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Former Chancellor Gary Thomas dies at age 70

Posted by on January 2, 2008

Dr. Gary Thomas of West Orange, N.J., chancellor of UMR (now Missouri University of Science and Technology) from 2000-2005, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, at age 70.

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City dedicates tree in honor of retiring chancellor

Posted by on August 17, 2005

The City of Rolla honored retiring UMR Chancellor Gary Thomas "for his contributions to improving UMR and Rolla" with a red maple tree on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005.

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President Elson Floyd appoints UMR chancellor search committee

Posted by on September 16, 2004

Dr. Elson S. Floyd, president of the University of Missouri, has appointed a 20-member search committee to assist him in finding a new chancellor for the University of Missouri-Rolla. Dr. Gary Thomas, chancellor at UMR since September 2000, has announced his intention to retire Aug. 31, 2005.

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Chancellor Thomas announces plans to step down in 2005

Posted by on September 1, 2004

Dr. Gary Thomas, chancellor of the University of Missouri-Rolla since September 2000, announced on Sept. 1, 2004, that he will step down from the position in September 2005.

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UMR School of Mines and Metallurgy changes name, reorganizes

Posted by on June 28, 2004

The University of Missouri-Rolla has accepted an invitation to become a member of the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference for the 2005-06 season, thus ending an affiliation with the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association that dates back to 1935.

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