Associate Provost for Cooperative Education and Professional Studies (CEPS)

New Mexico State University has launched a national search for its first-ever Associate Provost of Cooperative Education and Professional Studies role. This site is dedicated to keeping our University community informed about NMSU’s search for the Associate Provost of CEPS. For any questions, please contact Human Resources.

Faculty, staff, and students are strongly reccomended to submit nominations. Please submit yours here:

Assoc Provost CEPS Nominations


Search Committee 

Name Title Department
Allen Bottorff | Co-chair Vice President Administration and Finance
Omar Holguin |Co-chair Professor Plant and Environmental Sciences
Laura Bittner Extension Specialist Extension Home Ec Program Unit
Trish Leyba Director of Career Studio Corporate Relations & Career Events
Abby Butler Associate Vice President Marketing and Communications
David Jauregui Associate Dean Engineering College
Monica Torres Chancellor DACC Dona Ana CC
Cynthia Bejarano Professor English
Ruth Ann Stephens Admin Assistant, Senior President's Office
Carina Frisch ASNMSU President Associated Students of NMSU
Tony Marin Vice President Student Success & Enroll Management