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Scott Page didn’t plan on a career in banking — but leadership, adaptability and strategy ultimately led him there. Today, Page serves as regional president of Busey Bank, based in Champaign, Illinois. His path to executive leadership, however, began in...

Ron Moorehead didn’t set out to become the president and CEO of a financial institution. In fact, when he first arrived at The University of New Mexico, he thought law school might be his future. Instead, a passion for accounting, sparked by a professor...

For Michelle Coons, leadership has never been about a single title — it has been about adaptability, relationships and understanding people. Coons, Executive Director at WaFd Bank and previous NM Regional President at WaFD, graduated...

Alumni of The University of New Mexico’s Anderson School of Management are serving in top leadership roles across banking and financial services, guiding institutions through change while remaining rooted in community impact. Their careers span decades,...

When Michelle Dearholt became president and CEO of Nusenda Credit Union in March 2024, it was the result of nearly two decades of leadership growth — and a career shaped as much by openness as by intention.

According to the Journal of Accountancy, enrollment for undergraduate students in U.S. college accounting programs has increased 7.3% from the fall 2024 semester. The UNM Anderson School of Management aims to build on this momentum while addressing New...

When Efraín Villa packed his bags for an international business law course in the United Kingdom, he didn’t know the trip would alter the course of his life. The Albuquerque native, who had grown up camping in New Mexico but hadn’t yet traveled abroad,...

Six undergraduates at The University of New Mexico have been chosen to receive the Undergraduate Research Scholarship for Fall 2024. The scholarship, presented by the Undergraduate Research, Arts and Design Network (URAD) is intended to support students...

Rainbow Ryders’s hot air balloons have graced the skies of Albuquerque for 40 years, but years before Scott Appelman (UNM ‘81) founded one of the largest hot air ballooning companies in the world, he was a teenage boy ditching class to help a balloon...

UNM’s recent Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference featured two Anderson undergraduate finance students, giving them valuable research experience and refining independent learning, all while gaining practical finance experience. Nikolaos...