Montana State University President Waded Cruzado announces retirement [Video]

BOZEMAN – 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’s announcement follows the news of Montana Technological University Chancellor Dr. Les Cook’s plan to retire in 2025 and Carroll College President Dr. John E Cech’s announcement that he will retire in 2025.

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 [montana.edu].  

Under Cruzado’s …