Mr. and Mrs. Bennett and Rhonda Montes

Bennett retired from SFA’s Department of Physics and Astronomy after serving 35 years as a scientific machinist. During his decades of service, he fabricated and machined thousands of pieces of equipment, including a 41-inch telescope, which is housed at the SFA Observatory.
Rhonda retired from SFA Health Clinic, where she worked as a medical records technician. She cherished her years working there with students, doctors, nurses and staff members.
Bennett and Rhonda are Nacogdoches natives and remain active in their community.
The couple’s family includes two sons, Michael and Matthew. Michael and his wife, Jennifer Criss Montes, an SFA graduate and Nacogdoches dentist, have two children, Lillian and Anderson. Matthew, also an SFA graduate, and his wife Wendy, a dental hygienist, reside in Katy, Texas.