Waded Cruzado, who has served as president of Montana State University for nearly 15 years, announced on Monday that she will retire in June 2025.
In a letter sent to the entire student body, Cruzado called her time at MSU “an incomparable honor, the memory of which I will hold close to my heart for the rest of my life.”
Cruzado took the job at the flagship university in 2010, making her the 12th president to sit at its helm.
In a letter announcing her retirement, Montana State president Waded Cruzado, pictured in August 2021, called her time at MSU “an incomparable honor, the memory of which I will hold close to my heart for the rest of my life.”
Since then, MSU has surpassed previous highs in nearly every major university metric including enrollment numbers, research, fundraising, and student retention rates.
