Q&A: Meet ISEC Teacher Leader Heather Harrell
Heather Harrell is a 3rd and 4th grade teacher at Dixon Elementary School. This is her 8th year of teaching. She is a member of ISEC's Teacher Leader Cadre.
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LANL Foundation Awards Grants to Three Outstanding Northern New Mexico Organizations
The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation, in recognition of the extreme circumstances facing Northern New Mexican school districts, non-profit organizations, and their staff, is awarding three unique $10,000 grants to help outstanding organizations with staff renewal, retention, and capacity building. The award recipients are Communities in Schools of New Mexico, Mora Independent School District, and YouthWorks. The LANL Foundation is celebrating our 25th anniversary this year and these grants honor the non-profits we’ve served since our founding in 1997.
Kathryn Harris Tijerina Named Chair of the Board of Directors at the LANL Foundation
Kathryn Harris Tijerina has been named the Chair of the Board of Directors at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation. Tijerina previously held the position of Vice-Chair on the Foundation’s Board.
Jamie Cruz-Sandoval – 2022 Bronze Scholarship and Michael A. Hiskey Nursing Scholarship winner
Meet Jamie Cruz-Sandoval, 2022 Bronze Scholarship and Michael A. Hiskey Nursing Scholarship winner. She is majoring in Nursing at the University of New Mexico. “I come from two Native American communities, and in Indian country in general, there are a lot of health disparities. Being awarded this scholarship allows me to continue furthering my education and earn a degree, allowing me to return and serve my communities as well as others.”
LANL Foundation Earns Family Friendly Business Award® at the Platinum Level
The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation has earned distinction for its workplace policies by Family Friendly New Mexico, a statewide initiative developed to recognize employers that have adopted policies that give New Mexico businesses an advantage in recruiting and retaining the best employees.
Nathan Oswald – Career Pathways Scholarship Winner
Meet Nathan Oswald from Taos, NM. He graduated from Farmington High School in 2001, spent two decades as a whitewater raft guide, and now attends UNM-Taos. He was awarded a Career Pathways Scholarship to study Pre-Science. “I am working towards a degree to be better able to find a permanent career in natural resource management in my lifelong home of Northern New Mexico.”
Isa Bella Thomas – 2022 John & Marti Browne Leadership Scholar
Meet Isa Bella Thomas, 2022 John and Marti Browne Leadership Scholar. She started Regent University in the fall of 2022 with plans to major in business. Isa Bella graduated from New Mexico School for the Arts where she took on numerous leadership roles. Sheco-founded the Women of Color Collective, which was featured in articles in the Albuquerque Journal, Source NM, The New Mexican, and Yahoo News
Update on One of Our Biggest Grants Yet
October 30, 2022 – In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the LANL Foundation made a strategic decision to release more grant funding to support the students of Northern New Mexico. As part of this effort, we partnered with New…
First Dell Technologies/Wildflower International Scholar To Be Named in 2023
As part of LANL Foundation’s partnership with Wildflower International, the first Dell Technologies/Wildflower International Scholar will be named in 2023. Established by a $100,000 gift from Wildflower International with support from Dell Technologies, the soon-to-be endowed fund provides educational scholarships for Northern New Mexico high school seniors and undergraduates pursuing studies in computer science and other technology-based disciplines.
Application opens for LANL Foundation’s 4-Year Scholarships
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation is now accepting applications for their four-year undergraduate scholarship awards. Whether pursuing a degree in STEAM, healthcare, education, business, or the humanities, students who meet the eligible criteria are welcome to apply. While current high school seniors are the primary audience, undergraduate students currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree at an accredited, post-secondary educational institution are also encouraged to apply.