NMSU inducts two alumni in College of Business Hall of Fame

Ryan Boetel , Albuquerque Journal, N.M.
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Oct. 11—A former state auditor and a retired New Mexico State University administrator were inducted into the university's College of Business Hall of Fame.

New Mexico attorney and former State Auditor Brian Colón and Angela Throneberry, who retied as the NMSU senior vice president for administration and finance, were both recognized at a ceremony last month, NMSU said in a news release.

The university's business college annually recognizes alumni as part of an effort to highlight the relationship the college has with the business community.

"Angela and Brian have had amazing careers and are continuing to humble us with their success and dedication to service," Bryan Ashenbaum, the dean of the College of Business, said in a prepared statement.

Colón graduated from NMSU in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in finance before earning his law degree from the University of New Mexico. He has been the state auditor and the chairman of the New Mexico Democratic Party. He currently works at Singleton Schreiber Law Offices as the New Mexico managing partner.

Colón grew up in poverty and his father died when he was a teenager. He said it took him 10 years to earn his college degree, and he was the first one in his family to do so.

"Hopefully, this award is a sign that every single person and organization who invested their time and treasure in me throughout my journey made a good investment," he said in a statement. "I couldn't have done it without them, and this is yet one more 'payment' on the debt of gratitude I owe them all. I will never repay my debt fully, but I will die trying with my life of service to others."

Throneberry graduated with a bachelor of accountancy in 1987 and started working at NMSU as an accountant II in the Financial Reporting Office in 1991. She later became the assistant athletics director for business, director and then assistant vice president for auxiliary services. She retired in 2017 as NMSU's senior vice president for administration and finance.

She said her degree "transformed my life in so many ways by providing me with an outstanding education that allowed me to succeed in my chosen career field and gather many wonderful life-long friends along the way. I am truly humbled to now be recognized for my professional accomplishments and endeavors."