Garrey Carruthers

Who is Garrey Carruthers?

Garrey Edward Carruthers is an American politician, academic and former Governor of New Mexico.

Carruthers currently serves as president 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 New Mexico State University, state chair of the Republican Party Of New Mexico from 1977 to 1979, assistant secretary of interior for land and resources from 1981 to 1984, the 27th Governor of New Mexico from 1987 to 1991, and was president and CEO of the Cimarron Health Plan from 1993 to 2003.

Carruthers earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from New Mexico State University. He has a Ph.D. in economics from Iowa State University.

On June 6, 2008, Carruthers was elected to serve on the First State Bancorporation Board of Directors according to a press release issued by the bank. Mr. Carruthers was appointed to serve on the Compensation and Nominating Committees of the Board. First State Bank is a New Mexico based bank holding company currently operating in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona.