Emily Messer inaugurated as Texas Wesleyan University’s 21st president
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Emily W. Messer speaks during her investiture as the 21st and first female president in Texas Wesleyan history on Friday. Messer’s family and a large contingency from Alabama were in attendance.
Bob Booth
Bob Booth
Emily W. Messer, the first female president in the 134-year history of Texas Wesleyan University, was inaugurated on Friday during a ceremony at the Martin University Center. Messer started in July 2023, coming from Jacksonville State in Alabama, where she was the vice president for advancement and enrollment management. She has spent two decades in higher education and is the university’s 21st president.
Emily W. Messer speaks during her investiture as the 21st and first female president in Texas Wesleyan history on Friday. Messer’s family and a large contingency from Alabama were in attendance. Bob Booth Bob Booth
The 376 seats were filled in a room at the Nick & Lou Martin University Center on Friday during the investiture of Emily W. Messer, the 21st and first female president in Texas Wesleyan history. Bob Booth Bob Booth
Glenn Lewis, chairman of the Texas Wesleyan Board of Trustees, speaks during the investiture of Emily W. Messer, the 21st and first female president in Texas Wesleyan history. Bob Booth Bob Booth
Faculty and administrators filled a room in the Nick & Lou Martin University Center during the investiture of Emily W. Messer at Texas Wesleyan on Friday. Bob Booth Bob Booth
Don Killingsworth, president of Jacksonville State University, introduces Emily W. Messer during her investiture as the 21st and first female president in Texas Wesleyan history. Messer was an administrator at Jacksonville State before joining Texas Wesleyan in 2023. Bob Booth Bob Booth
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey of Fort Worth and Emily W. Messer walk past flags representing students’ home countries during Messer’s investiture as the 21st and first female president in Texas Wesleyan history. Bob Booth Bob Booth
Emily W. Messer ED.D., setting next to U.S. Congresswoman district 12 Kay Granger listens to a speaker during Messer’s investiture as the 21st and first female president in Texas Wesleyan history in Fort Worth , Texas, Friday, April 26, 2024. Messer’s family and a large contingency from Alabama were in attendance. (Special to the Star-Telegram/Bob Booth) Bob Booth Bob Booth
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker addresses the audience on Friday during the inauguration of Emily W. Messer, the 21st and first female president in Texas Wesleyan history. Bob Booth Bob Booth
