LAS CRUCES – Seniors Alyssa Covarrubia and Cat Kelly have each received Outstanding Graduate honors for the Fall 2021 semester.
 
Each semester, the Outstanding Graduate Award is presented to a graduating student from each of the academic colleges and to both a master's and doctoral candidate from the Graduate School. Honorees are chosen through a nomination and dean selection process and recognized for their exceptional academic achievements, notable leadership skills and extracurricular commitment to the university and the community.
 
Covarrubia, a member of the track & field team from Las Cruces, was one of only seven graduating students to receive the NMSU Alumni Association's Outstanding Graduate Award. She was recognized for her dedication to excellence in the College of Engineering. She has maintained a 3.98 GPA and Crimson Scholar status and is graduating with a bachelor's degree in geometrics. As a javelin thrower, Covarrubia has also earned Academic All-WAC honors four times during her career.
 
Additionally, Kelly, a volleyball player from Albuquerque, was named an Outstanding Department Graduate for her achievements in the College of Business. This fall, she will graduate with a bachelor's in marketing and has maintained a GPA of 3.55. In three and a half years as an outside hitter at NM State, Kelly was named to the Academic All-WAC list all three times she was eligible.

NMSU Outstanding Graduate Release

College of Business Outstanding Graduate Release