Santa Fe attorney J.E. “Gene” Gallegos and UNM undergraduate Emily “Cate” Wisdom have joined the UNM Board of Regents, following the recent resignation of John “Mel” Eaves and the graduation of former student regent Dahlia Dorman.
Last December, Governor Bill Richardson appointed Wisdom as student regent and reappointed Jamie Koch to the board. Gallegos was appointed this past January. However, the New Mexico Senate failed to act on their confirmations, so they will serve on interim appointments from the Governor until their names are submitted for confirmation at the next session of the New Mexico Legislature.
Gallegos, President of the Gallegos Law Firm, P.C. in Santa Fe, holds both a bachelor’s and a law degree from the University of New Mexico. He previously served as a UNM regent from 1991 – 1996, having been appointed by Governor Bruce King. Gallegos replaces Eaves on the board and his term will expire on December 31, 2014.
Wisdom is a junior at UNM, working on a dual major in Biology and Chemical Engineering. She replaces Dorman as student regent and her term will expire on December 31, 2010.