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re: The Man Who Gave Me My Diploma is Coming to CoMo..........
Posted on 12/5/13 at 10:40 am to TbirdSpur2010
Posted on 12/5/13 at 10:40 am to TbirdSpur2010
Hell yes! Great move by Mizzou both academically and athletically. He knows the drill, is aggressive and smart. Love it. Just need to hunt down a black n' gold bowtie.
One of the things I've been hearing in my political job here in Austin for a *very* long time was that the A&M chancellor job has been the planned destination for Governor Rick Perry whenever he decides to hang it up from all his presidential run hopes. What was not clear though was if that meant chancellor of the A&M system as a whole (position held now by John Sharp) or the College Station campus chancellor specifically. I think it is the former, but if the next hire as chancellor in CS is a head-scratcher of a pick, it might mean he's a place holder.
One of the things I've been hearing in my political job here in Austin for a *very* long time was that the A&M chancellor job has been the planned destination for Governor Rick Perry whenever he decides to hang it up from all his presidential run hopes. What was not clear though was if that meant chancellor of the A&M system as a whole (position held now by John Sharp) or the College Station campus chancellor specifically. I think it is the former, but if the next hire as chancellor in CS is a head-scratcher of a pick, it might mean he's a place holder.
This post was edited on 12/5/13 at 10:42 am
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Posted on 12/5/13 at 12:17 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Gig 'em Loftin
Y'all got a good one Mizzou
Y'all got a good one Mizzou
Posted on 12/5/13 at 12:48 pm to Houston Summit
And he will be giving me mine!
Posted on 12/5/13 at 4:02 pm to Mizzou Fan in Da ATX
Here is the farewell letter he sent out via email today. I assume it was to all current students, faculty, and Assocation of Former Students members. Figured y'all would enjoy it since he is yours now. Letters like this with updates on things like fundraising and academic accomplishments from him are fairly common and now that I am not on campus I always enjoyed them
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To the Aggie Family,
When I announced, in July of this year, my resignation from the presidency of Texas A&M University, I noted that my love for students is and has been my primary motivation. At that time a return to the faculty and to teaching and research seemed the logical path for me. Since that announcement I have devoted a great deal of thought to how best to continue doing what I love—serving students.
Recently, a unique and exciting opportunity came my way, an opportunity to continue affecting the lives and futures of thousands of students, not just a few dozen enrolled in the classes I would teach or working in the laboratories where I would do research. While it is very difficult to imagine ourselves anywhere else but Aggieland, Karin and I have found a new home with many of the attributes of Texas A&M. Today the University of Missouri System is announcing that I will become the 22nd Chancellor of its flagship campus in Columbia, Missouri.
As a Fightin’ Texas Aggie, a piece of me will always be here, and my love for this university’s students will not lessen. We look forward to maintaining the friendships we have forged here while we develop new ones in the State of Missouri. I will be leading the oldest public university west of the Mississippi, a land-grant institution that shares much with Texas A&M—a rich history, membership in the Association of American Universities and the Southeastern Conference, an outstanding faculty and staff, and a passionate student body and alumni.
We wish only the best for Texas A&M and for its students, former students, faculty and staff.
R. Bowen Loftin '71
President
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