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	Pauline Ponce Pauline Ponce serves as president of the board. She became a regent on Jan. 10, 2005. An Eastern alumna, she received a bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1973 and a master's degree in elementary education in 1974. She also received an educational specialist degree in educational administration in 1981. Her career in education began as a teacher in the Roswell school district from 1972 to 1982. Beginning in 1983 she held several administrative positions until 1995, when she was named acting superintendent of the Roswell school district. She served as deputy superintendent from 1996 to 2000. She has returned to the classroom and teaches at an elementary school in Roswell.
	Marshall Stinnett Marshall Stinnett has been a member of the Board of Regents since 2001. He currently is vice president of the board and served as president of the board in 2004 and 2005. He is a Portales native and Eastern New Mexico University alumnus, graduating with a degree in marketing and retailing in 1959. Capping a distinguished career in the newspaper industry, he is now vice president of Southern Newspapers. He lives in Portales with his wife, Helen.
	Chad Lydick Chad Lydick joined the Board of Regents in February 2008. A New Mexico native, he attended schools in Portales and Clovis and earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from New Mexico State University in 1972. He is active in community affairs, having served as a Clovis City Commissioner, past president of the Clovis Chamber of Commerce and current member of the Washington committee for the “Committee of 50” that supports Cannon Air Force Base. He was honored as “Citizen of the Year” in 2005 by both the Clovis Board of Realtors and the Clovis Chamber of Commerce. He is the owner of Lydick Engineers & Surveyors Inc. in Clovis. He and his wife, Vickie, reside in Clovis and have two children who were educated in New Mexico schools and state universities.
	Robert Wachter Robert Wachter, student regent, is majoring in both political science and Spanish at ENMU. A native of Clovis, he was appointed by Gov. Bill Richardson in February 2009, replacing Charles Britton. He graduated from Clovis High School in 2006 and began attending Eastern that fall. He has been active in student government, serving as a senator representing the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He has been a member of the Associated Students Activities Board, College Republicans, Tomorrow's Leaders and Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Wachter interned with the Ninth Judicial District Attorney's Office in the summer of 2008 and intends to pursue a career in law and possibly politics.
	Randy Harris Randy Harris was appointed to the Board of Regents in December 2008. Part of the banking business since 1979, Harris is CEO and president of Bank of Clovis. He has served on the New Mexico Military Base Planning Commission, the New Mexico Finance Authority Commission, the Clovis Chamber of Commerce and the New Mexico Baners Association. He was honored as the New Mexico Distinguished Citizen in 2007 and Clovis’ Citizen of the Year in 2004. Harris is a graduate of Clovis High School and West Texas A&M University. Harris and his wife, Cindy, reside in Clovis.