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WVU's Gee to Chair Big 12 Executive Board

Dr. E. Gordon Gee

IRVING, Texas - The Big 12 has announced the Board of Directors Executive Committee for the 2017-18 year. Starting July 1, Dr. E. Gordon Gee, President of West Virginia University, will take the helm as Chair of the Committee. TCU Chancellor Dr. Victor Boschini and Texas President Dr. Gregory Fenves will also sit on the committee as Vice-Chair and Secretary/Treasurer, respectively.

Dr. Gee is one of America’s most prominent higher education leaders, having led universities for more than three decades. In 2009, Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States.