David J. Schmidly
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David J. Schmidly was installed as the 20th president of the University of New Mexico on October 7, 2007.
Before UNM, Schmidly was CEO of the OSU System and 17th president of the Oklahoma State University System beginning on November 25, 2002. Before coming to OSU, he was the President of Texas Tech University, where he also served as Vice President for Research and Dean of the graduate school.
An accomplished zoologist, he earned his B.S. and M.S. in zoology at Texas Tech University as a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity and his Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Illinois. He has been inducted into the Texas Hall of Fame for Science, Mathematics and Technology and has a species of deer mouse named for him, Peromyscus schmidlyi.
President Schmidly is a native of Levelland, Texas.
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| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by David W. Harris |
President of University of New Mexico 2007 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by James Halligan |
President of Oklahoma State University 2002 – 2007 |
Succeeded by V. Burns Hargis |
| Preceded by Donald Haragan |
President of Texas Tech University 2000 – 2002 |
Succeeded by Jon S. Whitmore |
