A&M-Central Texas names new director of Military and Veteran Services
A&M-Central Texas welcomes veteran and former associate director of Veteran Affairs, University of South Alabama, Joshua Missouri as the director of Military and Veteran Services.
Missouri has served students, veterans and families in various higher education roles for over 10 years.
In his most recent role, he successfully led programs such as SALUTE, Student Veteran Honor Society and Green Zone Training, a student veteran awareness program. He has also developed new programs that benefited veteran and international students and their families, such as a family transition program.
“Missouri’s work with community partners and the impact he has made with programs directly affecting student veterans and military families make him a perfect fit for A&M-Central Texas,” said Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management Clifton Jones.
As director of Military and Veteran Services he will be responsible for operations of the Ted and Diane Connell Military and Veteran Services Center and programs focused on military-affiliated students, including education benefits, military evaluated credit, recruitment and success initiatives, and support functions for the University’s Army ROTC program.
Missouri graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and criminal justice in July of 2013 from the University of South Alabama. He also served in the United States Navy from 2001 to 2006 as an aviation electronics technician.
