NMSU's Garrey Carruthers reflects on time as chancellor
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May 17, 2018
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — It was instilled in Garrey Carruthers at a young age that education was the ticket out of poverty.
Growing up on a small dairy farm in Aztec, Carruthers said he recalls milking cows, mowing hay and hauling the milk to the highway for pickup. His parents, William "Bill" and Frankie Jane Carruthers were products of the Great Depression, landing in New Mexico after his father lost his farm in Colorado, Carruthers said.
"(My parents) indicated that if you want to find yourself in a better position in life you must get a college education," Carruthers said.
The idea became r...
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