MSUs President Waded Cruzado to retire June 2025, ending a 15-year tenure [Video]

The following is a press release from Montana State University:BOZEMAN, Mont. – Montana State University President Waded Cruzado has announced her plans to retire in June 2025, concluding a transformative 15-year tenure at the helm of Montana’s land-grant university.

Cruzado, who became the 12th president of MSU in 2010, has been celebrated for her unwavering commitment to the land-grant mission of education, research and community outreach. Her leadership has significantly reshaped Montana State, reflected in a series of remarkable achievements.

In a letter to the university this morning, Cruzado said being president “has been an incomparable honor, the memory of which I will hold close to my heart for the rest of my life.” The text of her full letter can be read here.

Under Cruzado’s leadership, the university has set records in nearly every major university metric: enrollment, research, fundraising, athletics, campus expansion and, most importantly, in student persistence …