Academic Metals Directory · program

The University Of Texas At El Paso

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last checked 2026-05-29

As archived

Degrees
B.A, M.A

Now (checked 2026)

Status
Active

What happened
Continuation with a leadership change. Rachelle Thiewes taught metals at UTEP from 1976 until her retirement in 2014 and is now Professor Emerita (Metals + Jewelry). The program continued under new faculty; Jess Tolbert is now Associate Professor and Head of Jewelry + Metals. The program remains nationally visible (alumna Cassandra Adame won UTEP's first Windgate-Lamar Fellowship; Thiewes named 2021 Master Metalsmith by the Metal Museum).

Link
www.utep.edu/liberalarts/art/academic-programs/undergraduate/metals/metals.html

People

Faculty

Rachelle Thiewes · 1976 to present

Sources

https://www.utep.edu/liberalarts/art/academic-programs/undergraduate/metals/metals.html https://www.utep.edu/liberalarts/art/people/faculty-staff.html https://catalog.utep.edu/undergrad/course-descriptions/mtls/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachelle_Thiewes https://glasstire.com/2023/03/27/women-in-metals-and-jewelry-an-interview-with-jess-tolbert/

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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