Mississippi University for Women President Claudia Limbert announced she will step down at the end of June 2010.
In a statement on the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Web site, Limbert said she feels honored and humbled to have served as president of MUW.
“Now that the goals we set out to meet have been accomplished or set in motion, it is time for another to take the reins,” she said. “It is also time for me to be with my family and concentrate on something that I long to get back to – writing.”
Also in the stament, board presidnet Scott Ross commended Limbert’s work at MUW.
“We are saddened to say goodbye to Dr. Limbert,” Ross said. “She is a remarkable person and her contributions and service to this institution will never be forgotten.”
Limbert took office at the Columbus university in June 2002.
Commissioner of Higher Education Hank Bounds said Limbert’s work speaks for itself.
“She is a shining example of an educator we should all seek to emulate because her head and her heart are in exactly the right place,” he said.