Aquila’s Leo Morton is Appointed UMKC Interim Chancellor, Kansas City, Missouri

Leo Morton will serve as interim UMKC chancellor starting August 1, 2008.  He is currently chairman of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Board of Trustees. 

Gary Forsee, president of the University of Missouri system announced the appointment Monday.  MOrton replaces Guy Bailey, named July 2 as president of Texas Tech University.

Morton is the former vice president and chief administrative officer for Aquila Inc.  Morton said he was honored by the appointment.  He pledged to invole faculty, students, staff, alumni and friends in “important discussions that will shape the future of UMKC.” 

Morton will not be a candidate for the permanent position. 

UMKC Provost Gail Hackett will continue to run the university on a day-to-day basis.

“Leo will continue to advance the vision and mission of UMKC, building upon the solid foundation that has already been laid,” Forsee said in the release.

Morton graduated from Tuskegee University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and received a master’s degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Morton has held leadership positions at AT&T Microelectronics, AT&T Bell Laboratories, General Motors Corporation, Rust Engineering Co. and Corning Incorporated, a glass company.

Leo Mortons biography is very lengthy in his successful appointments at large corporations.  UMKC has appointed a top person in Leo Morton as he serves as the Interim Chancellor for the University. 

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