Pete Domenici: “There are many people I could mention, but I really want to acknowledge the efforts of three in particular: Don Whatley…”

“There are many people I could mention, but I really want to acknowledge the efforts of three in particular: Don Whatley, who is the president of the American Federation of Teachers in New Mexico, has been a stalwart at pursuing this through his organization and through the school board. He will remain a leader, and I think with his leadership New Mexico can become a lead State in producing instructional material that will help our teachers, better inculcate, day by day, these six core character elements in our young people. Mary Jane Aguilar, who is the counselor in charge of the program--dynamite, enthusiastic, learning day by day and taking everything she can get to put together some kind of material so they can follow it up with the young people. And the vice principal, Dennis Romero, who is in charge of it.”