Acting President Named

Terri Agee named Acting President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 17, 2007
Dr. Terri Agee
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JOPLIN, MO (SNS) - The Missouri Southern State University Board of Governors today accepted the resignation and retirement of Dr. Julio S. León.

During a faculty meeting Friday morning, Dr. León announced his retirement after 38 years at Missouri Southern and 25 years as President of the University.

 

In the wake of that announcement, the Board named Dr. Terri Agee as Acting President of MSSU. Dr. Agee has served as Vice President for Business Affairs for six years, and was Director of Human Resources for nine years. Prior to coming to Missouri Southern she worked at Leggett & Platt, Inc. in Carthage, where she specialized in labor and employment law.

 

Born and reared in Kansas City, Dr. Agee graduated with honors in 1981 from William Jewell College in Liberty. She earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business Administration and in Public Relations. In 1988, she received her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Utah College of Law in Salt Lake City. After graduation, Terri and her husband Dennis returned to Missouri to pursue career opportunities.

 

Terri and Dennis have been married for 26 years and have two children, Sam, 16, and Michelle, 15. Terri’s parents will be married for 50 years this December. Her father, now retired, was a partner and head of the corporate law department at Stinson-Magg in Kansas City, Missouri.

 

“It has been a privilege to serve with Dr. León who has accomplished so much for Missouri Southern and this region,” she stated. “We wish him the best in his much deserved retirement. I also am honored to serve the university in the role of Acting President and I am thankful to be a part of this exciting institution.”

 

"Working together and supporting each other, I’m confident we can meet the opportunities and challenges before us, and continue with our tradition of excellence,” she stated.

The Board of Governors announced it will begin a national search for the fourth president of the University.

 

Dwight Douglas, chairman of the Missouri Southern Board of Governors, has said Missouri Southern hopes to have a new President in place by the fall 2008 semester.