UNM President David J. Schmidly responds
The Office of the Governor today released the following statement from Gov. Bill Richardson regarding UNM and the UNM Board of Regents: Gov. Bill Richardson Issues Statement.
UNM President David J. Schmidly has the following response to the Governor's statement:
"As President of the UNM Regents, Jamie Koch has presided over an unprecedented period of change and growth for the University. I commend his years of leadership and look forward to his continuing presence on the Board. I also look forward to the new role to be undertaken by Regent Raymond Sanchez, who continues to tirelessly serve New Mexico and this university.
"I thank Governor Richardson for demonstrating once again his belief in the University of New Mexico as a ladder of opportunity for our young people and a vital economic engine for the State of New Mexico."
- UNM President David J. Schmidly
Regent Raymond Sanchez also responded to the Governor's statement:
"Jamie Koch has provided a great service to the University of New Mexico. He has been and continues to be an asset to our Board and to the university.
I am honored that the Governor has asked that I seek the position of Regents' President. I look forward to continuing to work with our main constituency, our students, as well as with our faculty and staff. We will come together again as a university and move forward - pulling together around issues that mean a lot us.
"Right now, that is the budget currently being decided upon by the Legislature. We will also be looking at the stimulus money that will soon be available, for it will provide another venue of support for our faculty in fulfilling UNM's primary missions of education, research, patient care and public service."
- Regent Raymond Sanchez
Posted by scarr at March 12, 2009 05:13 PM