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David Kistin ’01, who spent more than a decade moving lab tech into the market, will lead the $25 million effort Justin Horwath, Journal Staff Writer David Kistin, who has spent more than a decade spinning technology developed at Sandia National Laboratories into markets, will now direct a new state-funded project that seeks to build […]

By Ted Alcorn '01 For her Senior Project, which some Academy students treat as a springboard to professional aspirations, Mariah Wilson ‘03 brought her horse to school and rode it bareback in the field beside the library. She said she was demonstrating Aristotle's ideas about leadership and nonverbal communication — that character shows in bearing [...]

The Albuquerque golfer and analyst receives the 2026 Payne Stewart Award for his NB3 Foundation’s work supporting Native youth health and leadership. Geoff Grammer, Journal Staff Writer He’d rub a small strip of chiih across his cheek — just a little below each eye — before every match. It was part of the routine for […]

By PGAtour.com Staff Four-time PGA TOUR winner and founder of NB3 Foundation – a national, award-winning Native-led nonprofit – Notah Begay III has been named the recipient of this year’s Payne Stewart Award presented by Southern Company, honoring his character, sportsmanship, and commitment to charitable giving. Begay, 53, will be honored Tuesday, Aug. 25, at […]

The yearbook editors had their reasons for crowning Dona Sosa the class "terror." Her Nissan Sentra was fitted with McLean wheels, hydraulics, and a sound system that announced her arrival in the parking lot well before her arrival. Bravado came easily. “I was a little on the edge there,” she recalled.  1995 Yearbook It is [...]

Dr. Shane Benally, Academy Class of 2009 and a Diné optometrist who splits his practice between Santo Domingo Pueblo and Santa Fe, has been named 2026 Young Optometrist of the Year by the New Mexico Optometric Association. The award goes annually to an optometrist with fewer than 10 years in practice who has shown leadership […]

By Dean Takahashi via GamesBeat Josh Yguado, 1994 Academy grad, has stepped down from Jam City after 16 years at the mobile game company he cofounded. He will be replaced by Simon Sim, a longtime mobile gaming leader who is CEO of Kabam and an executive in charge of the U.S. for Netmarble. Yguado made […]

Journalists from around the world are in Pakistan waiting for the next steps in the peace talks. One of them, with deep New Mexico roots and a familiar name, didn’t have to travel far to cover this part of the history. New Mexicans knew Tom Joles as a trusted KOB 4 journalist for decades. “It […]

Clair Toledo ’00 has spent two decades as an educator in some of New Mexico’s most challenging schools By Ted Alcorn '01 Clair with friends in 8-9 division One of the most important lessons the Academy imparted on Clair Toledo ’00 wasn’t something she learned in a classroom or on campus at all.  After an [...]

By Gavin Hauenstein New Mexico United announced today that three New Mexicans from the United Academy—forward Grady Gilchrist, defender Kyle Hofmann, and goalkeeper Taren Wente—have signed USL Academy contracts for the 2026 USL Championship season. These signings are pending league and federation approval. With USL Academy contracts, players can train and play with the First […]

Melissa Wright | KOB Indoor football is coming back to Albuquerque with the New Mexico Chupacabras, but these “goat suckers” are aiming not to suck your wallet dry. The Chupacabras will play their first game at Tingley Coliseum on March 22. The tickets will range from $2 to just over $50. “If you’ve been to […]

A current show at the Philadelphia Museum of Art puts the spotlight on a rarely-appreciated component of art: the picture frames that border it. CBS News’ Faith Salie explores the history of framing art, and talks with curator Tara Contractor ’09 and frame conservator Chris Ferguson about a craft bordering on exquisite.

Some of the most important people in our lives we meet during adolescence. From best friends to classmates, even a first love, these years offer some of our most meaningful and life-changing relationships. And sometimes we don’t even realize it.  For many, the transitional period from adolescence to adulthood comes with the drama of changing, [...]

In honor of the school’s 70th anniversary, we asked alumni to share their Academy memorabilia and memories. This submission is from Nate Goetz ’93, today a writer residing in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Standing upon my office bookshelf is a foot-tall statue crafted of cold Soviet steel that once kept watch over a geopolitical landscape […]

To highlight the impact of Academy alumni in the field of education, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is sharing the stories of graduates who have devoted their careers to teaching, learning, and inspiring others. Frank Slevin was dying, but that wasn’t going to keep him from the classroom. A legendary teacher who’d schooled generations [...]

“It’s remarkable to see how many of our graduates choose to continue serving the Academy long after they’ve crossed the Commencement stage,” says Head of School Julianne Puente. “Their lived experience as students, combined with their professional expertise as adults, strengthens our school in powerful ways.” For seven decades, Albuquerque Academy alumni have carried the [...]

“It’s not uncommon at schools like ours to have graduates come back to teach,” says Head of School Julianne Puente, “but we see it even more here.” The impact of Albuquerque Academy’s alumni spans 70 years and countless industries, including education. Our Charger graduates are innovative leaders — and many have chosen to bring that […]

By David Steinberg / For the Journal Rachel Kolb of Albuquerque, author of the new book “Articulate: A Deaf Memoir of Voice,” was born profoundly deaf in 1990. According to her family’s lore, when she was 2 years old, Kolb’s speech therapist gave her mother an update on a particular day’s therapy session, adding this […]

By Sean Reider / Journal Staff Writer When Clark Sonnenberg was 12, he won the net flight of the Albuquerque City Championship — no small deal for one of the metro area’s finest junior golfers. “I wanted to win the championship flight after that, but I was really happy back then,” the incoming sophomore golfer […]

By Michael Zwiebach, Correspondent | San Francisco Chronicle West Edge Opera unveiled another triumphant world premiere, opening its season with Nicolás Lell Benavides (Albuquerque Academy Class of 2006) and Marella Martin Koch’s opera “Dolores.” Telling the story of a pivotal year in the life of labor activist Dolores Huerta, the show is dramatically tight and […]

By Rachel Kolb ’08 | Guest Contributor When the Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law on this day in July 1990, my parents didn’t yet know how much the landmark civil rights law would soon shape my life — and theirs. I was born profoundly deaf, but my parents didn’t even know this […]

Comedian and late-night TV host Seth Meyers has brought widespread attention to the 2025 Academy commencement, where his wife, 2002 alum Alexi Ashe Meyers, gave an inspiring alumni address while comforting their daughter. Seth praised Alexi’s performance – her speech as well as the “nonstop balancing act” that parenthood requires – on his Instagram account […]

Speech & Debate Coach Elise Matton ’10 was awarded a 2025 District Leader Commendation from the National Speech & Debate Association. One of five award winners nationwide, recipients are nominated by their district chairs “for going above and beyond in their district.” There are 111 NSDA districts.

Jon Miller (Academy Class of 1980) travels 4,000 miles a month as a private contract lawyer, a little-known job representing criminal defendants for a flat fee Read the article in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required). In her June 24, 2025 piece, Wall Street Journal National Legal Affairs Reporter Mariah Timms covered Jon’s work as […]

To shine a light on the transformative power of tuition assistance, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of alumni who were grateful recipients during their Academy years. By Ted Alcorn ’01 When Norah Doss caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror in the Albuquerque Academy’s lower-school bathroom, her reflection seemed […]

By Sean Reider / Journal Staff Writer By all accounts, it was supposed to be a regular freshman year for Clark Sonnenberg. One of Albuquerque’s best junior golfers would play a little here, a little there and develop behind a UNM men’s golf team roster filled with veteran talent. But there were no plans for […]

By Sean Reider / Journal Staff Writer When they needed it most, the Lobos got a major boost from one of their underclassmen. Freshman Clark Sonnenberg shot a blistering four-under 68 Tuesday, steadying New Mexico men’s golf to a fourth-place finish in the second round of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional. After carding a one-under 71 […]

Martin Doyle | The Irish Times Gustav Parker Hibbett has received the 2025 John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize for their debut poetry collection, High Jump as Icarus Story (Banshee Press) at an award ceremony in Trinity College Dublin this evening, Thursday, May 8th. This is the seventh year of the prize, which is awarded […]

By Adrian Gomez / For the Journal Kenneth Miller ’07 went from living on his personal Texas ranch to the set of “Ransom Canyon” last year. The Albuquerque native is one of many celebrating the success of the Netflix series as it continues to hold in the top five in its third week of streaming. […]

By David Steinberg / For the Journal Kit Rosewater’s book “All’s Fair in Love and Field Hockey” is a thoughtful, luminous romance novel for young adults. It’s a tale not unlike the rival families in William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” — the Montagues and the Capulets. In the novel, two young people overcome team rivalry […]

To shine a light on the transformative power of tuition assistance, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of alumni who were grateful recipients during their Academy years. By Ted Alcorn ’01 Ian Bourland ’00 was in fifth grade when his world fell apart. Up until then, he’d led, in his words, […]

Nash Jones, a 2006 Academy grad and most recently the local host and reporter for NPR’s All Things Considered at KUNM 89.9 FM, is joining New Mexico PBS’s news and public affairs show New Mexico in Focus as host and a reporter. “I’m committed to serving New Mexico through public media and am grateful to […]

Albuquerque Journal Staff Report Albuquerque Academy on Saturday recognized a $1 million gift from a family of former students who donated the funding to honor two former Academy teachers and to improve the school’s academics and athletics. The grant was used to both enhance a summer school program that introduces young students to the school, […]

Research by Simon Scarpetta ’10, an evolutionary biologist at the University of San Francisco, and his team proposes an answer. Read the article from NPR.

By Danny Packer To help celebrate Spring Day of Giving on Wednesday, April 2, which honors 50 years of Bear Canyon and experiential education, former history teacher and Ex Ed leader Danny Packer reflects on his years guiding students through outdoor adventures. Click here to support Spring Day of Giving.  The Bear Canyon Project. The […]

To shine a light on the transformative power of tuition assistance, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of alumni who were grateful recipients during their Academy years. By Ted Alcorn ’01 When Jim Meketa ‘65 set his eyes on the stars above Albuquerque, he had no idea how far they would […]

Young Alumni Service Award: Jane Fazio ’08  Created by the Alumni Council to recognize notable service to the community and society that exemplifies the spirit of the Albuquerque Academy mission, the Young Alumni Service Award is presented to an alum age 35 or younger who has made significant personal achievements in serving the local, national, […]

By Ted Alcorn ’01 To shine a light on the transformative power of tuition assistance, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of alumni who were grateful recipients during their Academy years. Mark Tafoya could hardly be more deeply rooted to the Albuquerque Academy campus. Descended from Spanish settlers who arrived in […]

Retired U.S. Army Special Operations Command Captain Joshua Martin, a 2008 Academy grad, has won gold in the Men’s Novice IAS2 – Standing Ski event at the 2025 Invictus Games, an international sporting event for wounded, injured, and ill active duty and veteran military personnel. Josh felt a strong calling to serve his country after […]

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By Ted Alcorn ’01 “There are two rabbits in the room,” says Google engineer Abi Hunter ’15, who I just prompted to explain her interest in linguistics. “How are you able to know that is true?” The animals’ wire pens are visible on the Zoom behind her, two massive furry buns dozing within, neither the […]

Remember those days of doodling in notebooks or daydreaming during lectures? Peter Gloyd, a 1998 Academy alum, math teacher, coach, parent of three Chargers, and the school’s director of Diversity, Culture, and Belonging (DCB), has turned such distractions into tools for learning with his creation of Class Bucks – a platform designed to enhance engagement […]

Teaching the Next Generation of Indigenous Environmental Scientists By Ted Alcorn ’01 As her mother remembers it, Ranalda Tsosie ’96 did not tell anyone she had applied to Albuquerque Academy until she was accepted. Somehow, word of the school had reached the eighth grader at Red Mesa Junior High, up the road from the Four […]

After four decades, Charger cheer is back! The new 48-member, all-gender, no-cut team made their debut at the boys varsity basketball game on December 3, where they honored cheer alumni Karroll Candelaria-Bauer ’81, Becki Branch ’84, Dee-Dee Butterfield ’84, and Robin Napoleone ’84. The squad was founded by seniors Miel Padilla and Izzy Romero with […]

Albuquerque Academy is proud to announce it has received two gifts totaling $1 million through generous contributions from a family with close ties to the school – the Garcia Automotive Group Family. These new funds were developed in honor of former faculty members (Vincent Cordova and Darell Gage) who positively shaped the young lives of […]

To shine a light on the transformative power of tuition assistance, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of alumni who were grateful recipients during their Academy years. By Ted Alcorn ’01 The tide has gone out, stranding thousands of starfish on the shore, and a person walking along the beach is […]

Brian McTaggart | mlb.com news Third baseman Alex Bregman will hit free agency with a Gold Glove on his résumé. Bregman was named Sunday as the American League winner of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award at third base, which goes to the best defensive player in each league at the position. Bregman, a first-time Gold […]

By Brody Foster – Reporter, Albuquerque Business First Hub International has added a new leadership position to oversee its day-to-day operations in the Land of Enchantment. Eric Weinstein was named president for Hub International’s New Mexico operations on Sept. 16. He spent the last 24 years at Aon, an insurance brokerage firm in Albuquerque, where […]

To shine a light on the transformative power of tuition assistance, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of alumni who were grateful recipients during their Academy years. By Ted Alcorn ’01 When Chamiza Pacheco de Alas ’96 drops off her sixth-grader at the Academy, she sometimes thinks about arriving there herself […]

He Could Probably Design an Experiment to Explain It. Bravery has been brewing inside David Eagleman, Albuquerque Academy Class of 1989, for a long time. On a fall day in the 1980s, when he’d only been a sixth grader at the Academy for a matter of weeks, hot-air balloons touched down on campus, and one […]

The Academy’s strong English program and focus on writing and clearly expressing ideas have both attracted and produced a number of outstanding authors. If you’re planning to settle in with a good book as the nights get long and temperatures drop, try one of these. (And please contact the alumni office if you have an addition [...]

To shine a light on the transformative power of tuition assistance, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of alumni who were grateful recipients during their Academy years. By Ted Alcorn ’01 As she neared the end of eighth grade, Ava Dellaira ’02 received an offer she couldn’t refuse.  She’d gone through […]

The T.S. Eliot Prize has announced the ten poets named to the 2024 shortlist — an eclectic list comprising seasoned poets, two debuts, two second collections, and two previously shortlisted poets from both long-established, and small independent presses. High Jump as Icarus Story by 2014 Academy grad Gustav Parker Hibbett is among the honorees. Gustav is a […]

A different way to understand your community — and yourself. By Nick Pachelli (Academy Class of 2009) In 2021, I moved from Harlem to leafy Fort Greene, Brooklyn. I’m a longtime competitive tennis player, and one of my first outings in the neighborhood was to an annual community tennis tournament in the park that a […]

Rachel Dorin, Ph.D. ’13, co-founder and CEO of TeraPore Technologies, has been selected to receive the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s American Innovator Award. She and four other innovators featured in the coalition’s second annual Faces of American Innovation Report will receive the honor at a ceremony later this month in Washington, D.C. As a Ph.D. candidate, Dorin […]

Recent Academy grads Piper Wiese ’24 and Cara Anderson ’24 are among 45 girls nationwide who have been named 2023-24 High School Scholar All-Americans by United Soccer Coaches based on their cumulative achievement in the classroom as well as on the soccer field. Piper, a midfielder, and Cara, a goalie, are the only two New […]

By Laura Paskus – Source New Mexico Phoebe Suina ’94 knows all about systems: “If we’re static, that is unsustainable,” she says. Even in the engineering world, she explains, nothing is linear. Similarly, to adapt to the warming world, people must stop thinking that the changing climate and its impacts are part of a linear […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Josh Skarsgard is a former standout player at Albuquerque Academy; he was a teammate of James Borrego, who is one of the men who has interviewed for the current Los Angeles Lakers coaching vacancy. Skarsgard on Tuesday was named the new head coach of the Academy girls basketball […]

In the frantic world of entrepreneurship, sometimes the most impactful ideas come from unexpected places, sparked by personal experiences and shared memories. For Faizaan Sharif ’97 and Zachary Lovelady ’97, their journey from school friends to business partners led to the creation of Blueink, a pioneering eSignature solution that helped revolutionize the way businesses handle […]

To celebrate 50 years of educating girls at Albuquerque Academy, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of women alumni.  By Ted Alcorn ’01 When Alicia Keyes, Albuquerque Academy Class of ’93, called up an executive at Netflix, she couldn’t have known it would eventually bring two billion dollars in film and […]

The High Point-Thomasville HiToms have acquired Samford University RHP Alex Gaeto for the 2024 Coastal Plain League Campaign. In 35.1 innings-pitched through two seasons with the Samford Bulldogs, Gaeto has logged 39 strikeouts and has a career record of 1-1 out of the bullpen. Gaeto attended Albuquerque Academy, where he posted a 1.56 ERA and […]

By Andrew Felts – Southwestern University For the first time in Southwestern University’s illustrious history, a student has earned the Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Junior biochemistry and mathematics double major Brian Armijo ’25 was awarded the prestigious, nationally competitive scholarship designated for students pursuing research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering fields. “When I […]

To celebrate 50 years of educating girls at Albuquerque Academy, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of women alumni. By Ted Alcorn ’01 Lena Moffitt ’01, who directs one of the country’s leading environmentalist organizations, traces the roots of her advocacy to a box of yellowing newspaper clippings.  She discovered them […]

By Jay Newton-Small / For the Journal In the summer of 2020, Yale University forestry student Ben Christensen was home in Albuquerque weathering the pandemic like most students. He’d just left a large lumber waste pile, which collects waste wood from all over the city, in Los Ranchos and was walking into a Sprouts a […]

To celebrate 50 years of educating girls at Albuquerque Academy, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of women alumni. By Ted Alcorn ’01 As a five-year-old, in the company of her maternal grandmother, Elianna Boswell ’12 went to China.  It was one of many countries she had already visited. That “China” […]

By Ryan Boetel – Albuquerque Journal Business Editor Albuquerque native and Houston Astros All-Star Alex Bregman earlier this month launched Wild Sol, a Southwest food brand that is beginning with a lineup of four salsas, each of which includes fresh ingredients and a minuscule amount of tequila for taste, Wild Sol CEO Michael Posey said. […]

To celebrate 50 years of educating girls at Albuquerque Academy, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of women alumni. By Ted Alcorn ’01 Catherine Gordon, Academy Class of 1977, the first woman ever to coach men’s professional soccer in the U.S., did not start coaching until she was nearly 40. And […]

By Jennifer Ramo, published in the Albuquerque Journal “It’s a mud day,” Dr. Karen Sanchez-Griego mentioned on our call. It took my brain a few seconds to register what a mud day might be. It was a snow day but with mud. The entire student body of the Cuba Independent School District (CISD) was working […]

In honor of 50 years of coeducation at Albuquerque Academy, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of women alumni. Laura Hochla ’97 was about to introduce America’s highest ranking military officer, General Mark Milley, to the pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis. But she was thinking about her seventh-grade […]

In honor of 50 years of coeducation at Albuquerque Academy, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of women alumni. When Phoebe Suina describes her feelings for the mountains, fields, and rivers of New Mexico, even the word “love” doesn’t seem adequate. “It’s in my bones, and it’s in my blood,” she […]

In honor of 50 years of coeducation at Albuquerque Academy, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of women alumni. Jocelyn Swigger ’89 can hardly remember a moment of her childhood when the radio wasn’t on. Her dad liked to tune into the classical music of Albuquerque’s KHFM right after the morning […]

The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) announced that it has hired Lela Wendell to serve as Director of the Policy, Research, and Quality Initiatives Division. In this role, Wendell will lead the department’s policy and research efforts, continue to improve the collection and analysis of early childhood data in New Mexico, […]

In honor of 50 years of coeducation at Albuquerque Academy, Alumni Council member Ted Alcorn ’01 is telling the stories of women alumni. When 15-year-old Loretta Cordova arrived at the Academy in 1974, she was no stranger to the place. Her dad, Vincent Cordova, taught math here and was one of the basketball and track […]

Fifty years ago, a landmark decision by the Board of Trustees transformed our school from Albuquerque Boys Academy to Albuquerque Academy. In the fall of 1973, 22 girls entered the sophomore class. From distinguished scholars and pioneering athletes to compassionate philanthropists and trailblazing professionals, these women have made an indelible mark on our school and […]

BY ABQJOURNAL NEWS STAFF Albuquerque native James Borrego has accepted a position as assistant coach for the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans, ESPN reported Saturday. Borrego, 45, was head coach for the Charlotte Hornets from 2018-22. His title with New Orleans will be associate head coach, ESPN said. It is his second time around on the […]

Seniors Tessa Anderson (women’s soccer) and Lucas Kramarczuk (men’s track and field) were recognized as the 2022-23 recipients of the Dave Hauck Award by the St. Olaf College Athletic Department at the first Golden Oles Awards on Tuesday evening. Established in 2010 in honor of longtime head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach Dave […]

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Giant solar balloons were sent 70,000 feet up in the air to record sounds of Earth’s stratosphere — and the microphones picked up some unexpected sounds. The stratosphere is the second layer of Earth’s atmosphere, and its lower level contains the ozone layer that absorbs and scatters the sun’s ultraviolet radiation, […]

By Rebecca Goldfine The biology major is just one of 120 undegraduates this year to win an Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship, which offers college tuition support and a summer internship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The scholarship program recruits and prepares promising students for science-related public service careers with NOAA or […]

Distinguished Alumni Award: Amy Loyd ’93 The Alumni Council annually presents the Distinguished Alumni Award to an alum of the school in recognition of extraordinary achievement or service that exemplifies the principles and values of Albuquerque Academy. Dr. Amy Loyd, Class of 1993, serves as the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Career, Technical, and […]

(KRQE) — James Borrego’s journey in life has brought him back home to Albuquerque for now. The former Charlotte Hornets head coach could find himself back on an NBA bench in the future, but for now, he is enjoying the benefits of connecting with family. Borrego has had a busy life since graduating from Albuquerque […]

MIT sophomore Lauren Keller (Albuquerque, N.M.) is the recipient of the Elite 90 Award for the 2022 NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship. This is the Engineers’ 20th Elite 90 Award and the second for women’s volleyball as Margaret Wang ’22 was the 2021 winner. MIT currently ranks second all-time across all divisions as Stanford […]

Ian McKinnon ’85 – with his wife Sonnet ‘89, among the largest supporters in Academy history – was the keynote speaker at the Albuquerque Community Foundation’s series Notable New Mexicans in Philanthropy, where he spoke warmly about why he gives back to the Academy so generously and emphasized what he receives from the providing this […]

(KKOB) — The Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance (AREA) announced that the 2022 505 Rising Star award will be bestowed upon PNMs Elisha Saavedra-Torres, Manager of Business Development. The award recognizes an emerging leader who is contributing to economic development programs, projects and activities in a significant manner that leads to increasing investment in New Mexico […]

By Scott Albright, Neighborhood Journal While students watched skits at the Simms Center for Performing Arts or hung out with friends around the bonfire Friday evening, Albuquerque Academy alumni were inside the music building for…READ MORE

Outside Editors If there’s one idea that gets at the very heart of Outside’s mission, it’s the why. Behind every passion, every pursuit, and every adventure there’s a why. It’s what motivates us to act, and action is what leads to improving ourselves and the world. That’s why we’re launching “Why I . . .,” […]

By New York Times In his two years as editor of DealBook, Jason has played a central role in the expansion of the newsletter’s editorial team and the increase in its audience, which is well more than double what it was when he started. He is a quick editor and writer with deep experience in […]

By Meagan Nichols – Editor-in-chief, Albuquerque Business First Justina Grant was named advertising sales director for Albuquerque Business First effective May 2. READ MORE.

BY STEVE VIRGEN / JOURNAL ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Notah Begay III, the first Native American to compete on the PGA Tour and in the Presidents Cup, has been named captain of the U.S. Junior Presidents Cup team, the Presidents Cup and American Junior Golf Association announced on Wednesday. The event will be contested for the […]

BY KEVIN T. DUGAN / NY MAG Thirteen years after the birth of cryptocurrency, it was supposed to be time for Washington to rein it in. Instead, the White House punted, and the Securities and Exchange Commission is still hashing out how it’s going to oversee the $2 trillion industry. State watchdogs have filled that […]

BY TODD SPANGLER / VARIETY National Research Group (NRG), an entertainment and tech research firm and strategy consultancy, has hired Grady Miller, previously head of consumer insights for Apple TV Plus, as chief marketing officer. It marks Miller’s return to NRG, where he was most recently VP of strategy before exiting to join Apple in November […]

BY RANDY HARRISON / JOURNAL SPORTS EDITOR Notah Begay III has been in elite company all his athletic life. The four-time PGA Tour winner and current television commentator on golf is one of the four athletes to be inducted into the 2022 class of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) National High […]

BY STEPHANIE MEHTA / FOR FASTCOMPANY It may have started with a dress code. When tech entrepreneur and investor Tom Chavez was a senior at Albuquerque Academy in the 1980s, he bristled at the private school’s clothing rules—no jeans, collared shirts—a holdover from the school’s roots as an elite boys’ prep school. “I thought it […]

BY GLEN ROSALES / FOR THE JOURNAL Michael Graczyk and Jeff Rowland have been friends since attending La Cueva together some 20 years ago. They were among the leaders on the New Mexico men’s soccer team to reach the NCAA title game in 2005, coming perhaps within a missed penalty kick of winning a national […]

AUCD – November 17, 2021 Michael Baca was recently named administrator of the Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD), University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. CDD is home to Iowa’s UCEDD and it’s the state’s tertiary level diagnosis and evaluation center for people with disabilities. Baca serves as a member of the core faculty […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 16, 2021 Cambium Carbon, an organization that upcycles fallen urban trees to grow green jobs and mitigate climate change, has been awarded The 2021 J.M.K. Innovation Prize.  From a nationwide search for transformative, early-stage projects, The J.M. Kaplan Fund awards the Prize biennially to ten innovators in the fields of social justice, the environment, and heritage conservation. Awardees receive […]

By Jimmy Vielkind / The Wall Street Journal New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has tapped an Obama administration veteran to be the state’s top financial regulator, officials said Tuesday. Adrienne Harris was nominated to lead the New York State Department of Financial Services, which oversees insurance companies and state-chartered banks. Ms. Hochul, a Democrat, said […]

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS The Charlotte Hornets are working toward a multi-year contract extension with head coach and Albuquerque native James Borrego. There is an agreement in principle with Borrego, the Charlotte Observer and ESPN report. Borrego, an Albuquerque Academy alumnus, is entering his fourth season leading the Hornets. He had been entering the final season […]

BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The 2013 Albuquerque Academy graduate will be competing in the Tokyo Olympics, swimming on the 4×100-meter freestyle relay team for the Czech Republic. Since her mother, Radka, is from VlaÅ¡im, a city of about 11,000 people located roughly 45 miles south of Prague, Apostalon, 26, was eligible for […]

BY JAMES COLGAN / GOLF You know Notah Begay. Perhaps as a former professional golfer and four-time winner on the PGA Tour. Or maybe as a Golf Channel analyst, where he has served in a variety of roles at a variety of tournaments over the last several years. But what you don’t know about Notah […]

By JENNIFER IYER | Redlands Daily Facts More than 100 students at Crafton Elementary School in Redlands will receive a free hardcover book to call their own, and with it, perhaps, a love of reading for their whole family. University of Redlands graduate Jordan Buttner organized the Redlands Reads campaign to garner the books this […]

“In high school, he helped lead his team, Albuquerque Academy, to two state championships. Coaching was rightfully his ultimate passion and he took over as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of San Diego, while he was in grad school. After a few seasons there, he moved on to the NBA and […]

BY RICK WRIGHT / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Track and field took Curtis Beach to Spain, Germany, Belgium, Trinidad and Tobago and the Czech Republic. It earned him a scholarship at a prestigious university. It brought him collegiate and professional national titles. It brought him to within eight tantalizing points of the medal stand at the […]

BY RANDY HARRISON / JOURNAL SPORTS EDITOR Chase Weissenborn may be happier than anyone when the University of New Mexico baseball team returns to action Friday. It’s been a long, painful wait between games and, in Weissenborn’s case, COVID-19 had nothing to do with it. Yes, the coronavirus pandemic is a significant player in this […]

By Lizzie Widdicombem, The New Yorker The pandemic has really done a number on our sense of time. The documentary “WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn,” which was released last week, on Hulu, spans 2008 to 2019, a period that technically ended just eighteen months ago. But, at times, watching […]

By Christina Rodriguez, Grace Reader The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education voted 4-3 to select Scott Elder as their new superintendent. In a statement, the board cited his knowledge of the district and their current challenges. Scott Elder has served as the district’s interim superintendent since former APS Superintendent Raquel Reedy retired in 2020. Elder is a product […]

BY ANGELICA CAMPBELL The past year has brought us many challenges, new opportunities for growth, a broader community, and new inspirations. The world of music education had to drastically shift methods and focus to adapt to the life this past year brought us. Luckily, we have an incredible community of music educators who were able […]

BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Notah Begay and a coach he once played for, Mike Brown, headline the first-ever Hall of Fame athletics class at Albuquerque Academy. Begay and Brown are joined by: Joe Armijo, the Academy athletic director from 1969-97; Micaela Esquivel from the Class of 2002 who played soccer, basketball and […]

“The HNBA is pleased to honor 26 of our outstanding young Hispanic lawyers from across the nation and across sectors that showcase the exceptional legal talent and leadership that our community has to offer,” said Elia Diaz-Yaeger, HNBA National President. “The award recipients were selected from a number of highly qualified candidates. The overwhelming number […]

Virtual Fundraiser for New Mexico’s Health Care Workers By Devon Jackson for The New Mexican When a local philanthropist who had been aiding in COVID-19 relief efforts decided he wanted to do something spotlighting New Mexico’s health care workers, he turned to people in the community who knew people. The result: Tonic for the Times, […]

(KRQE) Josh Skarsgard has always appreciated the game of basketball, from his days as a member of the Albuquerque Academy Chargers to college ball at UC Santa Barbara. What Skarsgard always noticed in his home state was a lack of indoor courts, not just for basketball, but for other sports as well. “Albuquerque has an […]

By New Mexico United Staff New Mexico United is thrilled to announce the signing of Albuquerque native Alex Touche. Touche, who attended Albuquerque Academy, and played three seasons with USL League 2’s Albuquerque Sol before attending the University of Pennsylvania, will make his professional debut with his hometown club in the 2021 season. “We are […]

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) is pleased to announce the selection of Chamiza Pacheco de Alas as the new director of New Mexico programs, effective Feb. 1, 2021. In this role, Pacheco de Alas will provide leadership and oversight of the foundation’s longstanding investments in New Mexico to further create conditions that ensure children and […]

by Mala Blomquist, Arizona Jewish Life Kate Gallego’s path to becoming mayor of Phoenix started when she won a runoff election with Daniel Valenzuela on March 21, 2019. The election was called after former Mayor Greg Stanton resigned his seat on May 29, 2018, to run for Congress. Upon winning the election, Kate became the […]

Local Entrepreneurs to Provide Clean Water in Africa by Anna Padilla, KRQE It’s said that the best way to start a business is to solve a problem, and that’s exactly what the young men who started Didomi intend to do. Didomi is an Albuquerque company that partners with organizations that aim to combat the global […]

This I Believe New England  by Frederic Reamer, The Public’s Radio Along with so many parts of our lives, the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated theater and arts venues that are at the heart of our community. Museum doors are shuttered. Concert stages are silent. Theaters are dark. Artists, musicians, and actors are thinking outside the […]

Cambium Carbon is working to build reforestation hubs — public-private partnership that aims to restore city forests across the US. In doing so, the enterprise creates local manufacturing jobs, replants local forests, improves public health, and stems the worst of climate change. READ MORE.

By Rowena Lindsay | MIT Lincoln Laboratory MIT Lincoln Laboratory has established a new research and development division, the Biotechnology and Human Systems Division. The division will address emerging threats to both national security and humanity. Research and development will encompass advanced technologies and systems for improving chemical and biological defense, human health and performance, […]

Ford School professor of practice and Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Adrienne Harris has been named to a Biden-Harris transition Agency Review Team, focusing on the Federal Reserve, Banking and Securities Regulators group includes the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Securities […]

BY ADRIAN GOMEZ / JOURNAL ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Kenneth Miller is not one to slow down. The Albuquerque native is determined to make waves in the film industry. His most recent project, “The Secret Life of a Celebrity Surrogate,” is airing on Lifetime on-demand and the network’s app. It premiered on Sept. 19. The […]

BY ELLEN MARKS / FOR THE JOURNAL Monte Skarsgard wants you to know who grew your peach (Paul in Colorado). Same goes for the fresh corn (Dean in Moriarty) and the tomatoes (Christopher in Velarde). It’s part of Skarsgard’s approach for his 17-year-old company, Skarsgard Farms, which makes weekly deliveries of organically grown food to […]

University of New Mexico head women’s soccer coach Heather Dyche has announced the promotion of Michaela Supple to assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Supple is a native of New Mexico and was apart of four state titles at Albuquerque Academy from 2008 to 2012. Coach Dyche believes that Supple was a no brainier for the […]

Jenny Ramo would rather talk about her work than about herself – which explains an early morning email: “Having 3 a.m. fears,” she wrote about her interview, “was worrying we just got chatting and didn’t really get to what I am passionate about: permanent and dramatic improvements for children and families.” Ramo, executive director of […]

BVA Group is proud to announce that Erica Bramer has assumed the role of Managing Partner as of January 1, 2020. Since joining the firm in 2013, Erica has played an integral role in driving growth for the firm, both as a practitioner and also as a member of the firm’s Management Committee. In her […]

BY KEN TYSIAC / ASSOCIATED PRESS Georgetown goalkeeper Tomas Romero stopped Virginia’s Axel Gunnarsson in the seventh round of penalty kicks to give the Hoyas their first NCAA men’s soccer championship Sunday night. The Hoyas are coached by Brian Wiese, an Albuquerque Academy alumnus. READ MORE.

The University of Texas at Austin has named Claudia Mora the next dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences. Her appointment will begin February 1, 2020. Dean-designate Mora comes to UT Austin from Los Alamos National Laboratory, where she serves as the deputy division leader of the Chemistry Division. In this role, she helps lead […]

BY SCOTT TURNER / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Albuquerque native Jason Karaian discovered a passion for writing while studying economics at Northwestern University in Chicago. “I found out I was much better at constructing sentences than building equations,” the Albuquerque Academy graduate said. Specifically, he found out that he loved writing about how an economy works, […]

By Kate Kelly, The New York Times R. Martin Chavez, one of Goldman Sachs’s most senior executives, will retire from the firm at the end of the year. READ MORE.

By Francesca Washington (KRQE) An Albuquerque teen has made it her mission to feed thousands — literally one step at a time. With every step, a meal is supplied for a person in need. READ MORE.

BY PATRICK NEWELL/FOR THE JOURNAL Recent Albuquerque City Golf Championship events have been dominated by local college golfers. Sunday afternoon at Los Altos Golf Course, Simon Miller scored one for the “old guys.” Miller, 26, put together a nearly flawless final round shooting a 5-under-par 67 to win the 78th annual Albuquerque City Championship. READ […]

BY JOURNAL STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS University of Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has added more NBA experience to his staff by hiring former Phoenix Suns assistant Cody Toppert. Toppert will be an assistant coach at Memphis. He replaces Sam Mitchell, a former NBA coach who left Memphis’ staff after the 2018-19 season to pursue a […]

BY DAVID STEINBERG / FOR THE JOURNAL The dominant theme of Mira Jacob’s new book “Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations” is race in America. Though the graphic memoir’s subject is weighty, the text and the graphics infuse the book with a relaxed, approachable tone and imagery from the get-go. Conversational, indeed. Jacobs is the […]

BY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT Shayla Heavner’s students come to her via the world of the web, a path she, too, has navigated with deftness. An adversity of life drew the Albuquerque native and Albuquerque Academy graduate to online education. It was her success online as a student that led her to become an online teacher. […]

BY ADRIAN GOMEZ / JOURNAL ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR The statistic piqued the interest of Denali Tiller: An estimated one in 14 American children is growing up with a parent in prison. So the New Mexico filmmaker set out to tell the story of those kids and their parents. READ MORE.

BY SCOTT TURNER / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Albuquerque native Carl Minzner took an unusual path to becoming one of the top scholars in the U.S. about Chinese politics and government. READ MORE.

Associated Press Kate Gallego opened a large lead over Daniel Valenzuela early in the race for Phoenix mayor on Tuesday. Though the race is officially nonpartisan, Gallego and Valenzuela are both Democrats who largely agree on most issues but faced off bitterly on funding for sports arenas and public safety. READ MORE.

By Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor A plume of dust trails his worn sneakers as he strides over the red sand. Most runners would find this surface trying: a sinking, winding path, made narrow by low desert brush. But not Dustin Martin. He glides over the sand – seemingly without sinking at all – […]