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| Dr. Manuel Pacheco |
Regent Isaac Pino-“I move approval of the appointment of Dr.
Manuel Pacheco as interim president of NMSU.”
The NMSU board of Regents met behind closed doors on Monday
morning followed by a public meeting to make the announcement. Speculation was
focused on the possible appointment from a pool of three contenders including former
New Mexico Governor Gary Carruthers and former NMSU president William B. Conroy.
The appointment of Pacheco follows weeks of speculation and
controversy around the departure of Dr. Barbara Couture. Earlier this month, Couture
and the Regents acted on a mutually agreed upon separation resulting in a
severance payout of over $454, 00 for Couture.
The Regents imposed a strict two week deadline for a
replacement and called upon Pacheco for the second time to fit the bill.
Pacheco served as interim president at NMSU in 2009 before Couture’s tenure.
Regent Javier Gonzales says he is very optimistic for the
future of the university as Pacheco moves forward.
Pacheco-“Dr. Pacheco is certainly more than a credentialed
president. He is a New Mexican who loves New
Mexico and who has demonstrated that over and over
again when he has come back to the state whether it’s to serve as an advisor of
education or come back to his alma mater and assist in a difficult transition.”
Pacheco, 70 is a former
president of the University of Arizona and the University of Missouri New Mexico
Highlands University
in Las Vegas
Pacheco-“The
reason I’m excited to be here is that last time I was here 3 years ago it was a
wonderful experience. You have a faculty that is to be lauded, you have
academic leadership that is excellent, there is support t from the community
which needs to be further cultivated and recognized and you have a land grant
institution that has a responsibility throughout the state in many respects.”
Pacheco’s annual salary is set at $360,000. A contract with Pacheco will
be ratified at an upcoming board of regents meeting in Carlsbad .
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