QUESTIONS BEING ASKED ABOUT THE ANNUAL PAY FOR TWO TOP ADMINISTRATORS AT NMSU. SENATOR JOHN ARTHUR SMITH, THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, SAYS THE SCHOOL’S BOARD OF REGENTS SEEM TO FORGET WHERE THE STATE IS FINANCIALLY.
THE REGENTS APPARENTLY APPROVED THE TWO JOBS OF PRESIDENT AND CHANCELLOR TO TOTAL 950-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THAT GIVES PRESIDENT JOHN FLOROS AN ANNUAL PAY OF 450-THOUSAND DOLLARS. CHANCELLOR DAN ARVIZU IS GETTING HALF A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. FOR NMSU
PRESIDENT GARREY CARRUTHERS WEATHERED BOTH JOBS WITH A 385-THOUSAND DOLLARS SALARY A YEAR.
