The state College Board on Monday named Dr. Roy C. Hudson interim president of Mississippi Valley State University following last month's resignation of current MVSU President Dr. Lester C. Newman.
Hudson will assume the position on July 15, which was the effective date of Newman's resignation.
Newman, who joined the university in 1998, resigned in late June more than four months after a faculty vote of no confidence in his leadership.
Hudson has served MVSU in various capacities since 1973, including director of student teaching, assistant to the president and vice president for administration.
His current position is vice president for university relations, a position he has held since 2000.
A native of Itta Bena, Hudson received a bachelor of science degree from Mississippi Valley State University, a master of arts for teachers degree from Mississippi State University and an Ed.D. from Rutgers University.
He is married to Dorothy Hudson, and the couple have two children and one grandchild.
"The board appreciates Dr. Hudson's service to the university and the state," said College Board President Dr. L. Stacy Davidson Jr.
"We are confident he will provide effective leadership as we begin the process of searching for the sixth president of Mississippi Valley State University."
(Please see Tuesday's Commonwealth for the full story, including reaction.)
