Cloer is the former assistant superintendent of the Bloomfield School District and retired director of the New Mexico Highlands University center at San Juan College.
Her late husband Harold was one of the founders of the West Hammond Domestic Water Cooperative Association District.
Her new booklet Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink covers the history of the organization.
FARMINGTON The act of poring over 50-year-old minutes from meetings of a fledgling domestic water cooperative might not seem like the most exciting way to spend your time.
But to Carol Cloer, it was riveting reading. Water is more valuable than gold now, she said, describing the reality of life in the Southwest. And it s just going to be more and more and more valuable.
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.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....LAS VEGAS, N.M. – The New Mexico Highlands University Media Arts and Technology Department recently received an award from the Smithsonian’s Cooper Hewitt museum for an interactive web app that will generate 3-D butterflies for mobile phones or computers.
This page is part of an award-winning app developed at New Mexico Highlands University that will generate 3-D butterflies for mobile phones and computers. ( Courtesy of NMHU)
The 3-D web app model created by a team of Highlands media arts faculty is called ButtARfly because it uses augmented reality. Only seven projects in the U.S. were honored in the Activating Smithsonian Open Access Challenge.
Panhandle State Fastest Growing University In the Region for 4th Year In A Row Panhandle State Communications on 05/03/2021
Panhandle State proudly announces that it is the fastest growing university in the region for the fourth year in a row. After regional universities’ enrollment report comparisons, Panhandle State’s enrollment out ranked Northwestern Oklahoma State University, West Texas A&M University, Eastern New Mexico University, and New Mexico Highlands University.
University President, Dr. Tim Faltyn commented, “Being the fastest growing university for the fourth year in a row is a huge accomplishment for not only our students, faculty, and staff, but also our region. It amazes me that with few resources, we do great things.”
Sherri Burr
Sherri Burr is the recipient of New Mexico Press Women’s 2021 Communicator of Achievement Award. The award recognizes members who have distinguished themselves within and beyond their profession. Recipients are living members in good standing for at least two years in New Mexico Press Women and the National Federation of Press Women. Burr was elected president of NMPW in 2018. She has been a law professor for more than 30 years, worked as a columnist for The Albuquerque Tribune and is the author of multiple books.
“Shook: An Earthquake, a Legendary Mountain Guide, and Everest’s Deadliest Day,” by New Mexico author Jennifer Hull.