Mel Klinkner, vice president for financial planning and administration at Missouri Western State University, has accepted the position of vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Klinkner’s resignation from Missouri Western is effective Aug. 3.
“Mel has done an excellent job for us in his role as vice president for financial planning and administration for the past four years,” said Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president. “His accomplishments have been numerous and greatly appreciated by the university community.”
Klinkner came to Missouri Western in 2008 from Purdue University, where he served as fiscal director for the housing and food services division. Previously, he served in financial administrative positions at the University of Central Missouri, the Kansas Board of Regents, Kansas State University and the University of Kansas.
Klinkner has a master’s degree in management from Baker University in Kansas and bachelor’s degrees in business administration and economics from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas.
Plans for the search for Klinkner’s successor will be announced as soon as possible.
Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu.