Previous Honorees

Mayor Larry Abraham
Anderson BBA, 1976
Larry Abraham has served as the Mayor of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque since 2004. He started his first business while attending the Anderson School of Management. Since that time he has developed more than a dozen businesses from the ground up and proudly says he has never worked for anyone but himself since graduating from UNM Anderson in 1976. Mayor Abraham serves on several boards with the Mid-Region Council of Governments including, the Metropolitan Transportation Board and the Rail Runner Express Sustainability Task Force. He is also active on the Lobo Club board of directors and in 2011 received the UNM Zia Award that honors UNM alumni who have distinguished themselves in philanthropic endeavors, public office, service to the University, community/volunteer activities, business and professional fields.

Don Clampitt
Anderson MBA, 1979
Don Clampitt is the Chairman and CEO of Clampitt Paper Company in Dallas, TX. He started working at his family-owned business when he was 16. After graduating from the Anderson School of Management in 1979 he transitioned to a full-time position and successfully managed several departments before taking over as CEO after the death of his father in 2001. Under his leadership, Clampitt Paper has doubled its revenue and remained profitable throughout the ensuing recession and economic downturns. Mr. Clampitt serves on the Baylor Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, is a Front Bank Advisory Board member and a Presbyterian Hospital Foundation PHorum member. Don has recently served as President of the Dream Fund, a non-profit organization that helps people in the Communications industry facing crisis find solutions. He has a longstanding service to the University of New Mexico on both the Anderson Advisory Council and the Alumni Board. His son also attended school at UNM and received a business degree from the Anderson School while playing football for the Lobos.

Terri Giron-Gordon
Anderson BBA, MA in Public Administration
Terri Giron-Gordon is the President and owner of GenQuest with more than 25 years of experience as a corporate trainer, facilitator, and mediator. GenQuest helps organizations perform at optimal levels by providing the people, services, tools, and resources they need to create a work.Happy® environment, a setting that helps employees maintain a work/life balance in a positive working environment. GenQuest provides professional services to government agencies, federal contractors, the education sector, and private businesses. Ms. Giron-Gordon is a member of the board for the Samaritan Counseling Center, serves on the Executive Leadership Team for the American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women" campaign, and recently participated in the Susan G. Koman "3-Day for the Cure" 60-mile walk in Phoenix. She has a BBA from the Anderson School and a Master of Arts in Public Administration from UNM.

Adam Harrington
Anderson MBA
Adam Harrington is the Owner/Principal of HB Construction and also holds the titles of CFO, Safety Director, and HR Director. He manages finances and payroll for the multi-million dollar commercial construction firm as well as handles all of the HR duties, and maintains a safety program that has not had a lost time incident in more than eight years. Mr. Harrington is the current Board President for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico and helped implement the organization's "Start Something" fundraising breakfast that regularly raises more than $100,000 in donations every year. He is the Vice-President of Finance for the UNM Lobo Club and was a New Mexico Business Weekly "40 under Forty" honoree. Adam has a MBA in Finance from the Anderson School and a BS in Finance from Arizona State University.

Justine Meehan
Anderson MACCT, 2003
Justine Meehan is an Assistant Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager at Wells Fargo Bank. She started her career with Wells Fargo in 2003 as a Certified Teller while she was finishing her Finance degree at the Anderson School. She advanced to her current position while earning her Masters in Accounting degree at Anderson and is involved in leadership roles at the bank and in the community. Ms. Meehan has served on the board of directors for several non-profits, and is active with numerous organizations from Casa Esperanza, to CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women), to Junior Achievement.

Adam Trubow
Anderson BBA, 2003
Adam Trubow is a small business owner and an entrepreneur. He incorporated his company, TAL Realty, Inc., in 2003, the same year he graduated from the Anderson School with a BBA in Entrepreneurial Students. As the owner and qualifying broker of TAL Realty Inc., Mr. Trubow oversees all operations and decision making aspects of the business. The focus of his business is to acquire distressed properties in New Mexico and Texas for investment purposes. He is on the board of the WESST Corp., and started Tickets For Joy, a non-profit organization that provides unused tickets to live events to disabled veterans and underserved youth. He also chairs the Hoof It To Happy Hour 5k run at the Albuquerque Country Club that benefits the Carrie Tingley Foundation.