David Schmidly
David Schmidly
David James Schmidlywas installed as 20th president of the University of New Mexico on October 7, 2007. On April 22, 2011, Schmidly announced his decision to retire as UNM's President at the end of his five-year contract in 2012...
dare decided faculty guy
The faculty were a little concerned. We got a lot of e-mails about 'How dare you let that guy back into the game.' ... We just decided to withstand it.
facilities fear football remain stadium
The fear would be if there was a realignment again, and you didn't have a stadium that was big enough. Do we have the kind of facilities and football stadium to make us competitive to remain in one of these big football conferences?
lots opinion people saying sell
There were lots of doubters, lots of people saying it was too risky. I had to sell some people on it. ... In my opinion it was a no-risk situation.
continue feet forward return time
We want him to get well, get back on his feet and we will look forward to the time when he will return and continue his contribution to our university.