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Newsletter / Public Affairs
Laurel Lampela

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Laurel Lampela has been a member of the NMVM Board of Directors since 2019 and is the Editor of The Messenger, the newsletter of the New Mexico Veterans Memorial. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1975 and teaching high school art for several years, she was accepted to Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base-Medina Annex, Texas in 1979.  Her first assignment as a Second Lieutenant was as the Deputy Director of
Public Affairs at the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. After completing that two-year assignment and promotion to First Lieutenant, she was transferred to Kirtland Air Force Base as the Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the Air Force Contract Management Division and the Air Force Weapons Lab. 

Following that assignment, Laurel entered the Air Force Reserves so that she could again work as an art teacher and attend graduate school.  She completed another seven years in the Air Force Reserves and her last assignment was serving as the Individual Mobilization Augmentee for the Chief of Public Affairs at the 2750th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.  During that time, she completed Squadron Officer School and was promoted to Captain. She served a total of 10 years in the U.S. Air Force including three years active duty and seven years in the Reserves. She received a PhD in Art Education from the Ohio State University in 1990 and taught art education for 28 years at three universities including the University of New Mexico, Cleveland State University in Ohio, and Marshall University in West Virginia. Laurel is Professor Emerita at the University of New Mexico and lives with her spouse, Helen, and their dog, Parker, in Albuquerque.
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  • HOME
  • VISIT
    • MEMORIAL PARK >
      • THE MEMORIAL >
        • The Call
        • The Preparation
        • The Battle
        • The Conversation
        • The Word From Home
        • The Fallen Friend
        • The Homecoming
      • KIOSKS >
        • Colonial War Kiosk
        • Expeditionary Missions Kiosk
        • Gulf War Kiosk
        • Territorial War Kiosk
        • War On Terror Kiosk
        • World War I Kiosk
        • World War II Kiosk & Monument
      • MEMORIALS >
        • American Ex-Prisoner Of War Memorial
        • Blue Star Memorial
        • Hole In Our Hearts Memorial
        • U.S. Navy Veterans Memorial
        • Welcome Home Memorial
      • MONUMENTS >
        • American Veterans For Equal Rights
        • Buffalo Soldier Monument
        • Combined Action Program Monument
        • Combat Infantry Badge Monument
        • 8th Air Force Monument
        • Gold Star Mothers Monument
        • Korean War Monument & Kiosk
        • Merchant Marines Monument
        • Navajo Code Talkers Monument
        • Paratrooper Monument
        • Pearl Harbor Survivors Monument
        • Purple Heart Monument
        • Tuskegee Airmen Monument
        • U.S. Submarine Veterans Monument
        • Vietnam War Monument & Kiosk
      • VENUES >
        • Amphitheater
        • Bell Tower
        • Boulevard Of Flags
        • Courtyard
        • Medal Of Honor Plaza
        • Parade Ground
        • Visitor / Event Center
    • MUSEUM >
      • Medal Of Honor Recipients
      • Submarine Periscope
      • Stained Glass Art
      • New Mexico Artist's Sculpture
      • Vietnam Veterans of NM Memorial
      • Past Presentations
    • VISITOR'S CENTER
    • FOUNDATION OFFICE & LIBRARY
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