THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO BOARD OF REGENTS HAS HIRED A NEW PRESIDENT FOR THE SCHOOL. GARNETT STOKES BECOMES THE SCHOOL’S 22ND PRESIDENT AND THE FIRST FEMALE TO HOLD THE JOB IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY.
HER SELECTION FOLLOWS A 10 MONTH SEARCH BY A 22 MEMBER COMMITTEE. STOKES HAS HELD A VARIETY OF POSITIONS IN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, MOST RECENTLY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI. STOKES WILL EARN 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR AND HAS A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT. HER SELECTION BY THE BOARD WAS UNANIMOUS.
