The board of regents of the Texas Tech University System named JuliAnn Mazachek as the sole finalist to be the twelfth president of Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. Under Texas state law, there is a 21-day waiting period before the regents can give final approval to the appointment of a sole finalist.
Midwestern State University enrolls about 5,100 undergraduate students and more than 700 graduate students according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Education. Women make up 63 percent of the undergraduate student body.
“This is truly an exceptional opportunity, and it is an honor to be selected as the sole finalist for the presidency of Midwestern State University,” Dr. Mazachek said. “MSU Texas is a storied institution with a tremendous reputation as a leading liberal arts university — not only in Texas, but nationally. My family and I are thrilled about the opportunity to join the Mustangs family and Wichita Falls community, and I look forward to working closely with the accomplished scholars and distinguished faculty, staff, and alumni at MSU Texas. We have a great future ahead of us.”
Dr. Mazachek has been serving as vice president for academic affairs, chief academic officer, and associate professor at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. She came to Washburn in 1992 as an assistant professor of accounting, received tenure, and was promoted to associate professor in 1998. Since 2002, she has served as president and CEO of the Washburn University Foundation.
Dr. Mazachek is a graduate of the Missouri University of Science and Technology, where she majored in engineering management. She holds an MBA and a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Kansas.