Armond Seidler as a UNM faculty member.

Armond H. “Army” Seidler

The UNM Alumni Association and UNM Young Alumni Chapter celebrate the Spring Class of 2017 by inviting graduates to party with their pack at the New Grad Bash from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 11 at Hodgin Hall Alumni Center.

Army Seidler aboard his 1920s-era wooden sailboat, “Army’s Navy.” Every summer, from 1948 to 2016, he and his family vacationed at a lake in Northern Ontario.

At 27-years-old, Robert Garcia decided he was tired of working nights at his computer support job and wanted to make a change for himself and his young family.

The break room in the UNM Health Sciences Center (HSC) Custodial Services suite was quiet and tense as the staff awaited an announcement from the Physical Plant Department (PPD) interim director, Shirley Mitchell, last week. Little did they know the announcement to be made was to present the first PPD’s Outstanding Manager Award for 2016 to Michael Crocker, manager of HSC Custodial Services.

Armond Harold “Army” Seidler joined the UNM faculty in 1957, and was appointed chair of the Health, Physical Education & Recreation (HPER) department. Army’s UNM career spanned 33 years, including 14 as department chair. During his first year at UNM,...