<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/longenecker-and-associates-2026-scholarship-recipients.html" dsn="blogs"><category>Press Releases</category><pubDate>05/06/2026 10:28:27 AM</pubDate><title>Maxine Chacon and Mariah Vasquez are recipients of the Longenecker &amp; Associates Scholarship</title><description>Two Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) students have received generous $5,000 scholarships from Longenecker &amp; Associates: A Geosyntec Company (L&amp;A). Maxine Chacon and Mariah Vasquez are recipients of the 2026 scholarships, which are awarded to students pursuing a career in a field that supports L&amp;A's missions at Los Alamos and Sandia National laboratories, such as project management, business and support functions.  Both recipients are pursuing Business Administration degrees. </description><image><img src="/_resources/_nnmc_images/_news-images/Maxine%20Chacon%20-%20Mariah%20Vasquez.jpg" alt="Headshots of Maxine Chacon and Mariah Vasquez"/></image><author>Arin McKenna</author><media_c>Judith Pepper</media_c><media_e>judith.pepper@nnmc.edu</media_e><tags><tag>Business Administration</tag><tag>Northern New Mexico College Donors</tag><tag>Scholarships</tag></tags><cat>Press Releases</cat></item>