Board of Regents honors Motazedi’s service with resolution

Northwest Missouri State University’s Board of Regents, during its regular session on Thursday, approved degree conferrals for the University’s spring graduates, in addition to recognizing one of its own.

Elizabeth Motazedi (right) is pictured with her brother, Phillip Motazedi, and Regent John Moore. (Photo by Lauren Adams/Northwest Missouri State University)

Regents approved a resolution honoring Elizabeth Motazedi, who graduates this spring with her Bachelor of Science in Education degree in social studies-history. Motazedi has served as Northwest’s student regent during the last year, in addition to serving as Student Senate president during the last two years.

She also has been active as a student representative on the Northwest Alumni Association Board of Directors, vice president of recruitment and retention for the Panhellenic Council and as a member of Phi Mu sorority and Order of Omega. She served during the 2023-24 academic year as a student representative on the University’s Presidential Search Committee.

The resolution read aloud during Thursday’s meeting by Regent John Moore stated, in part, “The Board of Regents hereby expresses gratitude to Elizabeth for outstanding service, for exemplary leadership and for all that she has contributed to Northwest Missouri State University, and be it further resolved that the Board of Regents wishes Elizabeth success in all her endeavors and expresses our hope for her continued health, happiness, and prosperity.”

In her regular report to the Board, Motazedi expressed thanks to the Northwest community and appreciation for her student experience at the institution.

“I’m so honored,” she said. “This has truly just been the best experience of my life. This University, the leadership here – I’m so blessed.”

In other business, the Board approved adjunct faculty to teach during the summer term at Northwest, which begins Monday, April 29. Regents also approved their 2024-25 meeting schedule and submitted nominations for Board officer roles, on which they will vote during their June meeting.

During a morning work session, the Board received an update about the University’s energy infrastructure modernization project beginning this summer. Last fall, regents approved Northwest’s plan for the $105 million project, which includes the replacement of chillers and cooling towers in the campus’s central cooling plant and decentralizing its heating infrastructure by installing high-efficiency water boilers in buildings to drive utility efficiencies and flexibility. More information about the project, which is expected to continue through the summer of 2026, is available at fyyfir.wecanal.net/alert/infrastructure/.

The Board of Regents is responsible for sound resource management of the University and for determining general, educational and financial policies.