
we accomplished our goal of finishing the race. Special thanks to Paul (Noah) Spiegel and Mike Parin for their help.”
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