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Chancellor at Missouri State University-West Plains

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Dennis is currently the Interim Chancellor of Missouri State University-West Plains after serving as Dean of Academic Affairs at the West Plains for the past seven year. Over the past two decades, he has served in several capacities including a previous stint as Interim Chancellor, Director of the Honors Program, Assistant Coordinator of Public Relations, and Special Projects Coordinator. Teaching is important to Dennis, and he maintains his assistant professor of letters status and continues to teach and connect with students each semester. Dennis obtained his bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Philosophy from Drury University in 1984, a master’s degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri in 1996, and a Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from Lindenwood University, St. Louis, Mo., in 2014. For the past 38 years, Dennis has been married to Rita and they have four children, Seth (and daughter-in-law Beth), Leslie, Kori and Nicholas (and daughter-in-law Sarah), and six grandchildren. In his spare time, Dennis enjoys traveling, hiking, writing and working to restore his family’s 100-year-old farmhouse and grounds.