 In 1969 the Governor of New Mexico , David Cargo , appointed Bradbury as a regent of the University of New Mexico , but this was a turbulent time for the university . In response to the Kent State Shootings in May 1970 , students and antiwar activist Jane Fonda marched on the home of Ferrel Heady , the President of the University of New Mexico . When he refused to meet with them , the students called a strike . Classes were cancelled , rallies were held and students occupied the Student Union Building . Cargo called in the New Mexico National Guard to remove them , and eleven people were bayoneted . Cargo 's successor , Bruce King , replaced Bradbury and another regent . 
