YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
Last edited 9:25 a.m., June 19, 2020
College of the Ozarks went with a promotion to fill its newly created chief operating officer role.
Weston Wiebe takes on the job after first serving as a professor for the Point Lookout college and last year moving to vice president for vocational programs and business affairs, according to a news release. The appointment is effective immediately.
“Dr. Wiebe will assume the management of day-to-day operations of the college,” President Jerry Davis said in the release. “He is a well-educated alumnus who understands the uniqueness of the college and how it operates.”
C of O spokesperson Valorie Coleman said Wiebe's day-to-day duties include strategizing to keep "our students and campus family safe during concerns associated with COVID-19." Coleman could not be reached by deadline for follow-up questions.
C of O ranked No. 6 this year on Springfield Business Journal’s list of the area’s largest higher learning institutions. The college reported spring enrollment of 1,447 students, as well as 400 employees.
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