Any Lobo fan knows the name Branch after one visit to UNM’s Branch Field at University Stadium. The football field is named 
after Turner and Margaret Branch, power attorneys in the Albuquerque area and dedicated supporters of Lobo Athletics. A 1960 graduate of the University of New Mexico, Turner earned his Bachelor of Arts and Sciences before moving to Texas to earn his JD at the Baylor School of Law. Margaret earned her business degree at New Mexico in 1975 and continued her education at the UNM School of Law where she earned her own Juris Doctorate. The Branch’s now own the Branch Law Firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
As Lobos for life, Turner and Margaret Branch donated $1.5 million for the naming rights to the field at University Stadium, the second largest gift of all time from living individuals to New Mexico Athletics. The Branch Law Firm also acts as the title sponsor of UNM’s Dick McGuire Golf Invitational which is the home women’s golf event each fall season and of the school’s postseason men’s basketball banquet.
In her free time Margaret serves on the Lobo Club board of Directors, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the International Women’s Forum, and the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors. The Branch’s sponsor major fundraisers for Lobo Women’s Golf, Football, and Men’s Basketball throughout the year and have donated over $2.2 million to the University of New Mexico. As a result of their continued support, Margaret received an Honorary Letter from UNM Alumni Lettermen in 2009 and Turner received an Honorary Letter in 2010.
UNM Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs said, “There are no better Lobo fans than Turner and Margaret Branch. They care deeply about the University of New Mexico, our coaches and our student-athletes. The have great passion for the Lobos and that passion is reflected in their emotional and financial support for our great University. I am proud to call them friends and have great admiration and respect for them as individuals and community leaders. They are Lobos for Life!”