New scholarship recognizes New Mexico scientist

Friends and colleagues from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences have established a new scholarship to honor the legacy of Matthew Gompper.

Gompper, who died in March 2024, served as the head of New Mexico State University’s Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology from 2019 to 2024. At NMSU, Gompper grew his reputation as a renowned researcher. In 2022 and 2023, Stanford University and Elsevier included Gompper in their annual list of the top 2% scientists in the world.

Gompper’s legacy will live on in a newly created scholarship to benefit FWCE students. To donate, visit nmsu.link/gompper-scholarship.