ENMU Alumni Association Annual Award Winners | Alumni

Outstanding Alumnus Award, Cindy Schlenker-Davies

Cindy Schlenker Davies (BS 80) showed early that she had a knack for feeding many people while attending Eastern New Mexico University. She used her cooking skills at the Christian Campus House—her “home away from home”— for various functions in her career. Cindy has worked in many facets of home economics, including nutrition, food preparation and preservation, child development, and consumer education. She eventually joined New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service Office in Albuquerque, where she spent 17 years as the family and consumer sciences agent and program director.

Outstanding Alumnus Award, Tom Mangham

Tom Mangham (BS 67) had a successful and rewarding career in the education field upon graduating from ENMU. Starting his career in Portales, NM, Tom was recognized for implementing a Big Brother/Big Sister program, after-school recreation, and Junior Olympics programs for students in Portales Elementary Schools. Tom later moved to California, where he was principal of Golden Springs Elementary from 1980 to 2006. During his career, he was awarded the California Physical Education Administrator of the Year and California Site Administrator of the Year. He also earned Lifetime Achievement Awards for academic excellence and school leadership.

Distinguished Service Award, Glenn Johnson

Glenn Johnson (MS 84, BSE 81) owns Coach J’s BBQ Shack in Portales. His business has allowed him to continue giving back to the community. Johnson has served as a guest lecturer for a culinary arts class at ENMU, showing students the fine art of preparing and serving barbecue meals. He also prepares meals as fundraisers for the Habitat for Humanity of Curry and Roosevelt counties.

Honorary Lifetime Award, Larry Hays

Larry Hays (MA 67, BS 66) currently has the tenth most wins in NCAA college baseball history, finishing his storied baseball career with 1,508 wins between Lubbock Christian and Texas Tech universities. As a result of all this success, Larry has been inducted into the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame, the NAIA Hall of Fame, the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame, the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame, the Texas Tech Hall of Honor, and the LCU University Hall of Honor. His number is retired at Texas Tech, and the baseball complex at LCU is named for him and his family.