The New Mexico State University Foundation Board of Directors is responsible for the management of the New Mexico State University Foundation, a private 501 (c)(3) organization, tasked with raising private support for the University. The Board bears fiduciary responsibility for the investment and management of all funds raised by the Foundation on behalf of New Mexico State University.
The Board is comprised of approximately 40 members, including a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Past Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary. The Vice President for University Advancement serves as the President of the Foundation.
2012-2013 Board of Directors
Jo Raabe-Asprey, Chairman
John Cordova, Vice Chairman
Mike Johnson, Past Chairman
Lee Ellen Banks, Treasurer
MaryLou Davis, Secretary
Tina Byford, Interim President
Larry Allen
Nancy Archuleta
Herman Baca
Dino Camunez
Brian Charlton
Jagdev Cheema
Philip Cook
Jack Cooper
Jackie Mitchell Edwards
Del Esparza
Nick Franklin
Brad Gordon
Gregory Green
Terry Johnson
John Long
Patty Lopez
Kyle Louvar
Tana Lucy
E. Larry Lujan, Jr.
Bobby Lutz
Dion Messer
Tom Mobley, Jr.
Reynaldo Ortiz
John Papen, III
Brenda Porter
Randy Pugh
Bobby Rankin
Sandra Ricci
Ben Salopek
Bill Sheriff
Dan Socolofsky
Lonnie Terry
Charles Tharp
Maya Theus
Smoky Torgerson
Jose Uranga
Daniel Villanueva
Scott Williams
Browning Yelvington
Sandy Zane
Ex-Officio Voting Members
Mike Cheney, NMSU Regent
John Kutinac, Alumni Executive Council President
Thomas Price, PA Board
Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members
Manuel Pacheco, Interim President, NMSU
Jay Jordan, Interim Provost, NMSU
Benjamin Woods, Vice President, NMSU
Breeana Sylvas, President, ASNMSU
Christa Slaton, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Tina Byford, Interim President, NMSU Foundation
Emeriti Directors
Donald Beasley
Jim Bullock
Elsie Carr
Emma Cervantes
Michael "Mickey" Clute
Jack Curry
Glenn Cutter
Bill Fiske, Jr.
Myron George
Stan Hanssen+
Joyce Jaynes
The Honorable Melvin "Don" Kidd
Arlyn Kriegel
Richard Leza
Ed Lujan, Sr.
Lester Lyles
Ben Montoya
George Petty, Jr.
George Roberts
R. Scott Smith
Stan Smith
Jack Ward+
Reta Warren
Charlotte Yates
+ Deceased