April 14, 2008

Open Forums Scheduled for Chief Information Officer

Open forums have been scheduled for the finalists for the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO). The finalists were identified by a search committee in a national search. The CIO leads and integrates information technology related functions across the University. They are: Arthur "Barney" Maccabe, Anna Peralta Hines and Kenneth Stafford.

The finalists dates, times and locations of their respective open forums follow:

Arthur “Barney” Maccabe - open forum is scheduled for Tuesday, April 15 from 3:30-4:30 in the Robert’s Room, Scholes Hall. Dr. Maccabe is the interim CIO and professor of Computer Science at the University of New Mexico.

Anna Peralta Hines - open forum is scheduled Friday, April 18 from 3:30-4:30 in the Robert’s Room, Scholes Hall. Hines is the currently the CIO at Dona Ana County and previously the CIO at University of Texas at El Paso.

Kenneth Stafford - open forum is scheduled Monday, April 21 from 3:30-4:30 in the Robert’s Room, Scholes Hall. Stafford is the vice chancellor for Technology at the University of Denver. He was previously CIO at the University of Maryland Systems and vice president for Administration and Finance at Bowie State University.

Previously announced candidate John Lawson withdrew from consideration.

Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; email: scarr@unm.edu

Posted by scarr at April 14, 2008 12:44 PM