New Mexico Tech hires Dr. Stephen Wells as its new president

SOCORRO, N.M. (AP) – The head of a Nevada-based research institute has been named the new president of New Mexico Tech.
The state Board of Regents announced Thursday that Dr. Stephen Wells has been chosen to lead the Socorro-based university that has about 2,200 students.
New Mexico Tech was founded in 1889 as the New Mexico School of Mines. It is the state’s smallest research institution.
Wells will succeed Dr. Daniel Lopez, who is retiring on June 30 after 23 years as New Mexico Te