Mr. Ray Birmingham

Ray Birmingham is a highly successful educator, having spent 43 years in New Mexico's public and private learning institutions. Birmingham has a long history as an educator in New Mexico, and he has brought state and national recognition to each institution he has served.

Birmingham's accomplishments as a baseball coach at Mayfield High School (Las Cruces), the University of the Southwest (Hobbs), New Mexico Junior College (Hobbs), and the University of New Mexico (Albuquerque) are nationally acclaimed. Birmingham has won numerous national, regional, state, and conference championships, and each institution Birmingham has coached has been ranked in the top 25 teams in the country multiple times. He has also coached team USA abroad in Asia, Europe, South America, and Cuba.

Birmingham is a 1973 graduate of Hobbs High School and a 1975 graduate of New Mexico Junior College. He earned a Bachelor of Education in 1978 from New Mexico State University and a Master of Education in 1999 from the University of the Southwest.

A devoted New Mexico educator, Birmingham served on numerous boards and committees in communities throughout the state, from Farmington to Hobbs to Las Cruces. The Albuquerque Journal has labeled Birmingham as one of New Mexico's "Top Ambassadors."

Birmingham has been named a regent for a six-year term through Dec. 31, 2028.