THE LONGEST-SERVING PRESIDENT OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SAYS SHE’LL RETIRE NEXT YEAR. KATHERINE WINOGRAD, WHO’S 62, HAS BEEN HEAD OF THE CNM IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR A DOZEN YEARS … OUTLASTING MANY UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESIDENTS NOT FAR FROM CNM. SHE’S ACTUALLY WORKED AT CNM FOR 22 YEARS.
WINOGRAD IS CNM’S 5TH PRESIDENT IN THE SCHOOL’S 54 YEARS. AT THEIR TUESDAY MEETING, THE CNM BOARD OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED HER RETIREMENT PLAN. WINOGRAD TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THAT SHE’LL STAY ON AT THE SCHOOL UNTIL A NEW PRESIDENT HAS BEEN HIRED.