Three finalists have been selected for vice president for enrollment management at the University of New Mexico. The candidates are Terry Babbitt, Betty J. Huff and Carmen Alvarez Brown. In accordance with UNM policy, they have been invited to visit campus for interviews with faculty, staff, students and administrators. The interview schedule follows.
If and when others are selected as finalists, they will be notified and asked to participate in the on-campus interview process. UNM will make their names known at that time.
Terry Babbitt will meet faculty, staff, students and the community during an open forum on Friday, March 28, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Student Union Building, Trailblazer Spirit room. Babbitt has served as UNM interim vice president for enrollment management since July.
Prior to his current appointment, Babbitt served UNM as associate vice president of enrollment management from 2006-07, director of admissions and recruitments services from 2005 to the present, and director of recruitment and outreach services from 1997-2005. He was also director of prospective student services from 1992-97 and director of alumni volunteer programs from 1993-97 at the University of Oklahoma and director of high school/college relations from 1990-92 at East Central University.
Babbitt is a lecturer in UNM’s University College. He earned a bachelor’s in business administration in 1987 from the University of Oklahoma, a bachelor’s in education in 1989 and master’s in human resources in 1992 from East Central University, and a doctorate of education in 2007 from UNM.
Betty J. Huff will meet faculty, staff, students and the community during an open forum on Monday, March 31, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Student Union Building, Lobo rooms A and B. Huff currently serves as assistant vice chancellor for enrollment services and management at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
From 1997-99, Huff served as assistant vice president for enrollment services at California State University, East Bay. She was also registrar at the University of Kentucky from 1995-97, executive director of enrollment services at California State University, San Marcos from 1990-95, registrar and director of enrollment services at Southeastern Louisiana University from 1988-90, registrar and director of admissions at Louisiana State University, Shreveport from 1984-87, acting dean and associate dean of students at the University of New Orleans from 1981-84, and assistant registrar at the University of Georgia from 1977-81.
Huff was selected as a Fulbright scholar in 1994. She earned a bachelor’s in English in 1973 from the University of South Alabama, and both a master’s in education in 1978 and A.B.D. for doctoral study in public administration in 1981 at the University of Georgia.
Carmen Alvarez Brown will meet faculty, staff, students and the community during an open forum on Tuesday, April 1, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Student Union Building, Lobo rooms A and B. Alvarez Brown currently serves as assistant vice president for enrollment management and director of undergraduate admissions at Florida International University.
Prior to her current appointments, Alvarez Brown served at FIU as director of admissions from 1989-2002, state articulating officer from 1990-98, associate director of admissions from 1984-89, director of international and graduate admissions from 1976-84, coordinator for international admissions from 1974-76, and admissions evaluator from 1972-1974. She also served the U.S. Agency for International Development Presidential Training Initiative for the Island Caribbean/United School of America Contractors as program manager from 1987-88 and training development specialist from 1986-87.
Alvarez Brown is proficient in written and oral Spanish and English. She earned a bachelor’s in liberal studies in 1975 and master’s in adult education in 1980 from FIU.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales (505) 277-5920; cgonzal@unm.edu