November 19, 2009 by Author Name NMSU Round Up Barbara Couture was selected by the Board of Regents at 10:20 a.m. today as president of New Mexico State University. “This process has been inclusive and efficient,” said Blake Curtis, Board of Regents chairman. “All the stakeholders have been represented.” Barbara Couture, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at the Unive More »

November 11, 2009 by Author Name NMSU NewsCenter Richard Herman, Ph.D., has withdrawn his name from the New Mexico State University presidential selection process. The search will continue with the four remaining candidates. Herman is Special Assistant to the President, Professor, and recently Chancellor, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Herman said his decision is based More »

November 9, 2009 by Kristina Medley NMSU Round Up The second woman presidential candidate for New Mexico State University visited campus Friday and shared her experience in outer space research, diversity and her thoughts on how to recruit talented students, faculty and staff. Lisa Rossbacher, who has served as president of Southern Polytechnic State University in Georgia for the past 12 More »

November 5, 2009. Retrieved online November 5, 2009 from Amanda L. Husson, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES - The second of five finalists in the New Mexico State University presidential search to visit the campus described herself as anything but an institution-hopper. Barbara Couture, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and a professor of English at the University of Nebraska at Linc More »

November 3, 2009. Retrieved online November 3, 2009 from Amanda L. Husson, Las Cruces Sun-News LCSN Editor's note: This is the first in a series of five stories profiling the finalists in the New Mexico State University presidential search. LAS CRUCES - Richard Herman, the first of five finalists in the New Mexico State University presidential search to visit the campus, admits that he's had More »

October 28, 2009 by Julie M. Hughes NMSU NewsCenter Del Archuleta, search advisory committee chair, delivered the names of five finalists for the presidency of New Mexico State University to the Board of Regents at a special meeting today. The finalists are: Barbara Couture, D.A., Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of English, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Rich More »

October 28, 2009. Retrieved online October 28, 2009 from Amanda L. Husson, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES -- The search for a new president at New Mexico State University should be over by Thanksgiving, after the Board of Regents approved the five finalists presented Tuesday by Presidential Search Committee Chairman Del Archuleta. The finalists are: Barbara Coutoure, D.A., senior vice ch More »