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Stetson University's New President


Dr. Wendy B. Libby and labradors Susie andAbby.

Nov. 13, 2008

Dr. Wendy B. Libby
elected 9th president
of Stetson University

The Stetson University Board of Trustees has unanimously elected Dr. Wendy B. Libby, president of Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., as its ninth president effective July 1, 2009.

Libby will succeed Dr. H. Douglas Lee, who has been Stetson's president since 1987. Upon his retirement May 31, Lee will become chancellor of the university.

"Dr. Libby will be a dynamic, creative and courageous leader for Stetson University as we continue in our second century of academic excellence and transformation," said Nestor de Armas, chair of the Stetson Board of Trustees.

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A Few Facts

  • Ph.D., Educational Administration, University of Connecticut
  • MBA Finance, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
  • Bachelor of Science, Biology, Cornell University
  • President of Stephens College, Columbia, Mo., since 2003
  • Married to Dr. Richard Libby, former college president; they have two sons and four grandchildren.

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