Elson Floyd

PULLMAN, Wash. – It was a day of sadness and celebration as thousands gathered Wednesday to honor the life of the late Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd.

PULLMAN, Wash. – The chair of the Washington State University Board of Regents today shared the news of WSU President Elson S. Floyd’s death earlier this morning.

RICHLAND, Wash. – The Washington State University Board of Regents Friday voted to grant President Elson S. Floyd’s request for family medical leave effective immediately.

Article by James Tinney, WSU News Service Photos by Bob Hubner, WSU Photo Services     WSU will cut about 370 jobs, eliminate several academic programs and reorganize some administrative units as part of its preliminary plan to reduce its budget by 10.38 percent or about $54 million for the upcoming biennium. The job losses […]

WSU President Elson S. Floyd will be keynote speaker for the inaugural Leadership Development banquet and silent auction, scheduled for Nov. 16. The 6 p.m. Friday event, organized by students in WSU’s leadership development class, will be held at Schweitzer Engineering Labs Event Center. Proceeds will be used to create an endowed scholarship for students […]

Elson S. Floyd, outgoing president at the University of Missouri system and incoming president at Washington State University, narrated the Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait,” part of the University of Missouri School of Music’s The Music of Pulitzer Prize Winning Composers, performed Monday night, March 19. To see an audio slideshow of this event, go to the Columbia Missourian at […]