George A. Russell (born c. 1921) was president of the University of Missouri System from 1991 to 1996.
Russell was born in Bertrand, Missouri. He was a 1938 graduate of Sikeston High School. He served in the Navy from 1940 to 1960 and retired as a commander. During his time in the navy he he graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1947. He earned a bachelors and masters from the University of Illinois.[1]
After retiring from the Navy he began a second career teaching physics in the Missouri system. In 1977 he was named chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, a position he held until being named president of the system in 1991 (at the age of 70).[2]
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| Preceded by James C. Olson |
President of the University of Missouri System 1991-1996 |
Succeeded by Manuel T. Pacheco |