MISSOULA, Mont. — Former University of Montana President George Dennison died Tuesday due to complications from non-Hodgkins lymphoma, the school announced. He was 81.
Dennison retired from the university in 2010 after serving as president for 20 years.
Dennison oversaw sustained growth at the university. UM’s enrollment increased from just over 10,000 in 1990 to almost 15,000 in 2009. He oversaw fundraising for the construction and remodeling of numerous campus facilities while the university’s endowment grew from $17.3 million to $120 million.
“George was not only our longest-serving president, he was among our finest,” interim UM President Sheila Stearns said in a statement.