Office of the President

 

Drs. Robert and Laurel VartabedianDrs. Bob and Laurel Vartabedian Missouri Western has a unique entrepreneurship program which includes a partnership with Steve Craig, president of Craig Realty Group; and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. Pictured with Dr. Vartabedian at a dinner celebrating the program is Frank Crail, founder and president of RMCF.Entrepreneurship Partnership Dr. Vartabedian and Dr. Kevin Truman, dean of the UMKC School of Computing and Engineering, sign an agreement between the two universities that allows students to receive dual degrees from Western’s department of engineering technology and UMKC’s School of Computing and Engineering.UMKC Engineering Bennie Crossland of Crossland Construction Company, Inc., hands Dr. Vartabedian the symbolic key to the Griffon Indoor Sports Complex, which opened in July 2010 in time for the Kansas City Chiefs summer training camp on Western’s campus.GISC Opening Gov. Jay Nixon visits with Dr. Vartabedian, Jeff Ellison and Ron Auxier. Gov. Nixon was on campus to tour the construction site of a new residence hall on Western’s campus. The hall is scheduled to open in the fall of 2011.Gov. Jay Nixon Dr. Vartabedian signs an exchange agreement with the National University of Tainan in Taiwan when four faculty members and administrators from the university visited Western.Tainan Exchange Agreement Wes and Patsy Remington, along with Dr. Vartabedian, cut the ribbon to dedicate Remington Hall. In addition to state funding, Wes and Patsy were major donors for the new 60,000 sq. ft. science and math building.Remington Ribbon Cutting The 2012 Convocation on Critical Issues featured T. Boone Pickens, legendary oil and gas entrepreneur. The Convocation has brought several nationally known speakers to campus in its 19-year history.Convocation on Critical Issues President Robert Vartabedian, his son, Rob, and grandson, Bobby.
Three generations of Vartabedians