UCO Names Interim President

The University of Central Oklahoma names its new interim president following the departure of Patti Neuhold.

Neuhold recently left the role after three and a half years after she announced her intentions to move out of Oklahoma.

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UCO said Dr. Andrew Benton will fill the role temporarily.

Benton previously served as president of Pepperdine University in California for nearly 20 years before his retirement.