The University of the Incarnate Word Board of Trustees has unanimously voted Monday to fire long-time President Lou Agnese effective immediately. This comes after he was placed on a 90-day medical leave following comments that the board deemed out of character and offensive. In a statement provided to reporters, board Chairman Charles Lutz said, “Agnese has been with UIW for 31 years and that UIW had “benefited greatly from his efforts to grow the university which is now the third largest private university in Texas.” However, “The board voted unanimously to remove Dr. Agnese from his office as president of the university permanently and effective immediately.” He said Dr. Denise Doyle would continue as acting president while the university conducts a national search. Agnese arrived in 1985 from New York at the age of 33. According to the university’s website, he became one of the youngest presidents of a four-year university in the United States when he became Incarnate Word’s eighth
Source: Texas Public Radio
