{"id":161,"date":"2017-06-22T19:45:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T19:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/about\/?page_id=161"},"modified":"2026-08-05T10:22:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:22:51","slug":"president","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/about\/president\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of the President"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 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class=\"menu-text\">Speaking Requests<\/span><\/a><\/li><li  id=\"menu-item-945\"  class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-945 awb-menu__li awb-menu__main-li awb-menu__main-li_regular\"  data-item-id=\"945\"><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-default awb-menu__main-background-default_fade\"><\/span><span class=\"awb-menu__main-background-active awb-menu__main-background-active_fade\"><\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/strategicplan\/\" class=\"awb-menu__main-a awb-menu__main-a_regular\"><span class=\"menu-text\">Strategic Plan<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:60%;width:calc(60% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.6 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-font-size:28px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.5;\">Welcome<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h3>Patt Lilly<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1437 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/Patt-Lilly-320x288-1.png\" alt=\"Patt Lilly\" width=\"320\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/Patt-Lilly-320x288-1-200x180.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/Patt-Lilly-320x288-1-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/Patt-Lilly-320x288-1.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patt Lilly became Interim President of 含羞草社区 on May 11, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lilly brings to the role decades of executive leadership experience as well as a strong understanding of 含羞草社区 and its role in the community and region. Most recently serving as Principal Consultant at Lilly &amp; Associates, he previously led the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce as President and CEO for more than 18 years, where he played a key role in advancing regional growth and economic development. He served as Chief Administrative Officer for Triumph Foods for almost 7 years. In addition, Lilly has held multiple roles in local government, serving as City Manager for the City of St. Joseph as well as management positions in Texas cities. Lilly began his career in commercial banking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lilly served for 12 years on the 含羞草社区 Board of Governors, including a term as Chair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He holds a Master of Arts in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Houston.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-161","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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