Presidents of NMSU - James E. Halligan
James E. Halligan
1984 - 1994 |
When appointed as NMSU's 17th president, James E. Halligan
held the posts of Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and
Interim Chancellor at the University of
Arkansas-Fayetteville. A native of Iowa, he earned his B.S.,
M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering at
Iowa State University. His years as president are remembered
for rapid growth in student enrollment and in research
and development. Halligan resigned from NMSU in July of
1994, to assume the Presidency of Oklahoma State University.
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