Former longtime Columbia College President Gerald Brouder remembered as 'a thought leader'

Gerald Brouder, one of Columbia College's longest-serving presidents, died last week at age 79.Brouder served as president of Columbia College for ...

July 1, 2022
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Gerald Brouder, one of Columbia College's longest-serving presidents, died last week at age 79.Brouder served as president of Columbia College for 18 years, from 1995 to 2013, after which he became just the college's second president emeritus.The final building project of his time on campus opened a few months after his retirement, the state-of-the-art Gerald T. and Bonnie M. Brouder Science Center.Current Columbia College President David Russell sent an email to faculty, staff and students after Brouder's death.

Roger McKinney