Past UNM Presidents

It is my privilege to serve as the 23rd president of The University of New Mexico. As part of an institutional history that now spans more than 130 years, UNM’s Office of the President has been held by dedicated, distinguished, and often colorful leaders from all walks of life and educational backgrounds.

Presidential biographies are provided by Biographies of UNM Presidents, located in the UNM Archives.

List of UNM Presidents
NameTerm as President
Chaouki Abdallah2017 - 2018
Robert G. Frank2012 - 2016
David James Schmidly2007 - 2012
David Harris2006 - 2007
Louis Caldera2003 - 2006
F. Chris Garcia2002 - 2003
William C. Gordon1998 - 2002
Richard Peck1990 - 1998
Gerald May1986 - 1990
Tom Farer1985 - 1986
John Perovich1982 - 1984
William Eugene Davis1975 - 1982
Ferrel Heady1968 - 1975
Thomas Lafayette Popejoy1948 - 1968
John Phillip Wernette1945 - 1948
James Fulton Zimmerman1927 - 1944
David Spence Hill1919 - 1927
David Ross Boyd1912 - 1919
Edward Dundas McQueen Gray1909 - 1912
William George Tight1902 - 1909
Clarence Luther Herrick1897 - 1901
Elias Sleeper Stover1891 - 1897