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Karen Trujillo leaves legacy of research and education in New Mexico
She helped form Educators Rising New Mexico
Adriana M. Chavez
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Karen Trujillo was known as a brilliant researcher and passionate advocate for New Mexico students and educators.
A proud Aggie, she earned all three degrees – bachelor’s, graduate and Ph.D. – from New Mexico State University in secondary education, mathematics, and curriculum and instruction. She was also a huge Aggie sports fan, cheering proudly at men’s and women’s basketball games, among other sporting events.
But outside of her family, what was closest to her heart was education. Trujillo became superintendent of Las Cruces Public Schools in 2019, but maintained her deep connection to NMSU.
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Tracey Bryan
“New Mexico just lost a huge advocate for kids,” said Michael Chavez, superintendent of Hatch Valley Public Schools.
The enormity of that loss advanced like a black fog across Las Cruces and New Mexico, as news of the tragic death of Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent Karen Trujillo spread across social media.
Karen loved kids, and she loved teachers. She wanted both to realize their potential and to know that we, as a community, believed in them.
“Karen was truly a shining light in our educational community,” said Dr. Michael Morehead, past chair of The Bridge of Southern New Mexico’s Board of Directors and Dean Emeritus of New Mexico State University s College of Education. “Whether she was running a STEM program at NMSU, coordinating Educators Rising an organization for future teachers or as superintendent of schools. Students and teachers were always first in her though
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