SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham during this session of the New Mexico Legislature has made a series of nominations and re-appointments to Boards of Regents at institutions of higher learning and specialized education all across New Mexico.
The appointments are each subject to confirmation in the state Senate.
The appointments are as follows, grouped by institution:
Former UNM regent and San Juan County Commissioner Jack Fortner to the University of New Mexico Board of Regents
Rear Admiral and former state Sen. William H. “Bill” Payne to the University of New Mexico Board of Regents
Randy Ko to the University of New Mexico Board of Regents, as student regent
Christopher T. Saucedo to the New Mexico State University Board of Regents
Neal Bitsie to the New Mexico State University Board of Regents, as student regent
Phillip A. Bustos to the Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents
Trish Ruiz to the Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents
Chandlar N. Head to the Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents, as student regent
Lyndon Haviland to the Western New Mexico University Board of Regents
Dr. Daniel H. Lopez to the Western New Mexico University Board of Regents
Brenda Hernandez Gonzales to the Western New Mexico University Board of Regents, as student regent
Española school board member Ruben Archuleta to the Northern New Mexico College Board of Regents
Maria Evelyn Juarez to the Northern New Mexico College Board of Regents, as student regent; Ms. Juarez is believed to be the first DACA student ever appointed as a New Mexico regent
Harold Alan Edmonson, Jr., to the New Mexico Military Institute Board of Regents
Maria Christina Montoya to the New Mexico Military Institute Board of Regents
Dr. Frank Sanchez to the New Mexico Highlands University Board of Regents
Christopher Ulibarri, re-appointed to the New Mexico Highlands University Board of Regents, as student regent
Robyn Holmes to the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Board of Regents
Gary Smethurst to the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Board of Regents
Mary Willows to the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Board of Regents
Catherine Ann Gray, re-appointed to the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Board of Regents
David A. Lepre to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Board of Regents
Jerry A. Armijo, re-appointed to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Board of Regents
Veronica Espinoza to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Board of Regents, as student regent
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