Garrey Carruthers

Garrey Carruthers
Chancellor of New Mexico State University
In office
May 6, 2013 – June 30, 2018
Preceded byManuel Pacheco (interim)
Succeeded byJohn D. Floros (president) and Dan Arvizu (chancellor)
27th Governor of New Mexico
In office
January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1991
LieutenantJack L. Stahl
Preceded byToney Anaya
Succeeded byBruce King
Personal details
Born
Garrey Edward Carruthers

(1939-08-29) August 29, 1939 (age 85)
Alamosa, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKathy Carruthers
Alma materNew Mexico State University (BS, MS)
Iowa State University (PhD)
ProfessionProfessor

Garrey Edward Carruthers (born August 29, 1939) is an American politician and academic who served as the 27th governor of New Mexico and the chancellor of New Mexico State University. He previously served as special assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1974 to 1975, director of the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute at NMSU, state chair of the Republican Party of New Mexico from 1977 to 1979, and United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior for Land and Resources from 1981 to 1984.[1]

  1. ^ "New Mexico Governor Garrey E. Carruthers". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 31, 2014.