THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO BOARD OF REGENTS HAS NAMED GARNETT S. STOKES AS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL. IT WAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR STOKES, WHO’S 61 YEARS OLD AND POISED TO SUCCEED INTERIM PRESIDENT CHAOKI ABDALLAH. SHE BEGINS HER NEW JOB ON MARCH 1ST, 2018.
THE CHOICE AS PRESIDENT OF UNM FOLLOWS A 10-MONTH SEARCH BY THE SCHOOL WITH THE HELP OF A NATIONAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM.
STOKES HAS BEEN PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SINCE FEBRUARY 2015, AND WAS THE INTERIM CHANCELLOR FROM MAY TO AUGUST 2017. THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI IS A PUBLIC, LAND-GRANT RESEARCH UNIVERSITY IN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, AND IS THE LARGEST UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE. PRIOR TO THAT, SHE SERVED AS INTERIM PRESIDENT, AS WELL AS PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, A PUBLIC RESEARCH SCHOOL IN TALLAHASSEE.
