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About UMKCLeo MortonChancellorOn Dec. 15, 2008, Leo E. Morton was officially named the Chancellor atUMKC. He assumed the position after serving in the interim chancellor rolefrom August to December.Before joining the University, Morton served as the chair of the UMKC Boardof Trustees, where he was instrumental in strengthening relationships betweenthe trustees and faculty on campus. He also worked closely with former UMKC Chancellor Guy Baileyon the campus’ strategic missions and community relations activities. Until recently, Morton served asthe senior vice president and chief administrative officer for Aquila, Inc., an integrated electric and naturalgas utility company headquartered in Kansas City, Mo.Morton joined Aquila, Inc. in January 1994 as vice president, Performance Management. He was nameda senior vice president in 1996 with responsibility for reengineering, corporate procurement and environmentalservices. Morton assumed additional responsibility for the management of human resources in1997 and information technology in 1998. He was named senior vice president and chief administrativeofficer in 2000 as he also assumed responsibility for other corporate services. He was most recentlyresponsible for employees in the Human Resources, IT, Corporate Services, Security and Safety departments.Prior to joining Aquila, Morton’s management career spanned 26 years in a wide range of engineering andmanufacturing positions with AT&T Microelectronics, Bell Laboratories, General Motors, Rust EngineeringCompany and Corning Glass.Morton was the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Missouri-Kansas City for two years,and served as a trustee from 2000-08. He previously participated on the board for UMKC’s Center for theCity and chaired the community relations committee for the Trustees. He is also chairman of the board oftrustees of the Menorah Medical Center and is chairman of the advisory board of Prep-KC, a major regionalyouth educational development organization. He is a member of the board of governors of the UrbanLeague of Greater Kansas City. Morton also serves as second vice chairman of the board of Swope CommunityEnterprises. In addition, he serves on the advisory board of the NAIA Champions of Character.Morton has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Tuskegee University, and a master’s degreein management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.33