EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Three women from the Borderland were named in Carnegie Mellon University's (CMU) Rales Fellows' 2025 cohort for rising STEM leaders.

The second cohort welcomed a total of 34 graduate students. Two El Paso students, Sofia Loya and Melanie Saenzpardo, and one Anthony, New Mexico student, Haylee Viramontes, were named in the cohort.

Melanie Saenzpardo is studying for her M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering. She completed her undergrad at the University of Texas at Austin.

Haylee Viramontes is studying for her M.S. in Information Security. She completed her undergrad at New Mexico State University.

Sofia Loya is studying for her Masters in Mechanical Engineering. She completed her undergrad at Texas A&M University.

"The 34 CMU Rales Fellows in the 2025 coh

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