Manuel T Pacheco

Principal Occupation During Past Five Years: Interim President, Highlands University -- July 2006-January 2007. Retired President, University of Missouri System -- 1997-2003. Dr. Pacheco is a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, and served as Interim President of New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico, from July 2006 to January 2007. He retired in 2003 as the President of the University of Missouri System. From 1984 to 1997, he served as President of various universities, including the University of Arizona and the University of Houston. He holds a Doctorate degree in Foreign Language Education. Dr. Pacheco currently serves as Chair of the Governance and Public Policy Committee and is a member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.