NM Centennial Governors: 27 - Garrey Carruthers Mystery Cache
Hidden : 11/16/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

In observance of New Mexico's Centennial Celebration, this series of caches is set up to honor the men(and one woman) who have led this state.

Each cache is a puzzle cache. The cache is not at the posted location. You will have to read the biography of each Governor and apply some basic math principles to numeric data contained in the biographies. A calculator is not required, but may be helpful. Most of the caches are fairly easy to find, but a few may be tricky.

Garrey Carruthers

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Garrey Carruthers
27th Governor of New Mexico
In office
1987–1991
Preceded by Toney Anaya
Succeeded by Bruce King
Personal details
Born (1939-08-29) August 29, 1939 (age 73)
Alamosa, Colorado
Political party Republican
Profession Businessman

Garrey Edward Carruthers (born August 29, 1939) currently serves as Dean of the College of Business at New Mexico State University. Previously Carruthers served as Special Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1974 to 1975, director of the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute at New Mexico State University, State Chair of the Republican Party Of New Mexico from 1977 to 1979, Assistant Secretary of Interior for Land and Resources from 1981 to 1984, the 27th Governor of New Mexico from 1987 to 1991, and was President and CEO of the Cimarron Health Plan from 1993 to 2003. Carruthers has a Ph.D. in economics from Iowa State University. On June 6, 2008, Carruthers was elected to serve on the First State Bancorporation Board of Directors (NASDAQ:FSNM) according to a press release issued by the bank. Mr. Carruthers was appointed to serve on the Compensation and Nominating Committees of the Board. First State Bank is a New Mexico based bank holding company currently operating in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. SOURCE: First State Bank Press Release
Carruthers was elected Governor of New Mexico as a Republican in 1986, a major focal point in his race was reinstating the death penalty, resulting in outgoing Democratic Governor Toney Anaya commuting the sentences of all men on death row in protest [1].

 
Cache location is N 34°22.ABC, W 103°14.XYZ
WHERE:
A = Last digit of the last year he was Special Assistant to the US Secretary of Agriculture
BC = (Sum of the last 2 digits of the year elected) times (Number of years served as Governor)
XYZ = (Sum of the digits of the last year he was State Chair) times (1/2 Last 2 digits of the first year he was Special Assistat to the US Secretary of Agriculture)

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