Northwest Missouri State University Names Interim President

MARYVILLE, MO – The Board of Regents at Northwest Missouri State University has appointed Dr. Clarence Green to serve at the interim president, effective July 1st.

Dr. Green has served as the vice president of culture at Northwest since 2019 and serves as Chief of the University Police Department.  Green has served on implementation teams for student success, inclusive excellence and behavioral intervention, in addition to leading efforts to establish a team focused on intervention strategies for students in crisis.

Previously, Dr. Green served at Northwest as interim vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, and as the interim vice president of human resources.

In 2016, Dr. Green was named among Ingram’s Magazine Top 50 Missourians You Should Know.

John Moore, chairman of the Board of Regents said they expect Green to leverage the University’s current mission and strategic framework, which will not change