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President
Richard B. Williams, PhD, ATC
On July 1, 2024, Richard B. Williams became the 12th president of Missouri State University.
2026
State of the University Address
On Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, President Richard B. Williams delivered the State of the University Address and highlighted accomplishments from the first year of implementing our 2025-30 strategic plan, “Igniting Opportunity.”
2025 State of the University Address
Igniting opportunity
On Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, President Richard B. Williams delivered the State of the
University Address and introduced the 2025-30 strategic plan, "Igniting Opportunity."
Inauguration of the 12th president
Missouri State University celebrated the inauguration of Richard B. Williams at 4
p.m. on October 17, 2024.
Missouri State’s strategic enrollment management (SEM) plan is a campus-wide initiative
to achieve its enrollment objectives.
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