Tools

University of Montana President Announces Retirement

By The Associated Press

Story Created: Jan 25, 2010 at 3:36 PM MST

Story Updated: Jan 25, 2010 at 6:46 PM MST

MISSOULA, Mont. - University of Montana President George Dennison has announced his retirement after 20 years at the Missoula school.

During a speech Monday, Dennison said he has informed the commissioner of higher education and the state Board of Regents that he will retire on Aug. 15, or as soon thereafter as the regents can name a successor.

Dennison says he originally planned to announce his resignation last September, but was asked to stay until Montana State University could hire a new president.

In his retirement, Dennison says he intends to write a history of the University of Montana and will consider teaching opportunities as they come up.

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 1000 Characters Left

News, Sports, Weather for Great Falls, Helena, and all of Montana and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.

Great Falls & Helena Weather

Icon
Great Falls Great Falls Intl Airport, MT
Current Temp 33.0 °F
Overcast
Wind : Northwest at 5.8 MPH (5 KT)
Pressure : 1024.9 mb
Humidity : 61 %
Icon
Helena Helena Regional, MT
Current Temp 28.0 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wind : Variable at 3.5 MPH (3 KT)
Pressure : 1028.0 mb
Humidity : 78 %
Click here for our video forecast
More Weather
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.

AP Video