NMSU College of Business

✨ The 2025 NMSU Alumni NMSU College Of Business @nmsucob Distinguished Alum is Joe Christian ’84! Joe retired from his position as president/CEO of Nusenda Credit Union after 39 years with the company. Under his leadership, Nusenda became the largest credit union in New Mexico — and Joe twice received the Top Workplace Special Leadership Award from the Albuquerque Journal. Learn more about Joe and our other #NMSU Distinguished Alumni at alwaysanaggie.org/alumni/awa… — and submit a nomination for a deserving @NMSU alum for 2026! #AlwaysAnAggie

✨ The NMSU College of Business @nmsucob has chosen Itay Feigin as its Fall 2025 NMSU Alumni Outstanding Graduate! NMSU Alumni’s highest student honor, Outstanding Graduates are selected by the deans and a special committee within their respective colleges or the Graduate School in recognition of exceptional academic achievement, leadership, and service. Itay will graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and as captain of the NMSU Men’s Tennis Team. 🎾 Originally from Ashdod, Israel, he was heavily recruited to play college-level tennis — but chose @NMSU after connecting with tennis coach Carlos Vargas and researching the College of Business academic program. “What sets Itay apart is not only his academic brilliance and professional promise, but also his discipline, focus, and adaptability,” notes Dr. Harikumar Sankaran. Itay distinguished himself academically through rigorous coursework and also put classroom theory into practice through internships at an investment management firm and an advertising agency, building financial models, performing valuation analyses, and providing investment recommendations. 💼 He is currently exploring graduate programs and career opportunities on the East Coast. “NMSU gave me the foundational tools, confidence, and mindset to lead, learn, and create meaningful impact on my community.” ✨ Congratulations, Itay! Learn more about the Fall 2025 NMSU Alumni Outstanding Graduate honorees at alwaysanaggie.org/alumni/out…. #AlwaysAnAggie

NMSU Alumni presented the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards to honor eight amazing Aggies who have leveraged their #NMSU degrees into impactful careers and have made a difference in their fields and communities. ✨ Guests heard from the honorees, as well as from individuals who were part of their journey. This year’s honorees will be celebrated throughout Homecoming Weekend, including the ASNMSU Homecoming Parade and at the Homecoming Game.  #AlwaysAnAggie

✨ “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘈𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵. 𝘉𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴. 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦.” 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 ’𝟴𝟰 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺 NMSU College of Business @nmsucob Joe Christian retired in 2025 as president/CEO of Nusenda Credit Union, capping a 39-year career. Under his leadership, Nusenda became New Mexico’s largest credit union, with $5 billion in assets and multiple Top Workplace awards. Joe himself twice received the Top Workplace Special Leadership Award from the Albuquerque Journal and took pride in Nusenda’s support for some of the same community organizations that once supported his family when he was young. He now serves on @nmsu's College of Business Advisory Council providing guidance to students, faculty, and administrators. Read more about Joe here ➡️ alwaysanaggie.org/wp-content… and all the other 2025 #DistinguishedAlumni at alwaysanaggie.org/alumni/awa…! #AlwaysAnAggie

Current and new members of the 1888 Society were recognized by the NMSU Foundation at the annual 1888 Society Luncheon on Thursday at the Las Cruces Convention Center. New members received their official key to @NMSU to commemorate their estate gift, which leaves a lasting legacy and supports future generations of Aggies. If you want to learn more about the 1888 Society, visit plannedgiving.nmsu.edu/the-1…. #AlwaysAnAggie