13 Notable alumni of
New Mexico Highlands University
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New Mexico Highlands University is 2313th in the world, 811th in North America, and 766th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from New Mexico Highlands University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Eddie Guerrero
- Occupations
- professional wrestler
- Biography
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Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes was a Mexican-American professional wrestler. He was best known for his tenures in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). A prominent member of the Guerrero wrestling family, being the son of first-generation wrestler Gory Guerrero, he was widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential professional wrestlers of all time.
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Keith Jardine
- Occupations
- actormixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Keith Jardine is an American actor and retired mixed martial artist who most notably competed in the UFC and Strikeforce.
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Ben Ray Luján
- Enrolled in New Mexico Highlands University
- In 2007 graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ben Ray Luján is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from New Mexico since 2021. He served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2021 and as Assistant Speaker from 2019 to 2021. He served as a member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission from 2005 to 2008, where he also served as chairman.
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Nick Rolovich
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Nicholas Robert Rolovich is an American football coach and former player. He was most recently the head football coach at Washington State University (WSU). Rolovich majored in economics at the University of Hawaii, and received a master's degree at New Mexico Highlands University. He was a quarterback with the Las Vegas Gladiators in the Arena Football League (AFL).
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Chris Newsome
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Christopher Elijah Duque Newsome is a Filipino American professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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Hector Balderas
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Hector Hugo Balderas Jr. is an American lawyer and former prosecutor who served as the attorney general of New Mexico from 2015 to 2023. In 2006, Balderas became the youngest statewide Hispanic elected official in the nation when he won his first race for New Mexico state auditor at the age of 33. Before that Balderas served as a State Representative in the New Mexico Legislature from 2004 to 2006. Balderas also serves as the elected treasurer of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials.
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Darrin Chiaverini
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Darrin Earl Chiaverini is an American college football coach and former wide receiver. He is the head football coach for Northeastern State University, a position he has held since 2024. He played college football at Colorado. He was drafted in the fifth round (148th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns.
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John A. Gordon
- Enrolled in New Mexico Highlands University
- In 1972 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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John Alexander Gordon was an American air force general who served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He also served as the President's Homeland Security advisor from 2003 to 2004.
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Rebecca Vigil-Giron
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rebecca Vigil-Giron is an American politician who served as the secretary of state of New Mexico from 1987 to 1990 and again from 1999 to 2006. She is the longest-serving Secretary of State in New Mexico history. In 2009, Vigil-Giron was indicted by a grand jury on several counts of embezzlement, but the charges were dropped in 2012.
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Antonio M. Fernández
- Occupations
- politicianlawyercourt stenographer
- Biography
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Antonio Manuel Fernández was a United States representative from New Mexico, elected to seven consecutive terms from 1942 to 1956.
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Thomas McClelland
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Thomas McClelland is a decorated U.S. Navy veteran who served in the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm.
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Georgia Lee Lusk
- Occupations
- supervisorteacherschool superintendentpoliticiandirector
- Biography
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Georgia Lee Witt Lusk was the first female U.S. Congressional representative from New Mexico, an educator, and a devoted public servant.
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Mari-Luci Jaramillo
- Enrolled in New Mexico Highlands University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in education
- Graduated with Master of Education
- Occupations
- educatordiplomat
- Biography
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Mari-Luci Jaramillo was an American educator and diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Honduras from 1977 to 1980. Upon her confirmation, Jaramillo became the first Mexican-American woman to serve as an American ambassador.
