New Mexico State University will honor retiring U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici on Saturday by “retiring” a baseball jersey in his name during halftime of the men’s basketball game.
The jersey will have the number 36 on it, for the number of years he will have as served as senator by the time he leaves office at the end of this year.
NMSU President Michael Martin said in a news release that Domenici’s kindness and generosity make him a valuable friend to NMSU. He added that Saturday’s ceremony is an important and fun way for the university to show its appreciation.
“Sen. Domenici has achieved a long and distinguished career of service, not only to
Domenici was a pitcher for the Albuquerque Dukes in the 1950s, and before that pitched in high school and college.
The game starts at 7 p.m. at the
Earlier this year, NMSU announced the Pete V. Domenici Legacy project, an effort to preserve, honor and continue the legacy of Domenici. Project activities include the transfer of some of Domenici’s archives to the NMSU Library, the Domenici Legacy on Public Policy Conference to be held at NMSU in the fall, the formation of the Domenici Institute for Public Policy at NMSU, and the planning and construction of a building on campus to house aspects of the senator’s legacy and ensure the legacy’s continuation.