New Mexico
New Mexico Highlands University president sues school
LAS VEGAS, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University President Niel Woolf has sued the school, claiming leaders pushed him to redirect a $600,000 contract to a chairman’s friend.
Woolf filed the lawsuit after the university placed him on administrative leave at the beginning of May.
He says Board of Regents Chair Frank Sanchez told him to cancel a $600,000 agreement with an out-of-state contractor and give it to a local contractor.
Woolf says that company is led by a friend of both Sanchez and his brother-in-law, Sen. Pete Campos, who represents Las Vegas.
In the lawsuit, Woolf says Sanchez told him directing the funds to his friend would “go a long way towards securing money for the University from Senator Campos,” said Woolf.
Woolf is seeking damages and attorney’s fees under the New Mexico Whistleblower Protection Act.
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — Community members got together for a special game of indoor beach volleyball today, all for a good cause. The Greater New Mexico AMBUCS nonprofit hosted the “Spikes for Trykes” volleyball tournament at Charlie’s Sandbox.
The organization provides adaptive tricycles called Amtrykes to people with mobility deficits. Organizers say today’s game was their first big fundraiser. “We were a little nervous, because not a lot of people know who we are, but we’re so thankful for all the support that we’ve had, thankful for the sponsors, and people believing in what we’re doing,” said Victoria Esquibel with the Greater New Mexico AMBUCS Chapter.
The New Mexico AMBUCS chapter started in 2025 and works to promote mobility across the whole state.
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