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New President, Waded Cruzado vows to build a better, stronger Montana State University

Montana State University President Waded Cruzado was sworn in Friday as MSU’s 12th president and declared her commitment to "moving mountains" and working with Montanans to build an even better and stronger university, one that will "empower the people and serve the world."

Cruzado, 50, MSU’s first woman and first minority president, spoke to roughly 1,000 people attending her formal inauguration ceremony in the Strand Union Building.

Gov. Brian Schweitzer, wearing his trademark jeans, blazer and bolo tie, told the audience that when Lewis and Clark first came West, native people measured wealth in fast horses and plentiful buffalo, and it wasn’t uncommon to try to steal your neighbor’s fastest horse.

Schweitzer told audience members from New Mexico, where Cruzado formerly worked, "We have just stolen your fastest horse."

By GAIL SCHONTZLER, Chronicle Staff Writer

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