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Business Announcements for the week of 11/22-11/28/2009
 Michael Duchouquette, an investment advisor representative at Duchouquette and Associates, earned the Certified Financial Planner designation. The accreditation enables Duchouquette to provide clients with a higher level of financial planning advice, as endorsed by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
 The University of Texas at El Paso has hired two faculty members. Carol Ceballos is a visiting professor in the English Education program. She holds a master’s degree in English from Texas A&M International University. Her specialties include Latino and Latina education, biliteracy, new literacy studies, bilingual teacher preparation, Latino and Latina children’s and young adult literature and qualitative research methods. Ruben Espinoso is an assistant professor in the English Education program. He holds a doctorate in English Literature from the University of Colorado. His specialties include Shakespeare, early modern literature and gender studies.
The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department has redistributed $90,000 in stimulus funds in a competitive process to 12 local arts and culture nonprofits for job retention. The funding was part of a $100,000 award through the National Endowment for the Arts from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Those awarded are: Binational Independent Film Festival, BorderSenses, Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe-Cultural Center, Creative Kids, El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center, El Paso Opera, El Paso Playhouse, El Paso Pro-Musica, Kids Excel El Paso, Kids-N-Co. and Project Change.
 Charles Ambler, professor of history at UTEP, has been elected president of the African Studies Association. Ambler holds a doctorate from Yale University. He has been a member of the UTEP faculty since 1984 and was dean of the graduate school for 10 years. He is currently writing a book on the history of mass media in modern Africa.
The Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund has awarded El Paso resident Maria Escobar a college scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to the sons and daughters of military heroes who have been killed, classified as a prisoner of war, missing in action or permanently disabled as the result of an operational mission or training accident. Maria’s father, Sgt. Carlos Escobar of the United States Army, is permanently disabled as a result of wounds sustained during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was awarded a number of medals and commendations including the Purple Heart and the Combat Action Badge. Escobar is a sophomore at UTEP where she is majoring in Biology.
The State of Texas has awarded two Canutillo Independent School District campuses District Awards for Teacher Excellence, or DATE, grants totaling $384,000. The DATE grant is a state incentive program for school districts created by the Texas Legislature to increase teacher performance and student success. Alderete Middle School and Canutillo Middle School each received approximately $192,000 in grant funding.
Elizabeth Terrazas has been named president of Junior Achievement of the Desert Southwest. Most recently she was regional vice president of resource development for the American Lung Association. Terrazas has a bachelor’s degree from UTEP. She has nine years of experience in nonprofit management and fund development.
Jorge Vielledent, a financial professional for AXA Advisors in El Paso, was awarded the company’s 2009 Regional Honor Associate Award. The awards are granted to the financial professionals each year who most exemplify the qualities and attributes of community service, loyalty, leadership and respect. Vielledent has worked in the financial services industry for more than 23 years. He recently earned a Certificate in Retirement Planning from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds the Chartered Financial Consultant, Qualified Plan Specialist and Accredited Asset Management Specialist professional designations.
The Toro Company, headquartered in Minnesota with manufacturing plants in El Paso and Juarez, received $52,800 from El Paso Electric for its participation in the local utility’s Texas Load Management Program. Participants in the program agree to curtail their use of electricity when El Paso Electric makes a request during the summer months. When El Paso Electric made the request to cut back this summer, the Toro Company’s manufacturing facility on Railroad Dr. shut down several large molding machines. The program allows El Paso Electric to meet the demand for power during the hot summer months when demand for electricity is at its highest. The Toro Companuy is also working with ClearResult, Inc., an administrator of El Paso Electric’s Commercial Solutions Program, to reduce its electric bill by installing energy efficient lighting, higher efficiency heating and cooling units and replacing its roof with roofing materials that help conserve energy.
The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso awarded a total of $5,000 in scholarships to six UTEP students. They are: Abigail Alonzo, sophomore, Criminal Justice; Kimberly Heredia, junior, Social Work; Alejandro Mendoza, senior, Electronic Media; Gabriela Morales, senior, Electronic Media; Erik Nevarez, senior, Marketing; and Leslie Ortega, freshman, College of Health Sciences.
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