Leo Morton Biography - Kansas City, Missouri

Leo E. Morton joined Aquila, Inc. in January 1994 as vice president, Performance

Management. He was named a senior vice president in 1996 with responsibility for reengineering,

corporate procurement and environmental services. Morton assumed

additional responsibility for the management of human resources in 1997 and

information technology in 1998. He was named senior vice president and chief

administrative officer in 2000 as he also assumed responsibility for other corporate

services. He was most recently responsible for employees in the Human Resources,

IT, Corporate Services, Security and Safety departments.

Prior to joining Aquila, Morton’s management career spanned 26 years in a wide

range of engineering and manufacturing positions with AT&T Microelectronics, Bell

Laboratories, General Motors, Rust Engineering Company and Corning Glass.

Morton is currently serving his second year as chairman of the Board of Trustees

of the University of Missouri - Kansas City and has served as a trustee since 2000. He

previously participated on the board for UMKC’s Center for the City and chaired the

community relations committee for the Trustees. He is also chairman of the board of

trustees of the Menorah Medical Center and is chairman of the advisory board of Prep-

KC, a major regional youth educational development organization. He is a member of

the board of governors of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City. Morton also

he serves on the advisory board of the NAIA Champions of Character.

Morton has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Tuskegee

University, and a master’s degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of

Technology.

Leo Morton has been appointed interim Chancellor for the University of Missouri - Kansas City