Retirement

President Merten on retirement: 'All good things have to come to an end'

Monday, September 26, 2011 - 10:16am | C2M Senior Admin Reporter Reuben Jones
(Jake McLernon)

Mason President Alan Merten

Merten to resign in 2012

Thursday, March 24, 2011 - 12:26pm | C2M News Editor Ethan Vaughan

George Mason University president Alan Merten will resign in June 2012, the university announced on March 23.

“Today the Board of Visitors accepted Dr. Alan Merten's request to retire 
as President of George Mason University, effective June 30, 2012,” Rector Ernst Volgenau said in an e-mail sent to students. “The 
fifteen years of Dr. Merten's presidency have been remarkable and 
transformative.”