New Mexico Tech Confers Degrees on 358 Members of the Class of 2022: New Mexico Tech

New Mexico Tech Confers Degrees on 358 Members of the Class of 2022

May 14, 2022

Commencement ceremony held at Socorro Sports Complex and Rodeo Grounds for second year

SOCORRO, NM – More than 358 members of the New Mexico Tech Class of 2022 participated in this year’s Commencement Ceremony, held May 14 at the Socorro Sports Complex and Rodeo Grounds.

Troy Sims, left, and Roman Baca, celebrate after the New Mexico Tech Commencement May 14, 2022, at the Socorro Rodeo and Sports Complex. Both received bachelor of science degrees in electrical engineering.

The Class of 2022 includes 240 bachelor’s recipients, two associate degrees, six graduate certificates, 100 master’s recipients, and 10 doctorate degrees.

Data points about the class of 2022:

• The average GPA of bachelor’s recipients is 3.34.

  From left, Jessica Misla, Elisabeth Quan, and Daniella Sanchez pose for a photo after receiving their bachelor of science degrees in civil engineering May 14, 2022, at the New Mexico Tech Commencement.

• Just under 76% of graduates have GPAs of 3.0 or greater.
• 78 graduates (or 34%) have received at least one F in a course at NMT.

  dr Richard Sonnenfeld, professor of atmospheric physics, left, congratulates Isaac Edelman on his bachelor of science degree in physics with an astrophysics option.

• 6 are graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
• 2 students are completing their degrees in three years.

  Michael Fan, third from left, poses with his supporters after accepting his bachelor of science degree in computer science May 14, 2022, at the New Mexico Tech Commencement. Lending support to Fan are, from left, Xinyang Fan, Tianguang Fan, and Shaojie “Jenny” Ma.

• The youngest bachelor’s recipients are 19 years old.
• The “most senior” recipient is 43.

Manjusha Raavi, left, celebrates her master of science degree in computer science with specialization in information technology May 14, 2022, at the New Mexico Tech Commencement with her friend Sarath Munnangi.

• With the 2022 Commencement, New Mexico Tech will have awarded 6,947 bachelor’s degrees in the history of the Institute. It has awarded 2,835 master’s degrees and 432 doctorates.
• The most well-represented department this year is mechanical engineering, with 49 bachelor’s degrees.

John Chilleri, Ph.D., celebrates receiving his doctor of philosophy degree in mathematics May 14, 2022, at a post-commencement celebration at the Macey Center on the New Mexico Tech campus.

• The most well-represented department at the master’s degree level is also mechanical engineering, with 19 degrees being awarded.
• While the most well-represented department at the doctorate level, with four degrees, is the Chemistry Department.

  dr Taffeta Elliott, left, and Dr. Stewart Thompson poses in their regalia at the New Mexico Tech Commencement May 14, 2022, at the Socorro Rodeo and Sports Complex.

• The Class of 2022 is a diverse group. Nearly 88% of the undergraduates hail from New Mexico, including students from Farmington to Carlsbad, from Shiprock to Silver City, from Watrous to Las Cruces – and all points in between.
• From out-of-state, the Class of 2022 includes students from Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.

  Graduating senior Damian Banks, center, speaks May 14, 2022, at the New Mexico Tech Commencement at the Socorro Rodeo and Sports Complex. Looking on are Commendation speaker Dr. Claudia Mora, Student Regent Veronica Espinoza, Faculty Senate Chair Dr. Michael Hargather, and New Mexico Tech President Stephen G. Wells.

• This year, NMT international students earning degrees hail from Bangladesh, Cameroon, Canada, Ghana, India, Iran, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, and Vietnam.
• There are eight alumni of Socorro High School.

  Colorful balloons cascade down upon the graduates at the completion of the New Mexico Tech Commencement Ceremony, held May 14, 2022, at the Socorro Sports Complex and Rodeo Grounds.