students from 1891 to 1898.
In 2013, the institute broke off relations with the alumni association over disagreement about finances. Members of the alumni association claimed that this was an effort by the school to gain access and control of the over $5.2 million in assets of the association. On June 10, 2013, the school filed a lawsuit in Chaves County to take control of the assets of the alumni association. Editorial response to the institute's actions has been generally negative, calling it a "hijacking" of the group and its resources. On April 21, 2015, the Fifth Judicial District Court found that the alumni association had not breached its agreement with NMMI and that NMMI had "improperly terminated" the agreement. The judge required the association to turn over the funds.
The current superintendent, Brigadier General (retired) Voris W. McBurnette, was appointed on June 6, 2024.
== Campus ==
The original area of land for the campus was donated to the school by local rancher James J. Hagerman, for whom …
