== Famous NMSU alumni ==

 * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvy_Ray_Smith|Alvy Ray Smith]] [Pixar]
 * Jared Tarbell [Etsy]

== Misc ==

[[https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.4/indigenous-affairs-education-land-grab-universities|"Land-grab" universities]]. Land-grant universities like NMSU benefited from the seizure of native/indigenous land, and by their analysis, benefited even more than the University of California system. Mar 2020.