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Historic William Woods University in mid-Missouri’s Fulton was founded in 1870 and began as an orphanage for daughters who were orphaned during the Civil War. It has a rich, 154-year history. William Woods president Dr. Jeremy Moreland is the school’s 13th president in its 154-year history. President Moreland moved to Fulton in 2021, coming from St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens. He was provost at the University of the Rockies in Denver before that. President Moreland joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”, touting major progress in numerous areas. President Moreland notes their incoming class last fall of 456 students is the largest in university history, adding they’re expecting even higher numbers in the fall. He also notes we’ll see football for the first time this fall in the school’s 154-year history. William Woods has added SEVEN new intercollegiate sports programs in the past two years, plus a marching band for the first time ever. They’ve had so much growth they’re looking at a new residence hall. Fred and President Moreland also discussed a film that was made in Fulton called “Kings Row” starring future President Ronald Reagan. Mr. Reagan, who was the president of the Screen Actors Guild in 1952, served as William Woods’ commencement speaker in 1952. A brand-new recording of that speech has recently been discovered, and William Woods is planning a big event to celebrate that:
William Woods University president Jeremy Moreland is the school's 13th president in its 154-year history (file photo courtesy of William Woods University spokesman John Fougere)
