Garrey Carruthers

Garrey Carruthers
Chancellor of New Mexico State University
In office May 6, 2013 – June 30, 2018
Preceded by	Manuel Pacheco (interim)
Succeeded by	John D. Floros (president) and Dan Arvizu (chancellor)
27th Governor of New Mexico
In office January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1991
Lieutenant	Jack L. Stahl
Preceded by	Toney Anaya
Succeeded by	Bruce King
Personal details
Born	Garrey Edward Carruthers (1939-08-29) August 29, 1939 (age 84) Alamosa, Colorado, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Kathy Carruthers
Alma mater	New Mexico State University (BS, MS) Iowa State University (PhD)
Profession	Professor

Garrey Edward Carruthers (born August 29, 1939) is an American politician and academic who served as the 27th governor of New Mexico and the chancellor of New Mexico State University. He previously served as special assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1974 to 1975, director of the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute at NMSU, state chair of the Republican Party of New Mexico from 1977 to 1979, and United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior for Land and Resources from 1981 to 1984.^[1]