Clarence Luther Herrick (June 21, 1858 – September 15, 1904) was a geologist and comparative neurologist who served as the second president of the University of New Mexico.

[1] Developing tuberculosis in December 1893, Herrick and his family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in July 1894 and later purchased a ranch in Socorro County.

[2] Herrick became a US Deputy Mineral Surveyor in 1896, then president of the University of New Mexico in July 1897.

[2] During his presidency, the University of New Mexico received its first large donation, $10,000, by Mrs. Walter Hadley, for the construction of a laboratory for bacteriological research.

[7] The fossil alga genus Herrickiceras was named for Herrick in recognition of his pioneering geological work in New Mexico.