Central Campus in Albuquerque in Bernalillo County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Ferrel Heady
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 23, 2021
1. Ferrel Heady Marker
University of New Mexico President
1968-1975
Ferrel Heady was president of UNM during a period when campuses across the country, including UNM, were experiencing demonstrations and protests over issues of civil rights, academic freedom, and the Vietnam War.
Through numerous and sometimes violent campus crises President Heady protected both the educational mission of the university and the rights of protest, advocacy, and dissent.
Under his leadership the School of Public Administration, a discipline in which he was an internationally known teacher and scholar, was founded. Academic programs were created that grew into the departments of Africana, Chicana and Chicano, and Native American Studies.
This memorial recognizes the important role President Heady played in the history of UNM and his dedication to the principles that guided his career: balance and fairness in the exercise of power, protection of academic freedom, teaching and mentoring the next generation, and enriching the legacy of human knowledge.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment.
Location. 35° 5.065′ N, 106° 37.195′ W. Marker is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. It is in Central Campus.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bell of the USS New Mexico (within shouting distance of this marker); Clarita Garcia de Aranda Allison / Flamenco (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); University House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Scholes Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); University of New Mexico World War II Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Alumni Memorial Chapel (approx. ¼ mile away); Sara Raynolds Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pig ‘n’ Calf Lunch (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albuquerque.
Also see . . .
1. Eleven Bayonetted and 131 Arrested at Student Union Building. The Ferrell Heady marker is near the eastern side of the Student Union Building where students and others were bayonetted while being forcibly evacuated on May 9, 1970 while protesting the Vietnam War. (Submitted on September 10, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)
2. Ferrel Heady biography at UNM. (Submitted on September 10, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 23, 2021
2. Ferrel Heady Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
